215-Scandinavian Legends: Madness

215-Scandinavian Legends: Madness

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430: Finnish folklore: Worn Out

✏️Osmo is a pretty solid sketch artist✏️He’s not drawing a criminal, though. He’s drawing his sister, whose only crime is stealing the prince’s heart. And also maybe trying to escape the prison of the sea king, but that comes later.😈 The Creature: The JuruaJust when you thought ...  Show more

429: Slavic folklore: The Devilkin Made Me Do It

👞Goria the shoemaker has a bad boss👞 Is his boss the devil? Literally...well, no. Is the devil that Goria meets in a bar actually better than his boss? 100% yes.😈 The Creature: Jack-in-IronsA creature who made it a bad thing to walk around threatening people with a spiky club ...  Show more

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