#Shikigami
Kappa - Rikishi. Kappa delight in hunting other Yokai and harassing humans that enter their realm. Living in rivers and lakes, it is generally discouraged for lone individuals to approach a body of water for fear of being ambushed by a Kappa. Larger Kappa can be quite fearsome and should generally be avoided.

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Apparently Kappa enjoy sumo style wrestling, so it made sense to pair one with a Rikishi. Depictions of Kappa look pretty goofy so I wanted to take a more menacing approach to them. Alligator snapping turtles were heavily referenced. We used to catch turtles while fishing when I was a kid and they scared the shit out of me cuz of their giant beaks. The floating water thing is a Kappa’s weak spot. Called a sara (sa-ra) it holds the Kappas power. If it gets damaged or drained it greatly weakens the Kappa.

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