#peuchen

[allmythologies]

day 14 of horror mythology: peuchen

el peuchen 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. according to legend, el peuchen takes the hearts of its victims without leaving a mark on the body. its gaze could paralyze an intended victim and permit it to suck its blood. it has often been reported as the cause of blood being sucked from one's sheep. 

[briefbestiary]

A terrible shapeshifter, the bloodsucking serpent that flies through the air.

[candela888]

After much research I have decided that vampiric entities in the Americas come in three different types, based on region. If u have any questions feel free to ask.

Vampiric entities of Mexico & Southwest USA:

Ojai vampire

Chupacabra (dog-like variety)

Tlahuelpuchi

Lechuza

Vampiro de Belen

Cihuateteo

Witch-like or animalistic. Tend to feed on defenseless children or animals. Many can shapeshift, usually into animals like wolves or owls.

Vampiric entities of South America:

Pishtaco

Abchanchu

Peuchen

Chonchon

Capelobo

Patasola

Tunda

Boraro

Animalistic and monstrous, many of these are barely even humanoid, usually horiffic to look at. Tend to go after adults, and are usually malicious. Many have backwards feet.

Vampiric entities of the Atlantic Coast:

New England Vampire panic

NYC vampire sightings

Hag, Ole-Higue, & Boo Hag

Chupacabra (alien variety)

Vampiro de Moca

Loogaroo/Rougarou

Soucouyant

Asema

New Orleans vampire sightings

Jacques St. Germain

Almost always humanoid, usually undead, sometimes witch-like, tend to attack people of all ages.

[vanilla-cigarillos]

A History of Vampires

Vampy vampy vampires! I’m not talking about Twilight; today I want to make a post talking about the real cultural significance of vampires in different folk beliefs around the world.

What Is A Vampire?

“...a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living.”

- Good ol’ Wikipedia

When we think of vampires, we picture Dracula in his brooding cloak sucking the life out of others. We see those characteristic fangs, an aversion to garlic, and a fatal vulnerability to sunlight. 

Vampiric creatures have been noted in cultures around the world for generations. 

A History of “Vampires” (Popularized in the West)

Cultures such as the Mesopotamians, Ancient Greeks, and Manipuri have folk tales of entities that are now considered to be precursors to modern-day vampires. Despite such occurrences of vampiric creatures in these ancient civilizations, the folklore for what most consider vampires today comes almost exclusively from early 18-thcentury Southeastern Europe. 

The term “vampire” itself was popularized in Western Europe after reports of mass hysteria during the 18th-century. Said hysteria originated from a pre-existing folk belief in Southeastern and Eastern Europe that in some cases ended in corpses being staked, and some people were even persecuted under the accusation of vampirism.

Early folk beliefs in vampires has typically been summed up to pre-existing ignorance of how the body would decompose after death, with people attempting to explain such decay through the existence of vampires.

The more personable and charismatic version of the vampire, born in fiction, came in 1819 with the publication of The Vampyre by John Polidori. Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula in 1897 would later on provide the basis of the modern vampire legend and be remembered as the most significant vampire novel in literature. However, it is worth noting that Stoker’s novel came after the publication of the 1872 novel Carmilla, published by Irish author Sheridan Le Fanu. 

Folk Beliefs

In Slavic and Chinese folk traditions, any corpse that was jumped over by an animal (especially a dog or cat) was feared to become a “vampire”. There was also believed to be a risk with a body having any wound that wasn’t treated with boiling water.

In Russian folklore, vampires were said to have been witches or people who had rebelled against the Russian Orthodox Church while alive. 

Within Jewish traditions, “alukah” is synonymous with vampires. The creature is said to be a living human being, but can change into a wolf. It also has the ability to fly by releasing its long hair, and would eventually die if not allowed to feed on blood for an extended amount of time. Once dead, a vampire could be prevented from becoming a demon by being buried with its mouth stuffed with soil.

Albanian mythology discusses both the “shtriga” and the “dhampir”. Shtriga is a vampiric witch that sucks blood from infants while they sleep at night, then turning into a flying insect. Only a shtriga could cure those she drained blood from. A cross made of pig bone could be placed at the entrance of a church on Easter Sunday, which would render any shtriga inside unable to leave. Then, they could be captured and killed. 

The Ashanti people in West Africa have folk tales of the iron-toothed and tree-dwelling “asanbosam” which can take the form of a firefly and hunts for children for their blood.

The Betsileo people of Madagascar have stories of “ramanga”, a vampire who drinks the blood and eats the nail clippings of nobles.

The Mapuche of southern Chile have stories of a bloodsucking snake known as “Peuchen”, with aloe vera being hung backwards behind or near a door to ward off vampiric entities across a variety of South American superstition. 

Aztec mythology has folk tales of the Cihuateteo, which are skeletal-faced spirits of humans who died in childbirth. These entities were said to steal children, and entered into sexual liaisons with the living, which would drive them to insanity.

[philomenie]

MOON HILL

4 Beings from a different time, a different world than today. Rivals, friends, allies from the beginning of time. 4 magical beings, long separated, now reunited to save what means the most to them.

Moon Hill

Nicholas: Peuchen, vampire-like winged serpent, demon

Joakim: Fenris, Fenrir, wolf-like demigod

Nick: Kerberus, hellhound

Noah: Yokai, demon, Chi o nomu hito, blood-drinker, also Kyuketsuki, vampire

CN Fantasy, Mystery, Mention of Blood, Torture, Killing, Betrayal

Collage from @aubrey-melinoe 🫶🏻

ONE

NOAH

It is rainy, nothing else he expected from this cold part of the world, people scurrying crouched through the gathering darkness.

Bored, the strikingly tall man watches them for a while with his dark, almond-shaped eyes,

Humans... necessary for the sole purpose of feeding him! To make them subservient to him, to manipulate them into thinking that they have come of their own free will, that they are masters of their own senses, goals and thoughts.

A sneer forms around his mouth.

The rain has soaked his chin-length hair and drops are falling onto his black trench coat with the collar turned up.

He is also dressed in black in other respects, his black suit trousers, black leather belt, elegant black ankle-high boots, his tight-fitting turtleneck sweater that hugs his muscular upper body and whose collar he can pull over his lower face if necessary.

His hands are hidden in black leather gloves.

His most sacred possession, the katana of his ancestors, is hidden from view on his back under his coat.

In public, he hardly shows himself in any other way, not wanting to draw unnecessary attention to himself, to his body, his skin covered with tattoos, sigils and incantations, signs of his power and strength.

He is a yokai, a demon, older than mankind.

Chi o nomu hito, they called him in his old homeland, Japan, blood-drinker. Or kyuketsuki, vampire!

And that's what he is, a vampire, a blood-drinker who has wiped out entire families and clans, sometimes in a single night.

He was feared even among the other yokai, the only one who never feared him was Yuki Onna.

As always, his heart sinks at the thought of her. Now is not the time for feelings, he gruffly frees himself from them, concentrates, watches and waits.

"You're late! What kept you?" his voice dark and quiet.

"The weather, I don't like wet!"

Noah looks mockingly at the smaller man next to him, "You're getting old Nicholas, in the past even a hailstorm wouldn't have stopped you!"

"Times are changing! And don't tell me you're still as impetuous and reckless as you were in the beginning!"

Noah growls in reply.

Nicholas strokes his arms several times.

"What are you doing?" Noah wants to know.

"Trying to dry my feathers, I want to be able to use them and not have to crawl!"

"You think it's necessary to change?"

Nicholas laughs coldly, "What did you think? That we'd just march in there in human form and the guards would just leave him to us? After all this time?"

"I thought we could deal with them like that, yes. After all, we're older than them and stronger!" Noah's gaze remains fixed on the road.

Nicholas looks at him skeptically out of his blue-gray piercing eyes, then shakes his head with his shoulder-length, raven-black hair. The weather is really getting to him.

Like Noah, he is also dressed completely in black, but in tight black jeans, a black sweater, a wool short coat and a scarf. He also wears black leather gloves.

He is a Peuchen, a demon like Noah, fire his element. In its original form, it is a powerful winged serpent that drinks the blood of its victims and tears their bodies apart.

His human form is also covered in tattoos, sigils and incantations. Like Noah, he is feared by his kind.

"Where is Folio?" he wants to know from his old friend, "late too?"

"No, Folio is watching the entrance for us!"

"I hope not in his original form!"

"I strongly assume he is, if not human, then at least a simple representative of his species!"

"I wouldn't put anything past our hellhound!" growls Nicholas. "That's why Joakim is in this position in the first place!"

Noah sighs, "I know, but today is finally the day we're going to change that. And then they will pay, for every single day!" His eyes blaze with anger and vengeance.

"It's going to be a celebration, just like before!" Nicholas' face lights up with anticipation.

"Just like before, my friend! And then we'll be united again, no one will be able to stop us. We will regain our sanctuary and protect it for eternity!"

"So it shall be, so it shall be!"

"Once we have freed him, we have to find the Völva, the Kami Izanagi has made it clear. We won't succeed without the Völva!"

Nicholas snorts, "And has your kami made it any clearer where we should find these Völva?"

"We will cross her path, those were his words!"

"Well then, nothing can go wrong!" Nicholas barks sarcastically.

Noah's eyes narrow, "You dare to doubt the words of a kami, a god?"

"Since when do you listen to gods?" Nicholas laughs with amusement.

"Since everything went wrong, I at least give their words a hearing and a chance!"

"Yuki...." is as far as Nicholas gets.

"Leave it!" hisses Noah, "she's unreachable, and that's a good thing!"

Nicholas looks at his friend skeptically.

"When Folio comes back, which should be soon, it's on!" Noah's eyes glow black; through his open mouth, Nicholas can see his friend's fangs grow longer. Noah's thirst for blood has awakened.

Now he can't resist it, at the thought of the blood of their enemies, his fangs also flare out and his skin begins to shimmer like iridescent snakeskin.

FOLIO

To avoid attracting attention, he has turned himself into a dog. It's beneath him, but he owes Joakim, and he knows that his old friend will make him pay when they free him.

It's his fault that they found Joakim, that they kept him bound for so long.

It's not as if they hadn't tried to firee him before, but the Norns threw a spanner in the works. Let it be his fate....

Folio shakes his head in disgust, having to submit to those three old, blind women back then was the hardest thing ever. He would have loved to crush them all with his powerful jaws. But before he could even reach them, they would have cut Joakim's fateful thread and his friend would have been lost beyond repair.

Noah then called him and Nicholas back, complied, he had never seen Noah angrier.

