The Phoenixian Book of Creatures

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Walriderske - A witch associated with bad dreams. Also Drude. See Nightmare. (German)


Water Nymph - A female nature goddess or spirit living in or near water. (Greek)


Wendigo - A large malformed creature with a hunger for human flesh. (Native American)


Werewolf - A human with the ability to transform into a half-wolf, half-human creature. (Prevalent)

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Wichtlein - A mine-fairy that announces death by knocking three times. (German)


Wight - A being or a creature.


Woman in White - A female apparition that weeps for her dead children. (Prevalent)


Woodwose - A hairy woodland being. (European)


Wyrm - A very large or very old serpent or dragon. (English)


Wytche - The old English term for witch-riding or night-mare. See Nightmare.


Wyvern - A serpent-like dragon with two legs, wings and a barbed tail. (European)
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