Giants are humanoid beings standing anywhere between 4 meters and 20 meters high. Some look just like humans, others do not. It seems to be a matter of choice what they look like. They may alter their appearance by the use of magic and illusion
Category: The Inhabitants of The Greenlands
This is for the creatures / the bestiary
The Queen of the Fairies
The Queen of the Fairies is said to be a beautiful creature of great majesty. She is said to wear floating garments and flowers in her hair. The Queen is variously represented as
The Mermaid
A mermaid is a female whose top half is a human girl and bottom half is a fish. Tales of mermaids abound around the world, but most particularly in Middle Earth. They are usually seen as
The Witch
A ‘witch’ is seen as a wicked, old, ugly woman with supernatural powers. Witches are usually portrayed as wearing
The Selkie
Selfie folk are shapeshifters. They live most of their lives as seals, but, from time to time, they come to shore, shrug off their sealskins and dance, or explore, while in the shape of humans. These selkies, when in human form, are said to be
The Troll
Trolls are usually seen as ugly, stupid and unevenly-tempered. Most people agree that they are very
The Banshee
The banshee is a female spirit connected to Irish burial tumuli. Her most common appearance is said to be that of wearing a green dress with an old grey cloak. A banshee is usually seen as an old woman with a haggard grey face. Some sightings insist, however, that their banshee is
The Baobhan Sith
Baobhan Sith is Scottish Gaelic and actually means “Fairy Woman”. The word does not have an agreed upon spelling, only an agreed on pronunciation,
The Werewolf
Werewolves are said to look just like a large wolf. They are, however, said, frequently to
The Pixie
Pixies are of Celtic origin. There seems to be no clear origin for the word, no clear lineage to trace it to, it sort of surfaces all over England and Cornwall, where they were revered to as pigsies . The word is a little similar to the Irish Celtic (Goidelic) word, Aos Si, but this is inconclusive. Most accounts of pixies are