#duwendes

[amcthystdreams]

@uncxntrxllable liked and gets Fortune!

"I sometimes don't like my power to grant luck to anyone, to be honest with you." Fortune confessed at the other. Sure she may be special, but she secretly wanted to have a different ability, "Wanna know why? Because there are people who can damn take advantage of that."

#uncxntrxllable #( interactions : fortune. ) #( here you go! you'll get a luck granting duwende descendant girl! ) #( i hope this works? i leave it open to any muse of your choosing! )

[kapreart]

For #FilAmHistoryMonth and #Inktober I thought I’d learn about Philippine mythology using the #Engkantober prompts @malamaya.Noel on Instagram put together a few years back! Tabi tabi po Duwende 🍗

Otherwise known in English as a Dwarf, Goblin, or Gnome. The little guys who are generally helpful and connected to the earth. This Duwende I based off a garden gnome... if it wore a chickenjoy salakot! I'd gone to Jollibee that day and had an epiphany about the critter who protects the chickenjoy and who eats all the peach mango pies before the customers get there!

#kapre art #10/4/22 #engkanto #engkantober #filipino #inktober #filam art #duwende #dwarf #goblin #gnome #garden gnome #jollibee #chickenjoy #fried chicken #peach mango pie #pinoy #watercolor

[jackdavenportaddict]

Something other than Jack but I had my fangirl moment with my favorite A Cappella group "Duwendé" Been fan for almost 8 years 🤩 Make sure to check them out!!

#duwende #a cappella #group #abbey janes #derrick l hicks #j aaron boykin #edward chung #david lane #tomas cruz

[yeyinde]

omg, yes! Trese is a literal show about all the mythological folktales and creatures (though like you've said, they got a bit of a modernization for their designs) and it honestly slipped my mind to recommend it. It's fascinating, truly (i remember it blew up here when it first released) to see such tales come to life 😩

(p.s, who's your favorite—)

Oh, it's so good!! I ended up getting the comics last night too and ahhhhhhh, I so wish we could have seen Jeremy the Dragon in the series 😭

My favourite right now is Crisipin and Basilio and Maliksi!

#the duwende in the comics though??? #the cutest!!!

[binibinisugbu]

Ang Uhong ug ang sexy na duwende #Duwende #Uhong #Mushroom #Haladaya #HaladayaFestivalMunicipality #francheskadora #binibinisugbu (at Bougainvillea Beach Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cid8aM-vjhv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#duwende #uhong #mushroom #haladaya #haladayafestivalmunicipality #francheskadora #binibinisugbu

[eloraferraris-fyp]

Rough Cut Compilation of the Duwende.

#Rough Cut #Duwende #Behind the Scenes

[deathmetalunicorn1]

Hi, can I request RoR? In Philippine Mythology?

Human Reader, a single mother of quadruplets, 2 boys and 2 girls, look like normal human babies, but if harm/hurt their loving human mother, they'll turn into a Tiyanak…

In Philippine mythology: The Tiyanak is a vampiric creature in Philippine mythology that takes on the form of a toddler or baby. Although there are various types, it typically takes the form of a newborn baby and cries in the jungle to attract unwary travelers. Once it is picked up by an unfortunate passerby, it reverts to its true form and attacks the victim. The tiyanak is also depicted to take malevolent delight in leading travelers astray, or in abducting children…

Various speculations on how Tiyanaks came to be range from babies born dead in the forest to the Catholic-influenced unbaptized stillborn infants, and later extended to vengeful murdered infants and aborted fetuses…

In local belief, various countermeasures are supposedly effective against the tiyanak. Those that were led astray by the creature's cries are believed to be able to break the enchantment by turning their clothes inside out. The tiyanak finds the method humorous enough to let go of the traveler and go back to the jungles. Loud noises such as a New Year's celebration are also thought to be enough to drive the tiyanak away from the vicinity. Objects believed to repel Aswang (vampiric shape-shifters), like garlic and the rosary rosemary are also commonly believed to be effective against the tiyanak. It's also believed that giving a name to these lost souls will bring them peace, and offering a white candle will help guide their spirit to the afterlife…

Reader's story goes like this: (You may change it if you want)

She's living in an abusive/forced marriage, she's been mistreated/used by her own family & by her husband and his family, who's rich or from a higher social hierarchy than her family, and no one can help her…

