A well-known story tells about a man named Yahula, who had become separated from a hunting party.
His friends searched for him for a long time but eventually gave up and returned to their village, grieving for Yahula, who they believed was dead.
Yahula became immortal and lived with the Nunnehi for a long time until he began to miss his friends and family.
His friends and family begged him to stay, but he refused, telling them he could not choose death with his own people over immortality with the Nunnehi.
[4] There are also other similar stories that tell about how the Nunnehi invited Cherokee people to come live with them in order to avoid war and misfortune.
Some of the Nunnehi were startled by the scream and dropped a part of the townhouse, which fell to the ground and became the mound at a village called Setsi.
On warm summer days, when the wind ripples the surface of the water, their voices could sometimes be heard by those floating by on the river.
One of the most well-known stories about the Nunnehi tells about how they fought alongside the Cherokee when their land was invaded by a powerful, unknown tribe of Native Americans from the southeast.
The mound at Nikwasi then opened up and hundreds of Nunnehi warriors poured out and began to approach the battlefield.
When the Nunnehi warriors reached the invading tribe they became invisible and slaughtered all but a few who had surrendered and begged for mercy.
A group of scouts returned to their commanding officers and warned them not to attack the town because it was heavily guarded by soldiers on every corner.
Unaware of this fact, the Union soldiers then changed their course toward Atlanta, Georgia, burning every town in their path.
Eventually, some logs had been thrown into the depression and were allowed to remain there, and the Cherokee concluded that the Nunnehi had become annoyed by the presence of the white men and had abandoned their townhouse forever.
[1] Storytelling always has been and is still an important tradition in Cherokee culture, and the Nunnehi remain a popular subject of many stories.