Foo creature Foo creature In the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game, the foo creature is a type of outsider creature. The foo dog and the foo lion first appeared in the first edition "Monster Manual II" (1983). The foo dog and the foo lion appeared in second edition for the Kara-Tur setting in the "Monstrous Compendium Kara-Tur Appendix" (1990). The foo dog and the foo lion appeared for the Planescape setting in the first "Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix" (1994), and the "Guide to the Ethereal Plane" (1998). A foo creature is found on the Upper Outer Planes, and can sometimes be
Shishi (organization) until the early decades of the 20th century. Shishi (organization) , sometimes known as , were a group of Japanese political activists of the late Edo period. The term "shishi" translates as "men of high purpose". While it is usually applied to the anti-shogunate, pro-"sonnō jōi" (尊皇攘夷; "Revere the Emperor, Expel the Barbarian[s]") samurai primarily from the southwestern clans of Satsuma, Chōshū, and Tosa, the term "shishi" is also used by some with reference to supporters of the shogunate who held similar "sonnō jōi" views. There were many different varieties of "shishi". Some, such as the assassins Kawakami Gensai, Nakamura