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Stuhać

Stuhać - Covering themselves in the organs and dismembered corpses of their victims, these indescribable Serbian demons are most known for the human ligaments that they attach to their legs to help them traverse steep mountainous territory. They dwell in secluded mountains and barren areas, and will kill and mutilate travelers to add to their grotesque armor.
Redcap

Redcap - Hiding in ruined castles in the highlands of Britain and Scotland, these murderous faeries carry massive knives and pikes, and will dye their hats red in the blood of their victims. They often live together in unruly gangs, and will die if the blood on their caps dries out. Although they usually resemble full-height humans, their true form is diminutive with long claws and fangs.
Urðarköttur

Urðarköttur – The Ghoul Cat

It is in most respects like other cats, but larger and more vicious and formidable. As a youngling, it will bury itself into the ground, preferably in a cemetery, and stay there for an undetermined time. It will spare nothing once it has emerged and is almost impossible to conquer. It can grow to the size of a dog, wether or even a yearling. It is said that when it buries itself in a cemetery and is left undisturbed, it will stay underground for three years, in which case it is known as a corpse cat. Once it leaves the cemetery, according to some accounts, it will dwell in rocky slopes, attacking sheep, birds and men alike. Its gaze is so evil and severe that it proves instantly fatal to all beings, although this is mostly to be feared […] when it is newly emerged from the ground. It is like other cats in that it will be overcome by its own reflection. I have heard few tales of actual ghoul cats. No guns will harm a ghoul cat with full powers, except perhaps if silver buttons or silver bullets are fired at it. These are among the worst of all malignant creatures.
Salbanelli

Salbanelli - Quarter-faery hybrid beings, these North Italian humanoids are produced from the unisons of Salvanelli and Strega witches, and are thought to be naturally-proficient magic users because of their supernatural heritage. Sources detailing their appearance and behaviour are very limited, and so it is not known how distinguishable they are from regular humans. There are certain individuals that belong to this incredibly rare species without even knowing it.
Samay

Samay - Maintaining order and justice in traditional African communities using large wooden sticks and threats of violence, these cloaked faeries are often depicted by dancers wearing masks and costumes during religious festivals. The creatures themselves encourage people to join in on these festivities, seemingly drawing power from their worship and appreciation.
Pandæmonium

**Pandæmonium** is the capital of Hell in John Milton's epic poem *Paradise Lost*.

"**Pandæmonium**" (in some versions of English "**Pandemonium**") stems from the Greek "παν", meaning "all" or "every", and "δαιμόνιον", a diminutive form meaning "little spirit", "little angel", or, as Christians interpreted it, "little daemon", and later, "demon". It thus roughly translates as "All Demons", but can also be interpreted as Παν-δαιμον-ειον, Pandemoneios or "all-demon-place".

John Milton invented the name for the capital of Hell, "the High Capital, of Satan and his Peers", built by the fallen angels at the suggestion of Mammon at the end of Book I of *Paradise Lost* (1667). It was designed by the architect Mulciber, who had been the designer of palaces in Heaven before his fall. (In Roman times, Mulciber was another name for the Roman god Vulcan.) Book II begins with the debate among the "Stygian Council" in the council-chamber of Pandæmonium. The demons built it in about an hour, but it far surpassed all human palaces or dwellings; it was probably quite small, however, as its spacious hall is described as being very crowded with the thronging swarm of demons, who were taller than any human man, until at a signal they were shrunk from their titanic size to less than "smallest dwarfs". It was also reputed to be made of solid gold.
Timingila

The **Timingilam** (Sanskrit: तिमिंगिलम्) is a huge mythological aquatic creature that can swallow whole whales in one bite, as written about in the Mahabharata (Vana Parva 168.3).

The Timingilam is also mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam (12.9.16), Ramayana (Yuddha-kanda 4.114), Susruta Samhita (Ch.45), and Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya-lila 13.142).

However, in Tamil language, Timingilam refers to whales.
Speedemon

**THE SPEEDEMON**

[ *Rapidusdemonicus dorsonae* (Sharpe, 2020) ]

    “What’s that? I heard something scurrying along, through the underbrush. I’m sure,” exclaimed the boy who was on his first camping trip in the North Woods. He drew a little closer to the big, friendly, old guide, for the night was black, with only a tiny speck of a moon peeping once in a while through the clouds.

    “Nothing to be worried about,” answered the guide. “It’s probably only a speedemon out chasing a rabbit. I reckon you never heard of a speedemon, did you?”

    “No, I never did. What's he like?”

