Whiro the Doomwalker

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Whiro
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Gender: Male
Origin: Polynesian, Maori
Meaning: Lizard in Polynesian and In Maori mythology, this is the name of the Lord of Darkness.

Whiro-te-tipua (aka Whiro) is the lord of darkness and embodiment of all evil in Māori mythology. Usually depicted as a lizard-like creature, he inhabits the underworld and is responsible for the ills of all people, a contrast to his brother and enemy Tāne.

According to some tribes, when people die, their bodies descend into the underworld, where they are eaten by Whiro. Each time Whiro eats a body, he becomes stronger. This process will eventually make him sufficiently powerful to break free of the underworld, at which point he will come to the surface and devour everything and everyone on it. Cremation is therefore recommended to prevent this, because Whiro cannot gain strength from ashes.

Taiwhetuki – Whiro's House of Death – is a deep and dark cave where all things evil are preserved, such as black magic. It is a place in which countless personifications of illnesses and diseases dwell.

Geckos, skinks, and tuatara were feared because of their spiritual association with Whiro.

Whiro is also used as a name for the planet Mercury.

About Doomwalker Eggs

Doomwalker eggs can only be found during the evening hours of exceptionally foggy days.

About the Doomwalker Creature

There are many reported sightings of Doomwalkers but actual solid evidence of the existence of the Doomwalker species is hard to come by. As such information about Doomwalkers varies wildly, however there are couple things that can be agreed upon. Doomwalkers seem to be nocturnal as they are only spotted at night and that they seem to be harbingers of misfortune as any sighting is soon followed by a string of bad luck or disaster. There is some speculation that Doomwalkers exist in some other dimension or plane of existence and can only manifest on Ark under specific circumstances. Currently there is a small group of scientists attempting to gain the funding needed to research whether Doomwalkers, and other mysterious creatures, actually exist and anything else about these elusive species.