Lore & History
10 entries in the Nioh compendium.
William AdamsThe English pilot who became a samurai advisor to the Shōgun.Oda NobunagaThe first Great Unifier who overthrew the Ashikaga Shogunate before falling to betrayal in Kyoto.IzanamiThe maternal force of creation whose fall birthed the land and its eternal spirits.MasamuneA foreign samurai wielding Guardian Spirits to shape the fate of Japan.Shuten-dojiThe bloodthirsty King of Demons who rules the mist-shrouded peaks of Mount Ooe.Spirit StonesA corrupting force of the Sengoku era; crafted and embedded for elemental power.Ishida MitsunariThe loyal strategist turned vengeful Oni, wielding darkness to avenge his fallen lord.Yagyu MunenoriThe master of the void who cuts through time itself to defend the realm.Takuan SohoA Zen monk guiding a foreign samurai through Japan's supernatural darkness.NueA chimera of malice born from the shadows of war.
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