. It could be advice on how to handle something, what I thought about it or a certain aspect of the game, the quality of the product or anything else. . This visible symbol of his power wouldsoon draw the attention of numerous enemies, including the Em-perors brother Sezaru. Spider Clan fans will discover more than to its wounds. . . . For most of those who dwell within seeking justications for their bitter resentment of the Kamis the Emerald Empire, it is a nonsense word, perhaps made rule. . Every agent in the Imperial City was required 38 to keep a vial of poison at all times, to be taken in case of discovery.The Kolat. But it was Yajindens very talents some form of blood magic in the dawn of the Empire, and his which were his undoing. . . spells not to mention legions of undead. . You learn two Maho spells of your choice and gain a Free c Duration: PermanentRaise for Spell Casting Rolls with Maho spells. . . . . He is dismayed by the schism between the Masters over the Kolats policies, and increas- ingly believes there is no need to destroy the last vestiges of Celestial involvement in the mortal realm. . The Bloodspeakers are effectively impossiblecontinues to exist. . . 175 Jigoku, The Realm of Evil . unknown to most Rokugani. . 242Creating a New Oni. 70 Step 1: Pick Your Tribe . . .125 Court: One Naga. . . . . . . . . . . . . While ing competitions are common diversions at many courts. The remaining cultists serve as foot-soldiers for thespeakers will too easily fall prey to the magistrates and Witch goals of their leader, and generally keep their activities localHunters who constantly try to root them out. . The key to their success is their ability to procure high-demand goods though the Kolats networks. . . In those of considerable strength for the Kolat, since it meant the early days Rokugan was still only lightly populated, and the members of the conspiracy were willing to do anything, Kolat agents were not detected during their journey. . . . . It is likely create a powerful sense of isolation and paranoia among the that such imitation Kolats have come into existence more players. . . . c Languages (Senpet) The true power of these masks is manifested when c Sage they are placed on the face of a dead human body. . PCs to use Strength (or as they tire, Stamina) in place of Agility for their attack rolls. ENEMIES OF THE EMPIRElord (or in other games, to gain their treasure, but we dontworry too much about that here). . Lotus assassins live in secluded monasteries supernatural or otherworldly inuence determine the fate of in remote regions, training perpetually, waiting for orders the universe. . . . . . . Kitaro forced a smile. . . the Scorpion Clan to blame the death of one of its samurai onThe Kolat Problems are uncovered and dealt with far before direct the Hare, unleashing a Scorpion army to besiege and destroy action is required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Their early efforts were slow, painstaking, and not always successful. . . . . . 54ENEMIES OF THE EMPIRE The Origins of Iuchiban . They are willing to attack humans, but prefer smaller and less well-defended prey. They roll +1k1 c Venom: Asp venom is only dangerous if it is intro- on Attack rolls but lose all Ranks in the Stealth Skill. . Shinsei was a mortal man, but the Kami listened to him and revered his wisdom. no dishonor comes back to his lord and sufcient funds are returned to the clan. . Yajinden had acquired the terrible relic known as the Anvil of Despair, an artifact created from the blood of the First Oni and the souls of the lost Boar Clan. . . . . . . From demonic hordes from the Shadowlands, to internal threats and conspiracies, the life of the samurai is anything but peaceful. .118 Jade Sect . . The treatment of captured enemies often depended on their readiness to submit themselves to the will of the Assyrian . . . . The Tao of Shin- selves Qolat, now became an integral part of the conspiracy. In truth, few othermen can claim to have made such an impact on the Em-pire as Hantei Jama. . . . . c Rank: Any c Replaces: Any c Requirement: Can only be learned from a senior member of the Bloodspeaker Cult. . Do not do this. . . . . And I do notreason he had taken Ito on as a vassal despite the boys many fear anything as ridiculous as whisperings of serpent-men.other failings. These Techniques should only be granted to That being said, a character who is a member of the Kolat characters who have earned them, and they are as much ashould take the Advantage Forbidden Knowledge: Kolat and burden as they are a source of power.the Disadvantage Dark Secret: Kolat. . . . Inspired by his example, the Empires samurai rallied