2026-01-16
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Aluxes: The Clay Guardians
They are knee-high spirits made of mud and blood. They guard the Mayan fields for seven years. Break the contract, and the harvest will turn to dust.
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Boitatá: The Fire Serpent
It gained its light by eating the eyes of the dead. Now, Boitatá is the burning guardian of the rainforest. It hunts the pyromaniacs.
2026-01-16
•2 min read
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Ciguapa: The Backward Walker
In the high mountains of the Dominican Republic, there is a woman you will never catch. She is beautiful, she is wild, and she has only one flaw: her feet are on backward.
2026-01-16
•2 min read
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Curupira: The Forest Warden
The Amazon has a guardian. He is small, he has hair like fire, and his feet are turned backward. If you hunt for food, he will ignore you. If you hunt for sport, he will make sure you never leave the jungle.
2026-01-16
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Deer Woman: The Hooved Judge
She appears at the dance, beautiful and silent. But if you look down at the hem of her dress, you will not see feet. You will see cloven hooves.
2026-01-16
•3 min read
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Dryad: The Spirit in the Wood
### The Soul of the Timber Biological life is usually divided into flora and fauna. The **Dryad** is the bridge between them. Identified in classica...
2026-01-16
•2 min read
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monsters and myths
Yaksha: The Hidden Guardians
They watch from the trees and the stones. Guardians of the earth's treasures, they can make you a king or destroy you for a single act of disrespect.
2026-01-16
•3 min read
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