I think that in Lovecrafts mythology also has a deity or sorcerer that grants sentience to cats so they may take revenge on those that tread them badly. In one story an old married couple killed an orphan's cat, and then all the cats of the town gained sentience and disappeared, when the cats returned they were fat and fed and the old couple was gone.
That’s interesting. I have never read Lovecraft but it is always cool when authors take things from mythology like that and create a story off of it. I read something connecting the story to Cat-Sidhe or Cat-Sith.
There was one demonic Cat-Sith that could be summoned by burning the bodies of cats for four days. It would then grant a wish to whoever practiced in the ceremony.
Speaking of Cat-Sith, there was also a creature called a Cu-Sith that was a large green dog with a braided tail. It hunted silently, but on occasion the hound would let out three resounding barks that could be heard for miles around, even out at sea. If anyone that heard the hound had not reached safety by the third bark, they would die of fright.
if i say something inflammatory the intention is not to trigger an emotional response and the fact that it does so is purely accidental and I sincerely apologise if it does
if i say something inflammatory the intention is not to trigger an emotional response and the fact that it does so is purely accidental and I sincerely apologise if it does
Oh Morrigan! I'm Irish and when I was younger they taught us different myths about St. Patrick, and Morrigan shows up in one of them as a giant crow who tries to prove that the Christian God is weak through different trials like storms, fire, angry dogs, stuff like that. Anyways St. Patrick survives them all with the power of God. I'm no expert, but I think this myth was created to convert Celtic Pagans to Christianity.
Oh Morrigan! I'm Irish and when I was younger they taught us different myths about St. Patrick, and Morrigan shows up in one of them as a giant crow who tries to prove that the Christian God is weak through different trials like storms, fire, angry dogs, stuff like that. Anyways St. Patrick survives them all with the power of God. I'm no expert, but I think this myth was created to convert Celtic Pagans to Christianity.
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if i say something inflammatory the intention is not to trigger an emotional response and the fact that it does so is purely accidental and I sincerely apologise if it does
A Circe encounter would be fun to run in Dnd. Maybe use wereboars, and they have to avoid the crazy sorceress who thinks the world would be better with less people and more pigs.
Here are two mythical creatures I found interesting.
The Billdad is another fearsome critter from lumberjack lore in Maine. These creatures are about the size of a beaver with a similar tail. They have legs like a kangaroo but with webbed paws, and their beak is hard and sharp. Billdads hunt by leaping over a river and slapping fish who leap out of the water with their paddle tails. The stunned fish lands on the shore and the Billdad can eat them at their leisure. Adult Billdads can jump over 60 feet. Billdads are not to be eaten. Anyone who consumes their flesh immediately thinks they are a Billdad, and they jump into the nearest lake or pond, often drowning.
The Amixsak is a strange undead creature from the northern reaches. They are the discarded skins of dead walruses. When a butcher kills a walrus, they must leave behind a bowl of water for the carcass to drink, and the skin covering its flipper must be removed. Otherwise, the walrus carcass will sink in the ice and become a monster of vengeance. The Amixsak will swim through the water and pull any boat that it comes across underwater with its flippers.
I am thinking about making these into Dnd monsters.
I thought I would bless y'all with a whistling bogeyman from South American folklore. You're welcome. (Actually this gets a little dark so I will put it in a spoiler.)