When she finds out she's pregnant, even though she's carried the children who she hates and gets mistreated by, she loves them, and she plans to raise her kids, & to escape far away from the people who mistreat her…

When she finally escapes while pregnant, she knows the risks and she'll do everything to keep her babies safe, as she's running away, her family and her husband are after trying to stop her even by shooting at her…

When she's in the wooded area (forest/jungle), trying to hide but she's caught by her husband, and he proceeded to hurt/beat her until she didn't move, her husband thought he kill her and then he leaves her bleeding…

As she is about to lose her conscious, she saw her bleeding from her legs, and she thought that her babies are dead and it's her fault and pleads to whoever is out there to save her babies, she's mourning & saying sorry to her babies & that she's a bad mother, as she loses her conscious, she saw a blur two figures coming towards…

She woke up in a house and thought that her babies are dead. a woman came to her, comforting Reader that she and the babies are well (which Reader is about to lash out) and the husband came and saw he struggling to carry 4 crying babies, that they look exactly like Reader, and he gave the babies back to Reader and Reader crying that her babies are fine…

As she recovers, she's found out that her babies did die and then became a Tiyanak and also founds out that the couples, who helped her & her babies, are mythical creatures (the Man's Syokoy and Woman's Sirena from Philippine Mythology) and they're are others or residents lives nearby and they're from the Philippine Mythology, like Kapre, Tikbalang, Duwende, & even some hostile/neutral, like Mananangal or aswang…

As she's lives and adapts to her new home and in motherhood to her babies and some mythical residents, they became friends and almost like family, as they taught her anything to do/learn (household, survival, etc.) including some mythical creatures, they became caring & protective & willing to do anything for Reader and her kids' safety and home…

One day, Reader meets (character) through her children as he's wandering around, then he and Reader get along with each other, as he and her kids are getting along as well and they consider him as their dad and the Mythical creatures met him, they get along (as they threatened him if he hurt Reader and/or her babies)…

Then Reader's abusive husband & family came back to a wooded area, where Reader and her babies live, going to destroy it for their business plan, when they're about to start it, the husband/family saw Someone, thought it's Reader, but their stopped by something else, by (character) & some mythical creatures that reside at the wooded area, in there unseen/invisible form, using their abilities to stop them and made them to never come back…

Yandere: Adamas, Beezelbub, Hades, Shiva (w/ his wives & son), Rudra, Loki, Buddha, Hercules

-The pain you bore is one that you never wanted your babies to carry the pain of abuse from your cruel husband and his family, who believed that you were basically a slave, not caring if you carried his children or not.

-You didn’t love your husband, but you loved your babies, despite them being in your belly still, and you didn’t want them to be born into pain. You had thought about killing yourself and killing them many times, so they would be safe, not caring about your own life.

-You had a chance, only once, to run and you took it, running deep into the forest, clutching your aching and bruised body, wounds old and new flaring from the strain.

-You felt yourself slip down a shallow ravine and your heart leapt to your throat and that’s all you remembered before everything went black.

-When you awoke, a man and a woman, kind people, were there for you, and your hands immediately went to your belly, a gasp leaving you, “My babies!” you went to stand but her hand was firm but gentle on your shoulder, keeping you down.

-The man disappeared for a moment as the woman sat beside you on the bed, “Your babies are safe, as are you.” Your eyes widened before her husband reappeared, holding four squirming babies, struggling to do carry them all as tears of relief welled in your eyes.

-Your babies all seemed to immediately settle down once in your arms as you wept quietly, peppering their faces with kisses, thanking your two saviors over and over again.

-The couldn’t help but smiling, sharing a small glance between the two of them, happy to see that you were all right. You looked up at them, holding your babies close, “Thank you for saving my babies! Thank you both so much!”

-You were confused as their faces fell and the woman took her seat next to you again, petting your hair gently, “Y/N, your babies didn’t make it. They are Tiyanak now.” Your eyes went wide in surprise, hearing this, as you looked down at your babies, but you didn’t care, you just smiled, pressing more kisses onto their heads.

-The man introduced himself and told you that he was a Syokoy, and the woman was a Sirena, both creatures of myth and legend, just as your babies were now, and that the five of you were now safe in their little village, a village of other mythological creatures, leaving you the only human.

