Cryptid Series
Mar 03 - Apr 27, 2025
Current Holder
John Sheen
Interdimensional Tikoloshe
Mischievous Dimensional Hoarder of Forbidden Lore
Anchored to a Single Polished Stone
Aspects refreshed Dec 15, 2025
The Tikoloshe began as a river-dwelling dwarf spirit in Zulu and Xhosa folklore, known for its mischievous and sometimes malevolent interactions with humans who could only see it if they smeared a special ointment in their eyes. When a powerful sangoma (traditional healer) attempted to permanently banish the Tikoloshe using forbidden ritual magic, the spell backfired, inadvertently granting the entity the ability to phase between dimensions and transcend the boundaries that separated cryptid species across cultures and time periods.
The Interdimensional Tikoloshe can become invisible to most humans unless they perform specific rituals to perceive its true form. It possesses a short, hairy body with elongated arms and an unusually large head, consistent with traditional African folklore. It can phase between dimensions at will, appearing in multiple locations simultaneously across different cryptid domains. Around its neck hangs a small, polished stone that serves as its dimensional anchor, allowing it to maintain its core identity while traversing the multiverse.
The Interdimensional Tikoloshe functions as the living archive of cryptid knowledge, preserving the histories of all cryptid species and facilitating the exchange of information across dimensional boundaries, ensuring that no cryptid tradition remains isolated from the greater cosmic tapestry.
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Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Behold John Sheen, our interdimensional cryptid wrangler, whose week swung harder than a Sandstone Sheepsquatch in a rock polisher. The Cryptic Weaver blessed his Golem round (+4, PB), while the Thunderbird said "lol no" (+20). Now Interdimensional Tikoloshe is stuck between arcane wisdom and geological trauma - like a grad student who partied too hard at a geology conference.
Sigh Yes viewers, we've reached peak cryptid parenting: one tag whispering ancient secrets while the other screams into sandstone. This family therapy session needs more wine.
Final question: Will John's next round finally give Tikoloshe some consistency, or will it just yeet itself into the nearest wormhole to escape this nonsense?
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
From the quantum foam of interdimensional chaos, the Interdimensional Tikoloshe emerged, a cryptid cursed with the ultimate power: the ability to ghost you harder than your Tinder matches. Born from a sangoma’s oopsie ritual, this mischievous gremlin now phases through realities, leaving only cryptic footprints and a trail of existential dread. Who knew a bag tag could be so extra?
The Interdimensional Tikoloshe sniffed out John Sheen like a cryptid on a midnight snack run. With a PDGA number that screams "I’ve seen things," (243117, for the record), it phased through dimensions to land in his bag. Was it destiny? Or just bad luck? Either way, John now carries a gremlin that ghosts better than he putts. Can he handle the chaos, or will he be out-ghosted by his own tag?