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Peuchen

The ***Peuchen*** (also known as *Piuchen, Pihuchen, Pihuychen, Pihuichen, Piguchen,* or *Piwuchen*) is a creature from the Mapuche mythology and Chilote mythology pertaining to southern Chile, a much feared shapeshifting creature that can instantly change into animal form.

It has often been described as gigantic flying snake which produced strange whistling sounds, while its gaze could paralyse an intended victim and permit it to suck its blood. It has often been reported as the cause of sucking blood your meat.

The creature can be eliminated by a *machi* (Mapuche herbal healer).
Snoligoster

In the cypress swamps of the South, and particularly in the region about Lake Okechobee, Florida, woodmen tell of a strange and dangerous animal known as the snoligoster. This creature is of enormous proportions and is credited with a voracious appetite. Worst of all, its appetite is only appeased by the eating of human beings. In form the snoligoster re sembles a huge crocodile, but it is covered with long, glossy fur and has no legs or fins, except one long spike on its back. A person naturally wonders how such an animal can manage to travel through the water and mud of the swamp region where it lives, but nature has provided it with a means for driving itself along. On the end of its tail are three bony plates much resembling the propeller on a steamboat. These revolve at a terrific rate, driving the animal like a torpedo boat through the mud. They serve other purposes as well, for when a snoligoster catches an unfortunate pickaninny, or even a fullgrown negro, upon which it delights to feed, it tosses the victim up and backward so as to impale him upon the spike fin, where several may be carried until sufficient for a meal have been collected. The snoligoster 's tail is then driven into the mud and revolved until a hole is scooped out and the victims scraped off the spike and tossed in, whereupon the snoligoster beats them into a batter with its rapidly revolving propeller and inhales them. Mr. Inman F. Eklredge, of De Funiak Springs, Florida, while hunting for an outlaw negro in the swamps, had a most unusual experience. He caught sight of the negro, dead and impaled upon what at first appeared to be a slender cypress knee, but which presently began to move away. It was then seen to be the spike on a snoligcster's back. Eldredge's first impulse was to shoot the strange beast, but upon second thought he concluded that it was doing a good work and was entitled to live on. The very report of such a creature inhabit ing the swamps would deter evil-doers from venturing into these wild places to avoid their pursuers and escape justice.
Pyragon

Pyragon - Flying and playing directly above fires or sources of sufficient heat, these playful salamander-like elementals are known from the works of Italian philosophers and polymaths. They are virtually harmless when they are in their natural environment, and will swiftly die and disappear if they venture outwards into the cold air.
Qinyuan

Four rivers – Black, Red, Yellow, and Oceanic – flow from Mount Kunlun, and the mountain is administered by the god Luwu, or the Queen Mother of the West Xi-Wangmu in later texts. Many wonderful birds and beasts dwell on Mount Kunlun, including the Qinyuan or Qinyuan-bird. It looks like a bee, but is the size of a mandarin duck. Its sting is venomous enough to kill other animals and to wither trees.
Side-Hill Gouger

[ *Membriinequales declivitatis* (Tryon, 1938) ]

What are those strange tracks?” asked the tenderfoot.

Snowshoe Bill, the old guide, chuckled to himself as he started to tell the story of the side-hill gouger. “The hills are so steep,” he explained, “that animals can hardly run on them. If they tried to go down hill they would roll right off, and if they tried to go straight up, they couldn't do it without a derrick. So they work around them, kind of spiral-like to get to the top. That's how the side-hill gouger grew long legs on one side and two short ones on the other. These animals live in big holes that they gouge out, and feed on the rabbits that roll into them.”

   You may be lucky enough to catch one, though they only come out in the dark of the moon. Of course they can go around the hill in only one direction. The way to catch one is to meet him face to face and hit him in the head with a club, thus turning him around suddenly, so that his short legs are on the outside. This causes him to roll down the hill at terrific speed, which makes him so dizzy that he never comes to again.”

- Yarns of the big woods
Oneiroi

Oneiroi - Strange faeries, these Greek creatures were recognised as household gods in ancient times because of their control over the sanity and sleep of a family. They normally present themselves as black-winged humanoids, and are capable of manipulating the dreams and nightmares of a group of people into becoming reality. However, they can also produce prophetic dreams in their human subjects, as well as imbuing them with magical abilities of their own.
Sânziană

Sânziană - Green-clad Romanian faeries, these beings are said to emerge from their realm once a year during a Summer Solstice festival held in traditional villages. They will bless plants in their locality with fertility and magical abilities, making them particularly potent in love spells. However, if any male sees one of the beings whilst working, he will slowly either go insane or deaf.
Vepreslon

Vepreslon or Wepreslon and Вепреслон in Russian

‌‌‌‌The animal, which, according to the compilers of the Slavic bestiaries, lives in India, and its appearance resembles a lion and a wild boar.​​‌​‌‌ ​​​‌‌​​‌Sometimes it looks like a wolf, with soft paws, a fluffy tail and a protruding tongue. Sometimes it has a cat's head, round ears, a wolf's tail, three-toed paws with pointed toes, and protruding fangs. They also paint him like a lion, with a mane and a fluffy tail. At times, a trunk-nose is "attached" to it. it also sometimes has the feet of an Elephant.
Slattenpatte

Slattenpatte - Truly strange-looking faeries, these Danish creatures are thought to be related to trolde, and are well-known for their long and pendulous breasts. There are no male members of their species, and they are known to procreate with human males to reproduce. They often use their breast-milk to feed other animals.
Squasholiger

**THE SQUASHOLIGER**

[ *Incessuscucumis eugeneshepardi* (Sharpe, 2020) ]

    Across the lake was a neat little cabin where an “old-timer” lived all the year round. He raised quite a crop of vegetables, which he sold to campers.