-You were hesitant, but those around you didn’t really bother with you, as they had learned of your past, learned of the abuse from your family and what you did to escape, putting yourself and your babies at risk, but they respected you, seeing you as a mother wanting to keep her babies safe.

-There were some creatures in this village that warned you only once to keep your distance from them, which you respected, and in turn they left you be, despite their aversion to humans.

-Your babies were quick to grow, much faster than normal babies, but they always remained close to you, making sure you were safe and your new friends allowed you to live alongside them, building you a house and in turn they taught you how to hunt and survive, so you could provide for yourself and your children.

-You weaved baskets for the members of your village, giving back to them in any way you could, as you wanted to repay their kindness in letting you stay safe, and many admired you for that, seeing your kind heart, you weren’t like other humans.

-It was two years later when your children, who could change their forms to look like babies or like five-year-olds, came back pulling a new friend. Initially you were scared, as you were always terrified your family would come back for you.

-However, this wasn’t a human, this was a god, as Sirena was able to confirm this. You were respectful but a little nervous being in the presence of a god, but he was nothing but kind to you, seeing you for what you truly were, a scared and damaged woman, but a woman who would work hard and do anything to provide for her family.

-He was so gentle with your children, playing with them and you slowly relaxed, sitting with him and just like your children, he was quick to befriend you as well.

-He was nothing like your husband or his family, he was so kind to you, treating you like you were delicate, but also treating you with respect. You later learned from your babies that they and many of the other citizens of your village had threatened him, daring him to try anything ill willed against you.

-(Love) learned from your babies and your friends about your past, learning how cruelly you had been treated and how you ran and now working to provide for your family while living alongside creatures that nobody would probably ever see, unless if they were die immediately after, leaving no witnesses.

-This drove (Love) to be a bit more protective of you, accompanying you when you went into the forest to forage for herbs, fruits, and nuts, being on guard while you weren’t safe in the village, something your children noticed.

-It took some time for you to open up, as you were terrified at the thought of being in a relationship again, as you didn’t want a repeat of what happened, but there was something about (Love), you could tell that he would never hurt you, or your children.

-You were in the forest, (Love) and your children nearby, playing as you were collecting some berries when a twig snapped and you heard a voice you never wanted to hear again, “Y/N?! Where have you been?”

-You looked up in horror, seeing your ex-husband and his family and many other humans, going through the forest as they were looking for areas to clear out to build a new business.

-You had no time to think or run, but you didn’t have to, as (Love) immediately ran forward, scooping you up into his arms, turning you and tossed you into Sirena’s arms and she disappeared into the forest with you.

-You clung to her, tears in your eyes, “My babies- where are my babies?” she shushed you, making it back to the village that now seemed eerily empty, everyone had rushed to where you had been moments prior, hearing your babies sound out the alarm.

-She held you close, trying to calm you, “(Love) and my husband are with them, they will all be safe.” You sniffled softly, remaining on guard until your babies flew into the village, “Mama!”

-You melted, accepting their hug, holding them close as (Love) and the others all returned, all looking quite pleased with themselves. You didn’t want to ask, but (Love) saw your curiosity and he just gave you a small smile, “They’ll never bother you again, and they will never enter this forest again.”

-You thanked him and he just smiled, tapping his cheek for a kiss for payment, which made you giggle and you gave him one before your children shoved him out of the way, telling you they wanted kisses too, which made you laugh softly.

-You would never find out the truth of your ex-family ‘never coming back’, you just thought they had been scared and would never enter the forest again, that wasn’t true, but they would all keep that secret, to keep you safe.

-You were so unique, especially for a human, but he adored you for that, and seeing what a kind and gentle mother you were, it wasn’t hard to fall for you. He can see your hesitance about getting closer, but he doesn’t mind waiting, he’s got all the time in the world and is happy to wait for you at your own pace. Loves your children, finds them funny, mischievous, but very sweet and protective of you, and he has no issues become their new father figure if that is what you wish, because he knows your children will side with you, no matter what, but that doesn’t mean they wouldn’t help him sway your opinion a bit. Respects you and demands others, mainly other humans, to do the same, as he knows those in the village you live in, while all of them may not like you, they at least respect you because you respect them.

