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...ing of an animal. However, most newly-risen Vampires are little more than cunning, mindless predators. The revenant’s every move and thought is driven by The Vampire is an intelligent, cunning creature, often more than capable of outwitting humans. The longer the Vam

...identify the supposed evil doer so that punishment may be carried out. The folk magic used to identify or protect against malicious magic users is often in ...ctors were also credited with the ability to undo evil witchcraft. (Other folk magicians had their own purviews. Girdle-measurers specialised in diagnosin

...and show its true age. This can prove to be fatal to the Vampire, if the cunning Vampire Hunter doesn’t dispatch the revenant beforehand. ...predator, possessing savage strength, great speed, a degree of animalistic cunning, and keen senses, as well as deadly claws and teeth. The rat is small enou

Yeats, in his 1888 book entitled ''Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry'' describes the leprechaun as follows: ...e, leprechauns are said to be ill-natured and mischievous, with a mind for cunning. Many tales present the leprechaun as outwitting a human. Although rarely

...es of folk practitioners of magic across Europe, typified by the [[cunning folk]] found in Great Britain. In their magical practices astrology, [[folklore] ...teria, Taoism, Wicca, and other contemporary religions and [[Folk religion|folk religions]] are mischaracterized as forms of "magic" or even "sorcery."

...ing of an animal. However, most newly-risen Vampires are little more than cunning, mindless predators. The revenant’s every move and thought is driven by The Vampire is an intelligent, cunning creature, often more than capable of outwitting humans. The longer the Vam

...endish giants – similar to the ogres of England – to a devious, dwarf-like folk of the wilderness, living underground in hills, caves or mounds. Trolls hav ...t (especially the males, whereas the females, ''trollkonor'', may be quite cunning), great strength, big noses, long arms, and as being hairy and not very bea

...more a reflection of fiction's influence than an authentic feature of the folk [[legend]]s. Werewolves are sometimes held to become [[vampire]]s after dea ...s of blood drawn have also been mentioned as possible cures. Many European folk tales include throwing an iron object over or at the werewolf, to make it r

...llest( they are just, bigger than Gnoblars) greenskins and survive through cunning and intelligence rather than brute force. Many different subcultures of go Goblins are believed to be malicious, ugly members of the faerie folk, but except for the Cobbler Goblin, the Goblin race lacks any natural magic

The cat hurries ahead of the coach, ordering the country folk along the road to tell the king that the land belongs to the "Marquis of Ca ...le enjoying himself, the faithful animal did not cease to talk in the most cunning way of the large preserves and abundant game which belonged to my lord the

...and the night to people. In most stories, however, Anansi is a crafty and cunning trickster who makes life more enjoyable for himself (or more difficult for ...val, because Anansi is able to defeat his powerful oppressors by using his cunning and trickery, a model of behaviour used by slaves to gain the upper hand wi