Kasha

Huge cat spirit with a mean streak, quick temper, and taste for human flesh.

10 HP, 1 Armor, 16 STR, 14 DEX, 10 WIL, Claws (d8 + d8 damage), Fiery breath (d8 blast elemental (fire) damage)

Elemental (fire), Shapechanging

• Can change into a person, a house cat, or its true form, which is a human-sized, two-tailed, bipedal cat. a large human-cat hybrid.
• Able to sense the presence of any creature within 30 feet of it that is invisible or ethereal. It can pinpoint such a creature that is moving.
• Shocking grasp: one target must make a DEX save or lose d6 DEX.

As cats age, they develop supernatural powers and turn into yōkai. Some turn into bakeneko, more powerful and malevolent cats turn into nekomata, and the oldest of those who have learned to hate humans turn into kasha. While their name means “fire cart,” kasha have nothing to do with flaming transportation. Instead they are large bipedal felines who are surrounded by hellish flames and crackling electricity.

Kasha feed on fresh human corpses, and are most frequently encountered at funeral services, where they have been waiting, disguised as a typical house cat. When the body is unattended for a moment, the kasha transforms and snatches the corpse.

In order to prevent kasha from absconding with the bodies of the recently deceased, shinkan perform elaborate rituals, hold decoy funeral ceremonies, and prepare their shrines with ōfuda to ward against them.