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Yuki-onna

**Yuki-onna** are a race of malevolent Japanese creatures that use their inhuman beauty to prey on lost travelers.

## **Characteristics**

The Yuki-onna were first encountered in Japan during the Muromachi Period (1336-1573) by a renga poet named Sogi who first discovered these monsters while staying in Echigo Province.

Yuki-onna are known to be created when a human gets lost while in a snowstorm and perishes. They then will be reincarnated as a inhumanly beautiful monstrous creature that preys on local travelers. They are always female.

In many records, Yuki-onna appears to travelers trapped in snowstorms, and uses her icy breath to leave them as frost-coated corpses. Other legends say she leads them astray so they simply die of exposure. Other times, they manifest holding a child. When a well-intentioned soul takes the "child" from her, they are frozen in place. Parents searching for lost children are particularly susceptible to this tactic. Other accounts state Yuki-onna are much more aggressive. In these accounts, they often invaded homes, blowing in the door with a gust of wind to kill residents in their sleep.

What a Yuki-onna is after varies. Sometimes they are simply satisfied to see a victim die. Other times, they are more vampiric, draining their victims' blood or "life force." They occasionally takes on a succubus-like manner, preying on weak-willed men to drain or freeze them through sex or a kiss.

## **Similar Creatures**

Similar creatures include:

* **Yuki-Musume** (Japan)
* **Yuki-Onago** (Japan)
* **Yukijoro** (Japan)
* **Yuki-Anesa** (Japan)
* **Yuki-Omba** (Japan)
* **Yukinba** (Japan)

## **Powers and Abilities**

* **Super Strength**- They can easily overpower full grown humans and throw them a great distance away.
* **Super Stamina**- Being undead, they do not possess the capability to tire.
* **Immortality**- Since Yuki-onna are undead creatures, they are immune from aging and disease.
* **Medium Invulnerability** - Yuki-onna are unaffected by conventional weapons such as guns or knives, however since they are creatures heavily associated with winter and the cold, extreme heat is able to kill them.
* **Hydrokinesis**- Yuki-onna are associated with the winter, which gives them the ability to trap their victims in place by trapping them in ice with their breath.
* **Weather Manipulation**- They have control over the weather to a degree as they are able to create strong blasts of icy cold wind to break down locked doors to enter their victim's homes.
* **Conjuration**- Yuki-onna are sometimes known to conjure a fake child in their arms in order to trick potential victims.
* **Flight**- Some accounts state that Yuki-onna have the ability to hover or float over the ground leaving no footprints behind.
* **Shapeshifting**- When threatened, they can transform themselves into a cloud of icy mist or snow.

## **Weaknesses**

* **Extreme Heat** - Since they are creatures associated with the cold, extreme heat is able to harm and kill them.
Tyr

**Tyr** is the Norse God of War.

## **History**

He played an important role during the binding of the wolf Fenrir, one of the children of Loki and Angrboda. The gods feared that the wolf would become too big and become a thread to the world, so they decided to bind the beast. They asked the dwarves to make Gleipnir, a thin binding that is stronger than any chain. The gods told Fenrir that they would only test the binding on him, but the wolf was suspicious and asked for one of the gods to put one their hands in his mouth as collateral. Tyr was the only one brave enough to agree to this. The gods ensnared the wolf, and Fenrir bit Tyr's hand off.

During Ragnaök, the Norse version of the end times, he would battle the monstrous hound Garmr.

The Roman historian and politician Tacitus compared Tyrto their god Mars: *Among the gods Mercury is the one they principally worship. They regard it as a religious duty to sacrifice to him, on fixed days, human as well as other sacrificial victims. Hercules and Mars they appease by animal offerings of the permitted kind. Part of the Suebi sacrifice to Isis as well.*

Jordanes, a 6th-century Byzantine bureaucrat, was notably appalled in his writings on how the god was honoured with the sacrifice of humans.
Uku Pacha

**Uku Pacha** is a hellish underworld in Inca mythology.

## **Characteristics and Appearance**

Uku Pacha is associated with the dead as well as with new life. As the realm of new life, the realm is associated with harvesting. As the realm associated with the dead, UkuPacha is inhabited by the *supay* (not to be confused with the god of the same name), a race of demonic creatures which torments the living.

Human disruptions of the Uku Pacha were considered a sacred matter and ceremonies and rituals were often associated with disturbances of the surface. In Incan custom, during the time of tilling for potato crops the disturbance of the soil was met with a host of sacred rituals. Similarly, rituals often brought food, drink, often alcoholic, and other comforts to cave openings for the spirits of ancestors.

## **Inhabitants**

* Inca Gods
* Supay Demons
* Souls
Ring of Gyges

The **Ring of Gyges** is a mythical ancient Greek artifact that grants its owner the power to become invisible at will.

## **Mythology**

Gyges of Lydia was a historical king, the founder of the Mermnad dynasty of Lydian kings.

In Glaucon's recounting of the myth, an unnamed ancestor of Gyges was a shepherd in the service of the ruler of Lydia. After an earthquake, a cave was revealed in a mountainside where he was feeding his flock. Entering the cave, he discovered that it was in fact a tomb with a bronze horse containing a corpse, larger than that of a man, who wore a golden ring, which he pocketed. He discovered that the ring gave him the power to become invisible by adjusting it. He then arranged to be chosen as one of the messengers who reported to the king as to the status of the flocks. Arriving at the palace, he used his new power of invisibility to seduce the queen, and with her help he murdered the king, and became king of Lydia himself.