            -Hercules, Rudra, Shiva, Loki, and Buddha

-Had absolutely no issues getting rid of your ex-family, he did it himself personally, wanting to make sure it was done and make sure that all the suffering you had to endure was given back to them, ten-fold. He adores you, finding you fresh and full of life, but not annoying, you are a light in his life and he wants to protect that light, and he has no issues doing whatever he needs to do to make sure that happens. Adores you and your children, respects you about your aversion to entering into a relationship, but he has no issues showing you how safe you would be with him but isn’t pushy, he wants you to come to him. He finds your children charming and doesn’t mind them in the slightest and quite enjoys being a father figure to them, as he shows you that subtly as well, showing you that he’s a provider for them.

-Adamas, Beelzebub, and Hades

#record of ragnarok #ror x reader #ror heracles #ror rudra #ror shiva #ror loki #ror buddha #ror adamas #ror beelzebub #ror hades

[crownofmirrors]

Crown Of Mirrors is an interactive high-fantasy story where you get to choose how your own adventure unfolds. The story is set in a medieval and dystopian world where several magical races populate the sphere of men. It is entirely text-based, use your imagination to help shape and build the main character's individuality and abilities, and influence their relationship with a vast array of distinct characters.

General content warnings: Injury to major characters, gore, body horror, trauma and PTSD, death and sexual content. Rated +18. More specific content warnings will be provided at the start of each chapter.

Bonus content, like detailed character sheets (+18), exclusive maps, and different P.O.Vs, will be posted on my patreon. Be sure to follow me there if you are interested. Patreon

During ages uncounted the three main races of the world of Ada have battled against each other over the control of reality itself. The merging of the celestial spheres happened more then millennia ago, an apocalyptic event that fused the world of men with the magical races of the elves and the monsters.

The prophesied return of the Mirror Shard is whispered among few, no one dares to bring it up the events that let to the signing of the luminous concordat, and yet, this mysterious individual may be the world's only hope.

You assume the role of the Royal Mage. Considered by many the most powerful magic wielder in the world, you are feared across the continents, you answer only to the ruler of Hoasir and their wishes are the clay you shall mold into a masterpiece.

Don the crown of mirrors, but beware for the burden is heavy and its shards piercing.

Play as male, female, or non-gender specific, along with transgender choices;

Customize your appearance, race, background, personality;

Romance any of seven different gender-selectable love interests, featuring three distinct poly routes;

Choose one of five magical specialties, they are divided in five major Schools of Magic—Elementari, Vectorix, Witherblossom, Shadowbright and Mirage;

Pick between five magical races, each with entirely unique backgrounds and different obstacles for you to surpass—Human, Half-ork, Elf, Duwende and Giant;

The gift of magic is followed by a terrible bane, struggle against the shackles of madness trying to take hold of your psyche, find out who is behind the mysterious voice that caused your tragic awakening;

Save the Emperor/Empress and their empire from certain doom, or don the crown of mirrors, accepting your true calling and bend the spheres to your will.

Maëdhredonor “leaf-licker”

Maëdhredonor, or simply Maë, is well known not only across Elsyum but the world of Ada for their role during the merging of the celestial spheres. As all elves go they tend to be arrogant and spiteful of other races, particularly the race of monsters.

Also extremely notable for their title, Lord/Lady of the Shimmering Waters, Maë is solely responsible for the well-being of everyone residing in the ethereal city of Maia Galadon. They have long icy white hair, deep blue eyes, and among the elves they are considered to be one of the tallest, standing at 6'8''.

If you choose the Elf path you will be able to able to meet them early on.

Nassir / Nassira “keeper of the mirror shard”

The first to be granted the title of "Keeper of the Mirror Shard", Nassir/Nassira have trained their whole life, shaping their body through endless training sessions until they became a living weapon—shield—for the sole purpose of safeguarding Ada's only hope of salvation, you.

The Keeper, for the most part, remains a distant but reliable shadow that you can always count on. Their devotion comes with great respect towards everything you do, your safety is not only the most essential part of their life but the reason why the world keeps spinning.

They stand taller than most humans, with deep black skin and bright amber colored eyes.

If you choose the Duwende path you will be able to able to meet them early on.

Emperor Ulysses / Empress Ulyssa “child of the gods”

The de facto ruler of the continent of Alma, also known as the main continent. Legends say the blood of the ancient gods runs through their veins, if this is actually true or not remains to be seen. You could actually run some tests to confirm their divine ancestry but would the world of men be ready for the results?

