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Wuchowsen

Wuchowsen is a gigantic immortal bird spirit whose wings make the wind. Though Wuchowsen is monstrous in size and the winds he creates can be deadly, he is not treated as a monster in Wabanaki legends, but rather as a natural force of the world that must be respected. In most legends, either Glooskap or a mortal hero attempts to stop Wuchowsen's wings from flapping, only to find that the world cannot survive without wind; Wuchowsen is restored to power, but is either persuaded to moderate the wind he creates or forced to do so by having one of his wings tied or broken.
Xexeu

Xexeu - Similar to the legendary thunderbird, these South American birds are known to have the supernatural ability to gather storms and control the weather. They resemble giant eagles, but are rarely seen by humans despite their large size. This factor has meant that there is not a lot known about the beasts.
Waldgeist

Waldgeist - Believed by ancient German pagans to be the guardians and custodians of local forests, these bearded faeries are known to foretell the future, and to play pranks on those around them. Despite this, they are also capable of bringing good fortune to those that are kind to them, and can grant wishes.
Whiffle-Whiffle Bird

WHIFFLE-WHIFFLE BIRD: A tenacious talker that transcends the tops of the timberline. It has a terribly tall tail, a protrusion that parallels a peacocks perhaps perfectly. The rest resembles the roadrunner. Regardless, it is rightly regarded as rare. Seldom is it seen, it is seen sliding on slopes for it whoops “Whickle, whickle,” while whisking on the warped walls. One well wonders what this wonderful word purports. It is presumed by people, possessing a powerful perception, that it portends to profess pain. For as the feathered fellow falls forth, from the fine-grained folds, fragments of feldspar are forced forward. Consequently, chafing and cramping is common, as it coasts the crags and cracks.
Racumon

Racumon is a giant serpent from Carib folklore, it was believed to be responsible for the creation of hurricanes and wind. It was said to live deep in the valley and had on its head a shiny stone, possibly a carbuncle (either any red gemstone, most often a red garnet, or a stone with magical properties, usually capable of providing its own illumination to an otherwise dark interior. This is encountered in a number of medieval texts.). It could cover it with a skin flap similar to an eyelid.
Trow

Trow - Ugly and nocturnal, these faeries live in underground mounds in the Orkney Islands during the day, and will venture out at night to steal from households. They have a love for music, and will sometimes kidnap musicians. There have been recorded cases of these creatures gathering after dusk to have small musical ceremonies around campfires.
Tatarimokke

A tatarimokke is the spirit of a dead baby which inhabits the body of an owl. Visually they appear no different than ordinary owls. Tatarimokke remain near the homes of the families they once belonged to. The hooting of the owls is said to actually be the sound created by the spirit of the dead baby.

Tatarimokke are treated with respect by the families which they haunt, just like zashiki warashi. Houses that have lost a child recently will take care of any owls that appear near their homes and treat them as if they are the spirit of the lost child. In most cases, these spirits are beloved by the families they haunt, and they do not cause any harm.
Zduhać

Zduhać - Mentioned in Bulgarian and Serbian tradition, some children will be born with the genetic ability to take on the form of a dragon-like humanoid to combat demons. When these people sleep, their spirits leave their bodies and assume dragon form, fighting together in groups to ward off harmful entities. The human host will often not be aware of their dual nature, and will wonder why they always wake up tired.
Y Fuwh Laethwen Lefrith

Y Fuwh Laethwen Lefrith - Once wandering wherever it pleased across the Welsh countryside, this faery animal resembled a white cow, and was capable of producing milk for all those that wanted it, no matter how many times it was milked. This milk had the ability to make the foolish wise, the sick healthy and the miserable happy. It produced a calf which later went on to be Ychen Bannog, but hasn't been seen since the denizens of the Vale of Towy attempted to slaughter it to eat.
Wakwak

Creature name: Wakwak

Origin: Philipphine mythology

Description: The Wakwak is a vampiric, bird-like creature in Philippine mythology. It is said to snatch humans at night as prey, similar to the Manananggal and the Ekek in rural areas of the Philippines. due to its ability to fly.

The sound of a Wakwak is usually associated with the presence of an Unglu (vampire) or Ungo (ghost or monster). It is also believed that this monster is called "Wakwak" due to this sound it makes when it flaps its wings while flying. When one hears the Wakwak, it is looking for possible victims. If the sound of the Wakwak is loud, it means it is far from you. Otherwise, it is near and worse yet, it is about to attack. It slashes and mutilates its victims and feeds on their hearts. The Wakwak is often described by old folks to have long sharp talons and a pair of wings similar to those of a bat. It uses its talons or claws to slash its victims and to get their heart. Many say that its wings are also sharp as a knife.

