#bwbachod

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BWBACH

The Bwbachod (plural) are the Welsh equivalent of the brownie. The Bwbach shares the same friendly temperament in keeping house and good order. They clearly have a vested interest in preserving the old pagan ways, for they have a particular hatred of teetotallers and dissenting ministers. A story tells how a Bwbach pulled away the stool against which a Baptist minister was praying so that he sprawled to the ground. When he returned to his prayers, the Bwbach began clattering the fire irons and gurning through the window. The minister persisted at his prayers, whereat the Bwbach shapeshifted into the minister's double—a fearful sign of impending death, whereat the minister took himself speedily elsewhere from that parish.

Text from The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures by John and Caitlin Matthews (HarperElement, 2005)

[i-am-worm]

Inktober 52 Week 10 - Elf

I decided to have a go at re-drawing some many ‘elves’ that feature in the UK Girl Guide Brownies badges. Back in the day all the little Elves looked the same albeit different colours and hats, but here I decided to go into the lore a little and put my own touch.

You can see the list here:

http://guidingstories.net/brownie-uniform-badges-british-sixes/

Worth having a read into some of the more specific elves as the lore is very interesting.

Here was my Badge-

I was a Gnome. I’m gonna sweep. :B

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