The power to use the abilities of a Pijavica, a particularly evil, advanced variant of Vampire Physiology.
Also Called[]
- Pijavica Mimicry
Capabilities[]
Users of this ability can either mimic the traits of a Pijavica or are one, a Pijavica is a type of vampire found in Slovenian folklore said to be created when particularly evil people die after leading lives of extreme sin - of particular note is often the crime of incest (especially mother-son relationships) are said to have high probability of creating a Pijavica.
Once created a Pijavica will stalk the night, often pursuing its own relatives and terrorizing them but also prone to attacking anything in range, they could be keep from entering homes via crushing garlic and placing wine on windows but they could die if set on fire (if awake) or if their grave could be traced, at which point they could be exorcised during the daylight hours, as they slept.
Applications[]
- Blood Absorption
- Cemetery Empowerment
- Night Empowerment
- Selective Invulnerability
- Semi-Immortality
- Shapeshifting
- Supernatural Tracking
- Supernatural Ugliness
Variations[]
Associations[]
Limitations[]
- Can be keep at bay via crush garlic and wine being placed near windows.
- In order to permanently kill them one must burn them (if they are awake) or perform an exorcism at their grave (if they are sleeping)
- Like many evil creatures they only come out in the hours of night.
Known Users[]
- Pijavica (Slovenian Folklore)