Iara

Iara aka mcboiacu are shape-shifting witches who uses her sharp fangs to pierce her victims flesh and drink their blood. Sometimes she is described as the undead, and other times she is described as a woman who has sold her soul to the Devil.

Origin: Brazil

Appearance:

- Often takes the form of a serpent, especially when she attacks her victims
- Red glowing eyes
- Can appear as a beautiful young maiden
- Sometimes described as a beautiful young mermaid with green hair and pale skin

Powers:

- Mesmerize victims so they don’t move
- A beautiful singing voice that they use to lure young men into the jungle

Characteristics: Vicious for the most part, but in the version that portrays her as a mermaid, she is very loving and eager to please

Habitat: deep in the Brazilian forests

Notes:

- Drinks semen as well as blood
- Doomed to a life of loneliness because she is immortal and her lovers are not

Reference:

The Element Encyclopedia of Vampire: An A-Z of the Undead by Theresa Cheung