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Hercinia · salience 0.8

“However, it shuns those with malevolent purposes, using its light to confuse and misdirect them deeper into the forest's perils.”

Kapre · salience 0.8

“travelers who wander near its tree, especially at dusk, may find themselves disoriented, walking in circles, or unable to find a path they knew well, a state of confusion popularly described in the Philippines as being "nililigaw" or led astray by an unseen spirit.”

Kikimora · salience 0.4

“in her swamp-dwelling form she is described as living among reeds and marsh grass, luring or misleading travelers.”

Curupira

“The Curupira's signature power is rooted directly in its backward feet: anyone attempting to track it, or whom it wishes to mislead, is fooled by footprints that point the wrong way, sending pursuers deeper into the forest rather than out of it.”