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PARA-335-Kasha: Nero

Caretaker Status: Rogue

Affiliated companion(s): none

Level 3 - concrete
Word: Kasha

Origin:
The Japanese word itself simply means freight train; van, it's romaji form is kasha.

Definition:
The kasha (火車, lit. "burning chariot" or "burning barouche" or 化車, "changed wheel") is a Japanese yōkai that steals the corpses of those who have died as a result of accumulating evil deeds.
Japanese folklore often describes the Kasha as humanoid cat-demons with the head of a cat or tiger and a burning tail. They are similar to other demons such as Nekomata and Bakeneko and get often interchanged with them. Kashas are said to travel the world on burning chariots or barouches, stealing the corpses of recently deceased humans, which were not yet buried and who had been sinful in life. They bring their souls to hell.

It is unclear where the term morphed from the understanding of a chariot to obtaining the cat-like form.

Magic Status: 1 - Neophyte
Tier 1 - The longer fur can be made to appear fiery.

Wisdom Status: 0 - Unaware