Wyrms

Wyrms were massive serpentine beasts that resembled ryu or orochi. They existed outside of Rokugan and were commonly used as flying mounts by Yobanjin chieftains. The Hand of Peace, by Seth Mason
== Yobanjin creation ==
The wyrms were creations of Yobanjin magic, abominations made from Ryu. Wyrm Raiders flavor (Imperial) Whereby the barbarian sorcerers summoned a bit of the elements into an amulet, and then shackled the wyrm to obey the will of the wearer of the amulet. It the amulet was destroyed, the wyrm ceased to exist. Creatures of Rokugan, p. 79 Barring that, a wyrm could only perish if it was physically slain. Imperial Archives, p. 83
== Legends ==
According the legends described in the Kjornid, the wyrm were creatures that predated the Yobanjin. Muhonarak, the first Ogre, fought the earliest children of the wyrms hundreds years before the Fall of the Kami. The Dawn of the Ogres, by Lucas Twyman
== Magic resistance ==
The Phoenix Clan found the wyrm possesed a resistance against magic, and suffered when the yobanjin attacked them riding the beasts. The War of Dark Fire, Part 4, by Shawn Carman After the Fall of Shiro Tamori, where many wyrms died under the molten lava of Tamori's Furnace, the Dragon recovred the bones of these beats, and found they were metallic. Dragon smiths crafted a new weapon, the Wyrmbone Katana, and used it against the Wyrms, which lose some of the speed and strenght to those samurai armed with such katana. Book of Fire, p. 135
== See also ==
* Wyrm/Meta
== External Links ==
* Yobanjin Wyrm (Hidden City)
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