Bodach

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A Bodach (plural Bodaich) is a mythical spirit or creature, rather like the Bogeyman. The word is a Scottish Gaelic term for "old man" although historically it was used as a pejorative term to refer to peasants or farmers (bothach) by the warrior class amongst the Scots ^{[citation needed]}.

Can also be spelt "Boddach".

The name, if not other features, has been snatched to Dungeons and Dragons roleplaying game, by the name bodak.

[edit] Bodachs in Literature

• Bodachs occasionally appear in Charles De Lint's books of mythic fiction.
• The name Bodach is used to describe shadow-like creatures - invisible to most people - that appear at locations before disasters in the books Odd Thomas, Forever Odd and Brother Odd by Dean Koontz.

[edit] See also

• Cailleach (the Old Woman)
• Urisk
• Wirry-cow