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Post by Lodemai on Jan 30, 2004 11:24:56 GMT 10
These vampires are in alphabetical order and are vampires of real legend and myth from all over the world.
I don't mind if you wish to use this information on your own boards but please give me credit as it took me a very long time of studying legend's and of talking to older and wiser people including one member of this board to compile this list. ~Lodemai~
Adze
A vampire spirit that dwells in tribal sorcers among the Ewe, a people inhabiting parts of southeastern Ghana and southern Togo in Africa. The Adze flies around in the form of firefly but, if caught, changes into a human. It drinks blood, palm oil and coconut water and preys on children, especially handsome ones.
Algul
An arabic vampire, which translated means horse leech, or a bloodsucking jinn. This form of vampire is traditionally a female demon that feasted upon dead babies and inhabited cemeteries.
Alp
A German vampiric spirit associated with the boogeyman and the incubus, normally tormenting the nights and dreams of women. The creatures physical manifestations can be very dangerous. Long connected with the nightmare, the alp is considered male, sometimes the spirit of a recently deceased relative, most often an actual demon. Children can become an Alp when a mother uses a horse collar to ease childbirth. During the middle ages the alp was said to appear as a cat, pig, bird or other animal, including a lechorus demon dog scene in Cologne, thus linking the werewolf in with this legend. In all its manifestations the Alp is known to wear a hat. The spirit can fly like a bird, can ride like a horse and is credited with a certain gallant attitude, rarely forcing itself on its prey. The Alp drinks blood from the nipples of men and children but prefers the milk of women. Because it is so involved in terrors of the mind and sleep the Alp is virtually impossible to kill.
Asanbosam
A vampire found in Africa, known among the Ashanti of southern Ghana and by people in areas of the Ivory Coast and Togo. The Asanbosam is believed to reside in deep forests, most often encountered there by hunters. It is of general human shape, with two exceptions: its teeth are made out of iron and its leg have hook like appendages. Anyone walking by the tree in which it resides will be scooped up and killed.
Aswang
A vampire from the Philippines, believed to be a beautiful female by day and a fearsome flying fiend by night. The Aswang can live a normal life during daylight hours. At night however the creature is led to the houses of its victims by night birds. Its nourishment is always blood, and it prefers to feed on children. The creature is recognized by its swollen form after feeding, it looks almost pregnant. If the Aswang licks a persons shadow it is believed that the person will die soon afterwards.
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Post by Lodemai on Jan 30, 2004 11:26:09 GMT 10
Bajang
A Malaysian vampire, assumed to be male, appearing as a cat and normally threatening children. The Bajang can be enslaved and turned into a demon servant and is often handed down from one generation to the next within a family. It is kept in a tabong(bamboo vessel) which is protected by various charms. While imprisoned it is fed with eggs and will turn on its owner if not enough food is provided. The master of such a demon can send it out to inflict harm on his/her enemy, the enemy usually dying soon after of a mysterious disease. According to traditions the Bajang came from the body of a stillborn child, coaxed out of it by various incantations.
Baobhan-sith
A Scottish vampire that normally disguised itself as a beautiful maiden and lured its victims to there deaths. In fairy lore the Baobhan-sith usually appeared dressed in green.
Bebarlangs
A tribe found in the Philippines that had members that practiced a form of psychic vampirism. They apparently sent out there astral body's and fed on the life forces and vitality of individuals.
Bhuta
A vampire from India, normally created due to the violent death of an individual. The Bhuta are found in cemeteries or in dark desolate places, eating excrement or intestines. An attack by one of these creatures usually resulted in severe sickness or death.
Brahmaparush
A vampire from India that enjoys consuming human beings. This creature would drink a victims blood through its skull, than eat the brain from the skull and finally proceed to wrap the victims intestines around its body and perform a ritual dance.
Bruxsa
A female vampire from Portugal. The Bruxsa is normally transformed into vampiric form by witchcraft. She leaves her home at night in the form of a bird and her most frequent activity is tormenting weary lost travelers. She is said to appear as a beautiful maiden and leads a normal human life by day, bearing children which in general become her regular form of food. She is said to be impossible to kill.
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Post by Lodemai on Jan 30, 2004 11:26:52 GMT 10
Danag
A Filipino vampire held to be very ancient as a species, responsible for having planted taro on the islands long ago. The Danag worked with humans for many years but the partnership ended one day when a woman cut her finger and a Danag sucked her wound, enjoying the taste so much that it drained her body completely of blood.
Dearg-due
A dreaded creature of Ireland, whose name means "Red Blood Sucker." An ancient vampire that dates back to Celtic times, it is still feared. The only way to curb its predations is to pile stones upon any grave suspected of housing such a beast. The most famous tale of the Dearg-due is the story of a beautiful woman supposedly buried in Waterford, in a small church yard near Strongbows Tree. Several times a year she rises from her grave, using her stunning appearance to lure man to there doom.
