Spirit was a term which described creatures not native to Ningen-do, the realm of mortals. The term was used for magical entities, good or evil, such as goryo or shapeshifters. It was also commonly used to describe a Returned Spirit, one of the many individuals who came back through Oblivion's Gate, in the 12th century. [1]
Various Known Spirits[]
- Bakeneko
- Bayushi Baku
- Fu Lion
- Gaki
- Goryo
- Kami
- Kitsu
- Kitsune
- Koumori
- Kumo
- Nue
- Shapeshifters
- Shisa
- Shiyokai
- Shuten Doji
Returned Spirits[]
Shrine of Returned Spirits
- Akodo Quehao [2]
- Asahina Tsukiyoka [3]
- Asahina Yoriko [4]
- Asako Sagoten [5]
- Ayisha [6]
- Bayushi Aramoro [7]
- Bayushi Atsuki
- Bayushi Meharu [8]
- Bayushi Tozasu [9]
- Doji Akiko
- Doji Haranobu [10]
- Doji Hoturi [11]
- Doji Meihu [12]
- Gusai [13]
- Hantei XVI [9]
- Hasame [7]
- Hida Sukune [14]
- Hida Tsuneo [15]
- Hiruma Abun [16]
- Ide Gokun [17]
- Ide Kasagi [18]
- Isawa Ijime [13]
- Isawa Metigaru [19]
- Isawa Tadaka [11]
- Isawa Tomo [20]
- Iuchi Daiyu [7]
- Iuchi Kanjin [21]
- Kakita Rensei [22]
- Kakita Yoshi [23]
- Kuni Wazinu [24]
- Lsinyuan [25]
- Matsu Agetoki [26]
- Matsu Gohime [4]
- Matsu Hitomi [27]
- Mirumoto Tokeru [13]
- Mirumoto Watanubo [28]
- Miya Dosonu [9]
- Mizuichi [29]
- Moto Chuttuk [30]
- Nariaki [31]
- Otaku Shiko [13]
- Rezan [13]
- Seppun Isei [32]
- Shiba Kanjiro [33]
- Shinjo Ryenku [34]
- Shosuro Furuyari [35]
- Taikon [36]
- Togashi Mio [37]
- Toturi [13]
- Tsi Yoji [38]
- Uidori [39]
- Usagi Gohei [40]
- Yasuki Kaneko [41]
- Yasuki Masashi [42]
- Yeiseo [43]
- Yoritomo Furikae [44]
Connection to the Spirit Realms[]
The returned spirits appeared human yet all had a link with the Spirit Realms, which appeared as a glowing aura around them. Their spiritual link enabled them to exist on less rest and nourishment than that required by mortals. They could exert themselves for longer periods of time and some even lived longer lives. This innate connection sometimes filled their minds with a strange euphoria, occasionally leading to madness. The Isawa family devised a ritual that severed a spirit from this connection. There was only one spirit who survived the Spirit Wars, Toturi, who did not undergo this ritual, as the magic seemed to never affect him.[13] Those spirits who remained after the War of Spirits marched to the Cliffs of Golden Tears, and in one of the high cliffs above the Phoenix temples they leapt into the sea, a place known ever after as the Leaping Place. Thus, the spirits returned to the land of the dead.
See Also[]
References
- ↑ Fortunes & Winds, p. 5
- ↑ Akodo Quehao
- ↑ Sanctified Temples (Spirit Wars flavor)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fortunes & Winds, p. 14
- ↑ Asako Sagoten
- ↑ Temptation (Spirit Wars flavor)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 The Death of Yoritomo, by Ree Soesbee
- ↑ Bayushi Meharu
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 A Hero's Death, Chapter One
- ↑ Secrets of the Crane, p. 51
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Soul of the Empire rulebook, by Ree Soesbee
- ↑ Doji Meihu
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 A Hero's Death, Chapter Two
- ↑ Hida Sukune
- ↑ Dark Oracle of Fire, Part 1
- ↑ Hiruma Abun
- ↑ Ide Gokun
- ↑ Revering the Past (Spirit Wars flavor)
- ↑ Isawa Metigaru
- ↑ Isawa Tomo
- ↑ Way of the Shugenja, p. 71
- ↑ A Hero's Death, Chapter Three
- ↑ Kakita Yoshi
- ↑ Fortunes & Winds, p. 15
- ↑ Lsinyuan
- ↑ Matsu Agetoki
- ↑ Legend of the Five Rings; Third Edition, p. 296
- ↑ Mirumoto Watanubo
- ↑ Mizuichi
- ↑ Show Me Your Stance (Steel Throne Bonus Chapter)
- ↑ Vacant Throne, p. 21
- ↑ Seppun Isei (A Perfect Cut flavor)
- ↑ Secrets of the Phoenix, p. 72
- ↑ Fortunes & Winds, p. 13
- ↑ Unfinished Business, Part II
- ↑ Taikon
- ↑ Togashi Mio
- ↑ Tsi Yoji
- ↑ Uidori
- ↑ Usagi Gohei
- ↑ A Hero's Death, Chapter Five
- ↑ Imperial Histories, p. 220
- ↑ Yeiseo
- ↑ Yoritomo Furikae
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