Ekibyōgami

Ekibyōgami was the Fortune of Pestilence.

Clear Water Village
During the second century, Ekibyōgami made its displeasure with Clear Water Village known. A terrible plague swept through the settlement, and even the the fish seemed affected by the disease. The Fortune was eventually approached by a kodama of a humble willow, who bargained for the people's lives. When the disease miraculously vanished, the willow's once-strong boughs sagged, the bark became grey and soft, and its lush green left turned pale white. The locals venerated the willow since then. A blessed kobune ship, decorated with paper streamers and a torii arch, was maintained to reach the tiny island and considered by many to be a part of the Shrine of the Willow-Healing Kami.