Doppelsauger
A German vampire found in northern regions, among the Wends (a Slavic race). The idea was that a child once weaned would become a vampire if s/he should nurse again. On its passing into a vampire the Doppelsauger will eat the fleshy parts of its breast and in so doing will draw out the life's essence from a living relative.
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Post by Lodemai on Jan 30, 2004 11:27:31 GMT 10
Ekimmu
One of the most feared of ancient vampires, found among the Assyrians and Babylonians. It is said to be a departed spirit, the soul of a dead person unable to find peace. The creature wondered over the earth waiting to attack. There were many ways in which a person could become an Ekimmu, among these were violent/premature death, unfulfilled love and improper burial.
Empusas
A vampiric creature from Greek mythology, usually said to be in attendance to the goddess Hecate. They are described as demons which can from time to time take human form. There most common incarnation seems to have been in the form of a Phoenician woman.
Eretica
A Russian vampire, usually considered to be a heretic who has returned from the dead. It was in general said to be a woman who sold her soul in life and then returns in the form of a ragged old woman. At nightfall a group of Ereticy would gather in ravines and perform a form of sabbat. Said to be active only in spring and autumn, it was believed that seeing the eyes of such a creature would result in a slow withering death.
Estrie
A Hebrew spirit, always female and invariably assuming the shape of a vampire. The Estrie is considered to be an incorporeal spirit of evil that has taken the form of flesh and blood, and lives among humanity to satisfy its need for blood. Its favorite prey is said to be children, although no one is considered safe when it needs to feed.
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Post by Lodemai on Jan 30, 2004 11:28:10 GMT 10
Gayal
A vampiric spirit from India. Usually created due to the death of a man who has no one to properly perform the burial rites at his funeral. When he returns the Gayal reeks his revenge upon the sons of others and upon his on relatives. The threat of a relative returning as a Gayal usually ensures that the proper funeral rites are preformed.
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Post by Lodemai on Jan 30, 2004 11:28:44 GMT 10
Impundulu
A vampiric servant of a witch found in the eastern Cape region of Africa. It was usually passed down from mother to daughter and was used to inflict suffering on ones enemy's. It was said to have an insatiable appetite and had to be continuously let feed, it also used to take the form of a handsome man and become a lover to its mistress.
Incubus
Without doubt one of the most famous forms of vampires, the male form of the Succubus, the Incubus used to visit women at night, make love to them and torment their dreams. It posses all the characteristic properties of the vampire, with nightly visits to its victims, draining of life and strength and extreme sexual desire. Like vampires found among Gypsy and Slavic communities it can father children.
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Post by Lodemai on Jan 30, 2004 11:29:15 GMT 10
Jaracacas
A Brazilian vampire, believed to appear in the form of a snake, it feeds on the breast of a woman, doing this by pushing the child out of the way and silencing the child by pushing its tail into the child's mouth.
Jigarkhwar
A vampiric sorceress found in the Sind region of India. She feeds by extracting a persons liver through a piercing stare and various incantations. The liver is then cooked on a fire and eaten, at which time the victim dies.
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Post by Lodemai on Jan 30, 2004 11:29:51 GMT 10
Kasha
A Japanese vampire that feeds by removing corpses from graves or prior to cremation and devouring them.
Kozlak
A Dalamtian vampire about whom very little is known. Prevalent among Croat beliefs
Kuang-shi
A Chinese vampire, caused by the demonic possession of a recently deceased corpse. Said to have a terrifying appearance, as it matures it gains new skills with the older among them rumoured to have the ability to fly.
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Post by Lodemai on Jan 30, 2004 11:30:36 GMT 10
Lamia
A Libyian vampire. According to legend Lamia was a Queen of Libya and all of her children were slain by the goddess Hera, and who in revenge still roams the earth feeding on infants. She is also said to entice men into sex and then devours them in a gruesome fashion.
Langsuir
A Malaysian vampire, said always to take the form of a beautiful woman. A woman can become such a creature if she dies in childbirth. She is said to have extremely long nails, dress in green robes and have black hair which hangs down to her ankles. She generally feeds on the blood of children.
Leanhaum-shee
An Irish fairy mistress, not actually a vampire but engaging in vampiric activities. She used her incredible beauty to lure men to her side and then used her charms to place them under her spell. The victim would then waste away as she slowly drained away his life's essence through exhaustive love making.
Lobishomen
A Brazilian vampire, that preys mainly on women. It does not actually kill its victims preferring instead to draw small amounts of blood. After its attack the woman begins to display nymphomaniac tendencies.
Loogaroo
A West Indian vampire said to go to a "Devil Tree" each night and remove its skin. It then flies off in search of its victims, in the form of a sulfurous ball.
Lugat
A form of Albanian vampire, said to be reasonably harmless, only feeding briefly on its victims, not actually killing them.
