Windsog

Windsog is a term widely used in fantasy fiction and tabletop role-playing games to describe a wind-related elemental being. The name is commonly interpreted as a compound of “wind” and sog, an archaic word sometimes associated with pulling or drawing, reflecting its affinity for air currents.

A Windsog is typically portrayed as a slender, semi-translucent form that shifts with the breeze. Descriptions vary from a ribbon-like silhouette to a small, fairy-like figure roughly the height of a child. It has no fixed mass and appears to flow around obstacles rather than pass through them as a solid body.

Its abilities center on wind manipulation: riding gusts, stirring air in localized patterns, nudging lightweight objects, and guiding travelers along invisible air lanes. In many settings, Windsogs are considered neutral or benevolent, avoiding direct confrontations with people and favoring storm-watching locations such as cliff faces and open passes.

Geographically, Windsogs are associated with coastal and highland regions where steady winds prevail. They are sometimes seen as omens or protectors of weather routes for sailors and mountaineers, and are used in lore as predictors of wind conditions.

In modern fantasy media, Windsogs appear as elemental spirits in novels, video games, and role-playing game manuals, often as passive or benevolent entities that players can seek out for favorable winds. See also: air elemental, wind spirit.