Good evening and welcome to Morbid Curiosity.


This is a thread for all those who aren't afraid of the dark and a bit of blood. We are the lovers of the night and the macabre, We are the curious mortals who step the line between the living and the dead. Welcome, children of the night! I, Kage, shall be your host for during this event, so pull up a chair and grab a cup, there's plenty of crimson to be shared.

I always love to share knowledge, and learn the delicious facts that elude me. If you share this sentiment, Please, allow me to entertain and treat you to an amazing library of the Macabre I have. I am always expanding and dispersing these things, so do not fear that you have nothing to add, there are always interesting things to be learned.

As your entertainer, I am offering a special treat. I am an artist, you see, and I wish to share the good fun of the pages ahead, so I am offering 5 lucky people free art of the Macabre kind. But I can't leave all the other Ghouls and Fiends out, So if you aren't one of the lucky ones, I am still offering art for a delectably low price of just 100 gold.

For those of you that visited Morbid Curiosity in it's trial run this past Hallow's Eve, I welcome you back. I also regret to say that I did not get a chance to save the art requests from then. You are welcome to claim a free or paid art slot once again, however.

!~~ Morbid Curiosity has been put back on hold! KageShio is deeply sorry for his absence. ~~!


Index
The morgue gates
Topics of the Night
Sent out six feet
Obituary Photos
Lore of the Dark
Golden candles & Broken wicks

Topic of the Night

Here is where I will post my questions and topics, as well as those that others request.


March 22, 2010 -- Why do you think people fear the dark or the things in it?

March 21, 2010-- What is your favorite creature in lore? Why?

January 15, 2010-- If the darkness and the beings that love it do not frighten you, what does?

December 26th-- How do you show your "darkside"?

December 23rd-- What draws you in to the scene of the Morbid, Dark and Gothic curiosities?

Sent out Six Feet

Here is where I shall put interesting links to sites that have quenched mine, and hopefully your, Morbid questions.

If you have any to share, please do, I shall add it to this list.

~PaganSpace.net ~ PaganSpace is a wonderful community of not just Pagans but Wiccans, Druids and all other "Earth Religions" as well as those who dabble in the dark arts. It is an open-minded realm of knowledge and peace, a place to connect with others who follow your beliefs and to discover more about them.

Obituary Photos

Here is where I will be giving and selling Art. As I said, five lucky cadavers shall receive a Morbid or Horror themed art piece for the succulent price of free. But, as I also previously said, I cannot ignore the rest of the mob, so I am offering my art for just one hundred gold.

There are only five free slots, and three paid at a time, but after the five are competed, I might up the number of paid slots, we shall see what the future holds.


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Lore of the Dark

Here I will post some folk tales and myths about the various creatures that go "bump" in the night.

The Vampire
Vampires have a very large presence in modern culture. Novels, movies, media, and tabloids continually use these blood-sucking creatures. We imagine the vampire as the Bella Lugosi, or perhaps the more romantic Lestat. He would be a pale, tall, thin, usually handsome ghoul with wickedly sharp teeth. He might even be able to turn into a bat. A female vampire will be portrayed as drop-dead gorgeous. She will be a deadly vixen, first seducing you with her beauty, and then sinking her fangs into your neck. Male or female, these monsters have been very romanticized. This view of vampires is not very accurate in following ancient myth.

The original Slavic Vampire was widespread throughout Eastern Europe. While being a model for the now known Vampire, its ancestor is quite different. This Slavic Vampire was not always a product of a Vampire bite, rather an entity onto itself. People who died of an accidental or sudden death, or a suicide, could become Vampires. Other situations could attribute to Vampirism. A child born with a caul or teeth could turn after death. An infant who died before baptism could turn as well. If bitten by one of these Vampires you could die and then become a Vampire yourself. To kill a Vampire they would use methods we are well aware of; burning, staking, decapitation, and holy water

