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1d4chan>A Walrus at 04:48, 14 November 2022

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	The '''Nezumi''' are a [[ratfolk]] race native to either of two settings; the more detailed race is that native the land of Rokugan, the setting of the [[Legend of the Five Rings]] CCG and RPG. The other is that native to the [[plane]] of [[Kamigawa]] in [[Magic: The Gathering]].		The '''Nezumi''' are a [[ratfolk]] race native to either of two settings; the more detailed race is that native the land of Rokugan, the setting of the [[Legend of the Five Rings]] CCG and RPG. The other is that native to the [[plane]] of [[Kamigawa]] in [[Magic: The Gathering]].

			Far less assholish than [[Skaven\|some other strains of Rat People]].

	==Legend of the Five Rings==		==Legend of the Five Rings==

1d4chan>QuietBrowser: Added a little about Marrow-Gnawer and the continued presence of nezumi in Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty.

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	==Magic: The Gathering==		==Magic: The Gathering==
	Comparatively little is known about nezumi of [[Kamigawa]]; unlike Rokugan, it has never received a particularly deep world-building. What little is known is that the nezumi predominantly inhabit the Takenuma swamp, although some also live on the outskirts of human cities. They have their own traditions of [[ninja]] warriors and [[shaman]]ism, which they use to protect themselves, and have been known to steal from or raid humans. They are considered to be aligned with Black mana. The most well-known Kamigawan nezumi on /tg/ is probably Ink-Eyes, a female nezumi ninja who is sworn to the service of a powerful [[oni]] known as Pitlord Kuro, who taught her some basic [[necromancer]] skills.		Comparatively little is known about nezumi of [[Kamigawa]]; unlike Rokugan, it has never received a particularly deep world-building. What little is known is that the nezumi predominantly inhabit the Takenuma swamp, although some also live on the outskirts of human cities. They have their own traditions of [[ninja]] warriors and [[shaman]]ism, which they use to protect themselves, and have been known to steal from or raid humans. They are considered to be aligned with Black mana. The most well-known Kamigawan nezumi on /tg/ is probably Ink-Eyes, a female nezumi ninja who is sworn to the service of a powerful [[oni]] known as Pitlord Kuro, who taught her some basic [[necromancer]] skills. Another major nezumi in the original Kamigawa novels is Marrow-Gnawer, a powerful gangleader who is said to have fathered over 600 kids in his life.

			Nezumi have survived into the [[cyberpunk]] iteration of Kamigawa, Neon Dynasty, and are still a shunned outsider race. One of the most notable modern nezumi groups is the Okiba Reckoners, a nezumi-exclusive biker gang run by a female boss named Greasefang, who may go on to be as well-known as Ink-Eyes.

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	==Magic: The Gathering==		==Magic: The Gathering==
	Comparatively little is known about nezumi of [[Kamigawa]]; unlike Rokugan, it has never received a particularly deep world-building. What little is known is that the nezumi predominantly inhabit the Takenuma swamp, although some also live on the outskirts of human cities. They have their own traditions of [[ninja]] warriors and [[shaman]]ism, which they use to protect themselves, and have been known to steal from or raid humans. They are considered to be aligned with Black mana. The most well-known Kamigawan nezumi on /tg/ is probably Ink-Eyes, a female nezumi ninja who is sworn to the service of a powerful [[oni]] known as Pitlord Kuro, who taught her some basic [[necromancer]] skills.		Comparatively little is known about nezumi of [[Kamigawa]]; unlike Rokugan, it has never received a particularly deep world-building. What little is known is that the nezumi predominantly inhabit the Takenuma swamp, although some also live on the outskirts of human cities. They have their own traditions of [[ninja]] warriors and [[shaman]]ism, which they use to protect themselves, and have been known to steal from or raid humans. They are considered to be aligned with Black mana. The most well-known Kamigawan nezumi on /tg/ is probably Ink-Eyes, a female nezumi ninja who is sworn to the service of a powerful [[oni]] known as Pitlord Kuro, who taught her some basic [[necromancer]] skills.

