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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Twierdza Akershus

Średniowieczna twierdza i więzienie nad fiordem Oslo, nigdy niezdobyte oblężeniem. Jej lochy dały początek norweskim legendom o psie Malcanisen i bezimiennej kobiecie bez twarzy, która ma strzec piwnic.