Yodha

Yodha was a mystical caste of warriors in the Ivory Kingdoms. The Highwayman (Gencon 2019 RPG adventure) This supremely militant faction protected their regions from the Ghostlands, a Shadowlands-Tainted region which bordered the northeast area of the Ivory Kingdoms. The Ivory Kingdoms (FFG Web) One of the Yodha's greatest enemies were the rakshasa, shapeshifting demons that reveled in tricking and eating unsuspecting humans. The Highwayman - Handouts They believed that the ultimate power facing them in the Ghostlands was a vile and powerful being known as the Queen of the Rakshasa. Path of Waves, p. 202
== Tradition ==
All Yodha were skilled warriors adept at fighting in the most closed and inhospitable terrain. They were also adept at recognizing and combating corrupt supernatural powers, using mystical substances such as gold and coral to enhance their fighting skills. The Yodha tended to be dour and taciturn and were particularly suspicious of those they did not know well. They were supremely careful, thoughtful, and deliberate, spending days—sometimes weeks— stalking and observing their enemies, striking only when the moment was right. Yodha spoke their own language and the common language spoken by most citizens of the Ivory Kingdoms, as well as the languages of those kingdoms and states close to the Ghostlands. Path of Waves, p. 41
== Groups ==
=== Yodhaviya ===
The more traditionalist Yodhaviya dwelled outside the Ghostlands, and they were particularly adept at recognizing Rakshasa irrespective of the form they assumed. Yodhaniya waged war deep in the Ghostlands rainforest with the knowldge of how to purify even the most fouled food and water using a ritual known as Nikta. They maintained a series of redundent fortresses on strategic sites, communicating among them with a sophisticated system of messengers and visual signals. The greatest of these was located on the Nadati River, where the Pillars of Purity stood. Path of Waves, p. 204
=== Yodhaniya ===
The Yodhaniya, the Ghostlands hunters, spent most of their lives hunting within the Tainted domain of the rakshasa, Path of Waves, p. 117 leaving only sparingly to cleanse themselves between the Pillars of Purity. These fierce and cuning warriors mastered the ability to see through illusions and deception, which was critical in a landscape that constantly shifted and morphed. Path of Waves, p. 186 They spent much of their time in well-protected bastions and camps inside the forest, mounting patrols to seek out creatures of the Ghostlands and destroy them. The Yodhaniya were born from a small group of Yodha who in the 10th century, watched a massive and unexpected incursion from the Ghostlands plunged into the Ivory Kingdoms, doing
enormous harm before finally being stopped. The Yodhaniya entered the Ghostlands and established themselves there, focused on preventing them from being able to assemble serious
threats to the Kingdoms in the first place. 
Category:Ivory Kingdoms (TCG)