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I wanted to ask about and compose a big list of non-human creatures/beast that are noted in folklore and actually exist as a spirit you can adopt. So which ones are real and which ones you could possibly make via a servitor or construct.

Any help is appreciated in terms of verifying which creatures are real or not , i know some exist ( from looking on creepyhollows or paganshoponline) already but the rest i'm not sure of. Also this list does include youkai/yokai because i want to verify them too. Any youkai/yokai or non-human creatures not in the list or ref links are alright to verify as well.

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Quadrupeds with the wings of a bird :

Peryton – A deer with the wings of a bird.
Winged Cat – A cat with the wings of a bird.
Winged Lion – A lion with the wings of a bird.
Winged Unicorn – A unicorn with the wings of a bird. Also called an alicorn.

Two kinds of animal parts
Detail of the embroidered dress of an Apkallu, showing a pair of 4-legged winged animals.

Allocamelus – A Heraldic creature that has the head of a donkey and the body of a camel.
Criosphinx – A Sphinx that has the head of a ram.
Feathered serpent - A Mesoamerican form of spirit deity that possessed a snake-like body and feathered wings, known as Kukulkan (Maya people) and Quetzalcoatl (Aztec civilization).
Gajamina – A creature with the head of an elephant and body of a fish.
Gajasimha – A creature that has the head of an elephant and the body of a lion.
Gye-lyong – A creature with the head of a chicken and the body of a dragon.
Hieracosphinx – A type of Sphinx that had a falcon head.
Hippalectryon – The front half is that of a horse and the rear half has a rooster's wings, tail, and legs.
Longma – A winged horse with dragon scales.
Merlion – A creature with the head of a lion and the body of a fish.
Ophiotaurus – A creature that is half-bull half-serpent.
Pamola - A spirit creature from Abenaki mythology with a human body, the head of a moose and wings and feet of an eagle, that protects Maine's tallest mountain.
Sea-goat – A creature that is half-goat half-fish. Identified with the constellation Capricornus. Used in Roman imperial coinage.
Sea-lion – A creature that is half-lion half-fish.
Serpopard – A creature that is part snake and part African leopard.
Shug Monkey – A creature that is part monkey and part dog.
Skvader – A Swedish creature that has the forequarters and hind-legs of a hare and the back, wings and tail of a female wood grouse.
Tatzelwurm – A creature with the face of a cat and a serpentine body.
Ushi-oni – A Yōkai with a horned bovine head and often depicted with a spider-like body.

Three kinds of animal parts

Ammit – An Egyptian creature that has the head of a crocodile, the front legs of a lion, and the back legs and hindquarters of a hippopotamus.
Jackalope – A jackrabbit with the horns of a pronghorn and sometimes the tail and/or legs of a pheasant.
Sharabha – A Hindu mythological creature deity having the head of a lion, the legs of deer, and the wings of bird.
Simurgh – A griffin-like exclusively-female creature of Persian mythology with the head of a dog and the claws of a lion (although sometimes with a human face).
Hundun - A creature from Chinese mythology that is part pig, part lion or bear and six wings of a bird and it does not have a face.

Four kinds of animal parts

Enfield – A Heraldic creature with the head of a fox, the forelegs and sometimes wings of an eagle, the body of a lion, and the tail of a wolf.
Hatsadiling – A mythical creature with the head and body of a lion, trunk and tusks of an elephant, the comb of a phallus, and the wings of a bird.[12]
Monoceros – Medieval bestiaries describe this creature as having the head of a stag, the body of a horse, the feet of an elephant, and the tail of a boar.
Nue – A Japanese creature with a monkey head, tiger's legs, Tanuki body, and the front half of a snake for a tail.
Questing Beast – A creature that has the head and tail of a serpent, the feet of a deer, the body of a lion, and the haunches of a leopard.
Tarasque – A French dragon with the head of a lion, six short legs similar to that of bear legs, the body of a ox, the shell of a turtle, and a scorpion stinger-tipped tail.
Wolpertinger – A creature that has the head of a rabbit, the antlers of a deer, and the legs and wings of a bird.
Yali – A Hindu creature that has head of a lion, the tusks of an elephant, the body of a cat, and the tail of a serpent.
Ypotryll – A Heraldic creature with the tusked head of a boar, the humped body of a camel, the legs and hooves of an ox or goat, and the tail of a snake.

Five or more kinds of animal parts

Alebrije – A brightly colored creature from Mexican folk art and mythology.
Calygreyhound – A mythical creature that appears on Medieval heraldry. It is described as having the head of a wildcat, the torso of a deer or antelope, the claws of an eagle as its forefeet, ox hooves, antlers or horns on its head, the hind legs of a lion or ox and its tail like a lion or poodle. May sometimes be depicted with wings.
Fenghuang – A Chinese creature that has the head of a golden pheasant, the body of a mandarin duck, the tail of a peacock, the legs of a crane, the mouth of a parrot and the wings of a swallow.
Navagunjara – A Hindu creature with head of a rooster, neck of a peacock, back of a bull, tail as a serpent, three legs of an elephant, tiger and deer or horse, fourth limb being a human hand holding a lotus.
Pulgasari [ko]/Bulgasari - see Pulgasari for modern rendering
Pyinsarupa – A Burmese creature made of a bullock, carp, elephant, horse and the dragon
Qilin – A Chinese creature with the head of a dragon, the antlers of a deer, the scales of a fish, the hooves of an ox, and the tail of a lion. The Japanese version is described as a deer-shaped dragon with the tail of an ox.

