Dask

A dask is a type of species apart of the elven/fairy family and is said to reside in northern Parania and the northern Isle of Chark. They are a mischevious type of imp or fairy of some sort that is said to inhabit wooded areas, especially among the Parlinn-Apelchem border like in the Tollerwalde forest. They are described as being short, plump and mean, ranging from red to brown and having a big, wobbly belly that imitated the sounds of birds and nearby animals to keep humans from finding them. 
== Mythology and Folklore ==
In folklore, a dask lives similarily to a human, some of which are solitary, in families, in couples, etc. Though most like to live in groups of fours and best admire living in the branches of poplars and birches. They sit upon the branches and wait for a unsuspecting visitor (Like a human or a deer for example) to pass by and they'd often prank the victim by dropping branches or apples overhead. Other pranks are digging pitfall holes, mostly commited by the juvenile dasks. They'd use a rotting spade and make a secret hole somewhere in the forest and when the victim falls in it, they'd cover the victim with bushes, fruits, and twigs and run off. Dasks also can train mischievous birds, such as magpies or ravens, to support their pranks onto victims. Dasks are said to be extremely fast and can run across an entire country twice in a day, they are also said to be afraid of humans. Some instances (Mainly from Apelchem lore) speak that dasks are made of mud and clay and were mistakenly made by the creator when he tried to create the boar, but when he tried to snatch the dasks back and tried to reshape it, the dasks ran far into the woods and began wreaking havoc.
=== Appearance ===
Dasks are usually around 2-3 feet tall, plump, slimy, and have a big, wobbly belly as well as a major gas problem due to their unhealthy diet of garbage scraps and insect corpses. They are said to mainly be naked or wearing rags and are often mistaken for wild men. 
=== Diet ===
Dasks are omnivorous and scavengers. They mainly only eat insects, especially moth caterpillars and earthworms. They also scavenge through humans' garbage bins and eat whatever they would find in there and avoid fruits and vegetables.
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