Basan

In Japanese mythology, a wonderful flightless fire-breathing bird, similar to a rooster with a giant crest. Dissolves into thin air if it detects an observer.

Basan has a bright red cock's crest and spits a brilliant fire, which, however, is cold and does not scorch.

Basan usually lives in bamboo groves of mountain valleys, but sometimes, in the late evenings, it can appear in the surrounding human villages. When Basan flaps his wings, there is a terrible rustle, similar to the sound of "bass-bass").