Balaur Yokai

**Balaur Yokai** are a variation of Dragon Yokai who has multiple heads in one body.

## Physical Appearance

Balaur Yokai are dragon-like creatures that usually stands on their two feet. They have scales that can come in various colors. Balaur Yokai has multiple heads with their necks attached to one body. They also have steely serpentine scales, wings, and fins. When it comes to heads, Balaur Yokai can have up to three or twelve heads. Some has a single head or one head in front and one at the end of their tails.

## Description

Balaur Yokai are known as the one that "plant its footsteps on the mountain and touch the violet skies with its lofty crest." The reason is they are creatures of epic proportions. Being on the most ferocious, most powerful and biggest Dragon Yokai in the Hidden World. Living in large mountains where it roams around and attack anyone who trespasses on their territory. These yokai, like all Dragon Yokai, can assume a human disguise form. Though there could be a possibility that the heads are split away in their human form. Taking on a persona of their own. Some Balaur Yokai can only have a human disguise form via cloaking brooches. Either way, Balaur Yokai can become very dangerous if threatened by other Dragon Yokai who also lives in the mountains of the Hidden World

## Abilities

Here are the abilities that Balaur Yokai have in their arsenal:

* Decelerated Aging or Semi-Immortality
* Dermal Armor/Scale Manifestation
* Elemental Breath
	+ Fire Breath
* Supernatural Condition
	+ Supernatural Durability
	+ Supernatural Endurance
	+ Supernatural Strength
	+ Supernatural Senses
		- Supernatural Vision
* Fear Masking/Fearlessness
* Multiple Heads
* Natural Weaponry
	+ Claw Retraction
	+ Enhanced Bite
* Thermal Resistance
* Wing Manifestation

### Variations

* Acid Generation
* Crystal Generation
	+ Gemstone Spit
* Poison Generation
* Sickle Claw
* Weather Manipulation
* **Zmey/Zmeu Physiology**: Enhanced Intelligence, Enhanced Strength, Magic

### Associations

* Dinosaur Physiology/Avian Physiology
* Dragon Manipulation
* Hydra Physiology
* Mythical Bestiary
* Reptilian Physiology

## Pop Culture

The most famous balaur is King Ghidorah from the Godzilla Franchise. King Ghidorah is a three-headed dragon-like kaiju who was one of the many enemies that Godzilla has faced from time and time again throughout the many Godzilla-based media.

## Variations

### Dragon Yokai

Balaur Yokai are dragon-like creatures in appearance.

## Life in the Hidden World

While Balaur Yokai resembles dragons in many ways, weavers of Romanian lore point out that they have several distinct traits. In many tales told by humans, they’re actually snakes transformed during long periods of isolation underground. The snake turned balaur grows one head for each year of isolation. Balaur Yokai usually live in isolation. Only coming out of their homes when hunting for their food. Some has fire breath which is common for Dragon Yokai to have. But some has control over the weather and thunderstorms. Even more unusual was the purported formation of precious stones from the saliva of a balaur (a risky way to gain treasure). Their saliva can create a formation of precious stones. Most Balaur Yokai are considered to be evil. But there is some who are good and has a human-like intelligent while most are more beast-like.

## Symbolism

The balaur is often associated with the weather and is alternatively called hala or ala, which is usually a Slavic term for a weather demon. This is the type Pamfile calls the "third type" that is air-dwelling.