Modern fiction

The following hybrid creatures appear in modern fiction:

Gnoll – A creature that is part-hyena, part-man. It debuted in Dungeons & Dragons and was also featured in World of Warcraft.
Gorilla bear – A creature with the head, body, and legs of a gorilla, and the teeth and arms of a bear. It debuted in Dungeons & Dragons.
Gwazi – A creature with the head of a tiger and the body of a lion. This is the mascot of the defunct roller coaster located at the Busch Gardens amusement park in Tampa, Florida.
Jaquin – A creature that resembles a jaguar with the wings and feathers of macaws. It is featured in Elena of Avalor.[citation needed]
Miga - A mythical sea bear that is half-orca, half-Kermode bear who is one of the mascots of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Owlbear – A create that is half-bear half-owl. It debuted in Dungeons & Dragons.
Posleen – A crocodile-headed reptilian centaur from Legacy of the Aldenata.
Sumi – An animal guardian spirit with the wings of a Thunderbird and the legs of an American black bear who is one of the mascot of the 2010 Winter Paralympics.
Unitaur – A unicorn-type centaur.
Ursagryph – A creature with the head, claws, and wings of an eagle and the body of a bear. The Predacon Darksteel from Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising transforms into a mechanical Ursagryph.
Vinicius – Part-cat, part-monkey, part-bird from Rio 2016.


Here are the ref links :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_h ... #Non-human
and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_l ... from_Japan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Y%C5%8Dkai
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_beasts_in_folklore


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Wow. This is a tough one for me. I suppose if you want to cut through this Gordian knot the solution could be if a conjurer you respect and trust says it is a spirit that can be conjured then it probably is.

I imagine a servitor can be based on anything, obviously also including spirits that can be conjured.

There's another level on which you can work with some of those creatures as energy archetypes, which is just one step away from astral contact or having them conjured. (See DJ Conway's Magical, Mystical Creatures (1996, 2001), Llewellyn books.) Her list is not a complete as yours.


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Some are already listed in encyclopedia : )
GoldenAitvaras wrote:Feathered serpent - A Mesoamerican form of spirit deity that possessed a snake-like body and feathered wings, known as Kukulkan (Maya people) and Quetzalcoatl (Aztec civilization).
https://www.creepyhollows.com/faq/index ... artlang=en
https://shop.creepyhollows.com/ANCIENT- ... RNERS.html
GoldenAitvaras wrote: Gye-lyong – A creature with the head of a chicken and the body of a dragon.
https://www.creepyhollows.com/faq/index ... artlang=en
GoldenAitvaras wrote:Hippalectryon – The front half is that of a horse and the rear half has a rooster's wings, tail, and legs.
https://www.creepyhollows.com/faq/index ... artlang=en
GoldenAitvaras wrote:Simurgh – A griffin-like exclusively-female creature of Persian mythology with the head of a dog and the claws of a lion (although sometimes with a human face).
https://www.creepyhollows.com/faq/index ... artlang=en
GoldenAitvaras wrote:Nue – A Japanese creature with a monkey head, tiger's legs, Tanuki body, and the front half of a snake for a tail.
https://www.creepyhollows.com/faq/index ... artlang=en
GoldenAitvaras wrote:Fenghuang – A Chinese creature that has the head of a golden pheasant, the body of a mandarin duck, the tail of a peacock, the legs of a crane, the mouth of a parrot and the wings of a swallow.
https://www.creepyhollows.com/faq/index ... artlang=en
GoldenAitvaras wrote:Qilin – A Chinese creature with the head of a dragon, the antlers of a deer, the scales of a fish, the hooves of an ox, and the tail of a lion. The Japanese version is described as a deer-shaped dragon with the tail of an ox.
https://www.creepyhollows.com/faq/index ... artlang=en
GoldenAitvaras wrote: Gnoll – A creature that is part-hyena, part-man. It debuted in Dungeons & Dragons and was also featured in World of Warcraft.
https://www.creepyhollows.com/faq/index ... artlang=en
https://www.creepyhollows.com/faq/index ... artlang=en


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I knew some were already from creepyhollows shop but did not know they only mentioned some in the encyclopedia only. So thanks for telling me and giving links. I don't suppose any of the beast mentioned in the fantastic beast and where to find them movies are real are they?

I know only one from that movie is real, its the one that is called Swooping Evil but goes by Death Mantle on this sellers shop.

https://www.bloodyskiesoffate.com/book- ... ath-mantle


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GoldenAitvaras wrote:I knew some were already from creepyhollows shop but did not know they only mentioned some in the encyclopedia only. So thanks for telling me and giving links. I don't suppose any of the beast mentioned in the fantastic beast and where to find them movies are real are they?

I know only one from that movie is real, its the one that is called Swooping Evil but goes by Death Mantle on this sellers shop.

https://www.bloodyskiesoffate.com/book- ... ath-mantle
There's also a Goblin and a Giant in the move apparently.


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Lewk wrote:
GoldenAitvaras wrote:I knew some were already from creepyhollows shop but did not know they only mentioned some in the encyclopedia only. So thanks for telling me and giving links. I don't suppose any of the beast mentioned in the fantastic beast and where to find them movies are real are they?

I know only one from that movie is real, its the one that is called Swooping Evil but goes by Death Mantle on this sellers shop.

https://www.bloodyskiesoffate.com/book- ... ath-mantle
There's also a Goblin and a Giant in the move apparently.
I know I meant the other creatures that creepy hollows may not have or other sellers do have and etc.


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