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Tengu (天ç , "heavenly dogs") are a class of supernatural creatures found in Japanese folklore, art, theater, and literature. They are one of the best known yÅ kai (monster-spirits) and are sometimes worshipped as Shinto kami (revered spirits or gods). Although they take their name from a dog-like Chinese demon (Tiangou), the tengu were originally thought to take the forms of birds of prey, and they are traditionally depicted with both human and avian characteristics. The earliest tengu were pictured with beaks, but this feature has often been humanized as an unnaturally long nose, which today is practically the tengu's defining characteristic in the popular imagination.Buddhism long held that the tengu were disruptive demons and harbingers of war. Their image gradually softened, however, into one of protective, if still dangerous, spirits of the mountains and forests. Tengu are associated with the ascetic practice known as ShugendÅ , and they are usually depicted in the distinctive garb of its followers, the yamabushi.
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After about half a dozen skins later, I come up with this. Not entirely happy with it, but it came out better than the other ones.
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Update: Woo! 7th place!
Updated for new viewer that now complies with current Minecraft version Woohoo!