The Wendigo

M Mosson.
Created after listening to hours of Wendigo stories on Youtube. I am absolutely fascinated with Wendigos and other evil spirits like Skin Walkers and I wanted to have one of them in my game to make a quest and an epic monster for the player to fight

The Wendigo is an evil forest spirit located in the Slatovian Empire forest known as Dunfor Forest.
Ultimately the Wendigo wants revenge for the horrific acts that were committed against it and for humans to stay out of the Dunfor Forest.
The Wendigo can use personal items to cast curses of misfortune or even death on people that it dislikes. These are often people who disturb the Wendigo's forest by over hunting. The Slatovian Folk often say they hear and see the Wendigo going through the trash of people searching for personal items items.

Basic Information

Anatomy

The Wendigo has the head of an Elk, torso of a hairy human, huge arms with long claws at the end of them, and the legs of an elk. The Wendigo stands 9 feet tall and can walk on two legs but runs at great speed on all fours. People who claim to have seen the Wendigo claim that it stinks like a rotting corpse and has two burning red eyes which glow in the dark.

Genetics and Reproduction

The Wendigo was made by a curse. It does not reproduce or have genetics. It is completely unnatural.

Growth Rate & Stages

The Wendigo is created in its final form there is no growth rate or stages associated with it. Although the size and characteristics can vary depending on the exact nature of the curse which created the Wendigo.

Ecology and Habitats

The Wendigo is a forest spirit, so it spends most of its time within the forest. Although it can venture out of the forest to look for personal items to use to cast curses, or to spy on humans which are potential prey.

Dietary Needs and Habits

The Wendigo is a scavanger, it eats both meat and plants it finds. The Wendigo also consumes the humans in which it hunts. As the Wendigo does not naturally die, it is not known whether the Wendigo even needs to eat at all.

Biological Cycle

The Wendigo does not die naturally. One may best the Wendigo in battle but the Wendigo shall return. To permanently banish the Wendigo the curse which created the it must be lifted in some way.

Additional Information

Domestication

You'd probably have to be a god or a mage with godly power to make the Wendigo heed your call. The Wendigo will kill you without a second thought for merely being present within its forest. Domestication is not really an option.

Geographic Origin and Distribution

Located deep within forests and other wooded areas.

Average Intelligence

The Wendigo is very intelligent. As it is the spirit of a human cursed to be a vile forest spirit it retains a lot of the ingenuity of a human. The Wendigo is a master of trickery, it uses its mimicking and Camouflage skills to stalk and assault humans who wander into the wrong part of the forest.

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

The Wendigo is no normal animal it is capable of many things which are not found elsewhere in nature;

• Excellent sight, being able to see in complete darkness.
• Excellent Camouflage, being able to blend into the shrub almost completely.
• The ability to mimic human speech, The Wendigo often mimics the call of women or children to lure men to their deaths.
• The ability to whisper on the wind, the Wendigo can do this to wear on a mans mental state.
• Incredible Speed and Stamina, there is no way a man can outrun the Wendigo - even on the fastest horse!

Scientific Name

None Known

Origin/Ancestry

The Wendigo is thought to have been a human at some point.

Lifespan

None known

Conservation Status

There are very few Wendigo in the world. Wendigo are created when heinous acts are committed against the innocent people within a hallowed forest.

Average Height

9 feet tall when standing on two legs

Average Weight

Not known

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

The Wendigo is darkly coloured with dark brown fur. Some of the Wendigo is not covered in skin and its bones are shown, areas such as the ribcage and skull which are an off white colour.