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If you have any great ideas for what could make this book better or just want to share your experiences playing in the Orient, please Inspiration The biggest inspiration for this book was the 3. I had to prioritize. Playtesting Oriental Adventures for 5e The races and classes within this book have been extensively playtested, I tried to stay as faithful to the source material as I reasonably could, through most levels.
Playtesting has revealed many flaws in the material but I did have to take certain liberties, as some things are not easily trans- that have since been corrected.
Thank you. In or- Some lore is implied or left out altogether when compared to the orig- der to make this book a little easier to navigate through in digital format, inal Oriental Adventures. A lot of it was removed matter what page you are on - and instantly get back to the table of con- though, in order to make it less cumbersome to start a campaign in the Ori- tents, from where you can easily navigate to whatever section of the book ent.
This way both oldtimers and newcomers should be able to have the ad- you desire. Heroes of the Orient in Your Game You can implement Heroes of the Orient as-is into any fantasy setting, by just having it be a content on its own, requiring a year-long ship voyage Clan Kara-Tur Nation to reach. To help you do The Emperor - this, refer to the table on the right. If you do follow the suggestions there, consider removing the Emperor entirely, as Kara-Tur consists of many Heron Shou Lung nations, rather than a single feudal society.
Each Great and Minor Clan has its own unique identity and place in the world. You should be careful about making mas- Phoenix Tabot sive changes to them, but you might want to make small modifications Rabbit - to the various Nations, as appropriate to your campaign. The Crawdad, Rhino - for example, are tough warriors because they guard the Orient against Shadowlands invaders, but you could easily remove the Shadowlands Scorpionfly The Island Kingdoms from that equation, making them tough for some other reason.
Tiger Wa The Shadowlands. You might want to completely remove the Shad- Viper - owlands. The Shadowlands are a limited area from the outside, Wolf Northern Wastes but once inside it is almost endless. You might implement it as easily as Wyvern Koryo having it be one or more portals, rather than an actual landmass. The bailiffs employ hundreds of spies,. Part 1: The Orient scattered across the Orient. T he races of the Orient include a multitude of vastly different people from the Realms as we know them.
You will Orient. That being said, you could be tiefling or half-orc, arriving in the Orient from far away lands. Shadowlands, protecting the entire empire against the dark invaders. They start the training of their young boys when they The Orient is a wast landmass to the east.
Its culture and people differ reach age five, learning skills such as hunting, making a camp fire, and greatly from other areas of the world. The Orient is usable in any setting, fighting. The other clans see the Crawdads as brutes, although they all and while many elements are detailed in this book, there should be enough greatly respect them for their eternal vigilance against the Shadowlands.
But few others would accept the responsibility that the Crawdads shoul-. It can be a child Em- der: to fight off the fearsome fiends, trolls, and oni of the Shadowlands, preventing them from overrunning the empire.
The Crawdad lands are the largest of all the lands in the empire, but peror due to a recent assassination of the previous Emperor, the Emperor they are bitter and dark. Even on a sunny day, the sun has difficulty pierc- could be a puppet for some evil force working behind the scenes, or the ing the smoke and thick clouds that stretch the Crawdad sky.
A large Emperor could have died recently without leaving an heir, throwing the em- part of the Crawdad lands are high, rocky mountains where little grows, pire into disarray. The details are what you make them. They export and while most factions want it to stay that way, others welcome outside iron, tea, and fish.
Both fortresses are might - although many of the day to day tasks are generally taken care of by large cities in their own right, and both have dozens of outposts inside proxies. Each clan has a certain level of autonomy, as they each have different Castes. The Daimyos of the Great Daimyo. The Kirameki family leads the Crawdad. Clans are the those that command large armies, and their armies are Military Might.
The Crawdad cavalry is made up of about 5, horses sworn to them. Thus, in order for the Emperor to keep control of the em- and elephants, but their infantry is over 2 million strong. They do not pire, he must appease the Daimyos, and convince them that they let him have a navy.
