#paratoxical

Brothers Grimms Fairytale Retelling BLUEBEARD

Feudal Japan, Early Sengoku Period, Yodo Domain

Characters:

- Shimo - The Indigo Widower’s Last Wife - a fabric merchant’s only daughter. Her older brothers were all drafted and died on the battlefield. She keeps a tanto blade gifted to her by her brothers as a lucky charm and a means of protection.

- Yodo no Kiso - Yodo Domain’s Daimyo, who’s obsessed with indigo color and married multiple wives, all have died due to unknown causes. He is always seen wearing a black tengu mask with indigo dyed beard and eye brows.

- Inarigami - the God of the local Inari Shrine, who is known for blessing and protecting women, children, farmers. They are a celestial non-binary fox being who has cultivated for a thousand years and achieved immortality and magical powers.

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