Vodyanoy

The vodyanoy is said to be a creature living in the many mountainous lake of Berok. Vodyanoy is said to appear as a naked old man with a frog-like face, greenish beard, and long hair, with his body covered in algae and muck, usually covered in black fish scales. He has webbed paws instead of hands, a fish's tail, and eyes that burn like red-hot coals. He usually rides along his river on a half-sunken log, making loud splashes. It is said that when angered, the vodyanoy breaks dams, washes down water mills, and drowns people and animals. Additionally he would drag people down to his underwater dwelling to serve him as slaves turning them into fish, therefore the vodyanoy is often connected with local drownings. Others say that the vodyanoy is not a bad creature but a good one, when brought an offer the vodyanoy will trade it for a fish.
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Category:Berok
Category:Myths