Baobhan Sith Yokai

**Baobhan Sith Yokai** are a variation of the Succubus Yokai, Fairy Yokai, and Vampire Yokai who work in packs to hunt down their prey.

## Physical Appearance

Baobhan Sith Yokai has the appearance a beautiful woman. But when a man were to accept their offer of a song and dance, they would transform into a hag-like creature to reveal their true form. They have fangs, sharp nails, pale skin and pointy ears.

## Description

Baobhan Sith Yokai are usually seen in groups. It's extremely rare to see these yokai alone in a secluded area without others being with them. They would dance and sing until a man shows up in the same secluded area as these yokai. Baobhan Siths would ask the man if they want to join them in a seducing way. If a man is foolish enough to accept their advances the Baobhan Sith will transform into a horrendous hag-like creature with inhuman strength and violence, in this form the Baobhan Sith proceed to mutilate the victim, drink his blood and then descend into the night in search of a new victim.

## Abilities

Here are the abilities that Baobhan Sith Yokai can have in their arsenal:

### Both

* Semi-Immortality
* Invisibility
* Intangibility
* Dimensional Travel

### Guise

* Supernatural Beauty
* Seductive Magnetism
* Siren Song
* Shape Shifting; can turn into a raven or hooded crow.

### Predator Mode

* Supernatural Ugliness
* Enhanced Condition
* Feral Mind
* Mutilation
* Vampirism
* Nail Manipulation; unlike traditional vampires the Baobhan Sith do not have abnormally sharp fangs, instead they cut victims with unnaturally sharp claws to bring out blood

### Variations

* Faerie-Vampire Physiology.
* Possession
* Hoof Protrusion; while not universal many depictions of Baabhan Sith has them with goat-like hooves for feet, which they hide via their long dress - seen as one of the ways to tell their true nature and possibly save one's life.

## Pop Culture

Baobhan Sith takes on many traits from other monsters. They have the seduction skills of a succubus. They have the powers of the vampire. They're also considered being fairies as they're often seen in secluded areas.

## Variations

### Succubus Yokai

Baobhan Sith uses the same tactics as a succubus. They would seduce any man that appears in the same secluded areas as they're in. Asking them if they want to dance with them.

### Vampire Yokai

Baobhan Sith consumes human blood like most vampires would do. They first lure their victims by asking if they want to join them. If they accept, they transform into hag-like creatures and proceeds to mutilate and drink the victim's blood.

### Fairy Yokai

Baobhan Siths are considered to be fairies due to their use of dance and song. They're a type of malevolent fairy because they target human blood.

## Life in the Hidden World

Baobhan Sith Yokai usually come up to the Surface World with the purpose of drinking the human male's blood. These yokai are usually in a group of 5 or 6. Using their skills to lure in men so they can reveal their hag form and start attacking them. To ward such creatures off one could either rely on traditional folk charms to ward of fairies and other malicious spirits (such as horseshoes or cold iron) or alternatively use holy relics such as the bible and prayers to combat them (though in some stories the use of Christian prayers drove them into a frenzy): like many spirits they also could not cross rivers or streams, thus if one was able to cross such an obstacle in time they could theoretically survive but very few accounts exist of someone surviving long against these exceptionally clever and dangerous creatures.

## Symbolism

The baobhan sith have appeared on a number of occasions in author Mark Chadbourn's fantasy trilogies The Age of Misrule, The Dark Age, and Kingdom of the Serpent.