The Forgetting

The Forgetting was the one of the most powerful rituals known in Rokugan, and it was the most serious form of punishment the Isawa had. When a shugenja had completely disgraced himself or the clan, he was tracked down and brought forcibly to Phoenix lands. Once captured, he was bound, forbidden food or water for two days, and then brought before the Council of Five to answer for his crimes. Way of the Phoenix, p. 29
== Trial ==
Shugenja were only found guilty upon the unanimous decision of all five Elemental Masters. As all five were required to perform the ritual, this was a necessity. The Forgetting was an elaborate ritual, lasting sixteen hours and demanding the full attention of all five Elemental Masters. Once the ritual had begun it could not be stopped or delayed, nor could it be hurried along. 
== Effects ==
The result of The Forgetting was that a shugenja was stripped of all magical knowledge and ability. Their abilities and memorized spells were gone, as was even their ability to read their once-familiar ofuda, which would now look like gibberish to the former shugenja. The kami would not even speak to the individual, so they would never again be able to learn magic anew. 
== Shugenja who suffered the Forgetting ==
* Dairya
* Nariaki The Touch of the Void, by Shawn Carman
* Ebon Daughter
== Non-shugenja who suffered the Forgetting ==
* Kakita Tobasu and his unit Legacy of the Forge, p. 37
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