## **Physical Appearance**

The ring itself is made out of gold. Ancient Greek letters are branded all around the sides of the ring. At the centre of the ring there is an unknown figure wearing a headdress.
Telekinesis

**Telekinesis** is the ability to move or otherwise exert force on objects or people from a distance and without physical contact.

## **Levels of Telekinesis**

### Advanced Telekinesis

*Can move multiple much larger objects with extreme and precise amounts of force.*

* Deities - Many gods are in possession of this power, and are able to move massive objects effortlessly with extreme amounts of force.
* Angel - Angels are able to telekinetically move beings and objects with their mind.
* Demon - Demons are able to move people and objects with their minds easily.
* Loa - They are easily able to manipulate objects with their minds and exert great force on them.

### Basic Telekinesis

*Able to move small to medium sized objects with varying degrees of effort.*

* Ghost - They are able to move virtually anything with their minds if they have enough concentration on the objects. With practice, they can become stronger telekinetics, able to manipulate many simple objects at once. Very powerful ghosts are highly capable telekinetics.
* Nephilim - Nephilim are quite skilled telekinetics and can even fling Angels around.
* Cambion - Cambions are able to move people and objects with their minds.
* Fairy - Many of them can move objects without touching them.
* Daeva - Daevas can throw people and objects with their minds without touching them.
* Oni - Oni are able to easily fling full-grown humans with their minds.
* Banshee - They are able to move objects with their minds.
* Shojo - They are able to move objects without touching it, they can fling humans a good distance away.
* Soul Eater - They are able to move objects without touching it with little difficulty.
* Leshy - Skilled telekinetics, they can move objects with their minds with a significant amount of force.
* Witch - Through the use of magic, Witches can access telekinesis.
Trishula

**Trishula** is a Hindu mystical weapon wielded by the god Shiva, and is said to have the power to destroy worlds.

## **Background**

The Trishula symbolism is polyvalent and rich. It is wielded by the god Shiva and is said to have been used to sever the original head of Ganesh. Durga also has held the Trishula, as one of her many weapons. The three points have various meanings and significance, and, common to Hindu religion, have many stories behind it. It is commonly said to represent various trinities—creation, maintenance and destruction; past, present and future; body, mind and law and order, bliss/mutual enjoyment and emanation/created bodies; compassion, joy and love; spiritual, psychic and relative; happiness, comfort and boredom; pride, repute and egotism; clarity, knowledge and wisdom; heaven, mind and earth; soul, fire and earth; soul, passion and embodied-soul; logic, passion and faith; prayer, manifestation and sublime; insight, serenity, practice, understanding and wisdom; death, ascension and resurrection; creation, order and destruction; the three gunas. When looked upon as a weapon of Shiva, the Trishula is said to destroy the three worlds: the physical world, the world of the forefathers and the world of the mind. The three worlds are supposed to be destroyed by Shiva into a single non-dual plane of existence, that is bliss alone.
Throne

**Thrones** are the third of nine classes of Angels, they are Angels of knowledge.

## **Characteristics**

They are living symbols of God's justice and authority. They come the closest of all Angels to spiritual perfection and emanate the light of God with mirror-like goodness.

They, despite their greatness, are intensely humble, an attribute that allows them to dispense justice with perfect objectivity and without fear of pride or ambition.

Because they are living symbols of God's justice and authority, they are called Thrones and have as one of their symbols the throne.

## **Appearance**

Oddly, unlike other Angels, Thrones do not possess a humanoid true form. Their true forms are made entirely of pure brilliant celestial light, and possess six swan-like wings. They are often described as being so bright, that they shine brighter than fire and gemstones.

## **Powers and Abilities**

Being a lower class of Angel, Thrones are weaker than higher class Angels, such as Seraphs or Archangels, however they do possess power that is far greater than humans, monsters, and some Demons.

* **Super Strength**- Thrones are much more powerful than humans, monsters, and lower ranking Demons. Though they are a low-tier rank and are weaker than other Angels.
* **Super Speed**- They are able to at speeds so fast that they are able appear out of nowhere.
* **Super Senses**- A Throne's senses are at a superhuman level.
* **Super Stamina**- Like all Angels, Thrones do not tire, and do not need sustenance to sustain themselves.
* **Immortality**- Thrones will live forever unless killed and are immune to aging and disease.
* **Advanced Invulnerability** - Thrones cannot be killed by any normal means, as they can only be killed by divine weaponry or higher beings.
* **Regeneration**- Thrones can heal themselves, provided the injury wasn't caused by a divine weapon.
* **Flight**- Like all Angels, Thrones are able to fly using their wings.
* **Electromagnetic Interference**- Their presence causes lights to flicker.
* **Dream Walking**- Thrones can communicate with humans through dreams.
* **Invisibility**- Thrones are naturally invisible and can only be seen if they want to be.
* **Shapeshifting**- Thrones can shapeshift into different forms to avoid suspicion, usually human form.
* **Astral Perception** - Thrones can naturally perceive beings that are invisible, such as Demons and other Angels.
* **Telekinesis** - They are able to telekinetically move beings and objects with their mind.
* **Telepathy** - Thrones can read the minds of humans and other beings.
* **Photokinesis** - Being celestial beings, they are able to produce and manipulate light.
* **Teleportation** - They are able to teleport between Heaven and Earth at will.

