The Justice Beasts
The haetae and the zouyu do not hunt; they adjudicate. These creatures sense moral intent the way other predators smell blood, and they appear to the just, gore the guilty, and refuse ground that unrighteous feet have walked. They are verdicts with fur.
What binds them
- Senses moral intent of intruders · 6 of them
- Curse infliction · 6 of them
- Glowing red eyes · 5 of them
- Confuses travelers into losing their way · 5 of them
- Forest guardian punishes poachers · 4 of them
- Illusion crafting · 3 of them
- Moral perception · 2 of them
- Telepathic communication · 1 of them
Drawn from 10 groups of traditions: East Asian 5 · European 5 · None 3 · Southeast Asian 2 · Slavic 2 · South American 1 · Middle Eastern 1 · Other 1 · Celtic 1 · North American Indigenous 1
22 members
- Anhangá
- Aqrabuamelu
- Bai Ze
- Chickcharney
- Chrysomallus
- Dames Blanches
- Gaueko
- Goblin
- Gytrash
- Haetae
- Huldufólk
- Humbaba
- Ibong Adarna
- Kodama
- Lavellan
- Leshy
- Pamola
- Peng / Kun
- Tengu
- Tikbalang
- Vila
- Zouyu
Resemblance is not descent; descent is drawn only as the gold lines on the constellation. All families.