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Eloko/Biloko(pl.)
The Eloko is a strange creature that comes from the Nkundo people of Zaire. They are small humanoids that consume human flesh. They often look very ugly, with grass growing from them instead of hair, sharp claws, snouts like a dog, sharp teeth, and eyes that glow like fire. They often wears clothes made of leaves. They can unhinge their jaws to open wide enough to eat a human whole. They are believed to be formed from the spirit of a person who died under unfortunate circumstances, who cannot move on without resolving whatever caused their death. They often carry around enchanted bells which they use to put people into…
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Elmer the Moose Terrier
Elmer The Moose Terrier was a strange creature was the dog that belonged to Paul Bunyan. It was said to be a dog strong enough to shake a moose to death, like most terriers could with a rat. It was also known to be an incredible tracker. One day though, he had an accident. He was rustling around in a cabin, and the lumberjack who lived there thought it was some dangerous creature. In response to the rustling creature, the lumberjack threw his ax and cut Elmer cleanly in half. Another person quickly sewed him back together and managed to save him. In the mans haste though, he accidentally sewed…
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Ellewoman
The Ellefolk are a form of Fae from Denmark, and the females are called Ellewomen. They live in the areas surrounding moors and often resemble gnomes. They appear as beautiful women from the front, but from behind have a massive hole in their back and a bovine tail. They have no heart which is visible due to the hole in the back. The Ellewoman will often begin playing instruments like a harp to further lure in the men they seek to attract. If a man can break the trance and escape being lured in, he is cursed with illness. If an animal grazes in a field where one of the…
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Elleman
The Ellefolk are a form of Fae from Denmark, and the males are called Elleman. They resemble wrinkled old men with flat hats pulled over their brows. They lay down pretending to be in distress or lie in wait for people. When someone approaches the Elleman will curse that person and possibly their entire village, causing illness. If an animal grazes in a field where one of the Elleman has peed or spit, the animal will quickly waste and die, and if it is a cow then this sickness can be passed through the milk. This can be avoided if the farmers ask permission from the Elleman for their animals…
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Eigi Einhamr
The Eigi Einhamr are shapeshifters from Norway and Iceland. Its name translates to “not one-skinned” and they are believed to be capable of taking the form of any animal whose skin they wear. Sometimes it is believed that their shapeshifting is rather them sleeping and astrally projecting themselves in the form of various animals. They can switch between human and animal voluntarily and retain all intelligence and morals between their different forms. Some believe their powers of shapeshifting are gifts from the god Odin. Citations: Maberry, Jonathan. Vampire Universe: The Dark World of Supernatural Beings That Haunt Us, Hunt Us, and Hunger for Us. United States, Kensington Publishing Corporation, 2006.
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Eer-Moonan
The Eer-Moonan are bizarre creatures from the native people of Australia. They have the bodies of dogs, the feet of human women, and heads of spiny anteaters. They are known to use stealth to prey on humans. Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016.
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Ech Tened
The Ech Tened was a creature mentioned in the Epistil Isu, or Sunday letters, from Ireland. Its name means “fiery horse” and it was the third creature mentioned by these letters who punish those who do not keep the Lords Day holy. It was said that any who rode a horse on Sunday would be cursed to ride an Ech Tened in death as punishment. Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016.
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Zamba Zaraa
The Zamba Zaraa is a bizarre cryptid from the West part of the Segs Cagan Bogd Mountains of Mongolia. One was notably sighted sitting on a rock with its head erect. It hit its tail on the rock to make a sound like a galloping camel and inflated itself to the size of a type of tent known as a yurta. Citations: Shuker, Karl. The Beasts That Hide from Man: Seeking the World’s Last Undiscovered Animals. United States, Paraview Press, 2014.
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Y-Pora
Y-Pora are from the Guarani people of Argentina. They attack fishermen and anyone else who travel the waters of the area. They sometimes appear in the form of a fish/human hybrid but can also appear in the form of a thick mist smelling like sulfur. Citations: Maberry, Jonathan. Vampire Universe: The Dark World of Supernatural Beings That Haunt Us, Hunt Us, and Hunger for Us. United States, Kensington Publishing Corporation, 2006.
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Xan
The Xan are monstrous creatures from Mayan myth, mentioned in the Popul Vuh. They resemble mosquitos with stingers large enough to kill a man. After killing their victims, they drain the bodies of blood. Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016. Zell-Ravenheart, Oberon, and Dekirk, Ash. A Wizard’s Bestiary: A Menagerie of Myth, Magic, and Mystery. United Kingdom, New Page Books, 2007.
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