    “He’s one of the queerest animals you ever heard of. He has a round body and five strong legs. It’s because of his speed that he’s the terror of the small animals. He doesn’t hurt them, but he loves to chase them and, often in the cool of the evening, you can see him speeding along like a cartwheel, his ball-like body spinning round and round as he reaches out one leg right after another. You have to have sharp eyes to see him, ’cause he travels like lightning.”
Pukwudgie

Pukwudgie - Once friendly towards humans, these Native American faeries have since seemingly turned against them, and now enjoy playing a large number of cruel tricks. They can disappear and teleport at will, use poison arrows, and produce and control fire. Their bodies are covered in thick grey skin and porcupine-like quills, and are roughly 2-3 foot tall.
Pasichnyk

Pasichnyk - Protective faeries, these Ukrainian creatures live in and around beehives, and will protect these structures and those that tend to them with their lives. During local festivals surrounding the extraction of honey from the hives, an offering is made to the beings to prevent them from becoming vengeful and dangerous.
Sarimanok

Sarimanok - Said to dwell in Heaven according to Islamic traditions, these enormous birds resemble roosters or cockerels, and apparently crow loudly every morning to wake the animals of the planet from their sleep. However, they are not entirely benevolent as there are stories of them shapeshifting into human form and then eloping with beautiful human women, who are never seen again. They are depicted in Islamic art with decorative banners and scrolls hanging from their heads.
Silvani

Silvani - Thought to be closely related to the ancient Roman deity known as Silvanus who would watch over agricultural fields, promote fertility among herds of cattle, and ward off wolves, these North Italian faeries are sometimes confused with satyrs because of their habitat. There are usually three of these spirits per property, and they are said to resemble nymph-like winged humanoids dressed in flowing red clothing and animal furs. They can mate with the Aguane to produce hybrid Salvanelli.
T'ao t'ieh

This six legged Dragon is one of the oldest form Chinese mythology; the t'ao t'ieh ("Glutton") has one head but two bodies, each with it's own tail and hind legs. The t'ao t'ieh represents gluttony and is a common motif on dishware to act as a subtle reminder not to be so greedy. Other descriptions of these creatures say they are nothing more than monstrous heads seeking to consume as much as they can, their bodies having been long ago destroyed.
Pamoola

PAMOOLA: A frightening felid, fourteen feet from front on following, fostering four fangs, a full foot in ferocity. This foul fellow feasts on the fairest female folk, and its fortitude is as firm as its fearsomeness. The force of a flintlock fails in the face of its formidability. The frightful fiend's faults are few. The first and foremost factor, in finalizing its fate—a flash flickering from the furthest folds of the firmament. For the fulmination of a firebolt is a forgone finish to its flagitious fury.
Storsjöodjuret

In Swedish folklore, the **Storsjöodjuret** (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈstûːrɧøːʊˌjʉːrɛt], literally "The Great-Lake Monster") is a lake monster said to live in the 90-metre-deep (300 ft) lake Storsjön in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden.

The lake monster is first attested in a 1635 manuscript, according to which the sea/lake serpent (*sjöorm*) was bound up magically in the lake's depths by Kettil Runske who carved his spell into the Frösö Runestone (Frösö being an island in this lake). Later folk legends circulating locally in Jämtland claimed the monster was a product of tinkering by two trolls, and that it was a cat-headed creature with a black serpentine body.

There have been numerous eyewitness accounts since 19th century, giving varying details, some claiming a dog-like head.
Turosik

Turosik is creature of Slavic folklore. It has appearance of deer or auroch with golden horns and hooves. It lures travelers into the wood depths or bog.

It's a nature demon which dwells in the woods and misleads travelers off the path and leaves them to die from hunger or wild beasts.

Turosik showed itself as auroch and hunters, while trying to catch it and going away from the path, lost it's traces.

Records abut Turosik preserved mostly in area where Belarus and Lithuania border with Poland and Russia. Scarce records about this creature present in Russian, Polish and Lithuanian sources. For example, lithuanian-born author Theodor Narbut compares Lithuanian Giristis with Satires and then with Turosik in his treaty on Lithuanian mythology written in Polish.
Paakniwat

Paakniwat - Also known as 'water-babies', these horrific Native American beings are the undead manifestations of babies who were deemed too weak or sickly, and so were drowned in lakes and rivers at an early age. They make loud cries akin to living infants, which attracts victims towards the water's edge, whom the creatures swiftly drown and eat. Some legends suggest an alternative origin, in which they are simply aquatic faeries or merfolk that mimic the appearance and sounds of human babies.
Vanir

The second clan of gods mentioned in Norse mythology is the *Vanir*: The god Njörðr and his children, Freyr and Freyja, are the most prominent Vanir gods who join the Æsir as hostages after a war between Æsir and Vanir. The Vanir appear to have mainly been connected with cultivation and fertility and the Æsir were connected with power and war.

In the *Eddas*, however, the word *Æsir* is used for [male] gods in general, while *Asynjur* is used for the goddesses in general. For example, in the poem Skírnismál, Freyr was called a "Prince of the Æsir". In the Prose Edda, Njörðr was introduced as "the third among the Æsir", and among the Asynjur, Freya is always listed second only to Frigg.

In surviving tales, the origins of many of the Æsir are unexplained. In the ostensibly oldest stories, there are only Búri's three sons: Odin and his brothers Vili and Vé. Odin's sons by giantesses are counted as Æsir. Heimdallr and Ullr's connection with the Æsir is not clearly mentioned. Loki is a jötunn (apparently a cousin and foster-brother of Odin) and Njörðr is a Vanir and his two children are hostages, but they are often ranked among the Æsir.
Pavaró

Pavaró - Bizarre relatives of the cynocephali, these elemental guardian faeries are found in bean and pea fields all across Italy, and are known to violently protect the environments in which they live, using enormous sickles to slash the legs of children who attempt to steal beans. They resemble dog-headed humanoids with absurdly long arms, which can easily stretch over the entirety of fields, and are tipped with claws. Despite their deadly nature, they are also known to sing like birds.
Silver Cat

**THE SLIVER CAT**

*Felis glabraspiculata*

    A northern pine-woods dweller. Harmless on the ground, but dangerous when up in a tree. A big animal, sometimes reaching three hundred pounds weight. Its ears are tasselled and its eyes red, with horizontal slits. A mature Sliver Cat carries a tail eleven feet long with a hard ball on the end. Half of this ball is polished smooth, half is studded with a burr-like barbed growth. Like the Dingmaul, the Cat beats the ball on his chest in the mating season, being careful to use only the smooth side.

