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Skadegamutc

También llamado: ghost-witch, skudakumooch, skite'kmuj
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The skadegamutc is the undead sorcerer of Wabanaki tradition. By day it is a corpse; at night it rises to kill, eat human flesh and lay curses. Only burning the body ends it. It is one of the clearest Native American examples of a flesh-eating reanimated corpse.1

Combatirlo
Origen
Wabanaki (Mi'kmaq, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, Abenaki)
EE. UU., Canadá
Qué lo causa
Brujería
An evil magician's power keeps the corpse active after death.
Cómo te conviertes en uno
An evil shaman dies and refuses to stay dead.
Inteligencia
Listo
Puntos débiles
  • fire, the only thing that destroys it permanently
notas de campo

Qué dicen las fuentes

1

The name is usually translated 'ghost-witch'1

2

It kills and eats people1

3

It curses those who cross its path1

4

Maliseet and Abenaki stories tell of hunters killed by one1

5

Known among the Mi'kmaq, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy and Abenaki1

Fuentes

  1. Skadegamutc (Ghost-Witch) - Native Languages of the Americas

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