Favorite mythological creature

[Sacrosanct]

What is your favorite mythological creature or monster from folklore? Bonus points for the most obscure, and bonus points for how it is in folklore rather than a D&D-ized version (like Kobolds for instance).

I'm partial to the afanc

And Beither (Lambton Worm)

 

[Gradine]

What is your favorite mythological creature or monster from folklore? Bonus points for the most obscure, and bonus points for how it is in folklore rather than a D&D-ized version (like Kobolds for instance).

You would go for the obscure & folklore appropriate

I was always partial to the amphisbaena, myself

 

[jian]

The yeongno, a Korean dragon-like monster who eats evil rich people. If it manages to eat 100 evil rich people, it gets to transcend its mortal form and become a celestial dragon. A variant, the bibi, plays a flute menacingly while stalking its prey.

(The artist is hanghul and the picture is from Undying Corruption, a 5E adventure.)

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[aco175]

My father used to tell the story of the Hobyahs. I think they are originally old Scottish, but blended into English at some point.

They seem a bit like kobolds and rats rather than dogs or dragons. They would come around to steal children and get scared away by the dog. Eventually the owner would tire of the dog always barking and get rid of the dog and then they would come and take the kids.

 

[Morrus]

What is your favorite mythological creature or monster from folklore? Bonus points for the most obscure, and bonus points for how it is in folklore rather than a D&D-ized version (like Kobolds for instance).

Do you want folks to tell you their favourite, or the most obscure one they can google?

 

[Micah Sweet]

I know it's basic, but I've always been fond of Heracles' hydra. Also ghosts. Basically anything that requires research and/or cleverness to overcome.

 

[Sacrosanct]

Do you want folks to tell you their favourite, or the most obscure one they can google?

Favorite.

 

[dragoner]

100% Dragons, though secondarily I think the Tatzelwurm - Wikipedia is pretty neat. which I just found there is a thread here on it: Has Anyone Statted the Tatzelwurm?

 

[DrunkonDuty]

Griffin.

Combines the nobility of both lion and eagle. Can rip your face off. Almost certainly loves belly scritches.

 

[sevenbastard]

The gryphon. Not obscure but they are cool.

I like D&D manticores, but i think the mythological version is kind or boring.