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Squidgicum-Squee

**SQUIDGICUM-SQUEE:** A bewildering and bashful brute that if spotted suddenly swallows up an awesome allowance of air engulfing itself an instant. This is a particular practice that this peculiarity produces to simply spare some shame of someone sighting it. For this curious critter is an ever so elusive entity.
Swamp Booger

SWAMP BOOGER: A perplexing piece of pompous pageantry pieced from posterior parts dully detached from a doleful deer. Any description of this decisively different decor is deficient in denoting the delirium it delivers to dozens of denizens. Forthwith, the figure is formed to feature the face of a foul and fearsome furry fellow.
Saleerandees

Saleerandees - Resembling bipedal lizard-like humanoids covered in scales, these Welsh faeries are thought to have originally been derived from the elementals known as salamanders. They are always nude and extremely cold, seeking out human fireplaces and campfires to warm themselves due to their inability to start fires of their own. Despite their frightening appearance, it is advisable to allow them to rest by firesides due to their magical prowess and capacity to impart this knowledge.
Phorcides

Phorcides - Related to the graeae, but far more physically beautiful than the hideous hags, these winged faeries are thought to be the direct descendants of ancient Greek aquatic titans. They resemble hybrids of humans and swans, and are described as having fair skin and hair, as well as being capable of foreseeing the future and the destinies of those around them.
Solenoglypha

Solenoglypha - Incredibly strange creatures, these serpents are responsible for the descriptions of basilisks with several pairs of legs. Although these creatures are related to the eponymous basilisk, they are not the same species, and possess a venomous bite as well as the ability to hypnotize prey by making a whistling sound. They have 6 pairs of birdlike feet, which places them solely in the realm of the supernatural classifications of the animal kingdom.
Painajainen

Painajainen - Also known as Linchettos, these Italian faeries resemble diminutive white horses, and are usually found in the Alps mountain range where they can live for up to 4,000 years if they are not forcibly killed. Although they never harm or kidnap their victims, they take great pleasure in tormenting human children with horrific nightmares. The only way to prevent this from happening is to place a piece of a broom or some iron underneath the pillows of vulnerable children.
Sprite

Sprite - Responsible for the genesis of most of the Victorian lore surrounding faeries, these tiny humanoids have wings that resemble those of insects, and wear clothing made out of stolen objects. They are playful and mischievous in their personalities, and tend to live in small groups in European and British forests. Like other faeries, they generate circular structures out of the nearest terrain when they teleport or use their magic.
Patupaiarehe

Patupaiarehe - Pale and ethereal, these uncanny faeries are found in the mountains and forests of New Zealand, and the beautiful music that they produce from pipes and flutes is often heard in their habitat. They are well-known for their skill at weaving, and are said to have been witnessed fishing with intricate nets in ancient times. However, due to the human desire for their skills, the Patupaiarehe have been pushed to near-extinction.
Itse

Itse - Slightly different to the soul, these apparitions will appear to those around a particular person moments before or after their birth, and join with the person to give them their personality and sense of self. According to Finnish mythology, this entity can sometimes become separated from its host during a traumatic event, which results in depression or mental illness.
Tieholtsodi

A great water-monster in the Navajo Indian creation myth of the American South-west. It is described as a giant otter with smooht fur and enormous, buffalo-like horns on its head. In one tale, it causes the great deluge. When it abducts two women, Coyote steals two of its children. The angry monster floods the world, forcing the first people to flee up to the next level, our present Earth. The rain-god tonenili and the fire-god Hastegini rescues the people and returns Tiehotlsodi's children, but continues to cause minor flooding form time to time as a reminder. This and simialr deluge legends seem to reflect the sudden rise in sea level that occurred at the end of the last ice age, 10,500 years ago. The waters rose 400-600 feet, floodin the vast areas of inhabited land
Sandman

Sandman - Spoken of in Eastern and Northern European folklore, these faeries are said to enter the rooms of children at night and gently blow a magical sand-like substance into their eyes that makes them fall asleep. In reality, they are able to use this material to force anyone into a deep sleep, and then they are able to enter the dreams of that person and read their minds.
Shisa

***Shisa*** (シーサー, *Shīsā*, Okinawan: *shiisaa*) is a traditional Ryukyuan cultural artifact and decoration derived from Chinese guardian lions, often seen in similar pairs, resembling a cross between a lion and a dog, from Okinawan mythology. In magic typology, they are sometimes also classified as gargoyle beasts. Shisa are wards, believed to protect from some evils. People place pairs of shisa on their rooftops or flanking the gates to their houses, with the left shisa traditionally having a closed mouth, the right one an open mouth. The open mouth shisa traditionally wards off evil spirits, and the closed mouth shisa keeps good spirits in.
Pua-Tu-Tahi

Pua-Tu-Tahi - Colossal beasts fashioned entirely out of coral and seaweed, these Polynesian creatures are thought to be demonic in origin, or possibly constructs created by aquatic faeries. The coral of which they are made is incredibly sharp, meaning that the hulking monsters can easily shred victims and attackers with very little effort.
Shtojzovalle

Shtojzovalle - Rare faeries found in the forests of Albania and Europe, these diminutive and extraordinarily beautiful beings are similar to many other faeries from world cultures, including sylphs. They are very fond of singing and dancing, and have sometimes been known to marry humans, but can only remain in these relationships if their human partner gives them clothes. If a person moves into a house built on ground inhabited by the Shtojzovalle, they will be menaced by poltergeist activity.
Treehopper

**THE TREEHOPPER**

[ *Humulusarboreus charlesbrownella* (Sharpe, 2020) ]

    “Listen!” cried the youngest tenderfoot. “I heard some sort of animal making a queer noise just then.”

