Oni are a race of evil outsiders. Unlike demons and devils, oni are native to the Material Plane, not the Outer Sphere. Oni clothe themselves in humanoid flesh, taking on the aspect of various mortal races, though all oni share the common traits of regeneration and shapeshifting. The most common type of oni is the ogre mage, but many others exist as well.[1]
恶鬼是一种邪恶的异界生物。 不像恶魔或魔鬼,恶鬼是主物质位面的本地生物而非来自异界。恶鬼给自己披着一层类人生物的肉体,穿着不同凡人种族的外貌,虽然所有的恶鬼都有着再生与变形的特质。最常见的恶鬼是食人魔法师,但也有很多其他形式的恶鬼存在。
历史
Oni originated in Minkai in Tian Xia, where they are still most prevalent. Oni begin existence as kami, nature spirits bound by strict divine rules, the Laws of Golden Perfection
恶鬼来自天夏,在那里他们仍然十分常见。恶鬼源于土著神,受束于绝对的神圣法则——完美金律的自然精魂。
When a kami fails to live up to these laws, it is stripped of its powers and becomes a formless spirit. Most former kami simply fade away, but some are so overtaken with rage and despair that they will themselves into a physical form that mimic humanoids, becoming oni. Oni become obsessed with their new-found corporeality and revel in physical pleasures such as food, sex, and violence. Because of their origin, oni despise kami as cowards and weaklings.[2]
当一个土著神未能达成他的圣律时,它将被剥夺力量并变为一个无形体的精魂。大部分失责的土著神都会简单的渐渐消逝,但其中一些被愤怒和绝望所吞噬的他们将自己变成一个模仿成类人生物而成的物质形态,这便是恶鬼。恶鬼会着迷于他们的新的物质形态并沉溺于肉体的愉悦之中,美食(饕餮)、性爱(淫乐)以及暴力。因为他们的出生,恶鬼鄙视自然神为懦夫与弱者。
生态
All oni have a form based on a specific humanoid race, such as the human-derived kuwa or the giant-derived yai. Once an oni manifests on the Material Plane, it remains in that form for all time. Their continued connection to the spirit world grants them the power to regenerate wounded flesh, while their supernatural nature makes them wily shapeshifters. Because of their former incorporeal nature, oni are starved for physical sensation and revel in hedonism; individual oni often obsess over one sensation, such as the feeling of pain or a specific taste.[3]
所有的恶鬼都有着一个特定类人种族的外形,例如人类衍生出骇鬼(KUWA)或是巨人衍生出巨鬼(YAI)。一旦恶鬼现身于物质界,他就要保持这个形态。他们与精魂界的持续连接让他们获得了伤口再生的能力,而他们超自然的本质让他们能狡诈地变形。因为他们曾经的虚无本质,恶鬼渴望着肉体的刺激兵沉溺于享乐之中;个人可能会这着迷于一种感官刺激,例如感受痛楚或是特殊的口味。
社会
Oni believe that mortals do not sufficiently appreciate the pleasures of the physical world and so "punish" them for this failure. Oni "philosophy" is built on three pillars: maekaga (dominance), kaedakaga (punishing the undeserving), and tezukaga (hedonism); these are the guiding principles of all oni, with tezukaga taking precedence. Rather than forming their own societies, oni prefer to dominate mortals who match their aspect, such as ogre mages lording over ogres. However, the powerful yai oni often subjugate their kin.
Despite their fallen state, oni are still bound by the Laws of Golden Perfection. The most important of these strictures are a ban on open war between oni and kami and forbiddance of direct intervention in mortal affairs. However, oni may still work around these laws by employing non-oni agents.[4]
恶鬼相信凡人们无法充分领悟物质世界的愉悦并要“严惩”他们的失败。恶鬼的“哲学”建于三根基柱之上:maekaga(支配), kaedakaga (惩罚不配者),以及 tezukaga (享乐主义); 这是所有恶鬼的指导思想,其中尤以享乐为优先考量 。比起形成一个他们自己的社群,恶鬼更喜欢支配着一群外貌与其相似的凡人,例如君临食人魔的食人魔法师。但无论如何,最强大的巨鬼经常能让他的同胞臣服。
尽管他们的社会很堕落,恶鬼依然是受束于完美金律的生物。这些束缚中最重要的就是禁止了土著神与恶鬼之间的公开战争以及直接插手凡人的事物。无论怎样,恶鬼依然愿意通过雇佣非鬼的代理人为这些圣律服务。
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译名可以讨论
因楼下提供的泰文解释,KUWA暂定骇鬼,YAI暂定巨鬼,虽然日本游戏经常里常见有“大鬼”这种怪物,但是考虑PF“FIRE YAI”翻译成“火大鬼”在中文上读著有点奇怪……当然最后大家一起探讨就好了
kuwa是以人类衍生出来的恶鬼。天狗、狐女也有Oni的衍生种
Kami是日文的“神”,暂定“土著神”,或者“和神”,“荒神(恶)/和神(善)”是日本的一种信仰
如果使用“和神”的话那么Oni也可对应的译做“荒神”或是“鬼神”