Diet: The only food that a Wendigo desires is the succulent taste of human flesh. It is often believed that a Wendigo will get bigger and more powerful with every victim it consumes, growing more and more hungry; It's hunger never fully quenched. In some traditions a person can be possessed by the Wendigo spirit and forced to commit violent cannibalistic acts. In other traditions once a person consumes another person's flesh, whether out of necessity or not, they transform into a Wendigo. While hunting, the Wendigo cautiously follows its prey, eventually causing them to fall into hysteria, and once the Wendigo sees an opportunity, it attacks with remarkable agility. Anyone who survives a Wendigo attack (a rare case indeed) contracts Wendigo fever: the person will feel an intense burning sensation in their legs, and have relentless nightmares.

Weaknesses: It's icy heart has led many to believe that burning the Wendigo could kill it. Others, claim that an appropriate use of silver (which is often used to kill other paranormal entities) will vanquish the beast. An old Objiwa story, however, depicts a hunter killing a Wendigo with a normal knife by repeatedly stabbing it in the head.


Other: The Wendigo was one of the appearances in the hit TV shows "Charmed" and "Supernatural"



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It is also said that people can become children of the Wendigo but is is very rare.
A Wendigo has the ability to move through time and space (need some clarification on what this refers to exactly) to get to their prey.
Wendigos have an unnatural strength and speed almost like a werewolf. It is also said that Wendigos will not attack any animals and usually live in caves.

Wendigos don't "possess" as much as "infect," their bite may result in a mutation which transforms the victim into a cannibalistic monster. This transformation can take anywhere between a day to a few weeks. However, most don't reach this state as they are simply devoured and not transformed.
Wendigos that bite the victim do not control them or influence them. The infection is usually a result of a singular Wendigo attacking the victim but not finishing them off.

There are some stories and legends about the Wendigo. They revolve around a young man and his superstitious Native American guide. Always, he is the last choice of the visiting man, being the only man brave enough to risk meeting the Wendigo. As the story progresses, the guide stops more and more often. When the visitor asks what is wrong, the guide tells him he thought he heard something. Finally, one night the guide went crazy. He ran out of the visitor's tent, screaming that the Wendigo was burning his feet, or, alternately, that it was calling him. The visiting man chases after his guide, but is ultimately unable to catch up to him and is lost. He wanders in the same direction for a week or two, surviving on what food and water remained, and comes upon the corpse of the Native man who has been dead for as long. His feet are burnt down to bloody stumps. The Wendigo in this tale is said to call its prey with a windy voice that cannot be ignored. Once it catches its victim the Wendigo flies low to the ground at high speed causing the friction to burn away its victims feet, lower legs, etc. A common quote from these tales is "oh! My burning feet of fire!"