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various more-obscure mythical creatures
Papa Gruff:
I do know that a giant leach has to be pretty gigantic, so this question is a bit foolish and I know that... But: What exactly is the pray for that HUGE leach?! What does he primarily leach on so to speak?! Isn't house sized a bit over the top?!
Don't take me seriously please ... As I was reading it I just couldn't stop thinking: "What would be the primary pray for a creature like a giant leach?" *shudder*
Also: Leach is a funny sounding word ;D
vultur:
--- Quote from: Papa Gruff on May 25, 2010, 04:54:47 PM ---I do know that a giant leach has to be pretty gigantic, so this question is a bit foolish and I know that... But: What exactly is the pray for that HUGE leach?! What does he primarily leach on so to speak?!
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Who knows? The only thing it is described as eating in the story is people.
(My main source, as for all the critters I have posted in this thread so far, is James Mooney's Myths of the Cherokee; being published in the late 1800s, it's now public domain and available online - here is the section on "The Great Leech of Tlanusi'yi".)
--- Quote ---Isn't house sized a bit over the top?!
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Hey, I didn't write the myth! ;D But, yes, it is.
(If it's any consolation, 'as large as a house' in that time and place was probably smaller than we imagine by it...)
--- Quote ---Also: Leach is a funny sounding word ;D
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<nitpick> 'Leech' is the bloodsucking critter, 'leach' means 'dissolve out, percolate out', like leaching minerals out of the soil.</nitpick>
Papa Gruff:
--- Quote from: vultur on May 26, 2010, 06:20:23 PM ---<nitpick> 'Leech' is the bloodsucking critter, 'leach' means 'dissolve out, percolate out', like leaching minerals out of the soil.</nitpick>
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Oh ... the embarrassment. "Damn you correspondence course & spell checking software!" ... Kidding. I learned English in school but ain't a native speaker. So ... mea culpa on the occasional mistake on spelling and punctuation ;D
I should have gotten it right anyways... It's right there in your posting. "Damn you stupidity!" :D
Definitely going to check out that myth now ...
vultur:
U'tlun'ta
This ogrelike monster disguises itself in human form to fool its human prey, which it then cuts open with its awl-like claws, devouring their livers. Its natural form is a bulky brute, with hideous claws and armored skin like stone. A horror of the Winter Court, u'tlun'ta are (thankfully) rarely encountered by humans; still, many remote villages of the Appalachians once were suspicious of strangers for fear of these beings. This fear has been forgotten now, but that does not mean the creatures are gone...
High Concept: Liver-Eating Horror
Other Aspects: Tough As The Mountains
Could Be Anyone
Skills:
Superb: Fists, Endurance
Great: Might, Deceit
Good: Survival, Stealth
Fair: Alertness, Athletics, Presence
Average: Intimidation, Conviction, Discipline
Other skills default to Mediocre.
Claws [-1]
Flesh Mask [-1]
Glamours [-2]
Inhuman Recovery [-2]
Inhuman Toughness [-2]
The Catch [+1]: cold iron and other traditional faerie weaknesses
Total Refresh Cost: -7
Stress:
Physical 0000(00)
Mental 000
Social 000
Notes: This is a minimal set of stats. More magically powerful U'tlun'ta will likely possess Unseelie Magic and/or Greater Glamours; more physically oriented types probably have Inhuman Strength and Supernatural Toughness.
I have made this creature a being of Winter; it seemed to fit.
Super U'tlun'ta
Claws [-1]
Flesh Mask [-1]
Greater Glamours [-4]
Inhuman Strength [-2]
Inhuman Recovery [-2]
Supernatural Toughness [-4]
The Catch [+1]: cold iron and other traditional faerie weaknesses
Unseelie Magic [-4]
Total Refresh Cost: -17
Physical Stress 0000(0000)
vultur:
Tlanu'wa
Enormous hawks of the highest mountains, they are predators of practically everything, even the largest monsters. They hate giant snakes and often clash with them; tlanu'wa have been known to kill even the terrifying uktena.
High Concept: It's a Bird... It's a Plane ... Holy Crap It's A Hawk As Big As A Plane
Other Aspects: Death From The Sky
Defends The Nest
Hates Giant Snakes
Skills:
Superb: Fists, Might
Great: Alertness, Endurance
Good: Athletics, Intimidation, Survival
Fair: Discipline, Conviction, Presence
All other physical skills default to Average, others to Mediocre.
Powers:
Claws [-1]
Hulking Size [-2]
Inhuman Recovery [-2]
Mythic Strength [-6]
Supernatural Speed [-4]
Supernatural Toughness [-4]
The Catch [+0]: unknown
Wings [-1]
Stress:
Mental 000
Physical 000000(0000), Armor:2
Social 000
Total Refresh Cost: -20
Notes: Weapon:8 claws and a massive physical stress track. Yes, it's scarily powerful, but the thing is described in the myths as killing uktenas. My original writeup was actually more powerful (with Mythic Speed and Supernatural Recovery); this is the toned-down version.
The exact size of a tlanu'wa is highly unclear; it was able to carry away an uktena (which ought to weigh several tons), but on the other hand, they're described as carrying off children and not adults. Personally I imagine them as tremendously huge; think the big dragon thing in Avatar, or a puddlejumper passenger plane.
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