Grindylow
From English folklore, Grindylow is a water creature with long, spindly limbs. It pulls children or the unwary into ponds and lakes to drown them.
At a glance
- Tradition
- English folklore
- Trait family
- The Still-Water Lurkers
Near this figure
Traits
Read from the figure's description, which a model wrote. Open "why" for the sentence a trait came from.
Behaviour
- Drowns riders
why
The creature's goal is not to feed, but rather to drown its victims, deriving a twisted pleasure from their struggle and demise.
- Lies in wait in stagnant water
why
is a malevolent water-dwelling entity that haunts the depths of ponds, lakes, and other stagnant bodies of water.
Offensive powers
- Ambush predation
why
When an opportunity presents itself, the Grindylow uses its extraordinarily strong limbs to grab its prey, pulling them swiftly into the water.
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.
- Water carries both readings
3 citations
- Carol Rose, Giants, Monsters, and Dragons, s.v. "Grindylow."
- Carol Rose, Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins, s.v. "Grindylow."
- Katharine Briggs, An Encyclopedia of Fairies, s.v. "Grindylow."
- Death meets
3 citations
- Carol Rose, Giants, Monsters, and Dragons, s.v. "Grindylow."
- Carol Rose, Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins, s.v. "Grindylow."
- Katharine Briggs, An Encyclopedia of Fairies, s.v. "Grindylow."
- Hero meets
3 citations
- Carol Rose, Giants, Monsters, and Dragons, s.v. "Grindylow."
- Carol Rose, Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins, s.v. "Grindylow."
- Katharine Briggs, An Encyclopedia of Fairies, s.v. "Grindylow."