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Kelpie
A Scottish water-horse that lures riders into deadly depths.
Legend File
The Kelpie is a shape-shifting water-horse of Scottish folklore, beautiful enough to invite trust and dangerous enough to make that trust fatal. It may appear by a loch or river, tempting people to ride before carrying them into the water. The story gives drowning a face and hooves, turning landscape danger into a creature.
Source Framing
Scottish folklore around kelpies and water-horses: shape-shifting water spirits, often horse-like, linked to rivers, lochs, drowning danger, and Lowland/Highland naming overlap.
