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briefbestiary · 2 months

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A small frog who acted upon a large and greedy desire. Tiddalik's guzzling of all water was an issue to everyone, and thus everyone had to come together to deal with the result of his unchecked drink.

#BriefBestiary #bestiary #digital art #fantasy #folklore #legend #myth #mythology #dreamtime #dreaming #tiddalik #tiddalik the frog #australian legend #australian folklore #legendary frog #flood myth

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thecreaturecodex · 1 year

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Tiddalik

Image © Paizo Publishing, accessed at Archives of Nethys here

[The three themes I'm working with in April are PF2e conversions, wrapping up the World Tour of Oceania, and starting on commissions. This is all three! Commissioned by @vonbaghager. Tiddalik the Greedy Frog is one of the Australian Aboriginal monsters with the highest profile among Westerners, being the subject of children's books, children's plays and an episode of the PBS show Super Why! (sort of a superhero-themed Reading Rainbow analogue). Notably, this behavior is at least thematically consistent with real frogs. The water-storing frog estivates underground during the dry season in a mucus cocoon filled with water, sort of like a lungfish. ]

Tiddalik CR 7 NE Magical Beast This creature is a frog the size of a wagon, its body grossly swollen. You can hear the faint sloshing of water inside it as it moves and speaks.

Tiddaliks are monstrous frogs native to desert climes that survive the long period between rains by absorbing water like a living sponge. Unfortunately, they are peevish and cruel, and move from place to place absorbing as much water as they can, even if they don’t need it, simply for the joy of depriving others. In the desert, tiddaliks are seen as physical embodiments of selfishness and greed, and many tales and legends have sprung up around them. Some of them are even true—the idea that a tiddalik can be tricked into expelling its water with a hearty belly laugh is one of them. Unfortunately, tiddaliks are most easily amused by suffering.

A tiddalik rarely starts fights on their own—although they are carnivorous, they prefer to eat things that can’t fight back, sniping small game with blasts of pressurized water. These jets are also used as a defensive weapon until enemies get close enough that the tiddalik can grab them in its jaws and crush them. Few tiddaliks will bother to chase down fleeing enemies, but likewise they are often too stubborn to flee or surrender themselves.

A tiddalik is about ten feet in diameter. They weigh over twenty tons when waterlogged, and about one ton when empty.

Tiddalik CR 7 XP 3,200 NE Huge magical beast (amphibious) Init +2; Senses low-light vision, Perception +13 Defense AC 19, touch 10, flat-footed 17 (-2 size, +2 Dex, +9 natural) hp 92 (8d10+54) Fort +12, Ref +8, Will +6 Weakness mirthful Offense Speed 10 ft., swim 10 ft. Melee bite +12 (1d10+9 plus grab) Ranged spit +8 (2d6+6 bludgeoning) Space 15 ft.; Reach 10 ft. Special Attacks disgorge, expel wave Statistics Str 23, Dex 15, Con 23, Int 6, Wis18, Cha 10 Base Atk +8; CMB +16 (+20 grapple); CMD 28 (32 vs. trip) Feats Nimble Moves, Power Attack, Skill Focus (Survival), Vital Strike Skills Acrobatics +7 (-1 when jumping), Climb +10,Perception +13, Survival +9, Swim +18; Racial Modifiers +4 Acrobatics when jumping, +4 Perception Languages Common SQ amphibious, drink abundance Ecology Environment warm deserts Organization solitary or pair Treasure incidental Special Abilities Disgorge (Ex) A tiddalik can release the water in its body willingly as a full round action, and the water is released automatically when the creature is slain. When the tiddalik releases water, it bursts in a 10 foot radius, dealing 8d6 points of bludgeoning damage to all creatures in the area (Ref DC 20 half). This water makes that 10 foot radius difficult terrain. The save DC is Constitution based. Drink Abundance (Ex) By spending 8 hours, a tiddalik can drink 5000 gallons of water. When it does so, it is considered to be waterlogged, which reduces its speed by 20 feet, but it can use its spit attack and disgorge and expel wave abilities. The statistics above assume that the tiddalik is waterlogged. Expel Wave (Ex) As a standard action, a tiddalik can shoot high pressure water in a 60 foot cone. All creatures in the area take 4d6 points of damage and are pushed back 10 feet. A successful DC 20 Reflex save halves the damage and negates the push effect. The save DC is Constitution based. A tiddalik can use this ability once every 1d4 rounds, but only when it is waterlogged. Mirthful (Ex) A tiddalik can be forced to use its disgorge ability with a Perform (comedy) check against a DC of 20 + the tiddalik’s Will save modifier. Spit (Ex) As a standard action, a tiddalik can spit out a jet of water. Treat this as a thrown weapon with a range increment of 30 feet. A creature struck takes 2d6 bludgeoning damage plus the tiddalik’s Strength bonus.

