Inugami

inugami are yokai that live in asia

Appearance
In public, an inugami looks identical to an ordinary dog in order to blend in with society. However, its true form is that of a desiccated, mummified dog's head, often dressed up in ceremonial trappings. This is kept safe (and away from prying eyes) in a secret shrine in its owner's house.

Behavior
Inugami serve their masters loyally, performing tasks just like a faithful dog. They are loyal to one person or one family only, and unless seriously mistreated they remain loyal forever; these spirits can be passed down from generation to generation like an heirloom. Inugami were treated like family members by inugami-mochi families, and most of the time would quickly run out to do their master’s bidding any time their master wanted something. However, like living dogs, occasionally a resentful inugami might betray a master that grew too abusive or domineering, savagely biting him to death. And while inugami, like other familiar spirits, were created to bring wealth and prosperity to their families, occasionally they might also cause a family to fall into ruin.Similar to Shikigami, Inugami are evoked for criminal activities, such as murdering, kidnapping and mutilation of the victims. If the evoker is perfectly trained, they can order his Inugami to possess humans and manipulate them. The victim is often forced to kill itself or other peoples, or to act like being lunatic. But Inugami are also said to be very dangerous for the evoker: since the Inugami's soul is blinded by its desire for revenge and its unstoppable rage, the Inugami can quickly escape the master's control and kill their own evoker.

Powers and Abilities

 * Contract Bestowal:Inugami are known to make pacts with humans
 * Aether or Nether Manipulation/Magic:Inugami are known to bend light and dark to their will depending on the art they use
 * Flight:They are able to walk on air or fly
 * Elemental Manipulation:the inugami have the ability to control the elements around them
 * Possession:They are very good at possessing emotionally unstable or weak people. They do so usually by entering through the ears and settling into the internal organs. People who have found themselves possessed by an inugami — or even if it was only suspected that a person might be possessed — were in for some serious misfortune.
 * Regenerative Healing Factor:they can rapidly regrow limbs that were lost
 * Shapeshifting:They have incredible shapeshifting abilities,able to
 * Sleep Paralysis Inducement:they can induce sleep paralysis
 * Enhanced Tracking:because they are dog yo kai they have incredible sense of smell