Hogwarts Legacy: What is a Kelpie?

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Avalanche Software's Hogwarts Legacy is nearing release, and the studio continues to reveal more snippets of the upcoming game. Players will be able to explore every nook of Hogwarts Castle, uncovering its many mysteries as they attend classes and hone their wizarding skills. There will also be plenty of magical creatures around, and there have been dragons, centaurs, and other fantastic beasts shown off. A recent Hogwarts Legacy leak detailing the contents of each of the game editions listed a «Kelpie Robe» as one of the available extras, suggesting that kelpies might make an appearance.

Like many creatures in the wizarding world, kelpies are taken from mythology, and they have a fascinating backstory. Though they are not too prominent in Harry Potter, they strongly resemble their mythological counterparts, and they are described as beautiful yet very dangerous creatures. Hopefully, kelpies play a larger role in Hogwarts Legacy, as they are one of the more intriguing fantastic beasts.

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JK Rowling borrowed heavily from Western mythology when crafting Harry Potter, so it is unsurprising that kelpies have their basis in European folklore. Kelpies originate in Scottish folklore where they are described as shape-shifting spirits that usually take the form of a horse-like creature, although they are sometimes said to take a human form, too. Typically, kelpies are found around lakes, and though they are beautiful, they are also highly dangerous, as legends claim that kelpies drag humans to their underwater doom and devour them. Kelpies are almost impossible to deal with, so they are best avoided altogether, though they can be killed with a silver