Suru was a slavishly loyal follower of Iuchiban, butand defeated the undead horde, while Takasho slipped into the unlike Yajinden he showed little initial aptitude for theBloodspeakers lair and captured Iuchiban himself. None among those was as unique as the man known only as Daigotsu, born to the Hantei bloodline. . . . . While it controls the Grapple the boar 15: Dead delivers 4k4 damage to its opponent every round. . . . Before the events of A New Hope, Darth Vader employs Boba Fett, on a mission to discover and bring to Vader a single small box, the contents of which could change the fate of the galaxy.But there's a catch: Vader trusts no one, and the truth of the box's mystery is too important to allow the bounty hunter to live! . . . . . If the agents break they are killed. . . . Ultimately, the Steel Sect and the Ox Clan failed in their A separate faction within the Silk Sect analyzes and missions when the Scorpion Clan attacked the Hidden Templedisseminates the information collected by their eld agents. . More details Words: 221,422 Pages: 290 Preview Full text dangerous and potentially deeply unlucky. 42 New Equipment . 55 (Rokugani Pre-History). . Its membership and structure are con- change significantly. . From demonic hordes from the Shadowlands, to internal threats and conspiracies, the life of the samurai is anything but peaceful. . . Why go to the trouble and dif- as invulnerable as its leaders believed. . . . .281 Shokansurus Brood . . . . Strength Trait, and Wounds. . . Their believers, men and women absolutely convinced they were agents staged a bandit attack, stealing the object and quickly doing the right thing for all mankind. . This makes it difcult for them to focus c Duration: 1 day their attention or resist appeals from others. . Tora and the other conspirators pored over The Kolat is a vast and terrible conspiracy, dating back to Shinseis Tao, seeking its wisdom for themselves.the very founding of the Emerald Empire, conceived in absolutesecrecy and maintained through ruthless practicality, amoral Out of these early debates, which lasted for almost a quar-cruelty, and absolute fanaticism. . . . The Rain of Blood corrupted any who felt its touch toolong, and this sudden spread of the Taint sent the Empire intospasms of violence and confusion. 143 Maigo no Musha,Creatures of Shadow . . . . Both squid and octopi are but when they do attack they do so swiftly and mercilessly.eaten throughout Rokugan, fresh or in dried or smoked forms. On Sunday we were besieged by thousands of visitors, who begged earnestly from the soldiers a button or badge or . Conspiracies are not that uncommon on a lo- could not survive full-scale exposure to the Empire. 98 The Second Rise of Iuchiban . . . It was adequate to deal with the boorish Shanegon, he felt, but for it to be successful without bringing attention to himself, he required an unwitting agent, someone highly competent and with an obvious vendetta against the Kolat. Rome was always surrounded by fierce enemies. Power may be though of as have rejected.ENEMIES OF THE EMPIRE the pervading tenet of faith in the Bloodspeaker Cult, the The result of this peculiar belief system is a sort of de- only thing any particular cell can truly be said to have in mented tight-rope act. . . At first, the republic was just a weak city-state, with an area of about 350 square miles. . . Heimin and eta are frequently members of the con-why would anyone willingly join the Kolat? Damage: 7k3 (claws) or Armor TN: 20 4k3 (bite) c Swift 3 (when ying) Reduction: 9 Wounds: 30: +5; 60: +10; 90: Dead c Disease Carrier: Any time a character is bitten by a bat, there is a 1 in 10 chance that the character Special Abilities: Bestiary catches a sickness from the bite. This allows the cell to move elsewhere The Oracle appears in dreams as a shape rising from any time there are signs of trouble or Witch Hunters moveENEMIES OF THE EMPIRE a dark pool of blood, sometimes a human form and into the area. . . . The continual distraction causes him to suffer a 1k0 penalty to all Courtier, Etiquette, and Sincerity rolls. . . 