Fatal Frame III: The Tormented

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1. #1(Item - Camera) Type-37 Filmselective

   Keys: Type-37 Film, film

   Type-37 Film is a film that can be loaded into the Camera Obscura. This film type only appears in the Himuro Mansion. Type-37 film is equivalent in exorcism power to the Type-61 Film. It also shares the same appearance as type-61 film, except with the number 37 in place of 61.

2. #2(Item - Camera) Type-14 Filmselective

   Keys: film, Type-14 Film

   Type-14 Film is one of the different film types that can be uploaded into the Camera Obscura and used to capture spiritual photographs. Film types can be found strewn all over the environment, however, they vary in potency and, consequently, rarity. Type-14 film is one of the most commonly found types. Type-14 Film is the second weakest, above Type-07 Film. Type-14 film is described as having low exorcismal power and a relatively long loading time between shots.

3. #3(Item - Camera) Type-07 Filmselective

   Keys: film, Type-07 Film

   Type-07 Film is the base film type used for the Camera Obscura. The packaging appears old and worn, and is the least decorated of all the film types. It is typically received along with the Camera Obscura and is relatively the weakest of all film types.

4. #4(Item - Camera) Lensesselective

   Keys: Lenses

   Lenses have appeared, in one form or another, as a means of augmenting the Camera Obscura. Lenses can be equipped onto the Camera Obscura and used to inflict more damage or a special status. In general, Lenses must be found, and their use is limited by consuming some form of spiritual power or items.

5. #5(Item - Camera) Camera Obscuraselective

   Keys: Shaeiki, Camera Obscura

   The Camera Obscura, known in Japanese as Shaeiki (射影機, roughly "shadow-shooting mechanism"), is an old looking camera. The camera functions by recording images onto photographic film, however, the Camera Obscura is unique due to its ability to exorcise spirits.

   The camera is the only "weapon" that can be used to battle ghosts. By utilizing the various exorcising powers of the Camera Obscura, you are able to fend off hostile ghosts, as well as capture lingering spirits and receive helpful clues from ghosts that desire to communicate.

   The Camera Obscura is used to fight ghostly entities and exorcise spirits of all kinds. Damage is done by aiming the camera towards a hostile ghost and pressing the shutter button to take a photo. Ghosts that aren't hostile are not damaged, but are captured in the same way. The amount of damage done depends, primarily, on the amount of time the ghost spends within the capture circle, the type of film used and whether power-up lenses are used.

   By taking pictures of spirits, the Camera Obscura not only captures them, but attains Spirit Points as well. The amount of spirit points gathered depends on variables that determine the quality of the shot. These variables include proximity to the target, whether the target is centered, the amount of damage inflicted, the amount of targets captured at once and many others. Spirit points can then be used in the camera to upgrade the camera's basic functions and special lenses.

   Every damaging shot also absorbs spirit power, the amount of which varies depending on the damage. Spirit power can be stocked and is needed in order to use power-up lenses.

   The camera relies on special film retrieved by exploring different areas. Without any film loaded, the camera is unable to take photographs. There are five known types of film found. Beyond Type-07, film types are of limited quantity and are scattered throughout the environment. The more rare a film type is, the more damage it is capable of inflicting, however, the amount of time the film takes to load between shots varies and doesn't always increase with rarity.

6. #6(Term) The Unleashingselective

   Keys: The Unleashing

   The Unleashing was the feared consequence of a failed Tattoo Priestess. Once the tattoo spreads into the priestess’ eyes, it acts as a mirror, reflecting all the pain and sorrow back into the real world. This intense emotion caused the gates of the underworld to open, allowing the Rift to spill out. This catastrophic event was caused when Reika Kuze, distraught by witnesses the murder of Kaname Ototsuki, allowed the tattoo to enter her eyes. Once the Rift began to spill out, it began to corrupt everything within its path.

   Unlike the Malice and Darkness, the Rift is slow moving and does not kill instantly. Yashuu Kuze, who was in the direct contact, didn’t begin to see effects until a few weeks later. She ordered the Shrine Carpenters to seal away the shrine in hopes of preventing the Rift from progressing. This plan did work to an extent, but the lasting consequences remained.

7. #7(Location) Manor of Sleepselective

   Keys: Manor of Sleep

   To contain the spread of the Rift during the Unleashing, the main portion of the Kuze Shrine was sealed into the dream-world, ceasing to exist in the physical one, becoming the Manor of Sleep.

   Those who have suffered the death of another will see the Manor of Sleep in their dreams. They dream they are standing outside of the snowy shrine, witnessing a multitude of the dead entering the building, and be filled with an intense certainty that, should they enter, they will be able to be reunited with the deceased once more.

   Mentally strong individuals able to process their grief and loss in healthy ways are not drawn into the manor and quickly cease having the dreams.

   But, those with particularly strong longings towards death may be tempted to enter. If they do, they continue to visit the manor every night while asleep, searching for their deceased loved ones, who lure them deeper and deeper into the manor with the promise of reunification and freedom from mourning and pain.

   The grieving visit the Manor of Sleep nightly until they give up on reuniting, or find a new desire to live, at which time the dream visits stop.

   However, in some cases, the grieving instead become obsessed and spend more and more time sleeping. The more time spent in the Manor of Sleep, and the deeper a dreamer wanders, the more a dreamer risks running into malevolent spirits also trapped in the mansion, or coming across Reika Kuze, the Tattooed Priestess.

   If they are touched by the Tattooed Priestess, their fate is sealed, and they become victims of the Tattooed Curse and are eventually trapped in the Manor of Sleep.

   ≪ Structure ≫ The majority of the Manor of Sleep consists of the original Kuze Shrine, including its sacred areas, such as the Abyss of the Horizon and passage to the land of the dead, which now solely exist in the dream world. The original shrine was built with progressive layers of protection to act as fail safes in order to contain possible spread of the Rift.

   These consist of:

   ‣ The Sacrificial Pillar Room/ the Closed Room ‣ The Grave Courtyard ‣ Spirit Tree Courtyard ‣ Last Passage ‣ Rift Shrine

   Due to the dream-like nature of the Manor of Sleep, the structure is amorphous and incorporates the memories of the dreamer's most painful tragedies. Examples of this are the inclusions of parts of the Himuro Mansion and All God's Village once Miku and Mio enter the manor. This also explains modern elements found in some sections, such as electric lighting and a film projector. However, regardless of location or memory, it will always be snowing when a dreamer looks out the window.

   Visitors describe the building as looking impossibly large, with numerous, haphazard additions, likely from the many dreamers. Because the Manor of Sleep is a singular location, multiple dreamers can be visiting at once, and they are all able to share the dream manor, including additions specific to other dreamers. Dreamers entering the manor do so from different points, and typically enter locations from their memories first, before going deeper and finding the original manor proper.

   At this point, it is impossible to tell whether some of the rooms are from the original Kuze shrine, or if they exist due to earlier victims of the Tattooed Curse who have become trapped.

   ≪ Popular Legend ≫ There are many urban legends about the Manor of Sleep. The popular legends are story-like and include the following elements:

   1.) Strong feelings for the dead summon the first nightmare. 2.) Once the dreamer follows the deceased into the mansion, the dreamer will visit manor every night during sleep, going deeper and deeper. 3.) If a person goes in too far, one can no longer return. 4.) If the sleeping person dreams of a lover or friend, it will beckon that person into sleep. The Manor of Sleep "disease" spreads thusly. 5.) Deep in the Manor of Sleep is the world of the dead and if one finds it, they can meet the deceased there to gain closure.

8. #8(Location) Grave Courtyardselective

   Keys: Grave Courtyard

   The Grave Courtyard is an outdoor area in the Manor of Sleep.

