PARA-280-Wolpertinger: Ruß

Caretaker Status: Unknown

Affiliated companion(s): none

Level 3 - concrete
Word: Wolpertinger

Origin:

German, Further history unknown; hypotheses include a derivation from the town of Wolterdingen or from a dialectal form of Walpurgisnacht (“Walpurgis night”).

Definition:

In German folklore, a wolpertinger is an animal said to inhabit the alpine forests of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It has a body comprising various animal parts—generally wings, antlers, a tail, and fangs, all attached to the body of a small mammal. The most widespread description portrays the Wolpertinger as having the head of a rabbit, the body of a squirrel, the antlers of a deer, and the wings and occasionally the legs of a pheasant. Stuffed "wolpertingers", composed of parts of actual stuffed animals, are often displayed in inns or sold to tourists as souvenirs in the animals' "native regions".

Magic Status: 1 - Neophyte
Tier 1 - This Paralogos' saliva can be used as glue to attach stuffed body parts to their body.

Wisdom Status: 0 - Unaware