Fear Gorta

Fear Gorta is a gaunt fae-spirit of hunger from Irish lore, appearing as a thin, wavering silhouette that seems more mist than flesh. Sight: often glimpsed on lonely roads or at the thresholds of deserted cottages as a lanky, hollow-eyed figure with an empty bowl. Smell: a faint, sorrowful aroma of stale bread, wet earth, and old porridge. Sound: an intermittent whispering like wind through empty sacks or a soft, pleading keening at dusk. Temperature: the air around it turns cold and damp, as if a frost has passed through the air. Field notes: encounters are brief but intense—local animals avoid the spot and households report a sudden, inexplicable gnawing hunger when the spirit is near.