The Chinese Vampire is one such culture with a different view on Vampirism than the traditional Slavic Vampire. This Vampire, or Chiang-Shih, as they call it, comes about from a violent death or suicide. A Chiang-Shih would need to reanimate before burial, for it could not get out of the coffin if buried. It did not have the power to materialize or dematerialize at will, unlike the Slavic vamp. The Chiang-Shih would usually be unrecognizable as such, but occasionally it would take on a green glow and grow talons and sharp teeth. The Chinese Vampire would usually rip of heads and limbs of male victims, or rape and then murder women. To ward off the vamp garlic could be used, along with iron filings, red peas, and rice. The only way to kill one was through lightening or a gun shot wound.

India is supplied with many different vampire like creatures. One of the more intriguing is the Chedipe. The Chedipe is a creature in the form of a naked woman riding on a tiger. She would enter a household and hypnotize those there to not notice her presence. She would then suck the blood out of a sleeping man's toe. He would feel drained of energy in the morning. A variation of the myth was that sometimes a tiger with human legs would attack men in the forest.

Malaysian folk lore describes a Vampiric creature called the Langsuyar. The Langsuyar started as a human woman who gave birth to a still-born child. When told of this she flew into a nearby tree. She roamed around in a green robe, with long fingernails and long, ankle length hair. The hair hid an opening in her neck which she used to suck the blood from children. This original Langsuyar eventually created many more. If a Malaysian woman was thought to become a Lansuyar herself there were precautions they would take. They would put marble in her mouth, eggs under her arms, and needles in the palms of her hands. She would stay like this for 40 days after the birth of her child. If a Langsuyar was captured they would cut her fingernails and hair and then stuff them into the opening in her neck. This would make her able to live in society and function normally.

The Vjesci of Polish fork-lore brings about a rather interesting remedy to those thought to turn into a the Vjesci. The Vjesci was said to be destined from birth. A baby born with a caul would turn upon its death. To prevent this the caul was taken, dried out, and then crushed into a powder. When the doomed child turned seven they would feed the powder to them. This would prevent them from becoming a Vjesci. If someone did manage to become a Vjesci, it would happen after their death. They would die, and the reawaken to begin eating at their clothing and flesh. They would then go and suck the blood of their relatives. After this was done it would go and ring the church bell. Anyone who heard the bell would then become the next victim. It seems they thought this Vampire to have OCD. To prevent it from rising they would place a net over the coffin. The Vampire would be compelled to untie all the knots. Likewise, they could put a bog of poppy seeds or rice on the coffin and the Vampire would need to count every grain.

Naga/Lamia

Stories involving the Nāgas are still very much a part of contemporary cultural traditions in predominantly Hindu regions of Asia. In India, Nāgas are considered nature spirits and the protectors of springs, wells and rivers. They bring rain, and thus fertility, but are also thought to bring disasters such as floods and drought. According to traditions Nāgas are only malevolent to humans when they have been mistreated. They are susceptible to mankind's disrespectful actions in relation to the environment. They are also associated with waters—rivers, lakes, seas, and wells—and are generally regarded as guardians of treasure.

They are objects of great reverence in some parts of southern India where it is believed that they bring fertility and prosperity to their venerators. Expensive and grand rituals like Nagamandala are conducted in their honor. In India, certain communities called Nagavanshi consider themselves descendants of Nagas.

The Nāgas also are said to carry the elixir of life and immortality. Garuda once brought it to them and put a cup with elixir on the ground but it was taken away by Indra. However, few drops remained on the grass. The Nāgas licked up the drops, but in doing so, cut their tongues on the grass, and since then their tongues have been forked.

Varuna, the Vedic( the predecessor religion of Hindu) god of storms, is viewed as the King of the Nāgas. Nāgas live in Pātāla, the seventh of the "nether" dimensions or realms. Among the prominent Nāgas of Hinduism are Manasa, Shesha or Sesa, and Vasuki.

