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Kachina - Ancestor spirits of the Pueblo Indians in North America. The Hopi also believed in kachinas, believing them to be the souls of virtuous dead people.
Kappa - "A kappa is a fabulous creature of the waters - rivers, ponds, lakes and the sea - it was described as an unattractive, humanlike child with greenish skin, webbed toes and fingers with a long nose and round eyes. It had a shell like a tortoise and smelled of fish. It had a concave head that held water, if this was spilled the kappa lost its strength. They lived on cucumbers and blood. They sometimes stole the former and attacked livestock and children in or at the edge of their watery home. People attempted to appease kappas by throwing cucumbers marked with the names of their family into the water. Kappas sometimes made deals with humans, especially if caught, and being honorable always abided by them." - Rebecca Sutton; a vampiric Japanese faerie
The Kelpie - They are Scottish water faeries. Usually they are seen as young horses, but sometimes they appear as hairy men. They haunt rivers and streams, letting men mount them and then riding off into the water, dunking them. (See also Each-Uisge.)
The Killmoulis - He is an ugly Brownie who haunts mills. He has an enormous nose and a missing mouth. He eats by stuffing the food into his nostrils. He works for the miller but he plays pranks so often he is often more of a nuisance than a help.
Klaboutermannikin - they inhabit the figureheads of ships, giving them guidance and protection.
Knockers - see Goblins
Koblernigh - see Coblynau.
Kobolds - These are the German version of Knockers. They are known for causing problems for the miners and undoing their progress. To keep the miners guessing, they occasionally help them.
Korred - bizarre-looking and capricious but generally good-natured guardians of Brittany's standing stones.
Kubera - King of the Yakshas, the god of wealth. Usually depicted as a dwarfish figure with a paunch, bearing a money bag or pomegranate and seated on a man.
Kul - A water spirit of the Eskimos in the Arctic, Kul may be malevolent but generally helps the Northern peoples with their fishing. As a show of gratitude, it is customary to offer him some of the fish caughts at the beginning of the season.
The Lady of the Lake - She is a faerie whose palace is hidden by the illusion of a lake.
Lamas - Kind, protective spirits of ancient Chaldea, the lamas supervised the welfare of mortals and were usually femalw. Most ofetn, a winged, hybrid creature.
Landvaettir - spirits of the land that inhabit stones, rivers, animals, and such. Some say they are the stones and trees. Mostly they keep to themselves.
Leanan-Sidhe - (Lan-awn-shee) is a faerie spirit of great beauty. She is known as both a blood-sucking vampire-like creature and the muse of poets. Those she inspires have brilliant, though short-lived carers. Even in death few who have felt her touch would trade their fate for any other.
Leprechauns - This Irish faerie is always seen alone. He can be found happily working on a single shoe under a dock leaf or a hedge. They are very cunning, an it is difficult to get them to let on to the location of their amazingly well-hidden pots of gold, since to do so you must see the Leprechaun before he sees you. Leprechauns usually wear a three-cornered hat, and have been seen spinning on them like tops.
The Little People of the Passamaquoddy Indians - There are two kinds: the Nagumwasuck and the Mekumwasuck. They're both two to three feet tall and ugly. The Passamaquody Indians live close to teh Canadian border, by the way. The Nagumwasuck are closely involved with their humans, often singing sadly when there is a death in the tribe, and they dance at weddings. They are self-conscious of their ugliness, and it is nearfatal to laugh at them. The Mekumwasuck live in the woods and dress outlandishly. Their faces are covered with hair. They are the guardians of the Catholic Church. If a Mekumwasuck looks directly at you, you either die or acquire a contagious disease of some sort.
Lob - A small purple "blob", resembling a stormclous of sorts, which thrives on discord and may appear at the scene of a heated arguement.
Lunantishess or Lunantishee - They are the tribe which guards blackthorn bushes. They will never allow a stick to be cut on Noverber 11th or May 11th. If you manage to cut a stick on those days, you will experience misfortune.
Ly Erg - This faerie yearns to be a soldier. He dresses like one and cannot be distinguished from human soldiers except by his red-stained hands, red from the blood he has shed.
Mab - She is the traditional queen of the faeries.
Mazikeen - also known as the shideem or shehireem, these Jewish faeries know much of magic and enchantment. They were born when Adam and Eve were excommunicated for 130 years for eating of the tree of knowledge. Female spirits lay with Adam, and male spirits with Eve, and of these unions were born the Mazikeen. They are a rank betweenmen and angels. They have wings and can fly, tell the future, and like to feast and drink, marry and have children. They can also shapeshift.
Menihuni - also, "Menehune," the Hawaiian little people. Islanders believe they are responsible for events that cannot otherwise be explained. Example being that is someone finished a task more quickly than expected, the menihuni were credited for the unexplainable speed. Example two being that if something was so old that no one knew who built it, it much have been the menihuni. (Thanks to Heather Wilmot for the additional info.)
Mermaids - They lure humans with their beautiful singing, which carries with it an enchantment. They create storms which wreck ships. They are often seen vainly combing their hair, admiring their reflections in mirrors.
Merrows - They are the Irish merpeople. They wear red feather caps. If their caps are stolen, they can't return to the depths of the sea where they live. Female merrows are beautiful and to see one is an omen of a storm, but they are benevolent and often fall in love with fishermen, probably because the male merrows are so repulsive. Males are, however, generally friendly. They often come ashore in the form of small hornless cattle.
Mother Holle - A crone who lives at teh bottom of old wells. She dispenses justice and might aid you with guidance and divination if she likes you.
Mumiai - best known for persecuting peasants, especially those of the lowest castes, who had stolen from their neighbors or demonstrated their dirty habits. The Mumiai toss their belongings in the air, break their pottery and trample on their gardens, finally forcing them to moveout of their villages.
Muryans - It's the Cornish word for "ant" - strange, I know. They are the souls of those sent to Purgatory. Their souls dwindle in size until they are the size of ants. Then they disappear, and no one knows where they go after that. So never step on ants. You could be stepping on your Great-Great-Great Aunt Wanda.
Nagas - Nagas are human from the waist up and snake from the waist down and are often seen wearing hooded canopies or with seven or more heads. Both sexes are extraordinarily beautiful and several royal Indian families claim to be descended from them. They bite humans who are evil or destined to die prematurely. Buddhists regard them as minor deities and door guardians.
Nuckelavee - He is a horrible Scottish sea faerie who appears as a gigantic horse with legs that are part flipper, a gigantic mouth and blazing, evil eyes. Rising from its back is a hideous torso with arms that nearly reach the ground and it appears that its neck is too weak to support its monstrous head. It has no skin, exposing black blood in yellow veins, white sinews, and strong red muscles. He hates fresh runningwater, so if you are ever chased by him, just find a stream and cross it.