    “Maybe it was an animal,” answered his guide, whose face had been beaten by the winds of the North Woods for many years, “and then again maybe it was a treehopper.”

    “You mean a grasshopper, don’t you?” asked the boy.

“No, sir I said treehopper, and treehopper is what I mean. I don’t suppose you’ve heard of him before, because I guess the woods here are the only place where he’s found. He’s a funny little fellow that lives in the trees and hops about from one to another.”

“What kind of noise does he make?”

“Well, now, that’s just where the trouble is—why the treehopper is so unpopular up here. You see, he can imitate any animal or bird in the woods. Lots of times when you think you hear some animal or bird what you really hear is the treehopper making a noise like one.”
Spriggan

Spriggan - As cruel as they are cunning, these trickster faeries are found in the forests and hills of Cornwall, where they often act as guards to buried treasure and mines filled with riches. They enjoy working mischief against those who attempt to steal their treasure, such as creating sudden hurricanes and stealing cattle in the middle of the night. Like many other faeries, they can be repelled using iron, and can be greatly confused if their potential victim puts their clothes on inside out.
Okuri-inu

The **Okuri-inu** (送り犬) (literally, 'escorting dog') is a kind of yōkai. There are stories of the okuri-inu from the Tōhoku region to Kyushu, but depending on the area it can be a wolf not a dog, and there are numerous differences in its behaviour. It is sometimes also called simply the 'yama-inu' (山犬) (wild dog, wolf) or the 'ōkami' (狼 (wolf).

The okuri-inu closely follows people who are walking along mountain paths at nighttime. If by chance the person falls over they will be immediately eaten up, but if they pretend to be having a short rest they will not be attacked. It is important not to look too tired, though. These features are common to every region, but the dog's behaviour does sometimes vary – for instance in some places it is said that the okuri-inu will charge into you, and if you fall a pack of dogs will quickly appear and attack you.
Swingdingle

**THE SWINGDINGLE**

[ *Terrorarboreus danielcoheni* (Sharpe, 2020) ]

    Did you ever walk through the woods and suddenly have your cap jerked off by a mischievous branch?

     In the North Woods the guides declare that it isn’t the branches at all that knock off hats and snatch caps as their owners hike along the woodland paths.

    “That old swingdingle again!” they exclaim as a hat goes sailing. Now the swingdingle is very famous. He’s a tricky animal that has lived so long in the trees that he looks like part of a tree, only of course he isn’t.

    He swings from the tree, and as some one passes along the path he watches his chance, swoops down and snatches the hat or cap.
Rumtifusel

**THE RUMTIFUSEL**

*Villosus sumptuosus*

    In luring a victim within its reach, this animal employs one of the oldest strategic devices known—that of playing on the cupidity of its prey. Being a rather slow-gaited beast, it has to resort to some form of low cunning.

    The Rumtifusel is large, strong, and ferocious. The pelt is fine, long, and thick with a rich color like a mink. The body is oddly flattened—somewhat the way old Hank McGinnis looked after he’d rolled off the porch roof following the annual firemen’s dinner, and sort of spread himself out so flat we just slid him edgeways between a couple of shed doors for a coffin. This shape makes it possible for the Rumtifusel to drape himself closely over a stump, or about the butt of a tree standing near a tote-road, in such adroit fashion that he looks exactly like a high-grade fur coat or robe that someone has dropped. Naturally, the passer-by, comes over to have a closer look. With a lightning-fast flick of its blanket-like body the Rumtifusel completely envelops its victim. The numerous minute, sucking pores lining the inner ventral surface are promptly brought into action, and in no time at all the bones are sucked clean.

    Some of these high-ginger scientists will tell you that those little balls of fur you often see beside an old stump were spit up by owls. Don’t you go and swallow that yarn. Those balls are all that’s left of the clothes worn by some greenhorn who ventured too near.
Trapspringer

**THE TRAPSPRINGER**

[ *Inconcinnuscasus wymani* (Sharpe, 2020) ]

    If you think the North Woods are just a place for Summertime fishing parties, you’re wrong. In the Wintertime there’s a business going on all the time—fur trapping.

    Many of the furs for our coats, caps and gloves come from animals trapped in this part of the country by men who have worked there as long as the old guides and they have many strange stories and legends that they spread among themselves.

    Among these is the tale of the trapspringer.

    He’s the pest of all the trappers, and they never can catch him, because he comes out only at night and when he is sure the trapper is nowhere near. Some of the old trappers claim to have seen him, and they declare that he’s a queer little creature with spring-like legs. With these legs he can spring down on a trap and set it off and then bound away again.

    “The trapspringer has been here!” exclaims the trapper when he comes to a trap that has been set off and finds no game in it.