Vishnu, the Supreme God of Hinduism, is originally portrayed in the form sheltered by Shesha the Nāga or reclining on Shesha, but the iconography has been extended to other deities as well. The serpent is a common feature in Ganesha iconography and appears in many forms: around the neck , use as a sacred thread wrapped around the stomach as a belt, held in a hand, coiled at the ankles, or as a throne.
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Traditions about Nāgas are also very common in all the Buddhist countries of Asia. In many countries, the Nāga concept has been merged with local traditions of great and wise serpents or dragons. In Tibet, the Nāga was equated with the Klu, wits that dwell in lakes or underground streams and guard treasure. In China, the Nāga was equated with the Lóng or Chinese dragon.

The Buddhist Nāga generally has the form of a great cobra-like snake, usually with a single head but sometimes with many. At least some of the Nāgas are capable of using magic powers to transform themselves into a human semblance. Nāgas are believed to both live on Mount Sumeru, among the other minor deities, and in various parts of the human-inhabited earth. Some of them are water-dwellers, living in streams or the mer; others are earth-dwellers, living in underground caverns. Their food includes frogs and they are said to love milk

In Buddhist painting, the Nāga is sometimes portrayed as a human being with a snake or dragon extending over his head. One Nāga, in human form, attempted to become a monk; when telling it that such ordination was impossible, the Buddha told it how to ensure that it would be reborn a man, able to become a monk.
Gigantic Nāga protecting Buddha amongst the other sculptures of Bunleua Sulilat's Sala Keoku.
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In a Cambodian legend, the Nāga were a reptilian race of beings who possessed a large empire or kingdom in the Pacific Ocean region. The Nāga King's daughter married an Indian Brahmana named Kaundinya, and from their union sprang the Cambodian people. Therefore still Cambodians say that they are "Born from the Nāga".

The Seven-Headed Nāga serpents depicted as statues on Cambodian temples, such as Angkor Wat, apparently represent the seven races within Nāga society, which has a mythological, or symbolic, association with "the seven colors of the rainbow". Furthermore, Cambodian Nāga possess numerological symbolism in the number of their heads. Odd-headed Nāga symbolize the Male Energy, Infinity, Timelessness, and Immortality. This is because, numerologically, all odd numbers come from One . Even-headed Nāga are said to be "Female, representing Physicality, Mortality, Temporal, and the Earth."
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The legend of the Nāga is a strong and sacred belief held by Thai and Lao people living along the Mekong River. Many pay their respects to the river because they believe the Nāga still rule in it, and locals hold an annual sacrifice for the Nāga. Each ceremony depends on how each village earns its living from the Mekong River — for instance, through fishing or transport. Local residents believe that the Nāga can protect them from danger, so they are likely to make a sacrifice to Nāga before taking a boat trip along the Mekong River.

Ghost tales about the world

Ghosts, spirits and poltergeists have always chilled and intrigued humans, since the dawn of superstition and civilization. All across the globe, there are stories of lost love, vengeance and sorrow haunting the living.

The tale of La Llorona
Once a poor man was married to a beautiful woman who lived in his village. The couple was very much in love, but the man insisted that they were too poor to have any children. When he found out his wife was pregnant, the man was very angry. He told the woman they could not keep the child. After the birth of his son, the man drowned the child in the river. His wife, too weak from giving birth to get up from the bed, pleaded in vain with her husband to spare the life of her child.

Several more sons were born to the couple, and the poor man drowned every one. The day the poor man took his fifth child to the river, his wife followed even though she was still weak and bleeding from giving birth. When he threw the child in the river, the woman went in after her son, determined to save the boy even though she did not know how to swim. The woman and her baby were swept away by the current and they both drowned.

The very next night, the woman's spirit returned to the river beside her home, wailing and searching for the sons she had lost. At first, the poor man was terrified by the spirit of his wife. He begged her to return to the spirit realm. But she did not hear him.

Night after night, the woman returned to the river, wailing and wringing her hands in her grief. The poor man became angry. But he could not stop the ghost of his wife from searching for her sons.

