Oni Lord
From L5r: Legend of the Five Rings
Oni Lords, unlike regular oni that enter Ningen-do through the portal to Jigoku found the Festering Pit of Fu Leng, have to be summoned directly by a shugenja and freely given a name. When the namer dies, the oni comes to they full power, having gained a soul of their own.
Oni Lords are able to create spawn, less powerful copies of themselves. Often, these copies are the only contact with Rokugan, while the Lord remains safe in the deep Shadowlands. Even if the Lord himself is killed and its mortal form destroyed, its soul sent back to jigoku and able to return after a time gathering its strength.
Unlike the Elemental Dragons, the Oni Lords do not have a connection to Oracles, instead furthering their own (usually divergent) goals of their spawn. Currently, Yakamo no Oni and the Maw are incapable of creating spawn.
[edit] List of Known Oni Lords
[edit] Major References
- Creatures of Rokugan Pages 55-57.
