Obsidian Dragon
From L5r: Legend of the Five Rings
| Obsidian Dragon | |
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| Born: | Unknown |
| Died: | -- |
| Siblings: | Jade Dragon |
| Titles: | Lord Moon |
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The Dragon of Obsidian was the twin of the Dragon of Jade. It later became the Obsidian Moon.
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[edit] Purpose
The Obsidian Dragon was created from the last remnant of Onnotangu, the deceased Lord Moon, when a great imbalance created by the actions of the Jade Dragon was in need of correcting. The Obsidian Dragon was not a creation of the Taint, but that did not make it any less sinister. It represented the opposite of his twin: vice and sin, and promoted dark qualities in mortals in order to help them achieve greatness. Those who mastered their vices become stronger, and those who did not were destroyed. [citation needed]
[edit] Discovery
The Dragon of Obsidian was first discovered by Isawa Angai, thanks to the initial investigations by Agasha Miyoshi, priestess of the Temple of the Seven Dragons. The dragon told Angai that it was searching a mortal to become its oracle, so that it could get more power in Rokugan and correct the imbalance created by the actions of the Jade Dragon. Angai was not the person the dragon needed, so the dragon asked her to instead name someone that could serve as its vassal in the mortal realm. That person would become the Oracle of Obsidian, and would spread vice on a scale unprecedented in the Empire. For reasons known only to her, Angai smiled and whispered a name to the beast, which promptly disappeared.[1] The name of the chosen one, was Shosuro Maru, a Scorpion Clan courtier and famous for being one of the seven Champions of Bushido.[citation needed]
[edit] The Will of Heaven
In 1170, the Dragons, tired of Man's rule of the Heavens, exerted their will upon Tengoku. The Seven Fortunes allowed the Dragon of Jade and the Dragon of Obsidian to replace Hida Yakamo as Lord Sun and Hitomi as Lord Moon respectively. The other Dragons, save the Dragon of Thunder, left mankind to cement their power.[2]
In 1170 the Obsidian Dragon was successful in defeating Hitomi, becoming the next Lord Moon.[3]
[edit] External Links
- Obsidian Dragon (Rise of the Shogun)
[edit] References
| Preceded by: Hitomi | Lord Moon 1170 - Present | Succeeded by: - |
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