Tanuki

Tanuki

Race

Ambient creature

Locations

• Arborstone
  (Cantha)
  
• Dragon's End
  (Cantha)
  
• The Echovald Wilds
  (Cantha)
  
• Thousand Seas Pavilion
  (Cantha)
  
• Hearth's Glow
  (Janthir)
  
• Lowland Shore
  (Janthir)

Tanuki are small raccoon dogs found in Cantha and Janthir.

Locations

Cantha

• Arborstone

• Dragon's End
  • Archipelagos Rim
  • Mother's Lament

• The Echovald Wilds
  • Saint's Vale
  • Xunlai Jade Junkyard
  • Zu Heltzer Historical Site

• Thousand Seas Pavilion

Castora

• Starlit Weald
  • Cloister of Stars
  • Overgrown Thicket
  • Skyshroud Canopy

Janthir

• Hearth's Glow

• Lowland Shore
  • Coursing Upland
  • Cragged Upland

Notes

• Tangled Altar is home to several tanuki which (for unknown reasons) vanish into thin air in a surge of light.

Trivia

• The Japanese raccoon dog, also known as tanuki, is a species of canid endemic to Japan. They have a significant role in Japanese folklore, as they are reputed to be mischievous and jolly, masters of disguise and shapeshifting but somewhat gullible and absentminded.
  • Bake-danuki, commonly associated with tanuki, are mythological yōkai that can shapeshift and even possess human beings.

See also

Associated items

• Mini Tanuki