Supernatural Creatures

Wendigos

Lore

"Windigo" is known to be a mental illness that some First Nation's suffered from. It is a culturally bound illness (meaning that it doesn't occur outside of First Nations groups) where the person suffering from the illness believed that they could be possessed by an evil spirit that would turn them into homicidal cannibals. Windigo is actually a derivative of the "Ojibwe" (Native American) folk legend of the "wiindigo" (pronounced WEEN-di-goh). However, in Ojibwe folklore the wiindigo is described as more werewolf-like than human-like and does not possess the ability to mimic human voices. Many traditional Ojibwe people still believe this creature to exist in the woods of Northern Minnesota.

A Wendigo is a creature that was once human but was transformed into an immortal evil spirit when it took up the practice of cannibalism. Wendigos are cursed to wander the land, eternally seeking to fulfill their voracious appetite for human flesh.

Various Native American tribes tell slightly different stories about this creature and refer to it by different names - Wendigo, Witigo, Witiko and Wee-Tee-Go - but each version roughly translates to mean the evil spirit that devours mankind . Around 1860, a German explorer translated Wendigo as cannibal.

Wendigos are believed to live in the northern woods of Minnesota and in the north central regions of Canada . Kenora, Ontario, Canada, has been given the title of Wendigo Capital of the World by many. Sightings of the creature in this area have continued well into the new millennium.

Wendigos are generally rumored to be gigantic spirits, over fifteen feet tall, lanky and with glowing eyes, long yellowed fangs, terrible claws and overly long tongues. Sometimes they are said to have a sallow, yellowish skin; other times they are described as being matted with hair. The Wendigo's full powers have never been recorded. The creature excels at stealth and is a near-perfect hunter, knowing and using every inch of its territory - caves, hills, trees and bushes. Some stories posit that Wendigos can control the weather through the use of dark magic.

Powers and Abilities

Enhanced strength and speed. It can imitate human voices to lure in its victims, which it traps and keeps alive for long periods so that it can feed from them. Immortality. Strength.

Vulnerabilities

Can be injured buy silver-tipped bows and arrows and kept at bay with a protective circle of "Anasazi" but can only be killed buy fire/burning to death.

Appearance

Humanoid; tall pale with elongated limbs.