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Orkney demons

A skinless, half-horse, half-man Nuckelavee rises from a cursed sea near the Orkney Islands, glaring at a terrified fisherman under a blood-red sunrise. Waves churn as its fiery hooves burn across water in this haunting folktale illustration, parchment-styled and filled with dread.

When the Nuckelavee Rode Ashore

In the farthest reaches of the Orkney Islands, where sea mists roll in heavy and the waves whisper secrets to the shore, lived a fisherman named Bram. Unlike the rest of his village who honored the old stories, Bram scoffed at them. He believed tales of spirits and curses were meant to frighten children, not guide the lives of men.
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