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Celestial Realms

Credits p. 2
Table of Contents p. 3
Introduction p. 3
Welcome to the Spirit Realms p. 5
What’s in this Book? p. 5
Chapter 1: Bonds of the Realms p. 6
Cosmology of Rokugan p. 7
The Order of The Realms p. 7
Tengoku p. 8
Senkyō: Chikushō-dō, Sakkaku, and Yume-dō p. 8
Meido p. 9
Gaki-dō p. 9
Tōshigoku p. 9
Jigoku p. 9
Passing through the Realms p. 10
Visiting a Realm p. 12
Praying to the Fortunes p. 12
Above: Tengoku, the Celestial Heavens p. 14
The Beauty of Tengoku p. 14
Yomi: The Realm of Blessed Ancestors p. 16
Heavenly Hierarchy p. 16
Denizens of Tengoku p. 17
The Celestial Court p. 19
Beside: Senkyō p. 20
Court Organization p. 21
Yume-dō p. 23
Below: Meido and the Realms of Punishment p. 24
Meido: The Realm of Waiting p. 24
Gaki-dō: The Realm of the Hungry Dead p. 27
Tōshigoku: The Realm of Slaughter p. 29
Jigoku, the Realm of Evil p. 31
Provinces of Evil p. 31
Politics of the Dead p. 33
Ryoshun, the Tenth Kami p. 33
Shrines of Rokugan p. 34
Types of Shrines p. 34
The Life of a Shrine p. 36
Three Shrines p. 37
The Shrine to Hantei-no-Kami p. 37
Sanpuku Seidō p. 40
The Lost Shrine p. 42
Religious Cults p. 44
The Cults of Lord Moon p. 44
Bloodspeaker Cults p. 49
The Phoenix Clan p. 52
Families of the Phoenix Clan p. 54
Isawa p. 54
Shiba p. 58
Asako p. 62
Kaito p. 64
Chapter 2: The Soul of the Empire p. 68
The Centipede Clan p. 69
The Founding of the Moshi p. 69
The Rise to Minor Clan p. 69
Centipede Lands (Mukade no Tani) p. 71
The Shrine Where Ningen-dō Touches Tengoku p. 71
The Light of the Lady Sun Dōjō p. 72
Library of the Fiery Centipede p. 73
Castle of the Centipede p. 73
Traditions p. 73
Tracing the Paths of Dragons p. 74
The Stories of the Sky p. 74
Paths of the Centipede p. 75
Allies of the Centipede p. 76
Strained Relations p. 76
Centipede Clan Player Characters p. 78
New Schools p. 80
Agasha Alchemist School [Shugenja] p. 80
Asahina Envoy School [Courtier] p. 81
Ishiken Initiate School [Sage, Shugenja] p. 82
Kaito Spirit Seeker School [Bushi, Shugenja] p. 83
Kaiu Architect School [Artisan, Courtier] p. 84
Kitsu Realm Wanderer School [Shugenja, Bushi] p. 85
Moshi Sun Sentinel School [Bushi, Shugenja] p. 86
Shosuro Shadowweaver School [Shugenja, Bushi, Shinobi] p. 87
Utaku Stablemaster School [Bushi, Sage] p. 88
New Advantages p. 89
New Distinctions p. 89
Famously Kind (Water) p. 89
Portentous Birth (Fire) p. 89
Talented Herbalist (Earth) p. 89
New Passions p. 90
Bathing (Water) p. 90
Festivals (Fire) p. 90
Kabuki (Air) p. 90
Kyūdō (Void) p. 90
Religious Study (Void) p. 91
New Disadvantages p. 91
New Anxieties p. 91
Conspiracy (Earth) p. 91
Omen of Bad Luck (Water) p. 92
Uncleanliness (Air) p. 92
Vanity (Void) p. 92
New Adversities p. 93
Elemental Deficiency (Air) p. 93
Elemental Deficiency (Earth) p. 93
Elemental Deficiency (Fire) p. 94
Elemental Deficiency (Water) p. 94
New Heritages p. 95
New Gear and Items p. 96
Spiritual Artifacts p. 96
The Horagai of Sacred Rains p. 96
Daikoku’s Mallet p. 96
Candles of the Moth p. 96
The Golden Obi of the Sun Goddess p. 96
Tools of Shugenja p. 97
New Omamori p. 97
Robes of Judgment p. 97
New Weapons p. 98
Moshi Sun Ax p. 98
Shakujō p. 98
Tachi p. 98
Uchigatana p. 98
Whip p. 98
The Ancestral Swords of the Clans p. 98
Chikara: Ancestral Sword of the Crab p. 99
Shukujo: Ancestral Sword of the Crane p. 100
The Ancestral Sword of the Dragon p. 100
Shori: Ancestral Sword of the Lion p. 101
Ofushikai: Ancestral Sword of the Phoenix p. 102
Itsuwari: Ancestral Sword of the Scorpion p. 103
