Board Thread:Fan-made Monsters/@comment-24701421-20140918121143

 Jiang Shi 

Species: Undead

Habitat: Graveyards

Disposition: Simple-Minded

Diet: Spirit Energy of men

A type of undead with pale-green skin, long tongues and white hair, jiang shi used to feed upon the life essence of the living during the time of the previous Demon Lords. However, under the rule of the current Demon Lord, they feed on the spiritual energy of men instead like most types of modern undead. Behaving much like a zombie, they hop with their arms outstretched in search of human men to attack. Possessing the unique ability to sense a person’s breathing, they will hunt relentlessly until they are compelled to sleep during the day.

Thankfully, they are several ways to counter a jiang shi. One of them is to use mirrors as they are terrified of their own reflections. They also become instinctively sleepy when they hear the morning call of a rooster or when they see the sun rise. In addition, holding one’s breath will make a jiang shi lose track of their prey for a while, at least until their prey resumes breathing. Paper talismans are also effective in not only stopping a jinag shi but even gaining control over it. However, should the talisman be removed, the jiang shi will be able to act freely again.

It was once believed that kissing a jiang shi will force it to draw its “last breath” while the urine of a virgin boy would act like an acid on its undead flesh, thus making both methods effective against jiang shi of the past era. However, these two methods are not only ineffective, they are actually hazardous to use against the jiang shi of the current era as kissing is now one of their main methods of drawing spiritual energy from men and the urine of a virgin boy actually acts like an aphrodisiac to them which would make them even more aggressive as a result. In fact, the mere spiritual presence or breathing of a virgin male is very attractive to a jinga shi let alone the scent of his urine, thus making the mamono even more determined to claim him as her husband.

Once a jiang shi gains enough spiritual energy from her husband, she will be able to acquire the powers of flight as well as gain greater intellect and be able move more like a living person rather than a stiff corpse. They even gain the ability to convert more female corpses into more jiang shi by infusing them with their Demonic Energy. However, they will never get over their instinctive habit of hopping instead of walking.  