Legendary shapeshifters
26 entries in the Legendary Shapeshifters compendium.
AkhlutAn orca-wolf shapeshifter from Inuit folklore.AnchanchuA shapeshifting Andean vampire that preys on compassion.AswangEvil shape-shifting creature feared in Filipino folklore.AufhockerA shapeshifting pressure spirit that leaps onto victims.Bake-danukiSupernatural tanuki known for shapeshifting and trickery in Japanese folklore.BaldandersA shapeshifting creature from Germanic literary myth.Bödvar BjarkiHero of Hrólfr Kraki, a shapeshifter into a bear.BugganeA malevolent shapeshifter from Manx folklore that could tear roofs off churches.Ceffyl DŵrA Welsh water horse that lures riders to their doom.Chuvash dragonMythological flying, fire-breathing dragons of the Chuvash people.Each-uisgeA vicious shape-shifting water horse from Celtic folklore.FenshenDaoist technique for multiplying one's body into identical versions.Flying AfricansLegend of enslaved Africans escaping by magical flight.GytrashA shape-changing Yorkshire spirit that haunts lonely roads.Headless MuleA headless mule cursed to gallop through seven parishes nightly.KuzunohaKitsune mother of onmyōji Abe no Seimei in Japanese legend.LagahooA headless, shapeshifting monster of Trinidadian folklore.Loathly ladyA cursed woman who transforms when approached by a man.LoogarooA Caribbean shapeshifter and vampire linked to the Devil.Maggy MoulachA Highland brownie with a son, a temper, and a vengeful streak.MujinaShapeshifting yōkai that deceives humans and inflates its belly.ShtrigaVampiric witch of Albanian folklore that drains infants.Tam LinCharacter in a Scottish Borders ballad rescued from the Queen of Fairies.TundaShapeshifting entity from Colombian and Ecuadorian Pacific coastal folklore.ZduhaćSleeping men whose souls fought storms and rival protectors.ZmeuAnthropomorphic dragon of Romanian folklore, suitor and kidnapper of maidens.
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