Hayai: Ancestral Sword of the Unicorn p. 103
Kunshu: Ancestral Sword of the Hantei p. 104
Ancestral Swords of the Minor Clans p. 105
New Item Pattern p. 105
New Techniques p. 105
Air Invocations p. 105
Dream Painter Rank 3 p. 105
Messenger of Chikushō-dō Rank 3 p. 106
The Fading Dream Rank 5 p. 106
Earth Invocations p. 107
Bond of the Realms Rank 3 p. 107
Emboldened Steed Rank 3 p. 107
Guardian of the Secret Gate Rank 5 p. 107
Fire Invocations p. 108
Amaterasu’s Gaze Rank 1 p. 108
Fires of Purity Rank 2 p. 108
Heart of the Lady Sun Rank 5 p. 108
Water Invocations p. 108
Fluid Shadows Rank 2 p. 108
Path of Beasts Rank 3 p. 109
Rain of Ten Thousand Lotuses Rank 5 p. 109
Rituals p. 110
Blessed Union Rank 3 p. 110
Blessing of Fertile Fields Rank 2 p. 110
Blessing of the Dance Rank 3 p. 110
Prayer of Protection Rank 4 p. 110
Rite of the Wheel Rank 2 p. 111
Whispers to the Moon (Moon Cultist) Rank 5 p. 111
The Mysteries of the Void p. 112
Students of the Void p. 112
The Ishiken p. 112
Inversions p. 113
Rank 1 p. 114
One within the Void p. 114
Sight beyond Existence p. 115
Whispered Blade p. 115
Witness the End p. 116
Rank 2 p. 116
Distance Distorted p. 116
Ethereal Flicker p. 116
The Lotus Blooms p. 117
Rank 3 p. 117
Hurl from the Stream p. 117
Moon on the Shifting Sea p. 118
Shroud in Solitude p. 118
Rank 4 p. 119
Reality Stitch p. 119
Shattering Caress p. 119
Three Heartbeats p. 119
Rank 5 p. 119
Essence Eternal p. 119
Slip the Cycle p. 120
Unweave p. 120
Chapter 3: Power of Worship p. 122
Designing Religious Groups, Places, and Conflicts p. 122
Inside a Religious Group p. 122
Why Does a Religious Group Exist? p. 122
Characteristics of Religious Groups p. 123
The Group’s Place in Society p. 123
Building a Religious Group p. 124
Background, Core Beliefs, and Focus p. 124
Attributes of the Group p. 125
Putting It All Together p. 126
Creating Supernatural Encounters p. 127
The Nature of Supernatural Encounters p. 127
Prevalence of the Supernatural p. 127
Supernatural Hostility p. 128
Designing Supernatural Encounters p. 128
Source Materials p. 128
Designing a Supernatural NPC p. 129
Other Supernatural Elements p. 130
Putting It All Together p. 130
Encountering the Elemental Kami p. 130
Crafting an Adventure in the Spirit Realms p. 131
Piquing Interest p. 131
Curating Information p. 131
Character Focus p. 132
Non-Player Characters in the Celestial Realms p. 132
Realm by Realm: Hooks, Conflicts, and Trouble p. 132
Above p. 132
Tengoku p. 132
Yomi p. 133
Beside p. 134
Chikushō-dō and Sakkaku p. 134
Yume-dō p. 135
Below p. 136
Meido p. 136
Jigoku, Gaki-dō, and Tōshigoku p. 136
Places of Power p. 138
Tengoku p. 138
Yume-dō p. 138
Chikushō-dō and Sakkaku p. 138
Meido p. 139
Gaki-dō p. 139
Tōshigoku p. 139
Jigoku p. 139
New Titles p. 140
Bond with a Spirit p. 140
Moon Cultist p. 140
New Demeanor and NPC Templates p. 140
New Demeanor: Righteous p. 140
NPC Templates p. 141
Phoenix Clan Samurai p. 141
Centipede Clan Samurai p. 141
New NPC p. 141
Baku p. 141
Tenets of Bushidō: Righteousness p. 142
Defining Righteousness p. 142
The Body of Bushidō p. 142
Trifling Breaches and Small Sacrifices p. 144
Dream Painter p. 105
Messenger of Chikushō-dō p. 106
The Fading Dream p. 106
Bond of the Realms p. 107
Emboldened Steed p. 107
Guardian of the Secret Gate p. 107
Amaterasu’s Gaze p. 108
Fires of Purity p. 108
Heart of the Lady Sun p. 108
Fluid Shadows p. 108
Path of Beasts p. 109
Rain of Ten Thousand Lotuses p. 109
Blessed Union p. 110
Blessing of Fertile Fields p. 110
Blessing of the Dance p. 110
Prayer of Protection p. 110
Rite of the Wheel p. 111
