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Hope we see a Tengu mask before the season ends

A Tengu mask has been on my wishlist for cosmetics from the moment I saw the Noh and Oni masks in the shop. With Season 3 quickly coming to an end, I feel like my chances of geting a Tengu mask cosmetic are only going down. So I figured id make a post to see if anyone else feels the same and make my suggestion for a total Daitengu outfit.

Tengu have always been cool to me. They are essentially a mystical human animal hybrid that occurs when Buddhists die and are rejected from heaven AND hell for not upholding perfect buddhist practies. Once returned as an Oni, Tengu live in the mountains trying to achieve self perfection and protect the forests and mountains they call home. Their not quite human but not quite Oni so stories about them range from harassing villages, to protecting forests, to teaching brave warriors who seek their knowledge.

Tengu can be birds, monkeys or dog hybrids but they always have wings and practice some form of Shugendō (mountain buddhism). Daitengu have more human features, and you can identify them by their long and bulbous nose that reflects how powerful they are.

It would be SO cool to get a complete DaiTengu set with Wings, Mask, Robes, and a Shugendō staff as a spear weapon.

There was a phenomena where people would hear faint drums in the distance when on mountains and called it "Tengu Taiko". Could be a cool emote to pull out a taiko and start banging.

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