#tiddalik #australian aboriginal #pathfinder 2e #pathfinder 1e #commissions #frog #when i typed tiddalik #autofill assumed i was posting about tiddies #which tells you something about this website #and the love of comical misspellings

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cyallowitz · 7 months

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Monster Month: Tiddalik

Google Image Search The Tiddalik comes from Australian mythology and is connected to a popular creation myth. Specifically, this creature comes from the Australian Indigenous Dreaming Stories, which some people call ‘Dreamtime’. To be honest, I couldn’t figure out if some of these terms were correct or born from brutal colonization. That’s not what this post is about, so let’s get to the…

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#aboriginal #Australia #beasts #creation myths #creatures #folklore #frogs #monsters #mythology #october #Tiddalik

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isitfurbait · 4 months

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Tiddalik the Frog

Posts that make you perform actual research for your furrybait blog where you're expected to say yes or no.

Though not expressly a trickster god, being neither, this classification of anthropomorphized animal creates a sense of wonder in the realm of storytelling in general. For those who won't follow me to wikipedia, Tiddalick is known in Aboriginal Australian culture as a frog that became so thirsty, he drinks all the water of the land, leading other creatures to death. When he returns it, in some cases, the water replenishes the earth, and in others, he causes terrible flooding. How this pertains to furrybait, I do not know outside of its anthropomorphization of an animal. Intellectually, I'm fascinated in this route of considering any animal as a stand-in for real-world issues that affect humans as furry, but in this case, I'll have to respectfully decline this characterization. If I were to disrespect the concepts of the everynow, I would say "oh yeah, because of the water inflation thing," but I'm not that insensitive. I'm just a guy making furry posts, though, so what do I know?

#not furrybait #tiddalick #the dreaming #anonymous #hazel

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db618 · 8 months

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My amazing friend @chelledoggo has graciously made me my very own “Figmentsona”!

I call him Wanbi (pronounced “one-bee”)! Read more about him under the cut!

(yes, i will colour this in later)

In a time before time was a concept, before electricity or even paper, there was The Dreaming. Aboriginal Australians believed that the creatures and beings from the Dreaming, or Dreamtime, were what shaped the earth they lived on, and provided its resources, natural gifts and even states of mind. Even after the British colonisation of Australia, Dreamtime stories such as those of the Rainbow Serpent and Tiddalik the Frog were passed down through word of mouth by the Aboriginal people, later gaining traction through written word and more modern forms of communication. However, among the many well-known ones in modern Australian society, one is more obscure. The tale of Wanbi (pronounced “one-bee”), a hybrid of a waruga (a water dragon) and a warrigal (dingo), with the wings of a banguu (bat), and floppy, buru (kangaroo)-like ears. Just as the aforementioned Rainbow Serpent gave the earth life, Wanbi gave the earth the gift of imagination, and became the guardian spirit of the Eora and Dharawal nations (what is now commonly known as Sydney and its surrounding areas). An optimistic, kindhearted and happy creature, the spirit of Wanbi has guided the indigenous people of Australia through challenges and troubles, with the power of both his and their imaginations providing the people with ideas and enriching their culture. In recent years, Wanbi has become close friends with Figment, and his creator Blairion “Blair” Mercurial, the Dreamfinder, sharing tales of their many experiences across history, and with Wanbi enlightening both Blair and Figment to tales of imagination that both had never heard of before.

