African Creatures & Beings
- Abada (Pronounced:???)
- Name Meaning:
- Origin: Kongo, Native to Kurdufan
- Also Known as: Nillekma or Arase
- Description: Similar to the unicorn, but instead it has two two crooked horns as opposed to a unicorn's single one. Its horns are also believed to be an antidote to poison. Its described to be the size of a small donkey with the tail of a boar.
- Adze (Pronounced:???)
- Name Meaning:
- Origin: Ewe
- Description: A Vampiric Being. In the wild, the adze takes the form of a Firefly, though it will transform into human shape upon capture. When in human form, the adze has the power to possess humans. People, male or female, possessed by an adze are viewed as witches. The adze's influence would negatively affect the people who lived around their host. A person is suspected of being possessed in a variety of situations, including: women with brothers (especially if their brother's children fared better than their own), old people (if the young suddenly started dying and the old stayed alive) and the poor (if they envied the rich). The adze's effects are generally felt by the possessed victim's family or those of whom the victim is jealous. In firefly form, the adze would pass through closed doors at night and suck blood from people as they slept. The victim would fall sick and die. It is said there is no defense against an Adze. Believed to become a myth as a way to explain Mosquitoes and Malaria.
- Agogwe (Pronounced:???)
- Name Meaning:
- Origin: East African
- other names: kakundakari, kilomba, sehite, agogure or agogue
- Description: a purported small human-like Biped It is 3.3 to 5.6 ft tall with long arms and long rust-coloured woolly hair and is said to have yellowish-red skin under its coat. It has also been reported as having black or grey hair. Its feet are said to be about 12 cm (5 in) long with opposable toes. Alleged differences between it and known apes include a rounded forehead, small canines and its hair and skin colour. Although its appearance is said to be grotesque, the agogwe is said to be more mischievous than menacing.
- Aigamuxa (Pronounced:???)
- Name Meaning:
- Origin: San Religion
- Description: (singular Aigamuchab) are a race of man-eating, dune-dwelling creature that are mostly human-looking, except that they have eyes on the instep of their feet. In order to see, they have to go down on hands and knees and lift one foot in the air. This is a problem when the creature chases prey, because it has to run blind.
- Bi-Bloux (Pronounced: ???)
- Name Meaning:
- Origin: San Religion
- Description : A Female man-eating creature which have only one leg and one arm, and travel by jumping.