Supernatural Entity Data Files: The Blood Maiden

Supernatural Entity Data Files: The Blood Maiden

Important Details: The ‘Blood Maiden’ is an incredibly strong, incredibly evil spirit. We are unsure whether she is a ghost, the result of a particular bit of curse magic upon a ghost, or something akin to a wraith or elemental. Regardless, she is one of the most dangerous entities we have encountered. Despite being destroyed three times by our agents, she has managed to regain full physical form each time.

            Nothing is known about her origin, however, we do know a fair amount about her actions since she became the Blood Maiden. She leads a cult dedicated to worshipping her (and is somehow able to reform it after it is wiped out – we have succeeded in this completely previously as well). This cult performs regular sacrifices to her – bleeding their victims out into a large pool that she will frequently immerse herself within.

            This ‘pool’ is key to her survival and her physiology. Her body is not an ordinary one of flesh, blood and bone – it is just blood, bound together by some terrible magic to form her shape. The blood of countless victims. Destroying this form is very difficult – wounds, even grievous ones, are instantly healed, the only noticeable damage being some blood spatter. Trapping or binding her is also impossible – she will ‘dissolve’ parts of herself into a form similar to an ooze to flow through bonds, and we have observed her assuming this form fully.

            After several eliminations it was discovered that the Blood Maiden is bound to a small figurine that is stored either in the ‘sacrifice pool’ or within the Blood Maiden herself. The exact nature of this figurine is unknown, but evidence suggests that it can morph in a similar manner to the blood maiden, and also influence minds in a similar manner.

            When in power, the Blood Maiden will have her cult perform as many sacrifices as possible. After a certain number have been performed, she will enter the resulting pool of blood (presence of the figurine with the pool prevents any decay of the blood) and absorb it into her current form. Although she demands sacrifices of her cultists, she does not seem to need them to maintain her form (discovered when she committed absolutely no murders during the six month chase that capped off the second elimination).

            Apart from the sacrifices, the Blood Maiden focuses on building her cult – inducting new faithful, holding religious services, or researching how to better control and manage them. The last was discovered during the most recent elimination of her cult – she had been making use of a computer to read about other cults and religions, and especially how they worked and promoted fervour in their members. All information indicates that she is completely emotionless beyond her desire for.

The current status of the Blood Maiden is unknown. After the most recent elimination (circa five years ago) she has been completely off the radar. We suspect that she is rebuilding her cult, and aiming to perform the ritual that allows her to reform herself.

Physiology: The current primary theory is that the Blood Maiden is a powerful spirit, likely enhanced through curse or other magic. Her soul is bound in some manner to a figurine in the shape of a young woman. As the figurine has never been examined or catalogued, we have no details on its nature.

            Interrogations have indicated that, when without her physical form, the Blood Maiden will communicate with people in close proximity of the figurine. Additionally, the figurine is capable of some form of movement (likely similar to the unusual transformed movement the Blood Maiden is capable of).

            The Blood Maiden’s corporeal form appears outwardly to be completely human. It is, however, entirely composed of blood – the blood of the sacrifices used to initially give her new life, and any she has absorbed since (DNA testing has confirmed this). Despite this, her body seems to have only the features of an ordinary human body – until one inflicts harm upon her. She is impossible to bruise, and cuts, burns or piercing wounds are nigh instantly healed. Any ‘flesh’ pushed out of her body will revert to blood, although her remaining body will immediately patch up any damage.

            In addition to her ordinary form, she is also able to revert to a ‘blood’ form in whole or in part. This form will leave some of itself behind as she travels (a disgusting trail of blood). She is able to revert to this form instantly, but reforming herself seems to take some time – similar to the amount of time interrogations have indicated she spends reforming or absorbing blood from her ritual pool. Her ‘blood form’ is able to travel very fast – a flamethrower is advised.

            The optimal method of destruction for the Blood Maiden is capture and, when she reverts to blood form, use of a flamethrower or acid to full eliminate her.  Her strange physiology (as a being of ‘solid’ blood) prevents the use of many psychic powers that can otherwise be used to eliminate high tier threats such as her (and also any form of mind reading).

Other Details: The Blood Maiden’s cult was discovered in the early 1980’s. Although it had several adherents around the world, the major concentration was a traveling group of ‘gypsies’ (so they claimed – however, their origins and nationalities were a broad mix, and socially they had nothing to do with the Romani people). This group travelled through eastern European countries (as early as the late seventeenth century) inducting members into the group and working in cities, and murdering out of the way townsfolk between them. Suspicion was lowered by creating evidence of ethnic disputes, or simply having the victims disappear entirely.    After identifying the nature of the cult, a large and well-equipped team was dispatched. The operation met with success.

            After the first time she was destroyed (with great trouble – despite being isolated and only possessing limited combat capabilities, she withstood sustained automatic fire from twenty individuals for more than twenty minutes) we believed her ended, however, three years later the remnants of her cult managed to revive her. After a second, far more bloody elimination, we managed to eliminate her and her cult completely.

            Twenty years later she emerged again, with a new (and slightly different) cult. After eliminating the cult (and her) again, all information relating to each of the three cases was poured over. Conclusions reached indicated that a single strange common element was present at each of the sites – a small red figurine, vaguely similar to the Blood Maiden’s form. The site of the third elimination was thoroughly searched (a large pile of rubble – the containing building and extensive basement was destroyed after completion of the mission), but the figurine was not found.    As such, the Blood Maiden is likely rebuilding her cult, preparing to reform again.

            The details of the sacrifices have varied over time (the Blood Maiden’s old cult had devised quite an intricate method of preparation, marking, and cutting; whereas the reformed cults favoured far quicker killings), but key elements are: The victim is drained of blood over the sacrifice pool slowly, to ensure as much as possible is ‘fresh’. Upon death, additional cuts are employed to drain as much as possible in the minute following, before the blood itself dies.

            The blood collects in the sacrifice pool (often large enough to hold the blood of hundreds), in which the Blood Maiden’s figurine sits. The blood within the pool will remain fresh indefinitely. After at least ten, and often more, sacrifices have been made the Blood Maiden will immerse herself in the pool, and absorb the blood. We assume a similar act occurs when the Blood Maiden is reformed, but we do not know how much blood is required for her to do so.