Wendigo

Wendigo is a creature from the depths of forests, embodying the mysterious and the malevolent within the Underworld of the Whisperwind Saga. It is a towering figure draped in tattered furs, each step it takes reverberates with an uncanny echo of nature's whispers and its own anguished howls. Its eyes, set ablaze with an unholy orange glow, reveal the soul trapped within, a spirit lost to gluttonous wrath. Despite its monstrous appearance, Wendigo has moments of lucidity, where the tormented creature beneath the transformation yearns for salvation and peace. Wendigo's relationship with other characters is complex; it is an adversary to the Guardians of Whisperwind, yet it shares a peculiar bond with the ranger Eira, who seeks to understand the creature's origins and find a means to liberate its soul. It is feared by villagers who have heard the legends of its cannibalistic nature, but the sagas also tell of the Wendigo's redemption, a rare event that could unite the divided realms.