    It is claimed that this little creature lives in the den of furrbearing animals and they bring him food in return for the protection he gives them.
Qilin

The **qilin** ([tɕʰǐ.lǐn]; Chinese: 麒麟) or **kirin** is a mythical hooved chimerical creature that appears in Chinese mythology, and is said to appear with the imminent arrival or passing of a sage or illustrious ruler. Qilin are a specific type of the *lin* mythological family of one-horned beasts.
Otso

Otso - Referred to as the rightful kings of the forest, these creatures resemble bears covered in overgrown plants, and are found in the woodlands of Finland. It is said that they were once humans who fled their communities and were eventually transformed by faery magic. According to local tradition, a ritual to appease the creatures should be carried out if a bear is killed.
Qianlima

The ***qianlima*** (also ***chollima***, ***cheollima***, and ***senrima***; literally "thousand-li horse") is a mythical horse that originates from the Chinese classics and is commonly portrayed in East Asian mythology. The winged horse is said to be too swift and elegant to be mounted by any mortal man and is named after its ability to travel one thousand li in a single day.

Since the 3rd century BCE, the *qianlima* was used as a metaphor for exceptionally talented people and animals, such as Red Hare. The *chollima* is an important symbol in North Korea and is the namesake of the Chollima Movement.
Tsikavats

Tsikavats - Created when dark magic users incubate the eggs of black hens in a biological place such as a manure heap for 40 days, these strange avian creatures are spoken of in the Slavic folklore of Serbia. They are highly loyal to their masters, and will steal food and milk from nearby farms and settlements using sacks that they carry at all times.
Urisk

Urisk - Roaming the riverbanks of Scotland and Britain, these solitary faeries resemble the European satyrs, but share none of their lusty behavior traits. In fact, the creatures would like nothing more than to maintain a peaceful and friendly conversation with passing humans, though are often shunned because of their appearance.
Trenti

Trenti - These Spanish faeries lurk deep within the undergrowth of forests, and camouflage themselves with mushrooms and leaves. They have ebony black skin and glowing green eyes, and will leap out of the woods at passers-by in an attempt to frighten them. It is unknown why they do this, though it is thought that this is just playful behavior.
Nyol

Nyol - Playing among the shadows at dusk in Australia, these diminutive faeries resemble tiny humanoids with stony grey skin, and spend their days deep underground much like the more famous gnomes. They can be good or malicious, but have been known to wipe the memories of humans that discover their subterranean networks of caverns, leaving their victims with severe amnesia.
Pisuhand

In the folklore of the Baltie states, these are small, serpentine dragons, only 2 feet long, that fiercely guard each house and it's treasures. They take the form of cats on the ground, but dragons when they fly through the air. In Estonia it's called Tulihänd. In some districts it has wings and flies through the air trailing fire.
Teju Jagua

**Teju Jagua** (also spelled **Teyú Yaguá**)(te hoo ha goo ah) is the first son of Tau and Kerana and one of the seven legendary monsters of Guaraní mythology.

Because of the curse placed upon Tau by Arasy for raping Kerana, Tau's descendants were forever cursed to a deformed and monstrous appearance.

Thus, the pair's first son was a huge lizard with seven dog-heads and eyes that shoot out fire. His seven dog-heads make any movement difficult. Some versions of the story say Teju Jagua has only one giant dog-head. But all versions agree that he has a limited ability to move around.

His appearance was the most horrid of all the seven brothers. However, his ferocity was tempered by choice of Tupã. He was left calm and harmless. Still he was feared for his fiery gaze.

He feeds on fruit and his brother Yasy Yateré gave him honey, his favorite food. He is considered the lord of the caves and protector of fruit. He is also mentioned as a brilliant protector of buried treasure.

Its skin became shiny after rolling around in the gold and precious stones of Itapé.
Taotao Mo'Na

Taotao Mo'Na - Thought to have originally been a population of humans who inhabited the islands of Oceania in ancient times, these curious ghosts now dwell inside trees and among foliage, behaving akin to faeries or nymphs. They are capable of both helping local magic users, and wreaking destructive mischief upon human populations. Strangely, they have an irrational disliking of pregnant women, and pregnant members of the local culture wear special perfume to keep the beings at bay.
Paiste

Paiste was an enormous dragon that had potent venom and the ability to exhale fire. He was hideous and had the horns of a ram. The dragon was eleven feet tall with a thick black tongue and long fangs. His scales were the size of dinner plates and were like armor. He lived near the source of the Owenreagh River in the Banagher Forest; the serpent would curl up in a small pool there.

According to early sources, this small pool, which was the source of the Owen Reagh stream/river, was called Lig-na-paistie, from which the dragon inherited his name. Other stories claim that Paiste was left over from the most ancient times, the beginning of the world. While he spent much of his time in the pool, Paiste would also curl around a green hill in the dark valley near the Owenreagh River and hold his tail in his mouth.

