The Death-Criers
18 figures A family: figures with traits in common
death omen wailers and spectral hounds whose cry foretells a passing (banshee, barghest, cù sìth, moddey dhoo, gwrach y rhibyn); death omen×10, mournful wail predicts death of kin×3
What binds them
- Death omen · 16 of them
- Portent of disaster · 5 of them
- Mournful wail predicts death of kin · 3 of them
- Spectral black dog either guides or misleads travelers · 3 of them
- Glowing red eyes · 2 of them
- Supernatural construction speed · 2 of them
- Aids household or construction tasks for the respectful · 1 of them
- Bound to a specific family lineage · 1 of them
Drawn from 6 groups of traditions: European 6 · Celtic 4 · East asian 4 · None 2 · Norse germanic 1 · Oceanian 1
Members
- Badalisc
- Banshee
- Barghest
- Black Dog
- Excalibur
- Gwrach y Rhibyn
- Gytrash
- Kludde
- Krampus
- Lamiak
- Melusine
- Menehune
- Moddey Dhoo
- Ningyo
- Nue
- O Goncho
- Ōkubi
- Plat-Eye
Resemblance is not descent; descent is drawn only as the gold lines on the constellation. All families.