It wasn't me! (Re: Traditional Vampirism)

[iris_ft]

No: HPFGUIDX 88808

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Campbell, Anne-TMC-Rcvg" 
<silverthorne.dragon at v...> wrote:
> {Iris}
> Gaki are spirits of those who were greedy in life, and are 
condemned to wander the earth filled with insatiable hunger. There 
are several  harmless types of gaki (tea gaki, for example), but 
you'd likely be thinking of blood, soul, or flesh gaki.
> 
> Blood gaki are more traditional vampires, killed by a stake 
through the heart. The flesh gaki rip flesh from their victims and 
eat it. Soul gaki are the scariest of the bunch. They can travel in 
the form of a black cloud or their previous victims, and basically 
envelop you and eat your soul.
> 
> None of them seem to have problems with light, IIRC...
> 
> {Iris}
> I remember a Japanese tale about a creature with vampire powers. 
By day, it looked like a beautiful young woman. By night, the 
beautiful young woman turned into a cat and sucked the blood of her 
lover. 
> 
 Iris now:

I didn't write the first paragraph you quoted. It's by An'nai 
Jiriki, and I only quoted it replying Arcum's post (OOOh... how 
complicated it is...).
But now, I take advantage of your mistake to thank you for your 
interesting message.

Amicalement, 

Iris