shadow-mismatches-true-form

Peryton · salience 1

“Its most striking feature, however, is its shadow, which takes the form of a human silhouette rather than reflecting its true physical appearance.”

Gaueko · salience 0.4

“Some accounts depict it as a shadowy, amorphous figure that can blend seamlessly with the darkness, while others describe it as a more corporeal being with glowing eyes that pierce through the blackest night.”

Kumiho

“The Kumiho can typically be exposed by its shadow, its reflection, or the fact that it retains a hidden fox tail or fox-shaped ears even in human disguise; in several well-known tales, a suspicious husband or monk uncovers the creature's true nature through one of these tells and it is driven off or destroyed.”