INSPIRATION: Gumiho malevolent, predatory and feared in comparison to the huli jing and kitsune. failure is permanent for them in mythology with no path for redemption, and discovery results in punishment or death.
they: test boundaries expose vulnerability embody forbidden desire
COMMON TRAITS (A TRICKSTER will not have all of these, but may express any combination or traits not mentioned that still fit the monster type. Customize as desired.)
• Shifting or unstable form — fur, skin, or size may flicker without warning • Eyes that gleam with mischief, glow in darkness, or change color when lying • Prehensile tails, whiskers, or ears that twitch in response to hidden truths • Can mimic voices, faces, or even other monsters in brief flashes • Feet leave no tracks or leave deceptive ones entirely • Speech may come in riddles, laughter, or layered voices • Innate ability to vanish, phase, or appear where least expected • Scentless or marked by a strange, dreamy perfume • Movements may be jerky, too-smooth, or puppetlike • Often collects masks, charms, shiny objects, or stolen names
WEAKNESSES • May lose grip on identity when overusing mimicry or disguise • Vulnerable to truth-speaking magic, oaths, or mirrored surfaces • Strong emotions can short-circuit their glamours • Struggles with directness or sincerity — deception is instinct • Some may be bound by ancient rules or trickster taboos (cannot lie thrice, cannot cross running water, etc.)
GUMIHO SPECIFIC • avoids dogs/dogs can sense they're fox spirits • fear of lightning/grass fires/heavenly fire • must abstain from killing or eating people to become human • feeds on livers, hearts or 'essence' and is what sustains illusions • said to target scholars, which symbolize moral order, rationality and patriarchal authority
WHAT BREAKS A TRANSFORMATION • tasting blood • the barking of or being bitten by a dog, especially a black one • revealing own identity as a fox
HOW THIS MANIFESTS WITH SEONGHAE • her innate predilection to do good will sway her from outright targeting the people she deems nice when seized by trickster/gumiho influences • for anyone she deems 'evil', she's unrepentant about using deception/seduction to lure them into unfavorable or dangerous situations • trickery for those she deems good is more like she's finding ways to create happiness, but in that very self-centered and assumptive way of 'i think this would make you happy'
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malevolent, predatory and feared in comparison to the huli jing and kitsune.
failure is permanent for them in mythology with no path for redemption, and discovery results in punishment or death.
they:
test boundaries
expose vulnerability
embody forbidden desire
COMMON TRAITS (A TRICKSTER will not have all of these, but may express any combination or traits not mentioned that still fit the monster type. Customize as desired.)
• Shifting or unstable form — fur, skin, or size may flicker without warning
• Eyes that gleam with mischief, glow in darkness, or change color when lying
• Prehensile tails, whiskers, or ears that twitch in response to hidden truths
• Can mimic voices, faces, or even other monsters in brief flashes
• Feet leave no tracks or leave deceptive ones entirely
• Speech may come in riddles, laughter, or layered voices
• Innate ability to vanish, phase, or appear where least expected
• Scentless or marked by a strange, dreamy perfume
• Movements may be jerky, too-smooth, or puppetlike
• Often collects masks, charms, shiny objects, or stolen names
WEAKNESSES
• May lose grip on identity when overusing mimicry or disguise
• Vulnerable to truth-speaking magic, oaths, or mirrored surfaces
• Strong emotions can short-circuit their glamours
• Struggles with directness or sincerity — deception is instinct
• Some may be bound by ancient rules or trickster taboos (cannot lie thrice, cannot cross running water, etc.)
GUMIHO SPECIFIC
• avoids dogs/dogs can sense they're fox spirits
• fear of lightning/grass fires/heavenly fire
• must abstain from killing or eating people to become human
• feeds on livers, hearts or 'essence' and is what sustains illusions
• said to target scholars, which symbolize moral order, rationality and patriarchal authority
WHAT BREAKS A TRANSFORMATION
• tasting blood
• the barking of or being bitten by a dog, especially a black one
• revealing own identity as a fox
HOW THIS MANIFESTS WITH SEONGHAE
• her innate predilection to do good will sway her from outright targeting the people she deems nice when seized by trickster/gumiho influences
• for anyone she deems 'evil', she's unrepentant about using deception/seduction to lure them into unfavorable or dangerous situations
• trickery for those she deems good is more like she's finding ways to create happiness, but in that very self-centered and assumptive way of 'i think this would make you happy'