The Crawdad lands are home to approximately 3 million Imperial succession is generally inherited from father to eldest son. If people, most of which are human. Without any clear heirs, his- The Heron Clan torians from each Great Clans will gather to search through the histories to The Heron Clan is cultured, noble, and sophisticated.
They have shaped find the person with the closest blood tie to the previous ruling line. These throne themselves, ritually abdicate their claim to the throne and abandon things are tradition and widely accepted.
They are masters of political in- their family name upon coronation of their eldest brother. He is the final arbiter in matters of law, and his commands are and know how to call in favors at the right time and circumstance. The immediately considered Imperial Law. Most Emperors wield this power members of the Heron clan are noble in every sense of the word, refined, carefully, to prevent contradicting themselves or previous Emperors. With all that power, the Emperor must still navigate a tense political The Heron lands make up the southern most part of the empire, border- climate, as his most important job is to keep the Great Clans united under ing the Crawdad, Spider, Wolf, and Imperial lands.
They export art, crops, one banner. Their fields are it to be. The Heron and the of the other Great Clans. It lies in the middle of a great field, seemingly Spider usually do this with great success. There are no walls or towers anywhere in sight. There are no rocks, trees, or other ob- structions on the Endless Greens, making any trespassers easy targets Emperor and the Jade Premier, leader of the Jade Bailiffs.
If a criminal is known to be guilty, a bailiff may obtain a confession by Castes. The Jinsoku family leads the Heron. Military Might.
The Heron cavalry is roughly 20, horses and 1, The bailiffs are appointed by the Emperor himself, and individuals are elephants strong, and their infantry is about 1 million people. Their navy often chosen for the position due to politics or as favors, as it is a very pres- consists of less than fifty ships.
Traditionally the bailiffs are only chosen from among Population. The Heron lands are home to approximately 3 million peo- the Great Clans, although there is no law making a clear restriction on this. The cloth and armor of an Jade bailiff is an unmistakable olive-green, Values. The Heron value creativity, culture, and influence.
The Pegasus Clan empire are trained here. While imperial culture generally values honor The Pegasus are known throughout the empire as having unmatched highly, the Spider do not - instead they value loyalty above all else.
Loyalty cavalry. Their high sense of loy- The Pegasus lands consist of vast expanses of rolling plains, grass- alty trumping their code of honor, is what enables the assassins, mages, lands, and low hills. The Frost Pillars, the longest mountain ridge in the spies, and warriors of the Spider to do distasteful and heinous acts.
They empire, makes up most of the eastern Pegasus border, separating them do not mind suffering death or dishonor, as long as their actions strength- from the Phoenix, Chickadee, and Crawdad. To the north east, there are en the clan. Just beside The Pass is Sadoru, the Pegasus capital, surrounded by the Most of the Spider lands are wetlands, and the entire southern part is Frost Pillars on three sides, ensuring a potential attack on the city can a massive swamp, called the Venomous Marsh - this is where the Spider only come from one side.
Bringing an army through the swamp would be near impossible. Step - large and well defended bridge. They grow large quantities of rice and poppies, but they also do a lot The Pegasus export mostly crops, diamonds, horses, and wool. They of fishing. Some of the finest sushi in the empire can be found in Spider import mostly silver and gold.
They import large amounts of iron and tea, and their greatest ex- Almost half of the Pegasus population lives as nomads, wandering the ports are opium and silver. The Pegasus have a normal noble caste, making up roughly of the population. The Sagi family leads the Spider. The Hidzume family leads the Pegasus. The Pegasus cavalry is roughly , horses strong, elephants strong, and their infantry is about , strong.
What they and their infantry is about the same. They do not have a navy. The Pegasus lands are home to approximately 4 million that sow destruction behind enemy lines. Their navy is almost ships people, most of which are human. The Pegasus value diplomacy, justice, and passion. The Spider lands are home to approximately 3,2 million The Phoenix Clan people, most of which are human.