Finally, the sound of the wailing woman drove the man mad. He grabbed a knife and jumped into the river after the spirit to kill her. But the poor man did not know how to swim. The current swept him away and he drowned.

From that day to this, the spirit of La Llorona -- the wailing woman -- still haunts the waters and lakes, weeping and wailing and

Rusalka
Legend has it that a Rusalka is the spirit of a young Russian woman who haunts the area of the river or stream where she drowned. It may also be the spirit of an unbaptized child, an unwed mother, or a female virgin. Rusalka come in two varieties depending on which part of the country you are located. In southern Russia, Rusalka are beautiful, well-endowed, lovely long hair and have striking figures. Rusalka found in the north are hideous, ugly and appear naked. Both will attempt to seduce men to take as their lovers, before killing them.

Yotsuya Kaidan, The story of Oiwa

About 1786 the doings of a demented lord results in many master-less samurai, including Iyemon who is used to luxury & could not adjust to the hand-to-mouth conditions & piecework of umbrella making he had resorted to. Having hired ruffians to make him look like a superior swordsman, he arranges for himself the opportunity of a profitable marriage. The daughter of a weathly minor lord, Oiwa, caught his eye and it was quickly arranged for them to be wed.

Iyemon and Oiwa barely got by in a home given to them by Owia's father, and soon Oiwa became with a child. Iyemon hated the idea of having another mouth to feed, and desperate for money, he began to secretly court the grand-daughter of a neighboring merchant.

Enomored with the young beauty, He hired the half-blind masseur Takuetsu to seduce or rape his wife, so that she can be divorced or killed for adultery. But the masseur takes pity & informs Oiwa of her husband's horrid plot.

Assisted by the merchant's daughter he intends to marry, Iyemon disfigures his wife attempting to poison her so he an marry higher. There's a lovingly gruesome sequence as she combs bald patches into her hair, kneeling deformed at her mirror, weeping with bitterness. She eventually cuts her own throat, swearing revenge. Her body & that of her infant vanish.

Soon Iyemon is being haunted & begins killing the people closest to him, including the young woman he had intended to wed. Each time he believes that he is defending himself from his wife's grotesque spirit. Iyemon flees the law but Oiwa continues the haunting until everyone who ever harmed her is killed.

The Flying Dutchman
In the year 1729, a Dutch ship called the Flying Dutchman, captained by the infamous Vanderdecken, set sail towards the Cape of Good Hope, Africa’s southernmost tip which has long been associated with difficult sailing conditions and shipwrecks. Vanderdecken was a violent and disturbed captain who feared nothing and refused to back away from any situation. As the ship approached the Cape a violent storm broke out. The fierce winds, gigantic waves and terrible lightening threatened to sink the Flying Dutchman, but the twisted and fearless captain had a threat of his own. There and then, Vanderdecken swore an oath to the Devil that he would round the Cape even if it took him until Doomsday. This foolish act brought a terrible curse down upon the captain, his crew and his ship. From that moment forth they were forced to roam the mighty seas for all eternity as a ghost ship.

From that fateful day to the present, many sailors claim to have seen the Flying Dutchman haunting the seas. It is believed that anyone who sees the ship will have misfortune fall upon them. So powerful is this belief that King George V of England himself, as a young prince during his naval days, purported to have encountered it, although a prince is not someone who immediately springs to mind when considering unfortunate people.

One method used by mariners to ward off the curse of the Flying Dutchman was to nail horseshoes to the masts of their ships, as this was supposed to bring good luck.

Grecian Creatures

Greek and Roman Mythology have given us some of the most-and least- common of mythical creatures known today. From the Centaur to the Saytr, these wonderful creatures roam the pains of our imagination still.

[The Centaur

In Greek mythology, the Centaurs are a race of creatures composed of part human and part horse. In early Attic vase-paintings, the head and torso of a human joined at the (human's) waist to the horse's withers, where the horse's neck would be.