Joakim's desperate roar back then, when he realized that even his friends couldn't do anything, still rings in his ears today.

Scowling, he turns his attention back to the tall, elegant building in front of him.

It is well protected, invisible to the human eye, but he is not human, he is Kerberus, the hound of hell.

The magical sigils and runes are cleverly embedded in the façade. The billowing energy fields generated by them can be broken by normal mortals. Impenetrable for magical beings, demons, gods and demigods.

But Noah is certain that it is possible today, as his kami Izanagi has assured him. Let's hope he's right. Folio remembers all too well the painful, unsuccessful attempts to penetrate the field.

There, the roller shutters on the doors and windows of the building close. The time has come.

Folio sets off, quickly running along the streets on all fours.

But before he arrives at the agreed meeting point, he wants to change. He will certainly not appear before his friends as a simple street dog - that would be beneath him.

Nicholas would let him feel that for a long time. He can clearly imagine Noah's appraising looks. He stops behind the wall of a house where he has changed beforehand, looks around and makes sure that no one can see him. Then he begins his transformation.

His limbs become longer and stronger, the mangy fur gradually disappears and human skin becomes visible. His jaws recede, his ears become human. He straightens up, he is strong, the smallest of the friends, covered in tattoos, sigils and incantations just like them.

He quickly grabs his bag, which he has left there, and gets dressed, also in black. Jeans, sweatshirt, boots, leather jacket, he puts a baseball cap on his short brown hair and pulls the shield low over his face.

He starts to move, he has to hurry now, he doesn't want to be responsible for them missing the time slot.

When he arrives at the meeting point, he sees that Nicholas has now joined Noah.

It's good to see everyone together again and hopefully they'll all be back together tonight.

"Folio, good to see you, man!" Nicholas slaps him amicably on the shoulder!

"Likewise, good to be reunited!"

"We're not reunited yet!" Folio winces slightly at Noah's sharp objection.

Damn this cold blood-drinker always manages to make him look like a failure. Folio angrily meets his gaze.

"Not yet, but we're going to change that today!" Folio sticks his chin out at Noah, belligerently.

Noah ignores the objection, asking instead, "What's the situation there, everything quiet?"

"Yes, the mortals have left the building, all the rolling gates are closed. The sigils and runes still activated when I left. Are you really sure about the date, Noah?"

"I'm sure today is the day, the night, when the Bound One will be freed!"

"Your word is in the ears of the gods!" sighs Nicholas.

"The gods now?" Noah suddenly grins at Nicholas.

"This lot must be good for something!" he snaps.

"What do we do now?" Folio wants to know.

"We'll go to the building and wait until the power of the seals breaks!" Noah replies calmly.

"THAT'S the plan?" Folio is stunned, Nicholas also looks worried.

"That's the plan!" confirms Noah.

"And then what? Do we just march in, greet the guards, and traipse underground to free Joakim from his damn shackles?! And we'll stop by the Norns in between? Or what?!" Folio gets louder and louder.

"Something like that!" Noah's voice still calm.

"Nicholas, you say something! This is madness!"

"Well, that's probably how his kami Izanagi saw it!" Nicholas' voice also full of doubt.

"His kami? Noah you and a god?" Folio couldn't be more stunned.

"Desperate times, force one to desperate acts and unusual alliances. And you know exactly what's at stake! You know very well why it came to this in the first place!" Noah's voice is as cold as ice.

Folio winces "I know it's my fault, I didn't think they'd find him....."

"Yes Folio, that's the problem, you THOUGHT!" Noah's voice and look disparaging.

Folio would like to hit him, to transform and tear the arrogant blood-drinker's neck apart with one of his powerful jaws while the others tear his body apart. But he knows that before he could even change into his demon form, Noah would have cut him in two with his katana.

Nicholas couldn't have stopped him. Noah is faster than the wind, even in human form he is superior to most demons, magical beings and demigods. Even gods would have a problem with him, as he has proven several times.

Transformed, he is the bringer of death to all. That is why he is the leader of the small group.

Even Joakim, as a demigod, has subordinated himself to him. Not from the beginning, there were fierce battles between the two. But he was no match for Noah.

NICHOLAS

Nicholas is skeptical, if THIS is supposed to be the plan, then he doesn't know either. He had expected something more when Noah contacted him.

He had sensed all along that something was changing.

The sanctuary had always been guarded by one of them, but the complete absence of the fourth guardian, Joakim, had slowly but steadily changed the balance of power.

He felt the dark, all-consuming nothingness growing ever more powerful, stretching its claws out at them, at everyone else.

Not that he or any of his friends were among the light figures of the known world, no, certainly not, but this nothingness that suddenly appeared changed everything.

Light and dark were now forced to make a pact against a common enemy.

Hence Noah's collaboration with the kami Izanagi. He could never have imagined this in his wildest dreams.

He is also not sure how Joakim will react to this news. He's probably fed up with gods for the time being.

Joakim's father Loki tried to intervene at the time, but to no avail, Odin was too angry with the Fenris wolf, had him bound, broke his power.

Nicholas sighs, none of this would have happened if Folio hadn't been in love with Skadi and accidentally revealed Joakim's whereabouts to her. Moon Hill, the sanctuary of them all.

The gods invaded it, captured him and bound him in Asgard with the thread Gleipnir.

Even Joakim could not break it, as it was made by the dwarves.

Gods are a sneaky lot, Nicholas is sure.

If anything goes wrong today, he fears that the divine wrath will descend on them all. These arrogant, ignorant Asen still don't understand what's at stake and Odin would probably rather kill the Fenris wolf than set him free. Out of sheer fear that Joakim is ultimately more powerful than the Aesir.

Nicholas is glad at this moment that he is a demon, not that other demons wouldn't have wanted to kill him too, not that, but being betrayed by his own blood has a different quality of infamy!

His own blood would never have dared to lay a hand on him.

He notices Noah next to him.

"Ready?" he asks him.

"Always, I'm just waiting for your signal!"

"The seals should break at any moment!"

"What if Odin has ordered the guards to kill Joakim if anyone tries to break free again?"

"Then they'll be in for a shock! You can't kill the Fenris wolf that easily! Joakim wouldn't let anyone get that close to him!" Noah is certain.

Nicholas nods silently, not fully convinced.

"What will he do with Folio when he's free?"

"Knowing Joakim, he'll be tempted to kill him. I really can't blame him. However, it will remain an attempt. Joakim isn't stupid, he knows what's at stake. He's always known!"

"Ragnarök?"

"Call it what you will, but yes, world conflagration, end of the world, all that. If we can't protect Moon Hill, it will happen soon!"

"And what is this Völva supposed to do? Who is it supposed to be anyway?"

"She is the link between everything. Her work is supposed to make the void disappear again!"

"Then let's hope we find her!"

"We definitely should!" growls Noah darkly.

[myth-lord]

It's the most wonderful list of the year

It is that time of the year again, complete new list time.

COLLECTABLE MONSTERS / ENEMIES

Aatxe • Khalkotauroi Abaia A Bao A Qu Abuhuku Afanc Agropelter Ahool Ahuizotl Airavata Ajaju Akashita Akheilos • Isonade Alicanto Alp-Luachra Amphisbaena ANGEL • Erinyes • Erote • Valkyrie Anggitay Aniwye Ao-Ao • Babi Ngepet • Bonguru • Cuchivilu • Gloson Aproxis Asag Asanbosam Ascalaphus Aswang • Batibat • Berbalang • Kubot • Manananggal • Pugot Awd Goggie

Baku • Bulgasari Baldanders • Frittening • Gardinel Banshee Barghest • Cadejo • Cu Sith • Cwn Annwn • Garmr • Osschaert • Pesanta Barometz • Cactus Cat • Hiiden Hirvi • Otso • Rahara Basilisk Bies BOGEY • Bugbear • Ijiraq • Kaw-Kaw • Kludde • Marabbecca • Metminwi • Nachtkrapp • Stuhac • Tikbalang Boitata Bolotnik • Arzhavennik • Bagiennik • Cueyatl • Yara-Ma-Yha-Who Boobrie Brollachan • Fad Felen • Hongaek Bruch Buggane Bukavac Bunyip • Dingonek Burach Bhadi • Tlanusi Burrunjor • Kasai Rex Bushyasta Butatsch

Caballucos Diablu Cait Sith • Kasha • Nekomata Caladrius • Zhenniao Carbuncle • Arkan Sonney • Cagrino • Yamabiko Catoblepas Charybdis Chupacabra Crocotta • Kishi Cuero • Rumptifusel Cyclops • Bungisngis • Fomorian • Ojancanu • Papinijuwari

Dijiang Dipsa • Haermorrhois • Hypnalis • Seps Dobhar-Chu Domovoi • Leshy • Ovinnik • Polevik • Vodyanoi DRAKE • Aitvaras • Bauk • Jaculus • Qiuniu Dullahan

Echeneis Eintykara ELEMENTAL • Ahi At-Trab • Banaspati • Cherufe • Landvaettir • Nargun • Perico • Raiju • Salamander • Sermilik • Sylph • Undine Encantado • Fossegrim • Katsura-Otoko Eurynomos Ewah

Faun • Huay Chivo Fetch

Ga-Gorib Gargouille Gbahali • Ammut • Cipactli GIANT • Cacus • Gawigawen • Gegenees • Hrimpursar • Muldjewangk Girtablilu Goblin • Akaname • Bilwis • Bugul Noz • Curupira • Dactyl • Eloko • Grindylow • Kobold • Likho • Nuno • Pukwudgie • Redcap • Spriggan • Trenti Gold-Digging Ant GOLEM • Celedon • Invunche • Juggernaut • Pua Tu Tahi • Terra-Cotta • Tupilaq • Wulgaru Griffon • Keythong Grootslang Gu Guarana Gulon • Rompo • Taotie

HAG • Candileja • Hala • Kikimora • Mambabarang • Nocnitsa • Norn • Pesta • Poludnica • Qalupalik • Rokurokubi • Soucouyant • Utlunta • Yanagi-Baba Harpy • Alkonost • Kere • Lechuza • Siren Hippocampus Hrokkall HUMAN • Amazon • Berserker • Buckrider • Cambion • Einherjar • Moroi • Vish Kanya Hyakume Hydra • Ihuaivulu • Nyuvwira

Ichneumon Imp • Butoni • Incubus • Skrzak • Vetala Intulo Inulpamahuida Issitoq • Aghash

Jba Fofi • Djieien • Jorogumo • Tsuchigumo Jinmenju • Jubokko • Umdhlebi Jinn • Ghul • Ifrit • Redjal Marja

