E01 - 003 Bake-Danuki

E01 – 003 Bake-Danuki

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The Shape-Shifter Beside the Road

Japanese Name 化け狸
Romanization Bake-danuki
Classification Shapeshifting Animal Spirit
Expedition Expedition I — Sacred Forests
Threat Level ■■□□□ (Level II – Caution)
First Recorded Early 17th Century CE

Bake-danuki are supernatural tanuki associated with disguise, transformation, mischief and comic deception. Unlike the more ethereal fox traditions, tanuki stories often feel earthy and theatrical, with the animal fooling travellers, disguising itself as people or objects, and turning ordinary situations into elaborate supernatural performances.

E01 - 006 Nogitsune

E01 – 006 Nogitsune

44.00 $ Tax

The Red-Haired Spirit of the Banyan

Japanese Name キジムナー
Romanization Kijimuna
Classification Shapeshifting Animal Spirit
Expedition Expedition I — Sacred Forests
Threat Level ■■□□□ (Level II – Caution)
First Recorded Traditional Okinawan Folklore
Kijimuna are spirits from Okinawan folklore, especially associated with large gajumaru, or banyan trees. Traditions describe them as small, red-haired beings that may form friendships with humans, help with fishing, and share food or drink. Their relationships are often reciprocal rather than purely hostile, but offending one can bring trouble. The Kijimuna is therefore less a simple forest monster than a supernatural neighbour whose goodwill depends on how humans behave toward it.