The kami no kami

Of all the creatures that exist in the realm unseen by human eyes, there exists a creature some believe is too good to be true: the kami no kami (髪の神) or "hair god".

Unlike the kamikari, or the "hair cutting spirit", the hair god is a creature that is hairier than a monkey yet is claimed to have bare arms and legs like that of a human child. What it does exactly is up for speculation. Some believe it is the creature which cases baldness and consumes this loss of hair, others say it gives hair to children it deems worthy to live, and most believe it is the spirit which makes a child become an adult through a gradual trial.

Even the most experienced mediums and monks rarely see the hair god despite the fact it isn't of even the lowest gods which leave many to think it is simply a myth. The longest and most descriptive account comes from a simple monk named Kai who supposedly beheld the creature while meditating in the woods, yet even his written account has seen the test of the elements.

'I stood up to see before mine eyes a spirit that looked that of a monkey yet too wild in thy fur. I walked behind a tree to gaze upon this creature better to find it indeed have a mouth for it drank from a gourd. This creature's arms looked like that of a woman and bare of dark hair yet found no signs of anything else womanly. It beheld me and my legs became stiff and without feeling. I woke up to find mine body striped of hair in all places and fur stolen yet my cloth and money remained. Mine advice to ye reading is to stay far from this for thou hope not to find.'

Where this creature can be found is unknown, though it seems to favor deep and ancient woods.