This half-human and half-animal composition has lead many writers to treat them as liminal beings, caught between the two natures, embodied in contrasted myths, of Centaurs as the embodiment of untamed nature, as in their battle with the Lapiths, or conversely as teachers, as Chiron.

Centaurs are said to be extremely heavy drinkers, and were usually depicted as beasts of Dionysus.They were also thought to carry bows and are very short tempered creatures, Proud almost to a fault.

The Gorgon/ Medusa

In Greek mythology, Medusa, some times known as the Gorgan, was a monstrous chthonic female character, whose gaze could turn onlookers to stone. She was born of Phorcys and Ceto or in some cases, Typhon and Echidna (Pre-Titan gods) she had two sisters, Stheno and Euryale both of whom were immortal, Medusa was not. They lived on an island at the end of the world.

In other versions she was a human with blond hair and she had no sisters. She slept with Poseidon in Athena's temple, so Athena punished Medusa by turning her into a monster with hair made of snakes and is sometimes described to be half snake herself.

Perseus was instructed by his soon to be father to get the Gorgon's head. He used Hades's helm of invisibility, winged sandals from Hermes, a sword and a mirrored shield. After slicing her head off in her sleep blood sprouted Pegasus and the giant Chrysaor. Perseus then flew off the island on Pegasus to escape her sisters who had woken up. He later returned to his soon to be father and turned him to stone with the Gorgon's head.

Dryads

Dryads are tree nymphs in Greek mythology. In Greek 'drys' signifies 'oak,' from an Indo-European root *derew(o)- 'tree' or 'wood'. Thus dryads are specifically the nymphs of oak trees, though the term has come to be used for all tree nymphs in general.

Normally considered to be very shy creatures, except around the goddess Artemis who was known to be a friend to most nymphs. Dryads, like all nymphs, were supernaturally long-lived and tied to their homes, but some were a step beyond most nymphs. These were the Hamadryads who were an integral part of their trees, such that if the tree died, the Hamadryad associated with it died as well. For these reasons, dryads and the Greek gods punished any mortals who harmed trees without first propitiating the tree-nymphs.

The Minotaur

"Minotaur" is Greek for "Bull of Minos".

A Minotaur is a creature from Greek mythology that is half human and half bull. It was said to have lived at the center of a great labyrinth built for King Minos. In Greek mythology the minotaur was eventually killed by Theseus.

Firstly, King Minos built the maze below his palace. Secondly, the Minotaur came into existence when King Minos asked Poseidon for a bull for sacrifice. When the bull came out of the sea, Minos took it and thanked Poseidon a lot. But when Minos broke a vow that he'd made previously, the god made Minos's wife fall in love with the bull. She had an affair with it and out came the Minotaur. Minos was terrified and locked the beast away in the maze. Every nine years he would sacrifice children to the monster to keep it at bay.

The Hydra

Hydra is an ancient Greek mythical beast that was mentioned in the tale of the twelve labors of Hercules. The Hydra has 9 heads, the number of head varies from different versions of the legend, however, more accounts agree on nine. It was said that the middle one was immortal and it has very poisonous venom and breath.

If the heads are cut off, the heads would grow back. One head cut-off would result to two heads growing back in its place.

The Hydra was believed to have lived in the Lernean marsh which is located near Argolis, the region around Argos, Greece.

The serpent-woman Echinda and the hundred headed Typhon are Hydra’s parents. His siblings include the Nemean lion, Cerberus, Chimer and Ladon.

The Hydra guards the entrance to the Underworld and from the murky swamps of the Lake of Lerna the monstrous serpent would rise and terrorize the city. The Hydra was finally killed by Hercules during his second labor.

Pegasus

It is said Pegasus sprang from the blood of the Gorgon Medusa after Perseus beheaded her. In the Ancient Greek legend, Pegasus is the mighty winged-horse that carries Zeus' thunderbolts, other variations on this legend name Zeus as the father of Pegasus.

