Oral Tradition/Nightmare Fuel: Difference between revisions

*** Finally, we have the Mothman, an infamous harbinger of doom who may not actually DO anything but silently stare at people and creep them the hell out, but it tends to forbode disasters.

** Similar to the Mothman, we have the Owlman of Mawnan, a beast who is far more malevolent than its American cousin.

* The Wendigo of Algonquin folklore is a cannibalistic spirit that possesses anyone who engages in cannibalism. After its possessed someone, they turn into a tall, gaunt corpse-like being with sharp fangs that have shredded the former human's lips to nothing, bloody stumps where its feet would be (possibly due to frostbite), and transparent skin through which you can see its icy blood and heart of ice. It can turn invisible and ride on the wind to pursue prey, and it is ALWAYS hungry...

* The skinwalker, or yee naaldlooshii of Navajo mythology, is basically a cross between a [[Our Werewolves Are Different|Werewolf]] and a warlock. To become a skinwalker, one must cross the [[Moral Event Horizon]] by killing your family. After you become one, you can change into any animal you desire, gain the ability to cast powerful and deadly curses on anyone, and [[Paranoia Fuel|mimic the voices of your victims' loved ones]].