#drekavac

[cryptid-quest]

Cryptid of the Day: Drekavac

Description: The Drekavac is a creature of southern slavic mythology, described in various ways, such as an undead body, a werewolf or a ghost. Though a legend, mountaineers of Zlatibor claimed to seen the creature in 1992 and 2003.

[strixhaven-star]

The Drekavac

The Drekavac is more than just a Ravnican beast. It’s an actual mythological creature in Slavic mythology. The name Drekavac means “the screamer” or “the screecher”. The name also happens to be an anagram for ‘dark cave’. There is your spoopy Magic trivia for the day.

Drekavac

“Like a vulture’s scalp, the face of a drekavac is oily and hairless. The filth and disease of its carrion diet slip off its blood-slick skin.”

[unsupervisedchildren]

So I had to make a mask for my props class and I chose to make the Drekavac from DmC:Devil may Cry because it has such an interesting look and it proved to be a fun challenge to get the texture and all!

[lpbestiary]

The drekavac is an undead monster from Slavic folklore. Descriptions of the creature vary, but it is most often said to be a small, furry humanoid with long claws.

The drekavac comes from the souls of sinful men who die without being baptised. Originally, it was said to walk the Earth only during the twelve days of Christmas and early spring, sometimes in the form of a child. If the drekavac's shadow falls across a person, they will quickly sicken and die.

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Monster master list.

Suggest a spook.

[cryptid-quest]

Cryptid of the Day: Drekavac

Description: The Drekavac is a creature of southern slavic mythology, described in various ways, such as an undead body, a werewolf or a ghost. Though a legend, mountaineers of Zlatibor claimed to seen the creature in 1992 and 2003.

[valdram]

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[unknown-art-room1]

Drekavac.

[aslanscompass]

The tears of the drekavac

I was so shocked and pleasantly surprised by Vikram's solution to the drekavac in the premiere of the Next Chapter.

Even while he was talking about the nature of the beast, how it arose from the soul of an unbaptized child, my brain was going "then baptize it!" And when he actually did-- WOW! Best moment in a tv show thus far this year!

Okay, I'm evangelical, not Catholic, but a secular story portraying a Christian ritual as a positive source of power is extremely rare. Just about the only other example that comes to my mind is the Dresden Files; specifically, Knight of the Cross, Michael Carpenter.

Vikram may be brusk and dismissive at times, but it comes with the job. Flynn was equally caught up in himself in the films--and even now, he still doesn't really show a soft side all that much.

There is so much potential and little details and everything and I am going to go CRAZY waiting for the rest of the show!