Bloodspeakers is the first source book of the Bloodspeakers in the Legend of the Five Rings roleplaying game.
Credits
- Written by: Wolfgang Baur
- Additional Material: Shawn Carman and Rich Wulf
- Editor: David Hernandez
- Additional Editing: Eric Wiener
- Creative Director: Jimmy Beck and Nelson Rodriguez
- Art director: Jimmy Beck
- Graphic Designer: Victor Choy Designs
- Cover Artist: Ramon Perez
- Interior Artists: Paul (prof.) Herbert and Ramon Perez
- Typesetter: Victor Choy Designs
- Brand Manager: Raymond Lau
- Production Managers: Henry Lopez and Nelson Rodriguez
- Playtesters: Daniel Carew, Jason Cadd, Chris Holt, Jeff Malcolm, Alan Whitenburg, and John Clark
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Blood Gifts (page 4)
- Followers
- Philosophy
- The Founder and Fu Leng
- Taint and Secrecy
- Organization and Rituals
- Cells
- Gatherings
- Initiation
- Leadership
- The Circle of Five
- Shahai's Rule
- Location and Number of Bloodspeaker Cults
- Bloodspeakers Outside an Oriental Campaign
- Bloodspeaker Prestige Classes
- Maho and the Taint
- Chuda Snake Charmer
- Kansen's Host
- Maho Bujin
- Maho Tsukai
- Tainted Shadow
Chapter 2: Bloodspeaker Magic (page 25)
- Items
- Spells
- Maho and Honor
- Low-Level Maho
- complete Maho Spell List
- New Spells
Chapter 3: History (page 50)
- The Discovery of Maho
- The Chuda Blasphemies
- The Founding of the Cult
- Yajinden the Liutenant
- The Anvil and the Swords
- Battle of Stolen Graves
- Iuchiban Entombed
- The Four Masks
- The Porcelain Army
- The Return of Iuchiban
- The Battle of Sleeping River
- Founding the Temple of Blood
- The Yogo Rebellion
- The Circle is Broken
- The Current Day
- The Shadowlands and the City of Tears
- The Tomb's Guardians
Chapter 4: Infamous Bloodspeakers (page 58)
- Asahina Yajinden
- Asako Kinuye
- Chuda Mishime
- Daigotsu, Lord of the Shadowlands
- Doji Adoka
- Iuchiban
- Iuchi Shahai, the Dark Daughter
- Jama Suru
- Kitsu Norinaga
- The Oracle of Blood
- Typical Bloodspeakers
Chapter 5: Written in Blood (page 75)
- "Written in Blood" Fiction about the Ruby of Iuchiban at Kyuden Asako, the Morning Glory Castle