    But the chief function (or should it be secondary?) of this tail is to obtain food. Crouched on a limb overhanging the trail, the Cat pats the passer-by on the head with the polished side of his ball, and then slaps the burred side into the senseless victim’s hide and draws him up to the roost to be consumed.

    A Sliver Cat crouched on a limb, with his ball-tail poised for instant action, makes a startling silhouette against the full moon.
Ocasta

In the Yamasee Cherokee folklore of southern United States of America the Ocasta ("Stone coat") is said to be a gigantic anthropoid whose entire body is covered with flint, rendering it impervious to all types of weaponry; however, he is repelled by the sight of "Moon sick" (Menstruating) women. Originally he was sent by the divine to Earth to help mankind but he had too much evil in his heart and was soon corrupted. Having only one innate magical ability -the power to turn invisible at will - he could only use it if no one was looking at him. Ocasta created evil spirits and witches and cast them out into the world.

Using the walking stick it carries, Ocasta throws it across a chasm creating a temporary bridge which disappears as soon as it has walked across. The staff also guides Ocasta to it's favourite food - Human livers.

"Stonecoat." The name comes from his coat which was made of pieces of flint. Equally good and evil, he bounced between the two, often changing eachday. Ocasta was one of the Creator's helpers. Ocasta created witches while evil and drifted from village to village stirring up turmoil. Having enough of his mettling some women trapped Ocasta, pinning him to the ground with a stick through his heart. Then, men cremated the dying Ocasta, who, while burning on his funeral pyre, was overcome with his goodness and taught them songs and dances for hunting, fighting wars and healing. These men were enlightened to a point that some became the first medicine men, and pass down their learnings to each generation.
Schnabelperchten

Schnabelperchten - Appearing as humanoids with beak-like faces clad in knitted garments and straw slippers, these unnerving boogeymen are known from the Austrian folklore of the Rauris Valley in Salzburg, in which they are said to patrol villages on the 5th of January in order to check that homeowners have been cleaning their houses. They will cut open the stomachs of people who have failed this task before stuffing their bodies with the objects cluttering the house, similar to the Perchten.
Valhalla

In Norse mythology, **Valhalla** (/vælˈhælə, vɑːlˈhɑːlə/; from Old Norse: ***Valhǫll*** "hall of the slain") is a majestic, enormous hall located in Asgard, ruled over by the god Odin. Chosen by Odin, half of those who die in combat travel to Valhalla upon death, led by valkyries, while the other half go to the goddess Freyja's field Fólkvangr. In Valhalla, the dead warriors join the masses of those who have died in combat (known as the Einherjar) and various legendary Germanic heroes and kings, as they prepare to aid Odin during the events of Ragnarök. Before the hall stands the golden tree Glasir, and the hall's ceiling is thatched with golden shields. Various creatures live around Valhalla, such as the stag Eikþyrnir and the goat Heiðrún, both described as standing atop Valhalla and consuming the foliage of the tree Læraðr.

Valhalla is attested in the *Poetic Edda*, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, in the *Prose Edda* (written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson), in *Heimskringla* (also written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson) and in stanzas of an anonymous 10th century poem commemorating the death of Eric Bloodaxe known as *Eiríksmál* as compiled in *Fagrskinna*. Valhalla has inspired various works of art, publication titles, and elements of popular culture, and has become a term synonymous with a martial (or otherwise) hall of the chosen dead. The name is rendered in modern Scandinavian languages as *Valhöll* in Icelandic, while the Swedish and Norwegian form is *Valhall*, in Faroese it's *Valhøll* and in Danish it's *Valhal*.
Sandhill Perch

SANDHILL PERCH: A piscatorial peculiarity that is prone to paddling to the posterior. Basically, the beast is backward bound. It bides in barren wastelands without water. Why? One well wonders. Its strange swimming strives is to shed sand from its seers. It is likely to be legged or, leastwise, linked to little ligaments.
Skeppsrået

Skeppsrået - Guarding and maintaining boats and ships, these Swedish faeries resemble diminutive trolls, and are thought to be related to the klabautermann. Although they are usually helpful, they are known to inflict bad luck and property damage on people around them if they feel they have been disrespected.
Rhinelapus

**RHINELAPUS:** This remarkable representation of regional rarities is intrinsically irrefutable and interesting. Encaged ere the expiration of its extraordinary existence, this tripodal troglodyte is typically posed in a peculiar position perpetually hunched and huddled. Its hulking hide is a horrendous hue of the grossest green. Given the giant's gruesome gullet it is surmisable to supposed that the serpent is carnivorous in its continual cravings. Centered on its colossal cranium is hitched a hefty horn for hostile horseplay. The entity's eyes emerge, ever so eerily, rising from the rest with a resilient, reddish radiance.
Rawuzel

