Itsuki

Kanji: 縊鬼
Kana: いつき
Pronunciation: Itsuki (Ee-tsoo-kee)

TRANSLATION: Hanging Demon
ALTERNATE NAMES: Kubire-oni
ORIGIN: Folklore

HABITAT: Trees, places of suicide
DIET: Soul energy

ABILITIES:

• Possession
• Inducing suicidal thoughts

WEAKNESSES:

• Strong will
• Buddhist prayer

OVERVIEW: A terrifying ghost of someone who committed suicide by hanging. It seeks to trick or force living people into hanging themselves so that the Itsuki can be freed from its torment and reincarnate.

APPEARANCE: A shadowy, pale spirit with a rope around its neck or carrying a rope. It has a distorted, agonizing expression.

BEHAVIOR: It whispers to people who are depressed or weak-willed, telling them to die. It can also physically possess a person and force them to hang themselves.

INTERACTIONS: Dangerous. If you feel a sudden urge to die in a specific place, it may be an Itsuki.

OTHER FORMS: Shadow.