#figment #disney #journey into imagination #epcot #chelle art #figmentsona #wanbi #dreamtime #aboriginal #creature

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namesetc · 2 years

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Amphibian Theme

wanted some frog related names so thought id make a list

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Amphi

Amphia

Amphibia

Anuran

Baggio

Bull

Bullfrog

Croak

Croaker

Caecil

Caecilian

Caudate

Frog

Froggy / Froggie

Froppy

Frine

Hop

Hopper

Hyla

Kermit

Lilypad

Leap

Leaper

Loveland

Newt

Phryne

Polly / Polli

Polliwog

Proteus

Rania

Ranee

Ribbit / Ribbet

Salamander

Toad

Tad / Tadd

Tadpole

Tidal

Tiddalik

Feel free to add on ^^

#admin toad #frog names #amphibian names #toad names #animal theme #read dni #read my dni #name blog #name ideas #name #name lists #name suggestions #name request #name inspiration #baby names #gender neutral names

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musesbykai · 2 years

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💭+ MEMORY + Children

“Daddy?” The two little girls were hiding halfway behind the door frame as their father paced back and forth. They were both awoken by his panicked movements throughout the house. Upon hearing the girl’s voice, Oron stopped, looking over at his wife, who was rubbing her forehead. She was rather stressed out herself.

Walking over, the large Australian knelled down. “Heeeeey girls, what are you doing out of bed?”

“We heard a loud bang.” The other girl, a little older than the other, spoke up as she hugged her stuffed kangaroo. “Are you and mum okay?” “Yeah… yeah everything’s fine.” There was a nervous smile from Oron as he ruffled the older girl’s hair, which prompted her to giggle. “You guys want to hear a bedtime story? We gotta get some shut eye, you got school tomorrow.” With a nod from both of them, they walked into their respective beds. Oron followed them and sat down next to the younger one.

“In the south eastern parts of Australia, there was a mischievous little frog named Tiddalik. One morning, Tiddalik woke up from his nightly slumber incredibly thirsty. ‘I have never been so thirsty in my life!’ He exclaimed before he began to drink from the watering hole until it was suddenly all gone!” As he told the story, the children were nestling into their beds.

“He then drank from the creeks until all the water was gone. Then he drank from the rivers until it was alllll gone. As he drank, Tiddalik grew, and grew… and grew until he was a little frog no more. He became huge and fat, like a giant water balloon. Not a single drop remained in the lands.”

All the animals became thirsty, the trees started to become brown due to the lack of water. The animals pondered the situation. ‘There is no more water to drink!’ said t- ” Oron stopped his story, both girls were fast asleep. A smile formed on his lips as he gave them both a kiss on the forehead before making his way out of the room. Jilby was waiting for him.

“So what are you going to do?” She asked as he closed the door.

“I have to leave. If I stay, they will come after you.” Oron was quickly grabbing his things. “I gotta get out of the country before they put my face everywhere. I think I have a couple hours at best.” He looked at his beloved wife, hands shaking. “Okay, we have some savings. You can use those.” Jilby looked down, clearly saddened by the fact that her husband was going to have to leave. She had some choice words for Oron but she decided to hold them in. “Alright. I promise you… as soon as I can, I will bring you guys to safety. I promise.”

#HHHHHHHHHHHHHH PAINNNNN

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freakzterz · 9 months

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tiddalik was soooo valid actually. he was just a thirsty little guy. if i was a frog and i wasthirsty i probably also would drink up all the water from everywhere. and can you blamr me. im jusg a frog

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vtgbooks · 1 year

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Barbara Ker Wilson TIDDALIK The Frog Book 1986 Vintage Aboriginal Book A4

#bluemelodybooks #vintagebook #bookaesthetic #reading #academism #readingaesthetic #darkacademia #vintagebooks

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cryptids-of-the-world · 5 years

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The Tiddalik is described as a large frog found in Aboriginal mythology in Australia. The Tiddalik is described as a large frog usually green in color with a large belly from drinking a lot of water. The legend of the Tiddalik is that a frog named Tiddalik drank all of the water from the lakes and all the wildlife and plants started to die so an owl came up with a plan to get the water back. An eel named Nabunum twisted himself into different shapes which caused Tiddalik to laugh and release all the water it drank.

