The polong is a type of familiar spirit in Malay folklore. It has the appearance of a miniature woman, the size of the first joint of the finger. The polong is one of the ghosts mentioned in Hikayat Abdullah, written by Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir. [1]

In the mystical realms of Malaysian folklore, there exists a creature as enigmatic as it is feared: the Polong. A spirit of malevolence, the Polong is no mere figment of imagination but a palpable entity, as real to those who believe as the air they breathe.

A polong generates a seething aura of unrestrained violence and malicious intent. As an immediate action , a polong can attempt an Intimidate check to demoralize any creature entering its aura. A creature that doesn’t become demoralized is immune to the polong’s aura for 24 hours.

Forcing one to manifest outside the bottle reveals their true shape: a blood-soaked spirit with a hateful visage and sickle-shaped claws. The ritual to create a polong originated in Minata and is known primarily by Tian-Sing spellcasters, but only those willing to practice such evil.

The Polong is a Malaysian spirit creature that’s been preserved by a human, for the purpose of killing an enemy. According to Malay beliefs, the ghost produces its pods by pouring the blood of the dead person into a long bottle.

The polong is a type of familiar spirit in Malay folklore. It has the appearance of a miniature woman, the size of the first joint of the finger. The polong is one of the ghosts mentioned in Hikayat Abdullah, written by Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir, much to the amusement of Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles, his employer.

The polong attempts to possess an adjacent corporeal creature. The creature must attempt a Will save against your class DC or spell DC, whichever is higher. On a failure, the polong merges into the creature's body for 1 minute (24 hours on a critical failure).

Like the Hantu Raya and Toyol, Polong is an invisible ghost that can be used by a black magic practitioner to harm someone. Polong has almost a similar role as Pelesit , furious when not fed and will start to harm society.

At the master’s order, a polong will travel up to 10 miles away to locate a particular person, possess them, and either slowly whittle them down via possession until they die, or force them to attack anyone nearby until someone slays the victim in self-defense.

At the master’s order, a polong will travel up to 10 miles away to locate a particular person, possess them, and either slowly whittle them down via possession until they die, or force them to attack anyone nearby until someone slays the victim in self-defense.