Happy Hallowe'en!

[swindleslog]

I said it on tumblr too, but I hope that everyone in line with Sandy is ok. If it has affected you, I hope it was not too badly

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[swindleslog]

Sent you a note, so as not to spoil the game. Good guesses!

[nekohitori]

First three are the doctors from the Middle Ages.
Trailbreaker, I'm going with Swamp Thing.
Lockdown, a Yeti?
The "guardian" tale-former is a gargoyle.

Aaaaaaand that's all I've got. Love the little stories after the pics!

[swindleslog]

Thanks, glad you liked them. Your icon makes me giggle, considering the post.

[white_aster]

1. Plague doctors
2. Swamp monster (poss. the Honey Island one?)
3. Wendigo
4. Baensidhe
5. Gargoyle
6. The Furies
7. Domovoi
8. ...ghouls?

:D Fun!

[swindleslog]

Glad you are enjoying yourself. That honey island monster keeps coming up. (Sending you a note as not to spoil)

[dytabytes]

1) Plague Doctors
2) Swamp Thing (?)
3) Wendigo
4) Banshee
5) Gargoyle
6) The Furies
7) Brownie
8) Ghouls

[swindleslog]

Excellent guesses all! (Sending you a note as not to spoil)

[_wist_]

I'm doing this backward as I work my way up to the top, but first I wanted to say that the Whirl one was my favourite because of the little story that goes along with it. I really enjoyed that tiny piece of writing and kind of wish I could write something set it that hypothetical universe that relates to more MTMTE robots. So yes! Kudos! I enjoyed that one the best! Now onto the guessing.

8. At first I was thinking a Busaw, but that's pretty much just described as a 'ghoul' anyway, so ghoul is my final answer.

7. This one is definitely a house spirit (Maybe! Probably!), but I was trying to figure out what kind. At first I thought Domovoi because that one has a tradition of being a little more aggressive than a brownie, but now I'm thinking a Nisse ... which is pretty much the same thing, but it doesn't get pissy when you give it clothing. Particularily this sentence from the wiki, which just made me laugh out loud and think of Whirl:

“Even though he was protective and caring he was easy to offend, and his retributions ranged from

[swindleslog]

Oh no, don't worry, I liked reading that! You gave me some critters I never heard of before too. :) S'all good. Glad you liked Whirl's story, and holy shit, lol, the Nisse suits him really well, I had never heard of him or Domovoi before. What little shits!

Sending you a note!

[_wist_]

This is from the Nisse entry on wikipedia and might interest you too then:

"In another tale a Norwegian maid decided to eat the porridge herself, and ended up severely beaten by the nisse. The being swore: "Have you eaten the porridge for the tomte, you have to dance with him!". The farmer found her nearly lifeless the morning after."

>>> "YOU ATE MY JUST-RIGHT PORRIDGE? GUESS THAT MEANS I'LL BEAT YOU TO THE BRINK OF DEATH... THROUGH THE ART OF BOOGIE." /Dance magic dance
They're kind of like the fey... but living with more snow. But that hint about 'dancing' her right to death is kind of deliciously dark in its undertones. I can dig it.

[swindleslog]

Jesus Christ Whirl. No. Bad. No more dishes of milk for you, you can just go live with the neighbours and we are buying donkies and ponies and other such critters that will kick you.

No more milk for you!