#trasgu

[primalmuckygoop]

In Cantabria, the trasgu is a small spirit with a black face and green eyes that inhabits the old forests in isolated valleys. It's main hobby is to mock people and carry out pranks, especially against girls who are engaged in a task that really takes focus, like shepherding. Because they hide from humans, their clothes are made of tree leaves and moss.

[enbywerewolf]

I really want to play d&d

[birdsofrhiannon]

[cineria-dreamscape]

Trasgu (𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭)

[al-mayriti]

2 for the ask game!!

thank youuu

Your name is either Ziav (masc.) or Zíavo (fem.) Nakahkyélenh, and you are a witch from the city of Elaí, a city in The Fingers, a geographic formation consisting on three thin peninsulas [think of the chalkidiki peninsula in Greece] at the southeasternmost edge of the island of Mheogara, the largest of all of Magiyai (not counting the continent of Magize). The southern tip of Mheogara is occupied by the Witch Dictatorship, Bihayr, your home country. Elaí is in Solúdai, one of the four administrative divisions on Bihayr, making you a white witch, capable of learning light magic with the help of a magic glyph.

Elaí is built along the steep white cliffs The Fingers are known for, with hanging houses built with straw and wood - Bihayr is the poorest nation in all of Magiyai. Your father is a blacksmith, providing your family with a stable income, as there's a lot of demand for harpoons and other fishing supplies in this fishing town. Your mother works as a maid for the nobles found in the upper part of the city, which made your family stable enough that you didn't have to rely on the charity of the community; instead you are usually the ones helping out neighbours with food and resources, creating a unique sense of belonging and communal charity characteristic of this part of the world.

Since you were a kid, you were fascinated by the chemicals your father used in his forge, all made by alchemists, and you wanted to dedicate your life to that. Focusing on school from a young age, you managed to get selected to attend the Magic School of the Lake, located in the capital of Bihayr, Rábvon Kónab. It was here when you were able to truly feel the impact of the dictatorship, as most of the inhabitants here were wealthier than in The Fingers, and most of your classmates, who are also from the city, spouted hate against elves and vampires alike, wishing there was a war soon so they can enlist as magic forces and crush the enemies of the witches. As every witch, you learned in school that the elves, situated just south of Bihayr, in the island of Iaarem, created the image of witches and Bihayr in general as a scary land of savages and evil people in order to divert all commerce from southern Mheogara into Iaarem. In the present day Elffia - the land of the Elves - is the most powerful nation in Magiyai, and this smearing campaign is one of the reasons why. However, you don't really think war is the answer. As with vampires... you live too far from the border with Bamyepira - the land of the vampires - to have an opinion on them, but they seem to have been as screwed as the elves as them, even if Bamyepira is much richer than Bihayr in the present.

After you completed your studies, you went back to Elaí and opened an alchemy shop, selling your products to everyone who required them, including your own father. Due to the success of your sales, you were even capable of affording having a familiar, symbols of good luck within Bihayri society. You got a cute black cat named Júrretr, meaning 'sixty' in Bihayri, as sixty is also considered a lucky name.

The ahsir of Elaí is one of your recurring customers, as they need alchemical components in order to mantain the altar to Ahs, the supreme god in the Astrism religion, iluminated all day and night. The community of shamans that inhabit Elaí are also frequent buyers, as they use different alchemical solutions in order to strengthen their bond with Ahs. Shamans are usually white witches, fairly common in Solúdai, that have the ability to communicate to Ahs directly, and are heavily involved with the religious needs of the community. One particular shaman visited your shop suspiciously frequently, and with time they became your partner <3

random character ask :)

[escapedaudios]

RELEASE THE CREATURE!

My behavior was unacceptable and insensitive. I apologize. I will no longer make light of how people speak, and I will be more sensitive.

A mis hermanos en España:

Lo thiento.

[mask131]

AI alert, AI alert!

I don't know if people have been warning folks about this matter but... Since last year, Wikipedia articles about mythological beings, folkloric beings and other legendary creatures have been FLOODED with AI illustrations.

I noticed this was VERY, VERY prevalent among French articles - most notably I was looking at French articles about the Basque legends, and every article had an AI picture in it, usually that had nothing to do with the subject...