    The old guide took the tenderfoot over with him on a vegetable buying trip. “We’d like a couple of those fine squashes of yours, I’ve noticed lately they’re coming along great,” remarked the guide.

    The wrinkled old woodsman shook his head. “Sorry, but they’re gone those were the squasholiger variety, you know.”

    “Oh, sure,” nodded the guide, “That’s the walling kind ain’t it?”

    “Yep. They grow just like any other squash on vines, only heaps larger. And as they ripen their eyes and legs come out and their mouth opens, and just before they’re ready to walk, a piece of the vine turns into a tail, and —presto! Off they go!”

    “Don’t you ever get them?” asked the tenderfoot.

    “ Nope. You see their green color helps them hide in the underbrush. But I don’t understand losing them, because they stay around the place and live on bugs and insects, so you see they’re considerable help. They’re a rare variety, though. Isn’t often I raise any of ’em.”
Uay-Cot

Uay-Cot - Dwelling in the walls of Central American or Mexican houses, these annoying Mayan faeries enjoy playing tricks on peasants and household workers by throwing stones or other small trinkets at them from untraceable sources. They are sometimes known to assume the forms of birds when they are not invisible or hiding inside walls, and are nicknamed the 'sorcerors of the walls' because of their magical abilities. Although not evil, they are considered to be unpleasant and mischievous.
Pamola

**Pamola** (also known as **Pamolai**, **P-mol-a**, **Pomola**, and **Bmola**) is a legendary bird spirit that appears in Abenaki mythology. This spirit causes cold weather.

Specifically, according to the Penobscot tribal nation, Pamola inhabited Katahdin, the tallest mountain in Maine. Pamola is said to be the thunder god and protector of the mountain. The Penobscot people describe him as having the head of a moose, the body of a man and the wings and feet of an eagle. Pamola was both feared and respected by the Penobscot nation, and his presence was one of the main reasons that climbing the mountain was considered taboo.

The spirit resented mortals intruding from down below. Because of this, the mountain was off limits to all below. Henry David Thoreau, of his August, 1846 exploration of the Penobscot River and Katahdin wrote, "Pomola is always angry with those who climb to the summit of Ktaadn."

It was also believed that Pamola took prisoners and kept them on his mountain forever.

The name is now preserved on *Pamola Peak*, a summit on Katahdin at the eastern edge of the Knife Edge ridge. The Pamola Lodge of the Order of the Arrow is an honor camping society of the Boy Scouts of America; Pamola's image is commonly used on several of the society's insignia.

Roy Dudley, probably the most notable of the early guides on Katahdin, was known for his campfire yarns about Pamola.
Tink

Tink - Tiny and playful, these faeries usually resemble glowing balls of light to the untrained human eye, but will appear as completely nude human females if viewed closer. They are incredibly fast, and are almost ridiculously strong relative to their miniature size, and are capable of throwing full-grown humans across rooms. For this ability, they are often used as mercenaries and intimidation agents by other faeries.
Tartarus

In Greek mythology, **Tartarus** (/ˈtɑːrtərəs/; Ancient Greek: Τάρταρος, *Tártaros*) is the deep abyss that is used as a dungeon of torment and suffering for the wicked and as the prison for the Titans. it is stated to be far below Hades (the underworld) and is the eternal punishment for the heinous actions of titans and other cruel people.
Tatty Bogle

Tatty Bogle - Hiding in fields and grasslands, these terrifying faeries appear as grotesque scarecrows, and spread blight and rot among crops and farms. They feed on the fear that their strange appearance generates, and will often kidnap human victims who wander in their fields alone. Due to their straw bodies, they are not quick in movement, though are unnaturally strong.
Valkyrie

In Norse mythology, a **valkyrie** ("chooser of the slain") is one of a host of female figures who guide half of the souls of the dead to the god Odin's hall Valhalla, whereas the other half go to Freyja's afterlife field, Fólkvangr. There, the deceased warriors become *einherjar* (Old Norse "single (or once) fighters"). When the *einherjar* are not preparing for the events of Ragnarök, the valkyries bear them mead. Valkyries also appear as lovers of heroes and other mortals, where they are sometimes described as the daughters of royalty, sometimes accompanied by ravens and sometimes connected to swans or horses.

Valkyries are attested in the *Poetic Edda* (a book of poems compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources), the *Prose Edda*, the *Heimskringla* (both by Snorri Sturluson) and the *Njáls saga* (one of the Sagas of Icelanders), all written—or compiled—in the 13th century. They appear throughout the poetry of skalds, in a 14th-century charm, and in various runic inscriptions.

