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Overview
The developers describe Murohni as “failed vampires.”
In a successful transformation, a Vrakhiri fang is driven into the victim’s heart. If the fang becomes lodged elsewhere in the body, however, the host transforms into a Murohni.
Possible Connection to the Romanian Moroi
Romanian folklore features a type of revenant known as a moroi, which is associated with the following characteristics:
- The ghost of a child who died before being baptized
- A child who was murdered or buried alive
- An incorruptible corpse that did not receive proper funeral rites
- An evil spirit that drains blood or milk from livestock
- A being that frightens children or afflicts them with the evil eye
These traditions share an underlying motif: someone denied a proper death returns as a malevolent being that harms the living.
Romanian dictionaries also record “muroi” as a regional variant of moroi.
Since “muroi” closely resembles Murohni in spelling, the possibility that the name is a modified reference to this Romanian revenant cannot be ruled out.
Incidentally, Romanian also has several related terms for supernatural beings of this kind, including strigoi, vârcolac, and pricolici.
Beyond Murohni: Explore the Folklore of Romania
The name Murohni may echo the Romanian moroi—but that is only one shadow in a much larger folklore. Folk Tales from Romania retells four classic stories of impossible quests, supernatural bargains, and moral choices in accessible modern English.
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Sources
Community Bulletin Board #5 – Secrets of Vale Sangora | Bandai Namco Europe