   It serves as a boundary between the older segment of the Manor of Sleep, sealed after the Unleashing, and the new area constructed for the Kuze family to live in.

   The mound of graves in the courtyard represent and commemorate Shrine Carpenters that were made sacrifices to seal the older rooms of the Manor and keep the Rift at bay. The Engraved Men and some Shrine Carpenters who were not placed in the Stained Corridor were wrapped in a white cloth and buried alive under the tombstones as Sacrificial Pillars.

   It is possible to walk across the roof of the courtyard as two rooms can be accessed this way.

9. #9(Ghost) Reika Kuzeselective

   Keys: ghost, Kuze, Yukishiro, female spirit, Reika

   Setting:【Fatal Frame III: The Tormented】 Name:【Reika Kuze】 Species:【Ghost】 Gender:【Female】 Occupation:【Tattooed Priestess】 Physical Appearance:【Reika is a ghost with long, messy black hair and pale skin. Her eyes glow a bright blue. The only clothing that Reika wears is a black half-hakama that only covers her lower half, and nothing else. Her long black hair covers her upper half. Reika's body is covered in traditional tattoos.】 Personality:【Reika was once a shy but gentle person, and loyal to her duties as a Priestess above all. After the Unleashing, her spirit became heartless and corrupt, crying out for any visitors to the manor in their dreams, warning that no one will survive. Now she is a quiet and malevolent spirit.】 Character Description:【Reika is a powerful hostile female spirit. She is the last Tattooed Priestess. Before becoming the tattooed priestess and adopting the Kuze name, her full name was Reika Yukishiro. Reika grew up in a village near the Kuze Shrine, the same village where Kaname was smuggled out to as a baby. It was there that the two met and fell in love. Kaname left the village at some point to study, leaving Reika the Echo Stone Earring his mother had given him. While he was gone, an unspecified disaster occurred (believed to be an avalanche, many of which occurred during the later years of the Edo period in the eastern Tohoku area.) Reika's whole family was killed. With no way to contact Kaname and poor future prospects as a young woman without a family or a husband, Reika agreed to serve as a Tattooed Priestess, hoping that she could help people who had experienced pain and loss like her. She went to live at the Kuze Shrine and adopted their last name. During this time, she wore the ritual attire of blue and white, similar to the Handmaidens. As a priestess, before the rituals, Reika spent her days in the Hanging Prison, where she was cared for by Amane Kuze, and took comfort in talking to Amane about the outside world. At some point, unaware that Amane was Kaname's half-sister, she showed Amane the Echo Stone Earring. Amane recognized it, and wrote in her diary of her suspicion that Reika's friend was Kaname. In preparation for the Piercing of the Soul ritual, Reika etched her grief into the Mirror of Loss so that it would not interfere with the pain of the parishioners. Much of her pain had to do with Kaname and her desire to see him again. During the ritual, Reika's body was etched with tattoos by the Engravers to represent the pain of the living and the dead. She was tended to by Handmaidens during this time, who had the duty of singing the Handmaiden's Song to her and impaling her during the Impalement Ritual. Once the tattoos covered her body, Reika was required to break the Mirror of Loss and cast her love away. At some point after receiving the tattoos, Reika wrote about a dream she had of Kaname, revealing that her love for him still existed inside her. She hoped to dream of him in her eternal sleep. At last, she was impaled in the Chamber of Thorns. Wanting to help Reika, Amane lead Kaname into the Kuze house. Kaname wishing to save Reika entered the chamber of thorns and awoke her from her sleep. However, Yashuu Kuze found out what Amane had done, determined to preserve the Commandment, she followed Kaname into the shrine and murdered him in front of Reika. Reika was so distraught that she allowed the tattoos to enter her eyes, causing the Unleashing. Reika then began to wander the manor, and everywhere she wandered was engulfed in the Rift. Despite the efforts of Yashuu to contain the Rift by making sacrifices and sealing the Manor into a dream, Reika's pain continued to spread and spill into the dreams of those who had lost loved ones.】

10. #10(Ghost) Tengai Narumiselective

    Keys: ghost, male spirit, Tengai, Narumi, Hidden Face Man

    Tengai Narumi, commonly known as "Hidden Face Man" is a Hostile Spirit that is encountered in various locations in the Manor of Sleep. He haunts for sacrifices and tries to prevent the Unleashing from spreading any further.

    Tengai Narumi is a youthful Shrine Carpenter from the Narumi Clan. This clan of his was at the service of the Kuze Shrine for countless of years before the Unleashing incident. This clan's role was to silence the Carpenters by killing those who work secretly in shrines. Due to their method, many of the Narumi clan was killed during the past two generations before Yashuu Kuze.

    Tengai was promoted to be the Master Builder due to his superb skills. All special techniques, methods and ways of mystic construction used by the shrine carpenters were entrusted to him, to pass on to the next generation of carpenters.

    He wears an attire similar to the rest of the carpenters. A grab that consists a white robe and a tall dark hat. He is the only carpenter wearing a mask.

    Ever since the Unleashing occurred and the Tattooed Priestess awoken from her slumber, the areas she wandered in the Manor of Sleep was being engulfed by the rift. That is when Tengai and the nine other carpenters were summoned by the Kuze Head to contain the rift.

    The Shrine Carpenters first repaired the Engraving Shrine and built the new section of the Manor of Sleep. The old section of the manor was separated from the new section by the Grave Courtyard. Then they sealed the Engraving Shrine into a great cavern that would never see the light of day again. The door leading to the courtyard of the shrine was then boarded up. Next, the Shrine of the Rift, a hidden shrine, was constructed over the door as a seal to ensure that the Tattooed Priestess wandered forever. None of these measures were enough to halt the Rift in its continual spreading. Tengai ordered the Shrine Carpenters to build the Shrine of Sleep. The Shrine of Sleep was placed inside a dream to prevent the Priestess from escaping and spreading the Rift into the outside world. Instructions were given to the Kuze Family Head to build onto the Shrine of Sleep whenever the priestess became restless.

    Next, the Shrine Carpenters needed to be made into Sacrificial Pillars. Tengai regretted having to do this; however, he knew he was obligated to fulfill this duty as the Master Builder. The Shrine Carpenters were gathered into a room to be killed, many of them tried to flee when they realized this. The Engraved Men, four members of the Moriya family marked by the tattoo stood in different rooms in the manor and killed the carpenters when they tried to escape. All of the carpenters were eventually hunted down and killed. Their bodies were arranged and sealed into the walls of what would become the Stained Corridor, and in the Grave Courtyard in an attempt to purify the darkness of the Rift. Afterwards, the Engraved Men sacrificed their lives to become Sacrificial Pillars as well. They were used to fortify the Rift Shrine.

    Tengai shouldn't have shared the fate with the deceased nine. However, he and Yashuu Kuze grew to understand the drastic measures that should be taken in order to contain the rift. If not to this, he should have been spared in order to pass his teachings to the next Master Builder. He sacrificed himself in the room at the center of the sacrificial pillars. His final words the family head were:

    "All the sacrifices have been gathered. I myself shall be the final sacrifice."

    After his demise, Tengai's spirit became attached to the Manor of Sleep. His spirit continuously wanders the manor, in search of more victims to make into Sacrificial Pillars. He also attempts to prevent those roaming the manor from opening the Rift Shrine.

