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At this point, character guessing games for various companies have become commonplace. However, how about we step backwards in time to guess characters from hearsay and legend? The rules basically follow any other forum game of its type.

  • They can come from any source rooted in mythology, folklore, or religion.
  • If a mythology source is played in one round, it is allowed to be played in the next round.
  • The current descriptor must post a recap of the progress for every new page, and edit that post accordingly with the progress in the page.
  • A player may declare a stump after 24 hours has passed from the last question and its answer. If this happens, the current descriptor reveals their character, and the next round goes to the stumped player.
  • If a question needs to be replaced because it has already been answered, please do not erase the question. Just add the new question below it. In fact, the act of completely erasing a question is frowned upon.
  • If you're adding a clue, please keep it related on a mythological basis, as detailed below.

What counts as "mythological"?

  • The character in question must be one who is rooted in legend. Be it a Greek pantheon creature, a Yōkai, any sort of Norse, Aztec, or Egyptian deity, so on and so forth.
    • Human characters are fair game, so long as they're firmly rooted in legend and don't have a recorded real-life history to them. (Meaning Jack the Ripper does not qualify)
    • The character doesn't necessarily have to be a named character. It can be a species that's played as the round's character, so long as said species is mythological.
    • Rule of thumb regarding Greek and Roman mythology. Roman mythological characters can qualify, if, and only if, they're distinct enough to be considered their own entities, such as fauns in comparison to satyrs. Otherwise, stick to the Greek pantheon as much as possible. (Meaning that Aphrodite qualifies, but not Venus, and other examples of the like)
    • In regards to Classical Mythology and Chinese Mythology, even though The Iliad, The Odyssey, and the Four Great Novels (Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, Journey to the West, and Dream of the Red Chamber) are literary novels with designated authors, character from them still qualify due to the fact that they're considered extensions of Greek and Chinese Mythology, as opposed to byproducts of them.
    • Folklore characters qualify, due to the fact that they're passed around via word of mouth rather than being historically known. The types of folklore characters can vary in their physiology, but this means that characters such as the Nuckelavee, Robin Hood, the Chupacabra, Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, the Hopkinsville Goblin, Banshees, and others like them are valid.
    • Thanks to their fantastical origins, fairytale characters can be played, including those from well-known authors such as Hans Christian Andersen, The Brothers Grimm, Lewis Carroll, and Carlo Collod, or fairytale anthologies such as the Arabian Nights. This also applies to characters from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballets, due to the fact that a majority of his ballets are adaptations of fairytales with their own additives and touch-ups.
    • Due to the fact that religious sources can be conflicting when put up against each other, religious characters are considered fair game for this list, meaning anything from Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Gnosticism, and Buddhism can be played.
    • Even though it's more recent than most examples here, H. P. Lovecraft's creations are valid entries for this game, so anything from the Cthulhu Mythos can be played.
    • However, despite them being mythological in nature, Creepypasta characters are not eligible for this game, as their portrayals are too modernized to be anything considered legendary, and many of them are derivative of preexisting properties in the first place. Unfortunately, this means even more original Creepypasta characters, such as Slender Man and Zalgo are not able to be played.

If there's any questions or further suggestions, let me know!


A complete list of past rounds can be found here.

Edited by RWBYraikou888 on Nov 11th 2023 at 3:18:56 PM

RWBYraikou888 The Undercover Troper from The Kingdom of Atlas Since: Aug, 2020 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
The Undercover Troper
#12026: Jan 10th 2024 at 8:59:00 AM

Manuk Manuk?

Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.
generation81 Since: Aug, 2021
#12027: Jan 10th 2024 at 9:03:36 AM

No.


Round 352:

     Getting too long 
  • Wherever there is a certain religion, I am there.
    • Its islam ([up] so yes, right).
  • I am found on three continents... well, if you wanna be technical it's just one.
  • HINT: I'm a cut abovr the rest... by half.
  • There is something that separates me from my real-life equivalent.
  • I have a specific name.
  • HINT: I am found within National Geographic's Treasury of Magical Tales From Around the World
  • I am not worshipped.
  • I am not evil.
  • Not humanoid in any way.
  • Not used as a steed.
  • Not found at
  • Not the Shamir
    • Not the Buraz
    • Not Hudhud.
    • Not Shâd'havâr.
    • not Anqa
    • not Simurgh
    • Not the Roc
    • Not Sarimanok.
    • not Manuk Manuk
    • Not The Chief Angel of the Roosters.
  • I am a chicken, specifically a Rooster.
    • Clues to that
      • Its domesticated.
      • That is herbivorous.
      • That can be found on a farm.
        • And people eat my eggs.
      • Can fly.
      • Commonly eaten.
      • Not a dove.
      • Not a quail or pheasant.
      • Not a donkey.
  • I can't fly within my story.

