Board Thread:Fan-made Monsters/@comment-24701421-20140918122610

 Hone-Onna 

Species: Undead, Skeleton Subspecies

Habitat: Graveyards (Zipangu Region)

Disposition: Simple-Minded, Warm

Diet: Spirit Energy of men

A subspecies of Skeletons, Hone-Onna often assume the form of beautiful slender women who carry red lanterns in the shape of peony flowers, their ethereal bodies hiding their skeletal forms. In the era of the previous Demon Lords, Hone-Onna were known to lure human men at night and then kill them by draining them of their life energy by holding their hands or hugging them until they become skeletons themselves. While the Hone-Onna of the current age no longer kill their victims, their original behaviour of seducing human men at night, sleeping with the said men, and draining their energy have not changed much.

Although their tactics to charm human men remained largely the same, Hone-Onna had become even more lustful and affectionate towards their victims, especially those whom they acknowledge as their husbands. Like most mamono of Zipangu, they possess instinctive abilities to become effective housewives, devoted to their husbands as they tend to his every need. As their ethereal bodies are now a part of their true forms as opposed to being mere illusions like their ancient counterparts during the era of the past Demon Lords, the old tactic of using any light source other than the light of their magical lanterns will not immediately reveal their skeletal features as effectively as before. Nevertheless, it is still a viable method as parts of their bodies will still fade to reveal their true skeletal nature.

As a subspecies of Skeletons, it is possible for Hone-Onna to fall apart when struck with a strong blow only for their bodies to reassemble themselves, making them exceptionally difficult to drive off once they become determined to claim a human man as a husband. They can also be conjured as golem-like constructs, making them surprisingly popular as maids for necromancers that know how to create them. However, Hone-Onna are much more difficult to create than normal Skeletons as their minds are more complex despite their simple personalities and require more magical energy to maintain their skeletal bodies. Also, Hone-Onna are not effective fighters which makes them impractical for direct combat use compared to Skeletons.  