Whats a "Tengu"?

Tengu ("heavenly dogs") are a class of supernatural creatures found in Japanese folklore, art, theater, and literature. They are one of the best known yōkai (monster-spirits) and are sometimes worshipped as Shinto kami (revered spirits or gods). Although they take their name from a dog-like Chinese demon, the tengu were originally thought to take the forms of birds of prey, and they are traditionally depicted with both human and avian characteristics. The earliest tengu were pictured with beaks, but this feature has often been humanized as an unnaturally long nose, which today is practically the tengu's defining characteristic in the popular imagination.

It is one of Japan's legendary creatures. It is a blend of human and bird, like the Greek harpy or siren. The Koppa Tengu live in trees. They are servants to the Daimyo Tengu or nobles who live in palaces with golden roofs. These creatures may be 5 or 6 feet tall and use katana (swords).

It's a Japanese goblin, though sometimes a benign one. They are typically depicted as having the head of a crow, with wing feathers instead of hands. They were consummate martial artists, and masters of illusion and misdirection, and were consequently associated with the various clans of Ninja. There's a nice painting of a Tengu by Wayne Barlowe to be found here: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://fire...

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mythalogical "monster" from japanesse culture.

kind of god from japan myth