CHIRIZUKA KAIO
Lore
Chirizuka Kaio is a yokai whose name literally marks him as the “King of the Trash Heap.” Legend paints him as the sovereign of discarded objects—tsukumogami. He rules not over what society treasures but over whatever it has consciously rejected, be that abandoned things or even forsaken human lives.
His appearance is symbolic: an amorphous mass churning with rotting fibers, rusty metal, broken ceramics, and dead electronics. He has no skin; his surface constantly reshapes itself, sprouting wire tentacles or crude debris limbs. When Kaio manifests, his presence is marked by a foul stench, an eerie hush, and an intrusive sense of shame or fear in humans.
Kaio inhabits trash mounds, abandoned factories, and landfills. He is territorial and passive-aggressive, drawing victims into his domain using an army of lesser tsukumogami as scouts. He feeds on the negative energy created by the very act of rejection, transforming societal refuse into spiritual power.
Stat block
Armor Class
15 (natural armor)
Hit Points
65 (10d10 + 10)
Speed
20 ft., burrow 10 ft. (through debris)
Saving Throws
Con +4, Wis +5, Cha +6
Skills
Deception +6, Insight +5, Perception +5
Damage Resistances
acid, necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from non-magical attacks
Damage Immunities
poison
Condition Immunities
exhaustion, poisoned, prone
Senses
darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft. (through solid debris only), passive Perception 15
Languages
Common, Terran, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge
4 (1,100 XP)