The Old English cognate term *wælcyrġe* appears in several Old English manuscripts, and scholars have explored whether the term appears in Old English by way of Norse influence, or reflects a tradition also native among the Anglo-Saxon pagans. Scholarly theories have been proposed about the relation between the valkyries, the Norns, and the *dísir*, all of which are supernatural figures associated with fate. Archaeological excavations throughout Scandinavia have uncovered amulets theorized as depicting valkyries. In modern culture, valkyries have been the subject of works of art, musical works, comic books, video games and poetry.
Tata Duende

Tata Duende - Regarded as the protectors of jungles and the flora and fauna that live within them, these mischievous faeries are known in the folklore of the Central American Mayan and Mestizo cultures. They wear wide-brimmed red hats and have feet that point backwards, as well as a lack of thumbs on their hands, and they are known to bite the thumbs off human children that they encounter. For their mischievous and malevolent behaviour, they are often used as boogeymen to scare children.
Nykur

A nykur is a horse, usually grey in color, with reversed hooves. Coat variations include dapple grey and black, but pink, white, yellow, and grey with a dark streak on the back have been reported. Red cheeks are possible, as is a blaze that gives the impression of a single eye. The mane may be of a different color. The neck is short. The hooves are uncloven, and the tufts on the pasterns also point backwards. It will not allow anyone to inspect its hooves. A nykur can change shape at will, although shapeshifting is not a major part of its myth. It has been said to also appear as a wild, unmilkable cow with reversed hooves, or as a giant salmon or other fish. In the Elenarljóð ballad, the nykur takes on the form of a handsome young man to woo the heroine in hopes of drowning her. More monstrous appearances include twelve-legged forms, or massive, stout beasts with dragging bellies, protruding heads, and skin hanging in heavy folds.
Osaki

Osaki are small, magical mammals with fluffy tails that split at the end. They resemble weasels or mice, or very small foxes. Some accounts describe them as a cross between a fox and an owl, a little bit larger than a house mouse. Their fur is mottled and can be brown, grey, red, white, or orange. Their noses are white at the tip. Their ears look like human ears. They sometimes have a black stripe which runs from their nose to their tail.

Because of their small size, magical powers, and ability to hide on the human body, they are often confused with kudagitsune. Osaki live in the mountains, but also find their ways into human villages and homes. They are usually invisible to the human eye, but will show themselves at the sound of a pot lid or a rice container being struck. They are extremely fast, so they appear and disappear suddenly. They reproduce quickly, forming large packs and moving together as a swarm. Like other kitsune, they are famous for their magical abilities, and are often used by the gods as divine messenger animals.
Papstesel

Papstesel - Allegedly found dead in the Italian River Tiber in 1496, this bizarre hybrid humanoid was said to have a donkey's head, a woman's torso covered in scales, mis-matched limbs and a structure resembling a demonic mask over its rump. Some researchers have claimed that the unique aberration was a result of the disastrous rule of Pope Alexander VI, who was said to have brought endless misfortunes upon the city of Rome. The pamphlet in which it was first depicted was meant to be satirical.
Ragana

Ragana - Directly allied with Satan and his demons, these dark magic users were commonplace in Latvia throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, prompting mass hysteria and witch-hunts due to their frightening ability to shapeshift into monstrous creatures and control evil spirits in their vicinity. They are known to steal milk from cattle and livestock, controlling toads and snakes and forcing the reptiles to drain milk from udders and then regurgitate it on command in the witches' presence.
Sadhuzag

Depicted in medieval bestiaries, the sadhuzag is a hybrid creature having the body of a deer or stag and the head of a goat. atop its head and over its body are seventy-four flutelike horns which can create either a melodious call when it faces into the south wind or a fearsome bellow dreadful enough to strike fear into the heart of man which it faces the north wind.
Ryūgū-jō

n Japanese folklore, **Ryūgū-jō** (竜宮城, 龍宮城, "Dragon palace castle") is the undersea palace of Ryūjin, the dragon kami of the sea. Princess Otohime, her maidens, and Ryūjin's vassals reside in the palace, as well. *Jinja hime* are yōkai that serve in Ryūgū-jo. During the Edo period, a *jinja hime* reportedly appeared on a beach proclaiming to be “a messenger from Ryūgū.” With a six-meter-long, snake-like body, they resemble giant oarfish, which are called *ryūgū no tsukai* (lit. "messenger of Ryūgū") in Japanese.

Ryūgū-jō is described in Urashima Tarō as located a several-day swim beneath the sea. A marvelous gate appears before it. Different versions describe the palace made of gold, crystal, coral, and pearl with sloping roofs that can be seen over the gate. The large hall within is illuminated by fish scales. A garden surrounds the palace, each of the four sides corresponding to a different season: sakura in bloom to the east (spring), buzzing cicadas to the south (summer), multi-colored maple leaves to the west (autumn), and snow-covered ground to the north (winter). One account has three days spent within Ryūgū-jō equal to three hundred years above the surface whereas another version has three Ryūgū-jō years as seven hundred surface years.
Sylph

Sylph - Glimmering and glowing faeries, these incredibly fast moving creatures were first referred to as air elementals in the literature of 16th century alchemy. They are known to form enormous clouds using their airy wings, and to represent their thoughts using symbols made in these clouds. Their voices have the ability to alter those around their perception of time.
Shtriga