The sound that a tiki, tike or teke (common house gecko) makes usually at night when out of sight was discovered by an American who spent much time in the Philippines to be the source of the sound everyone was saying was a "Wakwak".
Şekä

Şekä - Dwelling in forests and derelict houses, these Turkish faeries are field elementals, and delight in leading unwary travelers astray, or trampling them with horses if they fall asleep within their territories. They are capable of producing supernatural diseases within human populations, and are known to force those that they capture to sing for them. Şekä are also known as Sheka, and are not to be confused with the leshy.
Vudaş

Vudaş - Hunting and killing those who pollute and desecrate lakes and ponds across Turkey and neighboring regions, these deadly faeries usually appear as hideous frog-like humanoids with long beards and sharp claws. They are sometimes referred to as 'fathers of the water', and are appeased by surrounding human populations with gifts of bread and other baked foods.
Vidyadhara

Vidyadhara - Appearing in various religious sources from India and Asia, these airy faeries are known to amass in groups to watch human prowess and combat, and are often seen to enjoy dancing or singing. They are known to leave ornate patterns of flowers on abandoned battlegrounds, and are usually found in mountains and other areas that are secluded and inhabited by powerful Hindu deities, that they attend and support in an angelic fashion.
Wilkie

Wilkie - Found in wells and hills to the North of Scotland and in the Orkney Islands, these strange and malevolent faeries demand the local population to pour milk into their subterranean dwellings. If people refuse to give their share of their produce, then their cattle will drop dead and their possessions will be stolen overnight by the malevolent faeries.
Waterloo Bonney

WATERLOO BONNEY: The prodigy of the previous plover that paired with pigeons providing a peculiar partnership. The offshoots of this odd overlapping were off-balanced with a lonely leg a little lower on the left. Many a marvelous mountaintop made their members merry, as they stood symmetrical on the slopes. If set on any straight and solid surface, they simply slipped. Those who dined on these delicious delicacies dully developed into hearty hoards, highlighting the height of human health.
Xi

Xi-Rhinoceros (Xi) - a beast who resembles a water buffalo with a pigs head and elephant's feet, each foot cleft in three. It has a large belly with three horns on it’s nose, forehead and top, respectively. The smallest horn which is on it’s nose does not fall off and is used to facilitate eating. Because the Xi likes to chew on brambles, it often drools blood.
Ćmuch

Ćmuch - Faintly resembling shadowy frog-like humanoids with rounded ears, these Polish demons are inhabit bodies of water such as reservoirs or swamps, and usually prefer to remain invisible. Their presence is normally only betrayed by sudden gusts of wind or splashing noises from invisible sources. They are known to be very lazy and slothly, and are said to only haunt humans with these same characteristics.
Álfheimr

In Norse cosmology, **Alfheim** (Old Norse: *Álfheimr*, "Land Of The Elves" or "Elfland"), also called **"Ljosalfheimr"** (*Ljósálf[a]heimr*, "home of the light-elves"), is home of the Light Elves.

Álfheim as an abode of the Elves is mentioned only twice in Old Norse texts.

The eddic poem *Grímnismál* describes twelve divine dwellings beginning in stanza 5 with:

A tooth-gift was a gift given to an infant on the cutting of the first tooth.

In the 12th century eddic prose *Gylfaginning*, Snorri Sturluson relates it as the first of a series of abodes in heaven:

The account later, in speaking of a hall in the Highest Heaven called Gimlé that shall survive when heaven and earth have died, explains:

It is not indicated whether these heavens are identical to Álfheim or distinct. Some texts read Vindbláin (*Vindbláinn* 'Wind-blue') instead of Vídbláin.

Modern commentators speculate (or sometimes state as fact) that Álfheim was one of the nine worlds (*heima*) mentioned in stanza 2 of the eddic poem *Völuspá*.
Yacu-mama

In the mythology of the indigenous people of South America, the yacu-mama is a sea monster, fifty paces long, believed to inhabit the mouth of the Amazon River and the nearby lagoons. The Yacumama is believed to be the mother of all creatures of the water. According to the legend, the yacu-mama would suck up any living thing that passed within 100 paces of it. To protect themselves, the local Indians would blow on a conch horn before entering the water, believing that the yacu-mama would reveal itself if it was present. It is sometimes believed to be a giant snake the "Giant Anaconda" or caecilian known as Minhocão.

In North America, the Cherokee Indians told a similar legend of Tlanusi, a leech the size of a house that dwelt in the Hiwassee River near present-day Murphy, North Carolina.
Witte Wieven

Witte Wieven - Considered to be the ghosts of wise and benevolent magic users, these Dutch spirits are found in the Netherlands, Belgium and France, and are sometimes thought to be related to the Dames Blanches or other faeries. After their physical deaths, ceremonies are often held to honour them, and they become elf-like spirits that are associated with mist and fog. They either help or hinder travelers depending on the offerings left by their gravesites or other sacred places.
Who's Who Bug

WHO’S WHO BUG: Insects that invariably intrude instinctively on individuals regardless of any ready repellent nor resistance to their raids. These flies frequently find their food, and freedom from their flight is forever futile. Hiding is hopeless, as these homewreckers hurdle any hat, hammock, housing, heat, or hammer so heroically handled and/or hastily hurled. However, these heels home onto those hopping into headwaters howling, “Who, who.” The horrors hasten and hold to the hairs on their heads. Dully, the divers depart downward, drowning the dizzy devils in diminutive deluge.
Windsbraut

Windsbraut - With a name literally meaning 'Wind's Bride', these German faeries are usually female but some male specimens have been observed, and are said to be elementals that represent whirlwinds, using this power to steal the produce of cornfields. Windsbrauts can be defeated by throwing a knife into them when they are in the form of a whirlwind, because they are incapable of removing the knife themselves and are left at the mercy of the owner of the knife. They may be dark magic users.
Xwixwiya:ye

