Celestial Order
From L5r: Legend of the Five Rings
The Celestial Order is the caste system of Rokugan. It outlines the differences in position and power of deities (fortunes and kami), samurai (emperor, daimyo, bushi, courtiers, shugenja), and peasants (heimin and eta).
Laws regarding the caste system are strictly enforced. Peasants are expected to serve samurai at all times and at any expense. Samurai are expected to serve their daimyo with the same totality, and daimyo, in turn, serve the Emperor. Violation of these laws are punishable by death with few exceptions. Such a soul is without honor, and will risk being alocated a lower station after reincarnation.
[edit] Social Order
From the celestial order comes the social order of Rokugan, and it is divided into three.
At the bottom there is a "non-group", the Hinin, or "non-people".
These groups are furhter subdivided into other groups, such as the kuge, the most elite of samurai.
[edit] Major References
- Legend of the Five Rings; Third Edtion Page 26.
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