Yara-ma-yha-who

Yara-ma-yha-who are a type of monster found in the mythology and folk tales of the Australian Aborigine and is a type of exotic vampire.

History
Yara-ma-yha-who were vampire-like creatures from Australian mythology and a unique kind of cryptid that while considered supernatural in the eyes of non-Aborigines (as well as modern science) was believed to be a natural resident of the Outback by the native Aborigines, the Yara-ma-yha-who have traits similar to the Drop Bear and the European Goblin but also has an extremely unique physiology that sets them apart from nearly every other kind of monster.

According to legend the Yara-ma-yha-who is three to four feet tall and resembled a frog or monkey-like little man owing much of its height to a comically oversized head. It’s said that they normally have dark-red skin, and the tips of their fingers and toes were described as "octopus-like" suckers. Their faces are dominated by wide, toothless mouths like that of a frog, large enough to engulf a full-grown human being whole.

This creature was said to live almost exclusively in the foliage of fig-trees, patiently lying in wait for a lone human stopping to rest at the base of their trees. Once the victim let their guard down, the monster would drop from above and begin a multi-step feeding ritual.

First, the Yara-ma-yha-who would latch on to the victim and rapidly drain blood in a leech-like manner through their sucker-tipped digits, feeding until the victim was on the very brink of death.

Children were advised to simply lie back and submit to this attack, as the monster would leave them be when their struggling ceased. Too weak to escape, the prey would be left lying helpless for an indeterminate amount of time before the monster returned and promptly swallowed them whole. Washing down their meal at the nearest river, the Yara-ma-yha-who would proceed to take a long nap. As soon as the creatures awoke, they would regurgitate their victims completely alive and unharmed as though the attack had never happened at all: except that the unfortunate soul would be very slightly shorter for the rest of their days.

A Yara-ma-yha-who would never miss an opportunity to attack the same person again and again, and with every attack, the person would be left a little smaller, a little redder, and a little bit hungrier for blood. It was never certain just how many attacks were necessary, but anyone foolish enough to keep sleeping under fig trees would be transformed fully into a Yara-ma-yha-who.