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African Folklore Asanbosam - Mythical Ghana vampire-like being Appearance: Asanbosam are said to have iron teeth. They are humanoid, with long hair. They have bat-like features, including large wings. Nature: Archetypal ogre. Vampiric Activity - They prey on humans, feeding off people who wander into their forest territory. Abilities: They live in trees and can attack from above. Sasabonsam - Wikipedia Obayifo - Mythical West African vampire The obayifo is a myth that comes from West Africa. Appearance: The obayifo is described as a man or a woman. They look normal during the day, yet at night, they can be seen by their phosphorescent light that comes from their armpits or from their anal region. Nature: They can be male or female, although it has been suggested that the obayifo are primarily women. It is noted that the obayifo are greedy. Vampiric Activity: They are associated with negativity, and misfortune. They are reported as draining small children of blood, or draining the sap from plants. Abilities: They can fly. They will steal children. They can turn into a ball of flame, and are associated with human possession. Weakness: They avoid salt, Holy Priests, and may be vulnerable to starvation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obayifo Adze - A vampiric being, told by the people of Togo and Ghana Appearance: A male or female able to shift shape. It can change appearance from firefly to human. In human form, the Adze has the ability to possess its victim. Nature: Witchy. Vampiric Activity: The Adze can travel through cracks and keyholes as a firefly at night. It is able to suck blood from dreaming people, causing them to become ill, and possibly die. Abilities: Possession of a victim's family, or by those whom the victim is jealous. Weakness: None. There is no escape from an Adze. The Adze myth may have developed as a warning, describing the deadly effects of malaria, or mosquitoes, or both. Adze (folklore) - Wikipedia Bunson, Matthew (1993). The Vampire Encyclopedia. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd. p. 2. ISBN Want to find out how a culture shaped by malaria from mosquitoes shaped vampire traits in stories? Link: Create Vampires/HowCulturalTraditionsShapedVampireTraits - Wikibooks, open books for an open world LatinAmericanFolklore TOC mini