Alphabetical SFF

[Mouse]

Ok, sorry for this one! :-)
Knockers - A spirit that haunts mines.

Konakijijii - the spirit of a baby left to die in the woods. (folklore from Japan.)
Kitsune - Japanese fox spirit.
The Kendry - Liveship from Robin Hobb's books.
Ka'Dargo - Farscape

[j. d. worthington]

Originally Posted by Mouse

Ok, sorry for this one! :-)
Knockers - A spirit that haunts mines.

Konakijijii - the spirit of a baby left to die in the woods. (folklore from Japan.)

While I catch the modern connotation, frankly darn near anything can be twisted into that channel; I rather like Knockers -- remind me of several wonderful ghost stories from when I was a kid -- things heard but not seen; and authentic folklore to boot!

Konakijijii -- what a lovely word, and a beautifully mournful and sad concept. I don't recall running across the word before, so thank you for bring that one to my attention!

[Nesacat]

Originally Posted by Mouse

Ok, sorry for this one! :-)
Knockers - A spirit that haunts mines.

Konakijijii - the spirit of a baby left to die in the woods. (folklore from Japan.)
Kitsune - Japanese fox spirit.

Mouse ... Knockers is wonderfully shivery; all those things that mysteriously go thump in the night and memories of being buried under a comforter and several pillows because of course if I could not see THEM, they could not see me.

Such elegant, sorrowful words Japanese and other Asian folklore have. Always felt sad for the animal spirits coming up against Taoist priests. At least in Indian myth there often are happy endings.

[j. d. worthington]

Nesa: have you ever read A. Merritt's "The Fox Woman"? I think you'd like it very much -- as well as his "Three Lines of Old French".... And, yes, they do. Such beautiful, mellifluous words that just flow off the tongue, and express so much...

[Nesacat]

Meowrr j.d. and just when I thought I'd caught up on you too. Shall go look for these two. I did love Neil Gaiman's Dreamhunters. That was a gentle, lyrical very Asian love story with hope at the end. And the artwork was wonderful. Very fluid and whimsical.

[j. d. worthington]

Originally Posted by Nesacat

Meowrr j.d. and just when I thought I'd caught up on you too. Shall go look for these two. I did love Neil Gaiman's Dreamhunters. That was a gentle, lyrical very Asian love story with hope at the end. And the artwork was wonderful. Very fluid and whimsical.

Well, on that you're definitely ahead of me. I've read far too little Gaiman; I'll have to look that one up. And these stories by Merritt may be on the 'net; if not, they can be found in The Fox Woman and Other Stories, which also includes "Through the Dragon Glass" and "People of the Pit", which may have influenced HPL's descriptions in some of his stories.

[Nesacat]

Originally Posted by j. d. worthington

Well, on that you're definitely ahead of me. I've read far too little Gaiman; I'll have to look that one up. And these stories by Merritt may be on the 'net; if not, they can be found in The Fox Woman and Other Stories, which also includes "Through the Dragon Glass" and "People of the Pit", which may have influenced HPL's descriptions in some of his stories.

Now isn't Google a wonderful creation. I've found The Fox Woman and Other stories. There's definitely a purrr in here somewhere.

[kyektulu]

Kyes Fantastical Creatures L,

Lamia,

This creature looks to be a cross between a stunningly attractive human and a sleek great lion. It looks like a human from the waist up and a lion from the waist down.
Lamias tend to be evil and cruel creatures that takes pleasure in casuing suffering. They particularly target those who serve the cause of good.
A typical Lamia is about 8 feet long and wieghing &00 pounds.

Lammasu,

This crautre has the golden brown body of a lion, the wings of a great eage and the face of a human.
Lammasus are noble creatures concerenee with the welfare and safety of all good beings.
These creautes dwell most often in old, abandoned temples and ruins located in remote areas, where they contemplate how best of eradicate evil in the world.
Adentiurers sometimes seek them out to benifit from thier wisdom and knowledge of aincent mysteries.
Lammasus often offer thier assitence if the adventurer is directly combatting evil.
The demeanor of a Lammasu is noble and stern, but these creatures can be quite compassionate.

Lich,

A Lich is a undead spellcaster, usually a wizard or sorcerer but can be a cleric or any type of other spellcaster that has used its powers to magically extend thier life.
The Lich are extreemly powerful magic users and any contact should be avoided at all cost.
As a rule, these creatures are scheming and, some say, insane.They hunger for ever greater powe, long forgotten knowledge, and the most terrible of arcane secrets.
Becasue the shadow of death does not hang over them, they often concieve plans taking years, decades and sometimes centuries to come into fruitation.

[Mouse]

JD and Nesacat, glad to have such a response! I love Japanese folklore, their spirits and demons are fascinating! (btw, China has a Fox Fairy!)

ok, L.

Lilith: Female Demon.
Leshii : Russian shape-shifter
Layak: Type of werewolf from Bali
Lecanomancy: Type of divination (inspecting fluids)
Lycanthropy: belief of werewolves
Lyra Belaqua: Heroine His Dark Materials
Lister: Hero of Reddwarf

[kyektulu]

Lillend,

This creature looks like a female human or elf with the lower torso of a multicoloured serpent and huge , strikingly patterend wings like a birds.
Lillends are mystrious visitors from another plane.
Many are skilled in one or more forms of artistic expression.
Lillends are lovers of music and art. Gold and even food means little to them, whilst a song, story or peice of artwork can be value beyond measure for them.
The destruction of art or ill treatment of artists enrages them. They are infamous for holding grudges and are often encountered seeking violent retribution.
Lillends also have a great love of unspoild wilderness. The wilds remind them of the natural beauty of thier homeland. A Lillend is as protective of its chosen wilderness as it is of its art.