11. #11(Ghost) Mafuyu Hinasakiselective

    Keys: Hinasaki, Mafuyu, male spirit, ghost

    Setting:【Fatal Frame III: The Tormented】 Name:【Mafuyu Hinasaki】 Species:【Ghost】 Gender:【Male】 Age:【21】 Occupations:【Journalist, Folklore Author】 Physical Appearance:【Mafuyu is a Japanese man with short black hair, pale skin, and dark brown eyes. He wears an open white shirt with a raised collar over a black t-shirt. He also wears black pants and black shoes. As an accessory, Mafuyu wears a black choker around his neck.】 Personality:【A kind-hearted soul with a strong sense of responsibility, Mafuyu takes after his late mother Miyuki in many ways. He's compassionate, empathetic, and would move heaven and earth to keep those he loves safe. At the same time, he can be quite stubborn and determined once he sets his mind to something. Mafuyu is deeply devoted to his younger sister Miku, acting as both guardian and confidant. Though he may struggle with self-doubt at times, he remains steadfast in his duty to protect his family and friends.】 Character Description:【Mafuyu Hinasaki is the elder child of Masato and Miyuki Hinasaki. After the disappearance (presumed death) of his father, he and his younger sister Miku were raised by Miyuki alone. Both had inherited their mother's sixth sense, and Mafuyu was the only one Miku could open up to. Miyuki committed suicide, and Mafuyu found a notebook of hers, which spoke about his abilities and the function of the camera. After his mother's death, Mafuyu acted as both mother and father to Miku, and his kindness reminded her of their mother. After graduating from university, Mafuyu took on a job at a publisher. He worked under Junsei Takamine, who took notice of Mafuyu's struggles and became his mentor, and they formed a close relationship. For a while, he worked on the same editing team as Kei Amakura, and both were good friends with Yuu Asou, an anthropologist. Mafuyu and Yuu were such good friends that Mafuyu asked Yuu to take care of Miku should anything happen to him. On August 20th 1986, Junsei Takamine, his editor Koji Ogata, and Junsei's psychic assistant Tomoe Hirasaka travelled to the Himuro Mansion for research on Takamine's latest novel. After no word from the group for a month, Mafuyu went in search of Takamine and the others, and took his mother's camera with him. When Mafuyu entered the mansion, he began to retrace the steps of Takamine and the others, while taking notes. Using the camera, he defeated the first ghost that attacked him, but as he explored further, he encountered Kirie, the powerful spirit of a deceased Rope Shrine Maiden. Because of Mafuyu's striking resemblance to a man she had loved long ago, Kirie released Mafuyu from her curse, and guided him through the mansion, gradually revealing the circumstances surrounding the Calamity. In his notes, Mafuyu mentioned that the mansion was changing around him, shifting him through different time periods. In this state, he and Miku both glimpsed each other from time to time, but were unable to communicate.】

12. #12(Location) Hearth Roomselective

    Keys: Hearth Room

    The Hearth Room is a room in the Manor of Sleep. It was one of the rooms constructed after the Unleashing.

    This Room was built as a living quarter for the Kuze Family to stay after much of the Manor was sealed off. Rooms that the Hearth Room is connected with is the Foyer, the Hall with Tatami, the 2F Corridor, the Tatami Loft and the Closed Room. It has a raised area with a sunken fireplace, and several chests of drawers for storage.

    This room was also one of the few areas still intact in the Kuze Shrine.

13. #13(Term) Tattooed Curseselective

    Keys: Tattooed Curse

    Those dreamers touched by the Tattooed Priestess while wandering the Manor of Sleep become victims of the Tattooed Curse.

    ≪ Causes ≫ While anyone who enters the Manor of Sleep risks encountering the Tattooed Priestess and becoming a victim of the Tattooed Curse, some people are particularly susceptible.

    People must have experienced personal loss from another's death in order to dream of the Manor of Sleep. However, those who:

    1.) Survive significant tragedies resulting in the deaths of others, such as accidents, disasters, or crimes. 2.) Feel a particularly intense draw to death, from a strong desire or belief that they should also be dead (either from survivor's guilt, feelings of responsibility, or from an exceptional attachment to the deceased).

    are particularly vulnerable to the attraction of the Manor of Sleep due to the heightened pain and drastic feelings of loss. These painful emotions not only tempt a victim to enter and remain in the Manor of Sleep, but also draw the attention of the Tattooed Priestess.

    ≪ "Clinical" Urban Legend ≫ The profile of those most-susceptible means that many people are in recovery or in hospitals when they become victims of the curse. Due to the prevalence in hospital settings, The Manor of Sleep and Tattooed Curse have become urban legends that are whispered among those in psychiatry to explain the mysterious occurrences of hospitalized trauma survivor patients suddenly disappearing or being "spirited away".

    ≪ Curse Progression ≫ 1.) Victims of the curse tend to have survivor's guilt after surviving a catastrophic event, or have been closely attached to someone who suffers. 2.) Soon after, the victim may begin to see visions of their deceased loved one and try to follow them. This is followed by them beginning to dream about the manor itself. 3.) Once they dream of the manor, they will be pursued by the tattooed woman. 4.) Upon awakening, the victim will begin to see a snake and holly designed tattoo begin to form on their bodies. 5.) After a few nights/weeks, the victim may begin to sing a lullaby while awake. 6.) Over time, the tattoo begins to spread across the body, causing the victim physical pain. 7.) As the curse progresses, the length of time the victim sleeps grows, eventually only staying awake a few short hours. 8.) Once the victim gets to the point of hardly waking, they will have the tattoo enter their eyes, causing their body to vanish and leave behind only dust.

14. #14(Term) Ink of the Soulselective

    Keys: Ink of the Soul

    Ink of the Soul is the ink used to tattoo the Priestess in the Piercing of the Soul ritual. It is composed of Red Ink, the blood of the living and ink, mixed with Indigo Ink, blood of the dead and ink. When the priestess is tattooed with this ink, the pain connected to the pain of the living and the dead is transferred to her, thus appeasing the suffering of the surviving living loved ones. After the pain has been engraved, the excess ink is cleaned off and removed by using running water from the Sea of Endless Night.

15. #15(Ritual) Final Impalementselective

    Keys: Final Impalement

    The Final Impalement is a ritual that's used as a last resort if all Sacrificial Pillars failed to prevent the Unleashing.

    It is where Hisame Kuze was ordered by Yashuu to carry out the this ritual. It was necessary as the Tattooed Priestess's eyes reflected pain back and caused the Unleashing to occur. The Rift was spreading too fast to be contained simply by the sacrifices of Shrine Carpenters alone, so the Handmaidens had to give in and take their lives too.

    The eldest and/or most responsible Handmaiden is ordered to impale and kill the other Handmaidens before presumably killing herself. The ritual of the Sacrificial Pillars is also performed along with this ritual if it is needed. In the case of Hisame, she was forced to perform the ritual by the Kuze Family Head to help contain the Rift, alongside the carpenters. The ritual took place in the Enclosed Room, above the Sacrificial Pillar Room, a significant location in between the Shrine of Sleep and the Rift Shrine.

16. #16(Item) Red Inkselective

    Keys: Red Ink

    Red ink is the blood that is gathered from the living worshipers who visits the Kuze Shrine during the Rite of the Purple Ink ritual. This ink is combined with the Indigo Ink to create the Ink of the Soul.

17. #17(Ghost) Yashuu Kuzeselective

    Keys: Yashuu, female spirit, Kuze, ghost

    Yashuu Kuze (久世 夜舟) is a hostile female spirit. She was the last Kuze Family Head. Her primary duty was to keep the Kuze Shrine running smoothly to prevent the Unleashing from occurring.

    She attacks by extending the hands that surrounds her body. Before attacking, Yashuu hovers from side to side, and sometimes, her attacks will cause the viewfinder to be covered up by hand prints. Making it difficult to get a good shot of her. When she attacks, she sends her hands out and suspends the person she's fighting.

