Post by Cherri on Apr 20, 2011 3:05:13 GMT 9
en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Category:Bestiary
Anything here will be allowed. Gods such as shinigami, yamas, celestials and goddesses aren't allowed without special permission.
Giant catfish isn't really a species. It's just the name of.... well. A giant catfish.
Youkai who don't go into a particular group should be stated as simply 'Youkai'. Anything else should have it's specific group specified.
Here are a few of the more popular species:
Humans from the land of Gensokyo are physically similar to humans in the outside world, but are remarkably different in terms of abilities and their dominance over land. In ancient times, brave humans, who knew how to deal with supernatural entities, traveled to a youkai-infested area that we now call Gensokyo. They settled there in order to watch the youkai and keep them from terrorizing the rest of the countryside. These capable humans battled the youkai often. One day, Gensokyo was sealed away from the rest of the world. Having been separated from the rest of humanity, Gensokyo humans have ignored scientific advances and developed formidable innate spiritual power to survive. Today, the normal Gensokyo human is probably a little more powerful than the average youkai, but the population of youkai greatly outnumbers humans. Most humans live in the Human Village, but a few live in other notable locations.
Examples: Hakurei Reimu, Kirisame Marisa
Lunarians. Thousands of years ago, the original Lunarians came from the Earth to the moon. They were able to do so because they had the revelation that the world was built on probabilities and anything could happen, allowing them to artificially increase the probability that living beings on Earth would find their way to the Moon. Their reason was to leave the impurity that was ravaging the land. t somewhat implied that the original Lunarians were human, as the Lunarians resemble humans in most ways to the point where they can live as humans (functionally speaking) on Earth however, Lunarians naturally live much longer lives, and are even said to live forever; they are not true immortals, however, and may die eventually due to unnatural causes such as accidents or battles. Lunarians also allegedly have superhuman stamina and abilities beyond even youkai of the Earth, and possess some of the most advanced technology that there is. (Moon rabbits are not considered to be youkai by the moon's inhabitants as the Lunarians claim to have created youkai in order to regulate the earth, this classification may be based on purpose rather than anatomy. Moon rabbits can communicate telepathically between each other across extremely long distances (like from the Moon to the Earth).)
Examples: Houraisan Kaguya, Watatsuki no Toyohime
Examples, Moon Rabbits: Reisen, Reisen Udongein Inaba
Youkai tend to live within the wilderness, far away from human settlements. Normal youkai seem to behave like wild animals, attacking humans within their territory on sight. Exceptional youkai are less common, but they often enjoy speaking to humans, and are much stronger than an ordinary Gensokyo human, one on one. These youkai are almost always humanoid in appearance, and can be quite unpredictable; friendly one moment, hostile the next. However, despite the danger certain youkai present, humans and youkai can and do live together. Some are even helpful to humans. Deciding if a youkai is harmful to humans or not must be done on a case by case basis. While more susceptible to belief, youkai are less susceptible to things of physical nature. It is said that even if a youkai is split into five parts, they will heal right away. It seems that youkai, like fairies, may not be able to die permanently.
Examples: Rumia, Hong Meiling, Yakumo Yukari, Kazami Yuuka
Beasts are animals with "too much power and wisdom" and may act as leaders to their non-youkai counterparts or live alongside them. Some are considered to be a threat to humans as they may have a taste for human flesh. Youkai variants of humans like magicians can also pose an average level of threat to regular humans as they steal things from livestock to children. While beast youkai are intelligent enough to communicate with humans, they appear to still be primitive in nature; youkai crows like tengu however, are more advanced compared to the humans of Gensokyo.
Examples: Inaba Tewi, Yakumo Ran, Chen
Oni are generally jolly and love to drink, feast, and compete with humans in any kind of contest, from simple physical fighting to drinking games. Long ago, when an Oni found a human that they liked, they tempted that human into challenging them in any way the human desired. Should the human lose, they were abducted. Because normal humans were nowhere near an Oni's level of ability, humans resorted to sneaky underhanded tactics in order to beat the Oni. Tired of being tricked and killed all the time, the Oni swore off humans forever and left for a place beyond human reach, or so the legend says. The Oni were once the main residents of the Youkai Mountain, and were above the other races such as tengu and kappa in the hierarchy. They were led by the Four Devas of the Mountain. However, they eventually moved into Former Hell after Hell was moved away from the Underworld by the Yamas. Other youkai moved to the current Hell.
