@LorialetDreamer Mised your response as I was writing my own.
I'm fine with occasional random attack. I mean, I often walk past a bakery, Yes they have all those delicious goodies on display, and I can smell them from the street especially duing summer time when they have their door open.
Yes, I often want them, but I go in there only couple times a year.
In other words, Yes mamono might want a man she sees, but she might resist the urge if she doesn't see the absolute perfection. but at times her urges might just make her take the chance with less than ideal mate. because just maybe the one he decides to go for doesn't seem that appealing, but is 99% perfect othervice.
But the roaming orc gang, I'm not saying aboslute impossibility, but I say very unlikely.
So on that we agree. I would how ever see much more likely scenario
Random group of orcs have set a settlement and are now searching the roads nearby for random travellers, some of whom nobody knows to miss. (And this is why I prefer middle ages setting)
Best argument for random rapes and after that dumping the guy in my opinion is heat / breeding season, where the mamono really cannot control their urges, but they cannot find anyone "worthy" of them.
I mean, You must have seen the "memes" where man or a woman wakes up beside a total and often not so good looking stranger in their own bed after a night out drinking. Now they have a hangover and they apparently just had wild night with someone they deally didn't want to have a wild night.
To @Galeah
Again not so much true.
Sure she will come looking but will she find him?
As the pandemic eventually ends go in to any nearby city or larger town. (If you aren't living there allready)
Wait in some street corner and choose a random passer by. Give him/her 3 minute head start, and then go and find him/her.
Unless you saw him/her going in to some store, chances are, you will not find him/her.
And that's just 3 minute head start, When writing a story you can give yourself 3 hour head start, and still you know that there is someone coming after you, so you can take servial measures to lose her in that time.
Unless of course, werewolf/hellhuond and some others with their keen sence of smell.
Wurm, who doesn't mind if there is some obstacle in the way, she comes trough that obstacle.
Dragon, with all her magical abilitys + ability to fly
But try Minotaur, Who has only her strength.
Matango, or Dryad who are pretty much immobile,
Lamia who is capable to fast burst, but in reality is fairly slow.
Scylla / Mucustoad / Mermeid /Merrow who are very much tied to a body of water
And lets not forget that there is plenty of species that simply do not attack at all
Cobold, Cu Sith, Cait Sith, but will try to seduce you. and lets face it.
Successfully seducing someone isn't that easy.
Just think about it picture in your mind a guy who thinks that any hair apart from on top of females head, and eyebrows is repulsive, And Cu Sith trying to seduce him.
Not gona happen.