## **Weaknesses**

* **Divine Weaponry** - A weapon of a god, or weapons of divine creation can harm and kill Angels.
* **Deities** - Deities can effortlessly overpower and annihilate any Angel.
Undine

**Undines** are female water spirits or elementals that were first described by Paracelsus in his alchemical writings.

## **Characteristics**

Undines are almost invariably depicted as being female, and are usually found in forest pools and waterfalls, and have beautiful singing voices. Born without a soul, they can marry a human male in order to gain one but this union shortens their otherwise immortal lives. Such a union is not without risk for the man, because if he is unfaithful, then he is fated to die.

## **Powers and Abilities**

* **Super Strength**- Undines possess strength superior to humans and can overpower them, though they are much weaker compared to other creatures.
* **Immortality**- They are immortal, and are able to live forever and are immune to aging and disease. Though if they marry a human male, they lose their immortality and become mortal.
* **Low Invulnerability** - Undines can not be killed by conventional methods, such as stab wounds or gunshots.
* **Shapeshifting**- Undines can take the shape of a human to conceal their true forms.
* **Empathy**- They posses abilities to read human emotions and sense how they feel.

## **Weaknesses**

* **Marriage** - If an Undine marries a human male, they will lose their immortality.
* **Extreme Heat** - A significant amount of heat is fatal to them.
Werewolf

**Werewolves,** also known as **Lycanthropes,** are a race of partially-human supernatural creatures, able to morph into a combination of human and wolf.

The word "werewolf" is commonly used as a hypernym to describe any kind of creature that's part human part wolf. Although Werewolves are a race of their own.

## **Characteristics**

Werewolves are humanoid carnivores, the ultimate combination of wolves and humans. They feed on prey found nearby. When they devour the flesh of victim they leave a recognizable trace on the prey: they always eat the heart, although they do sometimes eat more of the body. The transformation only occurs after one bites a victim, the way Werewolves continue the spread of lycanthropy.

## **Powers and Abilities**

* **Super Strength**- A Werewolf's strength is much greater than a human. They can easily overpower humans and can rip flesh and break bones.
* **Super Speed** - Werewolves can move very fast; they are able to move from place to place in seconds.
* **Super Agility** - Their agility is greater than humans, often allowing them to perform incredible jumps and sprints.
* **Super Senses** - All Werewolves are able to see better than humans in darkness, similar to actual wolves, their sense of smell and hearing is equally enhanced.
* **Super Stamina** - Werewolves do not tire easily.
* **Longevity** - While they are not immortal, they age at a slower rate than humans and are able to live for centuries before dying of old age.
* **Minimal Invulnerability** - Werewolves can't be killed by conventional means and weapons. Weapons made of silver however, can kill them.
* **Shapeshifting** - Werewolves transform into a human-wolf hybrid only under a full moon, though older more powerful Werewolves can change at any time.
* **Regeneration** - Werewolves can regenerate all non-lethal damage. Werewolves can even heal damage that would be fatal to humans. Even if they are turned into a Werewolf after suffering such an injury, they can heal.

## **Weaknesses**

* **Silver** - A Werewolf's main weakness is their vulnerability to silver or any substance containing silver, as they can be killed with a silver knife or bullet. Contact with silver will hurt them.
* **Decapitation** - Beheading is fatal to Werewolves.

## **Notable Werewolves**

* **King Lycaon** - In Greek mythology, Lycaon was a king of Arcadia who, in the most popular version of the myth, tested Zeus' omniscience by serving him the roasted flesh of Lycaon's own son Nyctimus, in order to see whether Zeus was truly all-knowing. In return for these gruesome deeds, Zeus transformed Lycaon into a Werewolf, along with his offspring.
Xibalba

**Xibalba**, roughly translated as "place of fear", is the name of the underworld in Mayan mythology, ruled by the Mayan death gods and their helpers.

## **Characteristics and Appearance**

Xibalba is described in the Popol Vuh as a court below the surface of the Earth associated with death and with gods known as the Lords of Xibalba. The first of the Lords ruling Xibalba was Hun-Came, and second is Vucub-Came, though Hun-Came is the senior of the two.

Xibalba was a large place and a number of individual structures or locations within Xibalba are described or mentioned in the Popol Vuh. Chief among these was the council place of the Lords, the five or six houses that served as the first tests of Xibalba, and the Xibalban ballcourt. Also mentioned are the homes of the Lords, gardens, and other structures indicating that Xibalba was at least a great city.

Xibalba seemed to be rife with tests, trials, and traps for anyone who came into the city. Even the roads to Xibalba were filled with obstacles: first a river filled with scorpions, a river filled with blood, and then a river filled with pus. Beyond these was a crossroads where travellers had to choose from among four roads that spoke in an attempt to confuse and beguile. Upon passing these obstacles, one would come upon the Xibalba council place, where it was expected visitors would greet the seated Lords. Realistic mannequins were seated near the Lords to confuse and humiliate people who greeted them, and the confused would then be invited to sit upon a bench, which was actually a hot cooking surface. The Lords of Xibalba would entertain themselves by humiliating people in this fashion before sending them into one of Xibalba's deadly tests.

