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Mujina

"For the mujina, one battle is never enough."

 

In Japanese mythology, the mujina is a variant of the Tanuki - you know, those magical raccoon dogs with shapeshifting testicles. The mujina is usually depicted as a badger, though it is also a trickster and shapeshifter much like its elephantitis-afflicted kin. They are often associated with another yokai, in fact, the noppera-bo, or faceless man.

 

In Dreamblade, the Mujina is one of two figures that can Skirmish Self - or rather, its special ability lets it move itself right out of the combat before opponents can strike back. If you roll luckily enhough, hilarious things can happen! Or at least it did for me that one time I played one in a sealed tourney - in one game, it got to travel across every single square with combat before settling into a scoring cell.

 

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Uploaded on June 9, 2012
Taken on June 9, 2012