unserious notes about kusuriuri in dire need of archiving

KUSURIURI

this specific kusuriuri is referred to as "kon" sometimes, after the name of his specific sword (source), but nobody actually calls him kon afaik
- ri is the blond one from ayakashi & the original mononoke series, but he's a different guy entirely from kon
- kon is also one of the eight most powerful medicine sellers, "the eight swords of yin and yang" (source)
- his specific trigram is purely representative of yin energy and means "creating and nourishing all things under heaven / gentleness." (source)
he doesn't need to eat or sleep and he may have never even eaten food before (source)
the kon sword prefers being wielded in the left hand, despite kusuriuri himself being right handed (source)
he has trade with foreign countries, whatever THAT means (source)

TOOLS OF EXORCISM

the sword of exorcism chooses the medicine seller; the sword + shingi attached to it are connected (source)
- it's also unbearably heavy to anyone else trying to hold it
the medicine chest he carries is called a tansu
- it's also like a separate dimension inside entirely and weighs around 400 lbs / 200 kg (source)
there are 64 individual swords - suggesting 64 individual medicine sellers!, each with their own designs of sword, scales, ofuda, etc. (source)
the tools like the scales are somewhat attentive & sentient, but ultimately their power does come from the medicine seller (source)

MONONOKE