* Made-up/ not from the Philippines Folklore.
A
Alan - A winged creature with a large beak and fingers and toes pointing backward.
Amomongo - An ape-like creature.
B
Bakunawa - A dragon-like creature.
Bathala - The god of the gods.
Berberoka - A green-skinned mossy water monster.
Bungisngis - A one-eyed giant.
D
Dalaketnon - A fairy-like creature with pointy ears.
Diwata - A human-like creature, steward of the forest.
Dwende - A small, playful, and cunning creature with a round face and pointy ears.
H
Higante - A giant.
I
Idiyanale - The goddess of labor and good deed.
K
Kapre - A large hairy creature that smokes tobacco and lives on giant trees.
M
Manananggal - A human-like creature that can cut itself in two during the full moon.
Mangkukulam - A witch.
N
Nuno or nuno sa punso - A small angry creature like the dwende.
S
Santilmo - A floating fire-like creature. A wisp.
Sarimanok - A colorful bird (*their poop is used as ink for tattoos).
Sirena - A female water creature with the tail of a fish. A mermaid.
Siyokoy - A male water creature with fins for ears and webbed hands and feet. A merman.
Sigbin - A goat-like monster.
T
Tikbalang - A creature with the body of a man and the head of a horse.
Y
*Yanale - Descendants of Idiyanale. The favored ones, blessed by luck in business and wealth.
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The Marks of the Engkanto
FantasyWhen Akali, a young diwata, chases her dream to become the best tattoo artist in the realm of the Engkanto, she struggles with the challenges of her new job and gets into mischief as she serves various creatures in the famous parlor of Pinta inside...
