Post by Dean Winchester on Apr 14, 2008 21:06:23 GMT -5
Folklore abounds throughout the centuries with tales about creatures that were once human but became otherwise due to some sort of magic. The Wendigo is one, the Shtriga is another one. All the way back to acients, their have been records of something they called a strix, which they desribed as a kind of creature that was once a very beautiful and pronounced human and then as punishment for cannibalism became deformed--again, like the Wendigo.
By the Middle Ages, the Shtriga was being described as a type of witch, but the more present take on them is that they are Albanian revenants, a walking undead in a body that should have died a long time ago but keeps it's youth by feeding on younger children, draining their life force until they fall seriously ill and die. It works its way through siblings until it's satisfied, then goes on to the next family. This process only happens every 17 years, so killing a Shtriga at first encounter is vital. The only time it is vulnerable is when it's feeding and only rot iron rounds (buckshots) can kill it even then.
By the Middle Ages, the Shtriga was being described as a type of witch, but the more present take on them is that they are Albanian revenants, a walking undead in a body that should have died a long time ago but keeps it's youth by feeding on younger children, draining their life force until they fall seriously ill and die. It works its way through siblings until it's satisfied, then goes on to the next family. This process only happens every 17 years, so killing a Shtriga at first encounter is vital. The only time it is vulnerable is when it's feeding and only rot iron rounds (buckshots) can kill it even then.
