Nábrók, Necropants, or “corpse pants” are a pair of pants made from the skin of
a dead human being, which, according to Icelandic witchcraft, are capable of
producing an infinite amount of money through a spectacular and disturbing
ritual.
The Ritual.
According to the ritual, to create a pair of Necropants, the sorcerer must
first make a pact with a friend, establishing that once the friend has died of
natural causes, the sorcerer has permission to skin him from the waist down.
Once the friend is dead, the greedy sorcerer must wait until the friend has
been buried, dig up the body, and then skin the lower half of the corpse
without creating holes or tears, thus creating a pair of horrible leather
pants.
Once the “necrotic pants” have been created, the sorcerer must put the stolen
pants on against his bare skin. Now the ritual requires the sorcerer to steal
a coin from an indigent widow and place it in the empty scrotum of the pants
along with the Icelandic magic pentagram (symbol), Nábrókarstafur, written on
a piece of parchment.
The pants soon become indistinguishable from the wearer's body, and as long as
the original coin is not removed, the scrotum should continue to miraculously
fill with coins forever.
To ensure salvation, the owner must convince another person to take possession
of the pants and slip into each leg as soon as they are removed. The ghouls
will thus maintain their money-collecting nature for generations.
Changing pants must also be done in a particular way: the “owner” must keep
his left leg in the necropants while the heir steps into the free leg with his
right leg, at which point the transfer is validated.
If the ritual is not performed correctly, and one puts their leg in or takes
it out prematurely, they will fall during the maneuver or tear their clothes,
and instead of riches, terrible misfortune will befall them.
