Cuegle

Lesserfolk-consensusCantabrian folkloreCantabria (northern Spain)

The cuegle is a monstrous figure from Cantabrian (northern Spain) folklore: a small, bipedal humanoid with grotesque features that attacks people and livestock and is reputed to steal babies from cradles. Household protection recorded in sources is placing oak or holly leaves in the cradle, which the creature is said to find repulsive.

Origin

The provided sources do not supply a narrative origin story for the cuegle. It is presented in the available material simply as a monstrous being within Cantabrian folklore without etiological or creation accounts.

Appearance

Walking on two legs and roughly humanoid in shape, the cuegle is described as having black skin, a long beard, grey hair, three arms without hands or fingers, five rows of teeth, a single stubby horn, and three eyes (one yellow, one red, and one blue). It is said to possess great strength despite its small size.

Abilities

The cuegle is reported to attack people and livestock and is reputed to steal babies from the cradle. The available sources do not attribute other supernatural abilities (such as flight, shapeshifting, speech, or explicit magic) to it.

Weaknesses & Wards

Weaknesses

  • substance
    oak leaves
  • substance
    holly leaves

Wards

  • substance
    placing oak leaves in the cradle
  • substance
    placing holly leaves in the cradle

Community Record

Sources
  1. [1]
    Cuegle. Wikipedia, entry 'Cuegle'.wiki
  2. [2]
    Cuegle (Wikidata). Wikidata entry Q5192580, label 'Cuegle'.wiki
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