Willow, my fey NPC. She was a tree spirit once, a real willow tree, but the leader of the Seelie Court turned her into a human.

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Faerie Tales 10: "Kenneth and the Iron Shoes" (Powrie) - A Monster Guys Podcast Presentation

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The Monster Guys present: Faerie Tales – A Monster Guys Podcast Presentation!

Join us as we travel to the Old Country and far away lands in search of some of the world’s greatest legends and monsters. Journey with us to the land of Faeries! For each Faerie Tales Podcast, we will spin a classic or original tale from the land of the Fae Folk, and share in a brief conversation about the history, the lore, the mystery – and very often, the terror –  of the featured faerie.

D.C. & C. Michael McGannon return for season 2 of their Faerie Tales Podcast.

This week, the guys present an original tale titled “Kenneth and the Iron Shoes” written by Michael and narrated by D.C. The story uncovers the Powrie, a creature that is not so popular in storytelling, but ever so interesting, and dangerous.

Plus, find out which Saturday morning cartoon from years past may have been hiding a powrie in plain sight!

Enjoy this bonus story this week and stay with us for a brief discussion about the Powrie in story and popular culture following the tale.

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Credits: Music: “Acoustic Breeze – Bensound.com”

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Bloody caps hunt men They fear not iron Fear and surprise are their toys

Redcaps were originally dwarves, and they still resemble them to a great degree. They are broad of shoulder and short of stature. Unlike dwarves, they have no particular care for their hair. They wear a cap (of various styles, but something between a phrygian cap and a beret is most iconic), which they dip in the blood of those that they kill. Repeated dipping in blood makes most caps an arterial red. Redcaps wear iron boots and carry wickedly-edged axes.

They are one of the most rapacious varieties of fey, out of a certain necessity. Should their cap every dry out, they will die. The more creatures they dye their cap with, the more powerful they grow. The weakest of redcaps are stronger than most mortals. The strongest redcaps can squeeze water from a stone.

Redcaps cannot be injured by iron or steel. A redcap is usually marred with horrific scars, from desperate attacks with clubs, broken bottles, and the like. Their injuries close, but never really heal. They are greatly resistant to the effects of magic.

Despite their short stature, it is impossible to outrun a redcap. It is possible to hide from one, or to mislead one, but they will win all chases. This is not to say that they will win a foot-race, but they have an uncanny ability to sudden appear behind people, even emerging from previously empty rooms.

Redcaps have some small magical talents, usually those that help them terrify their victims. They may be able to seal doors, extinguish fires, or dispel magic, among various other small talents.

Redcaps usually dwell in abandoned castles and forts, and waylay travelers. The noises they make - sinister laughter, sharpening their axes - tend to carry unnaturally, and the murder of travelers usually gives the area a reputation for being haunted.

>> Supernatural Creatures: Redcaps

        Redcaps, or red caps (sometimes also known as a powrie or dunter) derive from English Border (Yorkshire and the North East of England) folklore. They are essentially a murderous type of dwarf, goblin, fairy, or elf that inhabit and prowl abandoned, ruined castles or towers. They are quite short in appearance, with little to no hair, ragged teeth, sharp claws, wrinkled skin, red eyes, and sometimes have facial hair. They wear iron boots and red caps soaked in their victims' blood (Hence redcap).

        They often inhabit castles or ruins with a dark past (i.e war, famine, etc), and lay in wait for curious travelers to come to their 'home' to kill them. To kill the intruder, redcaps often either roll boulders to smash the heads in, or simply claw them to death. And [supposedly] outrunning a redcap is impossible because of the iron boots they wear for speed.

        Redcaps drink the blood of their victims, and dye their caps with the blood as well. If the cap runs dry of blood, the malevolent sprite dies. The only way to escape a redcap is to recite scriptures, which will cause the creature to scream in terror and flee, leaving one of its fangs behind.