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PARA-343-Tengu: Razin

Caretaker Status: Unknown

Affiliated companion(s): none

Level 3 - concrete
Word: Tengu

Origin:
Japanese: 天狗, "heavenly dog".
Although they take their name from a dog-like Chinese demon (Tiangou), the tengu were originally thought to take the forms of birds of prey, and they are traditionally depicted with both human and avian characteristics. The earliest tengu were pictured with beaks, but this feature has often been humanized as an unnaturally long nose, which today is widely considered the tengu's defining characteristic in the popular imagination.

Definition:
Tengu are a type of legendary creature found in Japanese folk religion. They are considered a type of yōkai (supernatural beings) or Shinto kami (gods).

Magic Status: 0 - Uninitiated

Wisdom Status: 0 - Unaware