Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4273152-20140126114349/@comment-4273152-20140311091343

11 March.2014

''Today I write not a diary entry, but a warning. A Wesen friend of mine has heard of reports of a Kuchisake-onna in the city and requested I make a wanring to future Grimms who may read my reports.''

''Kuchisake-onna are a thankfully rare Wesen from Japan. Like the Krampus, they can only woge at a certain time and remember little of their activity during that time. In this case, it is during mensturation. Once a month at night, the female enters a trance like state where she prowls the area in a hormonal frenzy, killing any man, woman or child that angers them.''

''They can be identified by their long black hair, pale skin and red yese, though if you have time to see that it may be too late. Most striking is the change to their hands. Sharp bone-like blades form from between the middle and ring fingers, the sharp end facing up. By crossing their wrists, the Kuchisake-onna can make their hands into a pair of makeshift scissors. They use these in a variety of ways to kill and maime unfortunate souls who cross their paths.''

''The main defining feature of the Kuchisake-onna is the brutal Glasgow Smile they are forced to endure. This is because when a Kuchisake-onna first woges, it has no slit for the mouth and one must be cut open for it, traditionally by the matriarch of the family. Using their own blades for this task leaves a large gash across the face that is not present in their human form.''

''The true weakness of the Kuchisake-onna is their vanity. When the woge, they become obsessed with how pretty they are, and will ask travellers at night if they are beautiful. A negative answer is fatal for the poor victim, and a positive one encourages them to 'share the beauty' by cutting their mouths open in turn. Fortunately they are easily confounded by simple logic puzzles and a well worded question will distract them enough to make an escape. Simply running will do no good,as they are quick chasers and will take offense to the escape attempt.''

Males of the species exist, but they are merely gene carriers and cannot woge, so are negligable.

''There, everything I have read about the Kuchisake-onne. I've never run into one and never wish to, but I hope my information will save any future generations who encounter this terrifying beast.''

21st Century Grimm

(Kuchisake-onna- Jap: 'Slit-Mouthed Woman', A Japanese urban Legend)