	~~==See Also==~~
	*[[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition races]]

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			==See Also==
			*[[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition races]]

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	The '''Nezumi''' are a [[ratfolk]] race native to either of two settings; the more detailed race is that native the land of Rokugan, the setting of the [[Legend of the Five Rings]] CCG and RPG. The other is that native to the [[plane]] of [[Kamigawa]] in [[Magic: The Gathering]].		The '''Nezumi''' are a [[ratfolk]] race native to either of two settings; the more detailed race is that native the land of Rokugan, the setting of the [[Legend of the Five Rings]] CCG and RPG. The other is that native to the [[plane]] of [[Kamigawa]] in [[Magic: The Gathering]].

	==~~Rokugani Nezumi~~==		==Legend of the Five Rings==
	Nezumi PC stats appeared in the L5R RPG sourcebook "Way of the Clans #13: Way of the Ratling", the L5R D20 "Rokugan Campaign Setting" sourcebook, and in the 3rd edition [[Oriental Adventures]] sourcebook for [[Dungeons & Dragons]].		Nezumi PC stats appeared in the L5R RPG sourcebook "Way of the Clans #13: Way of the Ratling", the L5R D20 "Rokugan Campaign Setting" sourcebook, and in the 3rd edition [[Oriental Adventures]] sourcebook for [[Dungeons & Dragons]].

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	==~~Kamigawan Nezumi~~==		==Magic: The Gathering==
	Comparatively little is known about nezumi of [[Kamigawa]]; unlike Rokugan, it has never received a particularly deep world-building. What little is known is that the nezumi predominantly inhabit the Takenuma swamp, although some also live on the outskirts of human cities. They have their own traditions of [[ninja]] warriors and [[shaman]]ism, which they use to protect themselves, and have been known to steal from or raid humans. They are considered to be aligned with Black mana. The most well-known Kamigawan nezumi on /tg/ is probably Ink-Eyes, a female nezumi ninja who is sworn to the service of a powerful [[oni]] known as Pitlord Kuro, who taught her some basic [[necromancer]] skills.		Comparatively little is known about nezumi of [[Kamigawa]]; unlike Rokugan, it has never received a particularly deep world-building. What little is known is that the nezumi predominantly inhabit the Takenuma swamp, although some also live on the outskirts of human cities. They have their own traditions of [[ninja]] warriors and [[shaman]]ism, which they use to protect themselves, and have been known to steal from or raid humans. They are considered to be aligned with Black mana. The most well-known Kamigawan nezumi on /tg/ is probably Ink-Eyes, a female nezumi ninja who is sworn to the service of a powerful [[oni]] known as Pitlord Kuro, who taught her some basic [[necromancer]] skills.

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	==Kamigawan Nezumi==		==Kamigawan Nezumi==
	Comparatively little is known about nezumi of [[Kamigawa]]; unlike Rokugan, it has never received a particularly deep world-building. What little is known is that the nezumi predominantly inhabit the Takenuma swamp, although some also live on the outskirts of human cities. They have their own traditions of [[ninja]] warriors and [[shaman]]ism, which they use to protect themselves, and have been known to steal from or raid humans. They are considered to be aligned with Black mana. The most well-known Kamigawan nezumi on /tg/ is probably Ink-Eyes, a female nezumi ninja who is sworn to the service of a powerful [[oni]] known as Pitlord Kuro, who taught her some basic [[necromancer]] skills.		Comparatively little is known about nezumi of [[Kamigawa]]; unlike Rokugan, it has never received a particularly deep world-building. What little is known is that the nezumi predominantly inhabit the Takenuma swamp, although some also live on the outskirts of human cities. They have their own traditions of [[ninja]] warriors and [[shaman]]ism, which they use to protect themselves, and have been known to steal from or raid humans. They are considered to be aligned with Black mana. The most well-known Kamigawan nezumi on /tg/ is probably Ink-Eyes, a female nezumi ninja who is sworn to the service of a powerful [[oni]] known as Pitlord Kuro, who taught her some basic [[necromancer]] skills.

			==See Also==
			*[[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition races]]

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1d4chan>The Hat That Was at 18:32, 3 September 2018

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	The '''Nezumi''' are a [[ratfolk]] race native to either of two settings; the more detailed race is that native the land of Rokugan, the setting of the [[Legend of the Five Rings]] CCG and RPG. The other is that native to the [[plane]] of [[Kamigawa]] in [[Magic: The Gathering]].		The '''Nezumi''' are a [[ratfolk]] race native to either of two settings; the more detailed race is that native the land of Rokugan, the setting of the [[Legend of the Five Rings]] CCG and RPG. The other is that native to the [[plane]] of [[Kamigawa]] in [[Magic: The Gathering]].


