Windigo

Windigo

Windigos are winter spirits that feed off fighting and hatred. The more hatred these spirits feel, the colder the surrounding environment becomes. They look like transparent, ghostly horses and can only be vanquished by the power of Harmony.

Medium Magical Beast

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Fatigue: d+ ()

Speed: squares

Physical Base Bonus: +

Mental Base Bonus: +

Attack: Melee + ()

Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.

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Defenses: Fort , Ref , Will , Wit

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Abilities: Str 10 (+0), Dex 10 (+0), Con 10 (+0), Int 10 (+0), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 10 (+0)

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Organization: Solitary

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Appearance

Windigos look like spectral versions of fully grown mares and stallions.

Behavior

These creatures feed off the negetive emotions of ponies (specifically hatred and conflict) and create powerful blizzards. The more ponies fight, argue, and bicker the worse their blizzards become.

If allowed to continue, temperatures would eventually decrease to such a point that the fighting ponies would become frozen solid. Windigo blizzards cannot be controlled or dispelled by either Pegasi weather manipulation or Unicorn magic. These blizzards can only be ended by the Fires of Friendship, created when ponies put aside their differences and embrace the power of friendship.

For some reason, Windigos do not appear to be able to feed on the kind of hatred and conflict that exists between members different non-pony races. They are most powerful during the winter season.

Trivia

• Windigos are most notable for the role they play in the founding of Equestria. When the tribes of Earth Ponies, Unicorns, and Pegasi began to fight and distrust eachother, the Windigos created the mighty blizzard that forced the leaders of the three tribes to try and find a new homeland. When the three races ended up discovering the same paradise (the land that would later become Equestria, then divided into Pegasopolis, Unicornia, and Earth), the three leaders resumed their fighting, which caused their new land to freeze over just as their old land had done and eventually caused the tribal leaders to eventually freeze over. When the assistants to the tribal leaders decided to put aside their differences in the name of peace and friendship, the Flames of Friendship were created and the Windigos (along with their uncontrollable blizzard storms) were vanquished.
• Windigos were once fairly common, but their hasn't been a confirmed sighting of one of these creatures in over 5000 years. Some say that the Windigos are still out there, lying in wait for a conflict so great that they will become powerful enough to make the entire World freeze solid.