El Silbon is a popular bogeyman from South American folklore and is an undead monster who is said to traverse the plains and dark parts of cities in the dead of night. He appears as a frighteningly tall man wearing a wide brim ranching hat. His limbs are painfully emaciated and unnaturally long. Slung over his back is a bag full of bones. The bones are the bones of his father, as well as the bones of the drunks that he has murdered. There are many different origin stories of El Silbon. All of them include that he killed his father, and as a result his grandfather whipped him, cursed him, washed his wounds with alcohol, and threw him to some rabid dogs to be killed. The reasons for why he killed his father are varied. Some say it was because his father murdered his lover because she was not an honorable woman. Some say it was because his father was not an honorable man and mistreated his step-sister. An even worse reason is that he cannibalized his father because he couldn't hunt any deer. Whatever the reason, the son killed his father, resulting in his curse. El Silbon now travels at night, whistling a strange haunting tune. In fact, his whistling is where he gets his name which means, "The Whistler." The whistle he whistles is said to follow this pattern in this order: C, D, E, F, G, A, B. It rises in volume to F and lowers to B. El Silbon travels at night, brutally murdering those he comes across, usually with a club or stick. He prefers to attack drunks, womanizers, partiers, or similar people, but occasionally an unlucky innocent traveler will be killed at his hand. Most people that he comes across do not survive the encounter. He particularly likes to kill drunks, probably because his wounds were rubbed with alcohol. He sucks the alcohol out of their dead bodies through their belly buttons, and then removes all their bones. Removing their bones is the worst part because it means that they won't rest easy in the afterlife. Instead, their souls become a part of El Silbon, joining the collective conscience of the monster. Many people have said that they have seen this creature, sometimes he sits at the top of the trees, gathering dust. It is said that if you hear El Silbon's whistling outside your door and don't do anything about it, then someone you love will perish. Dogs tend to frighten away the monster, probably because he was thrown to rabid hounds by his grandfather. Sometimes, El Silbon appears at a house, pours out the bones from his bag, and counts them. If he is heard whistling, then the houses occupants are safe. If he is silent, then one member of the household is doomed to die. This creature's whistling is a fearful sound to hear at night, but you are actually safer the louder it is. The louder his whistling, the farther away he is, but if his whistling is quiet, then that means he is nearby. Maybe even right behind you. It is likely that this story sprang from an actual man who committed a similar crime and was killed for it. Than people said that he became this monster to prevent others from committing a similar crime. Even though the young adults in the region of El Silbon joke about him and make fun of the monster, if asked, they will admit to being terrified of it. They say that they can hear his whistling at night.
I think that in Lovecrafts mythology also has a deity or sorcerer that grants sentience to cats so they may take revenge on those that tread them badly. In one story an old married couple killed an orphan's cat, and then all the cats of the town gained sentience and disappeared, when the cats returned they were fat and fed and the old couple was gone.
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That’s interesting. I have never read Lovecraft but it is always cool when authors take things from mythology like that and create a story off of it.
I read something connecting the story to Cat-Sidhe or Cat-Sith.
There was one demonic Cat-Sith that could be summoned by burning the bodies of cats for four days. It would then grant a wish to whoever practiced in the ceremony.
Speaking of Cat-Sith, there was also a creature called a Cu-Sith that was a large green dog with a braided tail. It hunted silently, but on occasion the hound would let out three resounding barks that could be heard for miles around, even out at sea. If anyone that heard the hound had not reached safety by the third bark, they would die of fright.
my knowledge of is fairly rusty but doesn't sidhe mean fairy and cait sidhe would mean fairy cat
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wait no sí is fairy sidhe is a bastardisation of it in irish at least
if i say something inflammatory the intention is not to trigger an emotional response and the fact that it does so is purely accidental and I sincerely apologise if it does
It is described as a fairy cat so that would make sense.
yeah, fairy is a pretty broad term
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Pan, Anansi and Hermes. Yup I love trickster gods.
Edit: And Baba Yaga
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Currently in a homebrew post-apocalyptic game.
Oh Morrigan! I'm Irish and when I was younger they taught us different myths about St. Patrick, and Morrigan shows up in one of them as a giant crow who tries to prove that the Christian God is weak through different trials like storms, fire, angry dogs, stuff like that. Anyways St. Patrick survives them all with the power of God. I'm no expert, but I think this myth was created to convert Celtic Pagans to Christianity.
Soon to be DM.
Currently in a homebrew post-apocalyptic game.
most definitely
if i say something inflammatory the intention is not to trigger an emotional response and the fact that it does so is purely accidental and I sincerely apologise if it does
Baba Yaga. Baba Yaga is the Best. All hail the demon grandmother.
I like Baba Yaga.
Baba Yaga is basically everything a witch should be
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Baba Yaga is the pinnacle of sometimes evil fairy grandmas.
Circe is also a really good witch
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I love Circe. A great example of the Sorcerer archetype in Greek mythology.
