One of these beings illuminated a room when the lights went out during a music recital and turned into a stone that gave off deadly fumes until a priest smashed it with a hammer.
One of these beings illuminated a room when the lights went out during a music recital and turned into a stone that gave off deadly fumes until a priest smashed it with a hammer. That one of these beings had previously invented a method of torture in which people had to balance on top of a rotating bronze cylinder that was covered with oil and heated by a charcoal pit. These beings store power in floating ";star balls"; and are responsible for a culture-bound syndrome that makes people crave foods like adzuki beans and fried tofu. On the orders of Nuwa, one of these animals possessed King Zhou's concubine Daji. Pairs of statues with red bibs that flank vermilion torii depict these beings in their capacity as servants of Inari. Supernatural versions of these animals are known as kumiho in Korea, huli jing in China, and kitsune in Japan. For 10 points, name these animals that often take the form of beautiful women and may have up to nine tails.
One of these beings illuminated a room when the lights went out during a music recital and turned into a stone that gave off deadly fumes until a priest smashed it with a hammer.
foxes [or vixens; or fox spirits; accept  kumiho, huli jing, or kitsune before they are read]