Xwixwiya:ye are small, venomous crabs which are mentioned by natives of British Columbia's interior. They are size of a man's hand. According to a Chilliwak resident, they behave and look somewhat like flies (hence being called "underwater flies") but have big claws and crawl around on the bottom of the water. If they bite (I'm assuming "bite" refers to the pinchers) you, according to the natives you will die very quickly.
Will-Am-Alone

WILL-AM-ALONE: A lurking lunk that lifts leftovers from the little less than lethal lichens and lathers the leavings onto loggers, as they lay latent and lethargic into the latter lateness. The entity easily embeds this essential element into the ears and eyelids of these everymen. Seemingly, the sleepers seldom see nor suspect that a squirrely scoundrel is setting in substance, stolen from psychotropic spores, sparing no sorry soul. The dubious dozers do drift into dreams of delirious description due to the dreadful droplets. Regularly, the rugged roughs rise from resting and readily regret it. For the fellers finally feel the full fallout of the “fairy flour,” as false fantasies fill the frame. It is interesting to indicate that it is inebriated individuals that are invariably influenced with increasing intensity.
Yale

Most descriptions make it an antelope- or goat-like four-legged creature with the tusks of a boar and large horns that it can swivel in any direction.

The yale was first written about by Pliny the Elder in Book VIII of his *Natural History*. He describes the *eale* as a creature found in Aethiopia: "it is the size of the river-horse, has the tail of the elephant, and is of a black or tawny colour. It has also the jaws of the wild boar, and horns that are moveable, and more than a cubit in length, so that, in fighting, it can employ them alternately, and vary their position by presenting them directly or obliquely, according as necessity may dictate." The creature passed into medieval bestiaries and heraldry, where it represents proud defence.
Whiffenpoof

**THE WHIFFENPOOF**

**(Sometimes called the Gilli-Galoo Fish)**

*Piscisabsurdus tumescens*

    A tasty fish, found only in perfectly round lakes. Hence quite rare. To catch him, row to the exact center of the lake, using the hogyoke to determine position, and bore a square hole in the water. Bait the edge of this hole with a bit of cheese, preferably Brie, Stilton, Liederkranz, or best of all; Limburger. The Whiffenpoof will quickly scent the bait and come for it. When he emerges, spit tobacco-juice in his eye. This will make him so swell with rage that he won’t be able to withdraw into the hole, and you can easily net him.
Vilkacis

Vilkacis - Usually passive or benevolent towards humans, these Lithuanian werewolves shapeshift into their animal forms after performing a specific dark magic ritual under the light of the full moon. They live in tightly-knit family groups, and will hunt and kill livestock and game to feed the other members of their packs. Xenophobic legends suggested that German invaders were members of this species.
Yaksha

Yaksha - Similar to the Greek dryads, these Hindu faeries are the mischievous protectors of forest or mountain ecosystems, supposedly guarding treasures that are hidden beneath the rocks and trees. Despite their mostly inoffensive nature, they have also been known to be sexually predatory and to lead travelers astray, as well as sometimes eating human flesh.
Zamba Zaara

"In the west part of the Segs Cagan Bogd mountains lives a strange animal, the Zamba Zaara (hedgehog). I met one once, while hunting. It sat on a big stone, with its head erect, which inflated. It smacked its tail on the stone with such force, that the noise it made was as loud as the sound of a camel's gallop. Because I had heard that the Zamba Zaara can reach the size of a Yurta (big tent) by inflating, I decided to run away."- Altajn Tsaadakh Govd by Dondogijn Tsevegmid
Xacia

Xacia - Ruling over faeries in their area, the ranks of these mighty beings include such legendary figures as Oberon, Titania and Robin Goodfellow. They are known from the mythology of various Spanish cultures, and usually mate for life in order to rule over networks of underground tunnels as royal couples. If threatened, they are capable of summoning and controlling unearthly creatures, which appear seemingly out of nowhere.
Zhūlóng

A **pig dragon** or ***zhūlóng*** (simplified Chinese: 玉猪龙; traditional Chinese: 玉豬龍) is a type of jade artifact from the Hongshan culture of neolithic China. Pig dragons are zoomorphic forms with a pig-like head and elongated limbless body coiled around to the head and described as "suggestively fetal". Early pig dragons are thick and stubby, and later examples have more graceful, snakelike bodies.

Pig dragons were produced by the Hongshan culture. Along with the same culture's jade eagles (玉鷹), they often featured as grave goods. Pig bones have been found interred alongside humans at Hongshan burial sites, suggesting that the animal had some ritual significance.

There is some speculation that the pig dragon is the first representation of the Chinese dragon. The character for "dragon" in the earliest Chinese writing has a similar coiled form, as do later jade dragon amulets from the Shang period.
Zilant

**Zilant** (Russian: Зилант) is a legendary creature, something between a dragon and a wyvern. Since 1730, it has been the official symbol of Kazan. This winged snake is mentioned in legends about the foundation of Kazan.