After their mothers were struck with a terrible kind of bane curse the empire fell into despair, the fear of magic grew once again, fed by the death of the Empress and the terrible fate set upon her wife.

Faced with impossible odds the child of the gods then rose to power, will you help them douse the fire of fear forever?

Sun and Mun “filthy traitors”

Half-ork twins who were sentenced to die for crimes they may or may not have committed in their homeland, the monstrous continent of Mun-Dol. Fortunately for them they were able to escape the unforgiving clutches of death thanks to “divine intervention”—if that is what truly went on remains to be seen.

For some time now they were left with only one option, to live among humans. With their monstrous appearance, light green skin, superior height and tusks slightly smaller than their full-ork ancestors, they are sure to attract the attention of the humans by their outlandish looks and odd behavior.

If you choose the half-ork path you will be able to able to meet them early on.

Knight / Dame Commander Dandelion “the lion’s teeth”

As Hoasir’s army leader, they are responsible for all the kingdom’s divisions and troops. Dandelion rose through the ranks of the army during a period of intense conflict between the kingdoms of Alma and the Free Cities of Aiya. Exploiting this time of unrest, they’ve earned the complete loyalty of their men through fantastical displays of bravery and aspiring devotion to their homeland.

Their distrust and fierce animosity towards mages are notorious as it is well-founded, and they won’t hold back on their criticism of your role as a Royal Mage. With arms the size of tree trunks, many suspect they carry ork blood through their veins a possibility which is quickly dismissed by the alabaster tone of their skin and the thick mane of flaming red hair.

If you choose the human path you will be able to able to meet them early on.

Kassian / Kalliope “the slave”

The first slave to be gifted to the king/queen of Hoasir as one of many olive branches by the Matriarch and Slave Master of Lysorno, the Emerald City. Captured at a young age, and harboring a tragic past—like most of the slaves enduring life long servitude in the free cities—they were trained and punished accordingly to their ancestry alone, in a cruel attempt to draw the primal need for defiance out and instill unwavering obedience.

Their kind yet defiant demeanor is a clear example of the sort of monstrosity humans are capable of specially to one of their own. They have a well built, muscular body, bronze skin ravaged by endless hours under the unforgiving sun and merciless whippings. With dark-brown curls cut just above the ears, and the mellow glint on their coffee-colored eyes, their ancestry are distinctly Aiyan.

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#cog #choice of games #if #wip #cyoa #interactive fiction #choice script #hosted games #if game #crown of mirrors #CoM #interactive novel

[ablatheringblatherskite]

So I have an idea but I wanna know what my fellow Wyler shippers think

So I was thinking... what if we did a little challenge where we have Wyler (and whatever other ship from Wednesday we'd wanna include LOL) investigate a mystery that takes place in our own countries/hometown/state?

I was just thinking this because it'd be fun to see what people come up with!! and it'd be a good excuse for me to write Wyler (and possibly Petroclair) experiencing Filipino culture and solving a mystery (and possibly murder) that has to do with Outcasts inspired by creatures from Filipino folklore. Like the aswang, tiyanak, duwende, kapre, manananggal, wakwak, ekek, sigbin, and white ladies. I'd LOVE to be able to do something with that.

I mean, I could just do it anyway, but I just thought maybe other people would be interested in trying something like this too?? Just as a little prompt that multiple of us could do if we wanted. Maybe create a deadline so we can actually see them go up. Give our own unique folklores and cultures a chance to shine?? But then I realized maybe Wednesday already covers the cool mythical creatures from your area, so I'm not very sure about it lol.

So what do u guys think?? Would u be interested in writing ur own fics like that?? And if u are, WOULD u wanna do it like a little challenge?? Or shall we just treat this like a prompt and do it on our own time???

And if not, would you guys still be interested in reading a fanfic where I let them experience my culture/folklore?