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ammonitetheseaserpent · 3 years

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Petition to make an AU where Stetriol has its own bond token and we get to see the original water-holding frog/toad legend.

#spirit animals #spirit animals books #stetriol #random snippets of my day #seriously tho #we’ve got the 5 impostor kids based on legends from each of their respective homelands #and we get to see the people and spirit animals behind the original legends for the main 4 regions #the black wildcat for eura #the Gila monster for amaya #the hammerkop/lightning bird for nilo #and the water dragon for zhong #so like #where’s the original water-holding frog/toad for stetriol?#exactly who is behind the legend that zerif recruited tahlia and tiddalik to impersonate?#that’s my question #yeesh #stetriol really just keeps getting the short end of the stick

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autistic-ace-bee · 2 years

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TIST!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUT FAVOURITE CATBOI!!! <333333

HAVE A GREAT DAY AND DRINK WATE I LOVE YOU MWAH /P <33333

HIIII TY FIERRE! <33

I AM DRINKING ALL THE WATER IM THAT FROG THAT DRANK THE RESOVOIR DRY

#caps #i forgot his name but he was a fat froggy #tillybong?#tiddalik!#shit i got that really wrong #cant believe i just added my australian mutuals name and 'bong' from billabong and thought that was the frogs name 🤦‍♂️#anyway hi!! ty =^-^=#fierre my beloved <3

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amphibianaday · 2 years

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The giant frog you just drew reminded me of one of my favourite stories as a kid: an Aboriginal myth about Tiddalik the frog who got so thirsty he drank up all the water in the land. If you feel like it, I'd love to see your interpretation of Tiddalik please? Thank you for all your amazing art each day!

day 903

#amphibian #frog #described in alt text #thorsty :)

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monster-or-man · 3 years

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7, 12, and 19!

7.Favorite Culture Mythology?

I really like Aboriginal Mythology, with stories like Tiddalik the frog and The Rainbow Serpent shaping the land that we live on. It's kinda cool how those Dreaming stories are really connected to the Australian landscape. 12.Favorite thing to learn about?

Outside of animation, certainly the human body. They are super fucked up but super interesting at the same time

19.Do you play any instruments

I do not, I am musically inapt

#ooc: the kaiju speaks #thank you for the questions!

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lpbestiary · 4 years

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Tiddalik is a monstrous frog from Australian Aboriginal legend. A famous tale tells of how Tiddalik awoke one morning with a great thirst, and proceeded to drink up all of the fresh water nearby. The other animals, dying of thirst, conspired against the frog, and made him laugh until the water spilled back out of him, replenishing the lakes, rivers and swamps.

Tiddalik is an important figure in Dreamtime legend. There is a statue of him in Warwick, Queensland, and several stories about him have been published.

Image source.

Monster master list.

Suggest a spook.

#tiddalik #monster #supernatural #mythology #monsters #bestiary

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myth-lord · 5 years

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Mythika’s creatures from Polynesian and Australian myths.

**THE CREATURES FROM POLYNESIAN MYTHS**

Demons in every sense of the word, these chaotic eating machines use their many arms for swift locomotion, grabbing victims along the way and eating while moving. Kurita are created by the Sinlord of Sloth so they can work fast for her, but most of them escaped and just spend their time eating or rolling around in the Abyss, torturing lesser demons.

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Abaia (Polynesian) – Beast (Fish / Summoner) - Giant water and weather-controlling eels which view all other fish as their children.

Adaro (Polynesian) – Humanoid (Beastman / Fish / Centauric) * - Merfolk with features of sharks and marlin, they use other creatures as living weapons.

Anggitay (Philippine) – Fae (Beastman / Elf / Centauric / Unicorn) - Female fae centaurs with crystal-like horns and a sickly lust for gemstones and crystals.

Askafroa, Batibat (Philippine) – Demon (Nymph / Cursed / Mara) - Possessed Dryads who became very ugly and bloated.

