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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 8415770" data-attributes="member: 2209"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/290401/Beasts-of-the-East-China-5e?filters=0_0_0_0_45208?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">Beasts of the East: China (5e)</a>5eCelestial Stag: Celestial stags arise when a mine collapses and traps the miners underground. Then, if the miners are fed by the essences of the earth and the metal they are digging for, they become a form of undead, able to move and talk, although with bodies that are quite dead.Undead: ?Chiang-Shih Vampire, Ch’ing-Shih, Hishsue-K’uei, Blood-Suck Demon, Jiang-Shi, Kiang-Shi, Kyonshi, Qing-Shi, Kyuketsuki, Corpse Demon, Chinese Vampire: A chiang-shih is created when a corpse is animated by the p’oh, or inferior soul. The p’oh tends to remain in the body of the deceased while the han (or superior soul) continues to the afterlife, leading to the corpse becoming a vampire and preying on the living. A chiang-shih can be created when a person dies by drowning, hanging, suicide, or suffocation. The p’oh can also possess someone who dies unexpectedly, or who has not yet been buried. Finally, allowing an animal (such as a cat) to leap over a corpse can also cause it to rise as a chiang-shih.If the chiang-shih was created due to being improperly buried (or, not buried at all) then it will most likely direct its anger at close relatives and other family members.The target dies if a chiang-shih's bite effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0. A humanoid slain in this way and then left unburied, or who is improperly buried, or if a cat jumps over their corpse before they are buried, will rise the following night as a chiang-shih.Vampire, Regular Vampire: ?Will-o'-Wisp: ?Warrior Vampire: ?Spellcaster Vampire: ?Older More Powerful Chiang-Shih: ?Hopping Vampire: For some time, China has been known as the land of hopping vampires. Why they hop is unknown, although some theories say it might be due to the custom of burying the dead in a standing position, or because the burial clothing would effectively bind the legs. Others give such reasons as the onset of rigor mortis — thus the joints no longer work, or due to the vampire’s rejection by the earth.Ghost: The “mother of all specters,” Kwei Mu lives in the Lesser Yü Mountains far to the south. She gives birth to all the ghosts and monsters to be found in the world, producing ten in the morning and then devouring another ten every night.Chinese Were-Animal: The origins of a Chinese were-animal can vary widely. Some are ghosts, either of a slain animal or a murdered human. Ghoul: ?Cat Were-Animal: ?K'uei: K’uei are the spirits of those unable to obtain the afterlife and reincarnation.Typically, k’uei are created when a person dies by violence, such as by drowning, murder, or suicide. A woman who dies while pregnant or during childbirth can also become a k’uei. Formed from the inferior soul (also known as the p’ai or p’oh), a k’uei can either be an insubstantial ghost or a walking corpse (similar in some respects to the chiang-shih).Drowning Ghost: ?Insubstantial Ghost: ?Walking Corpse: ?Spirit: ?K'uei Gui Xian: Suicides and the ghosts of the drowned.K'uei Thou-Tzu: The ghosts of women who died childless.Ch'ang K'uei: Those killed and eaten by a tiger.Angry and Hateful Spirit: ?K'uei Cheng-Hwang, Ghost Magistrate: ?Protective Spirit: ?Evil Spirit: ?Errant K'uei: ?Troublesome Spirit: ?K'uei Wu Ch'ang: A wu ch’ang k’uei is another of hell’s messengers. The spirit of a human who either died from grief or by suicide, the wu ch’ang k’uei are sent out to collect the souls of the dead.Yang Wu Ch'ang: ?Yin Wu Ch'ang: ?Errant Ghost: ?</blockquote>

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