Kaiaimunu Kamaitachi Kamikiri Kappa Karkinos • Heikegani • Saratan Kelpie • Apaosha • Ceffyl Dwr • Each Tened • Helhest Keukegen Kilmoulis • Ashinaga • Panotti • Tenaga Kitsune • Kumiho Kodama Kongamato • Ropen Kun Peng Kurage-No-Hinotama • Muirdris

Lamia • Ajatar Lavellan • Rat King • Tesso • Ugjuknarpak Lemure Leprechaun • Amadan Dubh • Clurichaun • Far Darrig • Gancanagh LINNORM • Fafnir • Gowrow • Hodag • Nidhogg Ljosalfar • Dokkalfar Longgui Lou Carcolh Lusca • A-Mi-Kuk • Iku-Turso • Migas • Rogo-Tumu-Here Ly Erg

Makhai Mandarangkal Mandragora Manticore • Nue • Piasa • Sphinx • Succarath • Tarasque Mapinguari Mara Marool Merrow • Adaro • Agloolik • Siyokoy • Yawkyawk • Zitiron Minotaur • Erchitu • Sarangay Mokele-Mbembe • Ninki Nanka Morgawr Moskitto Motelo Mama Muhuru • Mbielu-Mbielu Musca Macedda • Druj Nasu Myrmecoleon

Nadubi • Sigbin Nakshatra Meenu Nalusa Falaya • Hidebehind Namazu Nariphon • Madremonte Ngoubou • Odontotyrannus Nosoi Nuckelavee Nuppeppo NYMPH • Abere • Askafroa • Dryad • Empusa • Lampad • Leanan Sidhe • Maenad • Muse • Nereid • Oread • Rusalka • Thriae • Veela • Yuki-Onna

Olgoi-Khorkhoi • Minhocao • Skolex Olitiau • Guiafairo • Popobawa • Strigoi Omukade • Ankluz • Con Rit • Ek Chapat • Kugdlughiak Oniate • Camacrusa • Chon-Chon • Tsurube-Otoshi Onikuma • Kerit • Skeljaskrimsli

Pard • Ccoa • Mishibizhiw • Mngwa • Splintercat • Zheng Penchapechi Peuchen Phoenix • Psonen • Rarog Piskie • Attercroppe • Lunantishee • Phooka Polong Poltergeist • Dybbuk • Isogashi • Waldgeist Psoglav Pyrausta • Shinchu • Shtriga

Qilin

Ratatoskr Roc Roperite

Salawa Satori Sazae-Oni Scarab • Cerambus • Jinshin Mushi Scitalis Scorpios SEA SERPENT • Gaasyendietha • Haietlik • Ikuchi • Tizheruk Shachihoko Shen Sianach • Delgeth • Wakandagi Skinwalker • Adze • Cuca • Impundulu • Nagual • Rougarou • Selkie Slide-Rock Bolter Sluagh Spartoi • Ahkiyyini • Bloody Bones • Gashadokuro • Mekurabe Squonk Stray Sod • Hungry Grass Stymphalides • Asipatra Surale • Mahaha

Tanuki Teratsutsuki Tiddalik • Chan Chu • Lapiduch Tiyanak • Acheri • Hinkir Munkur • Myling Tripodero TROLL • Aigamuxa • Berberoka • Fear Liath • Kapre • Kayeri • Munuane • Oni • Shellycoat • Yehwe Zogbanu • Yeti Trollgadda Trolual • Bakekujira • Raudkembingur TSUKUMOGAMI • Agrippa • Biwa-Bokuboku • Bubak • Caleuche • Chochin-Obake • Coiste Bodhar • Garei • Hinnagami • Ipetam • Ittan-Momen • Jenglot • Kameosa • Kasa-Obake • Nurikabe • Ungaikyo • Wanyudo • Zorigami Tuyango • Basan

Ulagu UNDEAD ELEMENTAL • Balborinho • Dorotabo • Enenra • Umibozu UNICORN • Almiraj • Karkadann • Shadhawar Utelif

Valravn Velue Vouivre • Asdeev • Caorthannach • Codrille • Cuelebre • Knucker • Snallygaster

Warg • Akhlut • Amarok • Chicheface Water Leaper Wendigo Whowie Will o Wisp • Luz Mala • Ogniki • Santelmo

Xecotcovach Xhumpedzkin

Yale Ya-Te-Veo

Ziphius Zirnitra Zlatorog Zmey • Azi Dahaka Zumbi • Aerico • Baykok • Draugr • Gaki • Hidarugami • Lagahoo • Mokoi • Topielec • Ushabti Zuttibur

UNIQUE MONSTERS/BOSSES

Achlys (General of Pestilence) Adephagia (Sinlord of Gluttony) Aergia (Sinlord of Sloth) Alastor (Sinlord of Wrath) Amhuluk Anansi Anhanga Ankou (General of Death) Antaeus Arachne Argus Aton Baba Yaga Bai Ze Bakunawa Balor Baxbakwalanuxsiwae Belachko Belphegor Byakko Camazotz Cerberus Cetus Chimera Chipfalamfula Deimos & Phobos (Generals of War) Egregore Fenghuang Fulad-Zereh Gaueko Genbu Graeae Gullinbursti Hela Hinqumemen Horseman of Death Horseman of Famine Horseman of Pestilence Horseman of War Hraesvelgr Hundun Itzpapalotl Jack Frost Jack-in-Irons Kampe Khepri Khodumodumo Koschei Kraken Ladon Lilith (Sinlord of Lust) Limos (General of Famine) Lotis Tree Medusa Midas (Sinlord of Greed) Naglfar Narcissus (Sinlord of Pride) Odei Pixiu Planctae Punga Qinglong Quetzalcoatl Qupqugiaq Raktabija Rawhead Saapin Scylla Sin-You Sleipnir Springheel Jack Surtur Tailypo Thunderbird Tiamat Typhon Vritra Wild Hunt Xing Tian Yamata no Orochi Ymir Zelus (Sinlord of Envy)

DELETED/ERASED

Bolla / Inkanyamba / Ouroboros / Shussebora / Tienlung / Suileach / Python / Cirein Croin / Echidna / Snawfus / Porotai / Huldra / Ishigaq / Bluecap / Ramidreju / Capcaun / Barbegazi / Erlkonig / Alraune / Brownie / Changeling / Danthienne / Cernunnos / Nix / Sandman / Tunche / Monoceros / Aziza / Melinoe / Krojemanchen / Jaci Jatere / Hesperid / Davy Jones / Bean Nighe / Tzitzimitl / Ziburinis / Llorona / Morko / Aoandon / Drekavac / Nachzehrer / Strix / Nosferatu / Hannya / Petsuchos / Charon / Shade / Diao Si Gui / Makalala / Jarjacha / Itqiirpak / Gremlin / Colorobetch / Vampire Pumpkin / Binaye Ahani / Tsenahale / Besta-Fera / Pishacha / Humbaba / Abaasy / Beelzebub / Bodach / Pazuzu / Ukobach / Harionago / Kawa Akago / Krampus / Tenome / Tooth Fairy / Ebajalg / Chrysaor / Stolas / Decarabia / Andrealphus / Suiko / Cmuch / Geras / Teke-Teke / Andurá / Cindaku / Teju Jagua / Rangda / Wolpertinger / Muscaliet / Ilomba / Xiao / Qinyuan / Lakuma / Peryton / Otoroshi / Mokumokuren / Mboi Tui / Nguruvilu / Snoligoster / Huallepen / Serpopard / Boggart / Centaur / Gorgon / Globster / Golem / Lorelei / Pegasus / Colossus / Snow Wasset / Dodomeki / Axex / Caliban / Tengu / Dalaketnon / Circe / Moha-Moha / Erymanthian Boar / Erumia / Cerastes / Caspilly / Teumessian Fox / Mamlambo / Drop Bear / Emela Ntouka / Chickcharney / Amphiptere / Atuikakura / Nemean Lion / Fenrir / Veo / Gambo / Tridacna / Anae-Moe-Oho / Scolopendra / Naujakuksualuk / Falajitax / Tculo / Lilyi / Melalo / Mothman / Fachen / Sagari / Geryon / Doppelganger / Hecatoncheires / Marakihau / Taka-Onna / Kigatilik / Cerynitis / Lammasu / Naga / Hrimfaxi / Skinfaxi / Barong / Cocollona / Jormungandr / Kholkikos / Vatnsandi / Nguma-Monene / Bezkost / Karnabo / Apshait / Succubus / Davalpa / Kratt

HALL OF SHAME

Mermaid / Hippogriff / Hupia / Elf / Dwarf / Sasquatch

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From What Group of Creatures:

DRAGON: Aitvaras / Bauk / Jaculus / Qiuniu / Gargouille / Grootslang / Fafnir / Gowrow / Hodag / Nidhogg / Longgui / Scitalis / Gaasyendietha / Haietlik / Ikuchi / Tizheruk / Shen / Velue / Vouivre / Asdeev / Cuelebre / Knucker / Zirnitra / Zmey / Azi Dahaka / Amhuluk / Bakunawa / Kampe / Ladon / Tiamat / Typhon / Vritra / Yamata no Orochi

FEY: Anggitay / Bonguru / Awd Goggie / Cu Sith / Cwn Annwn / Barometz / Cactus Cat / Hiiden Hirvi / Otso / Bugbear / Ijiraq / Kludde / Nachtkrapp / Tikbalang / Boitata / Bagiennik / Brollachan / Buggane / Cait Sith / Nekomata / Carbuncle / Arkan Sonney / Cagrino / Yamabiko / Ojancanu / Dobhar-Chu / Domovoi / Leshy / Ovinnik / Polevik / Vodyanoi / Raiju / Sylph / Undine / Encantado / Fossegrim / Katsura-Otoko / Faun / Bilwis / Bugul Noz / Curupira / Grindylow / Kobold / Nuno / Pukwudgie / Redcap / Spriggan / Trenti / Pua Tu Tahi / Wulgaru / Guarana / Hala / Kikimora / Mambabarang / Norn / Pesta / Poludnica / Qalupalik / Soucouyant / Utlunta / Yanagi-Baba / Harpy / Lechuza / Siren / Nyuvwira / Inulpamahuida / Jorogumo / Jinmenju / Kamaitachi / Kelpie / Ceffyl Dwr / Kitsune / Kodama / Ropen / Kun Peng / Tesso / Leprechaun / Amadan Dubh / Clurichaun / Far Darrig / Gancanagh / Ly Erg / Mandarangkal / Yawkyawk / Sarangay / Motelo Mama / Nariphon / Nuckelavee / Abere / Dryad / Lampad / Leanan Sidhe / Maenad / Nereid / Oread / Thriae / Veela / Guiafairo / Ankluz / Ccoa / Mishibizhiw / Splintercat / Zheng / Peuchen / Piskie / Attercroppe / Lunantishee / Phooka / Pyrausta / Ratatoskr / Wakandagi / Adze / Stray Sod / Surale / Aigamuxa / Berberoka / Kapre / Kayeri / Munuane / Shellycoat / Yehwe Zogbanu / Yeti / Trollgadda / Almiraj / Karkadann / Shadhawar / Akhlut / Wendigo / Yale / Zuttibur / Anhanga / Baba Yaga / Jack Frost / Lotis Tree / Quetzalcoatl / Springheel Jack / Tailypo / Thunderbird / Wild Hunt

