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 ===== Kaanakava =====
-Collectively, kaanakava share much of the kavkem appearance, or close kinship to something that in turn does. They are associated with [[:kavkem:mythology:Tkanetar]]. They cannot actually exist, though it's conceivable they were occasionally cast as illusions.
+Collectively, //kaanakava// share much of the kavkem appearance, or close kinship to something that in turn does. They are associated with [[:kavkem:mythology:Tkanetar]]. They cannot actually exist, though it's conceivable they were occasionally cast as illusions.
 ==== Pyreraptors ====
-The pyreraptors (//ekiikava//) are black-feathered and -scaled kavkema, something that is inherently a frightening concept to the kavkema, as any kavkem of that colour would be plainly visible amongst the mountains, albeit with the thicker occurrences of feathers rendered as flames. Their eyes range from amber to blue, matching the colour of their flames. Pyreraptors frequently 'appear' to victims of [[:Serrata]].
+The pyreraptors (//ekiikava//) are free-roaming black-feathered and -scaled kavkema, something that is inherently a frightening concept to the kavkema, as any kavkem of that colour would be plainly visible aboveground amongst the mountains. The thicker or more elaborate occurrences of feathers (manes, tail tufts, arm feathers) are rendered as flames. Their eyes range from amber to blue, matching the colour of their flames. Pyreraptors frequently 'appear' to victims of [[:Nayabaru:technology:Serrata]].
 ==== Sharpkin ====
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 The way to shake them is simply to exhaust the swarm - to walk (or better yet, run) so far that the chain cannot maintain any reasonable spacing between the individual spots of light. Killing them is a waste of time - there is nothing in a typical kavkem arsenal that would be able to kill a whole swarm efficiently and trying to kill them one at a time is both slow and fundamentally tricky, as they're quite nimble flyers.
+===== Spiders =====
+Any mythology that considers //Terenyira// a metaphysical entity (especially //[[:kavkem:mythology:Leksharia]]//, where she is considered more than even a deity; but also occasionally within //[[:kavkem:mythology:Akynkulla]]//, //[[:kavkem:mythology:Kiivenara]]// or //[[:kavkem:mythology:Asara]]//) traditionally presumed spiders to be her informants or even her eyes. With the appearance of the [[:Nayabaru:technology:spiderling|spiderlings]], however, depictions of spiders as extensions of Terenyira's senses were typically downgraded to the 'informants' narrative.
+In any case, the different beliefs agree that one should avoid or destroy spiders when one sees them.
+===== Incompletes =====
+Incompletes (//va'daanua//) are, as their name suggests, incomplete kiikama or pieces of shattered kiikama. Subsentient and incapable of strategic or tactical thinking, they burrow into various animals and take up residence in their bodies as a metaphysical parasite, forgoing the effort of hunting, scavenging or even of movement for a dull life in their hosts.
+If a kavkem eats an animal infected with a //va'daanu//, the kavkem will fall ill. Fortunately, since these demons are subsentient, despite no doubt //in principle// feeling that the kavkem's suffering is paramount, they do a poor job of keeping their host alive, often allowing kavkema to die.
+//Va'daanua// exist in all mythologies except //[[:kavkem:mythology:Nitish Ynas]]//, where the Tarnish itself takes on their role.