Lore: Maneki-neko

Secondary Abilities 招き猫 Maneki-neko

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Introduction: In the modern mortal world, the Japanese maneki-neko (招き猫, lit. 'beckoning cat'), or "lucky cat", is commonly depicted as a figurine, often believed to bring good luck to the owner. It is typically depicted as a calico Japanese Bobtail holding a gold koban coin, with a paw raised in a Japanese beckoning gesture. The figurines are often displayed in shops, restaurants, pachinko parlors, laundromats, bars, casinos, hotels, nightclubs, and other businesses, generally near the entrance.

Originally the use and veneration of these figurines was confined to Japan, but over time cultural exchanges introduced the lucky cats to neighboring nations and over many centuries the maneki-neko became an pan-Asian icon. But such simple representations are cheap commercial replicas created to attract foreigners and tourists and have little or nothing to do with the secret histories of mythical beings.

anything from an wise old feline that exhibits almost human intelligence to shape-shifting were-cats with magical abilities, but more specifically in this case a mystical figurine inhabited by a living spirit with alien intelligence and a will of its own.

The folklore of the lucky cats began to filter into Japanese daily life starting in the early years of the thirteenth century of the common era and the lore continued to grow both orally and through written works right up to the twenty-first century. The first significant mention of the

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