But this also happens with English-written articles! Just look at this article about the trasgu:

The worst thing is that the file's name is literaly "IA Midjourney".

[gunelle]

1-. zamparrampa

2-. la güestia

3-. l'home llobu

4-. mouros

5-. y 6-. nuberu

7-. pataricu

8-. papón (home el untu)

9-. pesadiellu

10-. serene

11-. sumiciu

12-. trasgu

13-. xuan de borrina

14-. ventolinos

15-. espumeros

16-. diañu burlon

17-. güercu

18-. busgosu

19-. bruxa

20-. cuélebre

21-. la guaxa

[zsofiarosebud]

Little correction. In galician it is "Trasgo" or even more popular spelling "Trasno". "Trasgu" is the Asturian spelling.

We also have lamias, mouros and mouras, olláparos, lobishomes (more popular than peeiras, anyway) etc.

Mythical Beasts of the Iberian Peninsula.

by Neil Parkinson

[beni75]

@vitor_gonzalez_art (Vítor González)

1-. Vendel Triskel

2-. The Guardian Beasts

3-. The ringerike dragon (evolution)

4-. There is no mountain more iconic in Asturias than the Picu Urriellu, a mass of orange limestone rock, with impressive vertical walls and over 2500 metres high

5-. Tigerish waters

6-. Trasgu

7-. Triple Koru. A mixing-up of Maori and Celtic cultures

8-. Triskel decorao con cabezas de animal, Tiberaghny (Irlanda)

9-. Triskel encontrado en Vinkovci (Croacia)

10-. Un par de dragones

[mrguardianeye]

Últimamente me he estado documentando un poco en la mitología de la Península Ibérica y voy a ir haciendo mis propios diseños de los dioses y criaturas mitológicas que he encontrado para una hstoria que quiero crear..

Aquí los primeros tres que he dibujado, el Cuélebre, el Ojancano y los Trasgus

La idea es que son anotaciones y bocetos del cuaderno de campo de Mina, la protagonista

[eva-does-its-best]

So there is this little gnome idiot in my culture who loves to just mess with you and hide your stuff and cause all kinds of mischief and he has a hole in his left hand cause jesus or smth. If you want him to leave you have to trick him into a task he cannot do, so the tradition is to just give him a bunch of grain or something else very small and tell him to count it with his right hand and put it into his left hand, his left hand has a hole so he will just keep dropping the grain into the ground like the dumb nerd he is so he will not be able to do it and will be sad and leave.

Chat can I bully the stupid trasgu or is it ableism?

Do you have some cool lore/facts that you can info dump about?

Uhhh I do but the autism said I’m only allowed to talk about it unprompted sorry I don’t make the rules

[alilgoblinthinks]

Goblins in Human Folklore

This is a little list of goblins and goblin-like creatures that appear in folklore and mythology. I am making my own world of goblins as well, but these are the ones that come ‘from Earth’ so to speak. 

Also, I’m not an expert on most of these, this is just little pieces of information about each one I could find. If anyone knows some more information about a specific goblin (especially the non-European varieties, though any other fun facts would be appreciated) then feel free to add them in the comments or let me know! 

Goblins appear in many human cultures, though this is often to the great embarrassment of the goblin community as a whole. The goblins who reached Earth were not really the best ambassadors for their culture, and so their names have mostly been scrubbed from the memories of goblinkind.  

European Goblins:

European goblins are often depicted as small, grotesque, almost monstrous creatures. Goblins sighted in these areas were vengeful tricksters, kidnapping humans or even cursing them.  

Redcaps; murderous and malevolent, these goblins inhabit ruined castles in Scotland, and are known for soaking their caps in the blood of their victims. They are short, thickset little men with long teeth, skinny fingers, large red eyes and hairy shoulders. The way most humans deterred these folk was to read out Bible Scripture to them. The Redcap was so horrified by the fancy words and crucifix that he burst into flames and left behind a large tooth.  

Hobgoblins; possibly the only good-natured goblin to set foot on Earth, the Hobgoblin was once considered very helpful and there was once one that resided in most European households. They were small, hairy little men, and did helpful household chores in return for protecting the home and being fed some table scraps by the human dwellers. They are very fond of practical jokes and could shapeshift (given this fact we can assume the Hobgoblin was a descendant of some Marsh Goblin community). Attempts to give them clothing would banish them forever, as goblins pride themselves on their unique style and efficient DIY skills.  