Rawuzel - Thought to be an evolutionary relative of the Austrian krampus, these primitive creatures appear akin to a large bear with the head of a man with long ram's horns. They are notably less powerful in their use of magic than their cousins, but are physically much stronger and frighteningly tenacious when pursuing prey items. Their preferred weapons are large whips made from a collection of sticks and branches.
Raudkembingur

Raudkembingur - Supernatural descendants of pliosaurs, these Icelandic monsters seem to deliberately attempt to sink passing ships by using their teeth and bulky bodies. There are stories in local folklore about a young man being transformed into the first individual of this species by a wrathful faery. Because of their malicious nature and tenacious hunting strategy, the creatures tend to die of exhaustion if one of their potential prey items manages to escape.
Zână

Zână - Giving skills to children in their vicinity like gifts, these Romanian faeries are patient and full of knowledge, using which they often help lost travelers out of woodlands or act as imaginary friends for children. They are completely invisible unless they want to be seen, and are virtually incapable of committing violent deeds. However, if they are crossed or harmed, they will place minor hexes and bad luck on those who hurt them.
Gloson

The Gloson is not just any normal common or garden ghost pig. The Gloson is special creature, known through many different stories, primarily from southern Sweden. Throughout Swedish folklore, it has gone by many names, such as as Gloson, Gluffsoen, Glosoen, Glopsugganand Luffesoen, to name but a few. The Gloson is generally cited as being a large white wild boar with glowing red eyes and a jagged spine, shaped like the teeth of a saw blade. The Gloson is a weaponised pig that will only bring misery and misfortune.

In Kuusela’s work, he recounts that the Gloson ‘is said to be a pig in the form of a horrible sow with a back in the shape of a razor-sharp saw. Sometimes she appears accompanied by several piglets. A common motif in the legends is that Gloson runs at the year walker at full speed, and seeks to come between the year walker’s legs and cleave the walker in two with her razor sharp back.’

The ‘Year Walker’ appears to be a Swedish equivalent (of sorts) of the Australian ‘walkabout’, where knowledge or enlightenment is obtained after a long solo journey.

‘The purpose of Gloson was to hinder the year walker from accomplishing his or her goal. It was one of many supernatural interferences that was to be expected before the year walker could prove his or her worth and become sensitive to the supernatural and be able to get a glimpse of the coming year.’
Zamparrampa

Zamparrampa - Causing poltergeist activity and domestic chaos around them, these malevolent Spanish faeries occupy households and poorly-kept dwellings. They enjoy playing cruel pranks and manipulating the behavior of those that live in their habitat. In appearance, they resemble bloated and overweight human women.
Phooka

Phooka - These mischievous, mid-sized faeries will shapeshift into many different forms in order to perform cruel tricks on humans, such as becoming horses to lead riders astray. However, they will also help lost travelers, which means that they are considered benevolent, and their wrath can be placated by providing them with blackberries.
Æsir

The **Æsir** (Old Norse: [ˈɛ̃ːsez̠]) are the gods of the principal pantheon in Norse religion. They include Odin, Frigg, Höðr, Thor, and Baldr. The second Norse pantheon is the Vanir. In Norse mythology, the two pantheons wage war against each other, resulting in a unified pantheon. Unlike the Old English word *god* (and the Old Norse word *goð*), Æsir was never converted over to Christian use.
Swamp Auger

**THE SWAMP AUGER**

*Natator Palustris var. perforens*

    This boy, often mistaken for an old snag, is found in fresh-water lakes. He carries a swiveled proboscis especially adapted to boring three-inch holes in the bottoms of boats, and will do so unless stopped. But his work can be easily halted either by tickling his snout or by sprinkling it with cayenne pepper. Either procedure will make the Auger sneeze violently, which he hugely enjoys, and he will then hold his expectant nose tight in the hole until the boat can be beached.
Snaga

Snaga - Smaller and weaker evolutionary cousins of orcs, these creatures live in primitive subterranean dwellings. They are often used as soldiers by more powerful faeries or orcs, and are armed with crude scimitars or bows. Apparently their name means 'slave' in a long-lost language, suggesting that they were specially bred to be workmen. Despite this, they are still regarded as a recently-emerged species, due to their first mention being in modern fantasy literature.
Hairy-Legged Stuka Parrot

HAIRY-LEGGED STUKA PARROT: A pesky parrot with poor peripheral perception. In the past, it proceeded to pull plumes from its promenading parts to prepare its pad and protect it from poachers. The extinct entity, in an earlier era, ejected its eggs erratically, as the ebbing of its eyesight ensued erroneous errors. In minutes the majority mostly missed their mark. They headed not for its hideaway in the hills; however, hit the heads of hikers or hunters. The heavy hair of the humans it hilarious held as its home. The bird is believed to be a bygone beast, because its busted batches barred any birth of its brood.
Pombéro

Pombéro - Capable of becoming invisible as well as slipping through impossibly small spaces, these stealthy South American faeries are usually known as harmless troublemakers, stealing cattle and making horses throw their riders off. They produce whistling sounds akin to those of nocturnal birds, and can be appeased by offerings of rum and cigars, which will discourage them from wreaking havoc on a particular household.
Urluthes

