Kamuy/Stories
Quotes
- When Entering Dragon's Roost
- I welcome you, brave warrior.
- Hm? Do you wish to go hunt with me?
- You may come closer, you know. I won't bite.
- After Receiving a Gift
- Take this. It will surely aid you during the hunt.
- All good deeds should be repaid twice over.
- After Bond Level Increase
- Grrrraowr! My fangs shall protect you!
- We shall rid this land of fiends together!
- Idle After Bond Level 1
- When facing foes, keep your eyes ever trained on theirs. They will think you weak otherwise.
- Let me repay you with tales of my homeland. What is your taste: Adventure? Horror? Romance?
- Your courage is unmatched. Truly, you are a peerless warrior.
- Idle After Bond Level 10
- When I see a fleeing fiend, it takes all my might not to give chase.
- Would you mind...rubbing my neck? It calms me greatly.
- This castle is full of many gallant warriors... It is a joy to be a part of.
- Idle After Bond Level 20
- I long to bring you to my homeland in the north one day.
- You have my thanks. Were it not for you, the hunt would have been far less successful.
- I was raised on the snowy plains, so this castle is a bit warm for my liking...
Dragon Story Episodes
A Tale of Devotion
In Hinomoto's northern reaches,
snowy fields stretch in all directions.
And it was there, in the lashing snow,
that a tiny wolf sat freezing, its life
but a candle in the frigid wind.
But as he waited for death to take
him away, a passing girl from the
nearby village saw him and wrapped
him in her arms. Her name was Sana,
and she carried the tiny wolf home.
The people of her village opposed
her raising the wolf, convinced it
was a bad omen. But Sana was
stubborn, and eventually the villagers
gave into her whims with a sigh.
She called the wolf Wose, after
a warrior who had once protected
the land. She hoped the name
would help the little wolf grow
big and brave.
Eventually, Sana and Wose began
venturing into the snowfields to
hunt—but the cowardly wolf was
often frozen by fear of its prey.
But Sana did not scold him.
Instead, she merely made herself
an example of the bravery she
hoped to inspire, and in time
Wose grew into a capable hunter.
Sana was strict at times, and
gentle at others, and this balanced
approach eventually saw the wolf
grow large, strong, and full of
love for his master.
Several happy years passed. Sana
grew into a strong and beautiful
woman, and Wose a majestic
and mature wolf.
Gone was the cowardly pup lost in
the snow; the wolf now cantered
with confidence through those
same fields on the hunt. Together,
he and Sana were unmatched.
But one day, a sinister fiend clad
in black miasma appeared.
It was Wen Payoka.
It was said the fiend's presence
welcomed pestilence and calamity.
He had not been seen for several
hundred years.
It was the great and powerful
Kamuy that slew him then,
and the villagers waited patiently
for his arrival again now.
But he did not appear. So as the
fiend drew nearer to the village,
Sana and Wose departed to
slay him in Kamuy's stead.
Sana and Wose set out to slay
Wen Payoka, the fiend poisoning
the snowfields. Before long, they
stood before their towering foe.
Wose arched his back and bared his
teeth, and Sana loosed an arrow at
what appeared to be an opening—
but the arrow was dissolved in the
fiend's swirling miasma.
Wen Payoka then turned his gaze to
Wose. And though the wolf had long
discarded his cowardice, he found
himself frozen by fear.
Wen Payoka saw his chance, and
swung his great arm down toward
the wolf. But just before it met him,
Sana shielded Wose with her body.
She was struck with incredible force,
and blood soaked the snow where
she lay. Wose stood over her,
but she could no longer move.
Mustering the last of her strength,
Sana begged her friend to run—
but seeing her wounds filled
Wose with a violent fury unlike
anything he had known.
He let out an almighty howl, and as
he did a brilliant light burst from his
white fur. Somehow, a dragon's
power had been awakened.
The light cleared away the miasma,
leaving Wen Payoka defenseless.
Wose wasted no time sinking his
fangs into the beast's throat, and
used all his fury to tear it open.
The fiend slain, he turned then to
Sana once more. "You were...
Kamuy...all along..." she said, those
words her last. As her eyes dimmed,
they wrinkled with pride.
Having witnessed his master's final
moments, Wose disappeared into the
snowfields. The people of the village
he saved revered him for many years
after, and knew him as Kamuy.
And though his whereabouts remain
unknown, people say he still protects
the land his master loved to this day.
- From the folktale, "Roaring Kamuy"