I would have never made that association...even though i am from India. The Wikipedia version is not exactly the one i heard/read growing up. Vetalas are spirits and usually controlled by a mage or someone with magical prowess. They themselves do not have any aspirations. It is plausible that the host could have a different interpretation or taken some creative license. i doubt it though.
The water buffalo rider is definitely Yama - Hindu lord of death.
after starting to read Peasant Phil's kill writeup i had images from "clash of the titans" and thought it was a Hero role doing a vigilante kill...![]()
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