Urluthes - Allegedly responsible for generating the vivid imagination-fuelled visions experienced by children when they become engrossed in books, these nebulous faeries are capable of supernaturally bringing simple words and narratives to life as fully-fleshed mental experiences. Although their control over a child's mind will fade as they grow older, their power will still be noticeable in the sudden wave of nostalgia and melancholy felt when an adult rediscovers a beloved childhood book.
Simurgh

**Simurgh** (/sɪˈmɜːrɡ/; Persian: سيمرغ‎, also spelled *simorgh, simorg*, *simurg*, *simoorg, simorq* or *simourv*) is a benevolent, mythical bird in Persian mythology and literature. It is sometimes equated with other mythological birds such as a "phoenix" (Persian: ققنوس‎ *quqnūs*) and humā (Persian: هما‎). The figure can be found in all periods of Iranian art and literature and is also evident in the iconography of Azerbaijan, Georgia, medieval Armenia, the Eastern Roman Empire, and other regions that were within the realm of Persian cultural influence.
Tripodero

The chaparral and foothill forests of California contain many queer freaks of one kind and another. One of the strangest and least known is the tripodero, an animal with two contractile or telescopic legs and a tail like a kangaroo's. This peculiarity in structure enables the animal to elevate itself at will, so that it may tower above the chaparral, or, if it chooses, to pull in its legs and present a compact form for crowding through the brush. The tripodero's body is not large but is solidly built, and its head is nearly all snout, the value of which is seen in the method by which food is obtained. As the animal travels through the brush-covered country it elongates its legs from time to time, thus shoving itself up above the brush for pur poses of observation. If it sights game within a range of ten rods it takes aim with its snout and tilts itself until the right elevation is obtained, then with astounding force blows a sundried quid of clay, knocking its victim senseless. (A supply of these quids is always carried in the left jaw.) The tripodero then contracts its legs and bores its way through the brush to its victim, where it stays until the last bone is cracked and eaten.
Potopelnytsia

Potopelnytsia - Dwelling in and around ponds and rivers, these saturated undead are said to be the ghosts of young human women who were drowned, possibly by a malevolent aquatic faery. They act as companions and reconnaissance for said faeries, which are sometimes equated with the freshwater merfolk seen in Russia. Sometimes, they amass in groups along with other aquatic undead beings.
Obia

An **obia** or **obeah** is a monster in West African folklore. It is described as being a massive animal that witches send into villages to kidnap young girls and wear their skin for a coat.

It is also the common term in the Bay Islands of Honduras for a witch or the spell that is cast by the witch. This is most likely a traditional Garifuna word.

An obiama or obiaman is one who uses the power of obia.

Edwards's *History of the British Colonies in the West Indies*, published in 1793, reports the best account of obeah in Jamaica. The term obeah or obia has become a popular term in Jamaica used to describe Africans on the island that practice witchcraft. It is considered to be a practice of supernatural craft, learned through connection with the devil, that allows a person to kill or as a way to receive wealth, power, or revenge on one's enemies. From testimony of all Africans on the island, it is said that the possessors of obi have always been natives of Africa, having brought the arts with them to Jamaica where it was universally practiced on a few large estates. Africans or Creoles respect, consult, and fear the obeah folklore; they hold faith to these prophecies and call upon them to cure disorders, obtain revenge, help with favors, punish thieves or adulterers, and predict future events.
Tír na nÓg

In Irish mythology **Tír na nÓg** ([tʲiːɾʲ n̪ˠə ˈn̪ˠoːɡ]; Land of the Young) or **Tír na hÓige** (Land of Youth) is one of the names for the Celtic Otherworld, or perhaps for a part of it. Tír na nÓg is best known from the tale of Oisín and Niamh.

Other Old Irish names for the Otherworld include Tír Tairngire (Land of Promise/Promised Land), Tír fo Thuinn (Land under the Wave), Mag Mell (Plain of Delight/Delightful Plain), Ildathach (Multicoloured Place), and Emain Ablach (the Isle of Apple Trees). Similar myths in the northern Celtic cultures include these of Annwn, Fairyland, Avalon and Hy Brasil.
Pillywiggin

Pillywiggin - Usually sweet and jovial unlike most other faeries, these diminutive winged humanoids are often encountered around groups of flowers at the ends of gardens, and are the faery species that is most often depicted in Victorian illustration. Despite their curious and kind demeanor, they are extremely protective of their floral environment, and sometimes have insect-like features, possibly even adopting stinging abilities and swarming behavior if threatened.
Yodha

Yodha - Futuristic descendants of modern-day faeries, these alien-looking dwarves are highly intelligent and manipulative, and have been known to work alongside the Greys. They appear to have an extensive programmed for hybridization between themselves and various Earthly sentient races, for unknown purposes. Despite their advanced technology, they prefer to use primitive weaponry such as bows and arrows.
Tailypo