Boggarts; the malicious cousin of the Hobgoblin, Boggarts are house-dwelling goblins that have been angered by the humanfolk and wish to do them harm. Sometimes thought to be a Hobgoblin transformed by the disrespect of the humanfolk living in the house, other times an upset Hobgoblin may hire a Boggart to replace them. Boggarts cause mischief by making things disappear, souring milk, abducting children, placing its clammy hands on sleeping faces, pull peoples ears, and pulling the bedsheets off people. Salt and horseshoe at the door of the house can stop a Boggart from entering.  

Erlking; not actually a goblin at all, but an elf from Germany. The poor creature was probably devastated to be called a goblin by the humanfolk.  

Kobold; the true German goblin, Kobolds can transform into non-human animals, fire, candles, and some may even have a human-form. In human-form they often look like small children. There seem to be three types of Kobold; ones that live in human homes, those that live in the mines, and ones that live on ships and smoke pipes. There are some stories where Kobolds can only enter and exit a home via the chimney. House Kobolds look like four-year-old children, wear peasant clothes, some have red hair and even a beards, and some still may have small tails. Mine Kobolds are short with bent ‘ugly features’ and have black skin and instead of a heart that have a glowing orb which is seen when these Kobolds are invisible (which is most the time). Ship Kobolds have thin hands like frogs, and have no body heat. These Kobolds are invisible almost always, and do not like being tricked into being seen by humans.  

Trasgu; a goblin (possibly a gnome) who lived in Northern Spain, and has stories in a few mythologies. It was a mischievous goblin that tended to have a nervous character. Often appearing as a tiny man who limps with his right leg, has dark skin, wears red clothes and a pointy hat. He also has a hole in his left hand, horns, a tail, sheep's ears, and long legs. The female is smaller, with very thin long legs, and wears a tight dark brown dress. If treated well, this goblin would do household chores, if badly they would break kitchen vessels and scare the animals of the house. Either way though, they like moving objects around to prank sleeping humans, and any nocturnal noises are often attributed to the Trasgu.  

Possible Other Goblinfolk;  

Pukwudgie; a goblin-like creature found in Native American stories. Described as ‘little wild man of the woods that vanishes’ they had the ability to appear and disappear at will, shapeshift, lure people to their deaths, use magic, launch poison arrows, and create fire. They often look like a porcupine from the back and a half-troll/half-human being from the front. They used to be friendly with the humanfolk but not wish to be left alone, and could kidnap, push people off cliffs, attack them with knives, or use sand to blind them.  

Muki; a goblin found in the caves of the Andes mountains. It is said he is a pale goblin that mines in underground spaces. He does not have a neck, his voice is deep, his hair is bright blonde and very long, and has a white beard. His eyes seem to reflect light like the metal he mines, and he wears a helmet, miner’s outfit, and studded boots. Unbaptised children were said to become Muki’s if they were kidnapped by the goblins. These goblins do not age, whistle loudly, and warn miner’s of danger. He is partial to cocoa, alcohol, and female company, and will aid the miner’s in their work if presented with one of these things.  

Dokkaebi; known as ‘Korean goblins’. These folk were believed to possess inanimate objects, old household tools, or objects stained with human blood. They are often depicted as fearsome and awe-inspiring. They are often seen as mostly harmless but mischievous, and like to challenge travellers to a wrestling match. They make their own fire, tall and light blue flames, that herald their arrival. They have hats which grant invisibility, a magic club that acts like a magic wand, and they like red bean rice cakes. It is said that they brought good harvest, big catches of fish and good fortunes for humans, and defended them against evil spirits.  

UPDATE: I am collecting my goblin posts on a masterpost here!  

[eyeslikefoxglove]

Hey y’all, I don’t know how many of you read my Untamed commentary but it is very possible that I won’t be able to post a new episode until Sunday because surprisingly packing up my life and moving countries is A Lot of work.

However! I found that the Netflix app lets you download and watch episodes without an internet connection so that’s what I’m going to do on Saturday while I travel.

Have a picture of my travel buddy helping me study neurology