What #ttrpg player worth their salt _hasn't_ thought about capturing a supernatural entity as a cheap, permanent light source?
#Germany #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Captured_Irrlicht
A ship's fate is sealed when its Klabautermann spirit leaves.
#FolkyFriday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Klabautermann
#Via Scott Horton / robertscotthorton
12:54 PM · Dec 14, 2025
"Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen."
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's crackdown on the community. City Council member Jamal Osman is a Somali American who witnessed the confrontation.
Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo has posted one of his most important pieces, in which he brings historical context to the ascendance -- and profound malignity -- of the ultra-wealthy who are on the verge of destroying us. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-the-21st-century-nabobs-win-their-war-on-public-accountability/sharetoken/aa705d17-c630-40b7-bba9-752e489e3638
More marriages between humans and supernatural beings would work out if the partners were just willing to talk about their differences.
#Austria #folktale #folklore #dwarf
https://www.patreon.com/posts/loving-fey-48629117