The Tailypo was said to be the size of a large dog, bobcat in shape, with red or yellow eyes, long claws, tufted ears, and with a camouflage pattern on its pelt (usually in dark greys, browns, or blacks). It also had a long tail, that was detachable. It would haunt the night, and particularly likes hanging around near isolated people -- cabins in the deep woods, lone walkers/hunters, etc. It would stalk them, and stare disconcertingly out at them. At this point, the stories and legends go one of two ways: either the human attacks the Tailypo and somehow severs its tail, or the Tailypo itself somehow leaves behind its tail and flees into the woods. Either way, the person has the tail and takes it home with them. Later in the night, the Tailypo comes to the human's place of residence and starts to whisper and hiss: "Tailypo, tailypo... who has my tailypo?" See, it wants the tail BACK, to rettach it (somehow), and you better hope you still have it. If you do, toss it out a window or the door; the Tailypo will go away. But if you strive to keep the tail (or worse, eat it for some bizarre reason), the Tailypo will become very aggressive, killing any pets (especially dogs) you have with you, destroying utterly the house you are in, and then mutilating you until death. Then the creature will disappear back into the woods, sing-whispering "Now I've got my tailypo..." It always sing-chant-whispers in threes, so whatever it is said will be done in triplicate.
Utlunta

Utlunta - Sometimes referred to as spearfingers, these terrifying North American faeries have long fingers with which they impale young human victims and eat their livers. They are capable of shapeshifting, though usually take on the forms of hags or the loved ones of their victims. Apparently, the wounds that the creatures inflict are painless, and the victims will only die a few days after having their livers removed.
Servanas

Servanas - Found in Switzerland and Northern Italy, these household faeries are said to be capable of helping around the home and growing crops for the inhabitants, but are more often known to cause mischief such as tangling the manes of horses and stealing small but essential household items, and for greatly enjoying the irritation they cause. Like brownies, they will be compelled to perform helpful tasks if they are offered bowls of cream, and will cease the pranks if the humans laugh at them.
Qasoǵonaǵa

For the Toba of Argentina, lightning takes the form of a small, hairy creature called Qasoǵonaǵa, the Owner of Storms. It is an anteater, or perhaps an elephant, with a long snout, long rainbow-colored hair, and four tiny feet. Qasoǵonaǵa can also appear in human form, retaining a small head and shaggy body. As Qasoǵonaǵa has been referred to by both male and female pronouns, there are probably more than one of these beings. Qasoǵonaǵa, as the Owner of Storms, lives in the skies and is responsible for storms and other meteorological conditions. Lightning comes out of its mouth, while its angry roars become thunder. It is responsible for rain, or lack thereof.
Oil-Drinking Spider

Oil-Drinking Spider - Found in France and Italy, these enormous arachnids weigh roughly four pounds and are usually the size of small dogs, and were reported to have made nests in large cathedrals and churches on two separate occasions, once in Milan in 1751, when one of them was captured and sent to the Emperor of Austria for display. They get their name from their strange behaviour of drinking the whale-blubber oil used in lamps of the period, though this would be less feasible nowadays.
Parlangua

Parlangua - Lurking in the swamps and bogs of North America or Louisiana, these crocodile-like humanoids have flashing red eyes and a bulletproof scaly hide. They are thought to be related to hombre caiman and frogmen, though this relation is currently unconfirmed due to lack of research on the creatures. Some individuals of the species have long tails that can be used as weapons.
Sárkány

A sárkány ("dragon") is a legendary and mythical creature in the Hungarian folklore and mythology, which mostly appears in the form of a scaly, winged, reptilian beast, but in some cases it could be a mixture of other beings. Though the Hungarian legendaries do not offer the sufficient information about the characteristics of the ancient dragons in the early Hungarian belief, in some regions it was an accepted fact that dragons were born through a transformational process of another being. For instance, around the region of Csallóköz, it was believed that dragons were created from either an old pike or a 7 or 13-year-old rooster. As the tales tell, when a pike is laying in the mud for several months, it changes into a dragon. In the rooster's case, a dragon is born when the bird is hiding around the house for too long; it becomes a dragon, who can be only lured out by the so-called Garabonciás, a human with magical qualities, who later uses the beast as a mount. In other regions, the primary belief was that dragons can be born from other dragons as well, where the female, after being pregnant for 7 years, suckles its son for another 7 years. As the ancient Hungarian belief tells, dragons usually appear in two forms: the first is the rideable, tyrant mount of the Garabonciás, and the other is the serpent-like creature with several fins, long claws and teeth. Their scales can vary between all the colours of the rainbow, and they are so strong that almost no weapon can hurt their underlying skin. Moreover, they usually live within hollow trunks, dens, or in the abandoned caves of the Hungarian mountains.
Reuzen

Reuzen - Thought to be extinct in modern times, these giant humanoids are known from Dutch folklore, in which they are said to be responsible for the excavation of rivers such as the Waal and the Rhine, and are alleged to have produced mountains by shaking the sand out of their enormous shoes or aprons. Easily outwitted, they were generally not considered to be very intelligent, and were known to wear rags or furs as rudimentary forms of clothing. They are sometimes said to be demons or faeries.
Shōjō

Shōjō - Lurking in Japanese areas where there is a large amount of alcohol and drinking present, these small and annoying faeries are only perceptible if the onlooker is drunk. However, they can be used as assassins by dark magic users, who are known to instruct them to poison sources of alcohol. Malevolent shōjōs can only be killed by a sword that has been blessed by a Shintō priest.
Orco Mamman