Aswang (Philippine) – Demon (Vampire / Human / Cursed) - Much like the demons from the Evil Dead movies.

Aswang, Manananggal (Philippine) – Demon (Vampire / Human / Cursed) - Female, more powerful variants of Aswang, they can separate from their lower body and their heads.

Babi Ngepet (Indonesian) – Demon (Cursed / Summoner) - Demonic boars and demons of greed, their skin is magnetic and treasures of all types stick to it.

Berberoka (Philippine) – Plant - A kelp-like monster which can spit water at great force at their prey.

Bonguru (Polynesian) – Fae (Summoner) * - These bizarre boars are hosts for swarms of hornets live in their bodies, and fungus/parasitic plants grow upon their backs.

Cindaku (Indonesian) – Humanoid (Beastman) * - Cat-folk, males look like humanoid tigers, females like humanoid black panthers.

Con Rit (Polynesian) – Beast (Vermin / Parasite) - Large rag worms which live inside other giant sea creatures, they often appear after you slay other sea monsters.

Dokkalfar, Dalaketnon (Philippine) – Fae (Elf / Summoner / Psychic) - More magical and powerful dark-skinned Dokkalfar, they can create magical duplicates of themselves.

Hantu Batu (Indonesian) – Elemental (Spirit) * - Stone and rock Elementals which appear like stalagmites and stalactites.

Hantu Longgok (Indonesian) – Construct (Spirit / Tsukumogami / Cursed) - Animated waste, garbage and disposal.

Jenglot (Indonesian) – Construct (Spirit / Tsukumogami / Cursed) - Animated voodoo dolls, hurting them will also hurt yourself.

Kaiaimunu (Polynesian) – Beast (Reptilian) - Much like an even more awesome Therizinosaurus.

Kongamato, Ropen (Polynesian) – Beast (Reptilian / Drake) - Larger variants of the Kongamato, with bioluminescence.

Kurita (Philippine) – Demon - Bizarre demons with many arms which roll around using their arms for swift locomotion.

Kusa Kap (Polynesian) – Beast (Avian) - Giant carnivorous hornbill birds.

Mambabarang (Philippine) – Fae (Hag / Vermin / Summoner / Mounted) - Insect hags which control all types of vermin.

Mandarangkal (Philippine) – Demon (Vermin) - Demonic mantis insects which mostly feed on male creatures.

Marcupo (Philippine) – Demon (Reptilian / Drake) - Demonic serpents with red crests and human faces, spit poison at incredible accuracy.

Nuno (Philippine) – Fae (Shifter / Gnome / Vermin / Summoner) - Gnomes of curses and insects, mostly ants, ants form their fake-beards and cover their entire bodies.

Polong (Indonesian) – Elemental (Ooze / Spirit / Vampire / Parasite) - Blood Elementals created from the blood of criminals.

Pua Tu Tahi (Polynesian) – Aberration - Large clam/shellfish monsters.

Puaka (Polynesian) – Beast - Much like an Entelodon Pig, these prehistoric boars have very sharp tongues.

Sigbin (Philippine) – Demon - Bizarre hopping demons which feed on shadows.

Siyokoy (Philippine) – Humanoid (Beastman / Fish / Centauric) * - Eel Merfolk of the deeps, females are always sea witches.

Tiburon (Philippine) – Beast (Fish) - Flying hammerhead-like sharks.

Tikbalang (Philippine) – Fae (Beastman / Bogey / Cursed) - Horse-headed humanoid fae which loves to confuse their prey and make them lose their ways.

Tiyanak (Philippine) – Undead (Vampire / Human / Cursed / Summoner) - Undead babies which are actually very intelligent killers.

Xiao, Ahool (Indonesian) – Beast (Chimerae) - These larger flying monkeys combine bats with baboons.

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**THE CREATURES FROM AUSTRALIAN MYTHS**

Mooldabbie are starfish-like demons which hang around the dark waters of the Styx. Their touch and bites destroy memories and cause forgetfulness much like the waters of the Styx. Many other demons think the flesh of Mooldabbie is a delicacy, so it’s a good thing only they are immune to the Styx waters and no other demons can follow them there.

