Two of these were a god and goddess-one is the goddess Amaterasu who was born from the left eye of Izanagi, and the god Tsukuyomi who was born from the right eye of Izanagi. Extrapolating from the myth of Izanami and Izanagi, when Izanagi finally escaped the land of the dead, he washed his face and bore three deities. Reading further into the lore, the final boss is possibly a representation of Ōyamatsumi where you can see he had the right eye still in tact while the left eye was empty. Looking at references the typical mountain god would likely represent Ōyamatsumi who is as the wikipedia says is an elder brother of Amaterasu, and an important god who rules mountain, sea, and war. There is a section of the game where two important figures will be required to pass through this darkness. This is the realm typically controlled under Izanami the wife of Izanagi. Typically darkness, in particular the path towards the mountain, can be used as a metaphor of passing through the land of the dead (Yomi no Kuni).
A quest requiring the placement of pillars of salt LL around a marketplace is a superstitious practice to ward off bad luck and evil demons to bring forth good fortune to business, suggesting that Bishomon and his insect messenger are in conflict with another god, possibly, the god of the mountain. Here, I will have to rely almost exclusively on information provided by Steam user Maverick HL, with some direct quotes and paraphrasing: The appearance of a giant centipede suggests the presence of Bishamon, the Japanese god of war and prosperity. Spiritual: I am shamefully unqualified to make sense of symbolism encountered in this game due to its heavy references to Japanese mythology and Shinto religion-my western education fails me. All other acts of violence take place off-screen or before the player discovers the location where a violent action took place, such as the player’s inevitable discovery of one human and one animal corpse.ĭrugs/Alcohol: The player-character can collect paraphernalia like empty cans and cigarette butts, but nothing is actually used. Violence: Yomawari: Night Alone contains only one scene where violence takes place on-screen, which is that of an exploding eyeball. Meaning, this Spirit was responsible (intentionally or accidentally) for causing the Protagonist to play fetch with Poro using that Pebble, leading to the unintentional death of Poro by a speeding truck.Death! Be prepared to see this screen frequently.
It is possible that this Spirit may have knocked the Pebble that the Protagonist saw fall from the top of the wall. It seemed to have moved around through the trees at the west, which expand to the trees growing above the wall that's next to the road that the Protagonist and Poro walked down to head home. If the girl lights the small shrine in their area, the small Hand Spirits will disappear.Ī Hand Spirit is first witnessed at the Prologue of Yomawari: Night Alone, moving quickly behind the Protagonist and Poro while the latter two were going home after checking out the tunnel. When they do grab her, the smaller ones probably strangle her to death. Once she enters their range, they attack her by acting like hands stretching out to grab her. They attack the Protagonist when she trespasses in their master's domain. They followed his orders in causing havoc in the Downtown area by destroying the Salt that was protecting the area. The Hand Spirits follow the orders of the Mountain Spirit. It has dark mist or flames escaping from where the wrist is. Hand Spirits appear as dark shadow-like hands with a white dot as its eye.