#wednesday #wednesday netflix #netflix wednesday #netflix's wednesday #show: wednesday #fanfic ideas #fanfiction #wyler #weyler #petroclair #asterrisks

[orangepajamas]

Yeng is blind, but he's sincere and kind-hearted - with intentions to earn extra money for his sister and her struggling family,

so Heaven gifts him a Duwende (filipino cryptid) named Benjie to be his eyes

(he also has a dog named Brownie)

#oc #oc story #ocs #my ocs #original character #artists on tumblr #my art #filipino folklore

[howicked]

bbc ghosts but they’re all Creatures™ from Philippine mythology

*the english translation of the filipino terms are boldly formatted

**i’m not an expert on this area, i just loosely describe and relate the characters based on what i know

**blood, guts, gore, and horror in general ahead, the illustrations are also not mine

• Kitty - diwata or boringkantada or a duwende

can’t decide which works best for kitty: a filipino nymph, a beautiful supernatural woman or a playful hobgoblin.

diwata is umbrella term for beautiful goddesses, and the most popular ones are dayang makiling, mariang sinukuan, and maria cacao. i think kitty would be mariang sinukuan— a kind and generous goddess who stopped bringing fruits and harvests to humans when they became unsatisfied and greedy.

a boringkantada is definitely not boring: it possesses beauty both physically and in its voice. when someone is lured by its singing, it instinctively assumes the person is about to rob the treasures it guards and viscously attacks them.

the hobgoblin that loves to play, a duwende has the tendency to be extremely jealous and may either shower gifts to the ones they like and play tricks on the ones they don’t.

*i also see pat as a duwende, and i’ll elaborate that on the next parts.

• Fanny - white lady or a dalikamata

i mean, she’s already a grey lady so this one’s not far-fetched. basically, a white lady is a ghost dressed in a white dress, particularly an urban legend that resides in a Balete tree in Quezon City, Manila. it is also known as the Weeping Woman or the Wronged Woman in other beliefs.

alternatively, i also think she would be a dalikamata— a Visayan goddess with many eyes that can see the past, present and the future. i relate the all-seeing, all-knowing attribute to fanny’s nosy attitude.

• Mary - albularyo

derived from the spanish term herbolario, these folk or witch doctors are either believed to have supernatural abilities to cure illness better than modern medicine or hated for being a pseudoscience and/or a witch. screams mary to me. She knows every herb and ointment, can track the roots of what caused the sickness, but also has the capability to harm those who wronged her. ultimately, she does her best to help others.

• Annie - mangkukulam

rip annie you would’ve loved putting curses on men. she would’ve been a powerful witch. there are many other terms for filipino witches according to respective regions, but we call them mangkukulam in our area. plus, these witches believe that their spells do not work on the innocent, their targets often being thieves and colonizers.

side note: i actually have this oc from a story i once tried to write wherein the albularyo and mangkukulam are girlfriends because of the contradicting capabilities, and the idiots themselves told me mary and annie were gay.

• Pat - nuno sa punso or a duwende

a nuno sa punso is a dwarf goblin that will harm you if you anger it by kicking its house (an anthill) and/or pissing on it. if modern medicine cannot cure you in any way and you have disrespected him, you may need to ask for his forgiveness or seek help from the albularyo. “tabi-tabi po” or “excuse me please” is a phrase you say to show respect to beings like this.

my first reason for nuno!pat was because of his height. but it is also depicted as a tiny, angry grandpa and a protector of the earth— which reminds me of pat.

on the other hand, the duwende is a hobgoblin that likes playing with children because of its natural playful attitude. this one’s not that easily angered unlike the nuno sa punso, but can still hurt those it doesn’t like.

• Captain - kapre

the way i giggled when i thought of cap being a CAPre. kapre cap,,, i feel like the funniest person alive. the photo makes it funnier— just some local kapre with glasses with a tree behind it

a kapre is a cigar-smoking, tree-dweller. traditionally, it presents itself as a hairy, muscular, and tall guardian/protector of the land that can also shapeshift into a beautiful man to invite people to follow them (especially in the woods). hence, it can make you run around in circles as you forget memories of your life.

side note: thomas can also be a kapre because if a kapre likes you, it will follow and protect you from your enemies for life. a former filipino president (emilio aguinaldo) is believed to have outlived his enemies because he had a kapre amulet.

