Spanish Monsters

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[Morose]

Catalunya has a bogeyman that’s literally a chicken that cripples naughty children. No, really
Abelurio: House goblin described as exceptionally restless and noisy. Loves playing games, to the point its name is also used in Galicia to refer to naughty children
Aborteiro: Tiny insect that enters the bodies of pregnant women and does exactly what you think it does
Ahari: A cave ram. Noted as being servants of Mari, (goddess of earth and consort of the evil dragon god Sugaar), who takes naps on their woolly bodies as pillows and spins with their horns
Aideko: Wind spirit said to be responsible for every disease and disgrace that cannot be explained by conventional means. An even more malevolent variant, the Aidegatxo, also controls storms. Can only be driven off through magic.
Akerbeltz: A protector of animals that appears as a male black goat, kind-hearted despite his sinister appearance and possessing healing powers. The arrival of christianism lumped him with the devil and witch covens.
Altzuruku Dragon: Enormous and fierce. A knight called SIR GASTON fought it to a stalemate for weeks, some say months, and finally had to resort to feeding it an ox skin filled with gunpowder to do the trick, blowing its head off.
Amilamia: Sometimes huge snakes or dragons with the faces of women, others they’re women with duck feet or fish tails. Benevolent and willing to lend a hand to those in need, spend most of their time in rivers, tending to their long blonde hair. Do not confuse with lumias, which are the exact same thing except these definitely want to seduce and eat you
Aneto: A giant that refused to help Jesus when he arrived exhausted and hungry to his domain, was punished by being transformed into a mountain. Only recovers his conscience on stormy days, and all he does is wail about his fate.
Apalpador: A red-haired giant that serves as Galicia’s take on Santa Claus. Touches the bellies of children to make sure they’re well-fed, then gives them gifts and piles of chestnuts
Aralar Dragon: Took residence in a cave atop its namesake mountain and demanded a human sacrifice every day. A noble Lord Theodosius offered himself in place of the newest victim….and as soon as the dragon seized him in its jaws, he prayed for Saint Michael to come and slay it, which he did.
Argiduna: Goblin made of light, similar to the evil-dispelling Guargi. Wanders at night helping the lost or those in need, and whoever stumbles upon the temples they gather in will find objects they thought lost.
Arrasate Dragon: Its appetite for young maidens proved its downfall after trying to eat a wax replica, gumming up its jaws and allowing the local blacksmiths to shove a hot iron down its throat.
Avelainya: Spectral butterfly that can be black or white depending on whether it brings good or bad omens. Might be related to Cuques, glowing worms that appear at night and are likened to the souls of the dead
Ayalga: Nymphs that guard vast treasures in caves or palaces, alongside dragons. Some were cursed into the role, but many just do it from the get-go. Only go outside during a single night of every year, and may offer some of their riches to the men that seek them out if they follow certain rituals. A dragon whose Ayalga has abandoned them for good succumbs to despair and abandons the land.
Barruget: Goblins of elongated heads and immense strength that usually live deep in wells, but might emerge in groups on days of bad weather to play in the raging waves. A prankster that can be placated by offering it bread with cheese.
Bastardo: A horned, hairy snake with a huge thirst for the milk of cows and goats. Not only it has a deadly bite, but can defend itself by whipping its tail real hard.
Beast of the Clamor: A water monster whose terrible roaring could be heard all across the Ebro river. Legend goes a maiden was sacrificed to the beast to appease its wrath, and even though it worked and it was never heard from again, the unlucky maiden’s ghost is said to still haunt the river to this day.
Becho: A dragon that one day emerged from a mudhole in Cerdedo, Galicia, and immediately forced the locals into offering maidens and fresh milk as tribute. Its wings blocked the sun, and with a single breath it could set eighteen fields ablaze. Was defeated by Saint John, who forced it back to its cave and sealed the entrance, leaving just enough for the dragon to breathe.
Bilbiana: Half-woman, half-otter bogeyman. Takes beating her with wooden clubs to drive her away.
Biosbardo: A being in the spirit of the American “snipe”, extremely hard to catch and extremely hard to describe, although the most common interpretation is that of an extraordinarily beautiful bird. Whoever manages to capture one will be rewarded with good luck for the rest of their lives, as long as they never, ever reveal it to anyone else.
Bird of Joy: Crimson-coloured, with green-and-white spots and black wings/beak. Start life as maggots on the White Fox’s body once it dies, eating one another until only one remains and matures. Eagles and other birds of prey give it wide berth. Loses its wings shortly before death, and if anyone pulls out the eyes once its dead, they will see them become magic diamonds.
Black-Hooded Ogre: Enormous child-eater that can only die if the sun shines upon its face.
Black Bubota: A ghost that takes the form of a black doll to frighten children
Bloody Pirico: Bogeyman that resembles a bloody, skinless humanoid. Steals lost children.
Blue-Legs Garrules: Female child-eater that enters houses through the chimney. Sometimes shown as the partner-in-crime of fellow bogeyman Camunyes
Boet: Another servile entity, except this one will go out of its way to NOT do any tasks after begging its master for some.
Bofarull: Small demon/goblin that appears within and controls whirlwinds
Borrina’l Güercu: A thick, dark, cold and possibly sentient mist that seizes the throats of people wandering at night. Formed from the last breath of the deceased.
Brinzoner: Giant covered in dense, bramble-like hairs, which allow it to blend with the landscape in mountain areas.
Busgosu: Satyr-like being that protects forests. Benevolent with sheperds, but loathes lumberjacks and hunters. Inflicts a deadly disease by kissing
Butoni: Hairy bogeyman with claws, horns and two faces that enters houses through keyholes

[Morose]