Edited by generation81 on Jan 10th 2024 at 1:18:32 PM

uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#12028: Jan 10th 2024 at 9:05:11 AM

Specifically a rooster?

generation81 Since: Aug, 2021
DorkySpaz Is a Nocturnal Mammal (Ancient one) Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Is a Nocturnal Mammal
#12030: Jan 10th 2024 at 9:13:05 AM

The Sarimanok?

Nevermind, that answer was already given.

Edited by DorkySpaz on Jan 10th 2024 at 12:14:04 PM

I'm Quite Batty
RWBYraikou888 The Undercover Troper from The Kingdom of Atlas Since: Aug, 2020 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
The Undercover Troper
#12031: Jan 10th 2024 at 9:14:41 AM

I'm grasping at straws at this point, but the Ewer?

Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.
uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#12032: Jan 10th 2024 at 9:15:57 AM

The Chief Angel of the Roosters?

I can genuinly find nothing that indicates he was ever given an actual name.

uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#12034: Jan 10th 2024 at 9:49:50 AM

Mentioned in the Quran?

uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#12036: Jan 10th 2024 at 9:53:41 AM

Mentioned anywhere here?

uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#12038: Jan 10th 2024 at 10:01:35 AM

Have you some kind of connection to Allah?

RWBYraikou888 The Undercover Troper from The Kingdom of Atlas Since: Aug, 2020 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
The Undercover Troper
#12040: Jan 10th 2024 at 10:08:45 AM

Do you have a Wikipedia page at all?

Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.
RWBYraikou888 The Undercover Troper from The Kingdom of Atlas Since: Aug, 2020 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
RWBYraikou888 The Undercover Troper from The Kingdom of Atlas Since: Aug, 2020 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
The Undercover Troper
#12044: Jan 10th 2024 at 10:14:36 AM

...I genuinely feel like I need a hint at this point.

Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.
RWBYraikou888 The Undercover Troper from The Kingdom of Atlas Since: Aug, 2020 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
The Undercover Troper
#12046: Jan 10th 2024 at 10:21:37 AM

Half-a-Rooster?

Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.
generation81 Since: Aug, 2021
#12047: Jan 10th 2024 at 10:26:44 AM

[up] There you go.


Round 352: Half-A-Rooster (Islamic folklore)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/20240106_134621_0.jpg From Treasury of Magical Tales From Around the World by Donna Jo Napoli and Christina Balit

Details tend to vary across retellings of the folktale in the islamosphere (Albania is the most commonly listed location online), but the basics are an old married man and and wife (or wives) fights, leading to one of them slicing a rooster in half. It lives, and goes on an adventure where it tricks a king and queen into handing over their riches with the help of other animals before returning home to his loving owners... well the owners he likes for being kind.

Edited by generation81 on Jan 11th 2024 at 2:18:29 PM

RWBYraikou888 The Undercover Troper from The Kingdom of Atlas Since: Aug, 2020 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
The Undercover Troper
#12048: Jan 10th 2024 at 10:30:53 AM

Sheesh, and I thought Ketev Meriri was obscure.

Round 353

  • A certain media depiction of my kind has proved controversial

Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.
LucasdaKool Cellbit, a Notpron lover from the world of Puzzle Game Since: Sep, 2022
Cellbit, a Notpron lover
#12049: Jan 10th 2024 at 10:32:44 AM

Is that depiction a game?

https://enigmatics.org/puzzles/
uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#12050: Jan 10th 2024 at 10:35:37 AM

[up][up][up]Oh boy, I dont think I would have ever found that one from the starting hint based on what little online info exists of this tale.

Is the depiction considerd blasphemous in some way?

Edited by uncertanSearcher on Jan 10th 2024 at 7:36:55 PM


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