• Humphrey - manananggal or pugot

a manananggal is a self-segmenting vampire. its upper torso has wings that help it fly and hunt humans (particularly pregnant women and their babies), while its lower torso stays behind. there is a belief that you can actually kill it by finding its lower torso and putting salt or crushed garlic in it in order to prevent it from uniting with its upper torso. i’m thinking about this image of humphrey’s head having wings attached behind him, and his tudor outfit already spells out vampire to me.

or if we’re gonna be canon compliant, humphrey is already a version of a pugot— a headless creature from the ifugao. but i’m putting this on a maybe part because there are many versions of the pugot: some believe it is a version of the kapre, some believe it is a shapeshifting ghoul.

• Robin - aswang or sigbin or bungisngis

aswang is a broad, umbrella term for all cannibal shapeshifters. they appear as normal humans by day, and various human-animal hybrids by night.

i also see robin as a sigbin. both are seen as dog-like creatures that eat fresh, bloody, and raw meat. some believe that you can keep a sigbin as a pet that will protect you and even let you hop in on its back— but once you let it starve, it will always be a creature of the night that can eat you and your entire family.

robin would also make a good bungisngis because it is a cannibal one-eyed cyclops. its name directly translates to “one who giggles a lot”, which is why it is known for laughing and playing tricks. ironically, it is dumb enough to be tricked.

• Julian - bakunawa or engkanto

the bakunawa is a dragon serpent notably known for allegedly eating the earth’s seven moons. i’d like to think of that as a parallel to a politician like julian being enamored by the shiny power and wealth.

and because of julian’s charms, he would also be an engkanto— environmental spirits that presents to be good-looking and formerly known as a protector of the people but may also tend to be deceiving (much like of a politician).

• Thomas - tikbalang

this one’s peer-reviewed by a friend so i’m more than confident about thomas being a tikbalang. it appears to be a half-human half-horse creature known to lead travelers astray as they live in the mountains. it is known to be mischievous when it play tricks on humans (a tribute i might also relate to julian or robin), so make sure to wear your shirt inside out or stay quiet while in the woods to not disturb it.

unrelated but fun fact: if it’s raining, we have this belief that a tikbalang is getting married. (this phrase is potentially from the spanish when they believed that a witch is getting married when there’s rain on a sunny day)

#bbc ghosts #button house #six idiots #them there #tw blood #tw body gore #dakotasvibe #userligaya #alison obviously has a third eye #and mike would be the type to be very superstitious #he’d have salt and garlic ready #as you can probably tell #i’m very Normal about this #i’m very tempted to make this a gifset

[jmmangkukulam]

One of my favorite pages in the Trese Lite: Postcard Book 1 is the page where Alex is seen riding a paper boat with Crispin and Basilio in the land of the duwende (tiny earth-elemental creatures). It wasn’t shown much in the actual comics nor the Netflix show how they were like growing up together so this little peek was so nice!

The postcard is from Alex to her father and says the following:

Dear Papa,

All is well in the land of duwende. I feel you sent me here with the Kambal to learn something. We have not encountered any threats ever since we’ve arrived. I’m beginning to worry that I’ve begun to relax my defenses.

~Alex

I feel like Anton sent the kids there together to be able to bond with each other. More specifically, he wanted Alex to learn to trust and accept the Kambal since Alex was strongly against their adoption into the Trese family (she even wanted them killed). Being trained to be a Babaylan-Mandirigma from such a young age, I guess Anton also wanted Alex to have some fun memories to look back to from her childhood. The plan seems to be working with how Alex is able to feel relaxed with the boys in their trip. In the picture, the Kambal also look much more older than when they were taken in by Anton (in the comics). So, it really shows how slowly it took for Alex to finally accept them.

#Alexandra Trese #the kambal #Crispin #Basilio #Anton Trese #Team Trese #Trese #Trese Komiks #Trese Postcards #trese analysis #trese 🔍 #trese childhood #Trese Lite #found family #mp #my posts

[kat-rambles]

Races in my stories (for my sanity & reference); arranged according to power/hiwaga

Diwatas - Deities capable of creation & protection. Only Diwatas who are capable of both are called Bathalumans. There are currently 8 Bathalumans and an unknown amount of Diwatas. When a Diwata is considered a Bathaluman candidate, they become a Dayang. [ Example of Bathaluman is Lambana/Anhedonia. Camellia & Lily are Diwatas born from Lambana, but are later considered as Dayangs. ]

Engkantos - An ancient humanoid race that serves a specific goddess. They have long lifespans, pointed ears, no philtrum, and possess high charisma. Their fertility rates are low and are nearly extinct in the modern day. [ Example of Engkantos, though not exactly, are Eden and Elysian. Their ancestors were Lambana engkantos but have long intermingled with humans. ]

