Bajang

The Bajang is a lesser spirit from Malaysian mythology which generally takes the form of a fox or polecat (musang)

Description

The bajang’s true form is that of a stunted, stocky human with a blunt nose, wispy hair, and pale brown skin. It has beady orange eyes and a wide, lipless mouth, which is permanently creased in an evil sneer. Its hands are bony claws, and its feet resemble the talons of a vulture.

The bajang can alter self at will into the form of a small wildcat. The creature is most often encountered in this form and disturbs the household by mewing like a great cat. As a wildcat, it has light brown fur and retains its distinctive orange.

Place

The bajang prefers to live in a dense jungle, where its tree is more difficult for enemies to locate. Any tree is suitable for a bajang lair, but the creature usually selects one within a mile of a small village. Destroying the tree where it dwells will make it disappear or die.

Behavior

The bajang is said to eat fetuses and drinks the milk of lactating women. The striations of pregnancy are said to be the scars left by the attack of the bajang. Sharp metal objects such as scissors placed near the baby will help to protect it from the bajang.

Powers/Weaknesses

Bajang can be captured and guarded in a bamboo tube. A specific type of leaves will be used as a cork of the tube and locked with a talisman. Bajang will be fed with eggs an milks. Bajang can be used as familiars and reared in intention to harm an enemy, causing disease, madness or death. This kind of activity is also called Saka.and once dressed can be directed against one’s enemies. However, if its owner does not treat him well and does not give him enough food, the hungry bajang will attack him.

Originally Posted by Bhu of the Giant in the Playground Forums.

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Bajang
Small Outsider
Hit Dice	5d8+10 (32 hp)
Initiative	+2
Speed	30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class	15 (+1 Size, +2 Dexterity, +2 Profane), touch 15, flat-footed 13
Base Attack/Grapple	+5/+2
Attack	Claw +8 melee (1d4+1)
Full Attack	2 Claws +8 melee (1d4+1)
Space/Reach	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks	Shapechange, Curse
Special Qualities	Dark Vision 60′, Bound to Tree/Creator, Weaknesses
Saves	Fort +6, Ref +6, Will +5
Abilities	Strength 12, Dexterity 15, Constitution 15, Intelligence 8, Wisdom 12, Charisma 10
Skills	Hide +17, Listen +13, Move Silently +13, Search +10, Spot +12
Feats	Ability Focus (Curse), Weapon Finesse
Environment	Warm Forests
Organization	Solitary
Challenge Rating	3
Treasure	None
Alignment	Always Neutral Evil
Advancement	6-10 HD (Small)
Level Adjustment	—

“The local cemetery has the bodies of dead infants scattered among the headstones. We’ll have a big problem soon. Call the Pawang now before things go worse.”

A Bajang is a minor demon that can be captured by sorcerors and kept as a fetish. It is summoned forth/created from the corpse of an infant that died in childbirth and was promptly buried. The Bajang appears as a dwarfish, stocky humanoid with pale brown skin, orange eyes, clawed hands, birds feet, and a lipless mouth. Usually it is encountered in the form of a polecat or lizard as it does not wish to announce it’s presence.

Shapechange (Su): The Bajang can Shapechange at will as per the spell, but only seems to be able to take the form of a Polecat (or a Polecat sized lizard in some stories).

Curse (Su): If the Bajang is captured and kept in a bamboo vessel with a stopper by a sorceror, and it is fed well, it will curse his enemies on his behalf (it may also use these curses on it’s own behalf if free). 1/day it may cast bestow curse, Contagion, or Poison as a Supernatural Ability. Caster Level is equal to twice HD.

Bound (Ex): It varies from myth to myth, but the Bajang is either Bound to the tree it lives in within the Forest, or to it’s creator if it is the type summoned forth from dead children. If it’s tree/creator is destroyed the Bajang dies. Otherwise, if it is ever reduce to -10 hp, it merely reforms 24 hours later.

Weaknesses (Ex): A Bajang cannot approach magical amulets designed to ward it off (which are usually given to the village children). Certain experts called Pawang can find it’s creator by scraping an iron vessel with a razor (thereby causing the creators hair to fall out).

Combat: Bajang tend to stalk victims and curse them according to their masters wishes (or just for fun). In some myths they kill and eat children, so likely they would ambush them while fleeing or hiding from parties.

Amulet of Bajang Repelling

These small wooden amulets are magical in nature but repel Bajangs in the same manner that a mirror repels a vampire.

The amulet doesn’t harm the the Bajang – it merely keeps the Bajang at bay. A recoiling Bajang must stay at least 5 feet away from a creature holding the amulet and cannot touch or make melee attacks against the creature holding the item for the rest of the encounter. Holding a Bajang at bay takes a standard action.

Anyone with a Craft (Woodworking) skill and at least one level in an Arcane spellcasting class can create an amulet with a successful (DC 10) check. The amulet is an inch-long piece of wood in the shape of an Hourglass.