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Mythos:
Cats are popular pets, but when exposed the powers of evil sorcery, these little killers can become terrible demons. Once touched by the powers of sorcery, the cat becomes a Bakeneko, a changed cat. They live for unnaturally long lifespans and their tails fork into two. In this form, they can begin to practice powers of sorcery themselves, such as shapeshifting into human form, speaking with the dead, or putting curses upon cruel or foolish humans that pull their tails or play tricks upon them. The most vengeful and powerful Bakeneko transform once again into the deadly Nekomata. Will o' Wisps light their tails, and they grow to enormous size, as large as wolves or tigers, depending on its age and power. The Nekomata eats human flesh, lights fires with its Will o' Wisps and can even perform necromancy. Most Nekomata were cats that were treated badly by humans, so they use their sorcerous powers to exact vengence upon all humankind.
Cats are popular pets, but when exposed the powers of evil sorcery, these little killers can become terrible demons. Once touched by the powers of sorcery, the cat becomes a Bakeneko, a changed cat. They live for unnaturally long lifespans and their tails fork into two. In this form, they can begin to practice powers of sorcery themselves, such as shapeshifting into human form, speaking with the dead, or putting curses upon cruel or foolish humans that pull their tails or play tricks upon them. The most vengeful and powerful Bakeneko transform once again into the deadly Nekomata. Will o' Wisps light their tails, and they grow to enormous size, as large as wolves or tigers, depending on its age and power. The Nekomata eats human flesh, lights fires with its Will o' Wisps and can even perform necromancy. Most Nekomata were cats that were treated badly by humans, so they use their sorcerous powers to exact vengence upon all humankind.
Insight:
Japan is a fantastic country for monsters and ghost stories and holy cow, leave it to those guys to turn an adorable little pussy cat into one of the most terrifying magical creatures I have ever heard of. I had always thought that Nekomata were those half-cat, half-human people you see in anime and video games all the time, and that's originally what I set out to make, but after some research I learned that this version of the Nekomata is more modern, and is basically an exaggeration of their shape-shifting ability. The older stories suggest a fully cat-like monster, and since I strive for mythological accuracy, I changed the plan to be more cat-like. But worry not, cat-girl lovers, I will think of some excuse to to make the popular version at some point.
Japan is a fantastic country for monsters and ghost stories and holy cow, leave it to those guys to turn an adorable little pussy cat into one of the most terrifying magical creatures I have ever heard of. I had always thought that Nekomata were those half-cat, half-human people you see in anime and video games all the time, and that's originally what I set out to make, but after some research I learned that this version of the Nekomata is more modern, and is basically an exaggeration of their shape-shifting ability. The older stories suggest a fully cat-like monster, and since I strive for mythological accuracy, I changed the plan to be more cat-like. But worry not, cat-girl lovers, I will think of some excuse to to make the popular version at some point.