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Jiangshi
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Common · Cryptid

Jiangshi

Health
5
Threat
4
Cost
4

The jiangshi is a walking corpse from Chinese folklore, and its name means "stiff corpse." Its body is locked rigid by death, so it holds its arms straight out in front and travels in slow, stiff hops, which earned it the nickname "hopping vampire." It usually wears the robes of a Qing dynasty official. The legend traces back to a real practice in which priests were said to move corpses over long distances at night, walking the dead home to their villages for burial.

Abilities

Desperate Swing

Deals 3 damage when dice sum is 4 or lower

Trigger
When the dice sum is less than 5.
Effect
  • deal 3 damage to the highest-threat enemy

Feed

Heals fully when an enemy is defeated

Trigger
When an enemy dies.
Effect
  • fully heal itself