Breathtakingly beautiful demonesses that can be encountered in Konami's 2005 Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Nintendo Dual Screen (NDS) video game (original Japanese title: Akumajo Dracula: Sougetsu no Juujika, which translates as Demon Castle Dracula: Cross of The Blue Moon.) The creatures Lilith (monster #44) and Succubus (monster #86) share the same game sprite, although they do differ in color and capabilities.
Materials:
Newsprint, white glue, wire twist ties, and acrylic paint.
Dimensions:
9.0 cm/3.5 in. x 5.8 cm/2.3 in. (widest point x highest point)
Time:
Four days: April 6, 8, 10, and 11, 2012.
For comparison/informational purposes, below are some relevant images:
An amorous Succubus latches onto Soma Cruz and begins to drain his life force.
Soma Cruz finds out the hard way that this quartet of Yoko Belnades look-alikes aren't what they appear to be.
Succubus entry from the in-game bestiary.
Flame Necklace description (normal Succubus item drop).
Pitch Black Suit description (rare Succubus item drop).
Werecraw
A crawfish therianthrope (Greek for "beast-man") that can be encountered in ASCII Entertainment's 1991 Wizardry Gaiden I: Joou No Junan (Wizardry: Suffering of The Queen) Nintendo Gameboy roleplaying video game. Said title was one of the many Wizardry spinoff games published exclusively in Japan.
Note that it's possible that this creature's name might actually be "Wereclaw" instead of "Werecraw". The Japanese language doesn't have the English "l" sound, so they approximate it with "r"; as such, the katakana characters for "kurou" (which is pronounced similarly to the English word "crow") could be interpreted as either "craw" or "claw". That said, therianthropes are generally named for the kind of organism that they transform into, not a part of their anatomy (Werebats and Werecrows aren't referred to as Werewings for example.) Further, many therianthropes have claws, in some form or another, so Wereclaw is arguably a title that's too general in nature to correspond to a particular species ('Werepincer" would be more anatomically precise, although still not a perfect solution, assuming the existence of Werecrabs, Werelobsters, etc.) On a related note, "wer" or "were" is an archaic English term for "man", so a more literal name for this creature would be "Man Crawfish".
Materials:
Newsprint, wire twist ties, white glue, sand, fishing line, and acrylic paint.
Dimensions:
4.0 cm/1.6 in. x 4.3 cm/1.7 in. (widest point x highest point)
Time:
Four days; April 4-6 and 10, 2012.
* I didn't make the crab and lobster figures pictured above, those are actual toys that I bought.
For comparison/informational purposes, below are some relevant images:
The party encounters a single Werecraw in battle.
The party encounters some 'Grotesque Objects' and 'Creeping Things' (unidentified Seekers x 3 and Werecraws x 2).
