This version organizes the Saramiyama monster tale preserved around Takagawa in Tosayama Village, Tosa Province. Aside from the aberrant traits of three eyes and eight faces, its appearance is left undescribed, with only the enormity of its remains emphasized. Cast as a mountain demon that attacks passersby, the tale centers on pacifying the mountain and slaying it with fire under the leadership of a local notable. A ritual wand (gohei) is said to have endured amid the blaze, leaving traces in toponyms and legendary sites known as the Pacifying Stone and Pacifying Place. While linked by association to regional stories of multi-headed serpents, it is not directly identified with them, and the true nature of the three-eyed, eight-faced being remains unknown. The story conveys taboos against crossing mountain boundaries and the folk theme of calming with fire and purification, though details such as dates, identities, and specific rites are unclear in tradition.
Character Profile
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Yokai Type - Traditional Yokai
Category - Half-Human Beings
Rarity - Uncommon
Personality - ferocious, relentless
Compatibility - hostile to those who ravage the mountains, warns those who fear the mountain’s curse
Abilities - ambush and assault in the mountains, keen sight that pierces darkness attributed to its three eyes, crushing and constricting with a powerful giant body
Weaknesses - incineration by raging fire, pacification rites using a gohei purification wand
Habitat - around Saramiyama in Tosa Province, mountain ravines, between forest trees
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