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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

generation81 Since: Aug, 2021
#21377: Mar 15th 2024 at 3:42:43 PM

Round 610

  • Don’t call us what we are.
    • We'll kill you if you say something about our looks that offends us.
    • Looks as in physical appearence, not beauty.
    • Smaller then humans.
    • Not exactly Not Evil, Just Misunderstood.
  • We are The Fair Folk.
  • Humanoid.
  • From Southern Africa, including South Africa.
    • Not the West of the continent.
  • We are not evil in the traditional sense.
  • Not from:
  • Not a Tokoloshe.

Edited by generation81 on Mar 16th 2024 at 8:25:40 AM

Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
Ramen Fairy
#21380: Mar 15th 2024 at 4:22:48 PM

From a country that borders South Africa?

Peace is the only battle worth waging.
generation81 Since: Aug, 2021
#21381: Mar 15th 2024 at 4:33:14 PM

Yes.

UPDATE: Turns out I am from South Africa too.

Edited by generation81 on Mar 15th 2024 at 7:33:55 AM

Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
generation81 Since: Aug, 2021
#21385: Mar 15th 2024 at 6:05:54 PM

Not a Tokoloshe.

Edited by generation81 on Mar 15th 2024 at 9:17:08 AM

CanuckMcDuck1 PEPSIMAN from Japan Since: Sep, 2023 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
PEPSIMAN
#21386: Mar 15th 2024 at 6:32:08 PM

Could you be considered Not Evil, Just Misunderstood?

Do not mess with creatures which you do not understand.
Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
Ramen Fairy
#21388: Mar 15th 2024 at 7:44:20 PM

Significantly larger or smaller than a human?

Peace is the only battle worth waging.
uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#21390: Mar 16th 2024 at 5:41:13 AM

Abatwa?

generation81 Since: Aug, 2021
#21391: Mar 16th 2024 at 6:02:36 AM

YAS


Round 610: Abatwa; Zulu Mythology

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/umutwa.jpg

Art by A Book Of Creatures

These fairies even smaller then ants (also known as the Umutwa) detested being called small in any way, even just saying you just saw them now if you were to meet them, because they find it a blow to their egos and are very insecure about their size, to the point they'll kill you with poisonoys arrows.

Edited by generation81 on Mar 16th 2024 at 9:20:06 AM

uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#21392: Mar 16th 2024 at 6:49:41 AM

Round 611

  • People commonly associate a certain animal with me.
  • Not from Eurasia, Africa or North America.

Edited by uncertanSearcher on Mar 16th 2024 at 2:58:51 PM

uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#21394: Mar 16th 2024 at 6:51:46 AM

No

uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#21396: Mar 16th 2024 at 6:53:24 AM

No

uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#21398: Mar 16th 2024 at 6:57:58 AM

No again.

uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#21400: Mar 16th 2024 at 6:58:35 AM

Still no


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