Pegasus was often referred to as a wanderer. One account relates that while stopping to rest in Mt. Helicon (other accounts says its Mt. Olympus), the mighty winged creature slashed his hoof on the ground and created a sacred spring called the Hippocrene, also known as the Sacred Spring of the Muses. From the springs, spawned nine beautiful muses who ruled over liberal arts and sciences and provided a great influence and inspiration in music and poetry.

Apparently the original Pegasus only allowed two mortals to ride him, both were Greek heroes. One was Perseus, as he flew back to give the head of The Gorgon to his father-to-be, the other was Bellerophon, a Greek tragic hero best known to be the man who tamed Pegasus. They had several adventures together including slaying the bestial creature Chimera.

Unfortunately, Bellorophon had greater things in mind. His swelled ego made him yearn to join the immortal gods and fly up to the heaven. Pegasus threw the rider off (other accounts say that Zeus sent a gadfly to sting Pegasus) and they got separated from then on. It was said that the fall made Bellorophon blind and spent his days wandering the earth, rejected by the gods and men.

Pegasus then became the servant of gods. He was ridden by Apollo to help bring the sun or was being mounted by Eos to help bring the dawn. For this remarkable and noble service, he was honored with a constellation.

Golden Candles

Here is the list of well admired lovers of the darker world. Post often and add to the library of knowledge to get buried here.


Broken Wicks

If you end up in a coffin here, you've sinned too much for this thread's liking. Be polite and literate with an open mind to keep out of this plot.

The Gates to the Cemetery are now open. Welcome to Morbid curiosity.

Hey there! :3
I was lurking around here waiting for you to be done setting up.

Name totally caught my attention.

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I hope I didn't murder your thread >3>
I have a tendency to do that. Kill, maim and murder threads. D;

I'm sorry, I was away for a moment, But I am here. I am glad you are interested in my humble "hangout". How are you this fine evening, Leerah?

Awesome! :3

I'm doing alright. Not much really going on, I'm trying to get my plans straight for tomorrow, quite confusing passing messages and such. D:

Ah, It has been a slow night, hasn't it? Luckily I have been able to evade the hubbub of the holidays, therefore I have had enough free time to get Morbid Curiosity up and running again.

Arg, now I'm the one disappearing. D;
It has been a fairly slow night, yes. Quite boring, if you ask me. Not much to do.

That's good. =] If you hadn't evaded it we wouldn't be striking up this conversation.
And hopefully more to come with some more people later on.

I truly hope so. I had tried to strike this up during the All Hallow's Eve event, but everyone just came in, asked for art, then left. It was distressing, but this is already much better. As for a conversation, would you answer a question for me?

What is it that draws you to the Dark and Morbid?

I'd rather come for the conversation than the art. :]

Hmm...I'm not really sure to be honest. I've always been more attracted to the darker side of things. It might have been when I read some of the Grimm fairy tales that started to get me into it. Some of my favorite V=villains in my childhood disney movies and such probably influenced it as well; like Maleficent for sure.
I certainly love reading Alice in Wonderland stories that are written or drawn in a darker manner than usual.

Also, I guess just the chills up your spine, or the big finale when you're reading something because it just draws you in piece by piece. I remember when I was a child, and every Halloween at school the teachers would read a scary story, and I'd be scared for my life and I'd almost be to frightened to listen, but I would anyway because they were just so interesting.

I'm probably rambling more than anything, but it's probably because I'm not really sure. It's just different and interesting and awe inducing.

Also, I just noticed your signature. I love it. <3 I quite like the service you offer. =w=

The true children of the night have always been part of her. I too have been amazed by the darker side of things since I was small, even if there was no darkness in a tale or picture, I would create it with my mind. The fact that most people shun it and try to ignore it is why I love it most, I suppose. While everyone will turn away from something that frightens them or is "Disgusting", I am enthralled.

I'm glad you like my quotes, they cheer me up some days. I have pages more of them too, I change them often.

