The aswang spends the day like any other of the common folk, living their lives and making friends within their community. At night they must feed. The aswang is a shapeshifter, able to take on the forms of animals as well as mimic other humans. They travel to nearby towns or communities to feed on children or the unborn. They will never feed within their own community. This young flesh and blood that serves as food for the aswang keeps the aswang alive perpetually. The aswang has a long black tongue which it can use to feed on the unborn within the womb. This tongue is said to resemble a long snake as it can stretch for many feet.

It is hard to identify an aswang but there are signs that point to someone being an aswang. Your reflection in their eyes may be upside down. Aswang avoid garlic as well as religious imagery or consecrated ground. Some even say, oil will begin to boil in the presence of an aswang.

The only way to kill an aswang is decapitation, blessed blades, or a whip made from the tail of a stingray.

Instinct: To feed on the young or unborn

• Lash with tongue
• Claw and thrash
• Feed to heal
• Fly away