@rt = D&D Echinoloth

Aije, Tiddalik (Australian) – Beast (Amphibian / Summoner) - Giant frogs, the adult variant of the Aije, they carry their tadpoles on their backs.

Bunyip (Australian) – Beast (Chimerae) - Much like an aquatic Gorgonopsid.

Burrunjor (Australian) – Beast (Reptilian) - Like a more monstrous Allosaurus combined with a Deinonychus.

Dheeyabery (Australian) – Aberration (Ooze / Human / Cursed) - Flesh absorbing oozes which form humanoid bodies to lure in prey.

Irrinja (Australian) – Beast - Thylacines which live in the deserts and which burry themselves in the sand to stalk prey.

Julana (Australian) – Humanoid (Human / Cursed) - Humanoid creeps which swim in sand and ambush prey from there.

Marakihau (Australian) – Aberration - Much like the prehistoric Opabinia combined with a humanoid.

Mooldabbie (Australian) – Demon - Giant demonic starfish horrors, that live near the river Styx.

Nadubi (Australian) – Demon (Bogey) - Demons which limbs end in vile impaling pikes.

Nargun (Australian) – Fae (Troll) - Rock Trolls which skin reflects back any magical or ranged attack made against it.

Nargun, Porotai (Australian) – Fae (Troll) - Two-headed variants of the Nargun.

Papinijuwari (Australian) – Aberration (Giant / Alien) - Evil Cyclopean alien giants which can fly through the air like a falling star and which collect diseases.

Wulgaru (Australian) – Construct (Troll / Spirit) * - Wood and Totem-like golems.

Yara-Ma-Yha-Who (Australian) – Aberration (Amphibian / Vampire) - Red, tree-dwelling amphibian-like vampires which turn victims into new Yara’s by swallowing them.

Yowie (Australian) – Humanoid (Beastman) * - Red-haired feral Sasquatch monsters which carry their violent children in their kangaroo-like pouch.

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**THE CREATURES FROM LEFTOVERS ARE FINE WITH ME**

There it goes, tearing apart yet another poor dragon which found the wrong forest to call it’s home. The Bandersnatch never gives up the hunt, the only way to stop it from hunting you is to kill it first, a deed only the most powerful of heroes can succeed in.

@rt: https://michelegiorgiillustrator.com/character-design/

A Bao A Qu (Hoax) – Aberration (Ooze / Shifter / Drake) - Ooze creatures which feed on victims charisma.

Astromyxin (Hoax) – Aberration (Ooze / Alien / Parasite / Swarm) * - The blob in Mythika.

Cecaelia (Hoax) – Aberration (Centauric / Cursed) - Half humanoid and half octopus.

Drop Bear (Hoax) – Beast - Cruel koala-like creatures which increase their own weight and fall from trees.

Gray (Hoax) – Aberration (Alien / Summoner / Psychic) - Very intelligent Aliens which love to create new life forms.

Gulon, Bandersnatch (Literature) – Fae (Tulpa) - Very colorful Gulon variants with six legs, they love the thrill of the hunt.

Mothman (Hoax) – Aberration (Beastman / Vermin / Alien) - Like a moth is drawn to flame, these bizarre aliens are drawn to catastrophes and disasters.

Peryton (Hoax) – Beast (Avian / Chimerae / Cursed) - Winged, carnivorous stags with bird features, an appetite for hearts and casting the shadows of their latest victims.

Rat King (Hoax) – Beast (Swarm) - Swarms of plagued rats bound by the tail.

Sandwalker (Hoax) – Demon (Vermin) - Giant demonic scorpions with four pincers and two scorpion tails.

Tuyango, Jub-Jub Bird (Literature) – Fae (Avian / Tulpa) - Fae variants of the Tuyango, with large cassowary-like helmets.

Wolpertinger (Hoax) – Beast (Avian / Chimerae) * - Antlers like a stag, bodies of a hare, wings like a bird and the attitude of a wolf.

#Mythology #Fantasy #Cryptid #Folklore #Monster

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