Monday, May 5, 2014

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Ebu gogo: A race of humanoid monkeys form Flores Indonesia that were thought to be extinct. They communicate in a parrot like fashion and have a habit of steeling food from people’s houses.   

Elves: A race of beings with magical skills, ambivalent towards humans and capable of either helping or hindering them. They are usual depicted as youthful-seeming men and women of great beauty living in forests, mountains, and other natural places, or as small trickster creatures. They also had some power over time, in that they could entrap humans with their music and dance. Generally they are long-lived, if not immortal.

El Cucuy: The spanish version of The Boogieman 

Eleionomae: Mash nymphs.

Elementals: Spirits of nature divided into four beings. Undines are associated with water, gnomes are connected with the earth, djinni are an embodiment to fire, and sylphs are affiliated with the air. They would work with magicians and alchemists.    

Emela-ntouka: A creature that resembles a rhinoceros, but with the size of an African Bush Elephant. The name translates to killer of elephants, but in fact they only feeds on Malombo and other leafy plants. 

Empusa: Female vampiric demons that feed on the blood of their victims, usually young men. They are depicted wearing brazen slippers, with the leg of a donkey on the left and prosthetic leg made of brass on the other, and flaming hair.  

Encantados
Shape shifting river creatures that originated from Brazilian Folklore. They appear as Pink River Dolphins on water, and change into humans on land.

Enfield
A creature with head of a fox, the forelegs of an eagle, the chest of a greyhound, the body of a lion, the hindquarters and the tail of a wolf.


Ettin: A two headed giant

Erymanthian Boars
A gigantic boar with razor shaped tusks with bad temper and kills anyone that gets in their way.
The Erlking: A goblin like entity that has been known to steal children's souls. 

Erinyes: The spirits of vengeance who would avenge those who have wronged and torment them in the underworld. 


Ethiopian Pegasus: A rare breed of winged horned horses founded in Ethiopia