He was entranced by it, and shut himself away in his workshop in the Hall of the Conscious Mind, putting the masks he made on his daughter, Ruka.Īnd then finally, Ruka began to be attracted by the moon.ĭr. It showed the Mask of the Lunar Eclipse made by Souetsu, the jet-black mask that brought the Day Without Suffering to the island. Souya Yomotsuki, who became the final craftsman of the Yomotsuki family, was shown a photograph by Shigeto Haibara that was said to have been taken by Dr. Since then, the Kiraigou festival has been forbidden, and turned into the Rougetsu Kagura for tourists. However, Souetsu's mask-making techniques ceased use in the Kiraigou when it brought about a disaster called the "Day Without Suffering". Seven generations later, Souetsu, famed as the one who could create masks out of death and souls themselves, was born. Its founder, Souan, is said to have created a mask in which the souls of the dead dwelled. The Yomotsuki family is a family of craftsmen who create the masks used in the kagura. What was brought about by the "spirit world" researcher Dr. The Rougetsu Kagura's true form, the forbidden Kiraigou, was also performed. In the end, this led to the kagura being performed again, which caused an onset of the illness. However, none of these various experimental treatments helped to return Sakuya to normal. Treatment using a strange device, brain surgeries. Musical therapy based on the "Lunar Melody", something passed down on the island since ancient times. This was for his daughter, Sakuya, who began showing signs of Getsuyuu Syndrome perhaps due to having served the role of shrine maiden in the Rougetsu Kagura twenty years before Ruka and the others visit Rougetsu Island. While ensuring the continuation of the family line of the festival master, Shigeto Haibara also searched for a cure for Getsuyuu Syndrome from a medical aspect, becoming involved with illegal treatment methods along with his son, You, after the death of his wife. Modern medicine and the festival master's lineage The wife of Shigeto Haibara, director of Haibara Hospital, was one of these people.
In order to prevent themselves from totally breaking down. However, many patients tended to commit suicide when they regained self-awareness.
Moonlight appears to be imbued with a strange power that awakens memories, and by continually bathing in moonlight patients could attain a state of mental equilibrium. People infected with Getsuyuu Syndrome wander around, obsessed with the moon. When a person looks at the face of someone who has Bloomed, they too Bloom.īlooming was the islanders' greatest fear. However, as the symptoms worsen and the person "Blooms", other people can apparently also see the warping. In the Budding stage, other people cannot see the blurring of the face. These symptoms were known as "Budding" on the island. Getsuyuu Syndrome, an endemic found only in the Rougesu archipelago, is a disease that causes memory loss.Īs the illness progresses, when a person looks in the mirror their face appears warped, and they display delirium as their personality changes, until they develop an extreme fear of looking into mirrors. On the other hand, the islanders feared the kagura due to its connection with an illness called "Getsuyuu Syndrome". The islanders appear to have treasured that moment, which came once a decade. The maiden dances, the pace of the dance escalating, ecstasy, and then a trance. The Rougetsu Kagura was held once every ten years on the night of the lunar eclipse.Ī shrine maiden called the "Utsuwa" (vessel), five young girls as musicians known as "Kanade" (instrumentalists) and the audience would all wear masks while participating, as standard for this kagura. Since ancient times, on Rougetsu Island - an island where the moon is part of the religion - a masked kagura has been performed to welcome the souls of the dead back Please use this as a reference for figuring out the story. The story of its resurrection has been briefly summarised. The cause of the horrific incident was the "Kiraigou", a festival that welcomes back the dead. Source: FF4 official guidebook, page 110-113 Fatal Frame IV: Story OutlineĪn incident occurred on Rougetsu Island in which the islanders mysteriously vanished.