	==Rokugani Nezumi==		==Rokugani Nezumi==

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	The '''Nezumi'''~~, also known as '''Ratlings''',~~ are a [[ratfolk]] race native to the land of Rokugan, the setting of the [[Legend of the Five Rings]] CCG and RPG.		The '''Nezumi''' are a [[ratfolk]] race native to either of two settings; the more detailed race is that native the land of Rokugan, the setting of the [[Legend of the Five Rings]] CCG and RPG. The other is that native to the [[plane]] of [[Kamigawa]] in [[Magic: The Gathering]].


			==Rokugani Nezumi==
	Nezumi PC stats appeared in the L5R RPG sourcebook "Way of the Clans #13: Way of the Ratling", the L5R D20 "Rokugan Campaign Setting" sourcebook, and in the 3rd edition [[Oriental Adventures]] sourcebook for [[Dungeons & Dragons]].		Nezumi PC stats appeared in the L5R RPG sourcebook "Way of the Clans #13: Way of the Ratling", the L5R D20 "Rokugan Campaign Setting" sourcebook, and in the 3rd edition [[Oriental Adventures]] sourcebook for [[Dungeons & Dragons]].

	==History==		===History===
	The Nezumi are the 2nd Great Race of Rokugan. Originally a non-sapient race bred as livestock by the [[Naga]], they evolved into sapience and established their own great empire, long before the rise of the Clans of Rokugan. Known now only as "The Before Time", it lives on in the oral traditions of nezumi Rememberers, but it once stretched from the southern reaches of Rokugan all the way to what is now the Deep Shadowlands.		The Nezumi, also known as '''Ratlings''', are the 2nd Great Race of Rokugan. Originally a non-sapient race bred as livestock by the [[Naga]], they evolved into sapience and established their own great empire, long before the rise of the Clans of Rokugan. Known now only as "The Before Time", it lives on in the oral traditions of nezumi Rememberers, but it once stretched from the southern reaches of Rokugan all the way to what is now the Deep Shadowlands.

	Distorted by generations and the cultural indifference to accurate preservation of the past - history is less important than the present, in the eyes of the modern nezumi - the tales still speak of the nezumi accomplishing great things. Tales allude to the subjugation and even enslavement of the [[ogre]], [[goblin]] and [[troll]] races, and the building of a great city from which the Chief-of-Chiefs ruled.		Distorted by generations and the cultural indifference to accurate preservation of the past - history is less important than the present, in the eyes of the modern nezumi - the tales still speak of the nezumi accomplishing great things. Tales allude to the subjugation and even enslavement of the [[ogre]], [[goblin]] and [[troll]] races, and the building of a great city from which the Chief-of-Chiefs ruled.
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	Devastated by the destruction of their homeland, the nezumi were reduced to scattered tribes, eeking out a comparatively pitiful existence amidst the ruins of what were once their home.		Devastated by the destruction of their homeland, the nezumi were reduced to scattered tribes, eeking out a comparatively pitiful existence amidst the ruins of what were once their home.

	==Culture==		===Culture===
	The culture of the nezumi is, fundamentally, tribal, with a loose caste-esque system (called "Niche") revolving around the various roles needed to keep the tribe surviving. They are a communal-focused people, who prioritize the good of the tribe above the desires of the self. Everything the tribe has is shared equally, all deeds undertaken should benefit the tribe. This makes exile the worst punishment in nezumi society.		The culture of the nezumi is, fundamentally, tribal, with a loose caste-esque system (called "Niche") revolving around the various roles needed to keep the tribe surviving. They are a communal-focused people, who prioritize the good of the tribe above the desires of the self. Everything the tribe has is shared equally, all deeds undertaken should benefit the tribe. This makes exile the worst punishment in nezumi society.

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	Incidentally, this means that seppuku baffles the nezumi; to destroy yourself, to take your own life? That is the sign of a pitifully weak Name, one worthy of being remembered only as a lesson of what '''not''' to do, especially if you did it because somebody else told to do it. Even the rare nezumi who seek to understand the Code of Bushido usually think seppuku is nonsensical, they just have the respect to keep their opinion to themselves.		Incidentally, this means that seppuku baffles the nezumi; to destroy yourself, to take your own life? That is the sign of a pitifully weak Name, one worthy of being remembered only as a lesson of what '''not''' to do, especially if you did it because somebody else told to do it. Even the rare nezumi who seek to understand the Code of Bushido usually think seppuku is nonsensical, they just have the respect to keep their opinion to themselves.

