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Moroii

"Touched by moroii" —Undercity slang meaning "to grow old"

Artist: Dan Murayama Scott TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

[laurasimonsdaughter]

I don't know if you're reading Dracula Daily or are a fan of Dracula generally, but we're having a discussion loosely titled "what the hell is Jonathan Harker?" that can be summarized as we think he is over the course of the novel turning into Something but Probably Not A Vampire, and I was interested if you, as a folklorist, might have any ideas or weigh-in. Main features are superhuman strength and speed, paleness of features, and a whole lot of Cold Anger. Someone made comparison to German Wiedergänger which are super interesting in and of themselves. So yeah I was just wondering if you knew any applicable monstrous-transformation-as-trauma-response stories

Hmm interesting... There are certainly concept in folklore that have to do with being victimised by or just being around entities that are considered evil, and it having a permanent effect. It often has to do with concepts like corruption and tainted purity that are...uncomfortable to apply to the real world, but as long as we are playing in the world of Gothic Fiction:

I think imagining Jonathan as a wiedergänger or revenant could be spot on. Especially if you link it to his devotion to Mina. Of course to be a revenant you do have to die first. But if he died without getting the full vampire treatment like Lucy, it would make a lot of sense if he'd come right back to (un)life. Either from a desire to revenge himself on Dracula or from devotion to Mina, or both! Because both are very respectable reasons to return from the dead, folkloricly speaking. (I'm fond of these types on legends, does it show?)

The other direction you might go is taking the folklore concept that people can become destined to become a vampire during their life. This could happen because of how you were born, or how you died, but certain things during your life. Like committing certain sins, being cursed, or getting entangled in the occult. This idea shows up in various places, like Romania and Greece, and sometimes goes as far as to call these people "living vampires", even though they will not be full vampires until after their death. In Romania they are often connected with feeding on life force instead of blood while they are still alive and they are said to have strange magical powers and non-human abilities that can make them extremely dangerous, but sometimes helpful. (These living vampires are sometimes called "moroii', but not always, and sometimes this word is used to refer to a living child of dead vampires/strigoii). So if you'd want to go the "Jonathan got corrupted" route, either by Dracula or his three lady companions, then giving him sudden non-human abilities and a draining, unnerving presence to those around him could also fit very well!

[miyoron]

Moroii is a vampire though maybe not the kind you’re thinking of. She’s a lot less pleasant to be around than Vampire as well in some ways mostly due to her competence. However, she is VERY compelling in some weird way...

Either way, try to keep your distance!

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Moroii

"Touched by moroii" —Undercity slang meaning "to grow old"

Artist: Dan Scott

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♫ When the life leaves your eye, and you curl up and die, that's a Moroii. ♫

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July 20th, 2013 - Strigoi

Okay, time for a new sect of mythology! Today, I'll be talking about a figure from Romania! With so many countries in Europe all having such diverse pantheons and such, I'm glad I didn't just hunk them all together in a European Mythology category. That would have been way boring! Anyway, today's guest is the Strigoii!

According to Romanian legend, the Strigoii, or Strigoi depending on how many "i"s you prefer in a given word, were a breed of vampires that can only be described as double dead. Or at least in most cases. See there are commonly two types of vampires in Romanian mythology: the Strigoi, dead vampires, and the Moroi, the living vampires. The Strigoi is very similar to say, the Asian Jiang Shi, in that it has the qualities of both a zombie and a vampire.

But before we go into discussing more about the Strigoi's characteristics, it's important that I inform you of the many ways one of these creatures may come into being. First and foremost, when a Moroi was killed, that vampire would simply resurrect as a Strigoi. Sort of like an extra life in a video game. However, there were numerous ways that a human corpse might turn into one of these monsters as well...a cat could jump over the corpse, or any sort of animal could pass over it...or the body might not have been buried correctly, or if a shadow was cast on the corpse's open coffin...or if the person, in life, had died from suicide, or if they were unmarried and died with unrequited love. Not to mention that there were some people that were pretty guaranteed to become Strigoi's upon death anyway, like kids born with cauls, or seventh sons. If a vampire so much as stared at a woman's womb, it was pretty likely that her kids were going to become vampires too. Other sources say black magic could be used to resurrect a corpse as a Strigoi, or even turn a living human being into one.

Luckily enough, there are lots of methods on how to locate and eradicate a Strigoi while its still sleeping under the earth, as to subdue these creatures before they become a serious threat. Graves occupied by a Strigoi were fairly easy to locate, as blue flames would hover above them, as if some sort of invisible candle was hanging there. Other times vampire hunters would employ the help of a 7-year-old boy, dressing him in white and placing him atop a white steed. Letting the horse run free though the graveyard, it was said that it would stop when it came to the grave of a Strigoi. Not only that, but Strigoi's would always rest with one blood red (some sources say blue) eye open, staring at all those came past. Plus, there bodies never decayed, and because they couldn't breath under there, lots of them poked holes in their coffins...so picking them out from the rest of the corpses probably didn't prove too difficult.

In order to vanquish a Strigoi, there are quite a few ways..a sickle through the heart seems to do the trick, but others have subdued these creatures effectively by ripping out their hearts and setting them on fire while prayer is being said. The person digging up the grave might strike the head of the Strigoi with the head of his shovel, filling the mouth of the corpse with herbs. To distract a Strigoi, one might spread poppy seeds, clothes, or petals all around the monster's grave at night. When they awoke to reign terror, they would notice said items and work vigorously to clean them up. Some sources say that to completely avoid an encounter with a Strigoi, men would go to bed, drunk, on wine, as this would make their blood become unpalatable to the vampire. This is a bit odd to include though, as the slow-walking, double-hearted Strigoi don't actually suck blood unless it is from someone they knew in life. Instead, these vampires sap peoples energy, leaving them sickly and weak. They would also spread diseases from house to house, (the Strigoi would infect entire families, with the only cure being to burn the body of the first family member to go and have the rest drink water mixed with the ashes) and could even turn invisible to go full-on poltergeist on someone's ass. Throwing around objects...dousing fires...the works. Strigoi could also turn into animals.