The Phoenix are the wisest of all the clans. They are very religious, and Values. The Spider value ambition, conviction, and loyalty. They value their shugenjas highly, so much The Tiger Clan so in fact, that many of their samurai are trained exclusively to guard The Tiger are safe keepers of oriental history.
Tiger ancestors are exalt- shungjas. A shugenja of the Phoenix Clan often has a samurai as a per- ed, and the traditions that have formed over millennia are unbreakable. The Wanryuku, unconventional samurai unique to the Tiger, are few lowborn who have been empowered by The Great Phoenix, granting feared throughout the empire, with their massive frames, large weapons, them power of fire and life.
These individuals are exalted by the Phoenix, and ability to ignore pain. The Ishi are well trained, taught the value of other clans. Most who try this end up with their torso in The Tiger live on the wide plains to the north.
They have many cities to one place and their limbs in another, but occasionally a unique individual house their large population, and all are connected by wide, long, and flat tames the wild powers of the void, earning him great respect among the roads, enabling them to muster their army quickly. Their capital, Daitora, Phoenix. Their larg- The Phoenix live in the lush, hilly lands of the far north.
The Phoe- est imports are armor, foodstuffs, and weapons, while they mostly export nix River in the south-eastern part, along with the Frost Pillars in the copper and timber. The Phoenix Riv- Castes. It is said, that if a creature crosses the bridge with evil intent in Military Might.
The Tiger cavalry is roughly , horses and 1, its heart, the evil will be burned as the creature is engulfed in righteous elephants strong, and their infantry consists of over 2 million hardened flames. They also count roughly , war-tigers.
Apart from the temples, no building has more than one Population. The Tiger lands are home to approximately 4 million peo- floor they are not allowed to. There are no walls around the city, nor are ple, almost all of which are human. The magic they wield has always proven to be Values. The Tiger value duty, discipline, honor, and tradition.
The Wyvern Clan The forests in the Phoenix lands are notorious throughout the empire. The Wyvern are perceived as outsiders by most in the empire. Their cap- Not many dare venture into the woodlands without a Phoenix guide.
Fey ital, Takai Machi, is located at the top of Mount Nodo, the tallest of all the and other creatures, beckoned to the area through widespread use of mountains in the Orient. The path there is long and windy, and takes one magic, have taken up residence in the woods throughout time. Especially past many of their other towns. The many Council of Elements. The Council of Elements consists of a void disci- towns aside the mountains ensure that visitors can acclimate before trav- ple and four shugenja, each representing an element.
The Pegasus do not have a cavalry, but their infantry is towns is often a costly affair. Orient springs forth, cutting through most of the Wyvern lands, the Twi- Daimyo. The Twilight Forest is home to many different races, most of which barter Population. The Phoenix lands are home to approximately 2,5 million with the Wyvern. There are hundreds of hengeyokai villages hidden deep people, roughly half of which is human.
The Wyvern lands are located south of the Tiger, west Values. The Phoenix value devotion, knowledge, and wisdom. The Spider master the shadows. Their infantry is , keep their thoughts to themselves, often appearing arrogant or enigmatic.
Their navy consists of less than ten ships. The Rhino lands are home to approximately , peo- of the population. The Jichi family leads the Wyvern. The Rhino value craftsmanship and endurance. Being seafarers and mercenaries, they possess the largest navy of all the Population. The Wyvern lands are home to approximately 2 million clans, and they are skilled at fighting on the rolling decks of a ship. They people, roughly half of which is human.
The Wyvern value reason, restraint, and spirituality. They have only four towns, three of which are by the The Chickadee Clan is descended from the Heron Clan, but contrary to sea. They are fishermen, but they are also a tough and wild people.