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Post by Lodemai on Jan 30, 2004 11:33:50 GMT 10
Mara
A Slavic vampire, also found in the legends of the Kashube people of Canada. Said to be the spirit of an unbaptized dead girl, she is considered to be a terrible night visitor who crushes and oppresses her victims. In the Slavic legend once the Mara drinks the blood of a man she will fall in love with him and will return to plague his slumbers till his death. She is also said to be fond of feeding on the blood of children.
Masan
A vampire from India, said to be usually the ghost of a child, that delights in tormenting and killing children. The Masan is said to be able to curse a child that walks in its shadow. It will also follow a woman home should she allow her gown drag on the ground over his shadow.
Masani
A female vampire from India, she is said to be the spirit of burial grounds. She is black in appearance. Her hunts are conducted by night, starting as she emerges from a funeral pyre. Anyone passing the burial site will be attacked.
Mormo
A vampire from Greek mythology, said to be a servant of the goddess Hecate. Considered to be a terrible denizen of the underworld.
Moroii
A living Romanian vampire. It can be either male or female, and exhibits most of the characteristics of a Strigoii.
Muroni
A kind of vampire found in the Wallachia region of Romania. It is said to have the ability to change itself into a variety of different animal forms. While in one of these incarnations the Muroni can kill easily, with misleading signs of attack being left.
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Post by Lodemai on Jan 30, 2004 11:34:25 GMT 10
Nachzeher
A vampire found among the Kashubes of northern Europe. This vampire has the ability to kill its relatives by psychic means. While in its grave the vampire will begin to devour its shroud and then pieces of its own flesh. This causes living relatives to begin to waste away.
Nelapsi
A Slovak vampire, which can cause serious harm to the living. The Nelapsi is said to be able to massacre entire villages in a single visit. It also has the ability to kill with a single glance.
Neuntoter
A German vampire, considered to be a great carrier of plagues and pestilence, traditionally only seen in times of great epidemics.
Nosferatu
A Romanian species of vampire, said to be the illegitimate child of parents who were illegitimate. Soon after its burial the Nosferatu embarks on a long career of destruction. It delights in tormenting and engaging in wild orgies with the living. The male can father children. The vampire hates newly married couples due to its own illegitimacy and wreaks its revenge on such couples by making the groom impotent and the bride barren.
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Post by Lodemai on Jan 30, 2004 11:35:22 GMT 10
Obayifo
A living vampire found among the Ashanti people of the Gold Coast in Africa. It is said to be a male or female human which leaves its human body at night and feeds. Said to be particularly fond of young children, it can also cause blight in crops.
Ohyn
A vampire from Poland, caused by the presence of teeth and a caul at birth.
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Post by Lodemai on Jan 30, 2004 11:36:10 GMT 10
Pacu Pati
A powerful vampire from India. The creature is deemed lord of all beings of mischief. It is seem at night in cemeteries and places of execution.
Pelesit
A Malaysian spirit vampire. It invades a persons body, causing illness and death. Victims will rant and rave while under its possession.
Penanggalan
A Malaysian vampire, which flies at night with only the head and neck of its body complete and with its intestines dangling beneath them. The creature is always female and generally feeds on children or women in labor.
Pijavica
A Slovenian vampire. It is created as a result of evils perpetrated during a persons mortal life, particularly incest which is guaranteed to cause ones return as a member of the undead. It generally feeds on relatives or descendent's.
Pisacha
A vampire from India, said to be a creature created by humanity's vices. While it is in general an evil deity, its favourite past time being the consumption of fresh corpses, it can also cure diseases if enticed too.
Polong
A vampiric imp from Malaysia, created by bottling the blood of a murdered man and performing certain archaic rituals over the bottle, a bond is made between the creator of the Polong and itself by allowing it to feed briefly each day on a finger. It is closely associated with Pelesit
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Post by Lodemai on Jan 30, 2004 11:37:09 GMT 10
Rakshasa
A vampire from India, whose name translates as "the injurer". The female assumes the form of a beautiful woman, luring man to their death. In the newer legends the Rakhassa is said to live in trees and induces vomiting and indigestion in people who stray into its territory. A child will be transformed into such a creature if he can be induced to eat human brains.
Ramanga
A living vampire found in Madagascar. A servant of the tribal elders the Ramanga would consume the nail clippings and spilled blood of a noble member of the tribe.
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Post by Lodemai on Jan 30, 2004 11:37:47 GMT 10
Stregoni benefici
An Italian vampire, said to be on the side of goodness, and a mortal enemy of all evil vampires.
Striges
A female witch-vampire which could transform into a crow and would then drink the blood of humans. Classified among the living vampires.
Strigoii
The infamous Romanian dead vampire. There numerous ways to become a Strigoii, including being a seventh son and suicide. Generally said to be friendly towards Gypsy's.
Succubus
A female vampire, a fiend that visits men in there sleep to torment their dreams and engage them in sex. The Succubus could render a victim totally exhausted in its pursuit of carnal pleasure.
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