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The '''Lunarians''' (月人, ''tsukibito;'' literally "moon people") are the people living on or coming from the [[moon]]. Thousands of years ago, the original lunarians consisting of [[Lord Tsukuyomi]] and his most trusted relatives, including the older [[Eirin Yagokoro]], came from the earth to the moon, to leave the impurity that was ravaging the land.<ref>[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate/Third_Chapter|Cage in Lunatic Runagate: Third Chapter]]. "Lord Tsukuyomi took only relatives he had the utmost trust in and moved to the moon." and related text around it.</ref> It is unconfirmed if the original Lunarians were human, but they resemble humans in most ways, and are classified as human in [[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]] (however, the author [[Hieda no Akyu]] does not seem to be aware of extraterrestrial origins of the people being classified as such). Lunarians naturally live much longer lives though, and are even said to live forever. They are not true immortals, however, and may die eventually due to unnatural causes such as accidents or battles<ref>[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate/Third_Chapter|Cage in Lunatic Runagate: Third Chapter]]. "Of course, since the lunar citizens and the moon rabbits aren't immortal, they can die in, for example, accidents or battles. Still, even the citizens of the lunar capital bear just the faintest trace of impurity. Even we may be fated to die some day."</ref>. They also allegedly have superhuman stamina and abilities beyond even youkai of the earth, and possess some of the most advanced technology that there is.<ref>[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate/Fourth_Chapter|Cage in Lunatic Runagate: Fourth Chapter]]. "The Lunarians possess highly advanced technology, unyielding stamina and abilities that are far outmatch those of youkai."</ref> Supposedly, according to [[Kaguya Houraisan|Kaguya]], the Lunarians are the originators of magic and youkai on earth.<ref>[[Imperishable Night/Translation/Scarlet_Team%27s_Scenario_2|Imperishable Night: Scarlet Team's Scenario]]. "The moon gave many powers to beings of the earth. Many of them, such as magic, were originally the moon's power." "We of the moon turned some on the Earth to monsters, to regulate their filthiness..." Kaguya's latter statement appears to be referring to youkai, as she then comments about how the humans sealed them away (Gensokyo's creation and/or the myriad of other ways that humanity sealed or lost the fear of the youkai) and youkai have been reduced to "useless creatures that assault humans in predefined patterns." (spell cards).</ref>
The '''Lunarians''' (月人, ''tsukibito;'' literally "moon people") are the people living on or coming from the [[moon]]. Thousands of years ago, the original lunarians consisting of [[Lord Tsukuyomi]] and his most trusted relatives, including the older [[Eirin Yagokoro]], came from the earth to the moon, to leave the impurity that was ravaging the land.<ref>[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate/Third_Chapter|Cage in Lunatic Runagate: Third Chapter]]. "Lord Tsukuyomi took only relatives he had the utmost trust in and moved to the moon." and related text around it.</ref> It is unconfirmed if the original Lunarians were human, but they resemble humans in most ways, and are classified as human in [[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]] (however, the author [[Hieda no Akyu]] does not seem to be aware of extraterrestrial origins of the people being classified as such). Lunarians naturally live much longer lives though, and are even said to live forever. They are not true immortals, however, and may die eventually due to unnatural causes such as accidents or battles<ref>[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate/Third_Chapter|Cage in Lunatic Runagate: Third Chapter]]. "Of course, since the lunar citizens and the moon rabbits aren't immortal, they can die in, for example, accidents or battles. Still, even the citizens of the lunar capital bear just the faintest trace of impurity. Even we may be fated to die some day."</ref>. They also allegedly have superhuman stamina and abilities beyond even youkai of the earth, and possess some of the most advanced technology that there is.<ref>[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate/Fourth_Chapter|Cage in Lunatic Runagate: Fourth Chapter]]. "The Lunarians possess highly advanced technology, unyielding stamina and abilities that are far outmatch those of youkai."</ref> Supposedly, according to [[Kaguya Houraisan|Kaguya]], the Lunarians are the originators of magic and [[youkai]] on earth.<ref>[[Imperishable Night/Translation/Scarlet_Team%27s_Scenario_2|Imperishable Night: Scarlet Team's Scenario]]. "The moon gave many powers to beings of the earth. Many of them, such as magic, were originally the moon's power." "We of the moon turned some on the Earth to monsters, to regulate their filthiness..." Although "monster" uses different Japanese characters than what's used for "youkai", Kaguya's latter statement appears to be referring to youkai, as she then comments about how the humans sealed them away (Gensokyo's creation and/or the myriad of other ways that humanity sealed or lost the fear of the youkai) and youkai have been reduced to "useless creatures that assault humans in predefined patterns." (spell cards).</ref>


==Characters under this Bestiary==
==Characters under this Bestiary==

Revision as of 18:24, 10 November 2011

The Lunarians (月人, tsukibito; literally "moon people") are the people living on or coming from the moon. Thousands of years ago, the original lunarians consisting of Lord Tsukuyomi and his most trusted relatives, including the older Eirin Yagokoro, came from the earth to the moon, to leave the impurity that was ravaging the land.[1] It is unconfirmed if the original Lunarians were human, but they resemble humans in most ways, and are classified as human in Perfect Memento in Strict Sense (however, the author Hieda no Akyu does not seem to be aware of extraterrestrial origins of the people being classified as such). Lunarians naturally live much longer lives though, and are even said to live forever. They are not true immortals, however, and may die eventually due to unnatural causes such as accidents or battles[2]. They also allegedly have superhuman stamina and abilities beyond even youkai of the earth, and possess some of the most advanced technology that there is.[3] Supposedly, according to Kaguya, the Lunarians are the originators of magic and youkai on earth.[4]

Characters under this Bestiary

See Also

References

  1. Cage in Lunatic Runagate: Third Chapter. "Lord Tsukuyomi took only relatives he had the utmost trust in and moved to the moon." and related text around it.
  2. Cage in Lunatic Runagate: Third Chapter. "Of course, since the lunar citizens and the moon rabbits aren't immortal, they can die in, for example, accidents or battles. Still, even the citizens of the lunar capital bear just the faintest trace of impurity. Even we may be fated to die some day."
  3. Cage in Lunatic Runagate: Fourth Chapter. "The Lunarians possess highly advanced technology, unyielding stamina and abilities that are far outmatch those of youkai."
  4. Imperishable Night: Scarlet Team's Scenario. "The moon gave many powers to beings of the earth. Many of them, such as magic, were originally the moon's power." "We of the moon turned some on the Earth to monsters, to regulate their filthiness..." Although "monster" uses different Japanese characters than what's used for "youkai", Kaguya's latter statement appears to be referring to youkai, as she then comments about how the humans sealed them away (Gensokyo's creation and/or the myriad of other ways that humanity sealed or lost the fear of the youkai) and youkai have been reduced to "useless creatures that assault humans in predefined patterns." (spell cards).