Post by Foxfur on Dec 12, 2007 21:15:29 GMT -5
Based off of the Spiderwick Chronicles with a couple of changes to better suit this website. (I do not claim to own anything Spiderwick so............. yeah I'm pretty sure they have a copyright so I just wanted to add that...)
Brownies
Boggart
Changeling
Pixie
Cockatrice
Wood Elf
Leprechaun
Manticore
Unicorn
Kelpie
Mermaid
Sea Serpent
Troll
Dwarf
Giant
Goblin
Hobgoblin
Knocker
Ogre
Dragon
Griffin
Phoenix
Gargoyle
Phooka
Common House Brownie
Family: Homunculidae
Kind, dependable creatures also called lobs, hobs or, if female, silkies attach themselves to human households where they help with chores and protect the well-being of people living on 'their' land.
Common House Boggart
Family: Homunculidae
Abuse of a brownie, either through neglect of chores, failure to leave out food, or deliberate insult, will turn it into a boggart.
Also know as bogans or bogies, boggarts delight in tormenting those they once protected and will cause milk to sour, doors to slam, dogs to go lame, and other mischief.
Changelings
Family: Circulifestidae
Changelings are creatures from the Invisible World that have taken on the form of a human, usuallly a child, while that person is carried away to live among the faeries. Elves and pixies are most commonly the culprits, either leaving behind one of their own to grow up among mortals or leaving a piece of wood enchanted to look like the mortal that was stolen. Sometimes the changeling will fake its own death or mysteriously disappear in order to rejoin its own family. They have large appetites and their hair and fingernails grow noticabley everyday. They have very odd apperinces and often go barefoot. They eyes change colour acording to lighting and mood. Their hair is always unruley.
Pixies
Family: Pusillipraedonidae
Tricky be nature, pixies particularly delight in tormenting humans. For this reason, they can be found living in suburban and rural areas, and sometimes even in parks of cities, any greensward, basically, where people frequent.Like many faeries, pixies dislike rude, greedy, and cruel people and often single them out to be the victims of their pranks. Pixies are particularly known for knotting hair, leading people astray, and pinching skin black and blue. Pixies also have a fondness for stealing horses.
Cockatrices
Family: Serpentigentidae
The cockatrice can cause death with a single glance. Reports indicate that anything catching sight of the lethal bird's eyes is instantly turned to stone. But just as deadly it their poisonous saliva, which can fell even and elephant. Also know as a basilisk, a cockatrice has the head and feet of a cockerel (chicken), and the tail of a serpent. The cockatrice is believed to be the product of a seven year old cockerel's egg, laid during a full moon and then hatched for nine years by a serpent or a toad. There are few ways to protect oneself from a cockatrice. One is to carry something reflective - like a mirror -and turn the creature's gaze back on it. Another is to keep either a weasel or cockerel nearby. The weasel is said to be the mortal enemy of the cockatrice, but the crowing of the cockerel is even more effective, causing the cockatrice to have fatal fits and to thrash itself to death.
Elves
Family: Ciculifestidae
Elves are capricious be nature, and few rules govern their long lives. They are fond of cicular dances, feasting, singing and gaming and are most likely to be spotted engaged in one of these activities. Sometimes, for amusement, elves will lure humans imto dancing with them or tasting some of their food. In both cases, the human will lose all track of time and be trapped unless rescued. If one hears music coming seemingly uninhabited woods or from underneath hills, chances are the area is inhabited by elves. Elven music is thought to be the source of many great human compositions, but hearing it can also bring on madness. Hollow hills are likely to be the dwelling places of elves. Elves are governed by regional monarchies where the queen has greater authority than the king. Each "court" is said to be either Unseelie (if composed of primarily malevolent of evil elves) or Seelie (if composed of primarily benevolent or good elves). They oft celebrate with parades on May Eve, Midsummer Eve, and November Eve.
Leprechauns
Family:Ingeniosidae
Leprechauns (also called clurichauns) are skilled worksman known for their leatherworking and cobbling. They spend a great deal of their time at their forest workplaces. Leprechauns are good at making shoes, clothing, building homes and fashioning tools. They can also forge horseshoes and ride goats and cats as steeds. They are known for possessing gold. Leprechauns dupe thieves by revealing the location of their treasure and then make sure it cannot be found. If a thief marks the location by cutting a notch on a tree, he or she will return to find a similar notch on every tree in the forest. If a person digs a hole, they will find holes dug for miles around. And even if a leprechauns treasure is obtained, if it is out of sight for even a second, it is likely to lose it's luster. Gold may turn to leaves, and gems may become dull pebbles in a thief's pocket. Leprechauns, like most faeries, never forget when they have been wronged.
Manticores
Family: Bestidae
Manticores are feared, man-eating creatures also called manticora. With the body of a lion and tail of poisonous spines that some reports indicate can be shot like arrows, a manticore is a lethal predator. It eats its victims whole, using its triple rows of teeth, and leaves no bones behing. Manticores have a melodious call, like the lower notes on a flute blown together with a trumpet. Most animals flew when the manticores call.
Unicorns
Family: Monoceratidae
The Unicorn is best known for it's healing qualities. The touch of a unicorn will cure disease and purify liquids. For this reason, unicorns were hunted and slain. Cups, plates, and utensils that could render poison harmless were carved from unicorn horns.
