What mythical creatures appear in 'The Wheel of Time' series?

Answer 1

The following is a partial list of the mythical creatures in "The Wheel of Time" books. The list is divided into three main categories: humanoids, beasts, and shadowspawn. Hopefully others will add to and edit the list as it progresses.

A. Humanoids: These are sentient, non-human creatures that walk on two legs and speak one or more languages. See also: Shadowspawn.

1. Ogier- a race of mostly peaceful creatures who live in areas unaffected by the One Power, called stedding. Ogier are renowned for their ability to affect the growth of trees by singing to them as well as their amazing skills in building with stones. They are about 1.5 times the size of a full-grown male human, and have broad noses and mouths along with long, bushy eyebrows. They can live for several centuries, and tend to view humans as hasty, impatient creatures who live for a pitifully short time. They are fond of books. The Seanchan employ some of them as soldiers, which is considered extremely unusual in the rest of the world.

2. Aelfinn- humanoid creatures resembling snakes in appearance that exist in a reality only accessible by a special portal ter'angreal or the Tower of Ghenjei. They abhor fire, iron, and music. Once inside their realm, a human can ask any three questions, which the Aelfinn must then answer truthfully. However, their answers are often cryptic, and come at a price. If the asker does not state their terms and price before asking, the Aelfinn can name whatever price they want, which is often death. They draw some sort of satisfaction from being near humans who are ta'veren or channelers. These creatures are not considered evil per se, but they are so different from humans in thinking and behavior that they could easily be construed as such.

3. Eelfinn- extremely similar to the Aelfinn (see above), but resembling foxes in appearance rather than snakes. A human in their realm can make three requests that will be granted by them, but at a price. If the asker does not state their terms and price before making their requests, the Aelfinn can name whatever price they want, which is generally unpleasant.

B. Beasts: There are many natural creatures in the series that are either loosely or closely based on creatures on Earth.

1. Grolm- a beast with three eyes that loosely resembles a large (up to 500 pounds), predatory frog. They are used by the Seanchan in battle.

2. Raken- a relatively small, winged creature native to Seanchan. The Seanchan use these creatures as mounts for scouts in battle.

3. To'raken- a larger, less agile version of the raken, also used by the Seanchan.

4. Lopar- a large (up to 2000 pounds) predator with tough, leathery skin. Used by the Seanchan in combat and as guards.

5. Corlm- a large, beaked predator that resembles a hairy, flightless bird. Used by the Seanchan as fighters and trackers.

6. Torm- a creature about the size of a horse that resembles a cross between a lizard and a cat. These creatures are quite intelligent, and have six claws on each foot, and three eyes. Used by the Seanchan in combat.

7. Lionfish- a huge predatory fish that is capable of killing adult sharks.

8. Silverpike- a smaller predatory fish similar to barracuda.

9. Deathshead spider- a small, poisonous spider with markings on its back that resemble a human skull. One bite can make an adult human sick; two bites can kill.

C. Shadowspawn: These creatures were created by the Dark One and/or the Forsaken. They are unnatural creatures that serve the Dark One.

1. Trolloc- a violent, semi-intelligent creature that resembles a human man crossed with an animal, such as a goat, eagle, boar, or wolf. They are somewhat larger than adult male humans, and are the primary soldiers in the Dark One's army. They wear crude armor and carry basic weapons, often pole-arms or hook-like swords.

2. Myrddraal- also known as fades, halfmen, shadowmen, lurks, neverborn, eyeless, and various other names. They closely resemble humans, but have no eyes and unnaturally pale skin. They can disappear into shadows, and have extremely quick, snakelike reflexes. They are often used as commanders for trollocs; trollocs under a myrddraal's command are often linked to it, and will die if it dies. They wear black armor and cloaks that are unaffected by the wind.

3. Darkhound-

4. Draghkar-

5. Gray Man-

6. Gholam-

7. Jumara-