Category:Magikin

Foreword
“Since time immemorial, the legends and histories of cultures both ancient and modern have told tales of mythical beasts, terrifying creatures, and beings of unknowable power. These creatures have shaped the very mythologies of our world, existing as the stories we tell to our children, the novels we consume, and the foundation of various religious beliefs. But these creatures, of all their magic and wonder, are widely considered to be the work of fiction. Those of power and knowledge within our world have sought to erase these beings from anything except the old tales that were told, and plunge our minds back into darkness and ignorance. It is my desire to shed light upon the truth, to combat the forces that wish to deprive us of this knowledge, and to give you the tools to defend yourself against these very real threats. Within this volume, you will find that all the things you have been brought up to believe were merely imagined are very real. I have seen them with mine own eyes, or heard tell of them from sources that I would trust with my life. Not all of these creatures mean us harm, but their minds are vastly different than ours, as are their motives, desires, and the very manner by which they exist. Arm yourself with the knowledge so that, if it ever comes to pass that they return to our world, that you will be prepared to face them in whatever form they take.

With painstaking detail and accuracy, I have scoured the world for all evidence related to the beings known as ‘Magikin’. This word describes them as what they are in the most simplest form: creatures of magic, in a way that humans will never understand. It is not a force that they can manipulate and control, it is the essence of their being. Magikin are made of magic the way you and I are made of flesh and blood. Its power is to them as breathing is to us: instinctual, and integral to their survival. They are born from it, and I believe that when they die, the return to whatever source of arcane power it is that all Magicians draw from. While all things written in this book are either that which I have experienced, others have experienced and has been determined truth by various measures, or assembled as accurately as possible with a combination of concrete evidence and that told in folktales, one must accept these truths with a grain of salt and an open mind to the possibilities. There are musings which are of a theoretical nature, in a field where study and research are practically non-existent.

Each chapter dedicated to a Magikin is broken into several important components. First is the name of the creature, and other known monikers by which it may be known in other cultures. Secondly is the classification of the Magikin, which are broken down as thus: Magical Beasts are creatures of limited intelligence, more akin to animals of the Devoid world, albeit with strange habits and properties all their own. Lesser Kin, beings of reasonable intelligence, community building, and sociological properties that exceed the former. Higher Kin, beings of vast intelligence and power, possibly building entire civilizations that have long been destroyed and forgotten. And Godkin, a controversial concept that carries with it much mystery, condemnation from my so-called peers, and more theoretical work than actual hard fact. Thirdly, I have established the countries within which these magikin seem to have originated on Earth. It is my belief, and the belief of some other scholars, that any magical creatures encountered on our world must have come from one of their own, crossing over some interdimensional spaces. Some magikin have existed on Earth for thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands of years, and may have had a hand in shaping our early societies. It is also the most common place they are to be found, such as the vampires of Eastern Europe, or the djinn of Arabia. Fourth is a description, important biological and physical features, ways to identify them, and common phenomenon associated with them, or abilities they wield. Lastly, I have included tactics for combating them if one finds themselves at the mercy of these magikin. To murder a magical creature should always be a last resort, or in self-defense. One must only look to the Trappers of old in order to see how callous, merciless tactics can extinguish entire realms of scholarly pursuit.

It is my hope that by the words in these pages, you dear reader will be guided onto a more knowledgeable path, and that you will seek to understand and perhaps even sympathize with these interlopers into our world. They have birthed a thousand and one tales, which have gone on to inspire the imaginations of many a man and woman, without ever knowing the kernels of reality that lie within. The world we live in is much stranger and more magical than the figures in power would have you believe. Just as they refused to accept that the Earth revolved around the Sun for it meant that we were no longer the center of any universe except our egos, they do not want to open themselves to the questions and answers that may arise from the story behind magikin.”

~ Hope Bellweather