UNDEAD: Aatxe / Khalkotauroi / Gloson / Banshee / Osschaert / Fad Felen / Dullahan / Rompo / Candileja / Hrokkall / Djieien / Jubokko / Ghul / Helhest / Askafroa / Rusalka / Yuki-Onna / Strigoi / Oniate / Camacrusa / Chon-Chon / Tsurube-Otoshi / Mngwa / Penchapechi / Psonen / Polong / Poltergeist / Dybbuk / Isogashi / Waldgeist / Sluagh / Spartoi / Ahkiyyini / Bloody Bones / Gashadokuro / Mekurabe / Hungry Grass / Teratsutsuki / Acheri / Myling / Fear Liath / Bakekujira / Biwa-Bokuboku / Bubak / Caleuche / Chochin-Obake / Coiste Bodhar / Garei / Ittan-Momen / Kameosa / Balborinho / Dorotabo / Enenra / Umibozu / Valravn / Codrille / Will o Wisp / Luz Mala / Ogniki / Santelmo / Zumbi / Aerico / Baykok / Draugr / Gaki / Hidarugami / Lagahoo / Mokoi / Topielec / Ushabti / Ankou / Itzpapalotl / Jack-in-Irons / Koschei / Naglfar / Xing Tian

FIEND: Akashita / Isonade / Erinyes / Aniwye / Babi Ngepet / Aproxis / Asag / Asanbosam / Ascalaphus / Aswang / Batibat / Berbalang / Kubot / Manananggal / Pugot / Garmr / Pesanta / Rahara / Bies / Metminwi / Stuhac / Arzhavennik / Hongaek / Bruch / Kasai Rex / Bushyasta / Caballucos Diablu / Kasha / Catoblepas / Kishi / Fomorian / Cherufe / Nargun / Eurynomos / Huay Chivo / Fetch / Ammut / Cipactli / Gawigawen / Likho / Juggernaut / Taotie / Nocnitsa / Kere / Ihuaivulu / Imp / Butoni / Incubus / Skrzak / Vetala / Aghash / Tsuchigumo / Umdhlebi / Ifrit / Heikegani / Apaosha / Each Tened / Kumiho / Ajatar / Lemure / Rogo-Tumu-Here / Makhai / Nue / Mara / Marool / Siyokoy / Erchitu / Ninki Nanka / Druj Nasu / Sigbin / Nalusa Falaya / Hidebehind / Madremonte / Odontotyrannus / Nosoi / Empusa / Popobawa / Ek Chapat / Onikuma / Rarog / Psoglav / Shtriga / Salawa / Sazae-Oni / Cerambus / Delgeth / Impundulu / Asipatra / Mahaha / Tiyanak / Hinkir Munkur / Oni / Raudkembingur / Agrippa / Ipetam / Jenglot / Wanyudo / Basan / Caorthannach / Chicheface / Xecotcovach / Achlys / Adephagia / Aergia / Alastor / Balor / Belphegor / Camazotz / Cerberus / Deimos & Phobos / Fulad-Zereh / Hela / Hinqumemen / Horseman of Death / Horseman of Famine / Horseman of Pestilence / Horseman of War / Lilith / Limos / Midas / Narcissus / Raktabija / Rawhead / Sin-You / Zelus

MAGICAL: A Bao A Qu / Abuhuku / Afanc / Ahool / Ahuizotl / Alicanto / Amphisbaena / Bulgasari / Basilisk / Bolotnik / Cueyatl / Dingonek / Burach Bhadi / Tlanusi / Zhenniao / Charybdis / Bungisngis / Dipsa / Haermorrhois / Hypnalis / Seps / Echeneis / Eintykara / Ahi At-Trab / Banaspati / Landvaettir / Perico / Salamander / Sermilik / Ga-Gorib / Girtablilu / Dactyl / Gold-Digging Ant / Invunche / Terra-Cotta / Tupilaq / Griffon / Keythong / Gu / Hydra / Jinn / Kappa / Keukegen / Lamia / Ugjuknarpak / Lou Carcolh / A-Mi-Kuk / Iku-Turso / Mandragora / Manticore / Piasa / Sphinx / Succarath / Tarasque / Zitiron / Minotaur / Moskitto / Musca Macedda / Namazu / Minhocao / Kugdlughiak / Satori / Jinshin Mushi / Shachihoko / Rougarou / Squonk / Stymphalides / Kasa-Obake / Ulagu / Amarok / Water Leaper / Xhumpedzkin / Arachne / Belachko / Chimera / Egregore / Gaueko / Graeae / Medusa / Odei / Scylla /

MONSTROSITY: Abaia / Agropelter / Ajaju / Akheilos / Ao-Ao / Barghest / Boobrie / Bunyip / Burrunjor / Chupacabra / Crocotta / Gbahali / Gulon / Hippocampus / Ichneumon / Jba Fofi / Kaiaimunu / Karkinos / Saratan / Kongamato / Lavellan / Lusca / Mapinguari / Mokele-Mbembe / Morgawr / Muhuru / Myrmecoleon / Nadubi / Ngoubou / Olgoi-Khorkhoi / Skolex / Olitiau / Omukade / Con Rit / Skeljaskrimsli / Pard / Roc / Scarab / Scorpios / Sianach / Tiddalik / Trolual / Tuyango / Utelif / Warg / Whowie / Ziphius / Cetus / Kraken / Qupqugiaq /

ABERRATION: Alp-Luachra / Cuchivilu / Baldanders / Frittening / Gardinel / Kaw-Kaw / Marabbecca / Yara-Ma-Yha-Who / Bukavac / Butatsch / Cuero / Rumptifusel / Papinijuwari / Dijiang / Ewah / Akaname / Rokurokubi / Hyakume / Redjal Marja / Kamikiri / Muirdris / Rat King / Migas / Mbielu-Mbielu / Nakshatra Meenu / Nuppeppo / Kerit / Roperite / Slide-Rock Bolter / Lapiduch / Tripodero / Nurikabe / Snallygaster / Ya-Te-Veo / Baxbakwalanuxsiwae / Chipfalamfula / Hundun / Khodumodumo / Planctae / Punga /

HUMANOID: Cyclops / Cacus / Gegenees / Hrimpursar / Muldjewangk / Goblin / Eloko / Amazon / Berserker / Buckrider / Cambion / Einherjar / Moroi / Vish Kanya / Intulo / Kilmoulis / Ashinaga / Panotti / Tenaga / Ljosalfar / Dokkalfar / Merrow / Adaro / Skinwalker / Cuca / Nagual / Selkie / Tanuki / Antaeus / Argus / Hraesvelgr / Saapin / Surtur / Ymir

CELESTIAL: Airavata / Erote / Valkyrie / Baku / Cadejo / Caladrius / Celedon / Alkonost / Issitoq / Kurage-No-Hinotama / Agloolik / Muse / Phoenix / Shinchu / Qilin / Chan Chu / Hinnagami / Ungaikyo / Zorigami / Zlatorog / Anansi / Aton / Bai Ze / Byakko / Fenghuang / Genbu / Gullinbursti / Khepri / Pixiu / Qinglong / Sleipnir

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From which Mythology Group.

ANCIENT GREECE: Khalkotauroi / Akheilos / Ascalaphus / Erinyes / Erote / Charybdis / Cyclops / Eurynomos / Faun / Cacus / Gegenees / Dactyl / Celedon / Griffon / Harpy / Kere / Siren / Hippocampus / Amazon / Hydra / Karkinos / Lamia / Lemure / Makhai / Sphinx / Minotaur / Nosoi / Dryad / Empusa / Lampad / Maenad / Muse / Nereid / Oread / Thriae / Cerambus / Scorpios / Spartoi / Stymphalides / Achlys / Adephagia / Aergia / Alastor / Antaeus / Arachne / Argus / Cerberus / Cetus / Chimera / Deimos & Phobos / Graeae / Kampe / Ladon / Limos / Lotis Tree / Medusa / Midas / Narcissus / Planctae / Scylla / Typhon / Zelus

NORTH EUROPEAN: Valkyrie / Gloson / Baldanders / Garmr / Osschaert / Hiiden Hirvi / Otso / Kludde / Nachtkrapp / Landvaettir / Fossegrim / Hrimpursar / Bilwis / Kobold / Gulon / Norn / Pesta / Hrokkall / Berserker / Buckrider / Einherjar / Helhest / Ajatar / Rat King / Fafnir / Nidhogg / Ljosalfar / Dokkalfar / Iku-Turso / Mara / Askafroa / Skeljaskrimsli / Attercroppe / Waldgeist / Ratatoskr / Myling / Trollgadda / Trolual / Raudkembingur / Valravn / Warg / Draugr / Gullinbursti / Hela / Hraesvelgr / Kraken / Naglfar / Sleipnir / Surtur / Ymir

EAST EUROPEAN: Bies / Stuhac / Bolotnik / Arzhavennik / Bagiennik / Bukavac / Domovoi / Leshy / Ovinnik / Polevik / Vodyanoi / Aitvaras / Bauk / Likho / Hala / Kikimora / Nocnitsa / Poludnica / Alkonost / Moroi / Skrzak / Rusalka / Veela / Strigoi / Ankluz / Rarog / Psoglav / Shtriga / Surale / Lapiduch / Hinkir Munkur / Bubak / Ogniki / Zirnitra / Zlatorog / Zmey / Topielec / Zuttibur / Baba Yaga / Belachko / Koschei

SOUTH EUROPEAN: Aatxe / Pesanta / Kaw-Kaw / Marabbecca / Butatsch / Caballucos Diablu / Caladrius / Ojancanu / Perico / Gargouille / Trenti / Butoni / Lou Carcolh / Tarasque / Erchitu / Musca Macedda / Camacrusa / Pyrausta / Agrippa / Balborinho / Velue / Vouivre / Codrille / Cuelebre / Chicheface / Aerico / Ankou / Egregore / Gaueko / Odei

