Hungry Horrors Monsters & Moves

Origin: Ireland Type: Unknown Also Known As: Pwca, Pookah, Phouka, Puck Story: Nobody truly knows what a Púca is. One thing is certain, it is a shapeshifter, often appearing as a rabbit, cat, dog, or goat, though always with something unsettling and almost human about it. Forever mischievous, the Púca delights in stealing, cheating, and frightening people purely for amusement. Its tricks are said to be at their worst in the middle of the night.

• Step Away · 70% configured chance
  Take +1 step further
• Scratch · 30% configured chance
  -3 Stamina

Origin: Dane Hills, Leicestershire, England Type: Hag Also Known As: Black Agnes, Black Anna Story: Despite her name, Black Annis is blue skinned, though she dresses in black and appears only in the middle of the night. She is described as a tall, witch like figure with glowing eyes, sharp teeth, and long iron like claws. Venturing out under cover of darkness, she hunts for small children, on whom she feeds, though she will also take farm animals such as lambs. Legends claim her favourite prey are badly behaved children, whom she drags back to her lair.

• Step · 70% configured chance
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• Ravenous · 15% configured chance
  Increase Max Hunger +20%
• Bitter Curse · 15% configured chance
  x3 curse of

Origin: Isle of Man Type: Troll Also Known As: Boagane Story: This massive, bear like troll lurks in caves and remote valleys, fiercely guarding its lair from all intruders. Its body is covered in coarse hair, with thick skin and curved tusks marking its savage appearance, and it is known for immense strength and the power to stir violent storms. Legends tell of villages levelled, churches torn apart, and ships wrecked at sea, all blamed on its uncontrollable rage.

• Step · 70% configured chance
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• Ravenous · 15% configured chance
  Increase Max Hunger +15%
• Tremor · 15% configured chance
  Stamina -3

Origin: Glen Etive, Scottish Highlands, Scotland Type: Troll Also Known As: Fachen, Fachin, Direach Ghlinn Eitidh, Dithreach Story: This malevolent creature is known for its unique form, with a single arm, a single leg, and one eye set in its head. Violent and fiercely territorial, the Fachan moves with surprising speed despite its unusual shape and possesses immense brute strength. It attacks anyone who crosses its path, and local folklore holds that its presence is a harbinger of doom, foretelling disaster in the surrounding lands.

• Step · 70% configured chance
  Take +1 step closer
• Ravenous · 15% configured chance
  Increase Max Hunger +15%
• Tremor + · 15% configured chance
  Stamina -4

Origin: Lyminster, Sussex, England Type: Dragonkin Story: Knuckers inhabit deep pools known as knuckerholes, as well as caves scattered across the Sussex landscape. Their long, scaled bodies and lizard like features make them well suited to life in dark water, where they are known to drag livestock and people beneath the surface. Legend tells of Jim Puck, who slew a Knucker with a poisoned pie and later settled in Lyminster, where his gravestone, the Slayer’s Slab, can still be seen in the village church.

• Step · 70% configured chance
  Take +1 step closer
• Ravenous · 15% configured chance
  Increase Max Hunger +15%
• Venom ball · 15% configured chance
  Apply x2 Poisoned

Origin: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland Type: Fae Story: Glaistigs are malevolent fae of the Scottish Highlands, half woman and half goat, often concealing their hooves beneath flowing green dresses. They appear before lonely hikers, feigning weakness or distress to draw them closer. When their prey is within reach, they reveal their true form and strike with fae magic, and no hiker is said to have lived to tell what followed a Glaistig’s attack.

• Step · 70% configured chance
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• Ravenous · 15% configured chance
  Increase Max Hunger +15%
• Faerie Fire · 15% configured chance
  +1 burnt dish to deck · -3 Stamina

Origin: Originally Denmark, Last Seen: Sutton Hoo, England Type: Troll Story: Grendel is a giant and violent troll, remembered for his clash with the hero Beowulf in the old tales. Contrary to the poem, some legends claim he did not die, but fled across the sea after his defeat. Hiding in caves along the English coast, Grendel is said to have terrorised nearby villages long after his name faded into myth.

