#creatures
‘I’m a mermaid who’s finally learnt how to change to human form, and of course I need shoes and socks now! Those human things look so fun, I need all of them, but apparently sand coins aren’t a currently on land! It was so lucky that you saw me struggle with the currency and bought a pair for me, and of course I want to try this coffee thing with you!’ au
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‘I can’t believe you’re arguing with me about not warning you about the taste of my blood, look, mate, maybe if you asked before jumping on people’s necks I might have told you I was a werewolf, and then you wouldn’t look at me like that’ au
‘I’m casting actors for an opera, and have some very good choices, but you come in with a voice of an angel that just blew all others away, honestly, I think I’m in love, especially because I’m pretty sure you’re a siren, but you know what, I don’t care, we’re going to have a hit with you here’ au
‘I was taking a stroll on the beach when I first saw you and I had to stop and look again because is that a fish tail? Are you– are you for real? I can’t believe I just met a mermaid, I can’t believe they exist! What are you doing out of the water– shit, your fin is broken! Okay, my car is parked nearby, I should be able to take you to… a hospital? Veterinarian? My place? You know what, we’ll figure it out on our way there’ au
‘Usually I think humans are suckers because I can just shut them up with a word using my siren voice when they annoy me, but the things you say sound funny instead of annoying for some reaosn, I think I’ll keep you around’ au
‘It’s kind of an unspoken rule for us mermaids to not reveal outselves to humans, but I’ve been watching you work as a life guard on my beach for a while and, you know, I think it’s about time I try this “drowning” thing you humans do that always brings you into the water’ au
‘Hum, remember when we first started hunting vampires we made a pack to finish each other off if we ever got turned? Well. How to put this. I’ve changed my mind about that for no reason at all. Yupe. Good talk, please don’t come at me with that cross.’ au
‘Okay, yes, it’s true I’m a vampire, but please don’t kill me! I’ve honest to god only been turned like, two days ago, and the fucker who did it never gave me a tutorial on how to do this shit, but, but you! You’re a vampire hunter, you obviously know how this works! Please teach me a proper way to be good and not be killed by you? Please?’ au
‘So you’re the hunter who has been so kind to take out the other vampires in town, not bad, not bad. I was wondering when we’d finally meet, and rather hoping it’d be after you took out Grimmes. You know he takes blood from more than one person at once? Gross. So, before you reach for that stake, how about having me on your team, eh? As a thank you for taking out my competition, I’ll lead you to other vampires, and I’ll be my best to stick to hospitals and donations, what do you say?’ au
‘Oh my god, how dumb can I be? I hunt vampires, I should know better than to invite one in my home– stop, get away from that room! You’re uninvited, so don’t look at me like that and stop making suggestions, or I will find my emergency vampire slayer kit!’ au
‘I’m a siren having real trouble with connecting to people without the allure of my voice and one day you show up, telling me I have beautiful eyes before I ever say a word to you, and then you stop me with a sign as I thank you because you’re deaf and can’t hear my voice! You know, I think it’s about time I learn sign language…’ au
‘Hear me, friend, you might be a very wise and all knowing elf, but you can’t honestly expect me to just run after you into slaying evil creatures, no matter how dashing you look! I’m sorry, but it just doesn’t feel right to risk my life like that for free, even if it’s for the good of our land– No, listen, healers get paid, don’t they? So do I, if you want to take me away from home to put myself in danger’ au
Some animals people raise for food. The toads aren’t as popular as they used to be since they’re a hassle to raise and will try to eat you, plus they don’t taste that great. But they’re hardy and can last for a while without food, so in the olden days when people were hunting they’d feed the inedible scraps to the toads.
Plus ofc their hide is very good for sturdy work-clothes.
The second pic depicts a tame basilisk. They’re like chickens. Very friendly tho.
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Chon Chon
Chon Chon is the name for the invisible flying metamorphosis of the vampiric Kalkus, nefarious sorcerers and witches within the mythology of the Mapuche (indigenous group found in south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina). After applying magical ointment to their throats, Kalkus are able to coax their heads from their necks and sprout a full complement of feathers and claws. Their ears grow to such gargantuan size that they can be used for flight.
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Loki’s Brood
The union of the god Loki and Angrboða, the giantess of Jotunheim, yielded a monstrous and malevolent trio. “The Midgard Serpent” Jörmungandr was a sea monster who grew so massive its body encircled the entire world from head to tail. Hel was the ruler of the Norse Underworld, which was notably also called Hel. Fenrir was a gigantic canine terror pre-ordained to bring about the end times by killing Odin during the time of Ragnarok.
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MADEMYTHOS is an illustrated compendium of mythical creatures from around the world by Ed Kwong. Paperback, 80 pages, 6″x 9″, 32 colour illustrations with text.
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The futakuchi-onna is the “two-mouthed woman”, a yokai who appears to eat nothing, but who is cursed with a ravenous and wicked mouth on the back of her head that consumes on behalf of its host, grasping greedily at food with tendrils of living hair.
MADEMYTHOS is an illustrated compendium of mythical creatures from around the world by Ed Kwong. Paperback, 80 pages, 6″x 9″, 32 colour illustrations with text.
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The Nue is a Japanese chimerical yokai that can shapeshift into a flying black cloud. It has the head of a monkey, the front paws of a tiger, back end of raccoon dog and the head end of a snake for its tail. It cries “hyoo hyoo” in the night.
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MADEMYTHOS is an illustrated compendium of mythical creatures from around the world by Ed Kwong. Paperback, 80 pages, 6″x 9″, 32 colour illustrations with text.
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Didn’t properly show off this piece~
we got little sunflower bois and you KNOW i had to give them the van gogh treatment