A Zilant is a legendary creature with the head of a dragon, the body of a bird, the legs of a chicken, the tail of a snake, the ears of a canine, red wings, sharp teeth, dark-gray feathers and scaly dark-gray skin.
Șolomonar

Șolomonar - Usually appearing as tall and beautiful humanoids with red or ginger hair due to a genetic fluke, these Romanian magic users exist in a cult-like society, and are known to kidnap human children to train them as more members of their race. They have the ability to communicate with dragons and thus control the weather around themselves, and usually dwell in a realm parallel to our own, similar to that used by faeries.
Yunwi Djunsti

Yunwi Djunsti - Small and tricky North American faeries, these creatures usually resemble humans of the native Cherokee tribe, but have dark pink skin that appears to be sunburns, and stand only 2ft tall. They have their own social structure and are usually hostile or even judgmental towards human visitors, and have been known to cause large quantities of acorns to fall on unwary hikers. However, some groups of them can be bargained with and are even sometimes considered benevolent.
Whing-Whang

**WHING-WHANG:** An anomalous animal, of the assortment ambidextrous, which, with a whip and a whirl of its twisting tail, it takes to transcribing its title on the sultry sands of some sequestered spot. The whing-whang writes “whing-whang, whing-whang, whing-whang” without worry on a night nearly as nebulous as those of nor.
Will-o'-the-Wisp

Will-o'-the-Wisp - Often seen lingering in swamps or marshes, these glowing orbs are thought to be paranormal in origin. When one approaches one of these beings, they will move away and seemingly attempt to lure the person into the water. Some believe them to be faeries, whereas others consider them to be ghostly manifestations.
Ypotryll

The **Ypotryll** is a Medieval European chimeric creature featured in heraldry. It has the tusked head of a wild boar or hog, the humped body of a camel, the legs and hooves of an ox or goat and the long, scaly tail of a serpent. Its name is thought to be derived from the Greek “hippo” (horse) or in Middle English, “ypotame” itself derived from the Latin "ypotamus".Though there isn't much known of the creature's meanings or origins, it appears as the badge of John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester, also known as the “Butcher of England”; a man known for his extreme cruelty in regards to the execution of Lancastrians during his rule as Lord High Constable in the early 1460s. The creature is known for its awesome ugliness, and is perhaps a reflection of those that wore it as their mark. Tiptoft was beheaded in 1470 by the Lancastrians during the War of the Roses (1455-1487).
Åmand

Åmand - Presiding over Danish rivers, these melancholic aquatic faeries demand to be able to drown at least one victim every year, or else the banks of their river will overflow and cause great flooding and destruction. If no-one is available to be drowned, the gloomy spirit will send out a psychic message that will single out a specific victim, who will then drown themselves. Certain local towns have taken to offering ritual sacrifices to appease the beings.
Takamagahara

In Japanese mythology, **Takamagahara** (高天原, "Plain of High Heaven" or "High Plain of Heaven", also read as **Takaamanohara**, **Takamanohara**, **Takaamagahara**, or **Takaamahara**), is the abode of the heavenly gods (*amatsukami*). Often depicted as located up in the sky, it is believed to be connected to the Earth by the bridge *Ama-no-ukihashi* (the "Floating Bridge of Heaven").
Vila

Vila - Similar to sylphs, these airy faeries are known from Russia and Poland, and often appear as beautiful human women wrapped in cloud-like garments, with flowing hair and hypnotic voices. They enjoy bartering with and helping humans during battle, though will ferociously kill any person who lies to or tricks them. It is said that they will die if their hair is cut off.
Ziburinis

Ziburinis - These Lithuanian shapeshifters appear as skeletons burning with ghostly green fire, and are said to foretell death and destruction with their arrival. They are cruel creatures, and all those that they touch will slowly burn to death over a long period, which is thought to be the effect of some kind of supernatural poison.
Štrigun

Štrigun - Some of the oldest vampires recorded, these ancient undead beings are mostly found in isolated areas across Croatia, and are known to obsessively continue the activities that they would carry out when they were alive. This often leads to the monstrous vampires assaulting those that were previously their spouses, for example. They can only be killed by decapitation.
Was nawahni

The **was nawa**, **was nawahni** (in Mayangna), or **li lamya** (in Miskito), also called the **water tiger**, is a cryptid reported from Nicaragua. Several types are said to exist, but Eduard Conzemius described it generically as manatee-like animal with a mane, glossy, otter-like fur, and webbed feet. The main difference between the "species" recognised by the Mayangna and Miskito is colour of the coat, which has as much variety as the big cats, though a black coat is said to be the commonest. It is clumsy on land but swift in the rivers, where it lives among the rocks and kills and eats livestock and people who swim through or fall into the river. The Mayangna and Miskito Indians claimed to have repeatedly shot at them, but never managed to kill one.
Whisperer

Whisperer - Living in strange pocket dimensions scattered all across the planet, these terrifying faeries are extremely resentful towards all those humans who accidentally enter their domains. Their powerful dark magic often attracts other evil faeries, which delight in leading human prey into the whisperers' territory. These victims will then be fed off, and left as decaying corpses, still stood upright where they died.
Ramidreju

Dwelling in the Cantabrian mountains of Northern Spain, these greenish-furred mammals are born once every hundred years from a marten or a weasel, and are described as resembling elongated mustelids with hog-like noses and yellow eyes. They use their specially-adapted noses to dig large holes in order to find gold, and their fur can cure all diseases, meaning that they are extremely sought-after in the local communities. As a result, they are exceptionally rare.
Zhu

Zhu- Bird (Zhu) - There is a bird that resembles an owl with human hands instead of feet. It makes a sound similar to a female quail. If seen by people it is an omen that many officials in the district will be exiled by the ruler. It can also be an omen of a comet crossing the sky or the death of a whale amid the waves.
Ziz

The **Ziz** (Hebrew: זיז‎) is a giant griffin-like bird in Jewish mythology, said to be large enough to be able to block out the sun with its wingspan.

It is considered a giant animal/monster corresponding to archetypal creatures. Rabbis have said that the Ziz is comparable to the Persian Simurgh, while modern scholars compare the Ziz to the Sumerian Anzû and the Ancient Greek phoenix.

There is only passing mention of the Ziz in the Bible, found in Psalms 50:11 "I know all the birds of the mountains and *Zīz śāday* is mine" and Psalms 80:13–14 "The boar from the forest ravages it, and *Zīz śāday* וְזִיז שָׂדַי‎ feeds on it", and these are often lost in translation from the Hebrew, being referred to in most English translations as ambiguous "beasts" and referred to as neither singular nor avian.
Yogen no tori

Yogen no tori are prophetic birds which resemble two-headed crows. One of their heads is white. They can speak, and are sent by the gods to deliver important messages to humanity such as warnings about epidemics.

Like most prophetic yōkai, nothing is known of yogen no tori’s natural behavior, as they are only seen when there is an important message to deliver.

In addition to delivering an important message, yogen no tori are such holy animals that merely an image of them is enough to keep the evil spirits which cause disease away. Regularly looking at a picture of a yogen no tori is said to protect the viewer from harm.

The story of the yogen no tori follows an Edo Period pattern of yokai warning about outbreaks and offering their image as protection. Contagious diseases like cholera are spread by invisible means, and for a long time there were no known cures or methods of protection against them. Amulets, talismans, and image of holy yōkai might not have done much to actually prevent sickness, but the willingness of people to cling to their promise of salvation is understandable.
Xicalcoatl

Xicalcoatl - Found in the waterways of Mexico, these black snakes will develop natural growths on their backs that resemble finely-painted chocolate vases, and use this object to lure children into their swampy habitat. As the victims reach for the vase, the snake starts to coil around them, and will eventually constrict them to death. If threatened, the faery creatures can make their watery abodes boil and churn.
Phobetor

Phobetor - Held as the ruling deity of nightmares in the traditions of ancient Greek society, this terrifying being rules over a group of monstrous faeries known as the Oneiroi. It usually appears to its victims in their dreams as large animals or monsters, but can usually be found in one of the deepest areas of the Greek Underworld.
Xiuhcoatl

In Aztec religion, Xiuhcoatl [ʃiʍˈkoːaːt͡ɬ] was a mythological serpent, it was regarded as the spirit form of Xiuhtecuhtli, the Aztec fire deity, and was also an atlatl wielded by Huitzilopochtli. Xiuhcoatl is a Classical Nahuatl word that literally translates as "turquoise serpent"; it also carries the symbolic and descriptive meaning, "fire serpent".

Xiuhcoatl was a common subject of Aztec art, including illustrations in Aztec codices and its use as a back ornament on representations of both Xiuhtecuhtli and Huitzilopochtli. Xiuhcoatl is interpreted as the embodiment of the dry season and was the weapon of the sun. The royal diadem (or xiuhuitzolli, "pointed turquoise thing") of the Aztec emperors apparently represented the tail of the Xiuhcoatl, the fire serpent.

Xiuhcoatl was considered to be the nahual (a human being who has the power to transform either spiritually or physically into an animal form: most commonly jaguar, puma and wolf, but also other animals such as donkeys, birds, dogs or coyotes), or spirit form, of the Aztec fire god Xiuhtecuhtli. It was a lightning-like weapon borne by Huitzilopochtli.With it, soon after his birth he pierced his sister Coyolxauhqui, destroying her, and also defeated the Centzon Huitznahua. This incident is illustrated on a fragment of broken sculpture excavated from the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan. The fragment was originally a part of a large stone disk that depicted the fallen Coyolxauhqui with the Xiuhcoatl fire serpent penetrating her chest. This Xiuhcoatl wielded by Huitzilopochtli symbolises the forces of darkness being driven out by the fiery rays of the sun.