18. #18(Location) Hanging Prisonselective

    Keys: Hanging Prison

    The Hanging Prison is a cage where the Tattooed Priestess stays until the Piercing of the Soul ceremony concludes. Afterwards, she is ready to be impaled in the Chamber of Thorns. It is able to be raised or lowered to the first or third floor via the mechanism in the Tattoo Altar. Once raised to the third floor, it could be accessed from the Kimono Room and Flickering Hallway.

19. #19(Item) Indigo Inkselective

    Keys: Indigo Ink

    Indigo ink is the blood that is gathered during the Rite of the Purple Ink ritual from the deceased bodies which are discarded between two Buddha statues. This ink is combined with the Red Ink to create the Ink of the Soul.

20. #20(Item - Camera) Type-Zero Filmselective

    Keys: Type-Zero Film, film

    Type-Zero Film is a film type that can be loaded into the Camera Obscura for use in battling ghosts. Many film types exist and each vary in their degree of power, loading time, and scarcity. Type-Zero film is the strongest, and subsequently rarest, film type. To balance its critically high exorcismal power, its reloading time has been greatly reduced, analogous to that of Type-07 Film's reloading time. With a carefully aimed shot, a ghost can be exorcised with one shot using type-zero film, however, its extreme rarity better suits it to be saved for stronger ghosts. It is only found in limited, typically hard-to-reach locations.

21. #21(Item - Camera) Type-90 Filmselective

    Keys: film, Type-90 Film

    Type-90 Film is a film type that can be used with the Camera Obscura to take spiritual photographs. It is one of the newest and strongest films available, but is typically found less frequently. Type-90 Film is the second strongest film type, below Type-Zero Film. It's the same red color of Type-74 Film.

22. #22(Item - Camera) Type-74 Filmselective

    Keys: Type-74 Film, film

    Type-74 Film is one of the many film types used with the Camera Obscura to fight spirits. Various types of film exist, each with its own strength, weakness, and measure of rarity. Type-74 film is described as having strong exorcismal power against ghosts as well as a short reloading time. As it is such a valuable film type, few can be found in the environment.

23. #23(Item - Camera) Type-61 Filmselective

    Keys: Type-61 Film, film

    Type-61 Film is one of the available films for loading into the Camera Obscura. Like the other film types (save for Type-Zero), the number denotes its relative strength and loading time. Type-61 film is known for having moderating exorcising strength and short loading time, and as such appears less frequently in the environment.

24. #24(Item - Healing) Herbal Medicineselective

    Keys: Herbal Medicine, Manyougan

    The Herbal Medicine, known as Manyougan (万葉丸, "10,000-leaf pills") in Japanese, is a restorative consumable item that can be found and used. It can be found scattered in various locations. The amount of health herbal medicine heals is limited.

    The Herbal Medicine container is the same. It comes in a container similar to traditional East Asian medicine and herbal remedies. The container is brown with Japanese Kanji hand-painted on its side telling what is within the container.

25. #25(Location) Kimono Roomselective

    Keys: Kimono Room

    The Kimono Room is one of the rooms of the Manor of Sleep.

    This room used to be the room of Kyouka Kuze before the events of the Unleashing. It is connected to the Barred Hallway, the Closet Hallway, the Hanging Prison, as well as the rafters above both the Bell Hallway and Round Window Foyer. The room's contents consist of an old koto, a dresser with a damaged mirror, and several kimonos hanging on frames. Clumps of hair are pinned to the wall above the dresser.

    This was the room where Kyouka entertained many Outsiders who were brought to her to provide a female heir for the Kuze Shrine, including Akito Kashiwagi, whom she fell in love with. After Akito disappeared, Kyouka became depressed, spending most of her time playing the koto in her room and arranging her hair for Akito in case he returns.

    After the Unleashing, Kyouka was forced to leave the Kimono Room and it was sealed off with the rest of the Manor. After her death, her spirit returned to continue her wait for Akito. She spends most of her time there, crying or plucking at the koto.

26. #26(Item - Healing) Sacred Waterselective

    Keys: Goshinsui, Sacred Water

    The Sacred Water, known in Japanese as Goshinsui (御神水, "sacred water"), is a consumable healing item. It consists of a modern-looking distinctive glass bottle containing sanctified spring water.

    Sacred water, when used, completely restores health. Sacred water and Herbal Medicine are the only usable healing items, however, because of the water's dramatically more potent effect it is much rarer and more spread out.

27. #27(Location) Spirit Tree Courtyardselective

    Keys: Spirit Tree Courtyard

    The Spirit Tree Courtyard is an outdoor area in the Manor of Sleep.

    Around the room, there is a wooden walkway surrounding a small square garden containing a large Spirit Tree in the middle. Many skewered dolls are found on the branches. This room is connected to these rooms: the Closet Hallway, Blind Room, Barred Hallway, Doll Altar North, Doll Altar East, and the Shrine Courtyard.

    This courtyard was very important to the Shrine Carpenters when it came to containing the Rift after the Unleashing. The staked dolls are said to represent carpenters who made Sacrificial Pillars, and the placement of the dolls before the door to the Shrine Courtyard were said to protect the Manor's residents from the Rift and the wandering priestess.

    This tree was also important to warding off the Rift, although it is very much ambiguous. It is wrapped in sacred rope (shimenawa) and with is a wooden memorial tablet in the shape of a human tied to it.

    The eastern and western corridors leading to the respective Doll Altars also have shimenawa, and bunches of holly are pinned to the wall at certain intervals.

28. #28(Ritual) Twins' Ceremonyselective

    Keys: Twins' Ceremony

    The Twins' Ceremony is a ritual similar to Minakami Village's Crimson Sacrifice Ritual practiced by other villages in the Mutsu region, albeit not fatal. The ritual involves twins and symbolically joining them together to gain Godly power. Miku finds a book on the subject when searching for ceremonies on Rei's behalf.

    ≪ Ritual ≫ Typically performed when twins reach the age of 15, they are dressed in white and tied together by a red cord. The red cord symbolizing the twins becoming one, which the villagers believed game them the power of the gods. Once they were tied together, a séance is performed. The goal of the ritual was to bless the lands with a plentiful harvest and prevent disaster from striking.

29. #29(Ghost) Amane Kuzeselective

    Keys: female spirit, Amane, Kuze, ghost

    Amane Kuze (久世 雨音, Kuze Amane) is a non-hostile female spirit that helps Miku Hinasaki and Kei Amakura uncover the truth behind the Manor of Sleep. Being one of four handmaidens, she was tasked with caring for the current Tattooed Priestess, Reika. Amane was the only one of the handmaidens related by birth to the Kuze name. She was the daughter of Kyouka Kuze and an unknown outsider, and was chosen by the Kuze family head to be the first handmaiden of her generation.

    ≪ Appearance ≫ Amane wears the garb of the Kuze handmaidens; a red Hakama and a white Haori. Her hair is tied into pigtails and she is the least violent of the four pacifiers. She is also the only handmaiden that does not carry her stake and mallet whenever she appears within the manor, and thus never attacks.

    ≪ Biography ≫ ✦Past Amane is one of the four handmaidens appointed to serve in the Kuze Shrine. She served under and cared for Reika, the woman who was to be the Tattooed Priestess. Amane is the only one of the Pacifiers who was an actual member of the Kuze Family, and was also the first of her generation to be chosen.

    She was the daughter of Kyouka and the half-sister of Kaname, Reika’s lover. Kyouka had an affectionate relationship with a visiting folklorist named Akito Kashiwagi. This produced a forbidden son, Kaname, so Kyouka sent the child away to a nearby village. Shortly before this, Akito disappeared. A few years later, another man was brought to Kyouka and this time she bore a daughter by him, who was Amane.

