Pukwudgie
Country of Origin: USA Being Type: Wampanoag Trickster
Power Stats
Aggression
8/10
Magic Abilities
9/10
Physical Power
6/10
Origin Backstory
Small humanoid trickster from Wampanoag folklore in Massachusetts; mischievous or malevolent, uses poison arrows, fire, and illusions; Freetown Forest dweller.
Key Features
- •Small humanoid
- •Poison arrows
- •Illusions and fire
- •Trickster nature
- •Forest dweller
Lore
The Pukwudgie is a malevolent trickster spirit in Wampanoag Native American lore of southeastern Massachusetts. Small gray-skinned humanoids with porcupine quills in hair, they use magic, poison arrows, and illusions to torment or kill humans—leading travelers astray or pushing them off cliffs—embodying the dangers and mysteries of the forest.