The White Caver

The underground counterpart of the Black Climber, known to everyone who goes into caves across the former Soviet Union. What makes him white is calcite, settled on his clothes over years below ground. Meeting him traditionally means the party has lost the route. Cavers have a half-joking initiation rite for newcomers in which he is described — a rare case of folklore whose carriers know perfectly well it is folklore, and which is none the weaker for it.

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Greyfriars Kirkyard

Ein alter Friedhof im Zentrum Edinburghs, an dessen hinterem Ende das „Covenanters' Prison“ liegt. Seit 1999 melden Besucher unerklärliche Schnitte und blaue Flecken — das Phänomen mit dem Spitznamen Mackenzie-Poltergeist.