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Naiad: A water nymph who gaurds ponds and springs of Greek Mythology.

Nagual:  Human beings who have the power to magically turn themself either spiritually or physically into an animal form. A Nagual is believed to use their powers for good or evil according to their personality.

Nagas - They're upper bodies are human, and their lower bodies are that of a snakes. They're often seen wearing hooded canopies or with seven or more heads. Both sexes are extraordinarily beautiful, and several royal Indian families claim to be descended from them. They bite humans who're evil or destined to die prematurely. Buddhists regard them as minor deities and door guardians.

Namahage: An oni with bogeyman like nature. He cleanses people soul with a mop, and kidnaps naughty children.

Narasimha: The 4th incarnation of Vishniu. His form is that of a lion/human hybrid. 

Namazu: Giant catfish whose thrashing causing earthquakes

Nariphon: Tree spirits that are grown from the Himaphan trees of South East Aisa. The maidens grow attached by their head from the tree branches.

Necko-mata: A youkai cat that can manipulate fires, change shape and reanimate dead corpes.

Neck: A shapeshifting water spirit who usually appears in human form as young man. they reside in murky pools, wells, docks, piers and under bridges that cross rivers. There favorite pastimes are luring unwary travelers into the watery depths of the pond by their music. 

Nereid: Ocean nymphs. The daughters of the sea god Nereus

Nephilim: A hybrid race of humans and angels. They were discribed of having gigantic stature, superhuman strength and an arrogant personality. They were all wiped out from The Great Foold. 

Nemaen Lion: Similar to a lion, but a bit larger. It could not be killed with mortals' weapons because its golden fur was impervious to attack. Its claws were sharper than mortals' swords and could cut through any armour. It was eventualy killed by the hero Hercules. 

Nixes: Nixes are water spirits of Germanic  folklore. Often times they appear as attracive young women. The Nixe may take different forms, but their message is one of warning of impending death by drowning.

Nisse: Household faeries from Scandinavian Folklore. They protect farmers, both the family and animals. If there insulted by their owners, they will cause trouble.

Ningyo: Japanese merfolk, but more fish like and less beautiful.

Noppera-bo: Faceless specters that enjoy terrorizing its victims, but they’re really harmless.

Nue: A Japanese chimera, with the head of a monkey, the legs of a tiger, the body of a dog raccoon and the tail of a serpent. It said to bring disaster when it's soppted.

Nuppeppo: A youkai that looks like a lump of flesh with arms, legs and a tiny face. They were created by monks from rotting human flesh.

Nurarihyon: A humanoid youkai with green skin and an enlarged head. They are said to be supreme commanders to youkai.

Nymph: In Greek mythology, a nymph is any member of a large class of female nature spirits, either bound to a particular location or land form, such as mountains, groves, springs, rivers, valleys, and cool grottos. Nymphs were the frequent target of lusty satyrs, their male counterpart. Worshipped by the ancient Greeks and said to come from the earth, they were seen to be care givers of the land and life in general. Although not immortal, they lived extremely long lives.

Nuckelavee: Similar to a centaur, but with out skin and a single eye. They have an appetite for human flesh.

Nurikabe: A youkai that looks like a wall with arms, eyes, and legs.  Their favorite pastimes are preventing mortals to their destinations.

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Manticore: The manticore of Central Asia is a kind of chimera , that is sometimes said to be related to the Shpinx. It is portrayed with having the face of a human, the body of a lion, and the tail of a scorpion. The tail contins the most deadlist venom, as well three row of sharp teeth. It was often feared as being violent and feral, but it was not until the manticore was incorporated into European during the Middle Ages that it came to be regarded as an omen of evil.

Maero: The Maero are wild, violent men with long, bony fingers and long, dirty hair. They killed their prey with long, sharp fingernails and then ate them.

Mandrake: A plant is used in magic rituals of sorcerers and witches. The roots resemble of a human figure. When the root is dug up, it screams and kills all who hear it. 

Mannegishi: A race of trickster people in Cree folklore. They are described as semi-humanoid, being sexdactylous humans with very thin and lanky arms and legs and big heads minus a nose. These people are said to live between rocks in the rapids. One of their biggest delights is to crawling out of rocks and capsize the canoes of people canoeing through the rapids, spinning them to their death.

Manananggal: Manananggal is an aswang that can fly after separating itself from the lower half of its body. It eats babies and fetuses from a mother’s womb. It eats babies by means of passing their long tongue through a small hole from the roof of a house. The sharp end of the tongue touches the mother's navel to suck the blood of the fetus or unborn child. This creature's name was derived from the Filipino word, tanggal, which means "to separate" because of the manananggal's ability to separate itself from its lower body.