Tonatiuh, the Sun god, was guided across the sky by Xiuhcoatl, and was used by him as a weapon against his underworld enemies, the stars and the moon.
Şüräle

Şüräle - Resembling hairy humanoids with a single horn in the middles of their foreheads, these odd faeries are found in the forests and thickets of Russia and Turkey. They are capable of shapeshifting and making human victims ill, and usually tickle their prey to death. If a human crosses the monster's path, they will become lost and disorientated.
Zmeu

Zmeu - Known from Slavic and Romanian mythology, these shapeshifting tricksters usually assume the form of an anthropomorphic dragon. They use their great magical powers to steal things of vital importance to human populations, such as vast riches or enchanted artifacts. There is some speculation that they may either be descended from or be classified as faeries.
Tachwüll

Tachwüll - Regarded as almost pre-human, these dwarfish South American faeries are said to have been found in Patagonia and Argentina in ancient times, where they are known to have constructed stone ball-like weapons called bolas, to be spun around above the heads of hunters and flung at the legs of prey animals. Although the human ancestors of the current inhabitants of Patagonia are actually responsible for the creation of the bolas, they have been forgotten and replaced by the faeries.
Yumbo

Yumbo - Spoken of in the folklore of West Africa, these pale faeries live in underground colonies amongst coastal hill regions, and are known to sneak into local villages overnight and steal couscous and other valuable resources by arranging themselves in lines and passing the stolen goods down their number. Like other faeries, they enjoy dancing and merriment, but are also known to attach themselves to certain families and can then be heard wailing when members of those families die.
Woodarjee

Woodarjee - Mischievous and sometimes violent, these dwarfish Australian faeries resemble small Aboriginal humanoids, and are sometimes known to attack those who travel through the Outback alone. They wield spears and other traditional tribal weapons, which they use to inflict wounds that will disappear as soon as the victim vacates the woodarjee's territory.
Yiyu

Yiyu is a name shared by two different birds and possibly a fish

-There is a bird dwelling here on Wing-view Mountain whose form resembles a crow with Three heads and six tails. It is adept at laughing and it is called the Yiyu. Wearing a piece of it against the skin will prevent nightmares. it can also repel evil. Guo Pu's encomium noted that both the Yiyu-bird and the Huan posses features in multiples of three, which may be why this bird is also said to repel evil.

-There is a bird dwelling on belt Mountain whose form resembles a crow though five-coloured with red markings. It is called the Yiyu, and it has both male and female organs. Eating it will cure carbuncles.

-Yiyu has fish body and dog brain. Its call is like the crying of a baby. If people eat its meat, they can cure epilepsy. Rumour has it that it's actually a fur seal nowadays.
Wapaloosie

In the damp forests of the Pacific coast and eastward as far as the St. Joe River, in north Idaho, ranges a quaint little beast, known among loggers as the wapaloosie. It is about the size of a sausage dog, but is not even distantly related to the canine family. The wapaloosie, according to lumber jacks, lives upon shelf fungus or conchs exclusively, and he is able to get them with ease, no matter if they are growing on the tip top of a hundred-foot dead tree. It is a pleasure for one of these animals to climb, for he has feet and toes like those of a wood pecker, and he humps himself along like a measuring worm. Even his tail is spiked at the tip and aids him as he mounts the lofty firs in quest of food. One of the most peculiar features of the animal was dis covered only recently. A lumber jack in one of the camps on the Humptulips River, Washington, shot a wapaloosie, and upon examining its velvety coat decided that it would make an attractive and serviceable pair of mittens, which he proceeded to make. The hide was tanned thoroughly and the mittens made with care, fur side out, and as the lumber jack went to work he exhibited them with pride. Imagine his surprise upon taking hold of an ax to find that the mittens immediately worked their way up and off the handle. It was the same with whatever he took hold of, and, finding that he could not use the mittens, they were left in a skid road, and were last seen work ing their way over logs and litter across the slashing.
Whickle

WHICKLE: An ornery offender that offsets oil in oodles by opening its orifice and, bountifully, the bug boozes on the broth. This beastie is the basis for the believed brisk “burning” of crude in cars and contrivances. Commonly, it is the creature, not cab nor conveyance, that is the concrete cause of the chemical’s continuous consumption.
Zhar-ptitsa

In Slavic mythology and folklore, the **Firebird** (Russian: жар-пти́ца, *zhar-ptitsa*; Ukrainian: жар-пти́ця, *zhar-ptytsia*; Serbo-Croatian: *žar-ptica*, жар-птица; Bulgarian: Жар-птица, *Zhar-ptitsa*; Macedonian: Жар-птица, *Žar-ptica*; Polish: *Żar-ptak*; Czech: *Pták Ohnivák*; Slovak: *Vták Ohnivák*; Slovene: *Rajska/zlata-ptica*) is a magical and prophetic glowing or burning bird from a faraway land which is both a blessing and a harbinger of doom to its captor.
Pygmy

Pygmy - Small but strong, these dwarfish humanoids are found on various island regions off the coasts of Africa and Greece, and seem to have a natural adversity with birds or cranes. They are mischievous and enjoy to tie humans down to the ground whilst they sleep, leading some to believe that they may be related to faeries. The first known record of the creatures was in Greek mythology.
Xibalba

***Xibalba*** (Mayan pronunciation: [ʃiɓalˈɓa]), roughly translated as "place of fright", is the name of the underworld (or K'iche': *Mitnal*) in Maya mythology, ruled by the Maya death gods and their helpers. In 16th-century Verapaz, the entrance to Xibalba was traditionally held to be a cave in the vicinity of Cobán, Guatemala. Cave systems in nearby Belize have also been referred to as the entrance to Xibalba. In some Maya areas, the Milky Way is viewed as the road to Xibalba.
Útburður