Caballucos del Diablu - “The Devil’s little horses”. Giant dragonflies that come in various colours, sometimes appear ridden by demons. Make terrible noises and their eyes glow like cinders. Bring bad luck and destroy any four-leafed clovers they find
Cabanyas Lizard: Another huge, man-eating reptile, so strong it tore apart a mountain with a single strike of its tail.
Cabraboc: A demonic, satyr-like being that chases people it finds wandering the forest, often leading them to fall down cliffs. Sometimes depicted with bat wings and two faces, and its gender changes according to that of its victims: female if a man, male if a woman
Cabrichocho: A blue lamb that subsists entirely on sap and butterflies. Hopelessly smitten with human women, to the point it mimics human speech in an attempt to win them over. Its hide is sought after by wizards, for it grants flight to the wearer.
Cachano: Lascivious, hairy forest goblin that chases after lone girls. Usually compared to the old myths of fauns and satyrs.
Caltrí Snake: Massive and thick-bodied, with red scales. Devours any human it encounters, but weeps for them after the deed is done. Also known as the Calcatrix, which apparently was used to refer to crocodiles.
Calzadilla Lizard: A crocodile-like beast that went around slaughtering entire flocks of sheep until a shepherd killed it by shooting its open throat with a magical shotgun. Its spirit cursed the shotgun to break on the spot so that it would never slay anything again
Camunyes: Extremely frightful, enormous and filthy bogeyman with shiny eyes, long skeletal claws and huge sharp teeth to gnaw bones with. Partly based on the popular figure of a guerrilla that terrorized French soldiers to avenge the unfair death of his brother.
Canouro: Vaguely defined evil entity associated with water. Fond of mortally wounding children on the arms of their parents
Caranjaina: Nondescript female bogeyman found in forests, but that also hides beneath stairs. Has a tendency to peek through windows and chimneys, scaring children.
Carantonya: A horned humanoid with yellow eyes and sharp teeth, clad in fur and bells. Very friendly and good-natured, it lives off wine and thus is constantly plastered…but if it ever runs out it will settle for blood
Careto: Small monkey-like things that dwell in snowy mountains and cause avalanches to kill hikers
Carisio: Hideous monster that cuts off children’s hands.
Carlanco: Hissing, nondescript goat-eating monster that appears in some fairy tales of Spain and Brazil in a similar vein to the Big Bad Wolf. Claims to have enough strength to tear apart mountains, but tends to be rather ineffective and easily thwarted.
Carmenco: A creature covered in woolly black hair that prowls the mountains. Settles in abandoned houses and prevents them from falling to disrepair, but spotting one brings years of bad luck. Can be driven away by throwing stones at the house its chosen.
Caro: A bird with the head of a bearded old man that flies at night, hunting for goats lost by shepherds
Carpia: A ghostly bird that brings bad luck, sometimes appears as a thin, wrinkled hag
Cassandre: A beast of multiple colours whose pleasant smell attracts most animals but kills snakes. Between these traits and that it’s commonly assumed to be a lynx, it serves as the local version of the medieval “panthers”
Cavall Tonto: Cave-dwelling, carnivorous horse that bangs on doors until it breaks in, then carries off children to swallow them whole. Despite its sinister habits the name translates to “Dumb Horse”
Cazamentides: A really tall bogeyman with iron arms and hooks for fingers. Knows when children have told a lie, and snatches them by the dozen to eat them at sea.
Ceocrobol: Strange beings described as riding enormous birds covered in grass that they feed upon, and thus rarely touch the ground
Cerdet: Snaggle-toothed hairy pig that spooks travellers at night, loves riding horses
Cerval Wolf: A beast that combines “the cunning of the cat and the brutality of the wolf”. Rules over and commands regular wolves, and rather than eat meat, it beheads cattle in order to drink all their blood. Believed to be a wild exaggeration of the Iberian lynx.
Chiquita: A small snake raised on a diet of cow milk by a shepherd who eventually was drafted into war. After his return, he looked for Chiquita in the cave she usually stayed in and called out for her….and Chiquita had grown up into a ferocious dragon that tore him to shreds
Cocollona: A translucent crocodile with beautiful butterfly wings. Said to have been once a nun that transformed after years of being locked in a deep subterranean dungeon by her peers.
Cojuelo: Perhaps the most popular demon in Spanish literature and many recorded incantations. A shameless, fun-loving trickster attributed to the creation of many songs, dances and literary works of picaresque/satirical nature. Despite being always sown limping on one leg, it is extremely fast and is known for being a good messenger.
Colacho: An armless, hairy creature with goat horns and eagle-like beak and claws that lives on trees, dropping on its victims from above. Whoever hears their repulsive call assumes it is their loved ones calling, and clothing woven from its fur can turn the wearer invisible
Comellon: Goblin with immense appetite that enters houses to eat all the food stored within, but leaves almost no trace of the deed, as if the food had simply vanished. Loves eating on beds, and specially craves cheese.
Crespell: Cave-dwelling, child-eating monsters covered in warts that spew flames from their eyes. Always appear in groups of seven: six tiny ones and one gigantic.
Crupecia Beast: Either a lion-headed bird with bull horns and four breasts, or a seven-headed red dragon with ten horns and a candle on each head. Scares children in forests.
Cucala: Black birds that dislike being seen and emerge in droves during the darkest nights. Extremely dangerous, and really noisy
Cucarell Demon: A party-loving imp too inept, simple-minded and unfocused to do any real evil, preferring to flirt with women and feed his various vices. About the only thing he has going on is his supreme ugliness
Cuegle: Humanoids with black skin, three arms with no fingers, five rows of teeth, a single horn and three eyes which can see past, present and future each. Steals babies and attacks livestock.
Cuine: Red-and-white gnomes that live in trees or burrows in fields, watching over children. Rather than talk, they either whistle melodiously or squeal like piglets
Culibillas: A giantess considered a lesser mountain deity. Possesses a (self-made) hole in her chest inhabited by hordes of white ants, her servants and friends that once blanketed her to body to protect her from the affections of a violent sky god.
Cul Pelat: Ferocious being that appears in days of strong wind, using it to hide its presence and kidnap children. For some reason its name translates to “Shaved Butt”
Currucuca: A bogeyman best described as a disgusting mound of hair. So hairy, in fact, it keeps tripping over itself
Curuxa: A barn owl that stalks deathly ill people and sings about their upcoming demise “NEXT IS YOOOOOU! NEXT IS YOOOOOU!”
Darro Goblin: A cryptid whose sole witness described it as something between a monkey and a dog that walked on two legs, with an enormous head and exceedingly hairy ears. Gave terrifying screams
Death Rooster: A black rooster with a white crest whose crowing kills whoever hears it over the span of a day. Upon death a single green worm emerges from its corpse and over time grows into a new one.
Deminyo: Small servile demon created by injecting a drop of blood on an egg laid by a black hen, then incubating the egg in a pile of dung. Causes terrible maladies by entering people’s bodies. Independent ones are known as “Demachinyos” and far more dangerous. Only a skilled witch can hope to control them
Derlabon: From Extremadura, an eyeless snake with (what else) absolutely deadly venom. It also has a thing for licking the veins on the wrists of sleepers (giving them a painless death, of course) and for some reason any clothing it rubs itself on will give skin lesions to whoever wears them. In some areas there’s essentially the same creature, except called “Alicante”, and this one sometimes is either hairy or has a bloated head.
Dip: A large, shaggy dog that comes out at night to feed on the blood of livestock and drunkards
Disemboweler: Inhabits corn plantations and lives up to its name whenever it encounters anyone tresspasing them.
Docejo: Bird-like being with a single wing, a single eye, and human lips instead of a beak. Drinks only from a specific river (the Jucar) and will in fact die if it ingests water from anywhere else. Loves music, and entertains itself by loudly burping at night.
Donyet: Small goblin that clings to the manes of horses and takes them for a ride at night
Drago: Enormous, has a human-like head an arms but the body of a snake or basilisk. Enslaved an entire region, threatening the locals via terrible bellows to feed its bottomless hunger. After having devoured all the cattle they had to offer, it went on to consume every last human in the vicinity. Beyond that its ultimate fate is unclear: some say it starved to death, where others claim it left to Africa.

