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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dr Simon" data-source="post: 6085831" data-attributes="member: 21938">"Oh, he likes to think he is," says Kanzi. "He's taken it upon himself to look after the shrine. Between you and me, though, he's a bit simple. Harmless enough, though," he adds. "Come, I'll introduce you."He leads the group over to the steps of the long building, where a shabby-looking man with long whiskery sideburns and unkempt hair is busy trying to solve a puzzle made of intertwined metal and string, his tongue stuck out the side of his mouth in concentration."Bijoa," says Kanzi gently, "these people have come to visit the shrine." Bijoa's eyes light up and he puts his puzzle down."Oh!" he exclaims, leaping to his feet. "Yes, I can take you, yes. Oh, but," he looks crestfallen suddenly. "The tagamalang. It's too dangerous." Then just as suddenly his excitement returns. "Or maybe you're great heroes, yes? You've come to slay the monster?""There is no monster," says Kanzi quietly. He taps the side of his head sadly."...or maybe it's a tikbalang, or an aswang...," Bijoa mutters to himself, oblivious.[sblock=OOC]Tagalamang, tikbalang and aswang are all general terms for a "monster", equivalent to saying "bogeyman". As far as any of the group knows, they don't exist, as such, but Bijoa could be using the term for some kind of Netherworld spirit.[/sblock]</blockquote>