Lizardfolk,
This tall humanoid looks like a cross between a powerfully built human and a lizard. It is scaled, has clawed hands, a lizards face, long tail and toothy jaws.
Lizardfolk are primitive reptillian hunters that can be very dangerous if provoked.
Although they are ombivores Lizardfolk prefare meat, popular lore tells that Lizardfolk prefare human flesh but this charge is largely unfounded, although they will eat human flesh if other meat is scarce.
Some more advanced tribes build huts and use a variety of weapons and sheilds, these equipments are usually stolen from unwary travellers.

Locathah,

This humanoid is slender and a little shorter than a human. It has fine, yellow green scales and large fins on its arms and legs.
The nomadic Locathahs dwell in warm coastal waters, hunting fish and gathering crustations for food. Although humanoid in shape they are clearly more fish than human.
Locathahs are not particually aggressive but do not trust land dwellers, far to many of thier kind have been ensnared in nets and killed for food.

Lycanthrope,

Lycanthropes are humanoids, or giants, who have the natural power to transform themselves into animals. In its natural form a Lycanthrope looks like any other member of its kind, though natural Lycanthropes and those who have been afflicted for a long time tend to have, or aqquire features reminiscent of thier animal forms such as thick, shaggy hair, pointed teeth, or long, strong fingers.
In animal form a Lycanthrope resembles a larger, more powerful version of the animal it is impersonating, although in closer inspection its eyes (that often glow red in the dark) have a spark of unnatural intelligence.

[chrispenycate]

Authors Mercedes Lackey, Holly Lisle, Jane Lindskold, Stanislaw Lem, C.S. Lewis, Ursula LeGuin, Keith Laumer, Plot elements Lords (particularly of rings, but many other choices such as light or the two lands) lasers, light, levin bolts, lamps, ley lines, laGrange points, leviathan, Lankhmar.
Characters : Lazarus Long, Silence Leigh

[Nesacat]

Lee's Swamp. A swamp at the foot of Dark Mountain. (The Whisperer in the Darkness; HP Lovecraft).

Lemuria. Great fabled megalopolis of earth's prehistory.



Leng. City of the Old Ones located just to the east of Mountains of Madness in the Antarctic. (The Mountains of Madness; HP Lovecraft)

Liber Ivonis. Latin translation of the Book of Eibon done by Caius Phillipus Faber.


Lomar. The great polar kingdom which existed hundreds of thousands of years in the past. (The Shadow Out Of Time; HP Lovecraft)

Howard Philips Lovecraft - Author, poet and the gentleman from Providence

Lembas - The waybread of the elves (Tolkien)


Luthien Tinuviel - The only daughter of King Thingol of Doriath and Melian the Maia, and said to be the fairest Elf to have ever lived. (Tolkien)



Lothlorien - 'Lorien of the Blossom', a name for the land to the east of the Misty Mountains more usually called simply Lorien (Tolkien)

Lorellin - The tree-shadowed lake in the gardens of Lorien in Valinor. On an island in the lake, Lorien’s spouse Este the Gentle sleeps each day. (Tolkien)

Legolas Greenleaf – Son of Thranduil, Lord of the Elves of Mirkwood. (Tolkien)

Lady - Lady Luck, green-eyed goddess with a liking for games. Her usual opponent is Fate, and her favourite pawn Rincewind. (Discworld, Terry Pratchett)

Lancre - An entity consisting of every living creature in the kingdom. Probably originated as a result of repetitive magical discharges common to the Ramtop area. (Discworld, Terry Pratchett)

Librarian - He was once a human wizard, until an accident happened. The world was changed, and he along with it. Since then, the premiere orangutan of the Disc has never looked back, since long arms and superior strength are quite useful in the library trade. (Discworld, Terry Pratchett)

Lobsang - Abbot of the Listeners' monastery. Reincarnating all over the place, at least fifty-four times so far. (Discworld, Terry Pratchett)

(The) Luggage - Twoflower’s travelling trunk. Often described as a cross between a suitcase and a homicidal maniac. (Discworld, Terry Pratchett)

Lupine - A reverse werewolf (they call it 'wolfwere' in AD&D), each full moon he changes into a human being. (Discworld, Terry Pratchett)

Lu-Tze - A senior history monk in the time of the 493rd Abbot. Has regrowable teeth. Blends into the background of any organisation. Grows pet mountains (rock bonsai). (Discworld, Terry Pratchett)

Lucien - Chief Librarian of the Sandman in the Dreaming (Sandman; Neil Gaiman)

Loki - Trickster god (Sandman; Neil Gaiman)

Lucifer - Fallen angel and former ruler of Hell (Sandman; Neil Gaiman)

Lancelot du Lac - A knight of King Arthur's round table.

[BookStop]

McCaffrey, Ann &Todd - Pern
Morgenstern, S - Princess Bride (original masterpiece - hehe)
McKiernan, Dennis - Mithgar

Merlin
Medusa
Magic, Magician
Moon
Militia, Miitary
Marauder
Monster

[Brown Rat]

I missed L!

Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon.

[Brown Rat]

There are too many authors whose last name begins with M. I'm just going to list three that other people might not mention:

C.E. Murphy
Pat Murphy
R.A. MacAvoy

For a movie: Matrix
For a celestial body: Mars
For a title: The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein
For a fictional place: Mordor