Mummies

**Mummies** are remains of once-living creatures, from humans to animals, that have been preserved by any number of means so that the remains will not decay in different conditions. Mummies occur worldwide, notably in Egypt, and were often thought to be affiliated with curses. Mummies have existed for thousands of years. Most of them never had cause to reanimate, but every once in a great while, one of these shambling undead arose from the tomb to take its revenge on those who would dare the wrath of Osiris and desecrate the Mummy’s tomb. To understand this undead creature, one must first understand how mummies were made and what could possibly cause the creature to reanimate.

## Description

A mummy is a dead human or an animal whose soft tissues and organs have been preserved by either intentional or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or lack of air, so that the recovered body does not decay further if kept in cool and dry conditions.

## Powers and Abilities

Mummies are one of the most powerful supernatural creatures in the supernatural universe. Once the Mummy is reanimated, it possesses a host of supernatural powers at its disposal.

* **Curse of the Pharaoh** - The Mummy might even be able to summon plagues of biblical proportions, or even command lesser mummies or other forms of the undead.
* **Superhuman Strength** - Mummies are extremely strong, more so than humans, and relentless, little more than single-minded killers. Similar to vampires, Mummies have been known to throw humans across a room with great force.
* **Invulnerability** - The Mummy is nearly indestructible, as bullets have no effect on it. Most blades are unable to penetrate the Mummy’s desiccated flesh, stemming from the supernatural power reanimating the creature’s body.
* **Immortality** - Mummies are immortal and can potentially live forever.
* **Hydrokinesis** - The act of controlling and manipulating water.
* **Aerokinesis** - The act of controlling and manipulating over the wind.
* **Telekinesis** - The act of moving, controlling, or manipulating the movements of objects and beings.
* **Shapeshifting** - The Mummy of a pharaoh or high priest may be able to assume the form of a swarm of scarab beetles or become a thick cloud of desert sand.
* **Life-Force Absorption** - When an intruder steals from the tomb or even sets foot inside of it, the Mummy may choose to curse the individual, depending on the severity of the would-be thief’s crime and how angry the Mummy happens to be at the moment. The Mummy is bound by sacred law to consummate the curse, at which point it will relentlessly pursue the individual until they lay dead at the Mummy’s desiccated hands. If the Mummy is unable to pursue the individual for some reason or another, the thief will sicken and waste away, so as to kill them and assimilate their organs and fluids.

## Weakness

As powerful as mummies are and even though they are basically dead, as they are living remains, there are ways to defeat them.

* **Fire** - The Mummy’s major weakness is fire, a common weakness among the undead. Since mummies tend to be dry and coated with various oils and resins, the revenant tends to burn extremely well. Thus, fire is the only way to destroy the Mummy forever.
* **Cats** - Cats were considered by the ancient Egyptians to be the guardians of the Underworld. Imhotep is no exception when he's mummy.

## External Links

* Mummies from Hotel Transylvania Wikia
* Mummy from Rickipedia