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Eate: Entity that embodies fire, floods and hurricanes. Incredibly destructive and merciless, but sometimes its fury can be directed by someone holding “rainbow grass”
El Gosset: “The Little Dog”. A seemingly ordinary, if really ancient carob tree that spawns a rabid, deformed mass of a dog when anyone approaches it
El Pecado: Literally “The Sin”, a massive lizard so named because of its hideousness. Terrorized the village of Ovijuela until Saint Peter arrived and tamed it.
Emmi Serpent: A snake sporting a hairy mane that did away with the cows of a local villa, releasing them after they were drained of milk. When it was finally found and shot by the owner, it transformed into a woman and cursed the villa to be forever ruined.
Enanuco: A dwarf that poisons water sources such as wells then tempts people into drinking, causing a deep melancholy followed by death. If the victims resist, it may force-feed them magic ash to make them incredibly thirsty. Carries a conch it blows on as an instrument, usually to announce it succeeded in tricking someone
Encoruja: Malicious witch that enters houses as a ball of light. Takes babies from their cribs, only to leave them in the least likely places, like stables.
Enemiguillo: “Little enemy” Microscopic, invisible goblins under the control of witches and usually held within a bottle. Their attacks express as countless burning bites on the legs and groin
En Micó: A spirit of brine that turns everything it touches into salt, living beings included
Escornau: An unicorn with the torso and front limbs of a bull and the head of a boar. Extremely bloodthirsty, will kill man and beast alike but skewers the corpses of female victims and parades them around. Despite this, its spiraled horn is said to bring good luck and has healing qualities
Espillet’s Dragon: Considered one of the dracs, of deadly all-rotting stench. Terrorized the city of Valencia until a man called Espillet slayed it in return for avoiding life-long prison and reuniting with his lost love. In one version, however, the dragon merely scared people away to live in peace, and the city blamed it for all sorts of kidnappings. Espillet had no choice to kill it anyway, even if he felt pity for the beast.
Es Vedra Giant: Sea-dwelling. Hunger for human flesh only surpassed by his love of octopi. Will eat until it can’t move anymore
Etsai: Dragon of devilish disposition that teached science, arts and letters to whoever came to him, with the “payment” that at least one disciple would have to stay in his cave and serve him forever. Under him studied Atarrabi and Mikelatz, the rival sons of Mari and Sugaar
Etxejaun: Domestic goblin or spirit that watches over the house while its human owners sleep. Though benign, it becomes enraged should the house be neglected or no food offerings are made.
Falugue: Tiny being similar to the Nyitus that enters the bodies of humans and devours the inner ear, rendering them deaf
Famelier: A goblin with a huge head and mouth, and a terrible voice, born from containing a certain kind of ephemeral grass inside a black bottle. Constantly asks for either food or work, will indulge the former if not given the latter.
Farell: The most popular giant of Catalan myth, so massive and fat he used an entire pine tree as a walking stick. Could wipe out armies in a single blow and drink up entire rivers when thirsty.
Feram: A lustful spirit that harasses women and arouses them by touch until they give in. Pregnacy results in the birth of a Vidalot, a sometimes-sexless, sometimes hermaphroditic male humanoid with a woman’s face at the back of its head, and which will become a savage, brutal killer….unless raised lovingly by mom
Ferragut: Evil giant whose only weak spot was his belly, which he kept protected with a large stone. Fought Farell to a standstill for seven days straight
Fiera Malvada: Literally “evil beast” a half-snake dragon so hard to kill that a knight had to literally pray for a sword capable of slaying it after trying over and over with no success.
Follet: Sometimes said to be a goblin, sometimes just said to be a special gift. Either way it is tied to an individual person and grants them powers.
Fragosa Giant: Described as both translucent and gelatinous, like a white blur that moves gracefully, spinning left and right. Makes constant bell-like sounds
Frailecillo: “Little Friar” Ugly, hunchbacked goblins with bony arms and massive feet, dressed in long black robes and emitting a greenish or purplish glow. Sleeping during the day, they are sometimes said to be clever and helpful but often they are extremely violent, entering houses to pinch the eyes of children as they sleep, chop off their limbs or sew their buttholes shut.
Freba: Small, shiny fairy that uses crickets and/or legless lizards as steeds. So beautiful anyone who spots one falls into lovesick melancholy
Fumera: Bogeyman with seven eyes (4 front, 3 in the back of the head) that appears on Christmas and keeps watch on children, taking away those that succumb to gluttony
Furtaperas: A grotesque, humanoid bogeyman that actually craves pears above all things, only turning to children if it can’t find any
Fute Canela: Horrendous female bogeyman that claims the eyes of children.
Gailan: Oversized cat with a face between human and lion, capable of standing on its hind legs and whose tail can strike as hard as a whip. Extremely sadistic, capable of killing entire farms’s worth of cattle for the fun of it
Gaizkin: An entity of the night that spreads deadly diseases and corrupts everything it touches, leaving a tell-tale bitemark or “brand” on sleepers. Can also hide in pillows, and may be subservient to the Gaueko
Gamusino: Basically the same thing as the American “snipe”, an extremely elusive mystery creature. One regional variant has it as an ungodly delicious fish.
Garganta Goblin: Stole a woman’s fertility in the eponymous municipality, and the neighbours gave chase in the hopes of killing it and breaking the curse. Described as being a vivid green that glowed at night, and running around on all fours in a zig-zag pattern
Garos: An evil giant that was eventually bested by an entire village and killed by having a nail driven through his nape. His preserved skull was said to heal and invigorate children
Gatipedro: A white cat with a single dark horn that uses its long tongue like a fifth leg. Sneaks inside homes and uses its horn to drip water on sleeping children, making them piss their beds. Can be repelled by spreading salt on doors and windows, cause it’ll have to use its tongue to get through them
Gizotso: The basque werewolf. Rather than a curse, it is born from forbidden relations between man and animal. Usually wrapped in chains, and very bloodthirsty; the most common tale about them involves one randomly attacking a woman and ripping off her breasts. Always depicted with one of its legs ending in a round stump instead of a paw.
Goja: Water nymphs sometimes shown with dragonfly wings. Their ethereal clothes grant good luck and prosperity to the owner, but get caught stealing them and you’ll be turned to stone. Known to marry mortals now and then: end up vanishing forever the moment their significant others blurt out their true nature
Golden Hand: Self-explanatory. Shepherds that find it in the wilderness and bring it home will soon find the hand going on a killing spree among their livestock, leaving a handprint burned into the animals’ flesh
Golden Pincer Crab: A freshwater crab with, well, a golden pincer that lives in a very specific well, watching over a skeleton made of gold and gems.
Gollut: Hideous, narrow-eyed goblins that supposedly employed dark magic brought bad luck. Actually has a real life basis: Up until the beginning of the 20th century Catalunya housed a small, possibly inbred community plagued by deformities and dwarfism, living in squalor
Goncho: A beautiful male giant that takes wives away from their husbands, appearing only when said wives want him to do so
Gops: Extremely violent giants that not only prey on humans but also their own dead and wounded. Have disgustingly matted hair, long beards growing out of their nose, and a single fang
Gorga Rooster: Black-feathered, large and ferocious. Formerly demons, cursed into this form for engaging in dog fights.
Green Banya: Bogeyman with a huge green horn in its forehead. Armed with a hayfork, it impales children then carries them off to be boiled alive in cauldrons
Grumante: Massive giant with a single long arm to snatch mountain hikers. Sometimes can bring forth storms, sometimes they’re warlocks capable of rousing Cuelebres out of their caves
Grunyu: A dark, demonic beast with a guttural voice. Lives in caves by day, roams the forests at night. Hard to see, but if anyone walks past it they will be cursed on the spot and their personality will change for the worse
Guara: Giant with strength so immense it is capable of splitting mountains. Can only be killed with a weapon made by another giant, and turns into a mountain upon death, even bleeding rocks.
Guaraguara: Bogeyman of undefined appearance, but sometimes referred to as a “bug”
Guargui: Goblin/spirit that appears as a ball of light and can be called upon to drive away evil
Guaxa: A horrible, wrinkled hag with glowing eyes that breaks into houses and tears into the necks of sleepers with her single fang to drink their blood night after night until they die
Gusarapa: Nocturnal child-eater whose poisonous spit causes a lethal stomach ache. Its name is also used as a slang for worm-shaped things

