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Originally, she was to be a zombie. However, my experience
with zombies (and urge to do something a bit different) led me to find another
species she fit into. My search led me to explore three: ghoul, revenant, and
well, zombie.
The Ghoul
I considered using the ghoul based on their folkloric origin
of undead creatures that feed on flesh. They actually originated from Arabian
folklore as shape-shifting demons, most often appearing as hyenas, that led
travelers into the desert or abandoned places to eat them.* It also eats the
dead and takes the form of the person most recently eaten. I found the relation
to a Jinn interesting, but while interesting, my story wouldn't take place in a
desert, and I don’t require the shape-shifting.
Their depiction varies a lot in fiction, from the
flesh-eating horrors of The Dresden Files (first encountered in Summer Knight.
Little trivia from a fan), the slightly-stronger vampire-like creatures of
Final Fantasy games, to even the unseen, ghostlike inhabitant of the Harry
Potter world that lived in old homes (its name escapes me, but it lived in the
Weasley's attic in book two).
It's an alternative to the mindlessness of a zombie, and
possibly a bit more unique and different, however I'm not sure on a being that
also shape-shifts. Not my plan.
It's back to the dictionary.
*Taken from www.wikipedia.org
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