Orang Minyak

Basic Information

The Orang Minyak is a creature from Malaysia whose name translates as "oily man". In some variants of the legend he is described as a naked human covered in oil. In others he is described as supernatural, and possibly invisible to non-virgin. Some stories claim that he was a man wanting to win back his loved one with black magic. The devil agreed to help him and give him dark powers, but only if he raped 21 virgins within a week. Mass panics revolving around the Orang Minyak have continued into the modern day.

See Also

• Grease Devil - a creature from Sri Lanka described in very similar terms which might be identical.
• Malay Mythology

Sources

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia entry

Game and Story Use

• It would make for an interesting challenge to make him immune to normal weapons, which means that the Orang Minyak would have to be captured to stop him - but of course the oil will make him rather difficult to grab…