#31DaysOfMonsters DAY 8: AL

Als are demons of childbirth, interfering with human reproduction. In Armenian tradition, the Als steal the lung, liver and heart of women in childbirth, pregnant women, and women who have just given birth. The Als also destroy embryos in the womb, causing miscarriage, and can steal babies forty days after childbirth, replacing them with imps. They are male and female. They have clay noses and fiery eyes, and "appear with sharp fangs, disheveled hair, copper claws, iron teeth, the tusks of a wild boar and sagging breasts, resembling a crone." After stealing the organs of a woman, the al attempts to escape and cross the first source of water, after which the woman cannot be saved.