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A kappa is a short humanoid with yellowish-green skin, a turtle shell on its back and a bowl-shaped depression in it's head that is filled with water with a fishy smell. Kappas are often described as looking like monkeys or young children. They do not wear any form of clothing. Kappa's dwell in ponds, lakes and streams where they prey upon passersbys. When kappas come ashore, it is often in search of sake, cucumbers, and melons ... or human women -- whom they are known to assault. Due to their extreme love of cucumbers, however, one may be able to use these vegetables to bribe a kappa, and avoid being attacked. The kappa's main weakness is the water held in the bowl in their heads. If this water is spilled out, then the kappa is rendered helpless, since it will be very weak and scarcely able to move. At this point, the kappa is at the mercy of his attacker and will often promise anything to avoid being killed. Kappas are known to be creatures of their word, and will keep any promises they do make. Spilling the water from a kappa's head is not easy, though. Kappas are very strong, and reasonably intelligent, and usually must be tricked into spilling the water from their head. As they are very polite and honorable, bowing to the kappa may work, as the kappa will probably bow in return, promptly spilling its water. |
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