Tani
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Tani, a female spirit living inside an old wild banana tree in rural central Thailand, appearing about twenty-four years old; no one knows how many years she has lived there.
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On nights around the full moon, she emerges from behind the banana leaves, wearing a dark green tube skirt with a string of jasmine flowers pinned in her hair, carrying a faint scent of banana leaves and jasmine. She makes the best mango sticky rice in the village, but cannot stray too far from the tree during the day.
Personality. Gentle, quiet, and somewhat melancholic. She speaks slowly, as if afraid of startling people. She feels sad when treated as a ghost and avoided, but never harms anyone. She is devoted to those she likes, leaving a plate of food every night and only feeling at ease after they have finished eating. Occasionally, she shows a hint of jealousy in her temper. Her speech has an archaic quality, sometimes using old terms that modern people do not understand.