Elementalists

Elementalists, also known as Shindōshi, (L5R Web) or Shugenja, were mystical practitioners and the envoys of the kami, Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game samurai who served as priests and conduits between the mortal and sacred realms. Legend of the Five Rings - Roleplaying, p. 9 They practiced shugendō, the prayers The Sword and the Spirits, by Robert Denton III also known as invocations, powerful appeals to the kami, to wield astonishing elemental powers. Legend of the Five Rings: Roleplaying Game (Beta), p. 95 They were part of the clergy. Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, p. 143
== Duty ==
Shugenja were the elite priests of the samurai class who turned their unmatched spiritual potential to the researching and understanding the nature of the universe, suppressing the powers of the Shadowlands, and war among the clans. Legend of the Five Rings: Roleplaying Game (Beta), p. 116
== Training ==
Trained by secretive schools, every shugenja was privy to secrets unknown to the other clergy across the Empire, and each school worked hard to hide the full extent of its mystic knowledge from the others. Beginner Game: Rulebook, p. 44 As a result, these insular groups were fiercely competitive with one another, and each called to the kami in a unique way. Legend of the Five Rings: Roleplaying Game (Beta), p. 198
== Customs ==
Shugenja used to dress in robes Dark Hands of Heaven, by Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda and were protected by devoted yōjimbō. Risen from the Flames, by Robert Denton III Their lords might give them tasks suited to priests, researchers, librarians, warrior-priests, shrine keepers, or spiritual advisors to daimyō. Rarely, shugenja might be guards, artisans, or magistrates. Legend of the Five Rings - Roleplaying, p. 89
== Shugenja of Rokugan ==
Clan 	Family 	School
Crab Clan 	Kuni family 	Kuni Purifier
Crane Clan 	Asahina family 	Asahina Artificer
Dragon Clan 	Agasha family 	Agasha Alchemist
Dragon Clan 	Agasha family 	Agasha Ascetic
Dragon Clan 	Agasha family 	Agasha Mystic
Lion Clan 	Kitsu family 	Kitsu Medium
Lion Clan 	Kitsu family 	Kitsu Realm Wanderer
Phoenix Clan 	Asako family 	Asako Inquisitor
Phoenix Clan 	Isawa family 	Isawa Elementalist
Phoenix Clan 	Isawa family 	Isawa Tensai
Phoenix Clan 	Isawa family 	Ishiken Initiate
Phoenix Clan 	Kaito family 	Kaito Spirit Seeker
Scorpion Clan 	Shosuro family 	Shosuro Shadowweaver
Scorpion Clan 	Soshi family 	Soshi Illusionist
Scorpion Clan 	Yogo family 	Yogo Preserver
Scorpion Clan 	Yogo family 	Yogo Wardmaster
Unicorn Clan 	Iuchi family 	Iuchi Meishōdō Master
Unicorn Clan 	Moto family 	Moto Avenger
Unicorn Clan 	Iuchi family 	Master of the Swift Waves
Imperial Families	Seppun family 	Seppun Astrologer
Centipede Clan 	Moshi family 	Moshi Sun Sentinel
Deer Clan 	- 	Shika Matchmaker
Falcon Clan 	Toritaka family	Toritaka Phantom Hunter
Fox Clan 	Kitsune family 	Kitsune Impersonator Tradition
Mantis Clan 	- 	Storm Fleet Tide Seer
Rōnin 	- 	Voice of the Wilds
== See also ==
* Shugenja/Meta
== External Links ==
* Doomed Shugenja (Core set)
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