Talk:Echidna/@comment-78.23.235.139-20150403200300/@comment-25707465-20150403212149

Well, like you pointed, some women can be converted into Echidnas by the ritual of the serpent god, although rarely since the quantity of power needed to create one can only be accumulated in several years.

Since they're REALLY powerful however, I don't think they get killed on a regular basis before being able to get one (or several) childrens. The ones who find them are heroes lured by the promises of treasures, which tend to be mercenaries (a.k.a. not the most reliable ones when it comes to kill a beautiful and charming girl).

If every women become monsters, it's true that their population can die out if not every one find a mate before dying. But since more powerful monsters have a longer lifespan (and Echidnas are among the most powerful monsters), they probably won't be the one who'll have to be the most afraid of a potential extinction.