Ithaqua

## Description:

The Wendigo, the Wind-Walker, the Death-Walker, the White Silence, Ithaqua, is the oldest Wendigo Spirit in existence. This giant creature of inhuman proportions stalks the frozen wastes of the northern United States and all of Canada, hunting for humans to eat or kidnap or convert to fellow Wendigo. Ithaqua has existed within Native American legends for millennia, stalking the songs and stories of those ancient peoples from the shadows. Ithaqua is said to be The Stranger's favorite subject, a prophet among his foul kind that spreads the maddenning messages of The Unbeheld.

Ithaqua is most commonly described as an ancient Wendigo of massive proportions, standing at upwards of thirty (30) feet tall; his weight is unknown, although his form is always described as being heavily emaciated, starved, and deathly thin. His body is said to be covered in dirty, matted hair of a snowy white color with eyes that glow a menacing red amidst the pale landscape of his frigid habitat. Ithaqua is thought to be a Sasquatch-turned-Wendigo, the first of his kind, and as such is believed to be many millions of years old.

Ithaqua possesses incredible levels of intelligence. The apex predator, he has exhibited masterful ability in stealth, hunting, tracking, combat, and Magic. He is an expert in psychological warfare and is known to drive his victims insane long before he descends upon them. Ithaqua's gifts from The Stranger also include the innate ability to know the names of people with whom he makes eye contact, an ability which he uses to further intimidate victims. Being a creature of multiple Eras in age, Ithaqua possesses unknown historical knowledge far beyond that of any historian. Ithaqua's wisdom is commonly debated among occult scholars and Native American shaman, some of whom claim that his Wendigo mutation has driven him far too insane to allow any semblance of wisdom to remain, while others debate that his age and nature as a Sasquatch may have given him a strange alternate form of the Wendigo curse that allows him to retain some awareness; regardless of the truth, Ithaqua's mind is so ancient and so powerful that his moral code, philosophy, and perspective on the world is incomprehensible to any mortal man.

Ithaqua seems to possess limited understanding of modern technology; when confirmed reports of his presence are investigated, it appears that Ithaqua understands the importance of disabling modern technology before attempting to kill his prey, as electrical equipment and vehicles are commonly frozen solid or slashed with massive claws. Ithaqua has not been observed making use of advanced human technology, even when in a human disguise, and it is proposed that his ancient age and isolation have impeded his learning of modern humanoid technology or that his Sasquatch nature prevents him from using any technology which is unnatural or not of his kind.

The Wind-Walker's magical ability, however, is substantially more advanced. While not a practitioner of conventional Magic, Ithaqua's understanding of the arcane ares is extraordinary; he is known to find ways around even powerful magical Runes or Wards and can counter or interrupt rituals and ceremonies. He is known to understand most Spellcasting Languages, likely due to his advanced age that predates many of those ancient tongues.

### Personality:

Ithaqua's goals and values are entirely unknown as of the time of writing, and the JPCU is uninterested in investigating the monster's inhuman priorities. Ithaqua's only known goals are to feed on humans, accrue more power from The Stranger, accrue a greater following of loyal humanoid cultists, and impregnate a human woman so that he might manifest in the world as a stronger, purely physical version of himself; JPCU efforts to prevent Event-IQ-4 take a high priority and are considered vital to mankind's continued survival.

Ithaqua is known to possess a delicate temperament; his cultists fear displeasing their god in fear that his cold winds may freeze them solid in anger, and communities of Native Americans have fled in terror from those areas rumored to house The Wind-Walker. Ithaqua's sense of ego is known, primarily due to his lack of direct interaction with his followers and general lack of direct speech; Like many Wendigo, Ithaqua can mimic the voices of those he hears, and uses this method in his hunting more than for actual communication.

Being a Wendigo, Ithaqua is not believed to possess any hedonistic behaviors beyond the constant craving for the consumption of humanoid flesh.

Ithaqua's trustfulness is unknown, like most elements of his personality. He is known to entrust his followers with blessings and powers from The Unbeheld or The Stranger, and will impregnate "compatible" women within his cult in an attempt to birth a superior version of himself into the world.

Ithaqua is known to worship The Stranger, like all Wendigo, and is considered a saint or prophet of The Stranger among Wendigo.