#the Nuckelavee is so freaky

[aarie-mudpuppy]

It’s Mermay!!

Because of that, I’ve drawn a collection of water based creatures from the folklore of Northern Europe

I made these quicker than I usually do and I’m very proud of them

Here’s where each one comes from:

Selkie - British Isles, the Faroes, and Iceland

Kelpie - Scotland

Nøkk - Norway (there other versions from different countries with similar names)

Finfolk - Orkney, Scotland

Nuckelavee - also Orkney

[master-missysversion]

I dont know about a proper crossover but I would love to see the doctor face some of the monsters from RWBY

I think the main one I'd want to see them face is the Apathy

For anyone who isn't familiar, the Apathy are creatures from the Web series rwby, the way they attack is by literally draining their victims will to go on, the victim loses the energy and motivation to fight or even move. They can give off a "scream" that incapacitates faster and are just generally really creepy. I would love to put the doctor against them

[hehehoohoohole]

Hi! I didn't make these creatures up, obviously, but, I did introduce them to Pin while looking up fucked up horses for Patches.

Within the context of Liva and Patches being married, Liva's done things like get Patches a Kelpie, which goes against her instincts as they are a hostile, human eating, water monster, where as Slattenpatte are usually kind, they also use humans to reproduce so obviously there would be conflict.

However, Liva loves her husband, and so, when fucked up horse monsters appear she will do all in her power to drag them home to her beautiful Moonlight. Patches has his own nuckelavee that's a hybrid, one got loose enough to mount a regular mare in heat ((Please keep in mind I don't think this is strictly lore accurate, as they do decimate livestock and crops, something that brings famine I believe?)) And sired a little hybrid baby that was left to wander the planet on its own.

They come from the sea so, Liva feeds them fish as well as her breast milk, since Slattenpatte can and will feed everyone and everything. Pin has the idea that it was one of Kalymir's herd that went wandering off to go do the demon horse equivalent of "Human fucker behavior" and so, because of other shenanigans that allowed Liva access to even do this, father and son were reunited! This happened because I read somewhere that stallions always recognize their foals ((I could be wrong I'm not a horse girl)). Kalymir threw a bitch fit about it, while Liva and Patches mutually enjoyed the heartwarming, if not freaky, looking sight of the hybrid and pure demon horse embracing with those long orangutan arms and just doing general happy horse things together.

The Patches x Kalymir ship story startes because Horse girl patches was determined to see the War steeds. And Kalymir keeps catching him in the stables. Trying to pet them.

Are War steeds like carnviours flame horses?

While those horses probably do exist in Hell, the brand of fiendish steed we're talking about are more akin to nuckelavee than anything else.

These war horses are quite massive in size, and can bulldoze through most obstacles. They are used primarily in the Rings, having played a decisive part in past inter-Ring wars at times. Sightings of these beasts in the surface are rare, oftentimes controlled by a demon of high-rank.

The appeal of this species is having a strong, extremely resilient breed of horse which, while still an animal, is capable of understanding orders in a more complete manner than a simple colt. One who can also be taught to wield certain types of weaponry. Kalymir fucking adores these horses.

I can't claim I came up with the concept of this connection, as it's entirely @hehehoohoohole's brainchild.

References below:

[chelsea-alsbury-art]

Some Nuckelavee sketches, a few with a claymore :3 Nuckelavee is a freaky person/horse demon from Orcadian mythology with breath so bad it can destroy your crops and make you+your livestock sick. It chills in the sea around Scotland's Northern Isles

[catsi]

the grimm in seasons 4+ r legitimately scary as fuck.... the nuckelavee grimm and the apathy grimm r so freaky to look at and watch move... geuh... they’re just human enough for their fucked up, broken, taut-skin forms to look disturbing and freakish... i hate them!! rly good design.

[redknight3996]

21: Nuckelavee

Centaurs are gross. They just are. They’re horses with the heads replaced by human torsos. That’s just weird.

So of course the good technicians of Sanguine Park elected to build their own, even worse versions of these already horrible creatures. And it was surprisingly easy to make them work; splitting a man in half at the waist and sewing him onto a decapitated horse isn’t exactly artful, but it worked, and it worked well enough to make a good hundred or so of them.

Of course, some more alterations had to be made to fully make the whole creature fully function, but even that was less important than adding in the all too necessary aesthetic alterations, such as flaying every inch of skin on them.

The raw, meaty look certainly attracts the eye, and you’ll be hard pressed to ignore a nuckelavee when it’s in your vicinity. The warped monsters have heads that look like a cross between a human’s and a horse’s, long and stretched with the teeth exposed and long, stringy manes of greasy hair drooping over their bulging eyes. 

