Forgotten Spirit

The Forgotten Spirit was formerly the kami of a shrine which was forgotten, the Lost Shrine, and the spirit became enraged by centuries of neglect, transforming into a dangerous, malevolent type of yōkai. Spiders were attracted to the Lost Shrine, draping the trees around it with their webs. Unless a visitor to the Lost Shrine passed through the torii gate, the Forgotten Spirit remained a pervasive and disturbing background presence. If the visitor passed through the gate, the Forgotten Spirit appeared in the shrine as a huge spider. The size of a pony, it was black, chitinous, and hairy—similar to a tarantula—with a cluster of glowing, reddish eyes and jagged, clashing mandibles. Unless the visitor immediately acceded to the spirit's demands for worship, it attacked. Celestial Realms, pp. 42-43
== See also ==
* The Forgotten Spirit/Meta
Category:Yōkai