    Most of the time Amane helps by showing the way and leaving clues.

    Amane seems to have been the kindest of the Handmaidens. In her diary, she recalled how her mother told her she had a brother, but her mother told her not to tell anyone. She and Reika seem to have talked a great deal while Amane was taking care of her, and Amane wrote that she was happy to help diminish Reika's pain. It seems that she cared about Reika. She also wanted to help Reika and Kaname to meet again, although it was forbidden.

    Of the four handmaidens, Amane was also the least attached to her responsibilities. She had formed a friendly relationship with Reika, who told her of her lover Kaname. Once she had learned from her mother that Kaname was her half-brother, she tried a lot to aid him in seeing Reika, wishing it would ease Reika's pain. By letting him into the manor, however, she had broken the rules of the house.

    ✦Fate She helped Kaname make his way into the Chamber of Thorns, the shrine within the mountain where the Impalement Ritual takes place, to see Reika (the tattooed priestess). This was expressly forbidden, and as soon as the Kuze head found out, she pursued Kaname to stop him. Amane felt guilty for this, thinking she was wholly responsible for anything that would happen to Kaname. Amane was ordered to be punished for her transgressions, and she was impaled at the bottom of the abyss by the other three handmaidens and was the first handmaiden to die by the impalement.

30. #30(Ritual) Piercing of the Soulselective

    Keys: Piercing of the Soul

    The Piercing of the Soul (刺魂の儀) is a ritual. This ritual is the act of tattooing the Tattooed Priestess with the snake and holly patterned tattoo. This was performed by the Engravers, whose sole job was to create the ink and tattoo the maidens.

    ≪ Preparation ≫ As recorded in the Engravers Tome, these selected woman must first be tattooed themselves, so they may understand the pain the Priestesses endure. Next, they must gouge out their eyes so they may experience dreams and visions even while awake. This also helps heighten their senses so they may be able to “feel” the difference between the red (blood of the living) and blue (blood of the deceased) ink. They would then combine the inks together, creating the vibrant indigo color used for the ritual. Last, the Engravers pierced their hands with needles and dyed them. This process is done so the tattooing could begin.

    ≪ Ritual ≫ Once the ink has been completed, the Priestess was moved to the Engraving Shrine, where under the supervision of the Kuze Family Head, the Engravers went to work tattooing the Priestess. Over the course of the winter months, the Engravers slowly and diligently tattooed the snake and holly tattoo so the maiden may carry the burden of pain from the pilgrims that traveled there. While there is no recorded length of time that the tattooing process occurred, breaks were made and the Priestess was placed within the hanging prison while she waited for the next session. This process was completed once the maiden’s entire body was covered in tattoos.

    ≪ Aftermath ≫ After completion, the Tattooed Priestess then performed the Rite of Commandment. Once that was finished, the Tattooed Priestess was placed within the Chamber of Thorns where the Handmaidens would impale her and sing the lullaby to soothe her to sleep. The Engravers would then have their hands cut off, as their job had been completed, and the hands would be cast away.

31. #31(Ritual) Rite of Purple Inkselective

    Keys: Rite of Purple Ink

    The Rite of Purple Ink is another ritual. The blood of the living and the dead is gathered in order to create the Ink of the Soul which is used to tattoo the priestess.

    ≪ The Ritual ≫ Veiled worshipers come to visit the Kuze Shrine accompanied with the body their dear deceased ones. The dead body is suspended between the two Buddha statues by the reins held by the statues. The blood of the dead is collected by the Engravers as Indigo Ink. The living worshipers also offer their blood as the Red Ink. These two inks are then mixed together to form the Ink of the Soul. This ink is used to etch the priestess with the Snake and Holly Tree Tattoo, enabling the pain of the dead and worshipers to be passed to her.

32. #32(Term) Maliceselective

    Keys: Malice, Miasma, Darkness

    The Malice (瘴気 Shōki) is an infernal force. It corrupts deceased spirits into hostile ghosts and may even affect living persons as well. Failure to carry out certain rituals causes the Malice to escape from the world of the dead and affect the living.

    The malice can also be called Miasma. After the tattoo enters Reika's eyes, the force causing the door to the Last Passage to open, allowing the miasma to spill forth. The miasma, however, does not immediately kill like the malice or darkness did. It does slowly cause the body and spirit to decay over time and once the person dies they become a hostile spirit. The Kuze Family Head was able to request the carpenters to reinforce the manor so the miasma would not spill out. The miasma, however, drives people to madness as with the Carpenter Master, who goes on a killing spree.

    The only way to stop the spread is to appease or close the gates to the other world by completing the intended rituals.

33. #33(Location) Partitioned Roomselective

    Keys: Partitioned Room

    The Partitioned Room is a room in the Manor of Sleep.

    Like many rooms of the manor, it was built for the Kuze Family to live in after the rest of the Manor was sealed due to the Unleashing. This room is also connected with the the Foyer, the Stairs Hallway and the Secret Passage. Inside of the room consists of six sectioned areas divided by sliding screens, also called shoji.

34. #34(Location) Wooden Figure Roomselective

    Keys: Wooden Figure Room

    The Wooden Figure Room is a room found in the original section of the Manor of Sleep, which was around before the events of the Unleashing. It contains numerous human-shaped sacks that are hung from the ceiling, as well as a ginormous Buddha statue, described as if it is holding reins. On the floor below this statue and a nearby altar is a huge red and black bloodstain.

    When Worshippers travelled to the Kuze Shrine during winter months when it snows, they brought the bodies of loved ones with them, which would be brought to this room. It would then be hung from the Buddha statues and the Engravers would draw blood from them, obtaining Indigo Ink that is used to make the Ink of the Soul.

35. #35(Ghost) Hisame Kuzeselective

    Keys: female spirit, ghost, Kuze, Hisame

    Hisame Kuze (久世冰雨 Kuze Hisame) is a hostile spirit and one of the last four Handmaidens to serve in the Kuze Shrine. Among the last four Handmaidens, she was the last one to be chosen. Hisame is the most devoted of the three others and is willing to fulfill her duties no matter what. Like all other Handmaidens (excluding Amane) Hisame is not related to the Kuze family by blood. However, after being adopted by Yashuu Kuze to serve as the final Pacifier she is given the surname Kuze.

    ≪ Appearance ≫ Hisame's attire is the same as all other Handmaidens, a red and white priestess garb. Unlike the others, she is the only Pacifier with very long hair until her waistline. Her bangs fall to obscure the sight of her forehead. She carries a mallet and an impaling stake.

    ≪ Biography ≫ Along with the other Handmaidens, she had the duty of "pacifying" the Priestess' sleep during the Impalement Ritual. As she was considered the most dutiful of the four, she was entrusted by Yashuu with leading the order to kill Amane, by impaling her at the bottom of the Abyss.

    ≪ Fate ≫ After the Unleashing, the Rift began to engulf the Manor, and continued to spread in spite of attempts to contain it by sacrificing Shrine Carpenters. The Kuze Family mistress instructed Hisame to impale the remaining Pacifiers in the Enclosed Room. Hisame was the last to die at the manor after the Unleashing. She wrote in her diary that she would go to sleep "forever and ever". Her spirit continued to impale dolls on the wall. It is unknown if she committed suicide or if she died during the Unleashing.

36. #36(Ghost) Kaname Kuzeselective

    Keys: female spirit, Kaname, Kuze, ghost

    Kaname Kuze (久世 要, Kuze Kaname) was the son of Akito Kashiwagi and Kyouka Kuze and the half-brother of Amane Kuze.

