Emma-Ō's Estate

Emma-Ō's Estate was the estate of Emma-Ō, the Fortune of Death. This was the primary destination of the dead, where souls go to be judged. In the court within his estate, Emma-Ō weighed the karma of the soul before him, considering the deeds of the soul in life and whether the soul achieved their destiny. Then, he sentenced them to reincarnate, either in Ningen-dō or in another Spirit Realm. the primary feature of this estate was a grand court many times the size of courts within the Empire. The highest positions in the court were held by Emma-Ō's nine Kings of Hell. Celestial Realms, p. 25
== Appearance ==
Far grander than any palace in the Mortal Realm, it was surrounded by eight citadels, which were in turn surrounded by the many buildings where the mazoku lived and worked. Seen from above, the complex resembled an enormous wheel, with the palace at the center, and the avenues where the souls lined up as spokes. Lining both sides of the avenues were offices and scriptoriums where the mazoku worked incessantly, processing the vast quantities of paperwork the administration of Meido entails. Wheel of Judgment, p. 4 Each citadel contained a repository of documents cataloging the behavior of souls in a particular realm. Once a spirit comes from the Mortal Realm to Meido and moved on, relevant papers were stored there. Wheel of Judgment, p. 9 From the outside, this enormous structure appeared to have many levels and many rooms, but when spirits enter, they found themselves in the Court of Judgment, a large courtyard that seemed open to the sky, with no visible doors that would lead them into the rest of the palace. Wheel of Judgment, p. 10
Category:Meido (TCG)