====== Bukavac ======
**Hurt/Subdue-4, Banish-3, Drive Off-3**\\  
//Slavic folklore//

A six-legged, horned amphibian demon that bellows with terrifying noise, then strangles, gores, and drags its prey beneath the water.

The bukavac dwells in lakes and rivers, surfacing at night. Slimy-skinned and terrible to behold, it terrifies with its noise before attacking. It strangles with its limbs, gores with its horns, and drags the living into the depths.

===== Tags & Edges =====
  * Amphibious demon of rivers and lakes
  * Six-legged and horned, covered in slime
  * Terrifying bellow that precedes attack
  * Strangles, gores, and drowns its victims
  * Dominates its watery terrain

===== Danger Moves =====
  * **Soft Moves:**
    * Echo eerie bellows, applying <wrap safety>shaken-2</wrap>.  
    * Ripple the water’s surface, creating the <wrap caution>ominous disturbance</wrap> story tag.  
    * Stalk prey from beneath, applying <wrap safety>uneasy-1</wrap>.  
    * Frighten animals nearby, creating the <wrap caution>panicked livestock</wrap> story tag.  

  * **Hard Moves:**
    * Gore with horns, inflicting <wrap safety>wounded-3</wrap>.  
    * Seize with many legs, applying <wrap safety>restrained-3</wrap>.  
    * Drag a victim underwater, inflicting <wrap safety>drowning-4</wrap>.  
    * Collapse a boat or pier, creating the <wrap caution>sinking wreckage</wrap> story tag.  

  * **Custom Moves:**
    * **Bellow of Terror:** Those who hear its cry up close suffer <wrap safety>terrified-2</wrap> unless they resist.  
    * **Aquatic Predator:** In water, it gains <wrap safety>advantage-2</wrap> on physical actions.  
    * **Six-Limbed Strangler:** Each leg severed or bound reduces its ability, applying <wrap safety>weakened-1</wrap>.  

===== GM Notes =====
  * **Escalation:** Strange ripples and eerie bellows → livestock panic → humans vanish into the depths → whole villages haunted by the lakeshore. Goal is to spread terror and claim victims.  
  * **Tactics:** Uses fear first, then ambush. Prefers to strike from water, avoiding prolonged combat on land.  
  * **Counters:** Lure onto shore to negate its advantage. Sever or bind legs to weaken its strangling power. Ritual banishment may drive it back.  

===== Appearance & Vibe =====
  * **Look:** A hulking, slime-slick beast with six legs, twisted horns, and gaping maw.  
  * **Tell:** Thunderous bellow across the water, ripples with no cause, and sudden panic in animals.