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Post by Akisame Era Sun Jan 26, 2014 9:31 pm

Ayakashi

Ayakashi (妖) are known by many different names:

  • Youkai (妖怪)
  • Mononoke (物の怪)
  • Mamono (魔物)


Most of you are rather familiar with the term Youkai being roughly translated in anime as 'demon'. However, these are the more accurate translations that come up: ghost, phantom, strange apparition, bewitching, attractive, calamity, apparition, mystery, and suspicious. How you interpret what Ayakashi means is through what you encounter. The same goes for our characters. Generally, I ask that you use the term Ayakashi rather than Youkai.  

Ayakashi are a class of supernatural monsters in Japanese folklore. They range eclectically from the malevolent to the mischievous, or occasionally bring good fortune to those who encounter them. Often they possess animal features (such as the Kappa, which is similar to a turtle, or the Tengu which has wings), other times they can appear mostly human, some look like inanimate objects, and others have no discernible shape. Ayakashi usually have a spiritual supernatural power, with shapeshifting being one of the most common.

Ayakashi cannot be seen by normal Humans unless they choose to be seen or are in a weakened state. A Human who has at one time encountered an Ayakashi by making physical contact, can then see all Ayakashi whether they choose to or not.

Ayakashi cannot typically leave Japan, bound like ghosts. However, upon new discovery, if an Ayakashi obtained a Tera chip by whatever means and has it in their possession, the effect allows them to leave the country and travel however they desire to wherever they desire. As long as an Ayakashi has a Tera chip, they can leave Japan.

Ayakashi can be harmed by normal weapons, however, they cannot die from them. They'll be in great pain, but will never die unless vanquished via Alchemy. Ayakashi can kill each other.

TYPES: ANIMALS

Many indigenous Japanese animals are thought to have magical qualities. Most of these are henge (変化) ie shapeshifters (obake, bakemono) that often appear in human form (mostly as women). Some of the better known animal Ayakashi include the following:


  • Tanuki (raccoon dogs)
  • Kitsune (foxes)
  • Hebi (snakes)
  • Mujina (badgers)
  • Bakeneko (cats)
  • Tsuchigumo and Jorougumo (spiders)
  • Inugami (dogs)


TYPES: OBAKE/SHAPESHIFTERS

All Ayakashi and Tsukimono have the potential to be able to Shapeshift. However, I ask that you use common sense. Will a Tsukumogami be able to? Perhaps; it doesn't necessarily make sense: an old umbrella turning into a human--what? So, play with it. Maybe it can transform into a child or into an old man or something really funny like some scrawny guy who talks backwards or something! I make exceptions for creativity. In most circumstances, 'Shapeshifting' usually infers an animal-like Ayakashi of some kind changing its appearance to be that of a Human's. This counts as a phenomenon for your app. (Ayakashi do not just magically 'have' this ability).

TYPES: ONI

One of the most well-known aspects of Japanese folklore is the oni, which is a sort of mountain-dwelling ogre, usually depicted with red, blue, brown or black skin, two horns on its head, a wide mouth filled with fangs, and wearing nothing but a tigerskin loincloth. It often carries an iron kanabo or a giant sword. Oni are mostly depicted as evil, but can occasionally be the embodiment of an ambivalent natural force. They are, like many obake, associated with the direction northeast.

TYPES: TENGU

A goblin from Japanese mythology that has several supernatural powers and skills in martial arts, the Tengu were originally extremely dangerous demons and enemies of Buddhism, but over centuries, their behavior changed from spirits of the damned to active defenders of Dharma.


TYPES: TSUKUMOGAMI

Tsukumogami are an entire class of Ayakashi and obake, comprising ordinary household items that have come to life on the one-hundredth anniversary of their birthday. Typically, these Ayakashi are incapable of human possession.
This virtually unlimited classification includes:

  • Bakezouri (straw sandals)
  • Biwa-bokuboku (a lute)
  • Burabura (a paper lantern)
  • Karakasa (old umbrellas)
  • Kameosa (old sake jars)
  • Morinji-no-kama (tea kettles)
  • Mokumokuren (paper screens with eyes)

TYPES: HUMANS

There are a large number of Ayakashi who were originally ordinary human beings, transformed into something horrific and grotesque usually during an extremely emotional state. Women suffering from intense jealousy, for example, were thought to transform into the female oni represented by hannya masks. Also note that some Ayakashi are very specific in their habits as if stuck doing the same thing over and over again. Very typical of a ghost. So yes, some Ayakashi naturally appear as Humans, however having some give-away that they are indeed not normal. For instance: no face. I don't know, be creative. Incorporate your missing Human quality with the reason for having had become an Ayakashi.

Also note: Human-like Ayakashi cannot be seen normally like Humans unless they will it or make contact of some kind.