The Shtriga (ultimately from the Roman strix, Italian strega; compare also Romanian strigă and Polish strzyga), in Albanian folklore, was a vampiric witch that would suck the blood of infants at night while they slept, and would then turn into a flying insect (traditionally a moth, fly or bee). Only the shtriga herself could cure those she had drained (often by spitting in their mouths), and those who were not cured inevitably sickened and died. Also means just a witch, a person that uses magic. The male noun for shtriga is shtrigu or shtrigan.
Polevik

Polevik - Mirroring dirt and wheat with their flesh and hair, these Russian faeries are often found in cornfields and wear white clothes that look like those of ancient farmers. They have the ability to tell the future, as well as changing their size depending on the surroundings and moving at breakneck speeds. It is said that their appearance foretells bad fortune, and that they enjoy leading farmers astray in their own fields.
Pomórnik

Pomórnik - Killing their prey using their bulky paws to strike them in the hearts, these enormous, spiny predators are found in the thick temperate forests of Poland, and created mass hysteria after they began raids on local farms in 2004. Due to the masses of decapitated livestock that they leave in their wake, they have sometimes been referred to as the 'Polish Chupacabra'.
Opimachus

Opimachus is against/the opponent of snakes and fights them.

Ophis means snake and machos means fight. [So basically it translates to snake fighter]

Opimachus, as you can read in the book of Leviticus, is one of the pure birds that walk on all fours, but his hindlegs are longer and he uses them to leap off the earth.

I believe however that he should be counted among the small birds rather than to the bugs and locusts, who are of another genus. .
Snipe

**THE SNIPE**

*Scolopax inexplicabilis*

    A common bird, occasionally seen, but never yet caught. Legions of sharp-eyed young foresters, engineers, cruisers, cookees, rodmen and hard-rock apprentices have made repeated, careful, and valiant attempts to corral one, but notwithstanding the bushels of careful advice and instruction handed out by the older hands in the party, success has not yet been attained. Seldom does the seasoned woodsman make the attempt; he is probably too discouraged to try again. But he is often willing to travel along with the hunting party just to see what happens, or perhaps to offer an occasional word of advice.

    Many years ago I was taken on a snipe hunt and was able to get a good look at one bird which strayed near the bag I was so carefully holding. I couldn't get my hands on the little fellow, but I did have time to study him a bit, and I find that my observations tally very closely with a detailed report received from Mr. Howard S. Gardner. Here's the summary.

    A bird of marvelous coloration: green, blues, pinks, and here and there the glint of gold. Wears both fur and feathers, with the fur side inside, like Mudjekeewis.9 Stands erect, about 17 cm high on two legs, but has a third auxiliary slightly aft, for use either as a stabilizer or as a starting mechanism. Lacking this additional leg, permanent unstable equilibrium would result. The eyes are fired with a constant, sulphurous glow, occasionally emitting small showers of sparks. One pupil is vertical, one horizontal, and winking is done alternately, keeping the Snipe constantly alert. His sharply hooked little beak is mounted on a bull-wheel base like a steam shovel, making possible the capture of insects without turning the head.
Spurdoodle

**THE SPURDOODLE**

[ *Caputacutus charlesbrownella* (Sharpe, 2020) ]

    The spurdoodle is what made the wildcat wild!

    Here’s the story:

    “The spurdoodle is a queer little animal that lives among the dead leaves and twigs in the woods and is so very like them that he is hard to find. He feeds on acorns, pine cones and other seeds of the woods.”

    “One day the old cat was out in search of his dinner when he came upon a spurdoodle, and, thinking him a tender morsel, picked him up in his mouth. He dropped him so quickly it nearly made his head spin!

    “Being very hungry, the big cat tried again to eat the troublesome spurdoodle, but the little creature put up such a fight that the cat went off in a wild rage, and he’s been called the wildcat to this day.”
Sleagh Maith

Sleagh Maith - Often named as a synonym for the Aos Sí, these aerial faeries are spoken of in Irish and Scottish folklore, and were first widely studied by Reverend Robert Kirk in a book entitled 'The Secret Commonwealth', in which he claims that the entities' bodies are light and fluid, much like condensed cloud, allowing them to appear and disappear at will. They live inside the Earth, capable of accessing their subterranean dwellings through any fissure in the ground.
Silky

Silky - Draped in ornate silk garments, these Scottish household faeries often appear as morose or contemplative human women, and are known to finish domestic tasks overnight. Usually, the only sign of their presence is the rustling of their clothes, though they have been known to attack servants and other household workers out of jealousy or resentment. They have sometimes been known to spook horses and fell trees.
Talasûm

Talasûm - Protecting and inhabiting large public buildings such as castles, churches or even drinking fountains in Bulgaria, these formless shapeshifting faeries are thought to either be formed from the ghosts of sacrificed humans or from people whose souls became accidentally incorporated into the structures, causing them to die in 40 days. They are sometimes used by magic users to guard buried treasure, and are known to manifest as either bearded humanoids or various animals at night.
Rosmarus

Rosmarine (or Rosmarus, Rosmer; all meaning “Horse of the Sea”)—A fantastical depiction of the walrus, shown with tusks pointing up rather than down as they are in actuality. In Norwegian waters the same giant sea-monster was called Roshwalr (“Horse-Whale”), Ruszor, or Cetus Dentatus (“Toothed Whale”), and was described as having a bulky, smooth body of a whale and the head of a horse. A severed head of one was sent to Pope Leo X in 1520, and was drawn at the time, and later described by naturalist Ambroise Paré (1517–1590). It has been clearly identified as a Walrus, which has been given the scientific name of Odobenus rosmarus. See Sea Hog, Sea Horse
Rå

