Ianwa no Oni

The Ianwa no Oni is a slothful creature, Fear incarnated. It was first sighted and identified by Hiruma scouts. This oni will travel long distances in search for preys, seeking weak-willed people so as to use their fears.

It will them impose a threat to consume its prey unless they give a sacrifice. The demands of the Ianwa no Oni can range from trivial things like flowers or food to nemuranai. When the demand is satisfied, the oni will vanish.

However, once having been in contact with the oni, it will come back relentlessly to plague the victim. The value of the sacrifices increases over those encounters however Ianwa no Oni does not value the goods it is offered. It feeds on the fears inspired by its threats. It reveals itself only to its victims, who then seem completely mad : taking tremedous risks, contracting debts, becoming completely incoherent.

Kuni Mokuna advises to simply refuse to cooperate. This prospect seems easier said than done since the Fear inspired by the oni is enough to drive mad honorable and strong samurai.

It is said the lair of Ianwa no Oni, deep in the Shadowlands, is full of the treasures its victims offered.

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