The Obayifo (Oh-BAY-if-oh) is a living witch of the Ashanti people is thought to use its powers to drain the life and energy from children and crops. They are described as having shifty eyes and being obsessed with food. When travelling at night they are said to emit a phosphorescent light from their armpits and anus.
Despite being considered human, the obayifo’s true nature remains concealed unless attacked in the presence of others, as they emit phosphorescence when faced with a threat.
They are insidious creatures, as befitting their nature as witches and vampires. In fact, the race's name, "Obayifo", means "child-snatcher", from the Ashanti oba ("child") and yi ("to take" or "to snatch")--and it comes from the Obayifo's tendency to call up spirits with their sorcery, who snatch up little children to feed the creature's vampiric diet.
Despite their vampiric tendencies, however, they are also capable of eating ordinary food. In fact, they are said to be so gluttonous, that many claim their love of food borders on obsession.
GURPS Blood Types gives short descriptions of Obayifo and Tlalicque under its listing of Loogaroo.[1]
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- Bane, Theresa (2010) Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythology McFarland pg 110-1
- ↑ pg 98