• Step · 70% configured chance
  Take +1 step closer
• Ravenous · 15% configured chance
  Increase Max Hunger +15%
• Tremor ++ · 15% configured chance
  Stamina -5

Origin: Scottish Borders, Scotland and Northumberland, England Type: Goblin Also Known As: Powrie, Redcomb, Bloody Cap Story: This small goblin lives in abandoned dungeons, mines, and caves, preying on travellers searching for refuge. With sharp teeth, iron boots, and a twisted grin, he moves quickly through the dark, striking without warning. He stains his cap with the blood of the dead, giving it its deep red colour, and must keep it wet at all times, for if the cap is allowed to dry, the Redcap will die.

• Step · 70% configured chance
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• Ravenous · 15% configured chance
  Increase Max Hunger +15%
• Steal Dish · 15% configured chance
  Steals x1 dish from deck

Origin: West Penwith, Cornwall, England Type: Goblin Story: These shapeshifting goblins are known for blending perfectly with their surroundings. Depending on where they lurk, Spriggans may appear as trees, rocks, or even small human figures. They lie motionless in burrows, undergrowth, and hidden dens, so well disguised that travellers rarely notice them, until it is too late.

• Step · 70% configured chance
  Take +1 step closer
• Ravenous · 15% configured chance
  Increase Max Hunger +15%
• Steal Dish · 15% configured chance
  Steals x2 dishes from deck

Origin: Yorkshire and Lancashire, England Type: Demon Also Known As: Grundylow Story: These small water demons resemble child sized amphibian creatures and often appear too fragile to pose any threat. That illusion lasts only until it is too late. They live in stagnant pools and slow waters, feeding mainly on fish, but they are also known to prey on children who wander too close. Fast and ruthless, a Grindylow can seize a victim with its powerful grip or writhing tentacles and drag them beneath the water in an instant.

• Step · 70% configured chance
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• Ravenous · 15% configured chance
  Increase Max Hunger +15%
• Mire I · 15% configured chance
  +1 dishes Mired · -3 Stamina

Origin: Ireland Type: Dragonkin Also Known As: Joint-eater, Just-halver, Mankeeper, Darklooker Story: This creature is truly terrifying. Though it resembles a worm or a newt, it is said to be closely related to the Knucker. Alp-luachra live near fresh water, and people are warned never to fall asleep outdoors by rivers or pools, for the creature will slip into a victim’s mouth and crawl down into the stomach, where it nests. From there it feeds on everything the host eats, slowly starving them to death. Legends claim the only way to remove it is to starve the host, then place rich food before their open mouth, luring the Alp-luachra out far enough to seize and destroy it.

• Step · 70% configured chance
  Take +1 step closer
• Ravenous · 15% configured chance
  Increase Max Hunger +15%
• Toxic Bite · 15% configured chance
  -5 Stamina · +3 Poison

Origin: Lancashire, Staffordshire, Cheshire, Shropshire, England Type: Hag Also Known As: Wicked Jenny, Ginny Greenteeth, Grinteeth Story: This green, rotting hag inhabits murky bogs and wetlands, disguising herself with moss and water plants. She lurks just beneath the surface, where only a glimpse of her large eyes may be seen through the water. Jenny Greenteeth waits patiently for children and the elderly who wander too far into the wetlands, then drags them into the mud and reeds, never to be seen again.

• Step · 70% configured chance
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• Ravenous · 15% configured chance
  Increase Max Hunger +15%
• Ingredient Curse · 15% configured chance
  Curses a random ingredient, dishes with cursed ingredients have zero hunger

Origin: South Wales Type: Beast Also Known As: Water Leaper Story: This giant, limbless frog with wings is a terrifying predator, able to strike from both water and air. It is known for hunting sheep and other farm animals near rivers and lakes across Wales. Legends also claim it will steal bait from fishing hooks and even drag fishermen from their boats, pulling them down into the depths.

• Step · 70% configured chance
  Take +1 step closer
• Ravenous · 15% configured chance
  Increase Max Hunger +20%
• Sully I · 15% configured chance
  -5 Stamina · +10 Blight

Origin: Meath, Ireland Type: Fae Also Known As: Love Talker, Honey-mouth Story: This handsome male fae is not a typical fairy, but something closer to a daytime incubus. Far more beautiful than any ordinary man, he is often seen in meadows, singing and playing instruments. Charming and seemingly carefree, the Gancanagh draws others in with ease, and once he has chosen a victim, they follow him willingly, so enthralled that they never notice their fate until it is too late.

