The Night-Comers

16 figures A family: figures with traits in common

emerges at night to attack (12): predators defined by the hour they arrive rather than by what they are

What binds them

• Emerges at night to attack · 12 of them
• Shapeshifts human animal · 8 of them
• Fear inducing roar · 7 of them
• Body wreathed in flames · 3 of them
• Night vision · 3 of them
• Soul drain · 3 of them
• Booming cry precedes sighting · 1 of them
• Can be placated by specific ritual or trick · 1 of them

Drawn from 11 groups of traditions: Other 3 · None 2 · East asian 2 · European 2 · Slavic 1 · Oceanian 1 · South american 1 · African 1 · Middle eastern 1 · Celtic 1 · Mesoamerican 1

Members

• Ajatar
• Altamaha-ha
• Ao Ao
• Asanbosam
• Bogeyman
• Bukavac
• Bunyip
• Ghoul
• Gwyllgi
• Kasha
• Loup-Garou
• Mullo
• Rougarou
• Soucouyant
• Wanyūdō
• Xiuhcoatl

Resemblance is not descent; descent is drawn only as the gold lines on the constellation. All families.