## **Locations**

### Deadly Trial Houses

*Xibalba was home to at least six deadly houses filled with dangerous trials for visitors.*

* **Dark House** - A house that was completely dark inside.
* **Rattling Cold House** - Full of bone-chilling cold and rattling hail.
* **Jaguar House** - Filled with hungry jaguars.
* **Bat House** - Filled with dangerous shrieking vampire bats.
* **Razor House** - A house full of blades and razors that moved about of their own accord.
* **Hot House** - Full with fire and heat.

### River of Scorpions

The first river in Xibalba is a river full of venomous scorpions.

### River of Blood

The second river in Xibalba is a river made out of blood.

### River of Pus

The third river in Xibalba is a river full of pus.

### Ballcourt

A demonic ballcourt that kills its players with a deadly bladed ball.

## **Inhabitants**

* Mayan Gods
* Souls
* Other Supernatural Beings
Wendigo

**Wendigos** are a type of cannibalistic creature whose name means "evil that devours" who's existence has been talked about by the indigenous Algonquin peoples.

## **Characteristics**

Wendigos were once humans, but after being forced to eat human flesh to survive, they become monsters that retain little of the human features they once possessed. After their transformation, they begin to crave human flesh and feed solely on it.

Although their name is described as an 'evil spirit', it is technically a creature.

At the same time, Wendigos are embodiments of gluttony, greed, and excess; never satisfied after killing and consuming one person, they are constantly searching for new victims. It is also common that Wendigos just capture humans to hoard their food, and then eat when hungry.

Wendigos are not seen out of Minnesota or the north of Michigan, northern Ontario, New York, Maine, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, and Vermont. They are hundreds of years old, and they also have hibernation behavior during the long, cold winters they must survive—meaning they must hoard food if it is scarce. In addition, they keep their victims in dark and isolated places, such as caves or abandoned mines.

## **Similar Creatures**

Similar creatures include:

* **Wiindigoo**
* **Wiindgoo**
* **Windgo**
* **Windago**
* **Windiga**
* **Windagoo**
* **Widjigo**
* **Wiijigoo**
* **Weejigo**
* **Wìdjigò**
* **Windego**
* **Wentigo**
* **Wintsigo**
* **Weendigo**
* **Wehndigo**
* **Wintigo**
* **Widjigo**

## **Powers and Abilities**

Wendigos are excellent hunters, either during the day or at night, they are very strong even by monster standards, being among the strongest of monsters.

* **Super Strength**- Wendigos are incredibly strong monsters, they can tear humans limb from limb, snap necks and carry two people at once and even drag them up a tree with ease. They are considered to be among the strongest of monsters.
* **Super Speed** - Wendigos possess inhuman speed, enough to move from one place to another in seconds.
* **Super Agility** - Wendigos are able to jump from tree to tree without being deterred by the foliage.
* **Super Senses** - They are perfect hunters, they are able to see perfectly in the dark, and possess acute hearing and smell.
* **Super Stamina** - They tire less easily than humans, despite their insatiable hunger.
* **Immortality** - Wendigos are able to live forever.
* **Minimal Invulnerability** - Wendigos cannot be killed by conventional means, they can only be killed with fire or silver.
* **Voice Mimicry** **-** Wendigos can imitate the voices of humans to lure unsuspecting victims.

## **Weaknesses**

* **Fire** - Wendigos can be killed using fire, they are highly flammable and will combust when ignited.
* **Silver** - A Wendigo can be killed by being stabbed in the heart with a silver stake, and by being dismembered by a silver axe.
* **Iron** - Iron is harmful Wendigos, however it is unknown if it is capable of killing one.
* **Steel** - Steel, like iron, is toxic to Wendigos, like iron however, it is unknown if steel can kill one.
* M**agic** - Wendigos can be enslaved through the use of black magic.
Tulpa

**Tulpa** is a concept in mysticism and the supernatural of a being or object which is created through spiritual or mental powers.

## **Characteristics**

Belgian-French explorer, spiritualist, and Buddhist Alexandra David-Néel claimed to have observed these mystical practices in 20th century Tibet. She reported Tulpas are magic formations generated by a powerful concentration of thought. An accomplished Bodhisattva is capable of effecting ten kinds of magic creations. The power of producing magic formations, tulkus or less lasting and materialized Tulpas, does not, however, belong exclusively to such mystic exalted beings. Any human, divine or demoniac being may be possessed of it. The only difference comes from the degree of power, and this depends on the strength of the concentration and the quality of the mind itself.

David-Néel wrote of the Tulpa's ability to develop a mind of its own: Once the Tulpa is endowed with enough vitality to be capable of playing the part of a real being, it tends to free itself from its maker's control. This, say Tibetan occultists, happens nearly mechanically, just as the child, when his body is completed and able to live apart, leaves its mother's womb.
Telepathy

**Telepathy** is the ability to read another being's thoughts and to communicate mentally.

## **Races with this Ability**

### Gods and Spiritual Beings

* Deities - Lots of gods are able to read the minds of humans, and even other creatures.
* Angel - Angels can read the minds of humans and other beings.
* Demon - Mid to high level Demons are able to read minds.

