Dokkaebi

Not Part of Riordanverse The following article/section is from the Thousand Worlds continuity under Rick Riordan Presents and not the Riordanverse canon.

Not Part of Riordanverse The following article/section is from the Gifted Clans continuity under Rick Riordan Presents and not the Riordanverse canon.

A Dokkaebi.

Dokkaebi (도깨비) are goblin-like spirits in Korean folklore.

History

There was one Korean folktale known as "Dokkaebi Bangmangi". A woodcutter picked up some ginkgo nuts, planning to divide them between his family and himself. Suddenly, it started raining, so the woodcutter went into a log cabin for shelter. Inside, he found dokkaebi having a party. The woodcutter got hungry, so he took out a nut and bit into it. The dokkaebi were startled at the sound of his biting and ran away. The woodcutter picked up their club and became rich.

Then, when his evil woodcutting neighbor heard what had happened, he tried to do what he did to become rich too. However, he tried to eat all the nuts he picked up. Next, the evil woodcutter went into the cabin and bit into a nut. But when the dokkaebi heard the sound this time, they thought he was the same man from earlier and beated him up.

Thousand Worlds series

Dragon Pearl

Sujin, a dokkaebi, is stationed aboard the Pale Lightning.

The Initiation

Chinsun, a trainee at the Gray Institute, is a dokkaebi.

The Gifted Clans series

The Last Fallen Star

Riley Oh and her parents meet with the Dokkaebi in the temple to make a deal to get the last fallen star. Her mother fails to make a deal as it asks for either the life of Riley or Hattie. Riley then meets with it and, as payment, it requests her magic and the Gom and Horangi's memories of her. She reluctantly accepts, but it says she already has the star.

Abilities

Thousand Worlds

• Strength: Dokkaebi are known for their strength.
• Food Summoning: Dokkaebi can summon food with the use of a wand or club.

Gifted Clans

• Summoning: Dokkaebi can summon objects through different plans of existence.
• Wish Granting: Dokaebi can grant the wishes of anyone who asks, however they ask for something precious for the asker in return, something related to their worst fears and can have devastating effects on their lives.

Known Dokkaebi

• Sujin
• Chinsun
• Ensign Hak
• The unnamed dokkaebi at the Temple of the Gifted Community Los Angeles