• Step · 70% configured chance
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• Ravenous · 15% configured chance
  Increase Max Hunger +15%
• Faerie Fire II · 15% configured chance
  +2 burnt dish to deck · -6 Stamina

Origin: Ireland Type: Spectral Story: She appears as a pale, ghostly female figure drifting through the meadows and pastures of Ireland. Her wailing and keening are considered a dire omen, said to herald death nearby. Those who approach too closely risk hearing her piercing scream, a sound believed to chill the spine and drive the soul from a living body.

• Step · 70% configured chance
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• Ravenous · 15% configured chance
  Increase Max Hunger +15%
• Spice Reaver I · 15% configured chance
  -2 Spice · -20 Hunger to Horror

Origin: Orkney Islands, Scotland Type: Demon Also Known As: Nuckalavee, Knoggelvi Story: The Nuckelavee is considered the most vile of Scottish demons. From a distance it may resemble a mounted rider, but closer inspection reveals a skinless horror, half human fused directly to a horse’s body, forming a grotesque and terrifying creature. Its breath is said to be toxic, capable of withering crops, bringing drought, and spreading disease and plague among livestock and people alike.

• Step · 70% configured chance
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• Ravenous · 15% configured chance
  Increase Max Hunger +15%
• Mire II · 15% configured chance
  +2 dishes Mired · -5 Stamina

Origin: Faerie, Fairyland, Last Seen: Stratford-upon-Avon, England Type: Fae Story: Queen Mab is the ruler of Faerie, also known as the Otherworld, a mythical realm of dreams governed by the fae. She is as deadly as she is beautiful, and is said to slip into the human realm through dreams in search of new victims. Those charmed by her presence follow her willingly into Fairyland, never to return. What becomes of them is unknown, but the Queen is never satisfied for long, and soon comes back in search of another soul.

• Step · 70% configured chance
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• Ravenous · 15% configured chance
  Increase Max Hunger +20%
• Faerie Fire III · 15% configured chance
  +2 burnt dish to deck · -9 Stamina

Origin: York, England Type: Beast Also Known As: Barguest Story: The Barghest is a harbinger of death. This monstrous phantom hound is easily distinguished from ordinary dogs by its enormous size and the eerie green glow that surrounds it. It prowls moors, graveyards, and the dark alleys of old cities, often appearing shortly before death or disaster. Silent and relentless, it may follow its chosen victim for days, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

• Step · 70% configured chance
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• Ravenous · 15% configured chance
  Increase Max Hunger +15%
• Sully II · 15% configured chance
  -6 Stamina · +15 Blight

Origin: Ireland Type: Spectral Also Known As: Dubhlachan, Dúlachán Story: The Dullahan is a headless ghost rider who appears without warning atop a black horse. He resembles an armoured rider, but where his head should be burns a cold fae flame, while the skull that once belonged to him is carried beneath his arm. Armed with a whip made from a human spine, he rides through towns and villages at night, and whichever door he stops before, death is said to soon follow within that house.

• Step · 70% configured chance
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• Ravenous · 15% configured chance
  Increase Max Hunger +15%
• Spice Reaver II · 15% configured chance
  -3 Spice · -30 Hunger to Horror

Origin: Morfa Rhianedd (Marsh of Rhianedd), Wales Type: Demon Also Known As: Yellow Pestilence, Yellow Death, Yellow Plague Story: A living personification of disease and sickness, Y Fad Felen is described differently in local legends, though certain traits remain constant. It is always marked by yellow teeth, diseased skin, and a strangely shaped body that resembles neither human nor animal. This hideous manifestation spreads plague through a trail of yellow slime, and any creature caught within it is said to die, or slowly succumb to sickness.

• Step · 70% configured chance
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• Ravenous · 15% configured chance
  Increase Max Hunger +15%
• Mire III · 15% configured chance
  +3 dishes Mired · -7 Stamina

Origin: Munster, Ireland Type: Goblin Also Known As: Clúrachán Story: Despite being related to the Leprechaun, this small goblin is neither friendly nor shy. Instead, the Clurichaun is an angry and mischievous creature, known for its love of drink and its habit of haunting breweries, pubs, and wine cellars. It steals whatever alcohol it can find, whiskey, beer, or wine, and is said to appear the moment a drink is left unlocked and unattended. Small but ill tempered, the Clurichaun can shift from fighting to drinking, and back again, in the blink of an eye.

• Step · 70% configured chance
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• Ravenous · 15% configured chance
  Increase Max Hunger +20%
• Mug · 15% configured chance
  -5 Stamina · -20 Gold