They are most commonly sighted by frightened onlookers on the banks of the White River around Mounds State Park. Native Americans believed that Pukwudgies were best left alone. When you see a Pukwudgie you are not supposed to mess with them, or they will repay you by playing nasty tricks on you, or by following you and causing trouble. They were once friendly to humans, but then turned against them. They are known to kidnap people, push them off cliffs, attack their victims with short knives and spears, and to use sand to blind their victims.

In Native American lore, Pukwudgies have the following traits and abilities;

-they can appear and disappear at will -they can transform into a walking porcupine (it looks like a porcupine from the back, and the front is half-troll[clarification needed], half-human and walks upright) -they can attack people and lure them to their deaths -they are able to use magic -they have poison arrows -they can create fire at will

Pukwudgies control Tei-Pai-Wankas which are believed to be the souls of Native Americans they have killed.

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