Bodach
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A Bodach (plural Bodaich) is a mythical spirit or creature, rather like the Bogeyman. The word is a Scottish Gaelic term for "old man" although historically it was used as a pejorative term to refer to peasants or farmers (bothach) by the warrior class amongst the Scots [citation needed].
Can also be spelt "Boddach".
The name, if not other features, has been snatched to Dungeons and Dragons roleplaying game, by the name bodak.
[edit] Bodachs in Literature
- Bodachs occasionally appear in Charles De Lint's books of mythic fiction.
- The name Bodach is used to describe shadow-like creatures - invisible to most people - that appear at locations before disasters in the books Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz.
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