You might hear them laughing as they stalk the streets for threats. You might hear them crying too. You’ll most definitely hear the screaming when they start a pursuit.

Some have no weapons on them and make due with trampling or pummeling when they encounter something that riles them. Others are smart enough to pick up and wield weapons, most commonly whatever they can improvise for a spear or javelin. Still others have weapons directly grafted onto them, such as blades replacing their forearms and jutting out of their skulls, almost like murderous unicorns. But also centaurs. Unitaurs?

Flies and maggots tend to follow where they go. Sometimes the maggots outright spill from the rotted flesh of the nuckelavees, who pay them no mind. Sometimes, you can see the nuckelavees eating their own flies when they want a snack. 

They won’t try to eat you though, just kill you for startling them. Or at another’s behest; Ceres will be the first creature you’ll likely see riding these monsters. Her laughter will echo along with the beast’s fearful wails, her hands and thus her teeth tugging tight into the nuckelavee’s hair to act as reins. She might or might not decide to run you down, depending on factors, but when the skinfuls wander down from their mountain and start to copy the crimson idol’s domestication, your chances of being charged steadily increase.

You shouldn’t try to ride one though. Ceres manages it through force of will and threats of eating her mount if it strays; the skinful are simply skilled, clever, and willing enough to domesticate the revolted wretches. You most likely do not fit all three of those criteria–four if you count Ceres’s willingness to inflict violence–so try to keep your expectations tempered and remember that these are greasy, bloody monsters that are slick with grime and internal fluids. They leak maggots and flies and walk easily among the remaining zombies because the dead can tell when something is just like them. 

The nuckelavees won’t be your friends, though you might get lucky and see them kill your enemies, since the skinfuls and the hunters certainly have no reason to like one another.

The enemy of your enemy isn’t your friend, they’re just another factor on the battlefield. So be smart, be clever, and stay away from freaky horsemen. The apocalypse is no time to go near horses, after all.

[myscalesofjustice]

Nora and the Nuckelavee

Serious spoilers for RWBY episode Kuroyuri. I’m assuming everyone has seen it now, since it’s on YouTube.

I read this theory on TvTropes that says the Nuckelavee, the giant, ungodly freaky, half-corpse half-demon horse Grimm that attacked Ren’s hometown and left him an orphan, came to Kuroyuri because it was chasing Nora. Interesting, right? So, curious me dedicated some brain power and research to finding a potential explanation as to why Nora would be such a prize.

First off, any mildly savvy partaker of fiction knows that orphans have endless potential for fabulous and tragic origins. Anything could have led to Nora ending up lost and alone before Ren showed up. Second, the authentic Nuckelavee comes from the legends of Orkney, those islands north most of Scotland, but was inspired by Norse legends brought by Vikings. Hey, Nora’s inspired by the Norse Thor! This only furthers a connection. Finally, we have only ever seen Grimm with animal features in the past. The sheer level of abomination-ness the Nuckelavee possesses, never mind that it can think, makes me wonder if it is a poorly planned biology experiment instead of a naturally occurring monster.

Perhaps I’m jumping the gun, but those findings have led me to one heart wrenching conclusion: The Nuckelavee is Nora’s parent bonded to a Grimm!

Which parent? Father in the likeness of Odin came to mind first, but now I think Mother, after considering three points: A) We’ve seen single fathers raising daughters already. We need a single mother. B) The Valkyries for which Nora is named were warrior women who served under the royal family of Asgard, and chose which of those who died in battle were worthy of Valhalla. Tell me that it’s farfetched for Nora to be descended from a warrior clan. C) Shock factor! It is a common plot where the threatening animal or monster is actually a mother looking for her baby, but nobody would expect that of mindless Grimm.

Even after constructing this insane theory, I have no clue about the who, what and why which turned Nora’s mother into a monster. Maybe a nutso scientist studying Grimm like in the video game. Or a really stupid cult. Or Salem herself. More importantly, as for what this means for Team RNJR, take a moment to imagine the angst. Not just because the person Nora desperately needed was so close yet so far all this time, but because Ren would learn that the person he loves most in the world (Man, you ain’t fooling nobody) was the homing beacon that brought death to his childhood home. If there is ever a time for Ren to lose his cool, it’s being torn between the powerful emotions of love, grief and anger.

As for Nora’s hypothetical “Father in the likeness of Odin,” if other theory that Qrow and Raven represent Odin’s raven familiars, Huginn and Muninn, is true, maybe Nora’s father is the former chief of the bandit tribe who raised the Branwen twins. And Nora was born out of wedlock. Maybe?

Yes, I always think this much. It’s a blessing and a curse.