Talk:Jiangshi/@comment-193.32.79.27-20150909113838/@comment-12776-20150909154913

It's more like being dead that lock their joints.

The seal simply keep them in dormant state and only move as the priest ring his leading bell. Without the seal (usually result of idiot villagers playing dare), they become active and bloodlust.

Note that sometime Chinese monk perform exorcist in the most directive way, fistfight. No shotgun, no crowbar, no holy relic. It's fair unarmed combat, Jiangshi has more strength, stamina, and ability to turn the monk. But the monk has flexibility and skill.