Halloween House of EQ Horrors

Not exactly Halloween horror ... our EQ heroes as the "animal types" described by Wendy Pini

Happy Halloween

Back in the times there was a corresponding Halloween theme on ElfQuest.com but I couldn't find it in the Elfquest Listicles last night. Today I managed to google it - the ElQuest Characters as Iconic Halloween Monsters are still available on the site yet somehow hidden. Decided to repost them here before they vanish like the schemes they are! ^^

ElfQuest.com wrote:

ElfQuest Characters as Iconic Halloween Monsters

• Elfquest
  
• October 29, 2015
  
• 11:39 am
  

Elfquest is the story of the Wolfriders and their adventures surviving on the World of Two Moons, but it’s also the story of how these otherworldly beings took the shape of and inspired human mythology.

Unlike traditional fantasy that pits good against evil, Elfquest is rather the struggle between knowledge vs. ignorance, and one example of that is how the humans in the story react with fear or hatred to the elves’ idealized beauty and powers to manipulate the natural world. As in the real world, the human characters in Elfquest have created supernatural stories to explain what they don’t understand. And just like in the real world, these interpretations are often based on fear of the unknown and are not really an accurate reflection of the flesh-and-blood beings that inspire them.
Elfquest flips the idea of elves, trolls, fairies and other magical mythological beings on its head, telling the story from their perspective and helping readers understand how what we’ve come to believe about our mythological and religious interpretations of the natural world aren’t always accurate or reflective of reality.
With that in mind, and in celebration of Halloween, we present to you Elfquest’s versions of some classic mythological monsters and supernatural beings.


Timmain as Werewolf

Timmain the Firstcomer is a shapechanger and her chosen alternate form is a wolf. She sometimes appears midway between her elfin and lupine forms when she needs to fight to defend her people. But her change has nothing to do with an infected bite or the full moon.




Mekda as Zombie

Mekda the rockshaper was tortured and mutilated by King Guttlekraw to the point where her body still clung to life but her mind was gone and her spirit disconnected. She won’t eat your brains, but is otherwise a perfect example of the “Walking Dead.”




Winnowill as Wicked Queen

Wicked queens possessing dark magic are a staple of fairytales, and Winnowill, in her glamorous, gorgeous malignancy, fits the role quite well.




The Broken One as Sea Monster

Before he was healed and reshaped, Reef the Wavedancer was mutated into a hideous, squelching sea creature known as “the Broken One” that was sure to inspire fear in any human who glimpsed him beneath the waves. Unlike the mythological version of a sea monster, however, poor Reef was a gentle and pitiable soul.




Timmorn and Murrel as Beauty and the Beast

The first Wolfrider chief was half wolf and half elf. His Recognized mate Murrell was of classic high elf beauty. Their pairing is Elfquest’s version of Beauty and the Beast.




Two-Edge as Leprechaun

Leprechauns are mischievous creatures who collect treasure and grant wishes to those who find it. He might not wear a green suit and black shoes, and his treasure might be weapons and inventions, but that description otherwise fits Two-Edge pretty well.




Madcoil as Dragon

Madcoil is indeed a scaly, befanged monster, but it doesn’t hoard gold, speak in riddles or breathe fire. Instead, born of malice and bad magic, it shreds your mind before it shreds your body!




Surge as the Creature from the Black Lagoon

The Wavedancer’s ancient chief was plagued with fears and paranoia, and was indeed something of a monster. His scaly, frilled visage was a good approximation of the World of Two Moons’ version of the Creature from the Black Lagoon.




Little Patch as Changeling

The idea of elves stealing human children and taking over their bodies was probably used to keep wayward children close to home, and also to explain children with mental or physical illnesses. Little Patch represents this idea in Elfquest, but shows a more positive side of the myth.




Peace Hounds as Hellhounds

Once hunting dogs, the Peace Hounds were created by Winnowill as a weapon to help human warlord Grohmul Djun eradicate not only the Wolfriders, but the spirit of hope that the elves inspired in many humans. Their giant-eyed visage and slavering jaws call to mind the many legends of demon dogs and hellhounds, most notably the monstrous, spectral dogs described in the the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle of 1127 as having “eyes like saucers and horrible.”




Old Maggoty as Witch

Maggoty, with her potions and herbs and steaming cauldron, is the epitome of the old crone witch archetype. Her power comes not from magic, but instead from herblore and scientific study. It doesn’t matter what the source is though, because bubble, bubble — best not give HER trouble!




Winnowill as Headless Horseman

She might not ride a horse, but after Grohmul Djun lopped her head off with his axe, she’s definitely headless. That, coupled with her evil nature, makes her a good stand-in for the headless demon haunting Sleepy Hollow.




The Rootless Ones as Zombies

These ancient elves have taken shape-changing to the extreme, eschewing their original four-limbed form to exist largely as shapeless decomposers living in the forest’s leaf mould. However, they sometimes partially return to their elfin-shape, rising from the earth as slimy, slithering, decay-scented creatures. Thankfully, they’re not out to eat brains like true zombies, instead only feeding on already-dead creatures.




Bearclaw and Joyleaf as Ghosts

The stories of Cutter’s deceased parents Bearclaw and Joyleaf have been told in flashback, but in “real time” they appear as “ghosts from beyond the grave.” Usually it’s to lend support their chief-son, but at least in one instance their appearance did have a sinister note, as they attempted to lure Cutter to give up his sick body and let his spirit cross over.




Tyldak as Vampire Bat

Bats have long been associated with vampires, and in many vampire mythologies the blood sucking creatures can transform into bats or a terrifying half-human, half-bat. Though he doesn’t feed on blood, Tyldak’s appearance is a pretty good match for the vampire-in-bat-form from human nightmares–an association for which he eventually paid the ultimate price.