WEST EUROPEAN: Afanc / Alp-Luachra / Awd Goggie / Frittening / Banshee / Barghest / Cu Sith / Cwn Annwn / Bugbear / Boobrie / Brollachan / Fad Felen / Bruch / Buggane / Burach Bhadi / Cait Sith / Arkan Sonny / Fomorian / Dobhar-Chu / Dullahan / Fetch / Bugul Noz / Grindylow / Redcap / Spriggan / Kelpie / Ceffyl Dwr / Each Tened / Kilmoulis / Muirdris / Lavellan / Leprechaun / Amadan Dubh / Clurichaun / Far Darrig / Gancanagh / Ly Erg / Marool / Merrow / Morgawr / Nuckelavee / Leanan Sidhe / Lunantishee / Phooka / Sianach / Selkie / Sluagh / Bloody Bones / Stray Sod / Hungry Grass / Fear Liath / Shellycoat / Coiste Bodhar / Caorthannach / Knucker / Water Leaper / Balor / Jack-in-Irons / Rawhead / Springheel Jack / Wild Hunt

NORTH AMERICAN: Aniwye / Ijiraq / Tlanusi / Sermilik / Ewah / Pukwudgie / Tupilaq / Qalupalik / Utlunta / Issitoq / Djieien / Ugjuknarpak / A-Mi-Kuk / Piasa / Agloolik / Nalusa Falaya / Kugdlughiak / Oniate / Mishibizhiw / Psonen / Gaasyendietha / Haietlik / Tizheruk / Delgeth / Wakandagi / Skinwalker / Rougarou / Ahkiyyini / Mahaha / Ulagu / Akhlut / Amarok / Wendigo / Baykok / Amhuluk / Baxbakwalanuxsiwae / Hinqumemen / Qupqugiaq / Thunderbird

SOUTH/CENTRAL AMERICAN: Abuhuku / Ahuizotl / Alicanto / Ao-Ao / Cuchivilu / Cadejo / Rahara / Metminwi / Boitata / Cueyatl / Carbuncle / Chupacabra / Cuero / Eintykara / Cherufe / Encantado / Huay Chivo / Cipactli / Curupira / Invunche / Guarana / Candileja / Soucouyant / Lechuza / Ihuaivulu / Inulpamahuida / Lusca / Succarath / Mapinguari / Motelo Mama / Madremonte / Minhocao / Ek Chapat / Chon-Chon / Ccoa / Peuchen / Cuca / Nagual / Kayeri / Munuane / Caleuche / Tuyango / Luz Mala / Xecotcovach / Xhumpedzkin / Lagahoo / Anhanga / Camazotz / Itzpapalotl / Quetzalcoatl / Saapin

AFRICAN: Asanbosam / Dingonek / Kasai Rex / Kishi / Ga-Gorib / Gbahali / Eloko / Grootslang / Rompo / Nyuvwira / Intulo / Jba Fofi / Umdhlebi / Kongamato / Migas / Mokele-Mbembe / Ninki Nanka / Muhuru / Mbielu-Mbielu / Ngoubou / Olitiau / Guiafairo / Popobawa / Kerit / Mngwa / Adze / Impundulu / Aigamuxa / Yehwe Zogbanu / Ya-Te-Veo / Zumbi / Anansi / Chipfalamfula / Khodumodumo /

ARABIAN/EGYPTIAN: Asag / Bushyasta / Hypnalis / Ahi At-Trab / Ammut / Girtablilu / Aghash / Jinn / Ghul / Ifrit / Redjal Marja / Saratan / Apaosha / Druj Nasu / Roc / Salawa / Scarab / Almiraj / Karkadann / Shadhawar / Asdeev / Azi Dahaka / Ushabti / Aton / Fulad-Zereh / Khepri / Tiamat

ASIAN: Bulgasari / Hongaek / Zhenniao / Dijiang / Qiuniu / Terra-Cotta / Gu / Taotie / Jinmenju / Kumiho / Kun Peng / Longgui / Nariphon / Olgoi-Khorkhoi / Zheng / Qilin / Shen / Chan Chu / Yeti / Ipetam / Gaki / Bai Ze / Byakko / Fenghuang / Genbu / Hundun / Pixiu / Qinglong / Sin-You / Xing Tian

JAPANESE: Akashita / Isonade / Baku / Kasha / Nekomata / Yamabiko / Raiju / Katsura-Otoko / Akaname / Rokurokubi / Yanagi-Baba / Hyakume / Jorogumo / Tsuchigumo / Jubokko / Kamaitachi / Kamikiri / Kappa / Heikegani / Keukegen / Ashinaga / Tenaga / Kitsune / Kodama / Kurage-no-Hinotama / Tesso / Nue / Namazu / Nuppeppo / Yuki-Onna / Omukade / Tsurube-Otoshi / Onikuma / Isogashi / Shinchu / Satori / Sazae-Oni / Jinshin Mushi / Ikuchi / Shachihoko / Gashadokuro / Mekurabe / Tanuki / Teratsutsuki / Oni / Bakekujira / Biwa-Bokuboku / Chochin-Obake / Garei / Hinnagami / Ittan-Momen / Kameosa / Kasa-Obake / Nurikabe / Ungaikyo / Wanyudo / Zorigami / Basan / Dorotabo / Enenra / Umibozu / Hidarugami / Yamata no Orochi

POLYNESIAN/HINDU: Abaia / A Bao A Qu / Ahool / Airavata / Ajaju / Anggitay / Babi Ngepet / Bonguru / Aswang / Batibat / Berbalang / Kubot / Manananggal / Pugot / Tikbalang / Bungisngis / Banaspati / Gawigawen / Nuno / Juggernaut / Pua Tu Tahi / Mambabarang / Vish Kanya / Vetala / Kaiaimunu / Ropen / Rogo-Tumu-Here / Mandarangkal / Adaro / Siyokoy / Sarangay / Sigbin / Nakshatra Meenu / Abere / Con Rit / Penchapechi / Polong / Asipatra / Tiyanak / Acheri / Berberoka / Kapre / Jenglot / Santelmo / Bakunawa / Raktabija / Vritra

AUSTRALIAN: Yara-Ma-Yha-Who / Bunyip / Burrunjor / Papinijuwari / Nargun / Muldjewangk / Wulgaru / Yawkyawk / Nadubi / Tiddalik / Whowie / Mokoi / Punga

FEARSOME CRITTER: Agropelter / Gardinel / Cactus Cat / Rumptifusel / Gowrow / Hodag / Moskitto / Hidebehind / Splintercat / Roperite / Slide-Rock Bolter / Squonk / Tripodero / Snallygaster / Tailypo

MEDIEVAL BOOK: Amphisbaena / Barometz / Basilisk / Catoblepas / Crocotta / Dipsa / Haermorrhois / Seps / Jaculus / Echeneis / Gold-Digging Ant / Keythong / Ichneumon / Panotti / Manticore / Zitiron / Myrmecoleon / Odontotyrannus / Skolex / Pard / Phoenix / Scitalis / Utelif / Yale / Ziphius

OTHER: Aproxis / Cagrino / Salamander / Sylph / Undine / Goblin / Cambion / Imp / Incubus / Mandragora / Piskie / Poltergeist / Dybbuk / Will o Wisp / Belphegor / Horseman of Death / Horseman of Famine / Horseman of Pestilence / Horseman of War / Jack frost / Lilith

[olliebee66]

Monster AU

I've seen quite a few of these floating around on this app and love the idea of the characters being some type of monster (demons and angels included). Here's my list (which might change idk) of what I imagine each of the characters being. It includes my OCs

Soap - Werewolf

Ghost - Shadow Wolf

Price - Dragon

Gaz - Leviathan

König - Tentacle Demon

Graves - Vampire

Alejandro - Black Dog

Rudy - Black Dog

Valeria - Black Dog

Nikolai - Werewolf

Laswell - Human (?)

Bo - Peuchen

Kehlani - Chaos Demon

Luz - Werewolf

Beto - Siren

Emerson - Dragon

Djamilla - ???

[nightlobstersalad]

Criatura misteriosa descubierta después de una ola de muerte de ganado 'succionador de sangre'

Una criatura misteriosa ha sido avistada en Bolivia en medio de informes de ganado muerto con la sangre supuestamente succionada, lo que genera temores de que un demonio mítico esté arrasando la región.

En las escalofriantes imágenes tomadas con drones cerca de la ciudad de Oru, se puede ver una figura sombría y aparentemente bípeda paseando por un campo abierto en una escena sacada directamente del thriller de ciencia ficción de M. Night Shyamalan “Signs”.

El misterioso avistamiento coincide con la muerte de varias vacas, llamas y alpacas en la zona.

The alleged “Vampyrum spectrum.”

Inicialmente reportados en Puerto Rico en 1995 luego de una serie de muertes de ganado, desde entonces se han reportado avistamientos de chupacabras en todas partes, desde Guyana hasta un campo de golf en Arizona del Sur, aunque ninguno de estos avistamientos ha sido corroborado. No obstante, este último presunto ataque llevó a los agricultores locales a levantar vallas alrededor de su ganado para protegerlo de los supuestos demonios chupadores de sangre.

Aún no está claro si las autoridades están investigando las afirmaciones de que el Pupas vampíricas bebió la sangre de los animales.

Locals inspect dead llamas and alpacas.

Esto sigue a un presunto incidente similar el mes pasado, en el que las muñecas vivientes fueron culpadas de la muerte de un caballo de trabajo cerca de Aguada, Montevideo.

El desafortunado ungulado fue encontrado tirado sobre una roca en el suelo, sin ojos y con heridas en la boca y el cuello, signos reveladores de un ataque vampírico, según los lugareños.

No hace falta decir que el descubrimiento hizo volar la imaginación en las redes sociales.

"Me recuerda a un documental sobre los exploradores que desaparecieron y cuando los encontraron les faltaban ojos y lengua", dijo un comentarista.

Otro comentó: “En mi pueblo, durante años nos han dicho que es un ave nocturna que se alimenta de la masa cerebral de los animales. En mi pueblo los conocemos como Vampire Dolls”.

Alleged “Infant vampire doll.”

De manera similar, en el sur de Chile existe la tradición indígena mapuche del Peuchen, una criatura parecida a un vampiro que cambia de forma. Descritos más a menudo como un enano chupa sangre, los mapuche creen que los peuchens pueden paralizar a sus víctimas mirándoles a los ojos para drenar la sangre de sus cuerpos.