    The Kuze family had strict rules, one including that male children be “cast out” before the age of four. It's implied this “cast out” was forcing them into a well to die. To spare her beloved son this fate, Kyouka made the risky decision to smuggle him out so he may live. She left him with one of the echo earrings as a final parting gift. She hoped that one day, Akito would find him and recognize the earring and take him in. However, unbeknownst to her, he had already been murdered by Yashuu Kuze, her mother.

    He was adopted by the Ototsuki family in a neighboring village where he would grow up. Kaname was fully aware he was adopted, but still loved his family like his own. In his childhood, he would meet Reika where the two would become close. Reaching adulthood, he left for city to learn more about the region’s traditions as well as clues to his real parentage. Sometime during his absence, a disaster would hit the village, killing almost everyone. Reika, being one of the only survivors, volunteered to become the Tattooed Priestess due to the trauma and grief she suffered.

    In his absence, Kaname would write letters to Reika, discussing anything he learned and keeping her up to date on his life. He slowly began to dream of a giant manor where he would see a beautiful woman with long black hair. He would be hit with powerful feelings of nostalgia, unaware that he had been there before. Then he began to hear Reika’s voice in his dreams and did everything he could to follow the voice.

    During this time, he would meet Dr. Kunihiko Asou, who was researching the power of dreams. Kaname met with him a couple times, telling him about his dreams and the power they had. However, it was during one of his interview sessions, he was overcome with a feeling of dread and desperately needed to see Reika. Frantically, he returned home, leaving almost all of his possessions behind.

    Returning home to find it gone, he was able to learn of Reika’s whereabouts and followed suit. He learned of the ceremony about to come at the shrine, he snuck in with the hopes of seeing Reika one last time. Kaname ran into Amane, a handmaiden, who quickly recognized him as her older brother thanks to the echo earring he possessed. Accepting his request for help, Amane brought him into the manor, hopeful that the two lovers would be reunited. Deep within the manor, Kaname finally found Reika, who was already impaled within the Chamber of Thorns and deep in sleep. Her eyes opened when she heard him enter. She smiled, finally at peace being able to see Kaname one last time. This joy between the two would be brief, as Yashuu had followed Kaname and stabbed him to death before Reika’s eyes. Upon seeing the death of her lover, her grief and pain she felt made tattoo enter her eyes, causing the Rift to open and spread of the Unleashing.

    Once Rei Kurosawa defeats Reika many years later, she closes the priestess’s eyes, and casts the two in a boat so they may cross to other side together.

37. #37(Ritual) Impalement Ritualselective

    Keys: Rite of Stakes, Impalement Ritual

    The Impalement Ritual, also known as Rite of Stakes, is a ritual to put a chosen Tattooed Priestess to sleep and carry all the sorrows of the living to the other side with them. The ritual was a way to keep Tattooed Priestesses who could not stay asleep from awaking and wandering around.

    The Impalement Ritual takes place in the Chamber of Thorns. The four young Handmaidens hammer tattooed stakes through the priestess' hands and feet, pinning her in place. While doing this, the Handmaidens sing the Sleeping Priestess lullaby to help her fall into her deep eternal sleep.

    ≪ Preparation ≫ First a woman was picked out to be the next Tattooed Priestess for the ritual. One that had great sorrow in her life, such as losing all of her loved ones. The woman is then brought to the Kuze Family, and taken in as their own and placed in a special room to live in. The Priestess is placed in a hanging prison to "etching her sorrows" into a special mirror so she can forget her own pain. Four girls are also chosen to be The Handmaidens, who will learn the lullaby Sleeping Priestess which they will sing during the Impalement Ritual. They practice by driving stakes into dolls made of red paper in one of four small rooms that they watch and practice in.

    While the Priestess and Handmaidens prepare, the Head of the Kuze Family allows outsiders and visitors to come inside to pray. The pilgrims come from all over the region, bringing their deceased loved ones with them. The dead are then taken so a blue ink can be made with their blood. Those that come to have their sorrows taken also have their blood drawn, creating the red ink needed. The Engravers, or Needle Women, then mix the blood together into a Purple Ink called Ink of the Soul that is used on the Priestess during the Piercing Of The Soul ritual.

    ≪ Ritual ≫ The first thing to do, before the Impalement Ritual is for the Engravers to start etching the ink onto the skin of the Priestess. This happens in a special shrine deep inside the mansion where only the Priestess, Engravers, Handmaidens, and the Family Head go. Once the ink touches the skin it starts to slowly grow and etch across the Priestess' skin on its own. She is then placed in another hanging cell deep down inside of the shrine, close to where the Tattooed Priestess is supposed to stay. When the Tattoo of the Holly and Snake completely covers the woman head to toe with the blue markings, except for the eyes, it is then that she is lowered down the circling staircase the Handmaidens walk down while singing the Sleeping Priestess lullaby. Once at the bottom, the Tattooed Priestess is then taken through two pathways, over a semi-deep river cave that is hidden under the mansion and is supposed to lead to the Other Side. The Tattooed Priestess, Handmaidens, and the Family Head soon come to the Chamber of Thorns where all Priestesses are staked and placed to sleep for all eternity. The Handmaidens place the Priestess in a spot in the Chamber of Thorns, and begin their duty. Singing while they stake the Priestess' four limbs to the ground or wall. Once done, it is said that the Priestess will soon fall asleep and forever dream a long dream, carrying all the sorrows and pain of people with her to the Other Side.

    ≪ Outcome ≫ The tattoo is never supposed to reach and cover the eyes as they will turn into mirrors reflecting back the sorrow and pain the Priestess took onto everyone else around her. If this were to ever happen, the Shrine Carpenters are to make a Shrine of Sleep around the Priestess to keep her locked up inside sacrificing their lives to lock it, and the Tattooed Priestess to never leave at all. But in the end, it happened, and the ritual failed. Men were never allowed deep inside the shrine, or inside the Chamber of Thorns, but it happened. And it was with one male's death, that caused the tattoo to be reflected out of the mirror-like eyes of the Priestess and soon spread across the mansion.

38. #38(Character) Akito Kashiwagiselective

    Keys: Kashiwagi, Akito

    Akito Kashiwagi (柏木 明人, Kashiwagi Akito) is a folklorist and a scholar.

    ≪ Background ≫ Akito was studying about ancient legends and folk-songs, he grew interested in the spreading lullaby of the Handmaidens in the Mutsu Region (Northeastern Japan). Akito traveled to that area in hopes of conducting further research.

    He was invited to stay in the Kuze Shrine during the snowy months, men were invited for the purpose of producing female heirs. In this shrine, he heard the lullaby in its original form. During his stay, he and Kyouka Kuze shared mutual love. She was arranging her hair day by day in various ways after he praised it and took a photo of her with his camera. When Kyouka learned of his interest in rituals and folk-songs of this region, she played music for him including the Handmaiden's song.

    As the snow melted, Akito had to leave Kyouka. However, before he left he promised to come again and he offered her the Echo Stone Earrings so they could hear each others voices.

    Yashuu Kuze knew of the love the two shared and the knowledge Akito gained about the rituals so she murdered him and Kyouka never knew.

39. #39(Location) Bell Hallwayselective

    Keys: Bell Hallway

    The Bell Hallway is a corridor in the Manor of Sleep.

    Before the Unleashing occurred, this corridor and the Round Window Foyer was the entrance area of the Kuze Shrine. It was connected to more non-ceremonial and public rooms of the Manor including the Projection Room, Hall with Tatami, and Closet Hallway. Many Shrine Carpenters were killed in this hall by Tengai Narumi in order to be Sacrificial Pillars for the Rift.

