Strigoi
Country of Origin: Romania
Being Type: Undead Vampire
Being Type: Undead Vampire
Power Stats
Aggression
10/10
Magic Abilities
8/10
Physical Power
7/10
Origin Backstory
In Romanian folklore, Strigoi are restless dead who rise to drain life from family, often witches or redheads in life. They can shapeshift into animals and fear garlic or holy items. Linked to Dracula legends and Slavic vampire roots.
Key Features
- •Rises from grave
- •Blood/life draining
- •Shapeshifts to wolf/owl
- •Troubled soul
- •Staked to stop
Lore
Strigoi are restless undead in Romanian folklore, the reanimated corpses of witches, redheads, or those who died violently or improperly buried, rising to drain life force or blood from family and neighbors. They shapeshift into animals like wolves or owls, and fear garlic, holy items, or stakes. Strigoi embody fears of the dead returning and familial curses. Linked to Slavic vampire roots and influencing Dracula legends, they represent unresolved grievances and the need for proper burial rites in Eastern European tradition.