Post by Okami Chaotus on Mar 13, 2007 20:36:51 GMT -5
The purpouse of the site is not solely to role play but for the people that come , to understand a bit more about the culture of japan
As you may have seen by the places to post those are mostly veridict facts of areas in Japan
But in most part it is about learning what Youkai are
Y¨kai (Ñý¹Ö) are a class of obake, creatures in Japanese folklore
ranging from the evil oni to the mischievous kitsune or snow woman Yuki-onna. Some possess part animal and part human features (e.g. Kappa and Tengu). Y¨kai generally have a sort of spiritual or supernatural power, and so encounters with human beings tend to be dangerous. Y¨kai also have different motives and agendas from human beings, which are often completely incomprehensible.
Japanese folklorists and historians use y¨kai as "supernatural or unaccountable phenomena to their informants". In Edo period, many artists, such as Toriyama Sekien, created a lot of y¨kai inspired by folklore or their own ideas, and present day not a few y¨kai created by them wrongly considered as a legendary origin Some y¨kai simply avoid human beings; they generally inhabit secluded areas far from human dwellings. Other y¨kai, however, choose to live near human settlements out of some strange attraction to mankind; perhaps they are drawn by the warmth of human houses, or the oil that humans keep to feed their fires. Y¨kai are traditionally associated with fire, the direction northeast, and the season of summer, when the spirit world is closest to the world of humans. Y¨kai and obake are often depicted in guises as much humorous as terrifying.
As you may have seen by the places to post those are mostly veridict facts of areas in Japan
But in most part it is about learning what Youkai are
Y¨kai (Ñý¹Ö) are a class of obake, creatures in Japanese folklore
ranging from the evil oni to the mischievous kitsune or snow woman Yuki-onna. Some possess part animal and part human features (e.g. Kappa and Tengu). Y¨kai generally have a sort of spiritual or supernatural power, and so encounters with human beings tend to be dangerous. Y¨kai also have different motives and agendas from human beings, which are often completely incomprehensible.
Japanese folklorists and historians use y¨kai as "supernatural or unaccountable phenomena to their informants". In Edo period, many artists, such as Toriyama Sekien, created a lot of y¨kai inspired by folklore or their own ideas, and present day not a few y¨kai created by them wrongly considered as a legendary origin Some y¨kai simply avoid human beings; they generally inhabit secluded areas far from human dwellings. Other y¨kai, however, choose to live near human settlements out of some strange attraction to mankind; perhaps they are drawn by the warmth of human houses, or the oil that humans keep to feed their fires. Y¨kai are traditionally associated with fire, the direction northeast, and the season of summer, when the spirit world is closest to the world of humans. Y¨kai and obake are often depicted in guises as much humorous as terrifying.
