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Curated catalog of supernatural beings in 10 languages. Mythology, demonology, cryptozoology and folklore documented with relationships, taxonomies and sources.

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Ghaddฤr
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๐Ÿœ‚ Jinn

Ghaddฤr

Yemeni jinn who tortures desert travelers

Ghaddฤr ambushes lone travelers in the deserts of Yemen and the Hejaz, captures, tortures and leaves them to die; cousin of the ghลซl and siสฟlฤ.

๐Ÿœ๏ธRoad PredatorLV.56๐Ÿœ‚Arabic Jinn HierarchyLV.85

Dimensions

๐ŸŒ Terrestrial Plane

Regions

SA Arabian Peninsula
๐Ÿ›๏ธ1 Traditions

Stats

78
Wisdom
82
Power
15
Purity
68
Authority
55
Complexity
88
Strength
72
Defense
85
Speed
70
Magic
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Pontianak
Malay vampiric beings
ID
MY
19

Pontianak

Pontianak, the woman dead in childbirth who named a city

Ghost of the woman dead in childbirth, a huge bird with a discordant cry that preys on men.

๐Ÿ”— 6 ๐Ÿ›๏ธ 2
๐Ÿฆ‡Vampiric MotherLV.70
Pocong
Indonesian phantom
ID
1

Pocong

The shrouded dead who hops because no one untied his knots

A Malay-world corpse that returns still shrouded: no one untied its knots and it hops in search of release.

๐Ÿ”— 1 ๐Ÿ›๏ธ 1
๐ŸชฆWrapped Hopping CorpseLV.50

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