Bariaua
Bariaua are shy, harmless tree spirits of Tubetube and Wagawaga tradition in Melanesia, hiding in the trunks of ancient trees and borrowing human canoes they cannot make themselves.
At a glance
- Tradition
- Melanesian mythology
- Region
- Melanesia (place of origin)
- Trait family
- The Tricksters
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Traits
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Behaviour
- Shy elusive avoids humans
why
Their other governing trait is a horror of being looked at: they abhor the thought of human eyes on them, and if one is ever spotted it disappears on the instant.
- Vanishes into thin air when threatened
why
Their other governing trait is a horror of being looked at: they abhor the thought of human eyes on them, and if one is ever spotted it disappears on the instant.