	===Property===		====Property====
	As mentioned above, nezumi tribes are communalistic, placing no value on personal possessions; the belongings of a tribe's members are expected to be shared for the good of the tribe, and stealing or hoarding are bad deeds that demand punishment.		As mentioned above, nezumi tribes are communalistic, placing no value on personal possessions; the belongings of a tribe's members are expected to be shared for the good of the tribe, and stealing or hoarding are bad deeds that demand punishment.

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	That said, practicality rules; nezumi "scrounge" only what they need and then move on. Furthermore, they rarely steal from allies; friendship is a far greater benefit to the tribe than a few physical goods. Nezumi only openly steal from friends or allies if that friendship comes to an end.		That said, practicality rules; nezumi "scrounge" only what they need and then move on. Furthermore, they rarely steal from allies; friendship is a far greater benefit to the tribe than a few physical goods. Nezumi only openly steal from friends or allies if that friendship comes to an end.

	===Leadership===		====Leadership====
	Unlike the Rokugan and their obsession with lineage, the tribes of nezumi take a more practical viewpoint; leadership of a tribe stems from tribal consensus, meaning that the boss is whoever is seen as wise & skillful enough to do the job right and who manages to get the other nezumi to like him or her enough to respect that. In large tribes, this leads to "pack chiefs" or "bosses", secondary chiefs who represent distinctive sub-groups within the tribe and form a council that the chief depends on to keep the tribe functioning.		Unlike the Rokugan and their obsession with lineage, the tribes of nezumi take a more practical viewpoint; leadership of a tribe stems from tribal consensus, meaning that the boss is whoever is seen as wise & skillful enough to do the job right and who manages to get the other nezumi to like him or her enough to respect that. In large tribes, this leads to "pack chiefs" or "bosses", secondary chiefs who represent distinctive sub-groups within the tribe and form a council that the chief depends on to keep the tribe functioning.

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	Such is the reverence that nezumi have for their elders that they strive to never leave them behind; the oldest are carried in litters, and being chosen for this role is seen as a matter of great pride - an elder's litter-bearer is, to a degree, sharing that elder's Name. As such, elder chieftains are usually borne about their tribe's bosses, whilst elder shamans are normally carried by their apprentices.		Such is the reverence that nezumi have for their elders that they strive to never leave them behind; the oldest are carried in litters, and being chosen for this role is seen as a matter of great pride - an elder's litter-bearer is, to a degree, sharing that elder's Name. As such, elder chieftains are usually borne about their tribe's bosses, whilst elder shamans are normally carried by their apprentices.

	===War===		====War====
	Unlike the war-glorifying, Honor-bond Rokugani, nezumi prize survival above all other things. This is not cowardice, they will fight when they must, but fighting is not seen as inherently glorious; to fight when you have a better alternative is foolishness in the eyes of the ratfolk. But when they must fight, then they fight with savage ferocity; a cornered nezumi will battle with berserk savagery, accepting that if it must die, then it is better to die killing those who might harm the tribe.		Unlike the war-glorifying, Honor-bond Rokugani, nezumi prize survival above all other things. This is not cowardice, they will fight when they must, but fighting is not seen as inherently glorious; to fight when you have a better alternative is foolishness in the eyes of the ratfolk. But when they must fight, then they fight with savage ferocity; a cornered nezumi will battle with berserk savagery, accepting that if it must die, then it is better to die killing those who might harm the tribe.

	The lone exception to this attitude is when it comes to children. The nezumi have incredibly strong protective parental instincts; harming pups is seen as the vilest act one can engage in, and threatening them will immediately rouse any watching nezumi to bloody violence. Being granted permission to interact with the pups of a nezumi tribe is the purest gesture of friendship and trust that exists in nezumi culture, and saving a pup from danger? The grateful parents will often adopt the stranger who performs such a great deed into their tribe - even humans have won respect in this fashion.		The lone exception to this attitude is when it comes to children. The nezumi have incredibly strong protective parental instincts; harming pups is seen as the vilest act one can engage in, and threatening them will immediately rouse any watching nezumi to bloody violence. Being granted permission to interact with the pups of a nezumi tribe is the purest gesture of friendship and trust that exists in nezumi culture, and saving a pup from danger? The grateful parents will often adopt the stranger who performs such a great deed into their tribe - even humans have won respect in this fashion.
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	There are a minority of nezumi who are born with no fear instincts; these individuals are carefully shepherded and used as nursery guards and as disposable berserkers.		There are a minority of nezumi who are born with no fear instincts; these individuals are carefully shepherded and used as nursery guards and as disposable berserkers.