### Monsters and Creatures

* Djinn - They have the ability to read human minds and find out what they desire most.
* Siren - They can learn what their victim desires by reading their thoughts.
* Gorgon - Gorgons are able to read the minds of humans, but they are also able to communicate with snakes telepathically.
* Oni - An Oni is capable of reading the minds of its targets for information.
* Qareen - They are able to read the minds of humans.
* Zanna - All Zanna are telepathically connected to each other.

### Hybrids

* Nephilim - Nephilim are able to read minds, and are telepathically connected to all Angels.

### Humans

* Witch - Some Witches can read the minds of other beings.
The Witch of Endor

**The Witch of Endor** was a powerful witch consulted by King Saul of Israel to summon the spirit of the prophet Samuel.

## **Background**

When Samuel dies, he is buried in Ramah. Saul, the current King of Israel, seeks wisdom from God in choosing a course of action against the assembled forces of the Philistines. He receives no answer from dreams, prophets, or the Urim and Thummim. Having driven out all necromancers and magicians from Israel, Saul searches for a witch anonymously and in disguise. His search leads him to a woman of Endor, who claims that she can see the ghost of Samuel rising from the abode of the dead.

The voice of the prophet's Ghost at first frightens the witch of Endor, and after complaining of being disturbed, berates Saul for disobeying God, and predicts Saul's downfall. The spirit reiterates a pre-mortem prophecy by Samuel, adding that Saul will perish with his whole army in battle the next day. Saul is terrified. The next day, his army is defeated as prophesied, Saul is fatally wounded by the Philistines, and in two different tellings of the event, commits suicide by using his own sword, or asks a youth to strike him down.

Although Saul is depicted as an enemy to witches and diviners, the Witch of Endor comforts Saul when she sees his distress and insists on feeding him before he leaves.

Since this passage never states that the witch was responsible for the appearance of Samuel's spirit, and it states the witch made a loud cry in fear when she saw Samuel's spirit, Bible literalists believe the story to be historically accurate but that the witch had actually never acted as a medium between Saul and Samuel and summoned Samuel's spirit to begin with but, rather, this was the work of God in the passage.

## **Appearance**

She appears as almost the stereotypical version of a witch, she is seen wearing a black cape, nothing else is known about her appearance as she keeps her face hidden with her cape.

## **Powers and Abilities**

While the majority and extent of her powers are unknown, she seems to be a necromancer as she is able to summon, control, and speak to the dead.

* **Spell Casting** - As a witch, she gets her power through the use of magic, such as incantations and rituals.
	+ **Necromancy** - She summoned the spirit of the prophet Samuel, raising him from the dead to speak to King Saul.
	+ **Astral Perception**- She was able to see the dead and communicate with them.
	+ **Conjuration** - Being a powerful witch, she could conjure up other beings, such as Ghosts.
	+ **Immortality** - Though her exact age is unknown, through the use of magic, she could make herself immortal.
	+ **Minimal Invulnerability** - Through magic, she could not be harmed by conventional weapons such as knives.
	+ **Clairsentience**- She is capable to sensing the energies of other beings.

## **Weaknesses**

* **Iron**- While not dangerous to her, iron is capable of blocking her powers.
* **Magic**- While well versed in magic, it can be used against her.
* **Fire**- Fire is able to harm and kill her.
Zombie

A **Zombie** (Haitian French: '**zombi'**, Haitian Creole: *zonbi*) is an undead creature created through the reanimation of a human corpse.

## **Characteristics**

A Zombie is a dead body reanimated through various methods, most commonly magic. When first raised, their memories and personalities may be intact, and they can behave like normal, rational beings for several days before becoming violent.

Zombies are featured widely in Haitian rural folklore as dead persons physically revived by the act of necromancy of a *bokor*, a sorcerer or Witch. The *bokor* is opposed by the *houngan* or priest and the *mambo* or priestess of the formal Voodoo religion. A Zombie remains under the control of the *bokor* as a personal slave, having no will of its own.

## **Powers and Abilities**

* **Super Strength**- They are inhumanly strong, are able to easily overpower humans, despite this they're quite weak in comparison to most monsters.
* **Super Speed** - Zombies are awkwardly fast, and move in fast strides.
* **Super Senses** - Zombies possess an enhanced sense of smell and hearing.
* **Super Stamina** - They do not tire very easily, able to withstand more than a regular human.
* **Minimal Invulnerability** - They are invulnerable to stab wounds and gunshots.
* **Regeneration** - Though their bodies can receive damage, they can repair themselves from their injuries.

## **Weaknesses**

* **Magic** - Since they were raised from the dead by the use of magic, they can be destroyed with magic.
* **Iron** - Zombies are vulnerable to iron.
* **Silver** - Silver bullets can slow them down, a silver stake through the heart will kill them.
* **Decapitation** - Beheading is fatal to Zombies.
* **Head Destruction** - Significant amounts of brain damage can destroy a Zombie.
Trickster God

**Trickster Gods** are Deities that thrive on creating mischief and mayhem.

## **Characteristics**

Tricksters accomplish their chaotic feats via unusual and often humourous means, its intent to humble the self-important. They commonly have a mischievous personality, and generally go after the high and mighty, and enjoy taking them down a peg, normally in ironic ways.