Rå - Acting as protectors of specific aspects of the world and nature around them, these elemental faeries are known from the folklore of Sweden and surrounding areas. They vary greatly in their appearance and characteristics depending on the element over which they watch. All objects and people were said to have one of these beings watching over them.
Orang Bunian

Orang Bunian - Appearing as lithe and beautiful humanoids dressed in primitive but traditional garments, these enchanting Indonesian faeries live in structured societies in mountains and forests across the area. They sometimes intermarry with humans and have hybrid children, though the humans in this arrangement often suffer from missing time if or when they return to the settlements of their own race.
Somnia

Somnia - Ghoulish manifestations of human sleep energy, these Roman monstrosities are sometimes thought to be the equivalents of the Oneiroi, and are said to be related to numerous deities. This classification could mean that they are close to faeries in heritage, though very little information exists about them.
Szarlej

Szarlej - Mentioned in Polish culture, these terrifying Slavic demons are usually found deep within mines and caves, where they provide an ever-present terror for miners that get lost. They will cause deadly tunnel collapses and flood mine-shafts, purely with the goal of causing as much loss of life as possible.
Snedronningen

Snedronningen - This terrifying Danish elemental being is known to kidnap children and travelers that have become lost in the woods, and to exploit their psychological and physical weaknesses. It is capable of controlling swarms of living snowflakes, and producing extremely cold temperatures at will. Like most faeries, it is known to release captives if a deal is struck.
Näkki

Näkki - Luring unwary humans into the water, especially children who peer over bridges to see their own reflections, these aquatic Finnish boogeymen dwell in murky bodies of water, wells and under bridges and piers. Despite their shapeshifting abilities, their backs are always extremely ugly in comparison to the seductive forms that they assume, among which are human women with three breasts. It is said that they will rise from the water to dance among celebrating humans on Midsummer's Night.
Oniare

Oniare is a dragon-like horned water serpent of Iroquois legend, lurking in the Great Lakes to capsize canoes and eat people. Its breath is often said to be poisonous. In some Iroquois traditions, the Oniare would spare travelers who made offerings to it. In others, the people could protect themselves by invoking the thunder god Hinon, mortal enemy of the Oniare. The name onyare simply means "snake" in Mohawk; Onyarekowa means "great snake."
Unktehi

Unktehi is a serpentine dragon from Lakota folklore. It was gigantic, covered in scales and had a huge horn portruding from the tip of its nose and on its tail. Living in the Missouri river, she streched the lenght of it from end to end, about 2,341 miles. All of the water monsters living in the smaller streams and lakes where her children. Neither she nor any of her offspring had any love for the humans of the world, so they concieved a plan to destroy them all. Puffing up their bodies, they each flooded their respective water source and began to flood the world. Many humans drowned and only the ones fast enough to climb the highest mountains managed to survive. The thunderbirds were not pleased, as the humans revered them, and so taking up their cause started raging a war against Uktehi. It was a long and desperate battle. It looked as though Ukethi was about to win, when all the thunderbirds soared to the sky and collectively released all the lightning they could produce. The blast made the water so hot that it evaporated back to its normal level and simultaneously killed Unktehi and all of her children. Their charred bones became scattered boulders across all of the countryside.
Psoglav

Psoglav - Ghoulish flesh-eaters, these one eyed monsters are known from the folklore of the Serbian people, and are found in deep caves in desert areas. They seem to have an obsession with collecting gemstones and precious minerals, which can be used to lure them out of their dwellings. When there is a shortage of human victims, they are known to dig corpses out of graves at night.
Teugghia

Teugghia - Accused of committing serious crimes in the Faery Realm, these Russian beings were cursed with being half hideous and half beautiful, and often suffer from a condition akin to split-personality disorder. Because of their criminal nature and the harshness of their punishment, they are often aggressive and hostile toward humans.
Safat

Safat: "A winged serpent with the head of a Dragon, from medieval bestiaries. She dwells high above the clouds and is rarely seen on Earth, as she spends all her time flying and never comes to rest.

As she soars on high, she lays her eggs, which hatch while they are falling. Only the shells reach the ground, and if part of a shell is eaten by an animal, the poor creature will go mad."
Suileach

Suileach "Sharp-sighted." A multi-eyed, eponymous sea-monster of County Donegal, Ireland. Said to be found in Lough of Swilly in Ireland, this creature was quite a menace to the area of Country Donegal. Suileach was vanquished, but sources disagree who the slayer was. The most common of these is Saint Colum Cuille, who lived in the late 500s.

This creature is known for its many eyes and its immense size.
Tsenahale

Tsenahale - Enormous birds spoken of in the folklore of the Navajo people of North America, these feathered monsters live in mountains or derelict buildings, and other high-up roosts. They resemble gigantic vultures, and prey exclusively on humans of their own genders. Despite their weather-controlling abilities, they can be hurt by large voltages of electricity.
Scamp

Scamp - Small goblin-like creatures, these agile faeries are found in caves and European mountains, where they are known to snatch belongings from and raid the homes of those in their area. If they are confronted, they are able to produce bolts of preternatural flame from their hands, as well as become invisible.
Oilliphéist

The **Oilliphéist** (Irish: *ollphéist*, from Irish *oll* 'great', and *péist* 'worm, fabulous beast, monster, reptile') is a sea serpent-like monster in Irish mythology and folklore.