En 2022 un video grabado por Mundo Ovni mostró los resultados de un supuesto ataque a gallinas en el sector Seburuquillo de Lares, Puerto Rico.

[the-plushie-friendships]

Pizza Tower + Other Friends!

🥸Fake Peppino👨‍🍳

🍕Pizza Face🍕

🍕Pizza Head🍕

🦔Snick💜

🐿️Alain🐿️

👻Ghost Susie🔪

🍎Appie🍎 (left)

🍰Angel🍰 (middle)

🥮Churro🥮 (right)

🎂Velvet🎂 (left)

🍦Coney🍦 (middle)

🍧Macaroon🍧 (skeleton)

🥧PumPie🥧 (pumpkin)

😈Bhūta💛 (left)

😈Barghest🩵 (middle)

😈Ba���️ (right)

😈Gallu🩷 (left)

😈Peuchen💚 (middle)

😈Sceadugenga🤍 (skeleton)

😈Psotnik🧡 (pumpkin)

(Alain belongs to @squirrelboi)

(Appie, Angel, Churro, Velvet, Coney, Macaroon, PumPie, Bhūta, Barghest, Ba, Gallu, Peuchen, Sceadugenga and Psotnik all belong to @wolftails-funkin-arts/@minusgangtime)

[intriguingpeoplebyangelafloyd]

RMS TITANIC

LIFEBOAT 6

Lifeboat 6 was one of Titanic's port side lifeboats, located at the forward end of the ship. It is well known for being the lifeboat in which Margaret “Molly” Brown was rescued in. The boat is usually stated to have been the first boat to leave the port side of the ship, and it is included as such in the lifeboat launching sequence noted at being launched at 12:40 A.M, just a few minutes before lifeboat 3.

Second Officer Lightoller ordered Quartermaster Robert Hichens to command the boat and also ordered Lookout Frederick Fleet to get in. While the boat was being lowered, Robert Hichens is said to have called out; “I cannot manage this boat with only one seaman", resulting in Lightoller halting the lowering to find another seaman; with no other crew member appearing to be free, a First Class passenger, Major Arthur Peuchen, offered to go to help. After Major Peuchen stated that he was a yachtsman, Charles Lightoller agreed to let him go as long as he was “sailor enough” to climb down the falls and into the boat. As Major Peuchen landed in the boat, his wallet fell out of his pocket and landed in the sea. His wallet was eventually found and recovered from the wreck site in 1987.

The passengers aboard the boat were mostly First Class woman; there was also a male passenger that Frederick Fleet and Major Peuchen said was a “stowaway”, who had hidden in the boat and only appeared after the boat started to move away from the ship; although Helen Candee said that in fact he was ordered in by Captain Smith after the captain had been told that they had no seamen in the boat. As he had a broken arm or wrist, he was unable to row.

Titanic lifeboat 8

Lifeboat 6 and the empty lifeboat 4

Despite the fact it was designed to hold 65 people, in total there were only 23 people aboard as the boat pulled away from the ship.

Some of the other passengers aboard lifeboat 6 were critical of Robert Hichens' behavior in the boat, in their opinions, accusing him of refusing to help with the rowing, having a rude and negative attitude, and refusing to return to help those in the water.

Some of the women aboard the boat, including and encouraged by Molly Brown, who said that she was only in lifeboat 6 after a crew member suddenly grabbed her and dropped her 4 feet into the already lowering boat, helped with the rowing.

During the night, after the sinking, lifeboat 6 come alongside and lashed together to lifeboat 16. The two lifeboats drifted until Molly Brown decided that they should separate so that they could start rowing again to keep warm. When Robert Hichens tried to stop them, Molly Brown threatened to throw him overboard. To help with the rowing a fireman from lifeboat 16 was transferred to lifeboat 6.

All aboard Lifeboat 6 were rescued by Carpathia at around 6 A.M. in the morning. Lifeboat 6 is often featured more than any of the other boats in many of the films and documentaries that have been made about Titanic. Special attention is often given to Molly Brown, who became well known for her actions in the boat.

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[onlinebiblecommentary]

When Oranges Are Better Than Wealth

When the Titanic went down in 1912, eleven millionaires went down with it. They had an estimated $200,000,000 in wealth. On this night, their money would become worthless to them. Major A. H. Peuchen was also a very wealthy man. In fact, in his room on the Titanic, he was storing an estimated $300,000 worth […] https://www.abiblecommentary.com/blog/2024/07/03/when-oranges-are-better-than-wealth/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr

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Your 'most important' thing

Word for Today written by Bob and Debby Gass

Tuesday 20th February 2024

'The most important thing is that I complete my mission.' Acts 20:24 NCV

The story is told of Major Arthur Godfrey Peuchen, a wealthy Canadian man who survived the Titanic. After it struck the iceberg, he returned to his stateroom and, ignoring cash and possessions worth around $300,000, grabbed a favourite pearl pin and three oranges. Later, he was reported to have said, 'The money seemed to be a mere mockery at that time.' Circumstances transformed his values; tragedy clarified his priorities. The question is not will your calendar be full, but who will fill it and what will it be filled with? If you're wise, you will consult God as to your life's priorities, then keep them before you at all times (see Proverbs 3:6).

In a survey, people over 90 were asked, 'If you had your life to live over, what would you do differently?' Three answers constantly emerged: (1) I would spend more time with my family and friends. (2) I would try more things and take more risks. (3) I would give myself to something that would live on after I'm gone. Petty things steal too much of our time, and we finish up living by the wrong priorities. If you say yes to every request, you will never get around to doing what God has called you to do.

Paul had it figured out: 'The most important thing is that I complete my mission, the work that the Lord Jesus gave me' (Acts 20:24 NCV). 'I wish they were wise and understood this; I wish they could see what will happen to them' (Deuteronomy 32:29 NCV). A life in which anything goes is a life in which nothing goes. Your greatest challenge is thinking and doing things that ultimately matter.

[a-book-of-creatures]

Creatures from Chilean Mapuche folklore - the pihuicheñ, chonchoñ, colocolo, ngúrúvilu, trelquehuecufe (cuero), and huaillepeñ.

From Guevara (1908) Psicolojia del Pueblo Araucano.

[draconesmundi]

Smaugust Day 27: Fire

Introducing a ‘new’ dragon, the ‘flaming serpent’. This was inspired by comments on my last boitatá artwork by James-Silvercat (see here) talking about the version of the boitatá legend wherein the serpent is literally on fire.

There are lots of serpents on fire in the Americas, there is the great Gaasyendietha from Seneca mythology up in Lake Ontario in the USA, the boitatá in Brazil, and the Cherruve from Chile (A Book of Creatures covered it here), so I thought having a ‘flaming serpent’ species with many subspecies would be the best way to handle this.

The flaming serpent is a species of ‘feathered’ serpent, similar to the coatl. The ‘feathers’ are actually long thin scales called ‘psuedopennae’, and while the coatl has a green/blue iridescence, the flaming serpent has an black-gold-red iridescence, similar to some hummingbirds: 

(Gif of a Rufous Hummingbird - Selasphorus rufus - by stiekemekat)

The dragon can appear a dull brown or black until the light catches it in a certain way, and as it wiggles flashes like golden fire run down it’s body. They undulate as they swim or fly, like a living flame.

The shape of the scales can produce a whistling sound when the dragon is in flight, similar to the Mapuche legends of the peuchen, a blood-sucking flying serpent (and possibly yet another flaming serpent subspecies). This dragon will still have the spooky reflective eyes, but probably won’t have the bio-luminescent tail.

I am using this Smaugust prompt: https://draconesmundi.tumblr.com/post/625107202033778688

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Peuchen

(Illustration by Dave Allsop comes from the PathfinderWiki and is © Paizo Publishing.)

I’m a big fan of Dave Allsop’s art—he did the Bestiary’s woeful mite and the amazing papinijuwari I was so excited about a few months ago—so I’m a little bummed that his peuchen, while beautiful, doesn’t capture the scale of the beast.  What he’s painted looks like an exotic species you’d see on display in a fantasy reptile house or curled around the arm of some sorceress.  But it’s actually a roughly human-sized (Medium) monster that punches in at a mighty CR 10.

And that, in a nutshell, is why I like the peuchen: It’s a pretty good dragon substitute for low-level campaigns.

But let’s back up. The peuchen is a cryptid from Andean mythology, especially Chile and Argentina—likely a mashup of the boa and the vampire bat—that is a feared shapeshifter who drains the blood of livestock and lone shepherds. Pathfinder’s version follows that outline almost exactly (right down to bleed and blood drain abilities, as well as the ability to cast hold person and vampiric touch).

I’m always looking for good non-European monsters I can point GMs to, and the peuchen definitely checks that box.  (Which is awesome, as South America is probably our least-represented continent in terms of Bestiary monsters.  Even Antarctica has a better selection once you start throwing in Lovecraft, John Carpenter’s The Thing, Hollow Earth tales and other pulp inspirations.). Then again, if you’re a Euro diehard, the peuchen reskinned could make a perfectly acceptable version of Fáfnir the dragon.  I’m also always looking for ways to tell bring more intimate, narrative and folktale-inspired gaming into Pathfinder.  And I can totally see a slow-moving, low-XP campaign where a PC’s parent’s death hangs over the campaign…with the peuchen teased as the culprit all along but finally revealed somewhere around Level 6 or 7, just as the players are really coming into their full powers.

But if you want straight-up hack & slash…well, Camazotz is about the most badass god/devil/demon (depending on your game world) out there.  Someone’s got to clean out his creepy jungle temple superdungeon…and guess what’s the perfect monster to fight on Level 10?

Nutmeg’s value to spice traders isn’t just from its rarity and taste—it’s also dangerous to harvest.  Peuchens delight in polishing their scales with the crushed aromatic seeds of the nutmeg tree.  Harvesters in the Bluewater Isles need adventurers who will guard their crews from the cunning winged snakes.

The fey of the Bier of Bone—bloodthirsty pixies, tooth fairies, quicklings, redcaps, and worse—all serve the mad leanan sidhe Umlar.  Her prize pet is a peuchen the blue of a bird of paradise.  Recently she has been distracted by the charms of a larabay (who secretly plots to steal her throne), leaving the peuchen as the main guardian of her ivory hoard.