When mothers expose their newborn children, leaving them where they will not be found, they turn into a ghost known as útburður. When they are seen, their appearance resembles that of a bird, such as a raven. They raise themselves up on one knee and one hand and flutter about. Their colour depends on the colour of the rag in which they were wrapped. Those who see an útburður should not hesitate to follow it, as it will eventually flee to its mother. They howl intensely during bad weather, but rarely speak. An exception to this is the tale of an útburður visiting its mother in a sheepfold and reciting the following verse to her:

"My mother in the fold of sheep,

Do not worry, do not weep,

I shall lend you my blood-red rag

For you to wear, for you to wear."
Yryn-ai-tojon

Yryn-ai-tojon, literal meaning: ‘white creator lord’. According to the Yakuts, who dwell along the Lena River in Siberia, Yryn-ai-tojon was the supreme being, a giant white two headed eagle, whose tethering-post was the pillar of the world, a gigantic tree. From the top of a mighty hill, in the ‘navel’ of the world, the cosmic tree towered upwards, its branches overreaching the seven floors of heaven, while beneath the earth its roots reached down into the subterranean abysses, where they formed the pillars of the houses of the earth spirits. The bark of the tree never cracked, nor did its luxuriant leaves ever wilt.

At the beginning Yryn-ai-tojon was moving above the primordial ocean when he noticed a bladder floating on the waters. In reply to his inquiry, the bladder announced it was the spirit of evil, the inhabitant of the ground hidden under the water. Then said Yryn-ai-tojon: ‘If there really is earth beneath the ocean, hasten and bring me a piece of it.’ The evil spirit left the bladder, dived, and returned with a handful of earth, which the white creator lord blessed, placed upon the ocean's surface, and seated himself on it. When the evil one tried to drown Yryn-ai-tojon by stretching out the land, he was amazed to discover that the more he stretched, the stronger it grew, so that at last there existed a whole continent.
Water Gouger

WATER GOUGER: A provoking, problematic poker or pestering panfish that proceeds to prod at preoccupied people in a pond or pastoral pool. With its proboscis, it pokes at their pants and proceeds to pressure them to part from the place. The pesterer progresses from the port posthaste, as promptly as it is perceived.
Wirry-Cow

Wirry-Cow - Abominable Scottish bovine creatures, these elongated cattle are greatly feared in the local folklore, seeing as they are associated with hobgoblins and other malevolent faeries. They usually live in mucky swamps and bogs, and are well-known for emerging whilst covered in moss and algae, looking terrifying as they play pranks on humans.
Waterloo Plover

WATERLOO PLOVER: A favorable fowl famous and fortunate for its extraordinary eggs, these excellent edibles, if eagerly eaten, ascribe astonishing attributes to anyone so adventurous. Skinniness, stupidity and sickness is substituted for sturdiness, sagacity and strength; the ugly, unkempt and unseeingly are unveiled with an unbelievable upgraded. The chicken's clutch is chiefly the complexion of cedar, in color, the remaining resembling a rainbow of remarkable radiance.
Wihwin

Several mountain ridges are believed by the Mosquitos to be the home of a terrible monster called a Wihwin resembling a horse, but whose "jaws are fenced round with horrid teeth." His birthplace is the sea, whence he issues from time to time to visit his summer resort in the mountains ; and at night he roams about in the forest in search of human or animal prey.
Wag by the Way

Wag by the Way - Appearing as humanoid cats, these rare Welsh faeries are well-known for welcoming themselves into the homes of humans, and then scratching or attacking the occupants if they don't accept their presence. However, they have also been known to treat their hosts with borderline affection if they are respected and left alone. If they are annoyed, they will wag their long and feline tails.
Ickymon

**Ickymon** is a collectible card game with monsters based on various "icky" things.

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Á Bao A Qu

Á Bao A Qu - This Middle Eastern creature resembles a mound of glowing blue sludge, and will silently follow the inhabitants of dark and decrepit buildings. It feeds on the energy that the person spends whilst walking, therefore acting as a parasite, and uses this energy to slowly gain a more solid form.

A Bao A Qu is a legendary Mewar creature described in Jorge Luis Borges's 1967 Book of Imaginary Beings. Borges claimed to have found it either in an introduction to the Arabian Nights by Richard Francis Burton, or in the book On Malay Witchcraft by C.C. Iturvuru.

In the Malaysian mythology there is a creature by the name of Á Bao A Qu is generally accepted as being pronounced Abang Aku, which means my elder brother.
Vishap

The Vishap is a dragon in Armenian mythology closely associated with water, similar to the Leviathan. It is usually depicted as a winged snake or with a combination of elements from different animals.