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Hacinas Dragon: A flying serpent with red scales, haunting screams and soaked in blood. Frightens an entire army days before a legendary battle; possibly a demon summoned by evil wizards to ward off said army-
Half-Face: Another child-eater, appears as a figure with a single arm, a single leg and a single eye, like a body that’s been bisected.
Herensuge: One of the few named dragons this side of Coca, sometimes described with seven heads. It was so fearsome that eventually Saint Michael was asked to slay it….but Michael refused to face it unless God went with him. And even then the most God could do was distract it so Michael could land the killing blow
Hodei: Deity embodying storms, hail and thunder, appearing as clouds. Malevolent, brings down lightning to ruin the crops of farmers. Sometimes considered another of the earth goddess Mari and the dragon Sugaar’s many children
Horpí: A huge non-venomous viper with a green pearl embedded in its head. Whoever holds said pearl in their mouth becomes immune to poison. Hates the sound of flutes so much it freezes up if it hears them, allowing you to safely pluck the pearl
Ingalius: Possesses young children and causes to grow excessively thin or pale, stunting their growth. Considered a kind of goblin
Inguma: Nocturnal creature that causes nightmares and strangles sleepers, depending on where you ask can be warded off by chanting a complicated prayer, or summoning the Guargui to aid you. Often depicted as a horned goblin, but can enter houses in the form of mist.
Intxixu: Half man, half black bull, very thin, very hairy and of small stature. Lives in caves and mountains, but due to its agility and elusiveness it is rarely seen. Sometimes said to have great magic powers, while others say it has immense strength, but only at night
Jampon: Goblin that sneaks inside houses and eats all the food within
Jancana: Extremely similar to the cantabrian Ojancano and sometimes treated as its female counterpart, while also a separate being. A hideous, deformed, wrinkled ogress with a single eye (plus two small ones in the nape) and either long, messy hair or snakes in place of hair. Can transform into beautiful women or giant snakes; in the latter case they can only return to their true selves after coiling six times around a man then tongue-kissing them. Also just generally rape men and cut off their tongues afterwards.
Jan del Gel: A massive, literal snow man. The third of a series of snow children made by an old couple, unable to bear their own. While the first two were exemplary children up until they melted come spring, Jan ate the couple’s entire food storage then left to the mountains. Comes out during blizzards and freezes any children it spots with a glance, to drag them to his frigid cave and devour.
Joanet: Luminous goblins that can be summoned to find hidden treasure
Joan The Bear: Heroic giant born from a woman raped by an evil bear. Possessing enormous strength and armed with a just-as-massive iron bar, went on to have many adventures alongside a group of similarly-gifted friends – Arrencapins (who could tear the biggest trees off the ground), Escoltin-Escoltaina (who could hear even the smallest noise) Regiramuntaynes (pushes mountains around) and Bufim-Bufaina (could split the clouds by blowing)
La Blanca: “The White One”. A skeletal female bogeyman that kidnaps children. Freezing cold to the touch, and her grip is so strong it squashes children’s bones like eggshells
Lambiron: Demonic being with the power to poison sources of water, make fields go dry and ruin crops
Lantaron: The Cantabrian version of Poseidon, a muscular fish-man with protuding green eyes and many dorsal fins (like a scorpionfish) with dominion over the seas and only eats octopuses. Glows at night, and is granted magic powers by a potion made of elderberries and “mermaid milk”
La Pesga Beast: Described by supposed eyewitnesses as a massive thing between boar and bear, with a long snout and enormous tusks. Mutilates prey in bizarre ways (ears and hindquarters are gone) and leaves no recognizable tracks.
Lavandeira: Old woman that sits by rivers washing clothes and calls for passersby to help. Ignoring her pleas or folding the clothes in the same way she does nets you extreme bad luck, if not guaranteed death.
Lehen: Benevolent sea serpent that guides lost sailors
Lladrefaves: Giant that absolutely adores beans, raiding orchards to eat as many as he can….but as soon as the season ends, everything else is fair game
Llamarguiellu: A bog-dwelling creature described as black-skinned and deformed, with bulging white eyes, covered in boils and dung. Crawls on the mud at night, surrounded by a host of frogs, newts and snakes. Despite appearances it is incredibly shy and submerges at the first sign of being spotted.
Llivia Dragon: Single-handedly almost decimated an entire village’s worth of people until killed by a knight with a cross-bearing shield, the sight of which terrified the dragon.
Llufa: Wind spirit/fairy, invisible and silent. Stalks those they perceive as naïve to prank them and laugh at them
Lobizon: A werewolf present both in Argentina and parts of Portugal, born from a curse that supposedly befalls the seventh son in any family. A pig-like hairy dog, with blazing red eyes and floppy ears. Devours children and carrion but especially craves animal excrement, a diet that renders its human form yellow-skinned and sickly
Long-Teats Dog: Exactly what it sounds like. This obscene female canine appears at night and is considered an omen of death. Can imitate the sounds of other animals and transform into either crow or a wool yarn. Splits in two or three if struck.
Lusitanian Dragon: Ocean-dwelling and snake-like, with green scales. A heraldric beast associated with Trebaruna, a pre-celtic goddess of home, battle, death and water currents
Machu Lanu: A bulky, shaggy, bipedal goat with enormous horns and a deformed human face. Can speak, but its voice is terrifyingly loud.
Magoria: Mysterious creature that lives below the ground and only ever exposes its tail, which is extremely similar to the mistletoe plant. Grants good luck when offered food, but every day it demands more, and should it go hungry it will reverse all that good luck into misery
Maiet: A small, bushy tree with arms and legs, found deep in the woods. Whoever slays one is fated to transform into a Maiet themselves, green leaves pushing through their skin
Mairu: Giants said to be responsible for the construction of dolmens and other megalithic constructs across the Basque Country. Usually presented as an all-male race, with lamias as their counterpart, but some myths bring up female Mairu (Mairi) noted for their immense strength. Their arm bones – sometimes the entire preserved arm- possess magical properties
Malabestia: Mysterious creature, perhaps a demon, that prowls cities at night. Whoever sees it dies the next day.
Malacosa: Black, pointy-headed being of great size that does nothing but follow people anywhere they go, even waiting outside if they take shelter
Malena Lizard: Huge fire-breathing lizard (sometimes just a regular dragon). Either met a violent death via classic deadly meal, or was bested by a knight clad in mirrors, which blinded it.
Malino: Tiny invisible spirits/imps that enter the bodies of people by the thousands while they’re digesting food and torment them to death. Can blend with shadows.
Malismo: The Spanish answer to norse trolls, a drooling, excessively hairy, stinking, hideous and malicious monster that dies when exposed to sunlight. Though said to be on the small side, they are noted as extremely dangerous due to their knowledge of sorcery
Maneiro: Tiny critters born from a plant (the Maneironera) that only grows in caves where dragons live. Like the Kujgoroz, they’re extremely servile creatures but refuse to give them tasks one too many times and they’ll fly into a rage and tear off your skin

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Manlleu Serpent: A huge snake sporting a hairy mane and a large diamond on its head. Slain by a child that stole the diamond while it was distracted and hid it in a mortar; Trying to get it back, the snake constricted the mortar over and over until it died of exhaustion
Man of the Noses: Self-explanatory, a man possessing as many noses on his body as days there are in a year. Benevolent, but in some areas it is treated as a bogeyman that can be bribed away with money.
Manona: A large, hairy, terrifying disemboided hand that haunts houses. Squeezes the neck and chest of sleepers, giving them nightmares.
Maragassa: Female figure that causes anguish and grief on women.
Maria Bruta: Female bogeyman, a disgusting, dirty hag that kidnaps children by the dozen, cooking them into meals she serves to OTHER supernatural creatures attending her cave/hostel
Maridillo: “Little hubby”. A multi-colored toad, either velvety in texture or actually wearing small clothes, given to witches as a familiar. Constantly demands food, but also vomits a stinking, black-green liquid useful for poisons and spells
Marmajor: Mountain-dwelling bogeyman apparently so good at what it does it is ALWAYS encountered gnawing on children, and carries so many upon its back it leaves a trail of wounded toddlers in its wake.
Marraco: Wingless dragon with a very wide mouth and stomach. While said to swallow people whole, it is also treated as a spiritual guardian
Martinet: Born from mushrooms, extremely fast, easy to anger, and outrageously powerful, capable of changing the course of rivers or altering mountains. Is repelled by snake drool
Martinico: Benevolent and helpful goblin, though terrifying if upset. Has the ability to shapeshift into animals
Maru: Subterranean humanoids with two horns that kidnap people and cattle close to their domain
Maruga: Tiny critters that swim in rivers and ponds. Their bite makes women pregnant, but what they are pregnant with is not specified.
Maruxaina: A sea nymph/mermaid with luminous eyes. Some tales have her as helpful and warning about incoming storms, but oftentimes she’s malicious, luring sailors towards her death. Her charming ability is such she can make raging whirlpools appear to her victims as calm waters.
Marés: Child-eating octopuses whose embrace is impossible to break free from.
Masabakes: Demoness similar to a succubus in that she feeds off sexual energy, but rather than get frisky herself, she absorbs it from amorous couples in the vicinity. Usually paired with the Tentirujo, whom she sends out to arouse women and thus ensure her food supply.
Mascard Bull: Black and wreathed in flames, runs around mountains.
Maxio: Ethereal being similar to a white cloud believed in the Canary Islands to be a form taken by long-dead ancestors to help their descendants. Their presence amounts to a good omen.
Meiga Xuxona: Blood-sucking witch that takes the form of a bumblebee.
Mengue: Demonic maggots one can find beneath patches of ferns in full-moon nights. Whoever captures them receives extraordinary power, but must remember to feed them two pounds of meat a day or else they’ll try and devour their “master”. Normally stored inside a pincushion, you can get them to behave by threatening to put them in a hollow bull horn instead.
Mialta: Female bogeyman that force-feeds naughty children with pancakes she cooks herself, and which taste absolutely horrid.
Mikolasak: Small goblins with red skin, silver hair, white eyes, prominent nose and chin, and dark-red horns. Really stubborn but really good at using stone to build things like bridges in a single night(Sure sound like japanese oni, don’t they?)
Moixina: Female bogeyman that stalked water springs. Some describe it as a beautiful nymph, while others claim it’s some kind of cat-like animal
Molet/Mola: A tiny being, compared to pollen or spores, that drifts in the wind until it touches a human woman and settles in her womb, emerging as a child-like figure with multiple heads, arms and legs. If left alive it will quickly grow massive, powerful and carnivorous. Usually kills any natural child the host mother may already have within her, or else it will be born thin and malnourished
Molsosa: Also from Catalunya. A quadrupedal beast covered in moss that protects forests and attacks anyone that would harm it or its animals. Also loves kids so much it might kidnap them if given the chance
Momerota: Beast between bull and horse that launches fireworks from its horns. Chases after people, but is in turn killed for its wine-like blood.
Monuca: Half weasel, half wild cat. Loves men and brings them good luck if taken as a pet, but HATES women and will try to pull their eyes out.
Morrazo Fox: From Galicia, a fox that goes around scaring travelers by spewing fire and making ghastly screams.
Mother Of Fish: Bigger than man and brightly-coloured, like a sea snake with three heads, two tails and big expressive eyes. Intelligent, can speak and appear in the dreams of others in the form of a fairy. Eating her heads makes even the most barren woman bear children, and her tails can be made into swords.
Mouro: Dark-skinned, really tall humanoids (sometimes flat out giants) that live underground. Extremely skilled in mining and metallurgy, to the point everything they own is made of gold, and are immensely rich. Often made deals with humans with gold as payment, but humans had to never reveal the source of said gold, or else it would turn to coal….or the Mouros would kill them straight away. Said to love wine, and have outstandingly beautiful women
Mufosu: A forest-dwelling creature sometimes said to be made of moss and sometimes said to take the form of a frog. Kind in nature, often surrounded by birds that nest in its body, and can disappear amidst vegetation if discovered. Loves mushrooms
Mulachini Del Cielu: Baby-like beings with only one eye that play in storm clouds and throw lightning bolts
Muladona: A mule with a woman’s face and breasts. Often tries to mingle with packs of normal horses/mules, but her presence invariably freaks them out and makes them jump off cliffs
Mular: An absolutely massive cetacean, capable of spewing water through its nostrils with enough power to destroy ships. Said to be all extremely old, and unable to die of natural causes; the sea will become violent in the event one is actually killed. Bear offspring in groups of seven, carrying them on their backs
Negres: Dark-skinned cave ogres usually found guarding treasures or captive maidens. Man-eaters, but some stories have them in a more benevolent light
Negret: Black goblin that turns into a pile of coins if someone touches it while holding a candle
Nonell: Horse-sized dog of dense, flowing white fur and black eyes. Its arrival precedes the fall of snow in mountain areas.
Nyitus: Microscopic beings that enter humans through the nose, mouth of ears, settling in the brain. Rather than kill, they induce a deep sleep in their hosts as they drink their memories.
Oiulari: Unseen being that announces its presence with a distant bellow. Answering back typically earns death by huge rock thrown at your direction. Leaves ten-fingered handprints on what it touches
Ojancano: A huge cyclops covered in red hair, deathly afraid of toads and barn owls, and just goes around commiting acts of vandalism, and influencing humans into becoming assholes. Benevolent ones are supposedly born once every 100 years. Can only be killed by plucking the lone white hair from their beards. Females are said to be even more perverse and engage in child stealing
Olano: Dog-headed horse usually shown as a pet of evil giants
Ollaparo: A man-eating cyclops with an additional eye on the back of its head
Ollapin: A cyclops whose single eye is on the back of its head, rather than the front.
Ome Granizo: Wild giants that defend not just nature, but the virginity of women living in the mountains. Usually seen carrying around stone axes, and taking bears as pets. Become mountains themselves when they die
Ome Marin: A humanoid covered in scales, with green teeth and sometimes a “mane” of algae. Prowls the coast devouring anything it can catch, including humans, and especially loves messing with and/or destroying fishing boats, ensuring sailors get stranded. Known sometimes to swim upstream and assault women near rivers.
Orcavella: A fiendish mountain hag that terrorized an entire village, dabbling in the dark arts and eating children for centuries until finally she got tired of living and buried herself alongside a hapless shepherd she had under her control. None could approach despite his screams due to the swarms of snakes protecting the tomb, and they are said to protect it even now.
Oricuerno: The “main” Spanish take on the unicorn (the other being the Escornau). White-furred with a purple head, blue or red eyes, deer hooves topped by small wings, and a twisted black, red and white horn. Usually living in the highest mountain peaks, has the power to turn women into men, and also cure poisonings and purify waters. Its entire body is considered a powerful amulet

