Wendigo is a mythical cannibal monster native to the northern forests. Few creatures, real or imagined, terrify the settlers of the Wasteland  quite like the wendigo. Possessing alarming speed, razor-sharp claws and an insatiable hunger for raw flesh, it is truly the stuff of nightmares.

However, this monster is far from a myth. Wendigos are slender, tall creatures but they are usually slouching down or crouching. Their hands are exceptionally large with very long, skinny fingers and they are among the most vicious mutants in the wasteland, capable of closing distance and tearing enemies apart with high speed. Despite alleged pre-War sightings, it appears the population of wendigos in the region is descended from a banished head of the Gourmands, a cannibal raider tribe, who took shelter in the wendigo cave and was twisted by the radiation within into a mutant possessed by the darkest cravings.

Biology

Wendigos resemble gaunt, emaciated humanoids with ashy gray skin, long bony arms, a potbelly, a skull-like face topped with scant strands of long, stringy hair and mouths filled with long, jagged teeth. They have large claws on the tips of each finger. They make a signature breathing sound when alerted and sound much like the rustling of dry foliage when moving.

They appear to have some sort of relation to feral ghouls, the extent of which is unknown. They exhibit similar characteristics, such as radiation resistance, and the two creatures appear to be neutral towards each other. There even appears to be some sort of symbiosis or cooperative hunting between the two, as feral ghouls are attracted to the wendigo's call, and a wendigo seems to summon them to help flush prey out or fight foes too strong for it to defeat alone. Wendigos have an acidic bite, scrapping their teeth yields acid.