The Five Races were the rulers of the world that would become Rokugan, before humanity became the dominant race of the Mortal Realm. Each of them were based in one of the five elements, these races were the Zokujin (Earth), Kenku (Air), Troll (Fire), Ningyo (Water) and Kitsu (Void). Today they are only shadows of what they used to be, while these races continue to survive very few members of each of their species remain.