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MONSTERS, CRYPTIDS AND SUPERNATURAL CREATURES

KAPPA

Kawataro, Komahiki, Kawatora, Suiko

Kappa are amphibious yokai demons from Japanese folklore. They are typically depicted as small, green, humanoids with a turtle-like carapace on their backs and a depression on the top of their head, known as the sara, which contains water, that, if emptied or dried out will severely weaken or even kill the kappa. They are known for inhabiting ponds and rivers, where they thrive during the warm months and are often blamed, during this period for drownings and missing people. It is said that they will to try to lure people in to the water and pull them under with their impressive wrestling skills. The reason for doing this varies from tale to tale, claiming they take their victims for the purpose of drinking their blood, eating their livers, or gaining power by taking their shirikodama, which is a mythical ball said to contain the soul, located inside the anus. Although they have a reputation for being violent, they will often enjoy being simply mischievous and love to peek up women’s kimonos or loudly pass gas in public. Kappa are not simple minded beasts, but possess an intelligence, allowing them to be one of the few yokai able to learn human languages and are also highly knowledgeable about medicine and the art of setting bones. According to legend, these skills were first taught to humans by friendly kappa

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Description

MONSTERS, CRYPTIDS AND SUPERNATURAL CREATURES

KAPPA

Kawataro, Komahiki, Kawatora, Suiko

Kappa are amphibious yokai demons from Japanese folklore. They are typically depicted as small, green, humanoids with a turtle-like carapace on their backs and a depression on the top of their head, known as the sara, which contains water, that, if emptied or dried out will severely weaken or even kill the kappa. They are known for inhabiting ponds and rivers, where they thrive during the warm months and are often blamed, during this period for drownings and missing people. It is said that they will to try to lure people in to the water and pull them under with their impressive wrestling skills. The reason for doing this varies from tale to tale, claiming they take their victims for the purpose of drinking their blood, eating their livers, or gaining power by taking their shirikodama, which is a mythical ball said to contain the soul, located inside the anus. Although they have a reputation for being violent, they will often enjoy being simply mischievous and love to peek up women’s kimonos or loudly pass gas in public. Kappa are not simple minded beasts, but possess an intelligence, allowing them to be one of the few yokai able to learn human languages and are also highly knowledgeable about medicine and the art of setting bones. According to legend, these skills were first taught to humans by friendly kappa

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