CREATURE: The Flame Spirit, Jigwi (지귀)
Illust: Cham (https://twitter.com/ommynous)
Once upon a time, there was a monk who fell in love with Queen Seondeok of Silla and yearned to meet her. The queen, hearing of his love, sent word that she will meet him at his temple where she will offer prayers.
He waited, but fell asleep.
Waking up, he realized he missed her arrival. The queen had approached him and left her bracelet as a parting gift which only intensified his love.
The flames of his love burned him alive and he became a ghost of unrequited passion.
In our book, the Jigwi lives on as the classification for any such spirit whose unrequited love prevents them from passing. It seeks to mend its broken heart even while in so doing, it burns up the world around it.
All this and more in our upcoming 5e adventure book, Undying Corruption!