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Pagaiño: Humanoids whose long hair hides their faces, dressed in rags and walking around barefoot. Typically seen washing themselves on rivers, or singing and dancing on top of stone constructs. Don’t respond when called out, but stand in their way and they’ll throw stones at you or even kill you.
Pantaruja: Female bogeyman that hides its form under a patchwork of rags. Steals children, but is also prone to bouts of bloody murder.
Paparresolla: Child-eating beast whose presence makes one pant involuntarily. “Mouth bleeding, guts out, tail dragging” according to one saying. Lets out terrifying screams, can fly and likes cold, dark places such as church towers or attics. Typically female, but both genders exist
Papasopas: A bogeyman that shows up to eat the food that naughty children refuse, but for every bite it takes, it will also bite on the children themselves. Also loves eating flies
Papón: “Big Jowls”. Has a bloated stomach and a jolly appearance, but is extremely gluttonous and takes children from their houses at night to swallow them whole. One version ditches the pretense and describes it as enormous, with blazing eyes and a stomach “like an oven”
Pardalot: Bird that feeds its chicks with human children and enjoys the warmth of fire and smoke, entering houses through the chimney
Pardal Verd: A green, sometimes golden bird whose eggs have healing properties. Usually guarded by a giant serpent, and even then you can only ever take one egg.
Pare Esmé: Kind and benevolent giant that lorded over the Montseny. So incredibly massive each foot of his rested on a different mountain range.
Pare Gegant: Mountain-sized bogeyman, possessing boar-like tusks and a shaggy beard. Can smell human flesh from great distances.
Patarico: Gigantic beings of immense strength, a single eye and excellent sense of smell. Live in the mythical island of Eonavia and devour castaways. Sometimes likened to the irish merrows.
Patinga: A newt/salamander that is not only intensely poisonous but makes parts of one’s body disappear just by touching them
Patriarch’s Dragon: Supposedly a gift from a Peru viceroy to a certain archbishop, who went on to name it “Lepanto”. After it died of old age, the archbishop had the dragon’s body stuffed and mounted on the School of the Patriarch, in Valencia, where children are warned to stay quiet in its presence, lest the dragon get them. A popular tale has the same dragon in a more classic role, making its den in a riverbed and described as too fast for most would-be-slayers to lay a finger on it. In reality, old Lepanto was almost certainly an alligator.
Patusca: Bogeyman that brutally beats up children rather than eat them
Pauet: The ghost of a child that died at the bottom of a well, crying for help that never arrived, and who now pulls others inside in an attempt to cure its loneliness. Other areas have a feminine counterpart in Maria Gancha (something like “Grabby Mary”) who simply snatches children down her well with hooked claws
Pauto: House spirits that remove anything they perceive as an obstacle to their “protegees” so they may reach their wishes. Invisible, but one variant has them take the form of a black beetle. Usually kept inside a matchbox.
Pecau Sabadiego: Demonic entity with massive horns and membranous wings. Can be driven off by reciting a complicated religious chant (Sabadiego is actually a kind of baloney, so this guy either looks really gross or causes stomach pains, i dunno)
Pedra Snake: A giant man-eating snake that terrorized the Morvedre region and resisted all attempts at killing it until a passing old lady transformed it into stone. Said to occasionally return to its former self, devouring whoever is near.
Peeira: Feral nymphs that protect, live with, and usually lead packs of wolves. Sometimes said to have the power to cure lycanthropy
Peirot: Bogeyman that appears monstrously bloated from all the children its swallowed. Constantly dancing
Peix Nicolau: A human child so infatuated with the sea that his mother unwittingly cursed him into a half-fish form. Usually treated as sort of sea goblin, playing pranks on sailors, sometimes he is said to share the secrets of the sea with whoever will listen, and in some versions has terrifying red eyes, making the hair of whoever looks at them go white with fear
Peladits: A tall, thin ogre covered in black hair that controls armies of lice.
Pelujancanu: Identical in all aspects to the Ojancano except for being almost bald, the sole hair in its head housing all its strength.
Percolet: A sea goblin that takes the form of a white bird, playing around ships. Brings good luck.
Perdinot: Mud-encrusted, black-skinned naked giant with two humps, eyeballs the size of pumpkins, teeth so big and sharp they protude from and pierce its head, a long, sharp nose, only capable of pig-like squeals and gnashing his teeth so loud it’s like earthquakes, fast like the wind and rides upon a giant rooster. Kidnaps children and….washes them, because he goes after kids that love being dirty. With iron tools.
Pericó: Tiny spirit associated with metal that grows into a giant of solid iron when exposed to fire, smashing all in its wake. Blacksmiths strike their anvils three times before work in order to keep it at bay
Pesanta: Sometimes a huge dog, sometimes a huge cat, both with legs made of iron. Enters houses from under doors or through walls and sits on people as they sleep, giving them nightmares and great pain
Pimpi Dog: A huge dog that watches children unseen, then on Christmas reports to the Three Wise Men who deserves gifts that year
Pollastre: A bogeyman in the form of a foul-tempered rooster that eats the legs off naughty children
Pomporrilla: Grotesque, black-skinned female goblin, with a toothless mouth and a single withered breast. Loves acorns
Porviso: A mouse-like creature with an extremely long tail, which it uses to strangle sleepers to death.
Puigmal: Guardian of mountains and all that lives in them, appearing as a giant perpetually coated in snow. Knows how to make a magical, endlessly-regenerating cheese.
Pujada Giant: Lived atop a volcano and preyed excessively on the locals, turning its lair into a veritable kitchen of horrors. When the people prayed for something to finally rid them of the man-eater, the sounds of a terrible fight echoed the following night…and by daylight the giant was dead and covered in strange bitemarks.
Punzon: From La Rioja. Another lethal snake, like the Derlabon and Saeton, except this one has limbs, and only amputation can save you
Pupieirinya: Forest fairies that love bread crumbs, very quick and very silent. Can hear the voices of children that are too young to speak, and bring them gifts.
Quarantamaula: Half-man, half-chicken, half-vulture. Jumps from roof to roof to make noise and scare children.