Tricksters are rather rare but there is usually one in each pantheon. Many are able to warp reality, shapeshift, conjure things out of thin air, create time loops, become invisible, move objects with their minds, and teleport.

## **Appearance**

Trickster Gods usually appear in human forms, but they can take on humanoid forms, animal forms, and inanimate object forms.

## **Notable Trickster Gods**

* Loki (Norse)
* Anansi (Ashanti)
* Hermes (Greek)
* Mercury (Roman)
* Huehuecoyotl (Aztec)
* Eshu (Yoruba)
* Eris (Greek)
* Sun Wukong (Chinese)
* Kokopelli (Hopi)
* Laverna (Roman)
* Kaulu (Hawaiian)
* Lugh (Celtic)
* Veles (Slavic)
* Wisakedjak (Algonquin)
* Ma'ii (Navajo)
* Nezha (Chinese)
* Seth (Egyptian)
* Susanoo (Japanese)
* Mateguas (Abenaki)
* Prometheus (Greek)
* Discordia (Roman)
* Bamapana (Aboriginal Australian)
* Hanuman (Hindu)

## **Powers and Abilites**

Beings gods, they possess the standard powers.

### Standard Powers

* **Super Strength** - Being gods, they are extremely powerful. Their strength is far superior to all other beings, they can effortlessly destroy massive objects, send enemies flying for yards with simple blows, and easily lift and throw extremely heavy objects for yards.
* **Super Stamina** - They possess infinite stamina and will never tire despite what they go through.
* **Immortality**- As gods, they have an infinite lifespan.
* **Nigh Invulnerability** - Trickster Gods are completely invulnerable to all forms of death.
* **Nigh Indestructibility** - They cannot be destroyed by any method, Earthly objects are unable to pierce their flesh, and will shatter upon contact.
* **Regeneration**- They are able to heal any damage they do manage to receive in a short period of time.
* **Shapeshifting** **-** Trickster Gods can take on any form they want.
* **Reality Warping**- A Trickster's main power, they can warp reality to fit their own desires both for their tricks and their personal use.

### Common Powers

* **Conjuration** **-**  Some Tricksters could create things out of thin air including constructs of other beings and highly realistic projections of themselves that could harm others but suffer no damage in the process.
* **Teleportation**- Some Tricksters can teleport anywhere in existence.
* **Invisibility**- By making themselves invisible, some can sneak in and out undetected.
* **Telekinesis**- The ability to move objects with the power of their mind.

## **Weaknesses**

* **Other Deities -** Older, more powerful gods are able to overpower them.
* **Divine Weaponry** - Weapons of divine origin can harm them.
Zemyna

**Zemyna** was the Baltic Goddess of the Earth and Fertility.

## Overview

Zemyna is said to personify the fertile earth and nourish all life, such as humans, animals and plants. Besides being a provider of life, she also took life, as all that is born on earth will also die on it. She was notably worshipped by during celebrations like weddings or harvests. Her worship included sacrifices, such as the spilling of beer and the killing, cooking and consumption of chicken. Prayers were also performed with a loaf of bread, while other rites included also the worship of the ground itself.

She was often paired with Perkunas, the God of the Sky and Thunder.

## Powers

* Immortality - Zemyna, being a Goddess, is immortal.
* Nigh Invulnerability - Zemyna, being a Goddess, is nigh invulnerable.
* Nigh Indestructibility - Zemyna, being a Goddess, is nigh indestructible.
* Regeneration - Zemyna, being a Goddess of fertility, can regenerate nature.
* Terrakinesis - Being an earth goddess, Zemyna can influence the agriculture and harvest.

## Weaknesses

* **Other Deities** - Other gods are capable to harm Zemyna.
* **Divine Weaponry** - Godly weapons can cause significant harm to Zemyna.
Yoruba Pantheon

The **Yoruba Pantheon** are gods worshiped by Yoruba peoples.

“*According to Kola Abimbola, the Yoruba have evolved a robust cosmology. In brief, it holds that all human beings possess what is known as "Ayanmo" (destiny, fate) and are expected to eventually become one in spirit with Olorun, the divine creator and source of all energy. Life and death are said to be cycles of existence in a series of physical bodies while one's spirit evolves toward transcendence. This evolution is said to be most evident amongst the Orishas, the divine viziers of Olorun. The Orisha are gods that possesses the capability of reflecting some of the manifestations of Olorun. Orishas are revered for having control over specific elements by nature, thus being better referred to as the divinities or Imole. Even so, there are those of their number that are more akin to ancient heroes and/or sages. These are best addressed as Dema Deities. Yoruba gods are often described as intermediaries between humankind and the supernatural.*”

## **Notable Members**

### Olorun

**Olorun** is the God of the Sky and the ruler of the Yoruba pantheon.

### Eshu

**Eshu** is the God of Trickery and Chaos.

### Oshun

**Oshun** is the Goddess of Love and Beauty.

### Babalu Aye

**Babalu Aye** is the God of Disease and Healing.

### Egungun-oya

**Egungun-oya** is the Goddess of Divination.

### Aje

**Aje** is the Goddess of Wealth and Prosperity.

### Oya

**Oya** is the Goddess of the Wind and Lightning.

### Oba

**Oba** is the Goddess of Marriage and Domesticity.

### Kehinde

**Kehinde** is the God of Vitality and Youth.

### Taiwo

**Taiwo** is the God of Vitality and Youth.
Yomi

**Yomi** or **Yomi-no-kuni** (黄泉, 黄泉の国, or 黄泉ノ国) is the Japanese land of the dead (World of Darkness). According to Japanese mythology as related in Kojiki, this is where the dead go in the afterlife.

