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Jersey Devil

Also called JerseyDevil.

Originating from the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, this creature has the head of a horse, bat-like wings, and cloven hooves. It emits a blood-curdling scream and is often seen before disasters.

At a glance

Tradition
American folklore
Region
Pine Barrens, New Jersey (place of origin)
Trait family
The Silent-Winged

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Traits

Read from the figure's description, which a model wrote. Open "why" for the sentence a trait came from.

Form

  • Horse head bat wings hybrid
    why

    Its appearance is a nightmarish amalgamation of various animals: the head of a horse with glowing red eyes, a long serpentine neck, the wings of a bat spanning up to 20 feet, the body of a kangaroo, and cloven hooves.

  • Hybrid of multiple animals
    why

    Its appearance is a nightmarish amalgamation of various animals

  • Giant wingspan
    why

    Its appearance is a nightmarish amalgamation of various animals: the head of a horse with glowing red eyes, a long serpentine neck, the wings of a bat spanning up to 20 feet, the body of a kangaroo, and cloven hooves.

  • Serpentine elongated body
    why

    Its appearance is a nightmarish amalgamation of various animals: the head of a horse with glowing red eyes, a long serpentine neck, the wings of a bat spanning up to 20 feet, the body of a kangaroo, and cloven hooves.

Sight and sound

  • Blood curdling scream
    why

    The creature's most terrifying feature is its blood-curdling scream, described as a mix between a woman's shriek and a piercing whistle.

  • Glowing red eyes
    why

    Its appearance is a nightmarish amalgamation of various animals: the head of a horse with glowing red eyes, a long serpentine neck, the wings of a bat spanning up to 20 feet, the body of a kangaroo, and cloven hooves.

Omens

  • Harbinger precedes disaster
    why

    Sightings of the creature are often reported just before disasters or significant events, leading many to believe it possesses some form of precognition or is intrinsically linked to the fabric of fate itself.

Utility powers

  • Precognition
    why

    Sightings of the creature are often reported just before disasters or significant events, leading many to believe it possesses some form of precognition or is intrinsically linked to the fabric of fate itself.

Roles

Judged from the works' own entries, not from the description. Carries: the figure holds the role. Meets: the role is in its stories, held by something it meets.