a whiter shade of pale (4th of 5 parts)

OBAYIFO
a living vampire found among the Ashanti people of the Gold Coast in Africa. it is said to be either male or female, which leaves its human body at night and feeds. said to be particularly fond of young children, it can also cause blight in crops.

OHYN
a vampire from Poland, caused by the presence of teeth and a caulk at birth.

PACU PATI
a powerful vampire from India. the creature is deemed lord of all beings of mischief, and is seen at night in cemeteries and places of execution.

PELESIT
a Malaysian spirit vampire. it invades a person's body, causing illness and death. victims will rant and rave while under its possession.

PENANGGALAN
a Malaysian vampire, which flies at night with only the head and neck of its body complete, and with its intestines dangling beneath them. the creature is always female, and generally feeds on children and women in labor.

PIJAVICA
a Slovenian vampire. it is created as a result of evils perpetrated during a person's mortal life, particularly incest, which is guaranteed to cause one's return as a member of the undead. it generally feeds on relatives or descendents.

PISACHA
a vampire from India, said to be a creature created by humanity's vices. while it is in general an evil deity, its favorite past time is the consumption of fresh corpses. it can also cure diseases, if enticed, too.

POLONG
a vampiric imp from Malaysia, created by bottling the blood of a murdered man and performing certain archaic rituals over the bottle. a bond is made between the creator of the POLONG and itself by allowing it to feed briefly each day on a finger. it is closely associated with the PELESIT.

RAKSHASA
a vampire from India, whose name translates as "the injurer". it assumes the form of a beautiful woman, luring men to their deaths. in the newer legends, the RAKSHASA is said to live in trees, and induces vomiting and indigestion to people who stray into its territory. a child will be transformed into such a creature if he/she can be induced to eat human brains.

RAMANGA
a living vampire found in Madagascar. a servant of the tribal leaders, the RAMANGA would consume the nail clippings and spilled blood of a noble member of the tribe.

STREGONI BENEFICI
an Italian vampire said to be on the side of goodness, and a mortal enemy of all evil vampires.

STRIGES
a female witch-vampire, which could transform into a crow and would then drink the blood of humans. it is classified among the living vampires.

STRIGOII
the infamous Romanian dead vampire. there are numerous ways to become a STRIGOII, including being a seventh son, and by suicide. generally, it is said to be friendly towards the Gypsies.

SUCCUBUS
a female vampire, a fiend that visits men in their sleep to torment their dreams and engage them in sex. the SUCCUBUS could render a victim totally exhausted in its pursuit of carnal pleasure.