The Barbegazi, are small hobgoblins from the French-Swiss folklore.

The name comes from the French barbe-glacée meaning “frozen beard” – probably in honor of their very long beards that are almost always frozen, as these little ones like to live in high mountains and stay outside in the winter enjoying the snow.

They travel around by using their feet, which are extremely long, as skis or snowshoes, depending of the conditions. They are said to have pointy ears and ice-blue eyes, and all their hair...

The Gandayak (also called Jogah) are little people from the Haudenosaunee tradition—commonly known as Iroquois mythology—a confederation of closely related tribes located in the northeastern United States and adjacent districts in Canada.

Gandayak are similar to fairies but with some of the characteristics of an elemental. Traditionally described as spirits in dwarven form, they have power over living plants of all sorts, and control their growth and health. They have some power over fish as well...

Undines are the elementals for water, the unseen intelligences that allegedly inhabit this element. They are said to have been here since the beginning of time, and to have created the landscape of reality. Their origins can be traced back to Greek mythology. Many ancient Greek texts cite a clan of nymphs called Oceanides (also referred as Nereids) who claimed the oceans of the world as their home. These beings were the daughters of Titan and his wife Tethys. Their presence in the oceans was leg...

Naga is the Sanskrit word that identifies a deity with the form of a great snake —specifically the king cobra— that is found in Hinduism and Jainism. The word, however, also refers to a group of mythological beings of serpentine features.

The interpretation of the Naga myth as describe in the great epic Mahabharata (one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India), depicts nagas in a negative light. It calls them "persecutors of all creatures", warning us "the snakes were of virulent poison,...

In Mexican folklore, Chaneque or Chanekeh are legendary creatures associated with elemental forces and particular places. These creatures were first described by the Aztec (i.e., Ohuican Chaneque). Mentions of these creatures are common within the Mexica Mythology, while in Mayan folkloric tradition (Yucatán Peninsula), these elementals are known as Aluxob.

Traditionally, they are conceived as small, sprite-like beings, elemental forces, and guardians of nature. However, nowadays, Chaneque are mo...

Nahual (plural: nahualli) are shape shifting human with the power to transform either spiritually or physically into an animal form (jaguar and puma, most commonly but also donkeys, birds, dogs and coyotes). The alternative meaning can be the animal spirit (such as the one used in some Native American cultures) that resides in.

The Nahual can use it powers for good or evil, depending of personal believes and ambitions. They are born from the animal that their day represents. (i.e. if a nahual was...

Aatxe, also referred to as Aatxegorri—which translates as young red bull—is a shape-shifting spirit that most commonly appears in the form of a fiery red bull.

This spirit from Basque mythology is associated with the goddess Mari (who controls weather and seasons, and reigns over nature) and it’s sometimes believed to be a manifestation of her will or an enforcer of her dictates. Mari is said to be quick to punish those who lie or cheat, and the Aatxe is sent out against those people who have lie...