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RPG Information (FFG)[]

Shadowlands Taint (Adversities, Curse, Interpersonal, Spiritual, Various)

Characters with the Shadowlands Taint disadvantage have a twisted and cruel personality in ways that are hard to disguise as the power of the Shadowlands takes root. Tthe power of the Shadowlands has taken hold of them, binding their will and their body beyond natural limits even as it twists both to nefarious purpose. The power of the Shadowlands infiltrates their mind, turning their intellect to dreadful ends. Their curiosity about forbidden topics becomes obsessive, and no consequence for delving into dangerous lore seems too great to them. The essence of the Shadowlands has suffused their very soul, drawing them closer and closer to the darkness by heaping miseries upon them and those around them. Beneath the skin, their flesh begins to putrefy as the power of the Shadowlands flows through their veins and creeps through their muscles. Their touch brings rot and eventual corruption. [1]

Known Shadowlands Taint Disadvantages[]

RPG Information (AEG)[]

Shadowlands Taint (Disadvantage, 4 points) [Spiritual] [2]

Characters with the Shadowlands Taint disadvantage have contracted the taint. Every point taken equals 2 points of taint. [3]

References

  1. Legend of the Five Rings - Roleplaying, pp. 127-129
  2. Legend of the Five Rings; Fourth Edition, p. 162
  3. Way of the Crab, p. 50
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