	===Relationships===		====Relationships====
	The nezumi are on... uncertain grounds with the humans of Rokugan. They face huge prejudice due to their appearance, territories and culture from humanity. At best, they are reluctantly tolerated; at worst, they are hunted as monsters. Most Rokugani look upon them as being little better than - or even worse than - the ronin. The stories the nezumi tell of their past are treated almost as [[heresy]] by the average non-Crab Rokugani, for it challenges their belief in their own divine supremacy and it claims that [[ogre]]s, [[troll]]s and [[goblin]]s are not spawned of evil, but natural races who have been completely consumed by the Taint of the Shadowlands.		The nezumi are on... uncertain grounds with the humans of Rokugan. They face huge prejudice due to their appearance, territories and culture from humanity. At best, they are reluctantly tolerated; at worst, they are hunted as monsters. Most Rokugani look upon them as being little better than - or even worse than - the ronin. The stories the nezumi tell of their past are treated almost as [[heresy]] by the average non-Crab Rokugani, for it challenges their belief in their own divine supremacy and it claims that [[ogre]]s, [[troll]]s and [[goblin]]s are not spawned of evil, but natural races who have been completely consumed by the Taint of the Shadowlands.

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	For many clans, the nezumi's true enmity is reserved for all the myriad horrible creatures of the Shadowlands. They tell stories of how these lands were once their own verdant kingdom, and despise the servitors of Fu Leng for taking it from them. They wage a constant guerilla war against these monsters, hoping to one day reclaim the Shadowlands for themselves and rebuild.		For many clans, the nezumi's true enmity is reserved for all the myriad horrible creatures of the Shadowlands. They tell stories of how these lands were once their own verdant kingdom, and despise the servitors of Fu Leng for taking it from them. They wage a constant guerilla war against these monsters, hoping to one day reclaim the Shadowlands for themselves and rebuild.

	==Tribes Great & Small==		===Tribes Great & Small===
	Unlike the Rokugani, who have strictly defined links between their Great Clans and their Minor Clans, the nezumi have no such overarching hierarchy, as befits their scattered, sundered lifestyle. Tribes such as the Tattered Ears or the Squeaky Eyeballs may be larger and more well-known, but they don't have the same level of social dominance as the Great Clans of Rokugan - they're simply luckier than others.		Unlike the Rokugani, who have strictly defined links between their Great Clans and their Minor Clans, the nezumi have no such overarching hierarchy, as befits their scattered, sundered lifestyle. Tribes such as the Tattered Ears or the Squeaky Eyeballs may be larger and more well-known, but they don't have the same level of social dominance as the Great Clans of Rokugan - they're simply luckier than others.

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	The '''Squeaky Eyeball Tribe''', a tribe that produces some of the most avid storytellers and Rememberers of nezumi culture as a whole.		The '''Squeaky Eyeball Tribe''', a tribe that produces some of the most avid storytellers and Rememberers of nezumi culture as a whole.

	==d20 PC Stats==		===d20 PC Stats===
	'''Nezumi, D&D 3e:'''		'''Nezumi, D&D 3e:'''
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	[[Category: Legend of the Five Rings]] [[Category: Races]] [[Category: Dungeons & Dragons Races]]		==Kamigawan Nezumi==
			Comparatively little is known about nezumi of [[Kamigawa]]; unlike Rokugan, it has never received a particularly deep world-building. What little is known is that the nezumi predominantly inhabit the Takenuma swamp, although some also live on the outskirts of human cities. They have their own traditions of [[ninja]] warriors and [[shaman]]ism, which they use to protect themselves, and have been known to steal from or raid humans. They are considered to be aligned with Black mana. The most well-known Kamigawan nezumi on /tg/ is probably Ink-Eyes, a female nezumi ninja who is sworn to the service of a powerful [[oni]] known as Pitlord Kuro, who taught her some basic [[necromancer]] skills.

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