Winnowill as Possessing Demon

Demonic possession is a terrifying idea that many religious traditions use to explain mental illness, and the terror of being taken over by Satan or his minions was burned into our collective nightmares in the film The Exorcist. Winnowill’s disembodied spirit isn’t willingly possessing Rayek, but she does a bang-up job of fulfilling the human notion of a possessing demon.




We hope you have a spooky and fun Halloween!

I really miss my old Halloween thread from the soC. There were ideas for the Horror House cast from my tribemates - part of them with ubterestng explanations for their choices. I've missed to save it. At least I've saved a list with the suggestions. It's about time to bring them back to the thread.

Elftanner wrote:

Alien - Conehead
Devil - Sydor
Dragon - Madcoil
Frankenstein - Two-Edge / Tyldak
Ghost - One-Eye
Hellhound - Peacehound
Lagoon Creature - Broken One
Mummy - Orolin
Skeleton - Haken
Vampire - Winnowill
Werewolf - Timmorn / Skywise
Witch - Old Maggoty
Zombie - Door

I liked One-Eye as ghost - he's one of my favorites. The choise of Door (Ekolin) as a zombie was a bit of a surprise but easily understandable.

KR Wordgazer wrote:

Devil - Rayek / Haken
Dragon - Blackfell
Ghost - Kahvi?
Lagoon Creature - Broken One
Mummy - Orolin / Timmain
Vampire - Voll
Werewolf - Bearclaw
Witch - Winnowill

Voll as the prototype of the old tired vampire makes totally sense! Blackfell for drageon ... *makes me think*

Moonmoss wrote:

Alien - Preserver
Devil - Two-Edge
Dragon - Madcoil
Frankenstein - Ekuar
Hellhound - mad Zwoot
Lagoon Creature - Surge / Redeemer
Mummy - Ahdri
Skeleton - Mekda
Vampire - Winnowill / Moonshade
Werewolf - Rahnee / Kimo
Witch - Bone Woman / old Shuna
Zombie - Brace / Door

There are some uniphe castings! The mad zwoot made me giggle ... fits the saucer. eyes description!. XD And yes - I know why Moonshade is going for vampire. ^^

MrsGrizzley wrote:

Alien - Conehead
Devil - Haken
Dragon - Madcoil / the Dominance
Frankenstein - Two-Edge
Ghost - Zahntee / Winnowill's spirit
Hellhound - Peacehound / Blackfell
Lagoon Creature - Mer-Winnie
Mummy - Orolin / Timmain / Ahdri
Skeleton -Human dying (seen in Blue Mountain)
Vampire - Winnowill / Voll
Werewolf - Kimo / Timmain / Bearclaw
Witch - Bone Woman
Zombie - Human dying / Door, Brace, Egg.

Mer-winnowill for the Black Lagoon Creature - now that's a must-do! And the Dominance for dragon ... wish I'd asked for an explanation.

Nightangel wrote:

Alien - Petalwing
Devil - Winnowil
Dragon - Madcoil
Frankenstein - Tyldak
Ghost - Savah
Hellhound - Lashpaw sick
Lagoon Creature - Surge
Mummy - One Eye
Skeleton - Ekuar
Vampire - Windkin
Werewolf - Timmorn
Witch - Old Maggoty
Zombie - Olbar

Interesting cast with many surprising choices. Zombie-Olbar leaves me wondering ... Widkin for vampire ... surprising but not far-fetched! Sick Lashpav as hellhound is a touching choice.

Shadowpath wrote:

Alien - Timmain
Devil - Winnowill / Shaman
Dragon - Surge / Madcoil
Frankenstein - Two-Edge
Ghost - Bearclaw and Joyleaf?
Lagoon Creature - Broken One.
Mummy - Orolin
Werewolf - Timmorn
Zombie - Mekda

Zombie Mekda - this really made me thin about her and her fate.

White Ghost wrote:

Alien - Conehead / Neverending
Dragon - Madcoil / Neverending
Frankenstein - Two-Edge
Ghost - Bearclaw+Joyleaf / One-Eye / Zhantee / Surge / Winno-Spirit
Hellhound - Peacehound
Lagoon Creature - Mer-Winn / Redeemer / Broken One
Mummy - Timmain / anyone in wrapstuff
Skeleton - Orolin
Vampire - Winno-Spirit
Werewolf - Kimo / Timmain
Zombie - One-Eye

Winnowill's spirit as vampire is an interesting point of view! And One-Eye is a touching choice for the zombie.

Let's see whether I can come up with some fresh ideas - or just newly introduced characters and evidence ...
Alien - Door Ekolin
Changeling - Little Patch (selfevident) / Wavelet / Shenshen ^^ / the "Changeling" from Final quest
Devil - Angrif Djun
Dragon - Hooktail ^^ ... it's a miniature dragon / Swordfoot
Doppelganger - Timmain totally qualifies ... and she seems to LIKE it!
Dwarf -
Frankenstein - LotSch (the master of the shapechanged creatures)
Ghost - the Shadowshifter
Giant - Grohmul Djun / Little Patch - he was the "big one" who doesn't fit in
Hellhound -
Lagoon Creature - Reef-Hulk (okay, that's kinda cheating XD)
Mummy -
Skeleton/Death - Osek
Vampire -Tyldak ... because bat ^^ (definitely no new thought)
Werewolf - Two-Spear
Witch - the Changeling /Mer-winn makes a good Sea-Witch ^^
Zombie -Rootless Ones (the funguys are selfevident) / thief - Olber's brother is dead for the tribe!
... I might find more another day.  

... hopefully I won't dream of this tonight ...