for bestiary: tsukumogami, a japanese spirit that starts out as an inanimate object. once it reaches its 100th birthday, it becomes self-aware.
wikipedia gives the following sub-types of tsukumogami »
- Abumi-guchi: stirrup spirit
- Chōchinobake: lantern spirit
- Ittan-momen: roll of cotton spirit
- Kasa-obake: umbrella spirit
- Kosode-no-te: kimono spirit
- Kyōrinrin: scrolls spirit
- Morinji-no-okama: tea kettle spirit
- Shirōneri: dust cloth spirit
- Ungaikyo: mirror spirit
- Zorigami: clock spirit
- Yama-oroshi: radish-grater spirit
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