These monsters were believed to inhabit many lakes and rivers in Ireland and there are many legends of saints and heroes fighting them. In one story, the Oilliphéist cuts the route of the River Shannon when it hears that Saint Patrick has come to drive out it and its kind. In a comic addition to the story, the monster swallows a drunken piper named *Ó Ruairc* (O'Rourke). The piper is either unaware of his predicament or is completely unperturbed and continues to play inside the Oilliphéist's stomach. The monster becomes so annoyed with Ó Ruairc's music that it coughs him up and spits him out. It is believed by Chris Cairney that this story and one involving Caoránach helped influence and inspire the legend of the Loch Ness Monster.

Other stories of the Oilliphéist exist. One has a girl named Sionnan, grand daughter of Manannán mac Lir, anger the Salmon of Knowledge by throwing stones at it. In revenge the fish summon and asks an Oilliphéist to attack the girl which it does and ultimately ends up killing her.
Tree-squeak

Some folks will claim that the mating call of the Treesqueak is just a dry tree lodged in a “school marm.“ But we old boys know better. The sound is made by an untrustworthy animal still quite common in the North Woods. Built something like a weasel, and with the same nice, friendly disposition he is chameleon-like, and can wrap himself around a tree-trunk and match the bark exactly.

    He is sometimes aggressive, but only after a long, dry spell. Has a variety of calls; a whine like a panther, a squeal like a young pig, and sometimes a roar like a bunch of cannon crackers at a shotgun wedding. Look out for him on windy days along towards sundown.
Shoopiltee

In the Shetland and Ornkey Islands, Shoopiltee are playful little water horses; they are said to be friendly to humans they encounter along the shore-line as well as sailors they encounter at sea. It has been over one hundred years since a shoopiltee has been sighted, but at one time they were said to be numerous in the North sea.
Peteu

Peteu - Appearing ferocious in both temperament and size, these strange French birds actually owe their enormous stature to the large amount of feathers and muscle that covers their tiny skeletons. They have whip-like sensory feathers near to their beaks, and hunt by diving down onto their unsuspecting prey, which can be as large as a cow. Their loud wing-beats incite fear and unease in those around them.
Scitalis

The **Scitalis** or *Scytale* is a serpent from Medieval bestiaries, such as the Aberdeen Bestiary, supposed to have such marvelous markings on its back that its appearance would stun the viewer, slowing the person down so that they could be caught. Its bodily heat was so great that it shed its skin even in the winter.

Lucan wrote in the 1st century AD, in his *Pharsalia*, book 9, verse 841-842, that "Sole of all serpents Scytale to shed / In vernal frosts his slough...".

Isidore of Seville wrote in the 7th century AD in his *Etymologiae* Book 12, 4:19, that "The scitalis (scytale) has a skin that shines with such variety that by these marks it slows down any who see it. It creeps slowly and cannot pursue its prey, so it stupifies with its marvelous appearance. It is so hot that even in winter it sheds its skin."
Padfoot

In Wakefield, Leeds, Pudsey and some areas of Bradford the local version of the legend is known as Padfoot. A death omen like others of its type, it may become visible or invisible and exhibits certain characteristics that give it its name. It is known to follow people with a light padding sound of its paws, then appearing again in front of them or at their side. It can utter a roar unlike the voice of any known animal, and sometimes the trailing of a chain can be heard along with the pad of its feet. It is best to leave the creature alone, for if a person tries to speak to or attacks it then it will have power over them. One story tells of a man who tried to kick the Padfoot and found himself dragged by it through hedge and ditch all the way to his home and left under his own window. Although usually described as black, another tale concerns a man who encountered a white Padfoot. He attempted to strike it with his stick but it passed completely through, and he ran home in fear. Soon afterward he fell sick and died.
Potkoorok

Relatively harmless and inoffensive frog-like humanoids, these freshwater merbeings are found in ponds and swamps across Australia, and resemble slimy creatures with massive webbed feet and pear-shaped bodies. They are rarely encountered during Aboriginal Dreamtime events, and are extremely shy, actively hiding away from potential human observers.
Shachihoko

A ***shachihoko*** (鯱鉾 / 鯱) – or simply ***shachi*** (鯱) – is an animal in Japanese folklore with the head of a tiger and the body of a carp. It was believed that this animal could cause the rain to fall, and as such, temples and castles were often adorned with roof ornaments (*shibi*) crafted in the form of a *shachihoko*, in order to protect them from fire. Those buildings were often made of wood, rendering them flammable.

When pronounced *shachi* (鯱), it also means "orca".

