RWBY Grimm Idea: Kludde
A few nights ago, I had a dream where I, seeing through Qrow’s point of view, was fighting off a horde of Grimm very similar to the Belgian spirit, the Kludde. They’re basically big, demonic black dogs with red eyes, chains around their legs, and blue flames above their heads that walk on their hind legs, scream at you, and jump on you to wear you down and devour you.
I’ve been fascinated/scared by these things for decades ever since I learned about them doing research for a fantasy story. (Seriously, Google Image them. They’re terrifying [at least to me...])
Anyway, I just think they’d make a neat basis for a Grimm concept, and if I had any art skills whatsoever, I’d try to draw one.
“ In Brabant - but mostly in parts of Belgium[1] - people feared the nocturnal "Kludde"-shouting monster; hence the name Kludde (also known as Kleure, Klerre, Kledde or Waterkledde). People know him as a horrifying Tormentor. Some people have described the Kludde as a water demon; supposedly a big dog that walks on its hind legs with heavy chains (at least one around its ankle), bear claws, a black beak, green glistening scales on the batwings on his back and crimson colored bulging eyes.[2] He's a Child Terror and pulls children into the water. The Kludde can move at immeasurable speeds and is said to spawn from the cremated bodies of witches and wizards. Some say if one were to kill the Kludde, 7 more would crawl from its corpse. He likes to play dangerous games such as jumping on unsuspecting passersby and becoming increasingly heavy. The monster can sometimes be found in the reeds, under bridges and inside of hollow trees. Should one encounter the beast, their best hope is that their feet are faster than the Kludde's claws “
https://dutch-folklore.fandom.com/wiki/Kludde