Saint Patrick chased the serpents from Ireland, but Paiste remained overlooked, and shortly after the death of St. Patrick, the dragon began to destroy the area around Lough Foyle, terrorizing the countryside, and ravaged all the neighboring herds.
Tooth Fairy

Tooth Fairy - Small but vicious, these little predators consume the calcium-based teeth and bones of larger creatures by hunting in swarms. A by-product of this feeding is a strange gold-like substance that the faeries excrete as a waste product. Despite appearing predatory and mindless, the creatures seem to be moderately intelligent, and stories of them effectively communicating with humans have been reported.
Irkuiem

Irkuiem - Proceeding with a bizarre hopping gait, due to their front legs being longer than their back legs, these strange Siberian creatures resemble white bears with large heads and slim bodies. They have been sometimes known to migrate to Alaska through ice floes, and the skin of one of them was obtained and studied by a scientist in 1987. The results were inconclusive.
Velachif

The Velachif is a giant and hideous snake found above the lake of Tenochtitlan. It is amphibious like a crocodile, and extremely venomous; death is virtually certain if bitten by one. A velachif has a rounded head, a parrot-like beak, and a colorful, predominantly red body.

The inhabitants of Mexico frequently hunt it. Its flesh is of excellent quality.
Nuberu

Nuberu - Controlling the atmospheric conditions of their general vicinity, these Spanish faeries are usually cruel to humans, and delight in destroying their buildings and crops, though have been known to be kind to those that have helped them before. They usually appear as small humanoids with long beards and pointed hats made of goat-skin. It is common to ring bells in villages in order to exorcise these creatures from the locality.
Three-Tailed Bavalorous

THREE-TAILED BAVALOROUS: A bygone bodacious bison boosting a binary and bedizened body. The back was bushy and bristly, becoming of a bear, but paradoxically the previous part was plumed paralleling a partridge. Continuing to the cranium, the creature was crowned with a considerable corkscrew cusp. Its terrestrial’s tail was tripodal and teaming with tactical tricks. One whip was wiry and whetted. It would wield this as a weapon while writhing with would-be warriors. Another was applied as any armchair is, absorbing the ampleness of the animal’s avoirdupois. The final was flat and flashy; furnished with feathers for forcing flies far from it. The splendid such-and-such sometimes sat on its spiraling sling in a solemn stance. Various vermin, as if vassals, verily ventured to visit the veritable varmint in veneration. They vexed at the variegation viewed in the victor’s vertebra of vibrant velvet. In time, this tail took to tantalizing its trustee with its textures and tints, and too tentatively did it tend to it. Eventually, the entity, ever so engrossed by examining this elaborate extension, enticed the entranced of its enemies to its end. Invariably, an invader intruded and, with impetus, impaled the inattentive idiot with its incisors invidiously.
Phi Pluak

Phi Pluak - Very little is known about these Thai spirits, which are simply said to be ghosts with some degree of power over termites. It can be assumed that they are the wrathful spirits of those who were somehow killed in circumstances surrounding the swarming insects, and now control the insects which killed them, though this is just speculation. Ghosts in the folklore of Thailand seem to be similar to other spirits such as faeries, and so these entities may not be undead at all.
Tuatha Dé Danann

Tuatha Dé Danann - Often mistakenly identified as faeries or elementals, these noble and regal beings are actually members of a supernatural race more closely related to ancient Irish deities. They are all descended from a single individual who led the previous inhabitants of Ireland, and are said to each represent a branch of the local environment or culture. Despite being gentle today, they were described as descending from the skies in dark clouds and slaughtering the previous inhabitants.
Vanaheimr

In Norse cosmology, **Vanaheimr** (Old Norse for 'home of the Vanir') is a location associated with the Vanir, a group of gods themselves associated with fertility, wisdom, and the ability to see the future.

Vanaheimr is attested in the *Poetic Edda*; compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the *Prose Edda* and (in euhemerized form) *Heimskringla*; both written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. In the *Poetic Edda* and the *Prose Edda*, Vanaheimr is described as the location where the god Njörðr was raised.
Taniwha

In Māori mythology, **taniwha** (Māori pronunciation: [ˈtanifa]) are large supernatural beings that live in deep pools in rivers, dark caves, or in the sea, especially in places with dangerous currents or deceptive breakers (giant waves). They may be considered highly respected kaitiaki (protective guardians) of people and places, or in some traditions as dangerous, predatory beings, which for example would kidnap women to have as wives.

At sea, a taniwha often appears as a whale or as quite a large shark; compare the Māori name for the Great white shark: *mangō-taniwha*. In inland waters, they may still be of whale-like dimensions, but look more like a gecko or a tuatara, having a row of spines along the back. Other taniwha appear as a floating log, which behaves in a disconcerting way (Orbell 1998:149-150, Reed 1963:297). Some can tunnel through the earth, uprooting trees in the process. Legends credit certain taniwha with creating harbours by carving out a channel to the ocean. Wellington's harbour, Te Whanganui-a-Tara, was reputedly carved out by two taniwha. The petrified remains of one of them turned into a hill overlooking the city. Other taniwha allegedly caused landslides beside lakes or rivers.

Taniwha can either be male or female. The taniwha Araiteuru is said to have arrived in New Zealand with the early voyaging canoes and her eleven sons are credited with creating the various branches of the Hokianga Harbour (Orbell 1995:184-185).

