So I’m looking to create a monster that feeds off emotions, but not lust (Incubus/Sucubus). Is there a creature in folklore that’s a psychic vampire but I don’t have to call a Psychic Vampire? What’s the Xerox brand of joy-devourers?
So I’m looking to create a monster that feeds off emotions, but not lust (Incubus/Sucubus).
So I’m looking to create a monster that feeds off emotions, but not lust (Incubus/Sucubus).
Check out unknown armies. They had a creature that looks human, but only because nobody ever paid attention to them. They normally walked around listless because they don’t want or need anything. Well, that is until somebody around them feels a particularly strong emotion. When that happens, this creature picks up on it and wants to keep feeling it (doesn’t matter what that emotion was). They then completely devote themselves to recreating said emotion. However, these creatures don’t understand emotions, so they usually end up trying to force the emotions out of people. I believe the quote from the books was something like “I’m going to put fish hooks in your eyes until you love eachother again.” In any case, these creatures are basically one big uniform mass that just exists, so punching, kicking, stabbing, or shooting them in an attempt to fend one of them off is rather pointless. Also, good luck sleeping tonight while trying not to think of these things out there in the world.
What did they CALL it?
I had to reread the section. They’re nonentities. They look completely unremarkable in every way and work the easily forgot office jobs. Oh, and apparently the quote called for needles, not fish hooks. Also fun, since they are a bloodless uniform mass, cutting or shooting them for the first time is a 7 stress unatural test since the wound is just more beige (or whatever skin tone is most bland in the area)
There is also a fey creature called a boowray that seeks to corrupt people to evil. http://www.lomion.de/cmm/boowray.php
Clem, the loose skinned demon from Buffy fed on emotions. Also the fairly obvious mares aka night terrors.
There are phobophages out of Dresden Files that are beings of fear and live off of it. Splattercon!!!
Maenads out of greek lore. They can incite and feed off of esctacy and pride. Maybe a maenad has figured out little league games are a great source of getting pride from all the crazy parents?
Jikininki: You can tweak them a bit and say they devour souls tainted with greed.
Ovvashi, from Book of Unremitting Horror is kind of like this.