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Pukis name
The magic-user in my story has a pukis familiar.
In Latvian folklore, a pukis is a household spirit that is a cat on the ground and a small (cat-sized) dragon in the air. It steals from neighbours - grain, food, treasure - and brings what it steals to its master.
Shortly after I first wrote the pukis into the story, I had a dream about one named "Pennypacker". I don't usually remember names from dreams and this was a pretty unique and interesting name, so I used it.
Last night, for the first time, it occurred to me that "Pennypacker" was a great name for a creature that goes around stealing coins.
In Latvian folklore, a pukis is a household spirit that is a cat on the ground and a small (cat-sized) dragon in the air. It steals from neighbours - grain, food, treasure - and brings what it steals to its master.
Shortly after I first wrote the pukis into the story, I had a dream about one named "Pennypacker". I don't usually remember names from dreams and this was a pretty unique and interesting name, so I used it.
Last night, for the first time, it occurred to me that "Pennypacker" was a great name for a creature that goes around stealing coins.