There has been some speculation based on several marine sightings and on purported habitat & physical representations that the Taniwha myth may be based on periodic populations of Saltwater Crocodile which rarely end up crossing the strait from Australia. Northern New Zealand presently appears to be just outside the temperature range where a population can sustain itself indefinitely, dying out during unusually cold winters.
Samodiva

Samodiva - Often mistaken for faeries or sylphs, these Slavic creatures are actually formed from the souls of people who were aloof and lusty in life, and are thus cursed to become the beguilers of new generations after death. Their very appearance can drive men mad with lust, and can force women to kill themselves out of jealousy. If directly attacked, the hostile creatures can summon massive bursts of flame to protect themselves.
Tizzie-Whizie

The Tizzie-Whizie was allegedly first spotted by a Bowness boatman around 1900. He regaled tourists in the town’s Stag’s Head Hotel about his thrilling encounter with the extraordinary creature.

Shy, water-loving creatures, Tizzie-Whizies are reputed to have the body of a hedgehog, the tail of a squirrel or fox and a pair of bee-like wings.

From "A Boatman's Grandson": This one was captured in 1906, struggling and squealing, it was rushed to Louis Herbert's Photographic Studio, opposite St Martin's Church. Having calmed it down with some warm milk and morsels of ginger biscuit he took this immortal portrait of the Tizzie Whizie, before it jumped off his table and flew out of the window to regain its freedom.

It had a very faint cry, which could just be heard if you had your ear at water level. Many thousands of postcards were sold from this one photograph. The boatmen used to conduct Tizzie Whizie hunts and the evasive Tizzie Whizie would invariably finish under one of the piers and one of the tourists engaged in the hunt would be 'accidentally' pushed into the lake!

Sometimes the boatmen would say that it had escaped to Belle Isle and if any of the hunt followers wished they could be taken across the lake to look for it. When asked why they couldn't see it flying across the lake, the reply was 'because it was a very good underwater swimmer'.
Tennin

Tennin - Often mistaken for nymphs or faeries, these Asian angels were originally referred to in Chinese Buddhism, though have since been imported to Japanese religion and art, and appear as unnaturally beautiful women dressed in ornate jewelry and kimonos that fly around their bodies like trailing scarves. When they come to Earth, they remove these garments without which they cannot fly, and lonely travelers have sometimes been known to steal this clothing and force the beings to marry them.
Toteroad Shagamaw

**THE TOTEROAD SHAGAMAW**

*Bipedester delusissimus* Sudw.

    Found to-day exclusively in Maine. At one time common on the Allegash waters, and still reported from New Brunswick. While distinctly forbidding-looking, he is shy and quite harmless.

    Pretty much of a puzzle. Nobody seems to have any idea how he originated. His front legs end in bear paws, while his rear ones are shod with moose hooves. He always walks erect, sometimes using the front pair, sometimes the rear pair of legs. The change from bear to moose tracks, occurs regularly every twenty chains. The shift in his trail marks has dumbfounded many an inexperienced woodsman and trapper. Since the beast is of low mental stature and probably imitative, it is believed that he makes this regular swap either from watching surveyors or because he can only count up to 440.

    His usual beat is along tote-roads, where he eats mittens, rubbers, caulked boots and other forgotten or discarded apparel.
Shovel-Face Oscar

**THE SHOVEL-FACE OSCAR**

[ *Caputpala borgesia* (Sharpe, 2020) ]

    “One of the strangest animals—I guess you’d call him an animal—that I ever heard of up in these parts is Shovel-Face Oscar,“ said the Old Guide, who had been giving a talk on the queer natural history of the North Woods to a party of fishermen from the city.

    “Well, that’s an odd name for an animal,“ ventured one of the men.

    “Yep, and its an odd animal. You see, its this way. As you probably know, bass are very peculiar fish, and when they lay their eggs they do so in a hollowed-out place on the sandy bottoms in the shallow waters of an inland lake.”

“Now there’s a funny little shovel-faced animal that makes a business of hollowing out the nests for their eggs. He has four legs and he eats and sleeps underneath the surface of the water. He makes a nice, smooth, saucer-shaped bed for each mother bass’s eggs.“

    “But where does he get the ‘Oscar’?” asked a listener.

“He’s called that after Oscar Wicklem, an old fisherman, who is the first man, beside the Indians, who ever really saw one of these shovel-faced animals.“
Splinter Cat

**THE SPLINTER CAT**

[ *Felynx arbordiffisus var. artchildsi* (Sharpe, 2020) ]

    A breathless hush crept over the woods. There was no sound, save the slight stirring of leaves in the sultry air, and the half-fearful twittering of birds. Nature seemed to be waiting, with her finger on her lips.

    Then the storm broke. Darkness rolled over everything with terrifying suddenness. The tall trees forged against the inky sky. The thunder roared dully, and jagged flashes of light tore across the scene. Somewhere near there was a sharp crash, followed by a crackling sound and the odor of sulphur.

    “The splinter cat is sure on a rampage tonight,” remarked the guide, squinting out of the window.

    The little group of hunters, huddled together in the cabin, were silent. “I've only seen a splinter cat once,” the guide continued, as though to himself. “He just comes out during an electrical storm. He's got a body something like a cat, and he's nearly as big as an elephant. His light colored hide has wide black stripes cross’ng his back from his head to the tip of his tail. Kind of a pretty-looking animal. The funny thing about him is his large, round stone head, with just one eye in front. He swings his head from side to side and strikes a tree, knocking it into splinters, which is what he feeds on.”

