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According to popular belief, she inhabits mountain ranges, virgin forests, and other heavily wooded or jungle-like areas. At the edges of these places and primarily at night, she lures male hunters, loggers, miners, millers, and animal herders. She also interferes with their daily activities, such as
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Patasola's origin story varies, but usually follows the pattern of a scorned, unfaithful, or otherwise bad woman. Some believe that she was a mother who killed her own son and was then banished to the woods as punishment. Others believe that she was a wicked temptress who was cruel to both men
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Patasola's most notable feature, from which her name derives, is her one leg which terminates in a cleaved bovine-like hoof and she moves in a plantigrade fashion. Despite only possessing one leg, the Patasola can move swiftly through the jungle. In her natural state, she has a terrifying
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Patasola can metamorphose into different shapes and appearances. She commonly takes on the appearance of a beautiful woman to lure men to their death. She then uses her feline-type fangs to suck the blood from her victims. It is also believed that she can transform into other animals,
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Patasola is usually regarded as protective of nature and the forest animals and unforgiving when humans enter their domain to alter or destroy them.
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