Aesthetic | Animals | Markers | Treasure | Notable Ghosts | |
1 | Lantern-lit, swept and tidied A haze of incense smoke |
Butterflies Finches | Pagodas | A lavish wardrobe | Merchant Knows a secret trade route, a deep road under the earth Super condescending |
2 | Dusty, sun-bleached Offerings, scattered and half-eaten |
Monkeys Lizards | Shrines | An idol that makes people horny | Midwife Knows about allll the secret princesses in hiding as swineherds Will gossip about you |
3 | Weather-worn, lichen-blotched Dunes of leaf litter |
Geckos Tapir |
Marble slabs | A sword cast from ancient metal | Swordsman Knows the weaknesses of every beast that lives Scared of passing on their bad luck |
4 | Forested, a gnarled grove Trunks burst through graves |
Deer Rabbits |
Headstones | A beautiful poem, carved into a headstone | Poet Knows the words to melt anyone's heart So fucking melodramatic though |
5 | Overgrown, thorny Bright sprays of flowers |
Bees Mice |
Earthen mounds | Snail shell, home to a friendly spirit | Bomoh Knows how to perform exorcisms, but would only teach the holy Demands offerings before they will talk to you |
6 | Sunken, swamped Pools of dark water |
Tortoises Snails |
Stone heads | Silk-wrapped foetuses, hidden in graves | Pawang Knows how to summon a toyol - a goblin-like spirit made from a foetus Nosy, can tell when you're lying |
i feel like the ghost knowledge translates into plot hooks pretty well?? who doesn't have unfinished business i mean c'mon |
bonus smol spirit generator
require a pact to use their power
their influence will be recognised by any half-competent bomoh
Place | Price | Power | Personality | Phobia | |
1 | Snail shell | Candy and sweet fruits | Can corporealise, grow huge. Remains soft, marshallowy | Baby/toddler | Needles |
2 | Cicada skin | Written words | Can offer fantastic legal advice. Knows every rule ever written down | Macaw | Drums |
3 | Spider-curled leaf | Blood | Can make people sick, from the sniffles to a deathly fever | Python | Scripture |
4 | Chrysalis | Money | Can steal things that could fit in a dog's mouth, will take a cut of the score as payment | Dog | Bells |
5 | Dried gecko | Alcohol and bitter fruits | Can spread rumours, sow false beliefs | Grandma | Virtue |
6 | Orchid | Flattery | Can make love potions which cause all who drink them to fall in love with each other | Tiger | Fire |
this picture is maybe a separate post in its own right.. |
found this picture *after* i wrote the line with sunken stone heads feelin pretty good about that one |
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