    “Whee! There he goes again. Every time he strikes a tree it makes a flash like lightning and a noise like thunder. If you watch here, maybe you can catch a glimpse of him.”

    Somehow no one cared to go to the window to see the splinter cat.
Pickaliker

PICKALIKER: A hasty headache that hungers for handgrips. Habitually, handles on hammers; however, the pickaliker particularly prefers that part on picks. The animal alternatively attacks the arms of axes also. Additionally, the absconder has an aversion to airy areas above its abode. Mostly, this mammal minds its motions to the mines, since the solitary scamp shuns sunlight. The swindler does savor salt, seeing that it subsist solely on saline-saturated sticks.
Tomte

Tomte - Strange little Swedish faeries, these dwarfish creatures were originally referred to as agriculture spirits that would either give gifts or mete out cruel punishment to those on their farmland depending on their behavior during the Yuletide season. They are often conflated with either Saint Nicholas or garden gnomes, because of their appearance and behavior consecutively.
Rahman

Rahman - Inhabiting an alternate realm parallel to our own, these Ukrainian faeries are either described as manipulative and malicious, or having great respect for the Judaeo-Christian God. From this information, it has been speculated that there are two distinct factions of the species, one of which being evil and the other being almost monk-like in their religious devotion.
Sachamama

The Sachamama, the snail dragon of South America. Featuring in early Peruvian Indian legends, it is even claimed to have appeared occasionally in modern times. According to traditional native lore and to various depictions of it on pottery, the sachamama's head was very dragon-like, complete with a fork-tipped tongue emerging from it's toothy jaws and a short beard upon its chin. Readily distinguishing it from more orthodox dragons, however were it's two pairs of knob-tipped tentacles. One pair was borne upon it's brow, the other pair sprouted incongruously from it's nose.

The Sachamama's eyes were very large and black, and a pair of large ears projected backwards from it's head. It's long serpentine body was usually said to be uniformly black (Though soem pottery seen by explorer-journalist Arnost Vasicek depicted it with a rich pattern of curvy lines and squiggles), and it bore a large white conch-like shell upon it's back.
Pinčiukas

Pinčiukas - Endlessly tricking and manipulating those who enter their swamp territory, these Lithuanian faeries enjoy the connotations of fear that they can bring by taking on the appearance of devilish humanoids. Although they may often appear monstrous, they are almost eerily beautiful in their true forms, and are usually benevolent despite their love of harmless frights and pranks.
Spriggans

In cornish lore Spriggans may be equated to elves and are explained as pagan ancestors and stolen humans who are too good for hell and too bad for heven, thus trapped on motral earth. Bottrell says that the word Spriggan means sprite.

Spriggans were depicted as grotesquely ugly, wizened old men with large childlike heads. They were said to be found at old ruins, cairns, and barrows guarding buried treasure. Although small, they were usually considered to be the ghosts of giants and retained gigantic strength, and in one story collected by Robert Hunt, they showed the ability to swell to enormous size. Hunt associated these spirits with the hillfort known as Trencrom Hill in Cornwall.

Spriggans were notorious for their unpleasant dispositions, and delighted in working mischief against those who offended them. They raised sudden whirlwinds to terrify travellers, sent storms to blight crops, and sometimes stole away mortal children, leaving their ugly changelings in their place. They were blamed if a house was robbed or a building collapsed, or if cattle were stolen. In one story, an old woman got the better of a band of spriggans by turning her clothing inside-out (turning clothing supposedly being as effective as holy water or iron in repelling fairies) to gain their loot.

On Christmas Eve, spriggans met for a midnight Mass at the bottom of deep mines, and passersby could hear them singing.However, it was not spriggans but the buccas or knockers who were associated with tin mining, and who played a protective role towards the miners.

Based on the collections of Robert Hunt and William Bottrell, Katharine Briggs characterized the spriggans as fairy bodyguards. The English Dialect Dictionary (1905) compared them to the trolls of Scandinavia.
Penates

Penates - Originally said to preside only over the storerooms of their resident houses, these ancient Roman deities have since broadened their focus to protecting the entire house, and are worshipped by the occupants by sacrificing portions of each meal to them at the hearth. Similar to brownies and other household faeries, they will perform domestic labour for the housekeepers overnight if they are treated well. They are unaffected by sunlight, but simply choose to live nocturnally.
Skeeteroo

**THE SKEETEROO**

[ *Ferrumproboscis artchildsi* (Sharpe, 2020) ]

    Kwasin, the old Indian, stalked into the camp to see his friend, the guide. The tenderfoot was introduced to the red-skinned visitor.

    “By the way,” remarked the guide to the tenderfoot, “do you see those big scars on Kwasin's arms and neck? That's the work of the billed mosquito. Tell us about it, Kwasin.”

    The Indian grunted, but remained silent.

    “Long time since I've see any skeeteroos,” continued the old guide, “but years ago this country used to be full of ’em. They grew as big as chickens and had a bill ’bout six or eight inches long and as hard as steel. They kept ’em sharper ’n needles, with two little two-handed grindstones they had rigged up on the banks of the creek. Tell hint about the time a whole flock tackled you, Kwasin.”

