Animated by sacred inscription
A motif · Behaviour
2 figures carry it.
Carried by
Kyōrinrin
The "kyō" of its name means sutra, and the creature does not so much haunt the neglected scriptures as wear them: the scrolls themselves, left unread, rise up animated.
Golem
The Golem is animated through Kabbalistic ritual: its creator inscribes or places sacred Hebrew letters or divine names upon it, most commonly the word "emet" (truth) on its forehead, or a parchment bearing the Tetragrammaton placed in its mouth.