ZHENG
A five tailed leopard with one horn growing out of its forehead. The five-tailed thing is a common motif in mythologies worldwide, like the backwards-toed wildman or the winged serpent. Zheng lived in the mountains of China.
YPOTRYLL
A heraldric Chimericae with the head of a boar, the body of a camel, the hooves of a goat, and the tail of a serpent.
HSIGO
Turns out L Frank Baum didn’t entirely create his most famous monstrous minions. Flying Monkeys were around, as a type of imp in Chinese folklore.
ALPHYN
Heraldic creatures, with thick manes and either goat or bird forelegs. They are similar to the Griffin, though their name is etymologically related to wolves. Their tails are tied in knots and they have long snake-like tongues.
YOSUZUME
Japanese bird spirits. They block your path and climb inside your umbrellas.
CHRYSAOR
Giant winged pig from Greek Mythology. He is the brother of Pegasus, and his favorite food is golden wheat.
XOC DETSAHI
Needle-shooting cactus monsters.
CADEJO
Giant dogs representing pure good or pure evil depending on the color. They are sometimes depicted as having goat hooves, or dragging a chain behind them. As is classic, they only appear at night, the good one guarding travellers. The bad one is sometimes literally the Devil, this version causing bad luck to anyone who sees or speaks to it. Other times, the Evil Cadejo kills you or causes insanity, and when killed its deathplace become a spot where no plants will ever grow again.
ZIMNI LUDZIE
These tiny imps are a personification of disease (their name means ‘Cold People’). They are pale, skinny, and scrawny- as well as tiny enough to crawl into their victims nose and infect them.
VALRAVN
Normally seen as ravens, flying over battlefields and eating the corpses. They can turn into a knight, or a half-wolf creature. This second is particularly interesting as wolves and ravens were the two creatures associated with death in battle.
Thanks for reading!
When pigs fly – his favorite food is bacon !
Because , as they say, “you are what you eat !”
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My Grandfather used to tell me about a Mystical Creature, has anyone ever heard of the OWA-OWA Bird? He is so named because he flys backwards. That’s gotta hurt!
It is said he flys backwards because “he doesn’t care where he is going, he just wants to know where he’s been! ”
Perhaps Caverman can draw an Artist’s Conception?
Submitted by Papa Elf in-absentea
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