Kappa
Overview
Kappa are strange yokai, somewhere between humanoid turtles and frogs, with a depression in their heads that holds life-giving waters. Despite their strange appearance, it is common for kappa to befriend other yokai and sometimes even people. Possessed of a keen intelligence, they seek out new languages to learn and hold valuable knowledge about medicine and the art of setting bones. According to legend, friendly kappa taught these skills to humans. For fun, they love causing mischief, practicing martial arts like sumo wrestling, and playing games of skill like shogi. Kappa are proud and stubborn, but also fiercely honorable; if they make a promise, it will never be broken.
by Anton Vitus