    Beneath the floorboards is a hidden passage used by Handmaidens to access their respective Doll Altars. This area turned inaccessible after the floor collapsed.

    On the upper floor, the area above this hall can be accessible via the Kimono Room, and across the rafters the Wooden Figure Room can be accessed. The palanquin stored in the rafters is possibly the same one the Tattooed Priestess rode in the Boat of Passing.

40. #40(Ghost) Kiriko Asanumaselective

    Keys: Kiriko, ghost, Asanuma, female spirit, crawling woman

    Kiriko Asanuma also known as the 'crawling woman' is a hostile ghost. She is also a victim of the Tattoo Curse who has succumbed to the Manor of Sleep.

    ≪ Biography ≫ Kiriko was the sole survivor of a robbery that took place in her home. Her parents and her brother were killed. She survived by hiding in the closet. Due to this incident, she has become a close friend to solitude. After four following days, she was rescued by the authorities then hospitalized.

    ≪ Fate ≫ By the thirteenth day of the following month of the incident, Kiriko vanished, leaving dark stains like the other Lost Patients. Her soul now inhabits the Manor of Sleep. She is mostly encountered underground. The crawling woman is also found begging for help in the closet of the Futon Room. Whether she suffered the Tattoo Curse for her longing to the deceased or the guilt was never specified.

41. #41(Location) Hall with Tatamiselective

    Keys: Hall with Tatami

    The Hall with Tatami is a room in the Manor of Sleep.

    It was one of the rooms the Kuze Family lived in while the shrine was still operational. There was two sectioned areas with tatami floors along with a stone cooking stove. This room is connected to the Hearth Room, Blind Room, the Himuro Area and Under The Floor.

    The upper floor of the area was used as a storage area, containing many chests of mostly empty drawers. The drawer in the back contains a bloody kimono once belonged to Akito Kashiwagi along with many of his possessions. Yashuu Kuze hid them in this very drawer after she killed Akito so her daughter would not find out about his death.

    Sacrificial Pillars were needed to contain the Rift after the events of the Unleashing and many Shrine Carpenters were buried in the walls as sacrifices because of this. Shigeomi Moriya, a Moriya builder, waited here in this room to slaughter any carpenters who would try to escape.

42. #42(Ghost) Shrine Carpentersselective

    Keys: Shrine Carpenters, ghost, male spirit, Tengai, Master Builder, Narumi

    Shrine Carpenters are a hostile group of spirits that consist of ten youthful individuals, they lurk in the Manor of Sleep.

    ≪ Biography ≫ Originally, these Carpenters formal title was "Temple and Shrine Carpenters." However, when Shinto and Buddhism were separated in the Meiji period (1860s) and the anti-Buddhist movement began, "Temple" was removed from the name and they became "Shrine Carpenters."

    Among themselves they said "Building a mere house degrades one," and when they did not have a building contract they would work in farming or the like and with only limited site experience, refined their technique and skill. There were carpenters who only served one shrine. Special techniques, methods and ways of mystic construction were passed on to a Master Builder.

    ≪ Appearance ≫ Shrine Carpenters' attires consists of white robes and tall court hats. They dress in these costumes during work as well for it reflects piety. For they must worship Gods and Buddha.

    ≪ Duty ≫ The Shrine Carpenters who specialized in building shrines were hired by the Head Of The Kuze Family. They were offered the task to seal the Kuze Shrine and construct the Rift Shrine and the Shrine of Sleep. Tengai Narumi was chosen to be the new Master Builder; for he surpassed the ten others with his superb skills.

    ≪ Fate ≫ After fulfilling their duty and having the newest Tattooed Priestess disturbed from her slumber, thus the Unleashing occurred. In order to halt it, all Shrine Carpenters (excluding the Master Builder) were made into sacrificial pillars to prevent The Rift from spreading any further and to protect the shrine's secrets. Most of their bodies were placed into the walls of the Stained Corridor and under the large mound of stones seen in the Grave Courtyard.

    ≪ Men In White ≫ Five youthful men were first chosen to become Sacrificial Pillars. They came from villages not far from the Kuze Shrine. These spirits are encountered in various locations. Some attack with their bare hands and others with sharp spears.

    ≪ Engraved Men ≫ Four Shrine Carpenters from the Moriya Family were leading the construction of the Rift Shrine. They had been in the Kuze Family service at the time of the Unleashing. They were exposed to the pain of Holly and appear covered in blue tattoos. After the completion of the Rift Shrine, the Engraved Men helped eliminate the Men in White, hunting them down throughout the mansion and successfully killing them all. Not only did they sacrifice the others but also themselves in order to seal the door that leads to the Shrine Courtyard where the Unleashing is active the most. Beyond the sealed doors the air is heavy and the atmosphere is unsettling due to the Unleashing.

    All of the Engraved Men carry a cleaver, still hunting any intruders with the intent to turn them into pillars.

    ≪ The Master Builder ≫ Tengai Narumi leads the Shrine Carpenters. He was assigned the task of silencing the Carpenters lips from uttering a word of the Shrines' secrets. Tengai obscures his face with a mask, he carries a bloody hatchet which he used to end his own life in a small room at the center of the Stained Corridor, helping bolster the Rift Shrine seal over the door leading to the Shrine Courtyard.

    Tengai expresses remorse when he says: "Still not enough. . . Please forgive me.", likely for their failure to completely control the situation.

    Notably, while all other carpenters would be sacrificed traditionally, only the Master Builder would be exempt from such a fate, as it was up to him to spread his knowledge to the next generation of carpenters.

43. #43(Location) Engraving Shrineselective

    Keys: Engraving Shrine

    The Engraving Shrine was the focal point of the Kuze Shrine when it was operational. Worshipers came here to offer their pain, and it was here that Engravers engraved the tattoos onto the Priestess using Ink of the Soul in the Piercing of the Soul ritual. The Priestess was tattooed on a large stone bed, carved directly out of the rocky ground and surrounded by reed screens.

    In front of the reed screens is an altar arranged with esoteric Buddhist equipment. The door to the Last Passage can be accessed through this room, after placing the Mirror of Loss on the pedestal on this altar.

    There are two bodies in the Engraving Shrine, laid out on tables on either side of the room. They are covered with a cloth, pierced with needles and surrounded by candles. Their identity and purpose is unknown, but fans have speculated that they are the bodies of the two Engravers.

    The Engraving Shrine also had upper levels. The highest appears to have been a storage room, containing a bookshelf and a medicine cabinet, and has a door opening out onto the roof of the Shrine. A ladder leads down to the rafters above main room. It is possible to walk across the rafters and observe what is happening below.

44. #44(Term) Boat of Passingselective

    Keys: Boat of Passing

    The Boat of Passing (籠舟 Kagobune) is a litter styled boat used for the woman who will become Tattooed Priestesses. Once a woman is selected to become the next maiden, they use a litter in water to travel to the Kuze Shrine, being rocked by the rough waters. When not in use, it is stored in the entrance of the shrine, suspended in the air.

45. #45(Ritual) The Tearingselective

    Keys: The Tearing

    The Tearing is a rite that is performed only if a Tattooed Priestess is unworthy or unable to sleep in the Rift peacefully, with no regrets, or cannot endure taking on the pain of others. They can be considered as failed priestess.

    ≪ The Ritual ≫ The Tattooed Priestess who accepted the tattoos but not the pain is stripped of her tattoo-covered skin and the body is sent in a boat to the Other Side. The stripped skin is then enshrined in the Tattoo Altar where the Handmaiden's Song is sung by the Handmaidens, to pray for an end to the tattoo's pain. The tattooed skin of the former priestess is enshrined, sung to, and prayed over so that the pain it contains does not escape. The enshrined skin serves as a warning to future priestesses.