## **Characteristics and Appearance**

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.

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. Yomi is ruled over by the goddess Izanami, the Grand Deity of Yomi. 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 at the base of the slope that leads to Yomi.

## **Inhabitants**

* Japanese Gods
* Souls
* Other Supernatural Beings
Ukko

**Ukko** is the Finnish God of the Sky and Thunder and King of the Finnish Gods.

## **Background**

Ukko's domain and court was in the heavens, where he ruled with his wife Akka, and held the epithets *Ylijumala* (Supereme God) and *Pauanne* (Thunder). He also reigned over lesser spirits of his domain, similarly to the sea-god Ahti, the forest-god Tapio and the underworld-god Tuoni.

As the god of the sky, he controlled the weather and all it's phenomena, such as rain, storm and lighting. The god was known to use thunderbolts as weapons, which known as either the *Ukon vaaja* (*bolt of Ukko*) or the *Ukon nuoli* (*arrow of Ukko*). Other weapons he used was the *Ukonvasara* (a hammer or axe which could generate lighting) and a flaming sword.

Ukko was worshipped as god of weather and fertility, and received sacrifices in the form sheep-meat and alcohol, which were placed in a birch-bark chest, which in turn was placed at a holy site and an animal-sacrifice would also be performed. The god would eat his share of the sacrifice at night, while the people eat what remains the next day and consume alcohol themselves as well. These rituals were known as *vakkajuhlat*, and were regarded as a celebration.

Another festival in honor of the god was celebrated on the longest day of the year (midsummer), which rituals included burning bonfires in order to ward of evil spirits and peforming spells in order to guarantee a good harvest and good marriage. Warriors also prayed to him, hoping he would drop an *umpiputki* for them, wich was a magic charm which could protect the them during battle.

The arrival of Christianity in Finland during the Middle Ages reduced the worship of Ukko, who alongside most other polytheistic deities, was demonised. Mikael Agricola, an important protestant theologian and the bishop of Turku, mocked the god, especially the *vakkajuhlat* and mocked him in his catalogue of false gods: *And when spring-sowing was sowed, then the toast of Ukko was drunk. Ukko's vakka was brought there, and so did maids and wives get drunk. Then many shameful things were done, as well as heard and seen there.*

Despite being replaced by the Christian God, some of Ukko's traditions, like the *vakkajuhlat*, carried into the 20th. The midsummer festivities of the god were reinvented in order to celebrate John the Baptist, a prophet and major follower of Jesus Christ, though many of it's habits, like the bonfires, are still performed to this very day.
Zanna

**Zanna** are a type of creature that act as guides and guardian angels to children in need of them.

## **Characteristics**

Zanna make positive appearances in fairy tales and reside mostly in the woods. They can also be considered the Romanian equivalent of Fairies and of the Germanic Elf. They appear openly in the woods and coax travelers to follow them in order to help them find their way. They can also hide in the woods and quietly guide those who need help through signs and "breadcrumbs" through the forest.

They give life to babies and bestow upon them great gifts like the art of dancing, beauty, kindness, and luck. They also act like guardian angels, especially for children who enter the woods, or for other good people.

They are playful, patient, very caring, and full of wisdom and knowledge.

## **Powers and Abilities**

* **Medium Invulnerability** - Zanna are immune to most forms of harm.
* **Invisibility** - Zanna are only invisible to humans unless a Zanna allows a human to see them.
* **Telepathy** - All Zanna are telepathically connected to each other.
* **Teleportation** - They can teleport anywhere in the near vincinity.
* **Shapeshifting** - Zanna are excellent shapeshifters, and will often shapeshift to hide in their surroundings.
* **Empathy** - They are able to sense the emotions of children.

## **Weaknesses**

* **Iron** - Iron has ill effects on Zanna.
* **Magic** - Using the proper spells, humans will be able to see Zanna while they are invisible.
Whore of Babylon

The **Whore of Babylon**, a supernatural creature of Babylon, was an evil entity from Hell. Once she appears, it is her job to damn all the people she can to Hell by convincing them to commit acts such as murder.

## **Mythology**

The Whore of Babylon is a creature from Hell whose name also appears in the Book of Revelation.

The Whore is associated with the Antichrist and the Beast of Revelation by connection with an equally evil kingdom. The word "Whore" can also be translated metaphorically as "Idolatress". The Whore's apocalyptic downfall is prophesied to take place in the hands of the image of the beast with seven heads and ten horns.

Being a false prophet, she capitalizes on peoples' devotion to God as a means to manipulate them into acts of depravity by naming pre-selected "sinners" in their ranks.

