Wendigo

Wendigos are creatures found in West Virginia in 2102.

Background
The wendigo is said to be a man eating monster or evil spirit native to northern forest of the Atlantic coast and great lakes region of the united states and Canada. The wendigo is said to be a humanoid creature with sharp teeth and is cannibalistic. The wendigo is a possessed human who has turned evil or lost there soul (in native American terms). The human starts going insane. Certain parts of you start changing like you start losing your hair and begin turning slender. Your teeth start turning sharp and your eyes turn pitch black and wide.

Biology
The wendigo resembles a gaunt, emaciated humanoid with ashy gray skin, long bony arms, a pot belly and a skull-like face topped with scant strands long, stringy hair.

Appearances
Wendigos appear in Fallout 76.

Behind the scenes
In Algonquin folklore, a wendigo is a malevolent spirit that possesses people who perform the grave taboo of cannibalism, turning them into a monster with an insatiable hunger for human flesh.