46. #46(Term) Handmaiden's Songselective

    Keys: The Subduing Song, Handmaiden's Song, The Sleeping Priestess Song, The Pacifiers Song

    The Handmaiden's Song, also known as the The Sleeping Priestess Song, The Subduing Song and The Pacifiers Song, is a special lullaby sung within the Kuze Shrine. The lullaby was performed by the young handmaidens of the shrine during the Impalement Ritual in order to soothe the pain of the Tattooed Priestess and lull her into a deep, endless sleep.

    Lyrics: Sleep, priestess, lie in peace Sleep, priestess, lie in peace If you cry, the boat you'll ride, the last trip to the other side, Once you get there, sacred marks you'll bear, They shall be peeled off, should you fail to lie still. Sleep, priestess, lie in peace Sleep, priestess, lie in peace If the priestess wakes from her dream Perform the rite of stakes, her limbs pinned tight Lest the doors open wide and suffering unleashed on all. Go to the other side Go to the other side Cast the boat, take a ride, cross the rift to the other side Further and further to the other side, It must sail bearing your tattoos and our offering of tears.

47. #47(Ritual) Rite of Commandmentselective

    Keys: Rite of Commandment

    The Rite of Commandment is the second to last step to the ritual. Once the tattooing process is completed, the priestess takes the Mirror of Loss to the Shrine of Loss.

    ≪ Preparation ≫ Once the selected maiden comes to the Kuze Shrine, her first job is to etch all of her emotions, feelings, and sorrows into the Mirror of Loss. After this is done, she then undergoes the tattooing during the Piercing of the Soul.

    ≪ Ritual ≫ Completing the tattoos, the priestess is ready to let go of her earthly attachments. Going to the Shrine of Loss, the maiden then smashes the mirror, therefore breaking away her feelings and forever being disconnected from reality.

    ≪ Aftermath ≫ With her attachments gone, the priestess then headed to her final destination, the Chamber of Thorns to be impaled and placed within an unwakeable sleep.

48. #48(Ghost) Kizuna Himuroselective

    Keys: Kizuna, Himuro, female spirit, ghost

    Kizuna Himuro is a hostile female spirit. A former Rope Shrine Maiden, Kizuna died in order to protect the Himuro Mansion and surrounding area from the Calamity. However, because of the curse of the Manor of Sleep, Kizuna's spirit is trapped inside the Himuro Mansion that Miku Hinasaki enters in her dreams.

    ≪ Appearance ≫ Kizuna, having been successfully sacrificed in the Strangling Ritual, appears with all her limbs and head severed from her body. Despite this, her limbs hover in their respective positions, giving her an elongated appearance. The sacred ropes used to pull on her arms, legs and neck are still tied around her and the kimono she wears is bloodied where her limbs were torn off. While attacking, Kizuna says no words, but screams and moans angrily.

    ≪ Battle ≫ Because of the violent nature of her death, Kizuna's spirit becomes hostile and attacks Miku. She attacks by flailing her detached arms while quickly approaching. Before attacking, Kizuna hovers from side to side, and sometimes, instead of directly approaching, she may swoop down under and attack from behind. While behind, Kizuna pulls them up by their limbs in the same position as when she was strangled, while simultaneously inflicting damage. Although one can escape easily from this, it deals extreme amounts of damage if not quickly escaped from.

49. #49(Location) Himuro Mansionselective

    Keys: Himuro Mansion

    The Himuro Mansion is centuries old and dates back far further than the Edo period of Japan. The mansion was owned by the powerful Himuro family.

    ≪ Description ≫ ✦Location The mansion is located in the Himuro Mountain area, located in the southern region of the prefecture. The mansion is situated in such a way that it is surrounded and protected by five shrines in the surrounding mountains, that house five gods.

    ★History ✦Earliest Mention The location was the site of a temple, built over the Hell Gate. Five additional temples were built on the mountains surrounding the site, to aid in containing the Hell Gate.

    ✦Unknown- 1837 The previous temple shrine evolved into an extensive mansion complex owned by the Himuro family. This compound became the home of the head of the Himuro family's direct line, and the gathering place for the outlying family branches to gather and carry out the terrible rituals performed deep in Himuro Mansion, such as the Strangling Ritual, the Demon Tag Ritual, and the Blinding Ritual.

    These rituals were part of the Himuro family's duty to keep the Hell Gate sealed.

    In 1837, Kirie's ritual failed and caused The Calamity, killing most of the occupants of the mansion and unleashing the Malice, cursing the mansion and all who die within it. The Himuro Family Master became possessed and massacred all of those in the house who survived The Calamity before committing suicide.

    These spirits remain trapped in an eternal loop, reliving the Calamity and their deaths.

    ✦Early 1900's Ryozo Munakata purchased the mansion some decades after the massacre and moved in with his wife, Yae, and daughter. Munakata was a folklorist interested in the rituals and stories surrounding the mansion, and the idea was to live in and renovate the mansion while he conducted his research on the Himuro family documents. Small sections of the mansion were rewired for electricity as part of this incomplete and eventually abandoned renovation.

    Munakata spent his days exploring the house, discovering several hidden rooms not on the building's blueprints, and many disturbing documents hinting at dark rituals. The family's young daughter, Mikoto, was given a Camera Obscura by the spirits of the mansion, which her mother, Yae, confiscated. Overuse of the camera lead the already-delicate Yae to go insane, as the spirits trapped in the house gained strength and began to plague her even without the camera. Mikoto and her friends disappeared, spirited away into the mansion after borrowing the camera. Driven mad with guilt, Yae killed herself. Munakata became convinced his stolen daughter was being hidden behind the entrance to the Hell Mouth, and used the information he discovered during his research to locate the sacred items needed for him to open the door. Unfortunately, he died before finding his child.

    Mikoto was eventually found in the mountain woods outside of the mansion, and the house was abandoned once again.

    ✦Early 1900's to 1986 The mansion was left abandoned for many years as strange things kept happening to those who came too close. Locals were fearful of it. Dismembered bodies would occasionally appear in the mountain woods outside of the mansion, with limbs and heads ripped off.

    ✦1986 The holy mirrors in the shrines surrounding the Himuro mansion all break simultaneously during a small earthquake. The spirits of the mansion are now at peak strength, and able to draw the state of the mansion back in time as they relive the day of Calamity.

    Intrigued by the dark rumors about gory, secret rituals, and the news stories about the mutilated bodies, best-selling novelist, Junsei Takamine, and his research team went to investigate the mansion for Takamine's newest work. The entire team disappeared, leading Mafuyu Hinasaki, a friend of Takamine, to the mansion in search of them, where he too disappeared. His younger sister, Miku Hinasaki, then arrives at the mansion and tries to break the mansion's curse to rescue her brother.

50. #50(Location) Book Storeroomselective

    Keys: Book Storeroom

    The Book Storeroom is a room in the Manor of Sleep.

    This room is an incredibly large library of the Manor, spanning three floors. The rooms connected to it are the Engraving Shrine, Courtyard and the Minakami Village area. Many ways of accessibility have been barred or collapsed, which are the main doors to the first floor and the staircase leading up to the second floor. To get to the upper floors, you must go through the Twins' Room.

    There are shelves full of books that have information about the Kuze Family and their Shrine, texts relating to rituals and health, as well as maps and historical records of the shrine. Much of the books' writings have faded too much to be legible.

    The roof of the Book Storeroom sits right next to the roof where the Engraving Shrine is, as Kaname Ototsuki was able to jump the gap between the too roofs to find Reika in the Shrine, which Kei Amakura also does.

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