Mapinguari: A giant sloth that is repoted to be sighted in the Brazilian rainforest. According to legend, it is slow but ferocious and very dangerous due to its ability to move without noise in the thick vegetation, surprising the unsuspecting locals. Its only known weakness is that it avoids bodies of water.

Mare: A female nightmare demon that sits on people's chests. 

 Marabbecca:  A melevolent water sprite that lives in wells and reservoirs, drowning it's victims when they get to close to the waters. 

Mares of Diomedes: Viscious felsh eating hores of Greek mythology. Some versions say that they expelled fire when they breathed. They were wild and uncontrollable.

Marid: A water based elemental jinn. 

Mboi Tu'i: A hybrid of a parrot and serpant. He is considered the protector of aquatic animals and the wetlands. He enjoys the humidity and flowers.

Medusa: The most famous of the gogon sisters in Greek legend. She was once a young mortal woman who was praised for her beauty. Until the goddess Athena discovered her affair with Posideon, the lord of the sea, in her temple. As punishment for this adultery, her hair was turned into a mass of writhing snakes, her skin became covered in scales. Any living creature who looked at her was turned into stone.   

Melusine: A fairy lover of Medival lengd. She has the upper body of a woman, the wings, talons and tail of a dragon. 

Menehunas: They're the most well-known faeries in Polynesia, and are seen as dwarves in native dress who live in tropical forests. They can be tricksters, but they will also serve humans. Like the Leprechauns, they guard a crock of treasure and can grant wishes if they're caught. They have also been known to help lost travelers find their way out of the jungles, and some accounts say they have even provided fresh water and food for these people.

Merfolk: Merfolk are a race of half human-half fish. They appear in a plethora of cultures worldwide.

The mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and torso of human female and a fish-like tail. They can be seen sitting on the rocky edges, singing to sailors, enchanting them, and luring them to their death. They are also said to appear before a storm. 

The male version of a mermaid is known as a "merman," They are said to create storms at sea and persue human women as their brides. 

 Mimi: Extremely elongated humanoid that has to live in rock crevasses to avoid blowing away. They are said to have taught the Aborigines of Australia how to hunt, prepare kangaroo meat and use fire.

Minotaur: The monsterous offspring of King Mino's wife and bull. With the horns and face of bull and the body of man, this monsterous creature was kept within the labryinth where seven youths were sacrificed to the monster.  

Mothman: A tall vaguely humanoid creature with red eyes and broad wings. It is said to be an omen tragdies to come.

Mokele-mbeme: A dinosaur like creature reported in the Republic of the Congo.

Muses: Goddesses of poetry, arts, knowledge and literature. They drawn to any artists and inspires them to create their artistic ideas.

Myrmecleon: It has the face of a lion and the body of an ant, with each part having its appropriate nature. Because the lion part will only eat meat and the ant part can only digest grain, the ant-lion starves.

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La-Llorona: The spirit of a scorned woman, who killed her children and her herself after discovering her husband's unfathiulness. Condmened to wonder the Earth to find her children at night at the side of the river, crying "My children, where are my children."

Lamia: A vampiric creature with the upper body of a woman and the tail of a serpant.

Land Wight: Germanic nature spirits 

Lares: Roman household gods

Lamassu: The gaurdian spirit with the face of a human, the body of a bull and the wings of an eagle.

Leprechaun: The most famous, and recognizable creature of Irish Folklore. The leprechaun is an expert on making shoes for faeries. If a person loose his or her focus on the leprechaun, they will vanish at will. 

Leanansidhe: A beautiful vampiric faery. She is said to give inspiration to poets, but feeds on their life force or sanity.

Leviathan: A monsterous sea creature from Jewish legend. 

 Leshy: A male woodland spirit of Slavic Mythology who protects wild animals and forests.. He can shapeshift into many different forms rom that of a blade of grass to a very tall tree. Leshies are known to be mischievous beings, they enjoy misguiding humans who wander intot their forest. 

  

Lunatishee: The faeries that guard blackthorn tree. They will pinch any mortal who will pick their berries with out their permission. 

Likho: Depicted as an old, skinny woman in black with a single eye on her forhead. 

Lindworm: A large serpentine dragon of Germanic myths. 

Longana: A water spirit depicted as a beautiful woman, the horns of a goat and the tail of a fish. They are also depicted as intelligent and, and they regularly converse with spirits, which explains their extraordinary knowledge of natural events.

Lorelei: A siren of the Rhine River for Germanic Lore. She can be seen sitting on the jaged rock, sining while combing her long golden hair. Many foolish and unwary men would become enticed by her song and would fall into the water depths. 

Lubber Fiend: A household goblin. He is typically described as a large, hairy man with a tail, who performs housework in exchange for a saucer of milk and a place in front of the fire.

Lucas: A monsterous hybrid of shark and octoupus. It makes its home in underwater gratos of Brazil, waiting to devouer its victims who are humans foolish enough to swim.