Rokurokubi
Country of Origin: Japan
Being Type: Yokai (Stretch-neck Woman)
Being Type: Yokai (Stretch-neck Woman)
Power Stats
Aggression
6/10
Magic Abilities
8/10
Physical Power
4/10
Origin Backstory
Rokurokubi are seemingly normal women whose necks stretch or heads detach at night to scare or drink lamp oil. Some are cursed, others born yokai. Edo ghost stories use them for humorous or terrifying effect.
Key Features
- •Elongating or flying head
- •Pranks or scares at night
- •Normal by day
- •Drinks oil/lamp light
- •Snake-like neck
Lore
Rokurokubi are stretch-neck women yokai in Japanese folklore, heads detaching at night to scare or drink oil, cursed or born, from Edo ghost stories for humor or terror.
