Kami

Kami

(Creature)

Kami

Level

Varies

Alignment

Varies

Images of kami

Source: Bestiary 3, pg(s). 309

Several, but not all, creatures with the

Kami

also have the

Spirit

trait. See tsukumogami for an example of an exception.

Type

Outsider
(native, kami)

CR

Varies

Environment

Varies

Alignment

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Images of kami

Source: Forest of Spirits, pg(s). 62ff.

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Kami are spirits of the Universe who are bound to an entity—be it an animal, location, object, or plant—referred to as a ward.

In Minkai, spirit world creatures such as kami are collectively known as yokai.

A shikigami kami.

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History

Kami were created by deities when the Universe was young and tasked to preserve and protect places and things that could not protect themselves. On Golarion, the first kami appeared in what was to become Minkai in the Age of Creation. They are by far most common in that nation, but have spread throughout Tian Xia in the ages since. Because the kami are limited in number and proliferate slowly, they are rare outside Tian Xia, but hope to expand throughout Golarion in time.

Kami lords

Some kami are so powerful they take on the power of a demigod: these are called kami lords. One group of kami lords is said to dwell in Seseragi Forest, where Okirori Tomoko is said to have bartered for peace between the kami lords and the Warashi River.

Veneration

In Minkai, kami are venerated by the population regardless of a person's class or rank.

References

Paizo published a major article regarding kami called 'Ecology of the Kami' in Forest of Spirits.

For additional as-yet unincorporated sources about this subject, see the Meta page.