Feast of the Yomi-Purge

The **Feast of the Yomi-Purge** is an event undertaken by the residents of Yasumizu when the mists arrive. Several villagers become wolves and must kill the humans at night, while the humans vote to hang someone each day in the hopes of eliminating the wolves.

## Rules

* Those participating in the Feast must shelter, cleanse, and dream each night.
* The wolves must kill one person each night.
* The villagers must choose one person to hang each day.
* The villagers know the number of wolves by the number of diamond-shaped symbols that appear on an *okiba*.
* Certain villagers are assigned a guardian (snake, monkey, crow, or spider) with a helpful ability. Those who receive a guardians cannot show it to anyone else.
* Breaking any rules results in a supernatural death by corruption.

## Roles

In addition to the wolves, some humans receive a "guardian," an ability that allows them to take action at night or gain information. Guardians are revealed via a blood mark on the stomach the morning the Feast begins.

### Snake

The snake is an investigative role that can learn whether one person is a human or wolf each night. The snake performs their role by writing down the target's name, placing it by their pillow, and checking their stomach for a result in the morning.

### Monkey

There are two monkeys in each game, both of whom know the other monkey's identity. While the monkeys do not have any other special abilities, they allow the villagers to confirm two humans, as claiming to be a monkey is disadvantageous for the wolves.

### Crow

The crow can learn whether the person previously hanged was a human or wolf. Like the snake, the result appears on their stomach in the morning. The crow's ability does not work on those who died by any other means.

### Spider

The spider is a protective role that can stop the wolves from killing one person each night. The spider writes down their target's name and places it by their pillow. If the wolves target the person the spider protected, they will be unable to go after anyone else.

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### Badger

The badger is a human who is aligned with the wolves. The badger does not have any special abilities, nor do they know the identity of the wolves.

### Wolves

The wolves can kill one person each night. The wolves have the ability to move around and communicate in secret during nighttime. They cannot kill more than one person.

## List of Feasts

*WARNING!From this point on, this article will contain spoilers from late in the game, including Myth, Revelation Mode, and the epilogues. Proceed with caution!*

### Yomi Route

Haruaki's first Feast. However, since he did not follow the the rule of sheltering, cleansing, and dreaming, he was unable to participate himself. Hisako Mamiya and Yudai Hashimoto did not follow the rule either and were killed by the corruption on the first night. The wolves won this Feast, and the remaining survivors attempted to flee.

### Wit Route

Haruaki's second Feast, and the first he participated in directly. Hisako Mamiya was able to survive the first night and join the Feast, but Yudai Hashimoto was killed by the corruption again. The surviving humans won this Feast, but died in a sudden tragedy days later.

### Darkness Route

Haruaki's third Feast. Yudai Hashimoto finally survived the first night, and everyone in Yasumizu was able to participate. The wolves won this Feast, with only three survivors remaining.

## History

The Feast of the Yomi-Purge itself is in truth not a supernatural phenomenon. It is instead an act overseen by the heads of the Miguruma clan to maintain a sense of fear and control over the outcasts of Yasumizu and the residents of Kamifujiyoshi. Prior to the Feast of the loop, there were three known feasts of the modern sense; the first during World War II, the second fifteen years prior to the present, and the third eight years prior. Of the three feasts, The Old Man Who Cried Wolf is the only villager that participated in all three. Kanzo Makishima participated in the two latter feasts, only being an infant during World War II. Other current residents that lived in Yasumizu during these feasts, including Takumi Muro, Tae Yamawaki, and Chiemi Serizawa, were were not participants due to being away from the village when the mists rolled in. Haru Makishima attempted to enter Yasumizu by herself during the last feast, but became lost in the mist. She was found after the mist cleared, her behavior having seemingly been affected by the trauma she endured.

The Miguruma clan oversaw the feasts with a combination of manpower and evolving technology. In the latter two of the three historical feasts in particular, the rules of shelter and sleep were enforced through pumping anesthetic gas into the houses, and electronic locks were used to force the wolves to be selective in who they chose to kill. The wolves that wandered Yasumizu at night were packs of wild, rabid dogs, and men in wolf costumes that would attack and kill anyone that violated the shelter rule. The costumed men would also disguise the corpses of any unfortunate Yasumizu residents killed by the anesthetic as victims of the corruption by dragging their bodies outside before mutilating them. Additionally, roles in the feast were determined by a lottery system, and the Miguruma wrote the assignments on the bodies of those picked as they slept.

### The Loop

Separately, the current feast was taken advantage of by Rikako Uematsu, who used her power to lock Yasumizu, Kamifujiyoshi, and the surrounding area into a dream-state that would cause time to loop in perpetual fashion, with each loop resetting with her own death until her desired outcome could be achieved: the deaths of all of Yasumizu's residents other than herself, and the awakening of a monster that would annihilate Japan and the Yamato people.