A grave-fire image based on Sekien’s iconography. The pairing of a ruined graveyard, overgrown thickets, and a five-ring stupa with worn Sanskrit letters symbolizes the idea of fire dwelling in places without kin or proper memorials. Early modern tales describe it as a phosphorescent flame rising from human fat or grave soil, yet also tell of cases where chanting sutras or repairing the stupa makes it vanish, showing the overlap of religious practice and naturalistic views. The flame drifts as if following human silhouettes, but slips away when touched. Malice is rare, and it is rumored to light the path ahead like a guide.
Character Profile
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Yokai Type - Traditional Yokai
Category - Natural Phenomena Spirits
Rarity - Rare
Personality - unthinking, prone to attachment
Compatibility - calms with silence and memorial rites
Abilities - glows bluish-white at night and drifts, seems to change distance in response to approaching people, is said to settle with sutra chanting and memorial offerings
Weaknesses - sutra chanting and memorial offerings, strong wind and rain, being doused with water
Habitat - old graveyards, around five-ring stupas, thickets and low damp ground in cemeteries
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