Yokai

Yokai were the spirits of the corrupted. Those who willingly embraced Fu Leng were barred from Yomi and had to live in Jigoku to atone for their corruption. They were the Ancestors of the tainted, but tried to live vicariously through their chosen host rather than guide and help them. Way of the Shadowlands, p. 93 Few yokai resisted the energies of Jigoku, but these rare ones carved their own tiny domain out of the blackness. Fortunes & Winds, p. 11
== Appearance ==
Yokai were not the ghosts of the dead, but the ghosts of the living. While its host was sleeping, the yokai would rise and wander into the waking world. Yokai were invisible but could choose to become visible. In this form they were pale, maddened spirits with bloodstained clothing. Yokai sought only pain and destruction. Creatures of Rokugan, p. 80
== Shimizu Yokai ==
Shimizu Yokai were a particular type of yokai who retained full memories of their mortal lives and experiences. They were bitter, malevo­lent creatures who existed only to cause misery in others. Secrets of the Lion, p. 89
== Notable Yokai ==
* Akodo Meikuko Secrets of the Lion, p. 80
* Chuda Barakun Secrets of the Shadowlands, p. 32
* Chuda Bikomi Way of the Shadowlands, pp. 93-94
* Chuda Sinjuko Secrets of the Shadowlands, p. 33
* Doji Hirofumi Secrets of the Shadowlands, p. 68
* Gubukaru Way of the Shadowlands, pp. 94-95
* Isawa Takeshi Secrets of the Shadowlands, p. 67
* Kitsu Gongsun 
* Kitsu Okura
* Kitsu Ujiyasu Way of the Shadowlands, p. 95
* Kotego 
* Kuni Wazinu Wazinu no Yokai (Fall of Otosan Uchi Title)
* Kuni Yori Fortunes & Winds, p. 32
* Kuni Yoshimitsu Yoshimitsu no Yokai (An Oni's Fury Title)
* Kyojin Secrets of the Shadowlands, p. 82
* Mizushai Yokai no Mizushai (Spirit Wars) (Mist of the Black Finger River)
* Moto Yoshisuke 
* Orschat 
* Yogo Junzo Yokai no Junzo (Ambition's Debt Title)
== Redeemed ==
The Blessed Guard, shiryo samurai from Yomi, made forays in Jigoku to liberate them, imprisoning the damned souls within the Realm of Blessed Ancestors. Many yokai came to understand their failure while imprisoned, and then went on to Meido to be reincarnated and redeem themselves. Fortunes & Winds, p. 61
== 1000 Years of Darkness ==
In the nightmare realm known as the Thousand Years of Darkness there was another known Yokai;
* Shahai Shahai no Yokai (Thousand Years of Darkness Title)
== See also ==
* Shadowlands ancestors
Category:Creatures of the Shadowlands
Category:Rokugani Language
Category:Jigoku
Category:Spirits