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Folklore of Maine: North Woods

The loggers of the Maine North Woods were very superstitious.

They had many stories among their communities to tell of the caution one should use out in the wilderness....

Razor- shins:
An immortal humanoid with razor sharp shin bones. Razor- shins had a passion for hard liquor. New logging employees were coaxed to leave out a jug of whiskey for Razor-shins, before settling down for the night.
If the creature was satisfied, he might help the loggers by using his legs to fell a tree.
However, should new employees fail to do this, Razor-shins would hunt them down, scalp them and commit other mutilations to their bodies.

Will-am-alones:
Squirrel-like creatures that were said to roll poisonous lichen into balls, and drop them into the eyes and ears of sleeping loggers. These lichen balls would cause hallucinations and blood boiling headaches

Dingball:
Dingball was said to be a cougar with a spiked ball at the end of his tail. Dingball loved human meat more than anything. He would lure the loggers from camp by singing in a woman's voice. When the logger came upon him, he would crush their skills with his tail.

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Folklore of Maine: North Woods

The loggers of the Maine North Woods were very superstitious.

They had many stories among their communities to tell of the caution one should use out in the wilderness....

Razor- shins:
An immortal humanoid with razor sharp shin bones. Razor- shins had a passion for hard liquor. New logging employees were coaxed to leave out a jug of whiskey for Razor-shins, before settling down for the night.
If the creature was satisfied, he might help the loggers by using his legs to fell a tree.
However, should new employees fail to do this, Razor-shins would hunt them down, scalp them and commit other mutilations to their bodies.

Will-am-alones:
Squirrel-like creatures that were said to roll poisonous lichen into balls, and drop them into the eyes and ears of sleeping loggers. These lichen balls would cause hallucinations and blood boiling headaches

Dingball:
Dingball was said to be a cougar with a spiked ball at the end of his tail. Dingball loved human meat more than anything. He would lure the loggers from camp by singing in a woman's voice. When the logger came upon him, he would crush their skills with his tail.

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