7.
Cait Sith
You've probably heard of Cait Sith from Final Fantasy, which is apparently based on the
mythological creature with the same name.
The appearance of the mythological cat is that it is a big cat(could go as big as a
bull) with black fur all over except for a bit of white spot on its chest and they are
known to be malevolent.
So the Cait Sith would haunt the Scottish Highlands and stories of it can be found in
Ireland as well.
There are a few stories about the Cait Sith, where some say that a Cait Sith is a witch
that transforms into a cat.
The witch may transform for only 9 times with the final transformation being permanent,
this definitely reminds me of the cats and their 9 lives.
Then some stories says that they are fairies which are typical of most Scottish or Irish
mythological creatures and they like to steal the souls of the dead before the souls can
pass on.
Thus, there are old traditions to ward these Cait Sith from getting the souls such as:
music or laments would be played because the Cait Sith would be distracted to dance,
fires should not be available in the room where the body is so that it is cold because
the Cait Sith likes a warm room and
even catnip would be spread throughout the rooms of the house except for the room with
the body in because even if it is a spirit it is still a cat and they still like their
catnips.
6.
Brollachan
This monster would linger at night on empty roads near the outskirts of towns, lurking
and waiting for a victim.
They aren't picky of their victims but seems to like children the most.
They have no definitive shape and prefers to hide in the shadows and would almost always
be near water.
Their size could vary between 2 feet to 7 feet in width.
It has glowing red eyes and would always be hidden in misty fogs during the dark of the
nights.
It would only come out of the shadows when they want to enter into a person or animal,
possessing them and controlling the body.
The one being possessed by it would have red eyes just like the Brollachan and the colour
of their body would also get darker than normal.
The victim of the possession would not last long and will die very soon, there is a ritual
and special herbal medicine to drive the spirit away from the body but with the cost of getting
everyone who are present cursed by the spirit
5.
Selkie
Selkie means Seal in the Orcadian dialect of the Orkney islands in Scotland.
They are sea creatures that seems to be interested in humans.
Often seen by the shore lounging about while watching humans or even further into the sea,
with their heads poking out of the water.
They look exactly like seals with an exception that they can turn into humans which are of
course very beautiful humans by taking off their seal skin as if taking off a costume.
Then once they turn into humans, they would dance, play or bask under the moonlight or
sun at outlying skerries and shores just like how most humans would do at the beach BUT
they would all be naked.
The seal skins are their way of transforming back into seal form and they are bound forever
in human form if the seal skin is lost in what ever way possible.
Now, because they are beautiful creatures, there are a lot of stories where men and women
alike were attracted to them.
For women, to make contact with a male selkie, during high tide, you need to shed seven tears
into the sea especially if you have an unsatisfying sex life.
Then a male Selkie might just appear and like most men, would happily accept the offer.
For men, there is no specific way of calling them over, but most folklore about men and
Selkies goes like this: man tricks selkie-girl into handing him the
sealskin, man forces selkie-girl to marry him with a
condition of giving back the skin if they have a child together and
would end with the man destroying the skin or the Selkie-girl somehow managed to obtain
the skin through chance which of course led to revenge.
There are a few exceptions where the men doesn't even know the wife is a Selkie until an event
where the husband is drowning and the wife had to go save him by turning back into a
seal.
4.
Trows
They are short, apparently ugly and shy.
Probably shy because of how people perceived them.
They are nocturnal creatures never appearing during the daytime and they would enter households
when the inhabitants are sleeping.
They would come into houses just to keep warm and sit near the fire.
They are said to be invisible except to certain people with a gift to see them.
Normal people could only see them when they are touching those that has the power to see
them.
Also, they have a thing for musicians, often kidnapping or luring them into their dens
and then asked to perform.
3.
Cu Sith
The Cu Sith is a mythological hound that is said to be the size of a young bull and looks
like a wolf.
From Scottish folklore they are usually green in colour, has shaggy fur and has big paws
while the Irish always see them as black dogs with glowing eyes.
So when ever the Cu Sith makes its appearance or 3 barks are heard, it means that there
would be death.
A bit like the Erdhenne in German Mythology or the Banshee in Irish mythology as stated
in my previous videos but of course with an exception that you can try to run for your
safety, that is you can try.
There are also stories of them being pets or work under faeries and would either help
them during huntings or help kidnap women.
The women would be abducted by them and would be forced to work for the faeries by nursing
faerie babies.
Also, they have this power where they could appear and disappear at will a bit like teleportation,
so it would be really hard to hide from them once they know your location.
2.
Kelpie
You might know the name from a 30 metre sculpture in Scotland called the Kelpies of 2 horse
heads sticking out of the ground.
Now, the Kelpie in folklore is another shapeshifting creature that usually looks like a horse but
may appear like a human mostly male but sometimes with or without hooves and of course breathtakingly
beautiful.
They are said to mostly inhabit the lochs or rivers of Scotland.
The horse is said to have a long wet mane which has waterweeds in them and green seems
to be associated with them may they be in horse or human form.
While in Horse form, they would look like a magnificent and tame horse.
Tame enough that it looks like you could ride it.
But be warned, you should never ride it because once you're on top of the Kelpie a sort of
adhesive would start to form and you would be stuck on top of it and dragged into the
water until you drown where it would devour you.
1.
Nessie
What's a scottish folklore creature video without the Nessie of Loch Ness.
Some believe its a cryptozoology creature while some just believe its an old tall tale.
The creature is said to either has a long neck with a huge body or a serpent like body.
The Loch Ness monster was earliest reported to appear in the year 565 in a book written
in the 7th century called Life of St. Columba by Adomnan.
But rather than the loch, it is said to be a creature from the River Ness.
Sightings of the creature are seen throughout the centuries but no one has solid proof of
the existence of the creature that it might just be a myth.
But stories of creatures found near water is a common thing because if you think carefully,
the water is a scary place.
Anything can be in the waters and since Loch Ness is a very big lake, imagine 16 million
and 430 thousand gallons of water, anything could lurk in the deep dark lake.