Orco Mamman - Beautiful nymphs considered to be the guardians of all gold, silver and other precious metals to be found within South American mountains, these faeries are known from the mythology of the Northwestern regions of Argentina, and are thought to be closely related to Oreads. Although they spend most of their time combing their hair with golden combs, they will cause catastrophic mine collapses with the intention of killing miners if minerals are taken excessively from their mountains.
Onditachiae

Onditachiae - Hideous shapeshifters resembling winged humanoid turkeys in their true form, but frequently simply assuming the forms of giant birds, these bizarre North American creatures are believed to be storm elementals, and to cause thunder and lightning. Despite their hideous appearance and their ability to kill any potential aggressor with their gaze, they are thought of as honorable and fair in the culture of the surrounding Native Americans.
Scholomance

The **Scholomance** (Romanian: **Şolomanţă** [ʃoloˈmantsə], **Solomonărie** [solomonəˈrie]) was a fabled school of black magic in Romania, especially in the region of Transylvania; which was run by the Devil, according to folkloric accounts. The school enrolled about ten students to become the *Solomonari*. Courses taught included the speech of animals and magic spells. One of the graduates was chosen by the Devil to be the Weathermaker and tasked with riding a dragon to control the weather.

The school lay underground, and the students remained unexposed to sunlight for the seven-year duration of their study. The dragon (*zmeu* or *balaur*) was kept submerged in a mountaintop lake, south of Sibiu, according to some accounts.
Wichtlein

Wichtlein - Haunting the deep mines in Southern Germany, these destructive faeries usually appear as diminutive humanoids with long beards, and are constantly digging as to collapse the support beams of mines and endanger any humans inside. They certainly warn miners of disasters, like other underground faeries, but these are disasters that they provoke themselves. If any miners manage to survive their attacks, the creatures will follow them home and provoke poltergeist activity in their houses.
Tokoloshe

Tokoloshe - Annoying South African faeries, these hairy creatures resemble goblins in both behavior and appearance, and enjoy biting people's toes whilst they are sleeping. They are often summoned by vengeful magic users, and can only be banished from our world by the same person. However, they enjoy drinking curdled milk, and may become almost benevolent if they are given some.Tokoloshe - Small and goblin-like, these hairy South African faeries are often summoned by dark magic users who have been wronged in some way, and seek to use the creatures to carry out their ideal vengeances. These acts can be anything from harmless mischief, to physical assault and murder. Although the monsters may look laughable at first, they can be seriously destructive and can only be removed with the help of a specially trained exorcist, referred to as a n'anga in the local folklore.
Ovda

Ovda - Wandering the woods of Finland, these murderous faeries resemble naked humanoids with backwards-facing feet, and are known to attempt to convince woodsmen or hunters to dance with them, eventually either exhausting or tickling these victims to death. In Finnish-Russian folklore, the Ovda is regarded as a singular entity much like a nymph, which would pick up and kill humans that irked it using enormous whirlwinds. There is an area under its left arm which will kill it if prodded.
Squonk

The range of the squonk is very limited. Few people outside of Pennsylvania have ever heard of the quaint beast, which is said to be fairly common in the hemlock forests of that State. The squonk is of a very retiring disposition, generally traveling about at twilight and dusk. Because of its misfitting skin, which is covered with warts and moles, it is always unhappy ; in fact it is said, by people who are best able to j.udge, to be the most morbid of beasts. Hunters who are good at tracking are able to follow a squonk by its tear-stained trail, for the animal weeps constantly. When cornered and escape seems impossible, or when surprised and frightened, it may even dissolve itself in tears. Squonk hunters are most successful on frosty moon light nights, when tears are shed slowly and the animal dislikes moving about ; it may then be heard weeping under the boughs of dark hemlock trees. Mr. J. P. Wentling, formerly of Penn sylvania, but now at St. Anthony Park, Minnesota, had a dis appointing experience with a squonk near Mont Alto. He made a clever capture by mimicking the squonk and inducing it to hop into a sack, in which he was carrying it home, when suddenly the burden lightened and the weeping ceased. Went ling unslung the sack and looked in. There was nothing but tears and bubbles.
Rijeka Reaper

Rijeka Reaper - Although considered a hoax by some hunters, these humanoid creatures actually exist in small subterranean populations beneath Croatia. They have long claws on their forelimbs, and will move by dragging their legless bodies along using these limbs. When threatened, they will make loud screaming sounds.
Scolopendra

Variation: Skolopendra

A chimerical, gigantic, and monstrous sea serpent , the scolopendra of medieval European legends was described as having a shark-like body with numerous webbed appendages protruding from its underside lining its flanks, a flayed piscean tail, hair spilling out from it's nostrils, and a whale's blow-hole. It was believed whenever this beast was caught with a fishing hook, it would vomit up it's own stomach, release the hook, and then consume its stomach again.
Rogge-Brommerd

Rogge-Brommerd - Manifesting in areas of wheat or rye fields where the wind ripples across the crops to produce a vortex-like affect, these Dutch faeries are sometimes depicted as boogeymen by concerned parents to discourage children from playing in rye fields. They are also known to be capable of poisoning the crops produced from their resident fields if they are angered or disrespected. There is debate as to whether they are elementals or some other variety of spirit.
Rabunhod

Rabunhod - Although often said to be human outlaws or vigilantes, these beings are actually faery creatures that have been recorded in English and European folklore since the medieval period. They wield bows and arrows as well as other ranged weapons, and use these to steal food and money from rich travelers, which they then anonymously pass on to those less fortunate in their vicinity.
Tursus

Tursus - Found in Finland and other Scandinavian territories, these shapeshifting aquatic faeries resemble upright-walking walruses in their true form. They can often be found gathered on ice plains at night, fishing in small communal groups. They are not hostile towards humans by default, though are not afraid to rid the water of any and all useful fish if they feel that they have been wronged.
Złota Kaczka

Złota Kaczka (Polish for "Gold Duck") is a mythical creature popular in the folk-lore of Warsaw, Poland.

