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Ittan-momen

Also called Ittanmomen.

In Japanese folklore, the Ittan-momen is a sentient strip of cotton known to fly through the air and attack humans. Its ability to transform from an inanimate object to a menacing entity embodies the unpredictable and shape-shifting nature of the supernatural, reminding us of the thin line between the mundane and the mystical.

At a glance

Tradition
Japanese folklore
Kind
Japanese tsukumogami
Trait family
The Waking Things

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Traits

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Form

  • Animated household object
    why

    This sentient strip of cotton cloth, typically about one meter in length, possesses the uncanny ability to animate itself and take flight through the air.

  • Sentient inanimate household object comes alive
    why

    This sentient strip of cotton cloth, typically about one meter in length, possesses the uncanny ability to animate itself and take flight through the air.

Behaviour

  • Emerges at night to attack
    why

    By day, it may appear as an innocuous piece of fabric, indistinguishable from any other. However, as night falls, it awakens to its true nature, unfurling and lifting itself into the air with an otherworldly grace.

Sight and sound

Offensive powers

  • Smothering attack
    why

    The Ittan-momen's primary method of attack involves wrapping itself around a victim's face, attempting to smother them.

Utility powers

  • Flight
    why

    This sentient strip of cotton cloth, typically about one meter in length, possesses the uncanny ability to animate itself and take flight through the air.