Examples of human transformations or humanoid Ayakashi are:

  • Rokuro-kubi (humans able to elongate their necks during the night)
  • Ohaguro-bettari (a figure, usually female, that turns to reveal a face with only a blackened mouth)
  • Futakuchi-onna (a woman with a voracious extra mouth on the back of her head)
  • Dorotabou (the risen corpse of a farmer, who haunts his abused land)
  • Azuki Arai (an Ayakashi who is always found washing azuki beans).
  • Akaname (only found in dirty bathrooms and spends its time licking the filth left by the untidy owners).
  • Ashiarai Yashiki (A gargantuan foot that appears in rooms and demands the terrified home owner wash it)
  • Tofu Kozo (a small monk who carries a plate with a block of tofu).


TYPES: MORE

Additional Ayakashi:


For more details please visit this link to do your own research. Details are important when concerning your Ayakashi.

I also support those who want to invent their own Ayakashi. Basing it loosely off the relative concept of what makes an Ayakashi such, it would make sense that you can create your own. If you go that route, however, I want to see effort put into it.  


HALFBREEDS

Some Obake Ayakashi capable of shapeshifting into a Human, are also capable of fertility. In such cases, a human and an Ayakashi can indeed fall in love and have a child. This child would then be half Ayakashi, half Human. In such cases, the Human child, upon coming of age, would have to choose a life of Ayakashi or that of a Human's. The longer they stay among humans, the more what little power they possess dwindles. As such, if a Halfbreed chooses to live among humans, it will lose its Ayakashi origins, and become fully human. However, if the Halfbreed chooses to live among Ayakashi, it will maintain its powers, but will never be on equal standing with the other, more powerful, Ayakashi.

Halfbreeds can see Ayakashi whether they choose the life of one or that of a human.

Halfbreeds can never become Tsukimono, as they are incapable of being possessed by Ayakashi.

Halfbreeds cannot use Rituals or Alchemy.

Halfbreeds who have decided to dwell among Humans can travel anywhere with or without a Tera chip.


SHRINES: KAMI

Remember it's Shrines, not Temples. Temples are Buddhist; Shrines are Shinto. Usually reserved for kami, Shrines are typically placed in areas where one feels that there are kami afoot. Kami can be anything: rocks, waterfalls, a mangy dog you only see once, a leaf, elements in nature, animals, creationary forces in the universe, as well as spirits of the revered deceased, or maybe just a feeling. They are multiple--of two minds, unspecific; Kami is the spirit of everything around us, alive or not. Do not confuse kami with Ayakashi.

Additional Kami Information:


SHRINES: AYAKASHI

Aside from the kami, powerful Ayakashi may perhaps have shrines erected in their honor where people go to pray for blessings or wishes that Ayakashi may be able to grant. There may also be shrines where Ayakashi are enslaved--bound to against their will for their value and luck. Or there may be shrines where evil Ayakashi are sealed. Most Ayakashi do not have shrines, but territories where they reign. Or lesser Ayakashi may just simply exist (like old umbrella Ayakashi!).


FOREIGNERS

Typically, the Japanese respect all their shrines, going to pray daily, monthly, and yearly. It was only until the foreigners started arriving that many shrines began to be destroyed. Because of this, many Ayakashi became protective of their shrines or territories, attacking any humans that draw near, foreign or not. Other Ayakashi simply target foreigners, being more wise and knowing who their enemies are. Shrine or not, many Ayakashi just plainly HATE foreigners; their hate turns them into blood-thirsty monsters of legend rather than the placid granter of cheap wishes. Though that is not to say that all Ayakashi hate the ignorance of foreigners, but may openly embrace them as being uneducated in the mysticism most Japanese are familiar with, having had grown up around it.

There is variety in the temperament of Ayakashi. Not all Ayakashi are evil (most are not). However, there are Ayakashi that are evil to the core by nature, wrought to be such. There are Ayakashi so pure and so innocent that even the destruction of their shrine cannot make them hate. And there are Ayakashi that are like whatever. Mess with me, I mess with you.  

Foreigners aren't going around on a daily basis burning down shrines, rather, a few were taken down in light of supporting new religion (such as Christianity and the like). Just a small drop makes a large ripple. Right now, many Ayakashi are spiteful towards foreigners or humans. They either avoid them, or plot ways to disrupt their normal, everyday lives. Some have even sought foreigners or Humans and killed them. Because of this, there has been a major spike in ethereal activity among the living. Ayakashi have come to almost be viewed as threats. Many Humans have stopped praying, cutting off the major source of their power. And because Humans have stopped praying, some placid Ayakashi have gotten aggravated and dejected, causing them to take action as well. Those that dwell in the mountains have come down, those that have slept for centuries awake...  