## **Powers and Abilities**

* **Super Strength**- She exhibits inhuman strength and can overpower humans and monsters. However, she is weaker than lower class Angels.
* **Immortality**- Being a creature from Hell, she is unaffected by aging and disease.
* **Medium Invulnerability** - She can only be killed by a stake made from a Cypress tree found in Babylon. It must be wielded by a true servant of Heaven.
* **Telepathy**- She can read minds, which helps enforce her false prophet status.
* **Shapeshifting**- The Whore is capable of taking on any human appearance.
* **Telekinesis**- It's a telekinetic being, which allows it to influence and move objects and people with its mind.
* **Mental Manipulation**- This creature can be very manipulative and she, while in human form, can condemn an entire town to Hell.
* **Astral Perception**- She is able to perceive the true forms of Angels and Demons.

## **Weaknesses**

* **Babylonian Cypress Tree Stake** - This stake can kill her if it used by a true servant of Heaven.
* **Higher Beings** - Gods can destroy her, while Angels can overpower her.
Troll

**Trolls** are a mysterious race of Nordic creatures that prefer to dwell away from human habitation.

## **Characteristics**

In Old Norse sources, Trolls dwell in isolated rocks, mountains, or caves, live together in small family units, and are rarely helpful to human beings.

Their appearance varies greatly; Trolls may be ugly and slow-witted, or look and behave exactly like human beings, with no particularly grotesque characteristic about them. They are considered a hostile race and are known for causing destruction after invading human settlements.

The current status of Trolls is unknown, as there haven't been very many encounters with them in the modern era.

## **Similar Creatures**

Similar creatures include:

* **Troldfolk** (Denmark)
* **Bjergtrolde** (Denmark)
* **Bjergfolk** (Denmark)
* **Trusser** (Norway)

## **Powers and Abilities**

* **Super Strength**- Trolls are far stronger than humans, and even some other creatures. They are known for their brute force and the destruction they cause.
* **Low Invulnerability** - Trolls are only able to be killed if they are exposed to direct sunlight, which they will turn to stone.

## **Weaknesses**

* **Deities**- Trolls are deathly afraid of gods such as Thor, as he is known for killing creatures like them.
* **Divine Weaponry** - Weapons like Thor's hammer, Mjolnir is able to annihilate any Troll.
* **Sunlight** - If a Troll is exposed to direct sunlight, they will turn to stone.
Vodyanoy

**Vodyanoy** are Slavic Russian water spirits that will either drown people or protect them.

## **Characteristics**

The Vodyanoy are essentially evil and vindictive creatures whose favourite sport is drowning humans. Anyone bathing after sunset, or on a holy day risks being sucked into the water by a Vodyanoy*.* They can assume many different forms that enable them to deceive and trap their victims. The Vodyanoy live alone in their particular body of water and is known to favour rivers with strong currents and swamps. However, they may also protect fisherman if they dedicate their first catch to them.

## **Similar Creatures**

Similar creatures include:

* **Vodyanoi** (Russia)
* **Vodnik** (Czech Republic)
* **Wassermann** (Germany)

## **Powers and Abilities**

* **Super Strength**- Vodyanoy are stronger than humans, they can easily drag humans down into the water and either tear them apart or forcefully enslave them.
* **Medium Invulnerability** - Vodyanoy are unharmed by all conventional methods of killing, they can only be killed by being separated from their water source for an extended period of time until they suffocate.
* **Shapeshifting**- They can take on multiple different appearances to deceive their victims.

## **Weaknesses**

* **Removal of Water Source** - Forcefully removing a Vodyanoy from their particular body of water for an extended period of time will cause them to suffocate and die.
Tarquin

## Tarquin de Rajashah

**Tarquin** est un garçon Toujours de l'école du bien. Il faisait partie de l'école des garçons et du nouveau mal comme les autres Toujours. Il a été traqué

comme mogrif à l'école du nouveau mal et encore à la fin du conte de Sophie et Agatha, et deviendra un Racoon. Sa quête est de plonger dans les grottes de lave sous le royaume des Bois-corbeaux, à la recherche de la fontaine de jouvence. Tarquin est un étudiant très intelligent qui a de nombreux amis populaires. Il a également une personnalité amusante et adorable, que ses amis aiment beaucoup.

Il a invité Giselle au Bal des neiges, et elle a accepté.

### Apparence

Tarquin a un nez majestueux. Après avoir été suivi en tant que Mogrif à l'école du nouveau mal, il s'est fait pousser un nez de cochon.
Vanessa

Vanessa était la femme de Stefan.

## Histoire

Mais comme l'amour de Stefan provenait d'un philtre d'amour, Vanessa eu deux fils morts-nés. Elle menaça donc une fois de plus Callis pour pouvoir avoir un enfant.
Mais comme l'amour de Vanessa et Stefan était faux, elle accoucha de jumelles : l'une mauvaise, et l'autre bonne. Quand Sophie et Agatha naquirent, Vanessa découvrit que l'une était blonde et ravissante comme son père, tandis que l'autre était laide et brune. Cela ne lui plu pas du tout, et elle décida d’abandonner la plus moche (d'après elle). Callis la recueillie et la nomma Agatha. Vanessa mourut en laissant Sophie seule avec Stephan, qui hélas n'aimait pas sa fille.