Mummy Yokai

**Mummy Yokai** is a variation of the Undead Yokai that comes to life from their sarcophagus.

## Physical Appearance

Mummy Yokai can have two types. Some mummies are completely wrapped in bandages from head to toe. Only leaving their eyes and mouth exposed. Some mummies can have a human appearance with some parts of their bodies being covered in bandages. Mostly around the arms, legs and chest. They also wear golden and blue-colored accessories that's quite shiny.

## Description

Mummy Yokai lives in the dessert regions of the Hidden World. Mostly living in the Egypt Region of the Hidden City as they come from Egyptian mythology. Their bodies are adapted to living in the harsh dessert conditions like the lack of rain and the extreme dryness of the dessert. For combat, they use their own bandages to attack their enemies. These yokai were once human living in Ancient Egypt before they died from various causes during that time period.

## Abilities

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

* Archetype:Lightning Bruiser: Enhanced/Supernatural Level
* Decelerated Aging or Semi-Immortality
* Defunct Physiology
* Enhanced/Supernatural Condition
	+ Enhanced/Supernatural Durability
	+ Enhanced/Supernatural Speed
	+ Enhanced/Supernatural Strength
* Hibernation
* Injury Immunity
* Pain Suppression
* Bandage Manipulation
* Limited Storage- store objects inside their bandages
* Sand Manipulation

### Variations

* Curse Empowerment
* Curse Inducement
* Environmental Adaptation
	+ Desert Adaptation - most mummies
	+ Mountain Adaptation - mummies preserved by exposure
	+ Wetland Adaptation - bog mummies
* Fear Inducement
* Disease Manipulation
	+ Disease Generation
* Insect Manipulation
* Reanimation
* Sand Manipulation
* Sand Mimicry
* Wrapping Manipulation

### Mummy Variations

* **Mummy Lord Physiology**
* **Transcendent Mummy Physiology**

### Associations

* Classic Monster Physiology
* Magic
* Monster Physiology
* Mummification
* Necromancy
* Undead Physiology

## Pop Culture

Mummies have been used for the horror genre. They're one of the many classic monsters alongside the likes of Frankenstein, zombies, vampires, etc. Most notable is the movie "The Mummy" and its sequels. Mummies has appeared in cartoons, video games, and comic books. Usually depicted as an undead being covered in bandages. During Halloween, many children would dress up as a mummy by simply using toilet paper to wrap themselves around their bodies except for their eyes, nose and mouth.

## Variations

### Undead Yokai

Mummies are a type of undead that comes to life through various means. That includes magic users doing a spell on their sarcophagus.

## Life in the Hidden World

Mummy Yokai were once normal humans during the Ancient Egypt time period. When they died, they go through mummification and their bodies are put into the sarcophagus. In the modern day, archaeologists have dug up many artifacts from Ancient Egypt. Including the sarcophagus that contains the preserved bodies. These artifacts are put into various national museums as a display in the Egyptian exhibit. When night falls the mummies may come to life or if a magic user like a witch use a spell to make the mummies come to life. Generally, mummies are animated to guard someplace, often their own or their master's tomb. They are relentless and often nearly unstoppable without exploiting their weaknesses. Mummy Yokai vary in their appearances, ranging from dried corpse wrapped in bandages, but others look perfectly alive after removing their wrappings. Their intelligence/personality varies from mindless automaton to somewhat intelligent but soulless to their living intelligence/personality.

## Symbolism

Egyptians saw the preservation of the body after death as an important step to living well in the afterlife. As Egypt gained more prosperity, burial practices became a status symbol for the wealthy as well.