Bahumat (pronounced 'bay-ah-mat') is an ancient demon who plagued the Fablehaven area before the preserve was founded. Some Europeans imprisoned him in exchange for acknowledgment of ownership of the land that he had terrorized. Fablehaven was then founded on this land. In 1826, Bahumat almost escaped, and afterward, was moved to a new location underneath the old chapel. He is bound by knots similar to those that bound Muriel, a wicked witch not from the west, but in greater multitude. He is darkly colored and dragon-like in appearance, standing upright, and has wings, three arms, and three legs.