Years ago, a silver-tongued drover talked his ways out of the jaws of a peuchen by offering to deliver livestock the likes of which the winged snaked had never tasted. Intrigued, the peuchen agreed, and was rewarded with Huwari beef from the Olfshires—a kind of cattle newly brought by Northern colonists.  Desiring more such delicacies, the peuchen and the drover began trading Northern cattle for alpacas, llamas, and other livestock. Today the drover is the most powerful beef importer in the thriving colony Sor Pelag, with the peuchen as his silent partner—and occasional enforcer.  When a new source of flesh—glowing, duergar-raised deep oxen—threatens the pair’s monopoly, they turn to murder to keep their balance sheets in the black.

—Pathfinder Bestiary 5 189

The history of nutmeg is actually super interesting.  Nutmeg is also one of the reasons that, while Pepsi always does better in blind taste tests, Coke is more popular in reality—the nutmeg in a Coke Classic sets off more flavor sensors and yields a more complex, richer experience over the course of the entire can.  (At least according to some New Yorker article I read years ago.)

I keep waiting for my day job to hand my some kind of nutmeg-related project, but so far I’ve only played around with for turmeric and bay leaves.

Looking for the penguin? We covered that way back here.

[philomenie]

MOON HILL

4 Beings from a different time, a different world than today. Rivals, friends, allies from the beginning of time. 4 magical beings, long separated, now reunited to save what means the most to them.

Moon Hill

Nicholas: Peuchen, vampire-like winged serpent, demon

Joakim: Fenris, Fenrir, wolf-like demigod

Nick: Kerberus, hellhound

Noah: Yokai, demon, Chi o nomu hito, blood-drinker, also Kyuketsuki, vampire

CN Fantasy, Mystery, Mention of Blood, Torture, Killing, Betrayal

Collage from @aubrey-melinoe 🫶🏻

FOUR

Reader

Nicholas is shaken, he sits silently with his friend, trying his best to reassure him.

When Joakim's tears dry up, he is still shaken by cramps. Nicholas is unsure what to do. He has never seen the demigod like this. Broken, destroyed.

Nicholas chews on his lower lip, wondering if he should get Noah? But would Joakim want the vampire to see him like this?

The two are close, yet the rivalry between them has always flared up....

Suddenly the door opens and Elin stands in the room. Her worried look is reflected in Nicholas'.

"How?"

"I don't know, I had another dream about him!" she points at Joakim.

"What did you see?" Nicholas wants to know.

But Elin shakes her head, "Nothing specific, it was just fragments, memories if I'm not mistaken. Of what he went through!" Tears run down Elin's cheeks.

Nicholas' gaze hardens, "They haven't paid enough for this!"

"Who Nicholas? What's going on here? I've always had these dreams, but never so often since you've all been here!"

"Elin, I don't know how to explain this to you....!"

"I should be scared by all this, but I'm not, I don't understand it!"

Nicholas would love to explain everything to Elin, but he doesn't know how.

"Elin, I promise you, we'll explain everything to you! Trust your instincts, everything will turn out all right again!" The Peuchen isn't entirely convinced himself, but he doesn't want to frighten the young woman after all.

Joakim groans again,

"Can you?" Nicholas looks helpless.

Elin nods, goes to the two of them, Nicholas gets up and leaves his place to Elin.

Elin takes Joakim's hand and strokes his skin soothingly with the other, murmuring the words she used to hear from her grandmother when she was sick.

She closes her eyes and concentrates on bringing him relief.

Nicholas watches them both, fascinated. Elin's hands begin to glow green, first slightly, then more and more intensely. With each of her touches, Joakim relaxes more and more, his breathing calms down and his muscles stop trembling.

When Elin has finished, he lies relaxed and asleep in front of her.

"I knew it! She's the Voelva!" Noah has joined them silently, as always, his burning gaze fixed on Elin, who looks at him questioningly.

"I want to know what's going on right now!" Elin's voice is loud and now unrestrained.

Everyone is in their eat-in kitchen, the sun has already set, Folio and Skadi are sitting at the dining table with their eyes downcast, Noah is leaning against the sink, Nicholas is in the doorway.

"Skadi, you're my friend? I don't understand any of this! How did I know you were coming, that you needed help and that I didn't need to be afraid?"

"Because you're the Voelva!" Noah's calm reply infuriates Elin, who angrily steps in front of him.

"One more Voelva and I'll wring your neck if you don't explain to me what or who that is!" Her eyes sparkle aggressively.

The corners of Noah's mouth twist in amusement; this mortal has courage and fire in her, something he appreciates. Overall, she is to his taste, the way she moves, her smell, everything.

He quickly represses the thought of tasting her. That would only make things more difficult. He catches Nicholas' gaze on him.

His friend looks at him coldly, shakes his head.

Nicholas knows him too well, Noah sighs, nods at him, grins apologetically.

"Don't grin at HIM, explain to ME WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON!" Elin's eyes are glowing by now as she angrily grabs Noah's face by the chin and pulls him into her field of vision.

The vampire is more than surprised that she dares to deal with him like this. He grins demonically at her, his mouth slightly open, his fangs suddenly shooting out.

Elin's gaze couldn't be more disbelieving, breathlessly staring at Noah's mouth.

Nicholas groans and throws his hands up.

Folio retches at the table and Skadi averts her eyes guiltily.

Noah and Elin are still staring at each other.

Elin swallows, "WHAT are you?" she chokes out. Her gaze now races over each of the others.

"WHAT ARE YOU?"

"Elin" Skadi gets up from the table, walks towards her, wants to take her in her arms.

"Don't touch me!" Elin stumbles backwards, her eyes panicked.

"Elin, please, let me explain..."

Nicholas steps in, "Elin, please listen to me, you don't need to be afraid, you know that!"

She stares at Nicholas with wide eyes.

"Elin, your dreams, they weren't and aren't dreams! You have the ability to see. Into the future and into the past!"

"What?"

"You have magical powers, you can heal, I've seen it myself, when you touch the sick, your hands glow greenish. You're what Noah has been saying all along, you're a Voelva, a seer, a healer, a shaman, a witch!"

Elin is still staring at him in disbelief

"How?" she chokes out.

"It's passed down from generation to generation. Your grandmother was a Voelva too, Elin!"

"How do you know that Skadi?"

"I didn't know right away, I didn't want to believe it, but when you healed the animals, I realized that you had magical powers!"

Noah snaps angrily at Skadi "So you lied again, you claimed she wasn't the Voelva!"

"I wanted to protect her!"

"From what? From us?" Noah's voice as cold as ice.

"From what she's about to face!" Skadi looks to the ground.

"What you mean?" Elin feels like the ground is being pulled out from under her feet.

"You are the chosen one who can prevent Ragnarök, through you the void will disappear, everything will come back into balance!"

Everyone turns to the door in surprise. Joakim stands trembling in the doorway, a blanket wrapped around him, his burning gaze fixed on Elin.

"Oh" is all that comes out of Elin's mouth.

Elin sits on her couch in the living room, still staring stunned.

The others around her are discussing the matter angrily.

She lifts her head and sees that Noah is watching her closely. Elin's eyes narrow, Noah grins.

"I still don't understand!" she starts.

Nicholas sits down next to her, smiles at her "What don't you understand, love?"

"You're telling me you're not human? You're demons?" Elin's look is still incredulous.

Nicholas nods seriously, "Yes, we are the ones you saw in your dream. We can shapeshift, live among and with mortals without being noticed, even if we don't prefer it."

"And Skadi is really an asin? Joakim a half-ase, the Fenris wolf?" Elin's voice cracks in disbelief.

Nicholas nods again, "Yes dear, exactly that!"

"But if you're demons, why do you want to stop the world burning? Isn't that what demons actually want?"

"A stubborn misconception, a false rumor spread by the good guys, the light creatures, to elevate themselves!" Noah's sarcastic voice reaches Elin's ear and he sits down next to her.

Elin scowls at him "YOU want to tell me that you're actually the good guys, merciful and charitable?"

"Heavens no, I wouldn't go that far!" Noah laughs, "No, certainly not that, we've all fed on mortals, other demons, even gods, mauled them out of sheer lust!"

Elin's face reflects her disgust, which makes Noah grin even more.

Folio growls angrily at Noah, who continues unimpressed.

"You're making yourself even more unpopular with me than you already are!"

Noah comes even closer to Elin, his gaze riveting, his eyebrow raised "Really? Is that so?!"

"NOAH, stop playing games, she's off limits to you!" Nicholas' voice couldn't be more snide.

Turning to Elin, he continues "No, we were chosen, out of all those who belong to the darkness. We were the ones called to protect the light, the hope for all!"

"What do you mean, just like that?"

"The Voelva chose us, so long ago, so infinitely long ago. Only together was it possible for us to maintain the balance of the forces of good and evil. On Moon Hill, our sanctuary, the shrine of light!"

"The Voelva? Like I'm supposed to be one?"

"Yes, Elin, a Voelva, a wise woman!"

"And what about Joakim? Why....."

"Joakim is a demigod, the son of Loki, the Fenris wolf. More powerful than Odin liked. Asen are an elitist lot anyway, like all the other gods, but the Asen didn't care about balance. Their interests were more important to them!" growls Noah.

"Joakim angered Odin and didn't submit to him. Odin wanted to punish him for it, to break him. That's when your friend Skadi came into the picture and our friend Folio here, this idiot!"

"Noah, leave her alone, she needs a moment to herself!" and more quietly "and anyway, keep your hands off her, she's not meant for you, you know that!"

"He fell head over heels in love with this woman and in his infinite stupidity he not only told her about Moon Hill, no, he also told her that Joakim is one of the four Guardians! This allowed the Aesir to enter Moon Hill and surprise Joakim in human form while he slept. Otherwise they would never have been able to capture the Fenris wolf!"

Skadi looks guiltily to the ground.

"You let them torture him and beat him up like that?" Elin is speechless.

"Not only allowed it, she was one of his guards!" Noah's voice corrosive as acid.

"I thought I knew you, that I could trust you!"

"Elin, I had the order from Odin, our All-Father, I never thought he'd do this to him. I never thought....." she breaks off.

"What? What did you never think?" Noah doesn't let up tormenting her.

"That the Allfather would be so blind and risk everything just for his revenge. I'm so sorry for everything, even for using you, Nick. I didn't mean to, only then it was all too late, events came thick and fast. All I can do is keep apologizing!" her voice breaks.

"Tell that to Joakim, maybe he'll let you live....." Noah is unstoppable.

Elin stands up "I need some fresh air!" and runs out of the room. Noah rises, wants to go after her. Nicholas holds him back.

Noah's eyes narrow instantly and he angrily pushes his friend's hand away, growling at him.

"If I want her, I'll take her!"

"You won't, you won't make the same mistakes you did with Hella and Yuki! I won't let you!"

Noah's anger is immeasurable, his fangs snap forward, his eyes blood red, he grabs his friend by the collar, ready to bite.

