Night Hag Physiology

The power to take on the abilities of a night hag. Combination of Hag, Demon and Ghost Physiology.
==Also Called==
*Old Hag Physiology
==Capabilities==
Users of this ability have the ability to take on the traits of a night hag or are one, a type of malevolent creature described in many world cultures that will visit mortals during the hours of night and torment them via sitting on their chest and "riding" them, giving terrible nightmares, paralysis and even in some cases, death.
A night hag is one of many such nocturnal predators but is the most striking in terms of being described constantly across many media, though considered a type of demonic hag (or witch) in most folklore and fantasy settings the "Old Hag" has recently been explained as a hallucination caused by sleep paralysis.
Due to the frightening nature of sleep paralysis it has still become a common (if often tongue-in-cheek) trend to describe "sleep paralysis demons" - though most now consider them purely symbolic.
Other entities heavily associated with this phenomena are shadow people, stick men, nightmares, succubi, incubi and even alien abductions (especially those involving the Greys).
==Applications==
*Dark Arts
*Dimensional Travel
*Life-Force Absorption: Often when "riding" a victim a night hag will feed on their life-force.
*Night Empowerment
* Nightmare Magic
*Sleep Paralysis Inducement
**Weight Manipulation: When "riding" a victim, a night hag will increase her weight continually, causing the victim to feel as if they are suffocating.
*Supernatural Ugliness: Like most hags, night hags is almost always envisioned as supernaturally ugly.
*Supernatural Strength: Despite appearing as an old woman, a night hag can easily pin full-grown humans under itself and has a near-unbreakable grip.
==Variations==
*Demonic Magic
*Death Inducement: Sometimes a night Hag will cause death to her victim, though this is considered fairly rare.
*Nightmare Embodiment
*Possession: Some tales describe victims being fully possessed by night hags and forced to engage in strange night-time activities, often involving witchcraft cults or similar (these were common in eras of witchcraft panic).
==Associations==
*Bogeyman: Childhood fears of monsters under the bed or in closets are linked to night-time demons, though not always with sleep paralysis (it can however be common in other disorders, such as night terrors).
*Boo Hag Physiology: A special breed of night hag from modern American folklore which combines elements of the night hag, skinwalker and Hoodoo witches.
*Demon Physiology: Demons share a role with night hags and other night-time spirits in tormenting the sleeping, often demons were considered the primary cause of sleep disorders (including paralysis) - alongside the hag.
*Drude Spirit Physiology: Similar entities, with the drude in many ways being a "sister" to the night hag (or regional variety) - both are now heavily associated with sleep paralysis phenomena.
*Ghost Physiology: Ghosts are similar to hags, since they are spirits, the main difference being ghosts tend to haunt those who wronged them in life or those who trespass upon the ghost's unhappy haunting grounds.
*Hag Physiology: Night hags are among the most common sub-type of hag in world culture, alongside water hags.
== Limitations ==
* May be warded off by varied rituals, spells or holy relics.
* Only active during the hours of night, requiring isolation to attack victims.
==Known Users==
* Night Hag (Dead End: Paranormal Park)
*Night hags (Dungeons and Dragons)
*Nightmares (Modern MoGal)
* Night hag (World Folklore)
==Gallery==
Night-hag dnd.JPG|Night hags (Dungeons & Dragons)
Night-hag folklore.JPG|Night hags (World Folklore)
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