#camphur

[eirikrjs]

What're your favorite historical figures in the series? Masakado's the obvious one, so he doesn't count

Saladin, because he's a vestige of a time when too many demons could be described as "appears in Soul Hackers and Card Summoner and nothing else." That's apparently incorrect, though: he isn't in Card Summoner. Shit, I could have sworn he was. It's still true though that loadsa demons were stuck in a Soul Hackers and Card Summoner limbo for the longest time (this was noticeable when I was doing Giant Bomb wiki editing between 2009-2012). Just look at my poor friend Camphur here:

Jeanne is just pleasant and she doesn't appear often enough. She could have been hunting Loup Garou or something!

En no Ozuno, my actual answer (if Masakado can't count, that is) This is entirely because I'm fascinated by Shugendo . Zaou Gongen has a lot to do with at as well.

[lpbestiary]

The camphruch is a unicorn-like creature that possesses the forelegs of a deer and the hind legs of a goose. It has a three-foot long horn in the centre of its forehead, and a thick mane of grey hair around its neck.

The camphruch is said to live on the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. It is amphibious, and subsists on a diet of fish that it pierces with its horn. It is happy on land, and in both fresh and salt water.

Image source.

Monster master list.

Suggest a spook.

[mysterious-secret-garden]

Various types of terrestrial unicorn (including the amphibious 'camphur' top left), from Pierre Pomet's ‘Histoire générale des drogues’ (1694).

[mysterious-secret-garden]

Depiction of a 'camphur', from Ambroise Paré’s ‘Des monstres et prodiges’ (Monsters and wonders), 1585.

[ntbkompy]

Remember my 1-hour doodles? They're back and better than ever with a brand new look: Two Words, One Hour (2WOH for short). 2-word prompt, $15 each, one hour to do with them whatever comes to mind. Have an example.

...well an hour and 8 minutes, but close enough. Would have gone further with this but was really pushing it as-is within the time limit, so that's my bad.

...also how "Scratched Glass" turned into "shattered glass" turned into "Taking ancient OC of mine not seen since this pic (Mature filter added): https://www.deviantart.com/kompy/art/Camphur-cruentus-20524798 and doing a experimental piece with him" is anyone's guess.

Going by "Dr. Kleine", he's an alchemist of sorts that specializes in toxicology. Although, in this case, it looks like he's not having much luck in that regard....

[gotojobin]

Camphruch #Camphruch #Camphur #Paré #Camphurch #Aldrovandi #CamphurParé #CamphurchAldrovandi The only description of the piscivorous Camphruch is provided by Thevet, who places this unusual unicorn in the Maluku Islands. Paré copies Thevet’s account but locates his “camphur” in Ethiopia, on the Isle of Molucca (!). Aldrovandi refers to the “camphurch”. The camphruch is amphibious, living on land and in water like a crocodile. It is as big as a doe and has a thick grayish mane around the neck. The single horn on its forehead is three and a half feet long, as thick as a man’s arm at its thickest, and is movable like an Indian rooster’s comb. The forelegs are cloven deer’s hooves. The hindlegs are webbed like those of a goose. Camphruchs feed on fish and swim in both fresh and salt water. Some believe that it is a species of unicorn, and that its horn neutralizes poisons. It is held in high regard in the islands, and the king of one island proudly bears the name of Camphruch – his courtiers have to make do with the names of lesser beasts, fish, and fruits. Many of Thevet’s accounts were second or third hand. It is entirely possible that the camphruch was born from a muddle of multiple descriptions – narwhal, fur seal, beaver, goose, and antelope may have contributed. A much later dictionary entry dispenses with all that and describes the “camphur” as a single-horned Arabian donkey.