The rise in Ayakashi activities have created an entirely new class: Demon Hunters. While Monks have always existed to keep evil Ayakashi and the disruptive in line, their old ways and redundant chanting just wasn't enough to appease the onslaught of foreigners seeking quiet. Sporting weapons like Alchemy via Tera chips, Demon Hunters have the ability to kill or seal Ayakashi. However, Tera chips are a double-edged sword. If an Ayakashi were to obtain a Tera chip, they then can leave Japan and travel to other countries upon their will. Therefore, Ayakashi aren't the only ones being hunted...

Aware of the plight of Demon Hunters trying to eradicate their long reign, Ayakashi are even more fervent on showing their wrath to Humans or just simply maintaining their status.


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Post by Akisame Era Tue Jan 28, 2014 1:31 am

Tsukimono

There are eight million gods and monsters in Japan, and more than a few of them like to ride around in human bodies from time to time. Yurei, Kappa, Tanuki, Tengu, Kitsune, Snakes, Cats, Horses: Almost anything can possess a human. But when they do, they are all known by a single name: Tsukimono, the Possessing Things.

Tsukimono is a straight forward term. It combines the kanji 憑 (tsuki: possession) + 物 (mono: thing). Although they are collectively known as Tsukimono, different types of tsukimono use –tsuki as a suffix, such as kappa-tsuki (河童憑: kappa possession), tengu-tsuki (天狗憑: tengu possession), or the most common of all, kitsune-tsuki (狐憑: fox possession).

Tsukimono are almost exclusively Ayakashi or animal spirits invading human bodies. This is rarely a spontaneous event—often the Ayakashi possesses the human as an act of revenge, for when a human kills one of the Ayakashi's children, or destroys its home, or something along that line. Or it could be simple greed, like a fox who wants to eat a delicious treat that it normally can’t get its paws on. The reasons are as innumerable as the Ayakashi themselves. It is always involuntary on the part of the possessed. No one typically invites an Ayakashi into their body unless for a dire reason.

All Tsukimono can see Ayakashi, and all Tsukimono can appear as normal Humans with no physical attributes.

If Tsukimono are level 4, trained in Alchemy, and have a Tera chip installed, they are able to use Alchemy at the expense of physical damage to themselves. Permission is needed from Aki. Seeing Leveling Thread for more details.

Tsukimono cannot travel to other countries unless they have a Tera chip in their possession.

The effects of the possession vary widely as well. In most possessions, the victim takes on the attributes of the Ayakashi. A victim of tanuki-tsuki (tanuki possession) is said to voraciously overeat until their belly swells up like a tanuki, causing death unless exorcised. Uma-tsuki (horse possession) can cause people to become ill-mannered, huffing at everything and sticking their face into their food to eat like a horse. Kappa-tsuki become overwhelmed with the need to be in water, and develop an appetite for cucumbers.

In general, the only way to free someone from a Tsukimono is through a Demon Hunter Monk.

For more information refer to this link


SEPARATE ENTITY

This is when the Ayakashi that possessed a Human still exists as a separate entity from them. They are bound to the Human for one reason or another (of their own choosing), usually following them around. However, depending on the situation, they do not even need to stay close. Also, depending on the Ayakashi, they are usually capable of communicating with said Human.

VERSATILE ENTITY

This is when the Ayakashi can exist as a separate entity as well as having the ability at any given time, to be absorbed into the Human's body, vanishing altogether. This is more akin to the possession we are used to. Joyrides. The Ayakashi usually doesn't come out, but when it does, it's for a reason. Some reasons may be to hold a good conversation, to use its powers to assist you, to screw with you, to make your life a living hell, etc.  

SAME BEING ENTITY

This is when you are the Ayakashi and the Ayakashi is now you. This only applies when the Ayakashi sacrifices itself for something concerning you. Usually in this case, the Ayakashi is either a weak one or one that had been in a weakened state/your character was in a weakened state upon choosing to give up the rest of its life/powers to save you.  

PHENOMENON

All Tsukimono have the ability to tap into their Ayakashi's powers or phenomenon. Whatever the Ayakashi is capable of, Tsukimono are too. Entirely interconnected, unless the bond or contract is broken in some way (or by a Demon Hunter Monk), Tsukimono will be able to use these phenomenon upon their choosing in any manner they desire. But please note, if the Ayakashi is not a Same Being Entity (in which case they are dead), they will still be capable of using their own phenomenon as well (much more powerfully than your character).

DEATH

Upon a Tsukimono's death, the bond/contract/possession will be broken, thus freeing the Ayakashi. For Humans are mortal and Ayakashi are not. If the Ayakashi is killed by a Demon Hunter, the bond/contract/possession will also be broken, thus freeing the Human. Otherwise, the only way to separate an Ayakashi from a Human without Death is through a level 4 Demon Hunter Monk.

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