[center][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/220926/03e8f9edf74eaf2504d91a89ae19126e.png[/img][/center] [center] [hider=BASHE] [img]https://i.imgur.com/59GEggX.jpg[/img] [b]Bonuses[/b] +14 Might Immune to all mind, soul, and will based magics. [b]Descriptions[/b] Bashe is the Old Folk name for a massive snake demon with a keen wit and will, wiser than any mortal sage - and as cold of heart as a winter snow. Unlike many of the mindless yaoguai demons Bashe is capable of speaking and according to legend reading the minds of those before her. Amid the yaoguai invasion of the mortal realm Bashe and her sixteen serpentine children destroyed the valley temples to the gods and consumed entire villages, swallowing the Folk people whole. When the hero Hui confronted the snake demon he presented her with the heads of all her children whom he had slain while leading his brave army across the land. Enraged Bashe attacked but was grievously wounded in her battle with Hui who spilled much blood from the snake. Bashe escaped her destruction and when the yaoguai horde was broken and the ancient portals sealed Bashe remained in the mortal realm, hidden away some say for the day she may return and consume the world in vengeance. Despite tall tales of sightings of the snake demon over the hundreds of years never as she been seen again. Many Folk commoners refer to Bashe as the “mother of all snakes” and believe that any and all common snakes one may find are her new generation of children and must be killed lest they all grow to great sizes and overcome the world. [/hider] [hider=JIANGSHI] [img]https://i.imgur.com/7RtGPN0.jpg[/img] [b]Bonuses[/b] +4 Dexterity, +2 Perception [b]Description[/b] Jiangshi are terrible fiends of the night who sustain their immortality by draining the life essence of those who fall into their clutches, leaving only a withered husky of a body behind. Jiangshi were not among the invading yaoguai of old but were brought into existence when the foul essences of the invading demons plagued the tombs and cemeteries of Folk and brought the dead back to life, their only pursuit to linger in the mortal world by leeching from the living. Jiangshi are nimble monstrosities and often clever despite their decaying forms and minds. They sneak about the edges of towns and cities to avoid being scene and often dwell in wells, abandoned buildings, and in the hulls of anchored ships. At night they take to hunting for prey, usually seeking younger people - even children - to feed on. They cannot speak, making only a rattling strangled noise from their worm-eaten throats. [/hider] [hider=ONI] [img]https://i.imgur.com/5L0rWnJ.jpg[/img] [b]Bonuses[/b] +6 Might [b]Description[/b] Towering and fearsome Oni are dreaded gigantic demons whose origins are unknown. During the great invasion of the yaoguai hundreds of years ago the oni were the most numerous of the demon horde, their size and bloodthirsty nature making them ideal frontal vanguard. Oni are vile in nature and consume the flesh of all they kill and keep any loot from their victims as “trophies”. They are about the same size as Kulnar but more savage and mindless in action and show no kind of greater intelligence. [/hider] [hider=SHUI GUI] [img]https://i.imgur.com/67m1EPd.jpg[/img] [b]Bonuses[/b] +4 Perception, +2 Intellect Immune to physical attacks. [b]Description[/b] Shui gui are the lingering spirits of those who perished by drowning. They lurk along the shallows of shorelines near where their body came to rest under the water and attempt to lure unsuspecting victims in so that they possess their bodies. Some Shui gui merely replace or overtake the conscious mind of those they seize upon and can possibly be exorcised and the person freed. More powerful shui gui however can totally swap places with those they attack, draining the life essence from their victim and restoring their own mortality while their victim dies or worse becomes a shui gui themself and takes the formers’ place. Shui gui are not demons themselves but merely restless ghosts. Due to their wraithlike nature they cannot be attacked by weapons or even some magics, only dispelled or driven from where they are anchored to their long dead body. [/hider] [hider=XIANGLIU] [img]https://i.imgur.com/2XX51Zs.jpg[/img] [b]Bonuses[/b] +12 Perception, +10 Might [b]Description[/b] Xiangliu are towering abominations that resemble a nine-headed water elemental dragon. During the yaoguai invasion of the mortal world xiangliu plagued the rivers and coasts, destroying boats and attacking waterside villages. When the yaoguai horde was broken the xiangliu fled to the deeper waters off from the coasts of Yongcun and Karitu. Few of these creatures were killed during the purging of the yaoguai invaders because of their dwelling in deep water and fewer still escaped back through the ancient portals before they were sealed. In time the xiangliu would be come to known more as great predators of the seas and less and less as demons. Xiangliu do not breathe fire like a dragon but rather rely on their massive size and strong necks to turn over ships and devour the crew when they fall into the water. [/hider] [/center]