    “No, you tell um,” requested the Indian gravely.

    “Well, one time when Kwasin was coming down Fish Creek in his canoe a flock of ’em come at him so he hurried to the banks of the stream, hauled his canoe out: turned it over, and got under it. The skeeteroos lit all over the canoe and pierced it full of holes with their sharp bills. Kwasin, to save himself, took a rock and clinched their bills underneath, until, all of a sudden, the skeeteros flew away with his canoe! Isn't that so, Kwasin”

    The Indian grunted solemnly.
Pyinsarupa

**Pyinsarupa** (Burmese: ပဉ္စရူပ, [pjɪ̀ɴsa̰ jùpa̰], also spelt **pyinsa rupa**; Pali: pañcarūpa, lit. 'five forms'), also known as **phaya luang** (Thai: พญาลวง), is a chimeric animal made of an elephant, bullock, horse, white carp (ငါးကြင်း) and *tonaya* (တိုးနရား, a mythical horned animal), or alternately lion, elephant, water buffalo, white carp and hamsa. The pyinsarupa is commonly featured in traditional Burmese hsaing waing orchestras, and serves as the logo of Myanmar's flagship air carrier, Myanmar Airways International.
Tiré Bina

A very fleet and wild beast about the size and shape of a small horse, which lived in the African Desert. Shaggy about the head and legs and feet, the animal had a short mane and the tail like that of a horse but not very full. It's hide smooth, with very short hairs, was ashen in hue, with a black line running down it's back, and white from the lower jaw to the abdomen. There was a small bundle of hairs on the brow from the midst of which there sprung a single horn to which the hairs adhered. This horn, barely 3 spans in length, but not the spiral striae seen in the European alicorns, but small protuberances running in a straight line from the base to the point. It was of a golden hue and hallow at the root. On the point of this horn there was another bundle of hairs, as large as a man's fist and reddish

It purifies water by dipping it's horn into lakes.
Salvanelli

Salvanelli - Born from the union between one of the Silvani and an Aguane, these half-faery beings are known from the folklore of Northern Italy, and are named after the term for the glimmering effect observed on the surface of water or a mirror. Some sources suggest that they live in forests and are diminutive in stature, but this is disputed due to their rarity. They are often known to marry and have children with Stregas, producing further hybrid beings known as Salbanelli.
Tiki

Tiki - Protective faeries mentioned in the folklore of Polynesia and New Zealand, these powerful beings are deeply respected by native tribes, so much so that their likenesses are carved onto jade amulets and charms. They are thought to have originated from the ancestors of the first ever human created by the creator deity of New Zealand. Tikis have now come to be closely associated with fertility and reproduction.
Quauhxouilin

The Quauhxouilin, “eagle-fish” (from quauhtli, “eagle”, and xouilin, a type of fish) is an edible Mexican fish. Its head resembles that of an eagle, with a curved, golden-yellow snout. Its body is long and large and smooth like an eagle. This fish has neither scales nor bones; its meat is soft throughout and makes good eating.
Olsen

Olsen - Responsible for most minor annoyances that occur in Danish households, these invisible faeries will steal food and misplace or break valuable items. They are sometimes mistaken for poltergeists or demons due to their destructive behavior, and the fact that they are never seen while they move or smash objects.
Roperite

In the foothills of the Sierras, where the Digger pine grows, dwells one of the most peculiarly specialized animals to be found anywhere on the American continent. No one knows its life-history, even approximately, and many a discussion has been based upon the question as to whether the beast is born, hatched from eggs, or comes into existence spontaneously from some mountain cavern. The Digger Indians say that roperites are the spirits of early Spanish ranchers, and blood-curdling are the tales they tell of hapless creatures pursued by the beast, snared with its marvelous rope-like beak, and dragged to death through thorny chaparral. No man or animal can hope to outrun it. It steps upon road-runners or kicks them out of the way, and no obstacle appears sufficient to stop its progress or even slacken its speed, as it seemingly half flies, half bounds across the rugged country which it inhabits. Its leathery skin is impervious to thorn and its flipper-legs uninjured by the sharpest rocks. According to A. B. Patterson, of Hot Springs, California, who saw the last roperite authentically reported, the animal has a large set of rattles on its tail, which it vibrates when in pursuit of game, thus producing a whirring sound like that of a giant rattler. The effect of this upon an animal closely pursued may be imagined. Lumbermen operating in the region between Pitt River and the southern end of the Sierras are urgently requested to make every effort to secure a living specimen of the roperite
Red Rager

Red Rager - Taking wicked pleasure in releasing uncontrolled fury or violent passions in their victims, these parasitic faeries are usually small and insignificant, but can grow to giant stature and take on a vibrant red colouration when controlling a human host. Their bites will inflict an unstoppable and destructive rage on human victims, which will grow more powerful each time the person is affected by one of the creatures. They were first mentioned in the writings of faery-researcher Brian Froud.
Rasselbock

The **rasselbock** or rarely **raspelbock i**s a mythological animal, often depicted in such locations as hunting lodges in Germany. it is depicted as a rabbit with the antlers of a roe deer. The female counterpart is called the **Rasselgeiß** and they have smaller antlers and the babies are called **Waldrasslinge.**

Because of how shy they are it's considered very lucky to see one let alone capture one, hence why it's a popular story among hunters.

