Diabolus Chronicles' Folklore

Ankou - Servant of Death

Ankou - Servant of Death

Before the grim reaper, came the ankou. Tall, white-haired and wearing a wide-brimmed hat, this servant of death skulks around graveyards. They are the souls of those last to die...

Ankou - Servant of Death

Before the grim reaper, came the ankou. Tall, white-haired and wearing a wide-brimmed hat, this servant of death skulks around graveyards. They are the souls of those last to die...

Will-O'-the-Wisp - The Ghostly Light of the Bogs

Will-O'-the-Wisp - The Ghostly Light of the Bogs

Most commonly associated with the English bogs and moors, these phantom lights are said to lead travellers astray, and are usually malevolent. They appear mostly with a blue-ish gleam but red...

Will-O'-the-Wisp - The Ghostly Light of the Bogs

Most commonly associated with the English bogs and moors, these phantom lights are said to lead travellers astray, and are usually malevolent. They appear mostly with a blue-ish gleam but red...

Piskies - The Cheeky Cornish Faerie

Piskies - The Cheeky Cornish Faerie

Piskies is the Cornish word for (perhaps) the better-known pixies of folklore. You'll find piskies in the Cornwall and Dartmoor areas of England, where their roots are thought to come...

Piskies - The Cheeky Cornish Faerie

Piskies is the Cornish word for (perhaps) the better-known pixies of folklore. You'll find piskies in the Cornwall and Dartmoor areas of England, where their roots are thought to come...

Black Annis

Black Annis - The Dark Witch of Leicestershire

Black Annis is still one of my favourite 'bad guys' in The Diabolus Chronicles series. Her myth may have begun as far back as the 15th century, and is possibly...

Black Annis - The Dark Witch of Leicestershire

Black Annis is still one of my favourite 'bad guys' in The Diabolus Chronicles series. Her myth may have begun as far back as the 15th century, and is possibly...

asrai

Asrai - Aquatic Fairies of English Folklore

The Asrai in The Diabolus Chronicles are based on the creature of the same name that can be found in Celtic and British mythology.They are traditionally female, freshwater fairies who...

Asrai - Aquatic Fairies of English Folklore

The Asrai in The Diabolus Chronicles are based on the creature of the same name that can be found in Celtic and British mythology.They are traditionally female, freshwater fairies who...