Skinwalker (Yee Naaldlooshii)
Country of Origin: Native American
Being Type: Witch/Shapeshifter
Being Type: Witch/Shapeshifter
Power Stats
Aggression
10/10
Magic Abilities
10/10
Physical Power
7/10
Origin Backstory
In Navajo tradition, Skinwalkers are harmful witches who gain power by breaking taboos, wearing animal skins to shapeshift and mimic voices to lure victims. They spread illness and death, representing the ultimate evil in Diné lore.
Key Features
- •Shapeshifts into animals
- •Mimics human voices
- •Superhuman speed
- •Taboo knowledge
- •Bulletproof in some tales
Lore
Skinwalkers, or Yee Naaldlooshii, are feared witches in Navajo (Diné) tradition, gaining dark power by breaking cultural taboos (like harming family) and wearing animal skins to shapeshift into coyotes, wolves, or bears. They mimic voices to lure victims, move at superhuman speed, and spread illness or death, embodying ultimate evil. Speaking their name or discussing them openly invites danger, so Navajo avoid the topic. Skinwalkers represent the inversion of harmony (hózhó), serving as a warning against greed, jealousy, and violation of sacred laws in Diné culture.