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Rabeno: Tall, thin humanoid with pale skin and a short tail. Though it watches over animals, it is a lascivious being that wanders towns to abduct women. Believed to spread leprosy and other severe skin diseases
Ramidreju: Like a weasel but with a hog-like snout, born every century from a normal weasel. Likes gold, digging holes, and its fur can heal all diseases.
Regira-roc: Giants that lived near Montserrat, working the fields. A bad harvest season drove them to steal food from nearby villagers, and as punishment they were turned to stone.
Repunte De Las Medias Blancas: Something like “Repunte of the White Socks”. A sea monster that prowls near cliffs and rises up with the crashing waves to snatch anyone near the edge
Roblon: “Big Oak”. A gigantic, immensely strong humanoid tree, granted shape and mobility after crushing and absorbing a young woman
Rosemunho: Evil spirit that appears in the form of whirlwind or a dust devil. Pulls travellers within itself only to toss them to their deaths somewhere else. Can be driven off by just throwing a stone or stick in its direction, because it will go hurl that instead.
Rotlla/Rotlan/Errolan: A version of the fictional Sir Roland, wielder of Durendal, in which he is an heroic giant. Rode an equally gigantic one-eyed horse that could chew through mountains.
Ruixamantells: A goddess of the sea similar to a mermaid, decked in pearls, shells and coral. Will sink ships and drag men to her underwater lair…but not out of malice, but because she falls in love easily
Rupiano Serpent: A snake-like dragon of terrifying visage and a single eye said to be so massive its tail remained deep in its cave whenever it emerged to hunt. Like a reptilian Polyphemus, a group of monks managed to feed it drugged bread, then took chance of its stupor to stab it through the eye with a sharpened log.
Sacauntos: “Grease puller” A bogeyman that carves children open to remove and devour their body fat. Carries its bounty around in a sack
Sacro Peak Dragon: Inhabited a cave in a mountain said to have magical properties, where iron pickaxes wouldn’t work and gold nuggets would rain in stormy days. Had something of a corruptive miasma around it: Whoever was touched by the dragon’s shadow would be immediately crippled, the left side of their bodies ceasing to function, (symptoms one might recognize as an ictus) and would eventually die. The dragon exploded after a bunch of explorers did the sign of the cross in front of her, and while her offspring survived, the cave they lived in was sealed.
Saint Eudald’s Dragon. Referred as both a dragon and a “lizard”. Capable of both flying and swimming, laid waste to the whole region. Killed by a knight who left several mirrors at the entrance of its cave, tricking the dragon into believing it was being attacked by multiple foes and thus too scared to defend itself.
Saint Lawrence’s Serpent: A really huge dragon that terrorized the village of La Vid, which tried to placate it by sacrificing their cattle. It was killed by Saint Laurence after feeding it bread stuffed with hot irons, but its death wails were apparently so terrifying Lawrence’s brothers died on the spot
Saint Llorenc’s Dragon: Brought to the land by foreign invaders, originally very small but grew to monstrous proportions by devouring everything in its path, and soon claimed an entire mountain. Survived what should’ve been a fatal sword strike, forcing its slayer to call upon divine intervention to finally smite it down
Sangron: Bogeyman that drinks the blood of children, gaining in size and lifespan with every meal
Scarlet Mouse: Appears before unattended children, specially sad ones, and do all sorts of tricks and games to entertain them. Invisible to adults, and associated with cleverness
Serpe: Very much like the Cuelebre in that they’re giant snakes with bat wings and extraordinarily hard scales, usually guarding the treasures left behind by the Mouros. Other times they’re women cursed into the form of huge white snakes, waiting for someone to break their curse
Serrana: A beautiful amazon-type woman of excellent hunting skill that lives in the mountains. Seduces and kills whatever man she comes across, then keeps their bones in her cave. A variant known as the Chancalaera can, in addition, run extremely fast and transform into a half-bird, half-beast
Seven-Headed Cuca: Bogeyman that might be either a giant worm, or a dragon
Silbán. A long, haired, long-legged giant whose lair was a cave high in a mountain only he could reach. Raided a nearby village to kidnap and devour women with impunity until he fell in love with his latest would-be-victim. She then escaped his clutches and conspired with the villagers to make him drink poisoned milk.
Simanya: Female bogeyman of monstrous appearance and boundless appetite for human flesh, their lairs bursting with the bones of past victims. Frequent mountainous areas traditionally held as belonging to ogres
Simiot: Tree-dwelling monstrous apes with claws and -sometimes- goat horns. Really strong, give terrible shrieks and smell repugnantly. Have the power to cause floods and sometimes raze villages and kidnap children, but they explicitly eat only fruit.
Sopeira Serpent: A princess transformed into a massive snake by a curse. A knight failed to break it and ultimately killed the princess-serpent, after which her castle sank into the ground, taking with it everyone inside

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Tamarru: Also called Guerco in Asturias, a black dog with horns and great magic power you can gain by eating its heart
Tantagora: Essentially a manticore; blood red-furred beast with a human face, a scorpion tail, three rows of teeth, breasts and eyes like a goat. Said to have been brought from Asia by muslims to use against christians
Taranganyo: Goblins that enter the bodies of children and give them rickets.
Tardo: Unlike its brethren, a genuinely evil goblin with green skin and sharp teeth, usually carrying a small sword. Causes nightmares
Telles-Melles: Invisible goblin that watches over children and plays with them.
Tenae Imp: Reddish, bat-sized goblin that typically lives in open fields but takes shelter in barns during the coldest months. Blows grass into the faces of people and livestock to make them sneeze
Tentiruju: Goblin that can turn invisible and rubs young women with mandrake leaves to make them rebellious
Tibicena: Shaggy dogs with blazing red eyes that prowl at the bottom of cliffs and are sometimes said to live in the ocean. Usually emerge to kill cattle, but can be placated by offerings of honey
Tinyosa: A beautiful, transparent woman that appears in densely fogged areas. A child eater that “sucks” on prey until she eventually swallows it whole
Tiznau: Though considered a kind of goblin, it is gigantic in size, with black skin and clothes. Bad-tempered, controls the weather
Torollino: Tiny forest creatures, mostly a furry head with various horns. Sleep in tree holes most of the time, spend the rest chasing each other, bumping into things and pulling pranks on passersby, like nipping at their heels or slapping their butts if they lie down to sleep
Tragaldabas: “Glutton”. A deformed ogre with an immense mouth and an elastic stomach, thus endless appetite. Can devour entire armies and still not be satiated. Has the decency to warn people he’ll eat them if they get close, at least
Traganarru: Sea dragon with power over storms and waterspouts, sinks ships and devours whoever approaches the coast.
Trasgo: The quintessential Spanish goblin, usually depicted with a hole in the palm of each hand. Though not evil, it is an obnoxious prankster that loves playing tricks on the people it shares a house with. May sometimes take a shine to said families, which means it’ll follow them wherever they go. Extremely hard to get rid of
Trasno: Similar to the trasgo in many aspects, the trasno is also said to assault people in forests, and stalk travellers to bring misfortune upon them
Trastolillo: A particularly restless goblin with horns and black fur, making a nuisance of itself on nearby houses and constantly snickering. Particularly fond of making terrible moans at night, startling families awake. Loves milk and might be bribed with it, but it’s just as likely to steal it.
Trenti: Forest goblins that dress in moss and roots. Spend their time harassing young women but genuinely like children, and generally help others without making themselves known. Will die if they drink water, of all things.
Trubinco: Goblin that enters houses and makes a mess of things unless the owners offer them their favourite toy: A pinecone slathered in tar
Trucafort: A giant bogeyman with a beard so dense and long he keeps stepping on it, thus his tremendous howling. Always seen carrying two enormous boulders; one balanced atop his head, another at hand to smash children with.
Urco: A large dog with horns, long ears and clad in chains. Emerges from the sea at night, howling furiously.
Vellmarí: “Sea Old Man” Chubby, with human-like features and covered in short hair. Tends to follow ships and is really fond of music, imitating songs with its own voice. Its hide makes for a powerful amulet, thus sailors lure it for capture with musical instruments.
Velludo: “Hairy One” A headless horse that runs across mountains and empty streets at night, perpetually chased by six furious dogs. Said to be the spirit of a muslim king that murdered his sons (which would be the dogs)
Vera Dwarf: Said to live close to a natural fountain, following close whoever approaches to collect water. Those with a good heart are allowed to pass and protected from all harm, but those with bad intentions are mercilessly beaten. Mentioned sometimes to grow in size as they watch over travellers
White Fox: Self-explanatory, but also has green ears/spots above the eyes and its tail, legs and teeth are entirely black. Feeds on flowers and occasionally stealing lunches from people. Its blood is highly sought after for its magical properties, but whoever meets its gaze feels immense panic.
Xacio: Amphibious beings that live at the bottom of rivers. Usually presented as merfolk, but sometimes they have the lower bodies of lizards.
Xas: Goblin that takes refuge in abandoned windmills. While they won’t enter inhabited houses they delight in throwing rocks at them, as well as harassing livestock and stealing fruit from orchards
Ximelgorri: Evil spirits that resemble invisible humanoids, perpetually wandering the land spreading discord and disease. They are burned by sunlight, and are opposed to the goddess Mari, having made attempts on her life more than once. Said to be the souls of people that disrespected the old traditions in life.
Xuan Canas: Aquatic goblin found in both rivers and deep wells, watching close whoever wanders near, be they adult or child, and pull them underwater if they drop their guard. Sometimes treated as the male counterpart of the xana
Zamparron: Ogre with insatiable appetite capable of stretching and/or shrinking its body to pass through even the smallest crevices.
Zanca Parranca: A long-limbed, deformed woman that sometimes devours children but mostly spooks them and causes chaos and mischief in the houses it enters, driving the women inside to madness. Her own innards bulge out of her throat
Zarronco: A child-eater that usually takes the form of a huge insect
Zunguluteru: Goblin that induces gas and stomach pains on people by blowing air in their ears as they sleep, as well as “counting their ribs”, somehow causing them to wake up terribly in the mornings