"Noah stop it!" Folio's angry voice echoes through the room "Nicholas is right, you're forgetting yourself right now and everything else too! She's not yours, she never was and she never will be!"

Noah snorts angrily, lets go of Nicholas, his fangs retract, his eyes normalize.

"Noah, come to your senses, it's her blood that's making you lose your mind. I can feel it too! But we can't touch her, you know that!"

Noah nods briefly, of course he knows, but everything inside him is screaming for her, her blood, just like with the first Voelva, Hella.

The other companions had felt the same. Hella smelled more delicious than anything they had ever smelled before, the magic in her fogged his senses, he was no longer in control of himself.

Noah had to make it his own, but before he could sink his fangs into it, Joakim was there and had snatched her from him.

As much as he loves Joakim, that was the point at which he almost killed the demigod. If Nicholas and Folio hadn't intervened, he would have torn him apart.

Noah was furious with rage, and through this rage he had also lost his love, Yuki Onna, the snow woman. The Kami Izanami had told her everything and Yuki had turned away from him as a result.

His madness had cost him everything.

Skadi considers, "Yes, that could well be possible, especially since she's probably the one who can stop everything, should stop everything!"

Noah snorts.

"That sounds logical, plus her smell.... I didn't notice it at first, but the longer we're here, the more it permeates every single pore and you feel the same way, Noah!" Nicholas nods in agreement.

"We should pull away from her, not that any of us can't control ourselves!" Nicholas gives Noah a stern look.

"We can't leave here, you know that! Joakim is still too weak and we can't leave Elin alone any more!"

"You could move into the stables, there's a spacious room next to the tack room where you could set up some couches...." suggests Skadi.

"I'm certainly not going to sleep in a stable!" growls Noah.

"You'll survive, as long as your blood is boiling like this, it's safer, I'll go with you, who knows what else her presence will do to me!" explains Nicholas calmly "Folio should come too, Skadi can stay in the house!"

"Why should I go to the stables? I'm not interested in her!" growls Folio, at the same time casting a longing glance at Skadi.

Elin

Elin rushes out of the house, almost runs.

Get out, get away, just get away! Is all she can think.

It's all madness, a dream, a nightmare. She just has to wake up from it.

Elin runs into the stable, takes Asa out of her stall, saddles her and leads her out of the stable.

"What are you doing?" a whipping voice out of nowhere, Noah.

Furious, she turns around "I need space to think, I need to get out of here!"

"Not when it gets dark, not on this cattle!" Noah just spits out the words.

Groaning, Elin puts one foot in the stirrup and is about to mount, but before she can do so, he is beside her, preventing her from doing so, pulling Elin back, holding her against him.

"You stay here!" his voice in her hair is just a gasp.

Elin freezes, the iron-hard grip on her couldn't be more brutal, yet it doesn't feel violent, more protective.

She hears Noah swallow, feels his words against her neck.

"Go into the house if you know what's good for you!" his voice a harsh whisper.

Elin is suddenly more than aware of the situation she is in, it would be easy for him to tear her apart here and now, rip open her neck with his fangs and drink her blood.

Noah still holds her tightly against him, unwilling to let her go.

Elin slowly and firmly pushes away from him, turns around, his eyes blood-red, rimmed in black, his skin snow-white. She swallows, reaches out for him, has to touch him to realize that this is real, the real thing.

Noah flinches under her touch, then leans into her palm, closes his eyes and takes a deep breath, "Go, go back to the house, Nicholas and I will sleep in the stable, it's safer for you! Skadi will look after Folio and Joakim!"

"Neither you, Nicholas, Folio nor Joakim will hurt me!" Elin has no idea how she knows this, but she is certain that this is the case! A sudden certainty.

Noah groans, "Elin I can't guarantee I won't hurt you right now. It's your blood, it's like the first Völva, Hella. The longer she was with us, the worse it got. I was no longer in control of my senses. It mustn't happen again. This is too important!"

"What happened to Hella?"

"Joakim took her away in the end, hid her, protected her. He must have loved her very much. She died. Since then, his only purpose in life has been Moon Hill. That and making the Aesir white-hot.…"

Elin nods, "Joakim, he... I've never seen him before in my life, yet I feel like I know him... does that make sense?"

Noah sighs, "Yes, it makes sense, you're descended from Hella, you have her blood in you, the way I'm experiencing it right now, you're probably even stronger, more powerful than her!"

Elin widens her eyes in disbelief, "Powerful, me?"

Noah steps closer to her again, sniffs her, buries his nose in the soft flesh of her neck. His hands wander along the sides of her body.

"Yes, you are powerful, you beguile everyone here with your power and aura!" Noah's voice is a hoarse whisper.

Shivers run through Elin's body, unable to move.

"We will show you what you are capable of, how you can develop your power and use it. Skadi will help you, you were chosen for this!"

Noah abruptly pushes himself away from Elin, looking at her with a fierce gaze, "But now little Völva, go back to the house, or I will take you here and now, and I would gladly bear the consequences!" Noah's voice barely audible.

Elin feels as if her legs are not carrying her properly, she almost stumbles back into the house, Noah's burning gaze at her back.

She meets Nicholas on the veranda, he is just bringing blankets and pillows into the stable. His eyes darken at the sight of her. "NOAH!"

Elin shakes her head, "No, don't, nothing's happened!"

"He mustn't touch you, if he does, all is lost!" Nicholas' gaze piercing.

"I know, he explained it to me, he says it's my blood, you can all feel it"

"Yes, we all feel it by now, but our friend there is the one who is having trouble controlling himself. Elin, for your own sake, stay away from him! Besides, everything is lost without you! We all need you!"

Elin nods silently, aware by now that she has a key role to play in all of this, whether she likes it or not.

The house is quiet. Skadi and Folio have probably retired to their study.

Relieved, Elin closes the front door behind her and leans against it.

There are so many emotions rushing through her. Slowly but surely, she can no longer cope.

Her life was finally acceptable again, she had found her peace, her refuge, and now? Just absolute chaos!

Thor and Freya come whimpering to her, she sinks to the ground with her dogs, wraps her arms around their necks and lets herself be comforted by their warm bodies.

Not for long, then she stands up again and straightens her back, she has already managed so much, she will manage this too, she simply has to.

Maybe Skadi and the demons can really help her develop her powers, help her conquer her inner demons.

After feeding her dogs and having a snack herself, Elin sneaks into the guest room to check on Joakim.

A quick glance tells her that he is asleep. However, it is probably not a restful sleep; he tosses and turns, moaning restlessly.

Elin sits down next to him on the bed, hesitating briefly, what will happen if she touches him again?

Her fingertip carefully touches his arm and he flinches. Elin tentatively places her hand on his arm, Joakim shivers under her touch.

She watches his face, which is still contorted in pain, with concentration.

She slowly strokes her hand up and down his arm, noticing how his face relaxes more and more.

Elin adds her other hand and places it on his bare chest, Joakim sinks deeper into the pillows.

She concentrates completely on him, his pain, she notices how her hands become warmer, when she opens her eyes, she can also see the green glow that Noah and Nicholas noticed long before her.

Spurred on by this, Elin moves her hand from his arm to his forehead, concentrates more, tries to penetrate his thoughts, to take away the nightmares that continue to torment him.

Suddenly it flashes through her head like a lightning bolt and she sees images rushing at her, images of days gone by, far before her time.

She sees Joakim and the others, sees a woman with them, tall, red hair, green eyes. Elin gasps.

She sees Noah and Joakim fighting, Nicholas and Folio pulling Noah away from Joakim with all their strength.... She sees how Noah loses the woman who has meant everything to him so far through the betrayal of a goddess. How Joakim and the Völva spend their lives until she dies. Feel his pain..... how Skadi seduces Folio and then betrays him and Joakim.... How Joakim is carried off to Asgard, is bound, how he fights, tries to free himself, suffers incredible agony in the process.... How he gives up.

Elin has to tear herself away from him, tears running down her cheeks. As she sits on the bed, panting and crying, she notices that his eyes are open. Warm brown-green eyes looking at her, exhausted.

Elin hesitantly reaches out for him, touches him gently on the cheek. He takes her hand in his and leans into the touch.

With her other hand, she tenderly strokes a strand of hair from his face, this man is so familiar to her, this memory from his past has opened up something inside her. She knows that she knows him, has always known him.

Elin moves closer to him, he watches her attentively, she lies down next to him, still not saying a word, just looking into his eyes. Joakim looks at her with a look of disbelief, longing, hope, but also fear and uncertainty.

He swallows, Elin puts her hand on his chest again, scoots closer and rests her head on his shoulder. Joakim trembles, rests his head against hers.

"It's all right, you don't need to be afraid anymore, I'm here now!"

Joakim gasps.

When Elin wakes up the next morning, she feels refreshed and safe. No nightmare has tormented her this night.

She is still snuggled up close to Joakim, her hand on his chest, held by his.

He is sleeping peacefully, his face turned away from her.

Elin doesn't want to wake him under any circumstances, but she urgently needs to use the bathroom, so she carefully pulls her hand out from under his and quietly rolls out of bed.

She tiptoes out of the room, closing the door behind her.

When she looks up, Folio grins at her with a raised eyebrow.

"Soooo, you've been with him all night?" Folio nods towards the door to the room.

"Yes, I was and I don't think that's any of your business!"

"Oh yes, little human, it is my business, because you're the one who's supposed to straighten out the whole mess! The one whose blood is clouding all our senses. It's dangerous for you to be alone with one of us. Think about that carefully!"

"I was never in danger," Elin growls angrily at him.

"Oh, and you know why so well?"

"Never mind, I'm the Völva and I can see into the future!" and with that Elin simply leaves the now astonished hellhound standing there.

Elin closes the bathroom door behind her. Damn, what if he's right? What will happen when Joakim has fully regained his strength?

She has already had a small taste of just how dangerous Noah can be.

They are still demons, or a demigod and a hellhound..... who only look like humans but aren't.... Jesus, why does everything have to be so complicated?

Can she really rely on her feelings? Can she trust these beings?

Angrily, she bangs both hands on the sink. Damn, but why does she feel absolutely no fear? Even Noah doesn't see her as a danger, it's more like she's grateful for his strength and power.

None of this makes any sense at all. How does she know that.... Only from her visions?

Elin sighs, she can't explain why she is drawn to the demigod. Ever since his friends brought him here, this feeling has intensified with every touch of his body.

Is it really because of her blood? Is it her heritage from Hella?

She doesn't know exactly what to do, she just knows she can't stay away from him.