#cantabrian folklore

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Red-clothed, beret-wearing forest pranksters who abuse their abilities in order to befuddle the hearts of dutiful and modest girls. His touch makes them bold and insolent.

[primalmuckygoop]

In Cantabria, the trasgu is a small spirit with a black face and green eyes that inhabits the old forests in isolated valleys. It's main hobby is to mock people and carry out pranks, especially against girls who are engaged in a task that really takes focus, like shepherding. Because they hide from humans, their clothes are made of tree leaves and moss.

[thecreaturecodex]

Alicorno

“Oricuerno Patterns” © deviantArt user Cyclone62, accessed at her gallery here

[The alicorno or oricuerno is a Cantabrian variant of the unicorn, as reported in the book Bestiario del Norte by Pablo Gallo. That book contains the tidbit that an alicorno can turn a woman into a man, but only on St. John’s Day. I assume this bit of folklore was originally intended in a misogynistic context (the same way that virginal woman saints would be blessed by making them ugly or giving them facial hair), but I choose to interpret it as the alicorno being a trans ally. I used that as the launching point for my flavor text and the bestow self-image ability.]

Alicorno CR 6 CG Magical Beast This majestic equine creature has a single tricolor horn on its head and small wings on each of its hooves. It is white with purple highlights, especially around the head.

An alicorno is a greater form of unicorn, blessed by the gods of goodness and freedom. This blessing is shown in their wings, which grow on their hooves and make them even swifter than usual unicorns, and in their increased magical powers. Alicornos devote their lives to defending the less fortunate, and fight against slavery and oppression of all types, from the tyranny of a king to minor acts of bigotry. Alicornos are more interventionist than ordinary unicorns. As such, they are also rarer, as they are more likely to run afoul of the forces of evil.

An alicorno has a powerful, magical gore attack, and its hooves can crush bone. Still, they prefer to serve as support in combat rather than fight on the front lines. They use their maneuverability to dart in and out of a combat zone; they deliver touch spells to heal their allies and dispel enemy effects. They will often use shield other to absorb damage from a fragile ally, and protect other healers such as clerics and paladins.

The rarest, and perhaps most prized, ability of an alicorno is its ability to permanently alter willing creatures physically. They are sought out by trans people, those that have been scarred beyond ordinary treatment, or others whose self image does not match the way they present to the world. Alicornos are skilled judges of character, and turn away those driven by vanity and provide counseling to those with unhealthy body images. Some cruel nobles may attempt to coerce or trick an alicorno into granting them the ultimate in cosmetic surgery, and use goodly adventurers as bargaining chips or hostages in these schemes.

An alicorno’s horn is even more potent a magical item as that of an ordinary unicorn, and is just as evil to obtain. An alicorno’s horn can substitute for 5,000 gp worth of components for the creation of healing items.

Alicorno               CR 6 XP 2,400 CG Large magical beast Init +4; Senses darkvision 60 ft., detect evil, low-light vision, Perception +14 Aura magic circle vs. evil (10 ft., Will DC 20) Defense AC 18, touch 13, flat-footed 14 (-1 size, +4 Dex, +5 natural); +2 deflection vs. evil creatures hp 66 (7d10+28) Fort +9, Ref +9, Will +7; +2 resistance vs. evil DR 5/evil; Immune charms, compulsion, disease, poison; SR 17 Offense Speed 60 ft., fly 90 ft. (good) Melee gore +10 (1d8+6), 2 hooves +8 (1d4+2) Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft. Special Attacks powerful blows (horn), powerful charge (gore, 2d8+12) Spell-like Abilities CL 10th, concentration +17 (+21 casting defensively) Constant—detect evil At will—cure light wounds (DC 18), daylight, sanctuary (DC 18) 3/day—cure serious wounds (DC 20), dispel magic, freedom of movement, knock, neutralize poison (DC 21), remove curse, remove disease, searing light 1/day—break enchantment, cure critical wounds (DC 21), restoration, shield other Statistics Str 18, Dex 19, Con 18, Int 15, Wis 21, Cha 24 Base Atk +7; CMB +12; CMD +26 (+30 vs. trip) Feats Alertness, Combat Casting, Flyby Attack, Multiattack Skills Acrobatics +11 (+23 when jumping), Fly +13, Heal +12, Perception +14, Sense Motive +14, Stealth +11, Survival +9 (+12 in forests); Racial Modifiers +4 Stealth, +3 Survival in forests Languages Celestial, Common, Sylvan SQ bestow self-image, insightful, magical strike, wild empathy +20 Ecology Environment temperate forests Organization solitary or blessing (1 plus 1-6 unicorns) Treasure none Special Abilities Bestow Self-Image (Su) By concentrating for 1 minute, an alicorno can transform a willing humanoid or native outsider into the form it most desires, as long as that form is that of another humanoid or native outsider. This functions as a polymorph any object effect with a duration of instantaneous. This cannot change a creature’s ability scores. An alicorno can perform this action once per month. Insightful (Ex) An alicorno is trained in Heal and Sense Motive checks. Magic Circle against Evil (Su) This ability continually duplicates the effect of the spell. The alicorno cannot suppress this ability. Magical Strike (Ex) An alicorno's gore attack is treated as a magic good weapon for the purposes of damage reduction. Wild Empathy (Su) This works like the druid's wild empathy class feature, except the alicorno has a +6 racial bonus on the check. Alicornos with druid levels add this racial modifier to their wild empathy checks.

[cryptids-of-the-world]

The Cuélebre is a snake-like dragon found in Asturian and Cantabrian mythology. The Cuélebre is described as a snake-like dragon which is immortal and cannot die of old age and its saliva creates magical healing stones that can cure illnesses and disease. The Cuélebre is said guard treasure inside of caves and though it is immortal, as it ages, its scales will thicken and bat wings will grow inside their body and they will only move in order to hunt people and livestock. A Cuélebre can be killed by feeding it red hot stones or bread with with nails in it. On the night of Saint Bartholomew, the Cuélebre's power is at its strongest and it will wreak havoc across the land and as it gets older, the Cuélebre will fly across the sea to an island called Mar Cuajada which is their paradise.  

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A bizarre oak giant, el Roblón absorbed others in its titanic growth and eventual anthropomorphic transformation.

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Cantabria's very long weasel. This green-tinted creature is highly prized for its gold-finding ability and all-curing fur.

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Spirits capable of producing a breeze with their breaths. The green-winged ventolines are known to come to the aid of sailors and fisherman, helping with small tasks and even gently blowing them back ashore.

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It is also believed that an ojáncanu will always win in a brawl against a Cantabrian brown bear or a Tudanca bull.