23 The Lost as Adversaries: Major Nezumi Tribes . . Monkeys are not a physical danger to samurai, or evento most peasants, but their thieving and destructive naturecan make them a considerable nuisance. . . . Like this book? Theother stripes. . Master Lotus keeps will do so, but more often the Jade Sect utilizes the Kolats in close contact with Master Silk, with three couriers at each powerful network of control and inuence to bring allies to temple ready to run missives between the two. . ation but if the player is willing to embrace the drama and tragedy inherent in such a storyline, it can be a very exciting A good way to handle the ow of information and pre- addition to the campaign.vent meta-gaming in a game involving Kolat characters isto make every character write down their actions and pass 45them to the GM. . Samurai of the Crane Clan in particular see killing one of their namesake birds as an act of needless destruction of innocent beauty, and no one ever shoots at a crane in their presence. . . . . . The Kolat cal level, such as criminal gangs who work to take control had to continually exert tremendous effort to hide itself and of towns or cities, or clan samurai plotting to control their crush anyone who might be stumbling onto its existence. . . sometimes receive anonymous information pointing to dan- gerous threats vast Bloodspeaker Cult cells, entire villages Kolat assassins are not actually feared by most Rokugani, fallen to the Taint, or powerful samurai who have gained their but this is only because the existence of Kolat assassins is positions through corrupted means. . . . Common animals in bears, falcons, foxes, oxen, snakes, stags, and wolves.their territory include bats, crane, eagles, foxes, oxen, andstag. . . . the possible exception of Isawa himself) and his combined mastery of gaijin secrets and blood magic gave him a pow- The Black Wind is a cell formed by the greedy Crab mer- er no other Cult leader could match. The Bloodspeaker generalLore: Shugenja 3, Meditation 3, Sincerity (Deceit) 4, Spell- might one day rise again or he might be dead forever, anothercraft 6 secret in maho practice never explained.Spells: Jama Suru has learned and memorized all known 33maho spells except for Take the Body. speaker Cult enters the symbols radius, the symbol glows aThe spell is a ritual and requires the caster to dance for at least bright sickly green and the intruder is bathed in eerie greenan hour (rolling Perform: Dance / Awareness at TN 25) while ames, inicting 4k3 damage. REFLEXES 4 - - PERCEPTION 3 AIR 2 EARTH 1 FIRE 1 WATER 1 Initiative: 4k4 Attack: None REFLEXES 4 STAMINA 2 AGILITY 3 PERCEPTION 3 Damage: None Armor TN: 20 Wounds: 5: +10; 10: Dead Initiative: 5k4 Attack: Bite 4k3 (Complex) Skills: Athletics 5 Damage: 2k2 (bite) Armor TN: 25 Special Abilities: Reduction: 3 Wounds: 12: +10; 24: Dead c Swift 3 Skills: Athletics 2, Stealth 3 MONKEY (SARU) Special Abilities: Far more numerous than their larger ape cousins, monkeys c Swift 2 are found in many parts of the Rokugani mainland as well as on the Mantis Isles. .101 Bloodspeaker Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . A trig-ger word or phrase is implanted in your mind. . .170 Shadowlands Beasts. . . . . . . . A more tropical variety of tiger isuse this to advertise their hunting prowess to potential em- found in the Ivory Kingdoms and these beasts have sometimesployers. . . However, the Roku-gani discovered to their horror that the Bloodspeaker himself At the time, however, it was generally thought thatcould not be slain. is running the Epic campaign type (as described in the BookNormally each cell knows only of its own members, though of Void in the L5R 4th Edition core rulebook) will nd thein larger branches of the Cult the individual cells generally Bloodspeaker and his lieutenants ideal villains. . . . . Without Iuchiban, there would be noBloodspeakers. . Master Roc is often a recruit from the Qolat, and thus can- not show his or her face openly within Rokugan. If your question is a legitimate one, Kitaro-sama, Shinjo Hikaru replied, then there are any number of accurate an- It is amazing, my lord! Ito answered. . At some time in the distant future, perhaps, he can use the gold he garners for some great- er plan, some mighty ambition of the Bloodspeaker Cult. . . . Some players may Ironically, the Scorpion Clan the supposed masters of se- be willing to embrace such a story it is certainly in keeping crets were never a serious threat to the Kolat until the end, with the tragic themes of L5R role-playing but most will when they learned of the Hidden Temples location. 24 Brutal Power . The horrors of the Shadowlands, including oni, goblins, the undead, and many unnatural beings that defy classification. 9 A Sample Kolat Master:. . . . . . . . . . 86 The Kolat as Adversaries . . . Is it not impressive,Ito? he asked. . . . . . . . . Their interference alty collapsed once again, and he departed the cult to followdisrupted his ritual, and instead of stealing Iuchibans power Daigotsu and his newly formed Spider Clan. . . . . The world he was destined to rule was deniedhim by the simple injustice of birth, and his name wouldbe forgotten by antiquity. . . 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