Japanese female idol group Team Syachihoko uses the animal in its name and logo.
Perchta

Perchta - Leading the famous Wild Hunt across Germany during Christmastime, these strange godlike faeries are usually seen wearing horned masks that resemble the faces of the Krampus. They can sense if a child has been well-behaved over the year, and will reward them with silver coins if they have been. However, if they have not been kind and polite, the beings will cut their bellies open and fill them with straw and rocks.
Petermännchen

Petermännchen - Acting as the keepers and watchmen of ancient German castles, these loyal household faeries are related to brownies and kobolds, and usually appear as diminutive humanoids in cavalier-like clothing carrying either keys or swords and lanterns. They will reward humans that they view as honest and good, but will make nuisances of themselves to drive away thieves or potential intruders. A legend says that they were once the servants of pagan gods, and refused to leave their posts.
Polisun

Polisun - Sometimes choosing to appear as young human children, though really resembling enormous werewolves with plantlike features, these Slavic faeries control wolves and other predators in their vicinity. Despite their monstrous appearance, they are not malevolent, and are often depicted accompanying the traditional Saint George.
Puck

Puck - Hairy and mischievous faery beings, these creatures were mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare, and are said to enjoy playing pranks and practical jokes on nearby humans. They are known to help with housework and chores if they are rewarded with food and milk, though can undo these favors at a moment's notice if neglected or insulted. Pucks are said to be inherently lonely creatures, and to all share the goal of acquiring friends.
Trueno

Trueno - Roughly 4ft-tall, these dwarfish faeries are known from the South American folklore of the Colombian Paez people, and are said to resemble naked, dwarfish humanoids with long beards and jaguar-like features, and are commonly linked to thunder and rainbows. Like vampires, they feed on the blood of human victims, but it is unknown how they do this. They usually dwell in deep lakes, and are capable of shapeshifting into enormous serpents and powerful human magic users.
Pūķis

Pūķis - Used to help hoard wealth by magic users, these small faeries take on the forms of dragons with red skin, but will turn blue as they steal more valuable items for their masters. They are mentioned in Latvian folklore, and are said to become spiteful if they are not paid properly for their work. These feelings can often result in them burning their masters' houses down.
Shenlong

**Shenlong**, also **Shen-lung**, (simplified Chinese: 神龙; traditional Chinese: 神龍; pinyin: *shén lóng*, literally "god dragon" or "spirit dragon", Japanese: 神竜 Shinryū) is a spiritual dragon from Chinese mythology who is the master of storms and also a bringer of rain. He is of equal significance to other creatures such as Tianlong, the celestial dragon.

The spiritual dragons are azure-scaled and govern the wind, clouds and rain, on which all agricultural life depends. Chinese people would take great care to avoid offending them, for if they grew angry or felt neglected, the result was bad weather, drought, flood or thunderstorms.

Despite this, Shenlong appears to signify a special rank in the splendid robes and regalia of Chinese emperors. He was also five-clawed, which was iconic of the imperial dragon. Chinese empires have admired shenlong for centuries through festivals.
Pygmeentjes

Pygmeentjes - Extremely skilled magic users, these shapeshifting Dutch faeries resemble hideous diminutive humanoids with hunched backs, and are known to be capable of both good and evil. They have the ability to assume the forms of blowflies, using which they can fly around their intended victims and bring bad luck. The most famous member of this species is a character known as Klein Duimpje in Grimm's fairytales, who is thought to be a regional variation of the Tom Thumb trope.
Sneeze-Duck

SNEEZE-DUCK [MU]: A duck decisively devoid of duplicity in its devices dully designed for dashing and diving. The fowl features a first and final foot forcing it from finding its freedom from its permanent paddling path paralleling the perimeter of its pond prison. The ribboned rapscallion races repeatedly in rings ready to relinquish its riverside residence. Unsuccessful, the uncanny urchin is upended by an underhanded undertaker under the underbrush. The ultimate upshot is that an unfailing ultimatum is upped upon this utmost unsuspecting underdog.
Stray Sod

Stray Sod - These weird little faeries are able to wreak total disorientation on any traveler that steps on their grass-like backs, who will then wander for hours, unable to find their way around even their own garden. Of course this effect gradually wears off, though it can be instantly cured (and the creatures repelled) by turning one's clothes inside out.
Tuntapan

Reported from Australia's Port Phillip in the 19th century, this sea-dwelling creature is likely to be a marine variety of bunyip, and was described as a long-necked animal with a emu's head and a horse's mane, as well as flippers instead of feet. It was said to lay eggs, and to have a diet consisting mostly of crayfish and other small aquatic invertebrates, but would also not hesitate to consume members of the local Aboriginal population.
Rübezahl

Rübezahl - Kind and generous to those that they view as good, these strange faery giants are mentioned in the folklore of the Czech Republic and Poland, and usually dwell in thick forests in mountainous regions. They are capable of shapeshifting into any form that they choose, and are sometimes known to kidnap unwary humans or cause rainstorms and thick snow in local villages. The name given to them is viewed as derogatory, and they will try to kill anyone who refers to them in this way. Whoops.
Piskie

Piskie - Renowned tricksters, these British faeries delight in tormenting humans, and thus often choose to live in suburban areas such as gardens or local parks. Unlike boggarts or brownies, they are rarely ever found dwelling inside houses, and prefer to live in outdoors areas such as inside hollowed-out logs. They enjoy stealing horses and replacing children with changelings, and will often target people that they view as cruel or rude.
Sombrerón

