Harionago Yokai

**Harionago Yokai** are humanoid beings who are known for eating human males.

## Physical Appearance

Harionago Yokai takes on the form of a human female. They have pale skin, wear all-white, and have long, unkempt hair. Sometimes covering her face as part of her disguise. Each hair strand has sharp barbs or hooks which are used to attack the human males by stabbing them.

## Description

Harionago Yokai are a man-eating species. They appear during the hours of night as a beautiful woman with long, unkempt hair. They're often seen at areas where many human males would frequent and get drunk in the process. A perfect chance for these yokai to pick their victims so they can eat them. Unwary men who approach this seemingly innocent woman soon learn of their terrible mistake when they see that each strand of hair ends in vicious barbs or hooks, the creature then attacks and tries to capture the man via animating her hair - tearing him to shreds if she can and devouring the gory mess left behind.

## Abilities

Here are the abilities that Harionago Yokai can have in their arsenal:

* Immortality
* Invisibility
* Intangibility
* Supernatural Beauty
* Hair Manipulation
	+ Blade Manipulation
* Predator Instinct
* Mutilation
* Dimensional Travel

### Variations

* Killing Instinct
* Fear Inducement
* Enhanced Violence

### Associations

* Yokai Physiology
* Baobhan Sith Physiology
* Elbow Witch Physiology
* Ghost Physiology

## Pop Culture

Harionago mainly appear in anime. Harionago (Harionna) is one example of a harionago.

## Variations

### Baobhan Sith Yokai

Harionago has the appearance of a beautiful woman and they use their appearance to lure in unwary men.

### Elbow Witch Yokai

Harionago has sharp barbs or hooks on their hair which is used to stab their victims before eating them.

### Ghost Yokai

Harionago are the spirits of women who has come back from the dead to get revenge on those who had harmed them when they were alive.

## Life in the Hidden World

Harionago Yokai wanders the streets of the Surface World searching for victims – usually young, single men walking by themselves. When they come across a suitable man, they smile coyly at him. If the smile is returned, these yokai attacks: they let all of their hair down, and the barbed ends lash out with blinding speed and a will of their own, sinking deep into her victim’s flesh. Harionago Yokai's strength is so great that even the strongest man can be overpowered by her hooks. Once their victims is ensnared and rendered helpless, they rip the human men into pieces with their hooks and devours the remains. These yokai are among one of the top most dangerous yokai species for the Surface World and many of them have been put into prison for their crimes against the humans.

## Symbolism

Harionago, also known as Harionna, is a "frightening female ghoul" in Japanese mythology. Her name literally meaning "Barbed woman" the Harionago is said to be a "beautiful woman with extremely long hair tipped with thorn-like barbs," Her hair is under her "direct control, and she uses it to ensnare men." She is said to wander the roads of the Japanese prefecture of Ehime on the island of Shikoku. When she finds a "young man, she will smile at him, and if the young man dares to smile back, Harionago will drop her terrible, barbed hair and attack."