Kuino

Kuino

Lesserfolk-consensusAfrican (Guinean) folkloreGuinea
Origin

No origin narrative or mythological genesis is recorded in the cited sources. The available statements describe the kuino only as an evil spirit whose vital principle (described as a "heart" in the sources) has been placed in an external material object called a sambio; the sources do not provide an account of how kuino come into being or their origins within local cosmology.

Appearance

The cited materials do not provide any description of the kuino's physical appearance or visible form. Sources only identify it as an "evil spirit" and give no details about size, shape, coloration, or anthropomorphic/animal form.

Abilities

The principal trait recorded is that the kuino's life or "heart" is externalized into a material object called a sambio, which anchors the spirit's continued existence. Beyond this dependency, the short sources do not enumerate other powers, actions, or modes of interaction with humans. The only documented causal interaction is that destroying the sambio—an act attributed to a wizard—results in the death of the kuino.

Weaknesses & Wards

Weaknesses

  • ritual
    Destruction of the sambio (by a wizard)

Wards

None recorded.

Community Record

Sources
  1. [1]
    Kuino — Wikipedia. Wikipedia contributors. "Kuino." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.wiki
  2. [2]
    Kuino — Wikidata. Wikidata entry Q6442273: Kuino.wiki
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