Mount Ararat was the main home of the Vishap. The volcanic character of the Araratian peak and its earthquakes may have suggested its association with the Vishap. Sometimes with its children, the Vishap used to steal children or toddlers and put a small evil spirit of their own brood in their stead. According to ancient beliefs, the Vishap ascended to the sky or descended therefrom to earth, causing thunderous storms, whirlwinds, absorption of the sun (causing an eclipse). The dragon was worshipped in a number of Eastern countries, symbolising the element of water, fertility and wealth, and later became a frightful symbol of power. According to ancient legends, the dragon fought Vahagn the Dragon Slayer.
Whirling Whimpus

Occasionally it happens that inexperienced hunters and others wandering in the woods disappear completely. Guides are unable to locate them, and all kinds of theories are offered to explain the disappearances. From the hardwood forests of the Cumberland Mountains, Tennessee, comes the rumor of an animal called the whirling whimpus, the existence of which may throw some light upon the fate of those who fail to come back to camp. According to woodsmen who have been "looking" timber in eastern Tennes see, the whimpus is a blood-thirsty creature of no mean propor tions. It has a gorilla-shaped head and body and enormous front feet. Its unique method of obtaining food is to station itself upon a trail, generally at a bend in the trail, where it stands on its diminutive hind legs and whirls. The speed is increased until the animal is invisible, and the motion produces a strange droning sound, seeming to come from the trees over head. Any creature coming along the trail and not recognizing the sound is almost certain to walk into the danger zone and become instantly deposited in the form of syrup or varnish upon the huge paws of tne whimpus.
Wanblee

Wanblee - Resembling eagle-like humanoids with bright yellow feathers, these North American faeries are thought to have been born from the unison of an enchanted eagle and the last survivor of a legendary flood. The descendants of this mythological coupling are to be found in the Sioux area of America, and are known to rely mostly on smell when hunting prey. Because of this, extremely strong odors can cause them to become unwell.
Yomi

**Yomi** or **Yomi-no-kuni** (黄泉, 黄泉の国, or 黄泉ノ国) is the Japanese word for the land of the dead (World of Darkness). According to Shinto mythology as related in *Kojiki*, this is where the dead go in the afterlife. Once one has eaten at the hearth of Yomi it is (mostly) impossible to return to the land of the living. Yomi in Japanese mythology is comparable to Hades or Sheol and is most commonly known for Izanami's retreat to that place after her death. Izanagi followed her there and upon his return he washed himself, creating Amaterasu, Susanoo, and Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto in the process.

This realm of the dead seems to have geographical continuity with this world and certainly cannot be thought of as a paradise to which one would aspire, nor can it appropriately be described as a hell in which one suffers retribution for past deeds; rather, all deceased carry on a gloomy and shadowy existence in perpetuity, regardless of their behavior in life. Many scholars believe that the image of Yomi was derived from ancient Japanese tombs in which corpses were left for some time to decompose.

The kanji that are sometimes used to transcribe *Yomi* actually refer to the mythological Chinese realm of the dead called Diyu or Huángquán (黄泉, lit. "Yellow Springs"), which appears in Chinese texts as early as the eighth century BCE. This dark and vaguely defined realm was believed to be located beneath the earth, but it was not until the Han Dynasty that the Chinese had a clearly articulated conception of an underworld below in contrast with a heavenly realm above. The characters are *jukujikun*, i.e. were used without regard to the actual meaning of the word Yomi, which is unknown. With regard to Japanese mythology, Yomi is generally taken by commentators to lie beneath the earth and is part of a triad of locations discussed in Kojiki: *Takamahara* (高天原, *also: Takama-ga-hara*, lit. "high heavenly plain", located in the sky), *Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni* (葦原の中つ国, lit. "central land of reed plains") located on earth, and *Yomo-tsu-kuni* (黄泉国) or *Yomi-no-Kuni* (黄泉の国, lit. "Land of Yomi") located underground. Yomi has also often been associated with the mythological realm of *Ne-no-Kuni* (根の国, lit. "Root Land / Land of Origin"), also known as *Ne-no-Katasukuni* (根の堅洲国, lit. "firm/hard-packed shoal land of origin").

Yomi is ruled over by Izanami no Mikoto, the Grand Deity of Yomi (*Yomo-tsu-Ōkami* 黄泉大神). According to Kojiki, the entrance to Yomi lies in Izumo province and was sealed off by Izanagi upon his flight from Yomi, at which time he permanently blocked the entrance by placing a massive boulder (*Chigaeshi no ōkami* 道反の大神) at the base of the slope that leads to Yomi (*Yomotsu Hirasaka* 黄泉平坂 or 黄泉比良坂). Upon his return to Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni, Izanagi noted that Yomi is a "polluted land" (*kegareki kuni*). This opinion reflects the traditional Shinto association between death and pollution. Later Susanoo takes this position over.
Yilbegän

Yilbegän - Combining the destructive features of dragons and ogres, these terrifying Siberian creatures are thought to have originally been the offspring of a powerful witch by the name of Altan Sibaldai. They are held responsible for lunar eclipses in the local culture, and are usually found in dark and secluded places such as caves or abandoned castles. In these castles, they hoard great quantities of gold, and are sometimes known to shapeshift into human form in order to conceive hybrids.
Xianfu Zhi yu

The Xianfu-Zhiyu (possibly “father-fish” or “parent-fish”) is a creature that appears in the ancient Chinese text, the *Shan Hai Jing*, or *The Classic of Mountains and Seas*; a classical compilation of mythic flora and fauna from pre-Qin dynasty (221-206 BC) China. The Xianfu Zhi yu is said to have dwelled in the Yellow River, and its form resembles that of a carp with the body of a wild pig. Eating the meat of this creature is said to cure vomiting. An interesting comparison can be made with the Chinese finless porpoise, to which it has been nicknamed the “River Pig”.