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Hacinas Dragon: A flying serpent with red scales, haunting screams and soaked in blood. Frightens an entire army days before a legendary battle; possibly a demon summoned by evil wizards to ward off said army-
Inguma: Nocturnal creature that causes nightmares and strangles sleepers, depending on where you ask can be warded off by chanting a complicated prayer, or summoning the Guargui to aid you. Often depicted as a horned goblin, but can enter houses in the form of mist.
Brinzoner: Giant covered in dense, bramble-like hairs, which allow it to blend with the landscape in mountain areas.
Guara: Giant with strength so immense it is capable of splitting mountains. Can only be killed with a weapon made by another giant, and turns into a mountain upon death, even bleeding rocks.
Cavall Tonto: Cave-dwelling, carnivorous horse that bangs on doors until it breaks in, then carries off children to swallow them whole. Despite its sinister habits the name translates to “Dumb Horse”
Cachano: Lascivious, hairy forest goblin that chases after lone girls. Usually compared to the old myths of fauns and satyrs.
Culibillas: A giantess considered a lesser mountain deity. Possesses a (self-made) hole in her chest inhabited by hordes of white ants, her servants and friends that once blanketed her to body to protect her from the affections of a violent sky god.
Ollapin: A cyclops whose single eye is on the back of its head, rather than the front.
La Blanca: “The White One”. A skeletal female bogeyman that kidnaps children. Freezing cold to the touch, and her grip is so strong it squashes children’s bones like eggshells
Negres: Dark-skinned cave ogres usually found guarding treasures or captive maidens. Man-eaters, but some stories have them in a more benevolent light
Comellon: Goblin with immense appetite that enters houses to eat all the food stored within, but leaves almost no trace of the deed, as if the food had simply vanished. Loves eating on beds, and specially craves cheese.
Farell: The most popular giant of Catalan myth, so massive and fat he used an entire pine tree as a walking stick. Could wipe out armies in a single blow and drink up entire rivers when thirsty.
Ferragut: Evil giant whose only weak spot was his belly, which he kept protected with a large stone. Fought Farell to a standstill for seven days straight
Pare Gegant: Mountain-sized bogeyman, possessing boar-like tusks and a shaggy beard. Can smell human flesh from great distances.
Pujada Giant: Lived atop a volcano and preyed excessively on the locals, turning its lair into a veritable kitchen of horrors. When the people prayed for something to finally rid them of the man-eater, the sounds of a terrible fight echoed the following night…and by daylight the giant was dead and covered in strange bitemarks.
Malabestia: Mysterious creature, perhaps a demon, that prowls cities at night. Whoever sees it dies the next day.
Ximelgorri: Evil spirits that resemble invisible humanoids, perpetually wandering the land spreading discord and disease. They are burned by sunlight, and are opposed to the goddess Mari, having made attempts on her life more than once. Said to be the souls of people that disrespected the old traditions in life.
Pelujancanu: Identical in all aspects to the Ojancano except for being almost bald, the sole hair in its head housing all its strength.
Cucarell Demon: A party-loving imp too inept, simple-minded and unfocused to do any real evil, preferring to flirt with women and feed his various vices. About the only thing he has going on is his supreme ugliness
Abelurio: House goblin described as exceptionally restless and noisy. Loves playing games, to the point its name is also used in Galicia to refer to naughty children
Ome Granizo: Wild giants that defend not just nature, but the virginity of women living in the mountains. Usually seen carrying around stone axes, and taking bears as pets. Become mountains themselves when they die
Pimpi Dog: A huge dog that watches children unseen, then on Christmas reports to the Three Wise Men who deserves gifts that year
Pantaruja: Female bogeyman that hides its form under a patchwork of rags. Steals children, but is also prone to bouts of bloody murder.
Green Banya: Bogeyman with a huge green horn in its forehead. Armed with a hayfork, it impales children then carries them off to be boiled alive in cauldrons
Caranjaina: Nondescript female bogeyman found in forests, but that also hides beneath stairs. Has a tendency to peek through windows and chimneys, scaring children.
Apalpador: A red-haired giant that serves as Galicia’s take on Santa Claus. Touches the bellies of children to make sure they’re well-fed, then gives them gifts and piles of chestnuts
Donyet: Small goblin that clings to the manes of horses and takes them for a ride at night
Lladrefaves: Giant that absolutely adores beans, raiding orchards to eat as many as he can….but as soon as the season ends, everything else is fair game
Maria Bruta: Female bogeyman, a disgusting, dirty hag that kidnaps children by the dozen, cooking them into meals she serves to OTHER supernatural creatures attending her cave/hostel
Black-Hooded Ogre: Enormous child-eater that can only die if the sun shines upon its face.
Cabraboc: A demonic, satyr-like being that chases people it finds wandering the forest, often leading them to fall down cliffs. Sometimes depicted with bat wings and two faces, and its gender changes according to that of its victims: female if a man, male if a woman
Enanuco: A dwarf that poisons water sources such as wells then tempts people into drinking, causing a deep melancholy followed by death. If the victims resist, it may force-feed them magic ash to make them incredibly thirsty. Carries a conch it blows on as an instrument, usually to announce it succeeded in tricking someone
Cojuelo: Perhaps the most popular demon in Spanish literature and many recorded incantations. A shameless, fun-loving trickster attributed to the creation of many songs, dances and literary works of picaresque/satirical nature. Despite being always sown limping on one leg, it is extremely fast and is known for being a good messenger.
Regira-roc: Giants that lived near Montserrat, working the fields. A bad harvest season drove them to steal food from nearby villagers, and as punishment they were turned to stone.
Pare Esmé: Kind and benevolent giant that lorded over the Montseny. So incredibly massive each foot of his rested on a different mountain range.
Patusca: Bogeyman that brutally beats up children rather than eat them
Borrina’l Güercu: A thick, dark, cold and possibly sentient mist that seizes the throats of people wandering at night. Formed from the last breath of the deceased.
Carisio: Hideous monster that cuts off children’s hands.
Masabakes: Demoness similar to a succubus in that she feeds off sexual energy, but rather than get frisky herself, she absorbs it from amorous couples in the vicinity. Usually paired with the Tentirujo, whom she sends out to arouse women and thus ensure her food supply.
Sangron: Bogeyman that drinks the blood of children, gaining in size and lifespan with every meal
Porviso: A mouse-like creature with an extremely long tail, which it uses to strangle sleepers to death.
Becho: A dragon that one day emerged from a mudhole in Cerdedo, Galicia, and immediately forced the locals into offering maidens and fresh milk as tribute. Its wings blocked the sun, and with a single breath it could set eighteen fields ablaze. Was defeated by Saint John, who forced it back to its cave and sealed the entrance, leaving just enough for the dragon to breathe.
Sacro Peak Dragon: Inhabited a cave in a mountain said to have magical properties, where iron pickaxes wouldn’t work and gold nuggets would rain in stormy days. Had something of a corruptive miasma around it: Whoever was touched by the dragon’s shadow would be immediately crippled, the left side of their bodies ceasing to function, (symptoms one might recognize as an ictus) and would eventually die. The dragon exploded after a bunch of explorers did the sign of the cross in front of her, and while her offspring survived, the cave they lived in was sealed.
Pagaiño: Humanoids whose long hair hides their faces, dressed in rags and walking around barefoot. Typically seen washing themselves on rivers, or singing and dancing on top of stone constructs. Don’t respond when called out, but stand in their way and they’ll throw stones at you or even kill you.

