Aitu (Māori)

Lesserwell-documentedMāoriPolynesianPolynesiaTonga

Malevolent spirits in Māori tradition, often taking the form of plants or animals and associated with trouble-making and mischief. (Note: - Power tier should be Greater, not Lesser (Aitu being lesser gods in some cultures, but also associated with deity-level abilities) - Abilities: Add detail about their role as patrons of specific vil)

Origin
Appearance

Aitu spirits often take the form of plants or animals, blurring boundaries between the natural world and the spiritual realm.

Abilities

Regarded as trouble-making gods, associated with causing mischief and malevolent behavior. They embody the tension between the human world and the spiritual realm in Polynesian cosmology.

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The hopping vampire of Chinese folklore — a reanimated corpse in the stiffness of rigor mortis, driven to absorb the life force (qi) of the living. Fears light and cannot breathe.

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