Tsukumogami

Tsukumogami

(Creature)

2E1E

Common

Kami

Level

Varies

Alignment

Varies

Images of tsukumogami

Source: Bestiary 3, pg(s). 276

Type

Outsider
(kami, native)

CR

+2

Environment

Any

Alignment

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Images of tsukumogami

Source: Bestiary 5, pg(s). 253

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Tsukumogami are intelligent, mobile objects formed from the union between a kami and an object that reached the 100-year anniversary of its crafting, which serves as the kami's ward.

Appearance

An object that becomes a tsukumogami grows additional features such as a tongue, arms, or legs.

Ecology

Tsukumogami run the gamut in personality, outlook and function. Most tsukumogami are not evil, but mischievous and scary. Benevolent tsukumogami form from well-kept and cared-for objects; while neglected or misused objects often form malevolent and violent tsukumogami that are prone to transforming into oni. A tsukumogami is always merged with its ward, and unlike most kami it forms an amalgam with its ward, so it can move and communicate while merged even with its ghostly face and limbs.

Location

Tsukumogami live in areas with a strong cultural belief in the value of caring for objects, which helps items survive long enough to become tsukumogami.

Types

The best-known types of tsukumogami are:

• koto-furunishi, formed from koto
• kasa-obake, formed from umbrellas
• boroboroton, formed from tattered old sleeping mats
• chouchin-obake, formed from lantern's fire
• ittan-momen, formed from large pieces of cloth

References

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External links

• Tsukumogami (real-world myth) on Wikipedia