Most alleged sightings are reported in the Thuringian Forest and in the Mark Brandenburg, but also in the Harz Mountains. Others are seen near Schwarzatal, the Schmücke and Auerhahn, a forest town near Stützerbach and Ilmenau. Some people claim to find footprints in the snow.
Ork

Ork - Capable both of being helpful and deadly, these Austrian household faeries are often confused with orcs because of their similar-sounding names. In modern stories and accounts, they appear to be similar to brownies, performing household jobs and tidying rooms while human occupants are asleep. However, in older reports, they are carnivorous and savage, and were known to eat people.
Sielulintu

Sielulintu - Protecting either the human soul or human infants when they are asleep and potentially vulnerable to possession or supernatural attack, these Finnish angels take on the forms of white birds. They are depicted in traditional art, and it is customary to keep a wooden bird by the side of the bed in Finland.
Tuyango

Tuyango - Argentinean birds, these beasts are extant relatives of the ancient terror birds, and are said to live in small flocks among swamps and marshlands. They kill humans using vicious bites to their necks, and are sometimes known to club prey to death using their feet. Although it is not known why, they seem to have a natural adversity with hawks.
Tangie

Tangie - Haunting the waters surrounding the Orkney Islands and the Shetland Islands, these British shapeshifters are thought to be closely related to kelpies and other animalistic faeries, and usually either take on the forms of horses or elderly humanoids covered in thick green seaweed belonging to the genus Fucus. They terrorise isolated travelers at night, specifically young women on roads near lochs, whom they will abduct and devour underwater. Some dark magic users use them as steeds.
Ohdowas

Ohdowas - Responsible for maintaining the balance between the surface and the Underworld in Native American mythology, these dwarfish faeries are very brave and tenacious in their protection of the human realm. Offerings of fractured weapons and armor must be given to the subterranean beings by native tribes if they are to continue performing their duties.
Ruimon

The serpent-like creature is born to a deer. If the newborn looks like a baby deer, the mother begins to feed it, but if it swallows stones and pulls trees out of the ground, the doe realises it’s a Ruimon and runs away.

The beast makes all living creatures choke on the stench. It is invincible to any weapon except for particular arrows and chains made by the celestial blacksmith Kurdalagon.

A Ruimon is born blind, but if the beast recovers its sight, it will grow in size and fill in any space, as far as its eyes can see.

In order to prevent this from happening,

Uacilla the Thunderer puts it in chains and sends it off to the sky where the spirits cut off pieces of the beast’s body and give them to the dead. According to Ossetian legends, people continue to age in the underworld, however, upon drinking the Ruimon’s body parts broth they can go back to the time of their death.

In some stories, a Ruimon is seen as an atmospheric phenomenon, something like a typhoon - a powerful serpent-shaped black storm.
Teihiihan

Teihiihan - Literally meaning 'strong' in the local language, these North American faeries appear as child-sized humanoids, and are capable of becoming invisible as well as moving at incredible speeds. They are gluttonous, and will often kill much more prey than they can possibly eat. It is said that their culture values the individuals that can kill the most people.
Putto

Putto - Often confused with cherubim because of Renaissance art, these small faeries often accompany powerful deities such as Aphrodite, and represent romantic and physical love. They appear as small children or infants, with the wings of birds and often wielding bows and arrows. Sculptures of the angelic beings were often depicted on ancient Italian coffins containing children, and they are thought to be derived from various protective spirits that are known from Roman myth.
Sta

In Egyptian mythology the Sta was described has having the head and neck of the extremely poisonous serpent known as an asp and a body which resembled that of a large cat like creature, though other quadrupeds have been substituted in place of a feline form. Like many other hybrid creatures in Egyptian mythology the Sta was looked upon as a form of god.
Trasgu

Trasgu - Found in various Northern Spanish areas such as Asturias, these diminutive household faeries usually wear red clothing and pointed caps, and are also said to have small holes in their left hands which irritated homeowners can use to their advantage in getting rid of them. Much like Brownies, they will perform household tasks overnight, but will become mischievous and dangerous if they are angered. If this happens, homeowners should spread linseed on the floor and ask them to pick it up.
Turkey Snake

TURKEY SNAKE: A telltale twister that talks Turkey. This copycat correctly correlates its call to the correspondingly christened creature. With infernal intentions, the insatiable imitator invites the interloper. The snake then stabs the sorry sot with a spur situated at its stump. Basically, bringing bitter blows to the beast; binding it with a binary batch of biters.
Nuno

Nuno - Thought to have originally been the ghosts of elderly people, these Filipino faeries live in anthills, and act as the vicious protectors of the land and earth around them. According to local culture, permission must be asked of these creatures before disturbing ground, or else the beings will place vicious curses on the users of the land. These curses can only be cured by making an offering to the creatures.
Squasc

Squasc - Frightening children and chasing young girls, these intimidating Italian faeries resemble tailless squirrels with humanoid faces, and are used as bogeymen within isolated communities. They are sometimes deliberately invoked to scare disobedient children into submission, though they are known to love playing harmless pranks and tricks anyway.