Every the noble Heron, they are dedicated to honorable poverty. They believe twelve moons, Scorpionfly boys who have reached the age of 14, are sent in the good of others, and feel a strong sense of duty in regards to help- on a sea journey around the continent without supervision.
They must ing others. A member of the Chickadee Clan will gladly give away all his sail north, and arrive from the south before another twelve moons have worldly possessions, save those he needs to survive, in order to help oth- passed, or they will be exiled from the clan.
Roughly every four years, a ers. They are scholarly warriors, and renowned artists storytellers. Crawdad lands, bordering the Phoenix to the north, and separated from Daimyo. The Hakken family leads the Scorpionfly. They have over ships in their navy though, allowing them to Daimyo. The Miryoku-tekina fami- dominate the seas if they so wish. The Scorpionfly lands are home to approximately , Military Might.
The Chickadee do not have an organized army. The Chickadee lands are home to approximately a Values. The Scorpionfly value bravery and challenge. The Viper Clan Values. The Chickadee value compassion, contentment, and modesty. The Viper Clan was descendant from the Spider Clan. After having suc- The Damselfly Clan cessfully separated from the Spider, they struggled with not having their The Damselfly Clan is descended from both the Wyvern and the Phoenix.
They knew the inner The clan was destroyed long ago, after they tried to settle in northern Ti- workings of Spider society, and blended in with no effort, scheming to ger territory. They embraced a philosophy of change and a belief that a overthrow the Sagi family and take the Spider lands for themselves. The Spider, however, were cunning and worked under the assumption Only very few Damselfly live today, and they have no lands.
Many of the Viper, including their Castes. However, a few Damselfly. The Kaikaku were the first family to lead the Damselfly, and Beaten and defeated, the Viper sought to restore its honor and earn a while they are no longer as organized, the Kukamei is the most exalted, land of their own.
They decided to venture deep into the Shadowlands, and has the highest chance of ever uniting the Damselfly again. They did not Population. Only a few hundred Damselfly still live, and they mostly realize, that it would take them 30 years before they returned from this hide in small towns of other clans, trying to blend in as best they can.
The Damselfly value boldness, change, and will. When they finally emerged from the Shadowlands again, only a few The Rabbit Clan hundred Viper remained. They were all caught and imprisoned by the The Rabbit clan is descended from the Heron and Tiger Clans. They live Crawdad, who cared not to hear about their reasons. When the Emper- in the Lush Forest and the surrounding lands, bordering the Crawdad to or got word of what had happened though, he commanded the Crawdad the east, the Pegasus to the north, the Wyvern to the west, and Imperial to bring the Viper prisoners before him - which they did.
At the meeting, lands to the south. In the sites on the plains, or high up in the trees within the Lush Forest. The Viper came to own the easternmost part of what today are Phoe- Daimyo. They were also commanded to combat the maho, blood magic, and their infantry is about 80, strong. The Rabbit lands are home to approximately , peo- as well as to execute any who were found to practice maho.
The maho ple, roughly a fifth of which are human. The Rabbit value adventure, beauty, and curiosity. Before long, they became a threat to entire Em- The Rhino Clan pire. Only swift action by the Phoenix ensured that catastrophe was The Rhino is descended from the Crawdad.
They are renowned metal- avoided, as they invaded the Viper lands and slew every last man, woman, workers and armor-smiths, but they are also sturdy warriors, and they and child they could find. The Viper lands were subsequently absorbed are the only Minor Clan who can muster an army of note. Their lands border the Crawdad to the south-west, the Phoenix to the All Viper are believed to be destroyed, but a few still live today, hiding north-west, and the Shadowlands to the south-east.
Just like the Craw- among the Wyvern - though the Wyvern do not know this. Only the Spi- dad, the Rhino protect the Orient against the forces of the Shadowlands. Rhino lands, as the Dark Ridge, the mountain ridge that separates the Castes. There are no nobles left of the Viper. Rhino from the Shadowlands, is a deadly climb. However, the Rhino still Daimyo.
