Taotie

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• long red hair tied into a high ponytail
• yellow eyes
• pale skin
• black undershirt
• red kimono with upper right side off and down to the waist (so the arm's out)
• black spats
• geta
• eternally youthful
• 155 cm tall

- playful, bratty - deceptive only in a light, obvious way - used to getting what he wants and takes it extremely poorly when it doesn't happen - uses trickery to scam far above his weight class - likes humans and is friendly enough to them, even if they insult him, he knows how foolish they can be (still looks down on them a little, it's just fact he's better) - in fact, he likes cozying up and mooching off of them, usually sticks around for a few months before leaving (thinks staying too long will make him lose his edge) - very prideful toward other spirits, the kind to look for ways to come out on top even while surrendering - somewhat brash, but controls himself and knows to never overdo it - a little rough, but in a rude way rather than being ignorant - always casual, avoids formalities unless dealing with a major god (will be cussing internally the whole time) - used to be a tiny little curse created by a human who was tricked and killed by a god - devours other spirits and steals their strength and powers, born as a 蠱 for the sake of revenge - ate so much it became smart enough to think and then transformed into something more human-like to get around easier - goes around looking for spirits to devour, able to conquer even minor gods - only spares the stupid, innocent, harmless ones out of pity, but blindly hates everything else - doesn't really care about non-spirits - thinks the occasional human could be funny or amusing, but otherwise it's none of his concern - played around with the other perils before but they're all mostly doing their own thing - dislikes qiongqi, a shape shifting monster that likes to make human villages, and even cities, backstab each other and burn before swooping in and slaughtering the rest - on good terms with taowu who's playing tyrant emperor elsewhere, likes making trouble for him - can absorb the powers of any spirits he eats (most are weak and can do very little, but it all adds up) - feel free to invent any ability for him as long as it's minor - pretends he doesn't really remember the names of humans but he does - sleeps on treetops, in crawlspaces, and in abandoned buildings, basically living like an animal - he can repair his clothes while regenerating too since it's all spirit stuff