I really like D&D, especially Ravenloft, Exandria and the Upside Down from Stranger Things. My pronouns are she/they (genderfae).
Yes! Circe, Medea and Calypso are all awesome sorceresses
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A Circe encounter would be fun to run in Dnd. Maybe use wereboars, and they have to avoid the crazy sorceress who thinks the world would be better with less people and more pigs.
That would be awesome!
Sounds like a fun time
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Here are two mythical creatures I found interesting.
The Billdad is another fearsome critter from lumberjack lore in Maine. These creatures are about the size of a beaver with a similar tail. They have legs like a kangaroo but with webbed paws, and their beak is hard and sharp. Billdads hunt by leaping over a river and slapping fish who leap out of the water with their paddle tails. The stunned fish lands on the shore and the Billdad can eat them at their leisure. Adult Billdads can jump over 60 feet. Billdads are not to be eaten. Anyone who consumes their flesh immediately thinks they are a Billdad, and they jump into the nearest lake or pond, often drowning.
The Amixsak is a strange undead creature from the northern reaches. They are the discarded skins of dead walruses. When a butcher kills a walrus, they must leave behind a bowl of water for the carcass to drink, and the skin covering its flipper must be removed. Otherwise, the walrus carcass will sink in the ice and become a monster of vengeance. The Amixsak will swim through the water and pull any boat that it comes across underwater with its flippers.
I am thinking about making these into Dnd monsters.
I thought I would bless y'all with a whistling bogeyman from South American folklore. You're welcome. (Actually this gets a little dark so I will put it in a spoiler.)
El Silbon is a popular bogeyman from South American folklore and is an undead monster who is said to traverse the plains and dark parts of cities in the dead of night. He appears as a frighteningly tall man wearing a wide brim ranching hat. His limbs are painfully emaciated and unnaturally long. Slung over his back is a bag full of bones. The bones are the bones of his father, as well as the bones of the drunks that he has murdered. There are many different origin stories of El Silbon. All of them include that he killed his father, and as a result his grandfather whipped him, cursed him, washed his wounds with alcohol, and threw him to some rabid dogs to be killed. The reasons for why he killed his father are varied. Some say it was because his father murdered his lover because she was not an honorable woman. Some say it was because his father was not an honorable man and mistreated his step-sister. An even worse reason is that he cannibalized his father because he couldn't hunt any deer. Whatever the reason, the son killed his father, resulting in his curse. El Silbon now travels at night, whistling a strange haunting tune. In fact, his whistling is where he gets his name which means, "The Whistler." The whistle he whistles is said to follow this pattern in this order: C, D, E, F, G, A, B. It rises in volume to F and lowers to B. El Silbon travels at night, brutally murdering those he comes across, usually with a club or stick. He prefers to attack drunks, womanizers, partiers, or similar people, but occasionally an unlucky innocent traveler will be killed at his hand. Most people that he comes across do not survive the encounter. He particularly likes to kill drunks, probably because his wounds were rubbed with alcohol. He sucks the alcohol out of their dead bodies through their belly buttons, and then removes all their bones. Removing their bones is the worst part because it means that they won't rest easy in the afterlife. Instead, their souls become a part of El Silbon, joining the collective conscience of the monster. Many people have said that they have seen this creature, sometimes he sits at the top of the trees, gathering dust. It is said that if you hear El Silbon's whistling outside your door and don't do anything about it, then someone you love will perish. Dogs tend to frighten away the monster, probably because he was thrown to rabid hounds by his grandfather. Sometimes, El Silbon appears at a house, pours out the bones from his bag, and counts them. If he is heard whistling, then the houses occupants are safe. If he is silent, then one member of the household is doomed to die. This creature's whistling is a fearful sound to hear at night, but you are actually safer the louder it is. The louder his whistling, the farther away he is, but if his whistling is quiet, then that means he is nearby. Maybe even right behind you. It is likely that this story sprang from an actual man who committed a similar crime and was killed for it. Than people said that he became this monster to prevent others from committing a similar crime. Even though the young adults in the region of El Silbon joke about him and make fun of the monster, if asked, they will admit to being terrified of it. They say that they can hear his whistling at night.