Category: Object
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Ghost Ships
As their name suggests, ghost ships are haunted ships set to the sea long after the last of their crew has passed on. As with a haunted house, a ghost ship will have absorbed the dead and is itself alive in a similar way to the spirits that sail it. Category: Apparition History There are…
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Wolfs bane
Also known as Aconite, Monks hood, or Queen of Poisons, Wolfs bane is a poisonous purple flower known for being a werewolf deterrent. It can be found in the northern hemisphere, often in mountainous regions. Category: Plant History Aconite was a popular poison in a number of Greek myths, including Medea poisoning Theseus, and supposedly…
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Jack-o’-Lantern
The jack-o’-lantern comes from Irish origins, of a carved vegetable holding a light to ward off evil. While often done with a pumpkin, they were traditionally carved from turnips. Category: Object History The jack-o’-lantern is a hollowed out vegetable, carved with some kind of gruesome or terrifying face and lit inside with a candle. They…
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Fungus Lure
A carnivorous plant found only in the deepest of caves around the world, fungus lures draw in prey by imitating human speech. Category: Plant/ Caves History Fungus lures are rarely, if ever, depicted in any historic tales beyond speculation. Tales of people going searching in the mountains or cave systems and never returning are often…
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Soul tree
A deadly, parasitic plant, the soul tree exists in two dimensions simultaneously and infects people in their sleep. Category: Apparition/Plant History Soul trees are not a well documented species, as the deaths they cause are difficult to attribute to them. Many cases of people dying in their sleep are speculated to be caused by soul…
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Iron Flowers
Only found in the deepest of underground mines, iron flowers are a rare and beautiful supernatural plant. Category: Mountainous History Iron flowers are often sought out in romantic poetry, as a symbolic gesture of affection to the recipient. They are difficult to find, and incredibly delicate if they are picked, so the few that survive…
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Wishing Wells
Wishing wells are semi-sentient supernatural objects that serve to provide small wishes and desires to wishers in exchange for a minor price. Category: Object History Wishing wells have a long history in faerie tales as a catalyst for stories. Most often, they play in stories for women wishing for love or children; in these stories…
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Yarn Poppet
The yarn poppet (or just poppet) is an object infused with enough magic to give it life and movement. They can be created by almost any species if infused with enough energy. Category: Apparition History Voodoo dolls and some totems are varieties of poppets, which is a general term for any item shaped to resemble…
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