Halimaw - An umbrella term for beings that are not human. They're monsters that were told in stories to scare children, but now live alongside humans after WW2. Examples are Kapres, Tikbalangs, Duwendes, Nuno sa Punso, and Sirenas. [ Example is Mutya, who is a Jiangxi/zombie ]

Aswang - An umbrella term for beings who have made contact with evil spirits or demons. Though most are genetically aswangs due to ancestors making demon pacts because of war. High-ranking Aswangs work in tandem with Engkantos to stop the spread of black magic use. Humanoid Aswangs also have no philtrum. Examples are manananggals, Tiktik, and weredogs.

Taong Mahika - Humans born with high hiwaga, usually coming from families who intermingled with Engkantos in ancient times. They often become babaylans, albularyos, or mangbabarang / mangkukulam. [ Examples are Bingsu (babaylan) and Nimuel (albularyo, later a mangbabarang) ]

I've been considering about expanding my character designs too and having a Bathaluman have a more global influence (since rn they all exist in one country-esque... Imagine a Lambana Engkanto in Italy LOL)

#kat rambles #lore reference

[tickledpink31]

Can you imagine some culture shock that the TWST boys and the school staffs when come to Philipine?

Got an ask similar to that a long time ago

But yeah, the culture shock js definitely there. Earth in general, gives the twst boys culture shock since the Nezumis reside in Muggle London where magic is isn’t used and is believed to be imaginary.

For this ask though, I’m going to pretend that they’re going a trip to the Philippines to visit Minako’s family somehow. They don’t have earth passports, so they ended up conjuring a travelling mirror in Minako’s Lola’s (grandma) house. They were lucky, that Lola Imelda was already quite used to the weird things that goes on with her grandchildren since she’s grown up with listening myths and running into duwende (elves, goblins, dwarves) in the woods.

Minako is such a menace everytime the family goes to the Philippines because she’s always listening in on mythical creature sightings and it gets her curious enough to go find them. Rook is no help at all because he goes on these creature spotting trip with her. She almost got themselves in trouble when they were ran into an aswang (pinoy umbrella term for evil shape-shifting ghouls, witches, vampires, or hybrids), but thanks to her she identified the aswang as a mananggal that was feeding off the fetuses and newborns around town. She had to sprinkle salt and crushed garlic around the house to protect her pregnant aunt.

The internet is also quite slow there, Idia and Cater are freaking out about it when there’s bad weather. Idia does his usual nerdy thing by somehow forcing the wifi to go faster.

The public transport has a lot of variety from jeepneys, buses, trains, even motor tricycles. Deuce is horrified but also fascinated by how one tricycle can fit seven people.

I like to think that the Nezumis travelled to the Philippines to celebrate the Ber months with their family (last 4 months of the year). Twisted Wonderland doesn’t have Christmas, but they have the Winter Holiday which is more about feasts and family rather than gifts. However, they have seen Christmas in London, and they know that the celebrations start immediately after Halloween. And then in the Lola’s house, the malls, the streets, they’re all decorated in Christmas decorations and it’s the beginning of September. Huh???

Oh well, at least they were given gifts.

That’s all I got for now I think.

#ask #twisted wonderland x harry potter #twisted wonderland #harry potter #epics of ink and light #epics of ink & light

[peysbookmims]

Paano tayo tatawaging diwata e yung height natin pang duwende.

#repost #abc #quote #oneliner #life #true #truth #sad #hurt #pain #relatable #forthegirls #girls #ladies #women #girlfriend #wife #babae #single #0930612n

[maryvioletique7708]

I Translated some Spider-Man Characters names to Filipino/Tagalog and I'm wheezing;

[Eng = Tag/Fil]

Spider-Man = "Taong Gagamba"

Green goblin = "Berdeng Duwende"

The Vulture = "Ang Buwitre"

Doctor Octopus = "Doktor Pugita"

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Shocker = "Nakakaloka"

#violetique stuff #You might get the last one if you're Filipino- #tssm #spectacular spider man #tssm green goblin #tssm peter parker #tssm sinister six #However some of these translations #Can be recognized as Spanish words but altered #Cuz 'Filipino history'