An Orochi
Orochi were monstrous sea serpents originally from Sakkaku, the realm of trickster spirits.
Servitude
Orochi leader Ryujin made a deal with the Ningyo, [1] invoking his vengeance upon any who harmed his people. Orochi kept any ship they sunk, along with the souls of those aboard them. they made massive ship graveyards, haunted by the spirits of wicked sailors. [2]
Alliance with the Ningyo
The ningyo made a deal with the orochi. The humorless orochi had grown tired of the endless pranks and nonsense of their brethren, and wished for safe haven in the Mortal Realm. The ningyo agreed to let the orochi share their cities, and in return the orochi promised to always protect the ningyo from harm. [3] In this way the more powerful orochi found a way to escape into the mortal realm. They were massive leviathans that guarded weel the ningyo cities. [1]
Alliance with the Mantis Clan
Orochi and the Mantis
Many other orochi remained trapped in Sakkaku. [1] Being rather slow-witted, they were the unfortunate victims of most of the pranks of the other denizens of the realm. After coming into contact with Tsuruchi Ki and Moshi Minami, the Orochi made a pact with the two Mantis Clan samurai, where in exchange for binding the Orochi's spirit with the souls of worthy Mantis samurai the Orochi would lend their strength when the Mantis needed it. They were used by the Mantis Clan in the War of Fire and Thunder. [4] The master summoner Komori, Lord of the Bat Clan, helped to perfect the art. [1]
The Nezumi
The nezumi discovered the relationship between the orochi and the Mantis, but they did not trust the sea creatures for unknown reasons. [5]
War of Fire and Thunder
The orochi Storm Riders gave the Mantis supremacy over the Phoenix near the coastline in the War of Fire and Thunder. In 1167 the Master sensei of the Storm Riders noticed the marine serpents were moving sluggishly. He feared that it might be a result of the colder weather, which the serpents might not have experienced in their home realm. [6] The Orochi Riders fallen out of favor for that drewback. [7]
Known Orochi
The Orochi Tamafune
External Links
- Orochi (Crimson and Jade)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 News of Rokugan (Imperial Herald v2#18)
- ↑ Creatures of Rokugan, p. 59
- ↑ The Legend of White Shore Lake, Imperial Histories (Imperial Herald v2 #15), by Rich Wulf
- ↑ Way of the Minor Clans, p. 17
- ↑ Secret from the Mantis (Path of Hope flavor)
- ↑ The War of Fire & Thunder, Part 2, by Shawn Carman
- ↑ The Emerald Championship in the RPG (Imperial Herald v2#23), by Shawn Carman
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