Examples: Ibuki Suika, Hoshiguma Yuugi
Anything here will be allowed. Gods such as shinigami, yamas, celestials and goddesses aren't allowed without special permission.
Giant catfish isn't really a species. It's just the name of.... well. A giant catfish.
Youkai who don't go into a particular group should be stated as simply 'Youkai'. Anything else should have it's specific group specified.
Here are a few of the more popular species:
Humans from the land of Gensokyo are physically similar to humans in the outside world, but are remarkably different in terms of abilities and their dominance over land. In ancient times, brave humans, who knew how to deal with supernatural entities, traveled to a youkai-infested area that we now call Gensokyo. They settled there in order to watch the youkai and keep them from terrorizing the rest of the countryside. These capable humans battled the youkai often. One day, Gensokyo was sealed away from the rest of the world. Having been separated from the rest of humanity, Gensokyo humans have ignored scientific advances and developed formidable innate spiritual power to survive. Today, the normal Gensokyo human is probably a little more powerful than the average youkai, but the population of youkai greatly outnumbers humans. Most humans live in the Human Village, but a few live in other notable locations.
Examples: Hakurei Reimu, Kirisame Marisa
Lunarians. Thousands of years ago, the original Lunarians came from the Earth to the moon. They were able to do so because they had the revelation that the world was built on probabilities and anything could happen, allowing them to artificially increase the probability that living beings on Earth would find their way to the Moon. Their reason was to leave the impurity that was ravaging the land. t somewhat implied that the original Lunarians were human, as the Lunarians resemble humans in most ways to the point where they can live as humans (functionally speaking) on Earth however, Lunarians naturally live much longer lives, and are even said to live forever; they are not true immortals, however, and may die eventually due to unnatural causes such as accidents or battles. Lunarians also allegedly have superhuman stamina and abilities beyond even youkai of the Earth, and possess some of the most advanced technology that there is. (Moon rabbits are not considered to be youkai by the moon's inhabitants as the Lunarians claim to have created youkai in order to regulate the earth, this classification may be based on purpose rather than anatomy. Moon rabbits can communicate telepathically between each other across extremely long distances (like from the Moon to the Earth).)
Examples: Houraisan Kaguya, Watatsuki no Toyohime
Examples, Moon Rabbits: Reisen, Reisen Udongein Inaba
Youkai tend to live within the wilderness, far away from human settlements. Normal youkai seem to behave like wild animals, attacking humans within their territory on sight. Exceptional youkai are less common, but they often enjoy speaking to humans, and are much stronger than an ordinary Gensokyo human, one on one. These youkai are almost always humanoid in appearance, and can be quite unpredictable; friendly one moment, hostile the next. However, despite the danger certain youkai present, humans and youkai can and do live together. Some are even helpful to humans. Deciding if a youkai is harmful to humans or not must be done on a case by case basis. While more susceptible to belief, youkai are less susceptible to things of physical nature. It is said that even if a youkai is split into five parts, they will heal right away. It seems that youkai, like fairies, may not be able to die permanently.
Examples: Rumia, Hong Meiling, Yakumo Yukari, Kazami Yuuka
Beasts are animals with "too much power and wisdom" and may act as leaders to their non-youkai counterparts or live alongside them. Some are considered to be a threat to humans as they may have a taste for human flesh. Youkai variants of humans like magicians can also pose an average level of threat to regular humans as they steal things from livestock to children. While beast youkai are intelligent enough to communicate with humans, they appear to still be primitive in nature; youkai crows like tengu however, are more advanced compared to the humans of Gensokyo.
Examples: Inaba Tewi, Yakumo Ran, Chen
Oni are generally jolly and love to drink, feast, and compete with humans in any kind of contest, from simple physical fighting to drinking games. Long ago, when an Oni found a human that they liked, they tempted that human into challenging them in any way the human desired. Should the human lose, they were abducted. Because normal humans were nowhere near an Oni's level of ability, humans resorted to sneaky underhanded tactics in order to beat the Oni. Tired of being tricked and killed all the time, the Oni swore off humans forever and left for a place beyond human reach, or so the legend says. The Oni were once the main residents of the Youkai Mountain, and were above the other races such as tengu and kappa in the hierarchy. They were led by the Four Devas of the Mountain. However, they eventually moved into Former Hell after Hell was moved away from the Underworld by the Yamas. Other youkai moved to the current Hell.
Examples: Ibuki Suika, Hoshiguma Yuugi