Sombrerón - Carrying ornate guitars and wearing over-sized hats from which they get their name, these hypnotic faeries are found in Central America and Mexico, and are known to stand outside windows or on street corners to serenade passersby. These songs have mesmerizing properties, and the victims will slowly become ill and will be followed by the musical boogeyman. The only way to cure these victims is through exorcism.
Tlanuwa

Tlanuwa - Appearing similar to giant peregrine falcons, these massive North American birds are regarded as fearsome predators in local Cherokee tradition. When wild, they will hunt both humans and animals in the same manner that a regular hawk would prey on mice. However, there are some stories of the creatures becoming domesticated, and being used as hunting companions or mounts in battle.
Velachifet

In a sweet lake of Mexico lives a snake we call Velachifet that the natives eat. This serpent is very large and hideous; he is amphibian like the crocodile, living on land and in water. It is so venomous, that having bitten a beast or a man it is only with great difficulty, that they can be cured. It has a round head, and its snout is made like a parrot's beak and his body is enamelled in various colors but mostly reddish. Although he is all that, the Mexicans keep eating him, grilling him and eating him. To do this, they cut off three fingers wide below the head and as many from the tail, and when its cooked, they say it is the most delicate meat that one can eat.
Pamarindo

Pamarindo - Exclusively found in the Gemona del Friuli region of North Italy, these evil dwarfish faeries resemble obese humanoids less than one meter tall, and wear pointed copper hats and mountain shoes. Any stones thrown at them will bounce back. Despite their corpulence, they can move at incredible speeds, and are known to whistle loudly with the intention of attracting herds of goats to run behind them, which they will then lead off cliffs in order to feed on their corpses.
Pollo Maligno

Pollo Maligno - Punishing those who engage in antisocial behavior such as gambling and lechery in South America, these monstrous birds are thought to either be demonic in origin or related to faeries. They are mostly nocturnal, and will chase their human targets deep into forests and dangerous terrain, where they will devour them.
Uhlakanyana

Uhlakanyana - Amoral and violent beings that enjoy making nuisances of themselves, these dwarfish faeries live in caves in South Africa, and are said be capable of creating lightning storms and withstanding most conventional weaponry due to their tough skin. There is a story in which one of them steals the cubs of the first cheetah, thus making her cry and creating the stains on the cheeks of modern cats, before being defeated by a 'man from the sky', likely a helpful ultraterrestrial.
Tajar

The Tajar is described as a mix of jaguar, badger, and tiger. It has a long tail that it can swing through the trees on, and apparently likes to dance under the stars and sleeps in a hollowed out tree. It made its home near children's camps, but wasn't a good thing to have about. If you saw it, it caused instant amnesia and confusion. If you saw it a *second* time, you died. However, other than that, a Tajar was not really dangerous; it had no desire to attack or kill people and mostly tried to stay out of sight. When the camps were empty of people, Tajars felt comfortable exploring the empty buildings. They were curious and mischievous and liked to play pranks, if they could.
Sisimite

Known in other regions of Central America as sisimite, sisimike or sisimico, it is a legend of indigenous origin, spread in the country mainly by the Maleku, about a creature (or race of creatures) of large humanoid shape, with the face of a man and the body of a monkey covered in thick hair, which inhabits the dark and deep caverns of the mountains, and is characterized by having only four toes on the extremities, highlighting that their feet are inverted, so they leave traces on the backwards, so that no one can follow them. They also rape women with uncle tyler in the basement with Aaron ramirez and guate white. These beings would have a particular weakness for kidnapping women on their wedding night and taking them to their caves. In the Matambú region, in Guanacaste, there is a belief in the existence of sisimicas, that is, female versions of this creature, in the form of old and disheveled women. Also in this area it is believed that the Sisimica is the wife of the Viejo del Monte, whose appearance is very reminiscent of the sisimiqui.
Tylwyth Teg

Tylwyth Teg - Described as beautiful humanoids with fair hair, these Welsh faeries are known to covet golden-haired human children, often stealing them away and replacing them with changeling-like beings known as Crimbils, and are said to live either underground or under the water. Some individuals are known to marry human men, but they must be careful never to touch iron or else they will be teleported back to the Faery Realm. They bestow riches, but these will vanish if they are spoken of.
Vėlė

Vėlė - Usually appearing as transparent and faded apparitions of their former living selves, these Lithuanian ghosts wander aimlessly among the living and are usually found in secluded areas such as graveyards and forests. Although they lose most of their individuality after dying, they are still capable of feeling sadness and a sense of loss, and so their living relatives usually leave offerings of food at their graves. Eventually, they will pass on to the Afterlife naturally.
Surma

Appearing as large and vicious hellhounds with the tails of serpents, these horrid Finnish creatures guard the gates of the Underworld, and embody sudden and violent deaths. They are capable of turning their victims to stone in a manner akin to that used by gorgons, and usually serve to prevent escape from the Afterlife by desperate souls.
Picolaton

The picolaton (also called pique-au-callet, quiperlibresson, and cacalambri) is an imaginary bird present in the folklore of Franche-Comté. Very little is said about him. It is best known because local children who roamed the road were told that it would use its sharp beak to poke their buttocks and heels to get them to hurry. It would therefore be similar to the bogeyman. The same children were promised to show them the incredible nest of the fabulous bird, on condition that they show themselves to be very smart and obedient.