Alraun
Also called Alraune, Alrune.
An alraun is a mandrake or similar forked root, carved into human shape and kept as a household spirit — washed, dressed, and fed in exchange for luck, increase, and answers.
At a glance
- Tradition
- Germanic folklore
- Region
- Germany (place of origin)
- Trait family
- The Hearth-Bound
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Traits
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Form
- Animated household object
why
The word covers the mandrake root and its substitutes — bryony was widely used where true mandrake was unavailable — dug up with elaborate precautions, trimmed or carved into a human figure, and then kept in the house as a possession with a life of its own.
Behaviour
- Bound to a specific household location
why
The word covers the mandrake root and its substitutes — bryony was widely used where true mandrake was unavailable — dug up with elaborate precautions, trimmed or carved into a human figure, and then kept in the house as a possession with a life of its own.
Utility powers
- Wealth attraction
why
In return it brings money, multiplies what is placed beside it, protects the household, and answers questions — sometimes by movement, sometimes by speech.
- Oracular foresight
why
In return it brings money, multiplies what is placed beside it, protects the household, and answers questions — sometimes by movement, sometimes by speech.