Jiang Shi

Description
Jiang Shi are the dead returned to life to serve the bidding of whoever raised them. They retain some or most of the consciousness they had during their former lives, but only when not under direct command of their masters. Jiang Shi have exceptional strength and resilience. This is because they cannot feel pain or fatigue, and therefore can perform feats of strength far beyond that of a normal human. As such, they are effectively meat shields for any sort of attack that does not utterly destroy their body or destroys the brain. Regardless, a powerful enough necromancer can re-raise them anyway, returning them to one piece. Additionally, a Jiang Shi also has a frightening secondary ability. The bite of a Jiang Shi has the power to also turn those bitten into Jiang Shi, also serving under its master. Provided the victim did not have mortal wounds, this affliction will be only temporary, lasting until the Jiang Shi is killed. However, if the victim succumbs to mortal injury while afflicted, the curse will become permanent, having truly been transformed into a living dead. Despite being "alive", most parts of a Jiang Shi's body no longer function, mostly just the brain, the eyes/ears, and respiratory system (although it serves no purpose other then to let the zombie talk). Because this does not include the immune system (or circulatory system in general), a Jiang Shi's greatest enemy is actually rotting away. For this, it is the job of the Jiang Shi's master to prevent rot at all costs, lest their minions succumb to slowly being turned to bones and dust.

Origin
Jiang Shi are typically created from a corpse raised by a necromancer of some kind. Jiang Shi can also turn others into Jiang Shi with it's bite, possibly permanently if the turned happen to die. Jiang Shi are all humans, and there are no accounts of youkai turned into Jiang Shi, although whether they are immune from turning has yet to be actually tested...

Characters of this Species
Yoshika Miyako