I would always try to picture what would have happened if the villain won, or if they were more powerful, or what their reasoning behind everything was, etc in a story.
I always thought it was funny how everyone would try to ignore it all when it was just so interesting!

I'll keep my eye out for when you change it. =]

o.o
Salt shadow?

Pretty nifty hangout! n__n I have a morbid curiosity of what it would be like to have santa in your den, wearing a bikini...
But that's not really what you're talking about, is it? .___.
I like 'darker' things, but I'm not apt to put myself out there.. Everything's too mainstream. If you're into vampires, people instantly think twilight. ._.

It always is interesting to try to think through the antagonist's point of view, isn't it?

Welcome, Rainbows, I must say that having an old man in a bikini would be disturbing, to say the least, but, you would be correct in your thinking. Please, don't be afraid to "put yourself out there" in here, there is no judging to be done, we are all lovers of the same thing, are we not? As for the Twilight scene, I will not tolerate any of it here. Fans of movies can take their discussions elsewhere, as well as their assumptions. I wish to discuss the roots of such mainstream things now a days. I want to share my knowledge in the truths of the romanticized images we have today.

Mind you, an obese old man that's eaten so many cookies that he must be made out of gluten.
Hopefully the beard would cover the worst of it. ^^'

Eerm.. I don't really know how to 'let go', seeing as most of my darker tastes are in clothing and things that are over the site's rating. xD
I am interested, however, in the origins of myths or folklore. =P But I'm not very good at having in-depth discussions when I'm not very educated on the subject.

I happen to share your "tastes", but here isn't the place to talk about that. If you have what you deem not enough knowledge of the lore, why don't I educate you? Is there any lore or creature you want to know more about? I'm sure I have something on it I can share. By the by, a friend of mine asked an interesting question, Why did you call me Salt Shadow? Well, I only seem to have a rough grasp on the Japanese language, but Shio means Salt Water, Ocean, yes?

Yo! how is everyone this fine night? I had to check this out. when kage told me he was reopening morbid i just had to see.

I'd really love to meet the first person who thought of a horrifying blood sucking creature and called it a vampire, but I think I'll keep my learning to books or articles. P:

"Kage" means shadow, and "shio" means just salt.. The word salt could be seen as a symbol for being pure or purification in japanese especially, seeing as salt is used for purification even today in sports like Sumo. .-. I think Shio would have to be combined with another kanji to make it salt water, like mizu, which is water.. I don't know, though. Maybe Shio means two things? >_< I'm not very skilled in japanese, myself, I suppose.

Also, hello Lune <:

Well I guess we both are in the same boat. I was sure that it was salt water, but I could easily be wrong. And yes, salt is a very sacred thing in more than just Japanese belief. It is used to purify and consecrate all around the world in one form or another.

Hello Lune. *pokes*

*pokes back* Ima try to get as much monies as i can for the new cloths! I would like to learn more about Fey and other sprites. I knnow the japanese ones but i want to know the names of the European ones.

Well you certainly chose and easy one! I do like to speak of the not-so-good Fae though. Let me think now, hmm....

Fae in Europe are geberally split into two types, Seelie and Unseelie.

Seelie means "blessed" or "holy" and are the fairies you hear of that grant wishes and play with human children. They are kind to humans and will repay any kindness given back. They will however, warn those who harm or insult them with a painful trick. the most common types of Seelie are Hobgoblins, Brownies, Selkies, leprechauns, Elves, Dwarves and some kinds of Pixie.

Unseelie are the "unholy" Fae, these are the malicious tricksters that are known to attack humans at night. They love to trick and humiliate humans and need no provoking to do unkind acts. The common types of Unseelie include Bogies, Doxies, Imps, Kelpies, Nixies, Redcaps and some types of Pixies.

I could go into the elementals, spirits and nymphs, but I hope this will suffice for now. Maybe you can do a bit of your own reading with this as a boost.