Kelpies
Family:
Brownies
Boggart
Changeling
Pixie
Cockatrice
Wood Elf
Leprechaun
Manticore
Unicorn
Kelpie
Mermaid
Sea Serpent
Troll
Dwarf
Giant
Goblin
Hobgoblin
Knocker
Ogre
Dragon
Griffin
Phoenix
Gargoyle
Phooka
Common House Brownie
Family: Homunculidae
Kind, dependable creatures also called lobs, hobs or, if female, silkies attach themselves to human households where they help with chores and protect the well-being of people living on 'their' land.
Common House Boggart
Family: Homunculidae
Abuse of a brownie, either through neglect of chores, failure to leave out food, or deliberate insult, will turn it into a boggart.
Also know as bogans or bogies, boggarts delight in tormenting those they once protected and will cause milk to sour, doors to slam, dogs to go lame, and other mischief.
Changelings
Family: Circulifestidae
Changelings are creatures from the Invisible World that have taken on the form of a human, usuallly a child, while that person is carried away to live among the faeries. Elves and pixies are most commonly the culprits, either leaving behind one of their own to grow up among mortals or leaving a piece of wood enchanted to look like the mortal that was stolen. Sometimes the changeling will fake its own death or mysteriously disappear in order to rejoin its own family. They have large appetites and their hair and fingernails grow noticabley everyday. They have very odd apperinces and often go barefoot. They eyes change colour acording to lighting and mood. Their hair is always unruley.
Pixies
Family: Pusillipraedonidae
Tricky be nature, pixies particularly delight in tormenting humans. For this reason, they can be found living in suburban and rural areas, and sometimes even in parks of cities, any greensward, basically, where people frequent.Like many faeries, pixies dislike rude, greedy, and cruel people and often single them out to be the victims of their pranks. Pixies are particularly known for knotting hair, leading people astray, and pinching skin black and blue. Pixies also have a fondness for stealing horses.
Cockatrices
Family: Serpentigentidae
The cockatrice can cause death with a single glance. Reports indicate that anything catching sight of the lethal bird's eyes is instantly turned to stone. But just as deadly it their poisonous saliva, which can fell even and elephant. Also know as a basilisk, a cockatrice has the head and feet of a cockerel (chicken), and the tail of a serpent. The cockatrice is believed to be the product of a seven year old cockerel's egg, laid during a full moon and then hatched for nine years by a serpent or a toad. There are few ways to protect oneself from a cockatrice. One is to carry something reflective - like a mirror -and turn the creature's gaze back on it. Another is to keep either a weasel or cockerel nearby. The weasel is said to be the mortal enemy of the cockatrice, but the crowing of the cockerel is even more effective, causing the cockatrice to have fatal fits and to thrash itself to death.
Elves
Family: Ciculifestidae
Elves are capricious be nature, and few rules govern their long lives. They are fond of cicular dances, feasting, singing and gaming and are most likely to be spotted engaged in one of these activities. Sometimes, for amusement, elves will lure humans imto dancing with them or tasting some of their food. In both cases, the human will lose all track of time and be trapped unless rescued. If one hears music coming seemingly uninhabited woods or from underneath hills, chances are the area is inhabited by elves. Elven music is thought to be the source of many great human compositions, but hearing it can also bring on madness. Hollow hills are likely to be the dwelling places of elves. Elves are governed by regional monarchies where the queen has greater authority than the king. Each "court" is said to be either Unseelie (if composed of primarily malevolent of evil elves) or Seelie (if composed of primarily benevolent or good elves). They oft celebrate with parades on May Eve, Midsummer Eve, and November Eve.
Leprechauns
Family:Ingeniosidae
Leprechauns (also called clurichauns) are skilled worksman known for their leatherworking and cobbling. They spend a great deal of their time at their forest workplaces. Leprechauns are good at making shoes, clothing, building homes and fashioning tools. They can also forge horseshoes and ride goats and cats as steeds. They are known for possessing gold. Leprechauns dupe thieves by revealing the location of their treasure and then make sure it cannot be found. If a thief marks the location by cutting a notch on a tree, he or she will return to find a similar notch on every tree in the forest. If a person digs a hole, they will find holes dug for miles around. And even if a leprechauns treasure is obtained, if it is out of sight for even a second, it is likely to lose it's luster. Gold may turn to leaves, and gems may become dull pebbles in a thief's pocket. Leprechauns, like most faeries, never forget when they have been wronged.
Manticores
Family: Bestidae
Manticores are feared, man-eating creatures also called manticora. With the body of a lion and tail of poisonous spines that some reports indicate can be shot like arrows, a manticore is a lethal predator. It eats its victims whole, using its triple rows of teeth, and leaves no bones behing. Manticores have a melodious call, like the lower notes on a flute blown together with a trumpet. Most animals flew when the manticores call.
Unicorns
Family: Monoceratidae
The Unicorn is best known for it's healing qualities. The touch of a unicorn will cure disease and purify liquids. For this reason, unicorns were hunted and slain. Cups, plates, and utensils that could render poison harmless were carved from unicorn horns.
Kelpies
Family: