Question

In Zoroastrian belief, xrafstars (“khraf-stars”), or evil animals, will come from hair and these body parts if they are not properly buried. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these body parts. The Norse were warned not to bury the dead with these body parts untrimmed, as that would hasten the building of the ship Naglfar and the coming of Ragnarok.
ANSWER: nails [accept fingernails or toenails]
[10m] This magician, who allegedly secretly disposed of his hair and nails, met a demon he called the “Dweller of the Abyss,” Choronzon, on an Algerian mountain. Inspired by Rabelais, this man advised his followers to “Do what thou wilt.”
ANSWER: Aleister Crowley [or Edward Alexander Crowley]
[10h] In a Korean story, a boy’s identity is stolen when one of these animals eats his nails, which he carelessly threw out. In a Japanese story, a boy finds one of these animals dead after his drawings come to life and battle it overnight.
ANSWER: mouse [or rat; prompt on ghouls or goblins or yōkai with “taking the form of what animal?”]
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TournamentEditionExact Match?HeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror05/31/25Y415.00100%50%0%
2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror08/10/25N120.00100%100%0%