According to one story, recorded by poet-journalist Artur Oppman, the duck dwells in the cellars beneath Warsaw's Ostrogski Castle (now home to the Fryderyk Chopin Museum). The creature, a princess who has been bewitched by an evil sorcerer, lives under the Castle and waits for someone to set her free.

The Duck can be restored to human form only by a man who can spend 100 gold ducats a day for three consecutive days, without sharing any of this small fortune with anyone.

Two versions of the story have similar endings:

In one version a poor shoemaker's apprentice finds the Gold Duck under the Castle and is granted the ducats to spend, but is unable to spend them all in the allotted time. He gives the remainder to a beggar, who tells him that money does not bring happiness. The Gold Duck disappears, taking with it the treasures stored under the Castle, but from that day the boy is happy. He becomes a master shoemaker, finds himself a beautiful wife, and lives into old age, surrounded by happy friends and children.

In another version a soldier finds the Duck and is granted the ducats. He is close to exhausting them when he gives a beggar his last penny. The Duck disappears, together with the whole Castle.
Nøkken

Nøkken - Extremely dangerous water spirits found in lakes and rivers with water lilies growing in them, these Norwegian faeries will attempt to kidnap and drown those who approach the lakes to pick the lilies, shapeshifting into different forms depending on the victim, ranging from attractive young men playing the fiddle to kelpie-like horses. However, their true forms resemble grotesque humanoids with large yellow eyes, enormous mouths and corpse-like skin covered in seagrass. They can be defended against by throwing silver needles into water where they are believed to dwell.
Yatagarasu

In Japanese mythology, this flying creature is a raven or a jungle crow called **Yatagarasu** (八咫烏, "eight-span crow") and the appearance of the great bird is construed as evidence of the will of Heaven or divine intervention in human affairs.

Although Yatagarasu is mentioned in a number of places in Shintō, the depictions are primarily seen on Edo wood art, dating back to the early 1800s wood-art era. Although not as celebrated today, the crow is a mark of rebirth and rejuvenation; the animal that has historically cleaned up after great battles symbolized the renaissance after such tragedy.

Yatagarasu as a crow-god is a symbol specifically of guidance. This great crow was sent from heaven as a guide for legendary Emperor Jimmu on his initial journey from the region which would become Kumano to what would become Yamato, (Yoshino and then Kashihara). It is generally accepted that Yatagarasu is an incarnation of Taketsunimi no mikoto, but none of the early surviving documentary records are quite so specific.

In more than one instance, Yatagarasu appears as a three legged crow not in *Kojiki* but in *Wamyō Ruijushō*.

Both the Japan Football Association and subsequently its administered teams such as the Japan national football team use the symbol of Yatagarasu in their emblems and badges respectively. The winner of the Emperor's Cup is also given the honor of wearing the Yatagarasu emblem the following season.

Although the Yatagarasu is commonly perceived as a three-legged crow, there is in fact no mention of it being such in the original *Kojiki*. Consequently, it is theorised that this is a result of a later possible misinterpretation during the Heian period that the Yatagarasu and the Chinese *Yangwu* refer to an identical entity.
Yumboes

The Wolof people of western Africa believe in fairy-type creatures known as yumboes. Yumboes are not fairies, however, but are instead believed to be the spirits of departed humans. Yumboes are about two feet tall with pearly white skin that is said to glow in the moonlight. The yumboes dance and feast in the moonlight, and if a human comes across the celebration, they may be invited to join in the festivities. Food and drink is said to be served by invisible servants whose hands and feet are all that are visible. The yumboes are benevolent and wish no harm upon humans.
Svartálfar

In Norse cosmology, **svartálfar** (O.N. "black elves", "swarthy elves", sing. **svartálfr**), also called **myrkálfar** ("dark elves", "dusky elves", "murky elves", sing. **myrkálfr**), are beings who dwell in **Svartalfheim** (*Svartálf[a]heimr*, "home of the black-elves"). Both the svartálfar and Svartálfaheimr are primarily attested in the *Prose Edda*, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. Scholars have noted that the svartálfar appear to be synonymous with the dwarfs and potentially also the dökkálfar ("dark elves"). As dwarfs, the home of the svartálfar could possibly be another description for *Niðavellir* ("dark fields").
Umi Zatō

Umi Zatō - Resembling blind priests, these strange faeries are known to live in the sea around Asia, and to enjoy making tapping sounds of the surface of the water using their canes. Although generally harmless, there are some stories of the creatures harassing fishermen until they are lured close enough to capsize the boats. It is not known why they do this, though they can be dissuaded by a polite request not to.