Kejourou Yokai

**Kejourou Yokai** are humanoid beings who has the appearance of a young woman.

## Physical Appearance

Kejourou Yokai takes on the appearance of a young woman. They have long hair, disguising her face and (sometimes) body are hidden behind a curtain of long, black hair. Mostly their hair is disturbingly thick and long. But some Kejorou are completely covered in hair from head to toe. Making them have the appearance of some sort of beast.

## Description

Kejourou Yokai appears in red-light districts and brothels, making her victims are young men who frequent them. Thinking he sees a girl that he recognizes from behind, a man runs up to the kejōrō to speak with her, giving her time to attack her victim, tangling him up in her hair and using it to slice him up. Despite this, reports of kejōrō-related fatalities are very rare. There are some of these yokai who are benevolent towards humans while others would be the one who attacks the humans.

## Abilities

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

* Supernatural Ugliness; is considered terrifyingly ugly to humans.
* Hair Manipulation
* Blade Manipulation
* Predator Instinct
* Mutilation
* Supernatural Strength

### Variations

* Hair Mimicry
* Sex Empowerment; spends all of her time in and around brothels, relies on unwary human lust to lure her victims and presumably also feeds on the lust of her fellow yokai, who continually seek her affection.
* Seductive Magnetism; is considered supernaturally attractive to other yokai.

## Pop Culture

Kejourou has appeared primarily in anime and manga. One such character is Kejoro from Nura: Rise of the Ninja Clan. She's a yokai who uses her hair to fight, and most frequently handles kitchen duties around the Nura household. The members of the Kiyojūji Paranormal Investigation Squad frequently mistake her to be Rikuo Nura's older sister.

## Variations

### Harionago Yokai

Harionago is a dangerous man-eating yokai from Japanese folklore that is said to appear during the hours of night as a beautiful woman with long, unkempt hair.

## Life in the Hidden World

Kejourou Yokai often works at brothels, strip clubs and any other business that are in the red-light district. They use their charms to seduce both human and yokai males alike. While humans find a Kejoro hideous she is considered unnaturally attractive to other yokai, who will fight for her affection and she often enjoys this attention, while rare it is even possible for some humans to also seek a Kejoro out as a mate (though as noted previously most humans find a Kejoro frighteningly ugly). Kejōrō seem to return this devotion as well. Some are even willing to cut some of their hair and send it to their lovers.

## Symbolism

Kejōrō (毛倡妓, Kejōrō) is a yōkai with long flowing hair who has the appearance of a prostitute and can be seen in red light districts. In Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki, she is drawn as a prostitute covered in hair so dense even her face isn't visible. If a man catches sight of her from behind and, mistaking her to be a woman he knows, races over, he will be enveloped in Kejōrō's hair upon seeing her face. Kejōrō is a prostitute whose face and body are hidden behind a curtain of long, matted black hair.