Immortal Elements

Glossary 4

Visayas- is one of the Philippines' 3 main island groups. In Central Visayas, Cebu City’s Spanish colonial architecture includes the triangular Fort San Pedro and the Basilica del Santo Niño. Bohol Island’s Chocolate Hills are a group of more than 1,000 conical, grass-covered mounds that turn brown in the dry season. In Corella, rare bug-eyed primates called tarsiers are protected at the Philippine Tarsier Sanctuary.

Haik- God of the sea who is called upon by seamen in a major ceremony dedicated to him, asking for fair weather and favorable winds. He clears troubled waters so that men will have a safe voyage. Due to this, he sometimes have confrontations with Amanikable, the purveyor of troubled waters. Haik, despite being a kind god, is not welcome in Kaluwalhatian because of his confrontations with Amanikable. He has contacts with Aman Sinaya. His emblem is the undisturbed water.

Engkanto- are mythical environmental spirits that are said to have the ability to appear in human form. They are often associated with the spirits of ancestors in the Philippines. They are also characterized as spirit sorts like sirens, dark beings, elves, and more. Belief in their existence has likely existed for centuries, and continues to this day.

Kataw- is one of the merfolk in the Philippine Mythology. In Visayan, Kataw was believed to have higher rankings than other water and sea creatures as those of Sirena, Sireno and Siyokoy.

Siyokoy- are creatures in Philippine mythology which were members of Bantay Tubig. They are usually illustrated as green-skinned humanoids with scales, webbed limbs, and fins.

Sirena- is a mythological aquatic creature with the head and torso of a human female and the tail of a fish. The Sirena is an Engkanto –' the Filipino counterpart of English mermaids. Sirenas are classified as one of the Bantay Tubig, a Filipino term for mythical guardians of the water.

Datu- the leader of a certain group.

Katolanon- being the spiritual leader and personified contact to the deities, also assumed the role of the datu if the datu has not yet returned from his travels. He also acts as the datu during transition periods, where the official datu (leader) has yet to be chosen.

Lakan- is regarded as the head of all the datus within the pact.

Mutya- is a small jewel that drops from the heart of the Banana tree during a full moon.

The said jewel can provide those who manage to swallow it a repertoire of powers like inhuman strength, invisibility, and rejuvenation of their youth.

Bolo- is a large cutting tool of Filipino origin similar to the machete.