Ningen-dō

Ningen-dō, the Realm of Mortals, Smokeless Fire, by Katrina Ostrander was one of the Spirit Realms, in which Rokugani laid, along with all of the other powers on the same world. The Great Clans (Learn to Play Rulebook)
== Creation ==
In the beginning the world was formless and fluid. Eventually, the lighter parts separated out and became the Heavens, and the heavier parts sank down and became the earth. Then the Three Nameless Gods appeared, and they saw that while Heaven and earth had been formed, everything within them was still wild and unshaped. They created two gods, who later would be known as the Moon, Onnotangu, and the Sun, Amaterasu, and sent them out to give shape to the world. The two gods kissed the earth, and named it. Now that it was named, the earth was filled with life, and new gods and beasts appeared. The earth was populated by the Five Ancient Races: the tengu, the kitsu, the ningyo, the trolls, and the zokujin. After their empires rose and fell, another race, the Naga, dwelled in the lands that later became Rokugan. Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, p. 8 Mortals were the native beings of Ningen-dō, but so too were the elemental kami. Celestial Realms, p. 8
== Human Race ==
Eventually Onnontangu devoured his own children, and Amaterasu wept bitterly at the thought, her tears falling to the earth below and forming large pools. Onntangu was later faced by his youngest child, Hantei, who had been smuggled by Amaterasu and hid him. When the God was wounded, Onnotangu's blood fell from Heaven, and it landed in the pools of Amaterasu's tears. From each pool, two humans stood up - for humanity was made from the tears of Lady Sun and the blood of Lord Moon. 
=== Prophecy of the Order of the Seven Thunders ===
A prophecy foresaw that roughly every thousand years a conflict between the champions of Ningen-dō and Jigoku would happen, on a day known as the Day of Thunder. The Order of the Seven Thunders would be formed by seven Rokugani mortals, who championed the Mortal realm, and the two forces combated each other to determine which side would be in control for the next millennium. Legend of the Five Rings - Roleplaying, pp. 4-5
=== Day of Thunder ===
Then came the Day of Thunder. Because the Kami so loved the humanas known as the Thunders, they petitioned Tengoku that the fallen Thunders might ultimately live alongside them in Heaven instead of risking corruption in Yomi. The stewards of the Heavens went further, transporting the entirety of Yomi and all its sorei into the sky, where Jigoku's defilements could not reach them. Yomi was safe, but the underworld was lost to Jigoku, save for Meido. Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, p. 134 Ningen-dō became a buffer zone between Jigoku and Yomi. Celestial Realms, p. 7
== Portals to other Realms ==
Within untouched nature such some forests, Ningen-dō bleed into Senkyō, the Realm of Spirits. Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, p. 209
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