New OC: Ery

Species: Preta
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Sexuality: Asexual
Birthday: March 20
Backstory:
While alive, Ery was a greedy, corrupt, and jealous person. His negative outlooks often created problems for those around him as his lack of empathy for others would be reflected through his actions, such as using money to get his way even though it may have dire consequences. Having been born in a wealthy family, he would flaunt his riches and spend money mindlessly whilst simultaneously becoming more greedy as days past. A day before his birthday, Ery got into a car crash and was killed on impact. The buildup of his negative actions followed him into the afterlife and he was consequently forced to live as a preta, a “hungry ghost” with an insatiable hunger. With his family not engaging in the proper rituals that would allow him to pass, Ery’s soul remains as a preta, suffering for the rest of eternity. He lives in the afterlife wandering around, never being able to satisfy his endless hunger.

I’m sorry if this was a bit dark. I was looking at Vietnamese folklore, (I’m Vietnamese if you didn’t know 💗) and I came across Hồ Tinh, a nine tailed fox that could disguise himself as an attractive human. Originally, I was going to create an OC based on that legend, but I think like with demons, nine tailed foxes are overused. So, as I kept looking, I remembered hearing about pretas and apparently, they’re prominent in Southeast Asian folklore.

Also, I know pretas are supposed to look repugnant and more “ugly”, but I like drawing more attractive characters. I’m sorry (๑•﹏•)⋆* ⁑⋆* I will draw his preta form from time to time even though it’s not pleasant to look at. I highly suggest learning about new kinds of monsters, especially if they originate from Asian tales. To me, Asian horror movies and folktales are a lot scarier than those in western media.

Here are some examples:
Aswang
Diao Si Gui
Teke Teke
Penanggalan
Pontianak
Sigbin

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