Joan the Wad

She is the Queen of the Pixies, which are tiny mythical creatures usually associated with the counties of Cornwall and Devon in England.

[1] Wad is an Eastern Cornwall colloquial term for torch or bundle of straw.

[1] The two may also be considered will-o'-the-wisp type characters who lead travellers astray on lonely moors, hence the rhyme:[2][4][5] Jack-the-lantern, Joan-the-wad, That tickled the maid and made her mad, Light me home, the weather's bad.

[1][5] Joan the Wad is often depicted naked and associated with fire and water elements.

[1] In the last century, there was a thriving cottage industry in Joan the Wad lucky charms.

Figure of Joan the Wad above the "Joan the Wad and Piskey Shop" in Polperro , Cornwall