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Name: Otoroshi, Odoroshi, Keippai
Area of Origin: Japan
The Otoroshi is a yokai from Japanese Mythology. With a name possibly derived from the word, Osoroshii, meaning "scary" the Otoroshi are large hunched monsters covered in a thick matted mane of hair, with protruding tusks and large claws. Despite their name and grotesque appearance, they aren't particularly dangerous unless provoked. The beasts sit upon the tops of Torii, the great gates at every shrine that separate the human world from that of the divine. They are said to be guardians of these shrines, and will crush and/or devour those that bring disrespect to an otherwise holy site and will eat intruders if they pass through.
Area of Origin: Japan
The Otoroshi is a yokai from Japanese Mythology. With a name possibly derived from the word, Osoroshii, meaning "scary" the Otoroshi are large hunched monsters covered in a thick matted mane of hair, with protruding tusks and large claws. Despite their name and grotesque appearance, they aren't particularly dangerous unless provoked. The beasts sit upon the tops of Torii, the great gates at every shrine that separate the human world from that of the divine. They are said to be guardians of these shrines, and will crush and/or devour those that bring disrespect to an otherwise holy site and will eat intruders if they pass through.
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You should make a set of cards of these with the description on the back. That would be amazingly cool! Comic shops could sell them. I would buy them! They are a folklorist's or religious studies fan's dream! My favorite podcast is Monster talk: The science show about monsters. And this is the kind of thing they cover.