Stories of Nagas originated in ancient Hindu writings, but similar stories have popped up throughout Asia and Africa over the centuries. They are rarely seen as dangerous or sinister in stories and legends, but rather as ruled by the same emotions and drives as mortal men. In the poems ‘Mahabharata,’ Read more
Urban legend often portrays these as lycans or werewolves, but Wolfkin are something else. Their origins are unknown. Almost every culture speaks of creatures with kinships with animals, wolves in particular, and they are often portrayed as violent and dangerous. In truth, not all wolfkin are mindless monsters. Indeed, wolfkin Read more
Ancient Islamic tradition speaks of the Djinn, powerful deity-like entities that are born of smokeless fires and dwell in the Kaf, a mythical mountain range said to circle the Earth. There are many types of Djinn, and sub-types that can be defined by their colour. Most importantly, are the Jann, Read more
Sentience is the ability to feel, perceive, or to experience subjectivity. The word derives from the Latin sentīens (“feeling, perceiving”). By this definition, a sentient is a lifeform with the capability to feel other’s sensation such as joy, anger, loss, or pain. A sentient is both a blessed and cursed Read more
A prophet can see into the future. He or she generally has no control over the scale, of what or when aspects of the future are glimpsed. In fact, a prophet may have no interpretation at all regarding their foretellings. However, sometimes, whether it is tomorrow or centuries from now, Read more
Three water guardians inhabit in the earth. They are unique creatures, only one of each kind exist, that must remain submerged in water. As the ending of the 6th Age drew near and the Atharim ever gained more and more power, they captured the trident that belonged to Triton, king Read more
In Dante’s Inferno, harpies inhabited the tortured wood where suicides have their eternal punishment in the seventh ring of Hell. Fitting, harpies were indeed created for that purpose. They are the agents of punishment, abducting and torturing those condemned by the gods. In legend, King Phineas used his gift of Read more
Singers have souls tied to all things that grow on the earth. The talent may manifest as something as innocuous and unremarkable as a person being described as “green-fingered,” to an innate ability to encourage and direct the growth of plants. Though not connected with the One Power, there is Read more
The cherufe is a snake-like creature which dwells alongside magma pools deep within volcanic caverns. Ancient civilizations satiated the cherufes’ appetite with sacrificial victims, practices long abandoned except in the darkest corners of the world. Twenty years ago, when the Ascendancy first came into executive power, and volcanoes long dormant Read more
Other names: none known. Aggression level: Medium (Once provoked: High) Origin: Russia Lore: There are many legends about creatures and spirits which haunt sweat tents, saunas and bathhouses. In Russia, a creature known as the bannik dwells within the Banya bathhouses, whose job it is to punish those which cross Read more