[Morose]

El Bicho Amarillo (the yellow bug).
Every hundred years, a yellow and black bug is born, which they say is a child of a lumiago (snail) that is buried under the earth. It crawls under the earth in winter. When spring arrives the and it come outs of the earth, and it's body becomes black with spikes that seem to burn. It's like the basilisk in that it kills with its eyes. It has three eyes: a black one, a red one, and a green one. It kills old men with the black eye, those who are between the young men and elderly with the red eye and the children and the young men with the green eye (only men?).

The Anjanas (a type of fairy), are the only ones who know where these bugs hide. They kill them by giving them the picaya (dragon fruit) on a skewer while they are asleep. The next spring, the Anjanas return to the lair and play with the picaya in the bones of the now dead bug. Some birds come out like sparrows with very sharp beaks, who live for no longer than a month. But in this month they kill the birds and the young of crows and kites.

Change it from Bichu Amarillu to Bicho Amarillo, a dialectal variant.

[Morose]

Gallu de la Muerte. Black plumed rooster with a white crest. Hearing its singing is a death sentence (unless you prepare an infusion under a magic apple tree that no one has been able to find). If you hear him sing, you will die before sunset. Once every 100 years, a kite lays a red egg. From that egg will come a bird half white and half black, somewhat larger than a hen. At the exact age of 50, this bird will die and from its putrefying flesh a green worm will be born that will grow darker as it grows and will become the Gallu de la Muerte. This legend seems to be common in Asturias and in the western zone of Cantabria.

[Morose]

Llamarguiellu: A bog-dwelling creature described as black-skinned and deformed, with bulging white eyes, covered in boils and dung. Crawls on the mud at night, surrounded by a host of frogs, newts and snakes. Despite appearances it is incredibly shy and submerges at the first sign of being spotted.

Paparresolla: Child-eating beast whose presence makes one pant involuntarily. “Mouth bleeding, guts out, tail dragging” according to one saying. Lets out terrifying screams, can fly and likes cold, dark places such as church towers or attics. Typically female, but both genders exist

Papón: “Big Jowls”. Has a bloated stomach and a jolly appearance, but is extremely gluttonous and takes children from their houses at night to swallow them whole. One version ditches the pretense and describes it as enormous, with blazing eyes and a stomach “like an oven”

Patarico: Gigantic beings of immense strength, a single eye and excellent sense of smell. Live in the mythical island of Eonavia and devour castaways. Sometimes likened to the irish merrows.

Manona: A large, hairy, terrifying disemboided hand that haunts houses. Squeezes the neck and chest of sleepers, giving them nightmares.

Ingalius: Possesses young children and causes to grow excessively thin or pale, stunting their growth. Considered a kind of goblin

Death Rooster: A black rooster with a white crest whose crowing kills whoever hears it over the span of a day. Upon death a single green worm emerges from its corpse and over time grows into a new one.

Careto: Small monkey-like things that dwell in snowy mountains and cause avalanches to kill hikers

Zamparron: Ogre with insatiable appetite capable of stretching and/or shrinking its body to pass through even the smallest crevices.

Gamusino: Basically the same thing as the American “snipe”, an extremely elusive mystery creature. One regional variant has it as an ungodly delicious fish.

Dip: A large, shaggy dog that comes out at night to feed on the blood of livestock and drunkards

Disemboweler: Inhabits corn plantations and lives up to its name whenever it encounters anyone tresspasing them.

Crupecia Beast: Either a lion-headed bird with bull horns and four breasts, or a seven-headed red dragon with ten horns and a candle on each head. Scares children in forests.

Grumante: Massive giant with a single long arm to snatch mountain hikers. Sometimes can bring forth storms, sometimes they’re warlocks capable of rousing Cuelebres out of their caves

Pecau Sabadiego: Demonic entity with massive horns and membranous wings. Can be driven off by reciting a complicated religious chant (Sabadiego is actually a kind of baloney, so this guy either looks really gross or causes stomach pains, i dunno)

Malino: Tiny invisible spirits/imps that enter the bodies of people by the thousands while they’re digesting food and torment them to death. Can blend with shadows.

Pauto: House spirits that remove anything they perceive as an obstacle to their “protegees” so they may reach their wishes. Invisible, but one variant has them take the form of a black beetle. Usually kept inside a matchbox.

Repunte De Las Medias Blancas: Something like “Repunte of the White Socks”. A sea monster that prowls near cliffs and rises up with the crashing waves to snatch anyone near the edge

Torollino: Tiny forest creatures, mostly a furry head with various horns. Sleep in tree holes most of the time, spend the rest chasing each other, bumping into things and pulling pranks on passersby, like nipping at their heels or slapping their butts if they lie down to sleep

Busgosu: Satyr-like being that protects forests. Benevolent with sheperds, but loathes lumberjacks and hunters. Inflicts a deadly disease by kissing

Tentiruju: Goblin that can turn invisible and rubs young women with mandrake leaves to make them rebellious

Curuxa: A barn owl that stalks deathly ill people and sings about their upcoming demise “NEXT IS YOOOOOU! NEXT IS YOOOOOU!”

Guaxa: A horrible, wrinkled hag with glowing eyes that breaks into houses and tears into the necks of sleepers with her single fang to drink their blood night after night until they die

[Morose]

Endriago: Half-dragon, half-toad, half crocodile or snake. Born the incestous child of a father-daughter giant couple with the intention of creating “the strongest, bravest thing you can find in the world”. Swiftly killed its parents and reduced its home island to a barren wasteland. Its “demonic” spirit is said to have left its mouth and fly off screaming thunderously once it was finally slain

Tragantia: A snake woman that wanders the night devouring whoever she finds, particularly children; if you hear her song, it’s already too late for you. Formerly a muslim princess, whose father was slaughtered by a christian army during the Reconquista

Apariatenc: Humanoids from “northern lands” described as transparent, tongue-less and reproduce through their sweat, which freezes and solidifies when exposed to air

Noades Dragon: Watches over a large treasure deep in a lake on northern Catalunya (which might or might not really exist). Alongside him sits the Lady of Noades, an “ogress” that defends the dragon and the treasure just as fiercely, and sometimes scares kids.

Ginebedra: Female humanoid made of branches and moss with notoriously foul temper. Whoever she beat up with her spiked arms wouldn’t stop feeling pain for seven weeks. Naturally her victims are mostly naughty children

Saint Celoni’s Dragon: An enormous man-eater. Touching even a single drop of its blood causes horrible swelling followed by death, as its slayer found out

Serpenton: As the name implies, a huge snake. Draws all its power from a black rock it carries around, entirely helpless if stolen. Said rock can be used as a charm to drive away storms

Anjana: The epithome of benevolent fairy in Cantabrian myth. Beautiful women, sometimes blonde with blue eyes, sometimes jet black-haired with black eyes, extremely pale with translucent wings. Extremely kind-hearted, go out of their way to help just about anyone, injured animals or trees, people lost in the forest, the poor and suffering. Leave gifts to kind people whenever they walk through villages, but will also punish the wicked. EVIL ones also exist, but they’re extremely rare. Sometimes said to live in caves made of gold or silver.

Tartalo: The most famous evil giant in Basque myth, though not that unique: A terrifying cyclops fond of devouring humans and throwing stones all over the mountains, who watched over vast herds of livestock (Probably just a transplant of the greek Polyphemus) Owned a magic ring that shouted its location when called, allowing him to track whoever had it at the moment.