Whispers to the Moon p. 111
One within the Void p. 114
Sight beyond Existence p. 115
Whispered Blade p. 115
Witness the End p. 116
Distance Distorted p. 116
Ethereal Flicker p. 116
The Lotus Blooms p. 117
Hurl from the Stream p. 117
Moon on the Shifting Sea p. 118
Shroud in Solitude p. 118
Reality Stitch p. 119
Shattering Caress p. 119
Three Heartbeats p. 119
Essence Eternal p. 119
Slip the Cycle p. 120
Unweave p. 120
Agasha Alchemist School [Shugenja] p. 80
Asahina Envoy School [Courtier] p. 81
Ishiken Initiate School [Sage, Shugenja] p. 82
Kaito Spirit Seeker School [Bushi, Shugenja] p. 83
Kaiu Architect School [Artisan, Courtier] p. 84
Kitsu Realm Wanderer School [Shugenja, Bushi] p. 85
Moshi Sun Sentinel School [Bushi, Shugenja] p. 86
Shosuro Shadowweaver School [Shugenja, Bushi, Shinobi] p. 87
Utaku Stablemaster School [Bushi, Sage] p. 88
Bond with a Spirit p. 140
Moon Cultist p. 140
Famously Kind p. 89
Portentous Birth p. 89
Talented Herbalist p. 89
Bathing p. 90
Festivals p. 90
Kabuki p. 90
Kyūdō p. 90
Religious Study p. 91
Conspiracy p. 91
Omen of Bad Luck p. 92
Uncleanliness p. 92
Vanity p. 92
Elemental Deficiency (Air) p. 93
Elemental Deficiency (Earth) p. 93
Elemental Deficiency (Fire) p. 94
Elemental Deficiency (Water) p. 94
Boon of Hotei p. 97
Boon of Jurōjin p. 97
Boon of Kisshōten p. 97
Fire-Blossom p. 97
Hamaya p. 97
Soul-Star p. 97
Robes of Judgment p. 97
Moshi Sun Ax p. 98
Shakujō p. 98
Tachi p. 98
Uchigatana p. 98
Whip p. 98
The Horagai of Sacred Rains p. 96
Daikoku’s Mallet p. 96
Candles of the Moth p. 96
The Golden Obi of the Sun Goddess p. 96
Chikara: Ancestral Sword of the Crab p. 99
Shukujo: Ancestral Sword of the Crane p. 100
The Ancestral Sword of the Dragon p. 100
Shori: Ancestral Sword of the Lion p. 101
Ofushikai: Ancestral Sword of the Phoenix p. 102
Itsuwari: Ancestral Sword of the Scorpion p. 103
Hayai: Ancestral Sword of the Unicorn p. 103
Kiro: The Lost Ancestral Sword of the Ki–Rin p. 104
Kunshu: Ancestral Sword of the Hantei p. 104
Agasha Pattern p. 105
Centipede Minor Clan p. 79
Moshi Family p. 79
Associated with a Natural Disaster p. 95
Great Treatise p. 95
Guardian of Forbidden Knowledge p. 95
Mark of the Elements p. 95
Sacrifice p. 95
Spirit of the Phoenix p. 95
Touched by the Fortunes p. 95
Righteous p. 140
Phoenix Clan Samurai p. 141
Centipede Clan Samurai p. 141
Akodo Tadeo, Inspired Zealot p. 39
Asako Hisa, Inquisitor p. 41
The Forgotten Spirit p. 43
Shun, Inspired Moon Cultist p. 48
Akiara, Chilling Bloodspeaker p. 52
Isawa Manami, Destined Shugenja p. 57
Kyōrinrin of the Library p. 61
Asako Hikaru, Conflicted Scholar p. 64
Kaito Tsunade, Apprehensive Courtier p. 67
Moshi Chiasa, Centipede Clan Champion p. 77
Akodo Hinata, Headstrong Adept p. 78
Baku p. 141
Designing Religious Groups, Places, and Conflicts p. 122
Inside a Religious Group p. 122
Why Does a Religious Group Exist? p. 122
Characteristics of Religious Groups p. 123
The Group’s Place in Society p. 123
Building a Religious Group p. 124
Background, Core Beliefs, and Focus p. 124
Attributes of the Group p. 125
Putting It All Together p. 126
Creating Supernatural Encounters p. 127
The Nature of Supernatural Encounters p. 127
Using Real-World Beliefs p. 127
Prevalence of the Supernatural p. 127
Supernatural Hostility p. 128
Designing Supernatural Encounters p. 128
Source Materials p. 128
Designing a Supernatural NPC p. 129
Other Supernatural Elements p. 130
Putting It All Together p. 130
Encountering the Elemental Kami p. 130
WHY BUILD NEW RELIGIOUS GROUPS? p. 123
REAL-WORLD ORIGINS OF KOMAINU p. 129