Aligned with Edo-period strange tales, this type’s true hunger is amplified by a mouth on the back of the head. The front mouth feigns daintiness, while the rear mouth manipulates the hair to pull dishes close. It secretly devours nearby food, sowing domestic discord and appearing in stories about household budgets and shame. In art, a fanged mouth peeks from between coiffed hair. Said to be keen to sounds and smells, it hides its nature deftly in public.
Character Profile
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Yokai Type - Traditional Yokai
Category - Half-Human Beings
Rarity - Epic
Personality - forbearing yet explosive when hunger is provoked
Compatibility - readily tied to frugality, secrecy, concealment, thrift-related grudges
Abilities - manipulating hair to draw objects near, consuming far more than a normal person with the back mouth, discerning and tracking the scents of food
Weaknesses - calms when its hunger is appeased, movement slows if the nape is tightly restrained
Habitat - townhouse kitchens, tatami rooms, behind tenement rows
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