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Asiman
Also known as Obayifo
- #0262
African (culture)
Undead (attribute)
Deadly (behaviour)
Vampires (common type)
A Vampire from West Africa. It was a type of soul in the form of a glowing ball of light. It inhabited a person and left their body at night. It travelled the land searching for victims and sucked the blood from humans and animals as well as from fruit and vegetables.
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