Bali
Wong Samar
Nature / Ancestral Spirit Danger 3 of 5 · Frightening
- Form
- Invisible people
- Origin
- The wong samar, Bali's 'dim/indistinct people': an invisible society paralleling humans, whose villages overlap ours and into which people occasionally vanish — Bali's cognate of Orang Bunian.
- Behavior
- Abduction-by-hospitality: mortals entertained in samar villages lose track of years.
- Deterrents and vulnerabilities
- Iron, prayers, refusing their food.
- Diet
- Non-consumptive
- Culture
- Balinese
- Region
- Bali
- Sampling
- Added in dataset v3–v5; first placed on a tree here.
Coded characters
◆ New entry coded by folklore synthesis. Sex: Unspecified.
| Human-like | Humanoid, witch, or human spirit |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male, unspecified, or variable |
| Death or birth origin | Not death or birth related |
| Incorporeal | Embodied creature or witch |
| Flight | Grounded |
| Burial | None or weak |
| Children | None |
| Blood and organs | None |
| Theft and mischief | None |
| Hair or fur | None |
| Animal form | None |
| Detached head | None |
| Fire or light | None |
| Water | None |
| Forest | Forest, jungle, or mountain |
| Settlement | Village, house, hospital, or road |
| Black magic | Black magic or witchcraft central |
| Widespread | Localized |
| Body plan | Humanoid spirit |
| Diet | Non-consumptive |
Nearest on the tree
Identical coding to Orang Bunian, Hantu Rimba, Waruga Spirit, Dedemit, Lelembut, Peri, Roh Komodo, Penunggu, Putri Gunung Ledang, Gamang, Putri Mandalika, Hainuwele, so the tree cannot separate them.
