The Keewaqu

Everyone's probably heard of the Wendigo; the ravaged, ravenous remnants of men possessed by darker things - forced, in their terrible hunger, to devour their own. The Wabanaki call these cannibalistic creatures keewaqu or kiwakwa.

Most of us, however, haven't seen one. I knew they existed, but I didn't know they existed here; not until I was shown a decomposing carcass...supposedly of kiwakwa.

This drawing is an artist's reconstruction of what this thing might look like, based on the remains we photographed: a pronounced spine, sharp claws, a huge mouth and a low, crawling gait. It could be an animal, sure, but I'm not sure which animal fits this description - or matches that appearance. And even if it isn't keewaqu, I still wouldn't want to meet this thing in the forest late at night. Or any time.