The Viper have no Daimyo. Less than fifty Viper remain. The Viper value integrity, power, and redemption. If The Weasel are nomadic descendants of the Heron and the Pegasus. They do not have an organized cavalry, nor do they have a camps wherever the wind takes them.
They have no lands, nor do they navy. Each tribe has between 4, and 7, people, consisting whether they are welcome or not. In total, there are around , Wolf. They are always welcome in Wyvern lands, and both the Heron, Spider, Values. The Wolf value equality, camaraderie, and freedom. The Royal Class The Weasel are famed entertainers, and always bring three things with The Royal Class was the highest class in the imperial social hierarchy. The Emperor of the Jade Empire.
Unquestionably this is the superior Castes. All Weasel consider themselves nobles, which is mostly seen as most rank in the hierarchy. The Emperor is equipped with the supreme eccentric and unorthodox by most other clans, who consider them silly power among all the classes. The Royal Family. Next in the rank are members of the royal family.
The Abangyarudo family leads the Weasel. The Jade Premier. The Jade Premier possesses high authority within Military Might. The Weasel have no organized army. The Weasel consist of approximately 3, people, roughly The Jade Bailiffs. The bailiffs answer only to the Jade Premier and the half of which are human. Emperor himself. The Weasel value frolicking and vivaciousness. But in actual practice Among the clans not much is known about the Wolf Clan.
In truth the entire practical hold of the empire is under these people. They live in the Daimyo. As leaders of the clans, the Daimyo posses great military pow- Quiet Thicket woodlands and surrounding lands, bordering the Heron to er through their massive armies and loyal subjects.
They produce some of the strongest and fastest monks and Samurai. Samurai are powerful and courageous warriors, who live barbarians in the Orient, although they are neither organized nor large in by a noble and honorable code.
A samurai must be willing to die for his number. Samurai are greatly respected, and many children hope to be- The clan is divided into roughly 30 different tribes, each with a shaman come samurai one day.
Shaman, shugenja, and monks. Religious figures among the clans are Castes. The Great Shaman holds his position until death, and a new one is elected. They pos- given way to shinjitsu long ago.
Very few still practice Elementalism, and sess very few rights. The different subcategories of commoners in de- while there are no elemental priests known to exist anymore, there are scending order of prestige are as follows: some few who research the ancient texts, and have learned to connect to Master Swordsmiths.
Widely respected among the nobles, and well ancient spirits through their studies, granting them power over the ele- compensated for their craftsmanship. Peasants, farmers, and miners. Working the fields and mines, they Shamanism provide the raw materials needed for food, cloth, weapons, and more, on All people in the Orient believe in and honor the spirits, but only few prac- which the higher classes depend.
Those that do, often come from small communities, Artisans. These people are also referred as Craftsmen. They mostly where the local shaman is the intermediary between local citizens and the work metal or wood. A shaman is also usually the matriarch or patriarch of Eta. This includes executioners, butchers, tanners, and similar profes- a community.
The vanara and the Wolf Clan are examples of people that sions. This class includes convicted criminals and wandering bards. The least respectable but not the least used profession in the empire is without a doubt prostitution. Blood Magic Blood magic, or maho as it is also called, is perhaps the most seductive Gaijin and effective tool of evil in the Orient.
Maho wielders, or maho-tsukai, have Gaijin are foreigners - people from outside of the Orient. They are often served the will of the Shadowlands for centuries, both within the empire deemed untrustworthy and honorless, and thus treated with little to no and without.
Even most prostitutes will refuse gaijin customers. Consider using an Honor score to duced by its power. And it is power, most often, that seduces, for maho is an easy path to make honor meaningful in your game.
The maho can be a great basis for an adventure in the Ori- ent, and might even lead a group of adventurers into the Shadowlands Examples of Honorable and Dishonorable Deeds themselves.
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