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The Chenoo are mythological creatures or evil spirits from Algonquin folklore, generally seen as cannibalistic ice giants, comparable to that of the Werewolf or the Wendigo.

Description
Chenoo are generally described as larger than the average man, getting bigger the hungrier they are. They have sharp fangs which stand out due to their lips having been chewed off. Chenoo used to be human, being corrupted by dark magic and cursed to eat people's flesh. Their bodies become excruciatingly warm, forcing them to live out in the snow. Most stories take the point of view of the Chenoo rather than the humans.

There are a few ways to kill a Chenoo, usually requiring to do so more than once. Some versions say the only way to make sure they are truly dead is to chop up their bodies into multiple pieces. There is no way of destroying the Chenoo except by destroying their icy heart, either by tricking them into eating salt or forcing them into eating so much that they throw it up.

Legends
The Girl and The Chenoo tells of a sister and her brothers who happen upon Chenoo tracks in the woods. The brothers write it off as bear tracks, but the sister laid baskets of berries on a pile of bear skins. When the Chenoo showed up, the sister pretended to mistake it for her grandfather. Trying to keep up this illusion, it begins to do tasks for them such as chopping wood and hunting animals for meat. When the siblings decided to return to their tribe, the Chenoo asked them to build a sweat lodge for it. Inside, the Chenoo coughed up the icy lump and reverted back to its human form.

The Girl-Chenoo tells of a woman who rejected a man's advances, causing the man to seek revenge by turning her into a Chenoo. She immediately notices the changes and forces her family to fire seven arrows into her heart, effectively ending the curse.