Fey Spirits

Beings based on legends, stories, myths, fairytales, or folklore who use fey magicks.

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Abarimon

Spirits that appear to be 4' tall people with their feet turned backwards. They live in magical valleys that have air that is so powerful it makes it impossible to breathe other air. They live with wondrous animals who are too ferocious to capture. They are very fast runners.

PRO 8 ATH 13 STR 6 AWA 9 WIL 8 PRS 8 STH 9 ESS 9

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Arusi / Alusi

Spirits from the southern continent with connections to ancestors. Each has a particular function and form. Read more about alusi online for more information. [Igbo]

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Atua

Spirits of the islands in the far south. They are many and varied, ranging from the patupaiarehe to the menehune to the nuku-mai-tore and more. They are attuned to both their islands, the cultures there, and the fey magic present in the world. Read more about Polynesian folklore, myth, and spirits for more information.

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Aziza

Forest spirits who provide magic for hunters, share secrets about fire and other magicks, and help people. They are small beings with a fondness for smoking pipes. They live in anthills or trees. [Dahomey]

PRO 9 ATH 9 STR 6 AWA 9 WIL 9 PRS 7 STH 9 ESS 9

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Blažĕnŭ

Blazheni are 3’ tall rat-headed spirits who dwell on a magical island underground. They are so isolated they do not know what year it is, waiting only for signs in the form of refuse that flows down stream to them - they know, for example, when certain imperial holidays are by the flow of cast off eggshells. Those who care for the blazheni put messages on these eggs for them. Some blazheni are protective of their privacy and thus seen as violent, but most are very kind and caring. They are deeply spiritual, worshipping ancient celestial deities. They help anyone who comes to them or whom they find in need. They fast often as a show of religious respect. They hate to see children harmed, and if they do, they have special blessings for children who have been injured, abused, or even killed.

PRO 8 ATH 9 STR 5 AWA 9 WIL 8 PRS 7 STH 9 ESS 9

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Chort

Chorts (or cherts or chorabashes) are 4' tall, hirsute spirits with horns, hooves, and a skinny tail. Their fur is white, black, or red. One leg is shorter than the other. Some have backward knees, chicken or stork feet, snouts, yellow tongues or eyes, and claws. Sometimes they have minor shapeshifting charms, but they always have some feature that exposes them as a chort. Sometimes they can make themselves look like objects or people, sheep or rams, cats, dogs, hares, or snakes.

They often mock people and try to get them to offer their souls in exchange for money, power, or finishing a trial or quest, luring the greedy and iniquitous into trouble and embarrassing those who have good intentions but made bad decisions. Sometimes they get outwitted, though, and have to work to get their own souls back. If they are forced to work, they can perform small marvels, like dig deep holes for ponds, build castle walls, or move large stones. They can sense magical objects if they are nearby, but only if it will help someone on a quest or mission. Some chorts can create fire and turn invisible, but these are very powerful and ancient. They can influence horses; make tobacco, alcohol, or ravines; cause wagons and carts to be heavier than they should be; inflict fear; entangle people with nearby ropes; turn invisible spirits into temporary steeds; and divine the fortunes of the young.

They cannot be harmed by mundane bullets, but copper buttons burn them.

They dwell in forests, cellars, cemeteries, crossroads, bridges, or under gallows or hanging trees. They are weak to wolfsbane.

PRO 9 ATH 9 STR 7 AWA 9 WIL 9 PRS 9 STH 9 ESS 9

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Chud

Chuds are 4’ tall spirits with white eyes. They have shaggy black hair and the legs of pigs. Chuds live like wild animals in forests or underground, eating game and wearing animal skins. They know where natural treasures are - gems, metals, etc. - and guard them. They eat tax collectors alive.

Long ago, they lived where the sky was close to the ground. The grass was as tall as trees, crops grew by themselves, and children were born walking and talking. They were nigh inmortal. But the chuds ruined the land and cut the grass with chisels, chopped trees with knives, and got the sky dirty, and the world fled from them. The sky rose up, the crops did not prosper without tending, and the chuds’ lifespans were shortened. They dug underground to live.

Now they live in dugouts in forests or in earthen forts designed as a pit with a roof of soil that can be cut down to seal the hole.

They are very susceptible to shame and often kill themselves if they think they did something wrong. They are very sensitive. They are weak to white birch wood.

PRO 8 ATH 9 STR 6 AWA 8 WIL 9 PRS 8 STH 9 ESS 9

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Jinni

Pronounced "genie", jinn are powerful spirits who have many qualities and powers. They range from malevolent to tricksters to kindly and helpful. They spend much of their time unseen, and they come in many varieties. Read more about jinn online for ideas. [Arab]

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Marranghino

A clumsy spirit with a large mustache, big belly, and disproportionately large head. They are about 3' tall. They like to joke, laugh, and play with people, but never cause harm. They love hiding tools or causes minor irritations.

PRO 7 ATH 7 STR 5 AWA 8 WIL 8 PRS 9 STH 8 ESS 9

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Naga

Serpentine spirits from the southern continents who have various forms with snake-like features or just as snakes. Read more about naga online for ideas. [Hindi / SE Asia]

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Otesánek

Otesaneki are spirits who look like anthropomorphic logs. They are always hungry and ask to be fed by anyone who is nearby. The more they are fed, the more they grow. If they get large enough, they will eat anything, even people. They speak a nursery rhyme speaking of every previous meal they have eaten before they eat. They are weak to iron - so weak to it, even the frail can kill them with it. If they are killed and torn open before a week and a day after eating something, it will be released undigested.

PRO 7 ATH 5 STR 10 AWA 8 WIL 7 PRS 7 STH 8 ESS 9

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Panotti

Spirits whose ears cover their whole body, being so large. They use their ears as blankets and wrap them around themselves instead of wearing clothes. They live on the islands. They have very good hearing and know many secrets.

PRO 8 ATH 8 STR 7 AWA 9 Hearing 17 WIL 8 PRS 8 STH 8 ESS 9

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Rozhanitsy

Rozhanitsy are spirits who have influence over pregnancy, motherhood, marriage, and matrilineal ancestry. They are called many things in many areas (see below). They can turn into auroras. Rozhanitsy can grant good fortune, bad fortune, or neutral luck. Their gaze is very charming.

They protect pregnant women and those who have recently given birth. They visit the child shortly after they are born to give them fortune or fate. They then mark the child's forehead. As they are always in threes, the three sometimes argue over the child's future, not necessarily agreeing or solidifying it. They measure off threads of the child's story to share. When the child dies, they appear shortly before. They may also protect families from illness.

On the day the rozhanitsy may arrive for the child, a special trapezoidal table is set out with wine, bread, butter, honey, salt, cheese, beer, and groat (kutia). At the child's first haircut, the hair is offered also to the rozhanitsy. Rozhanitsy are often seen as fey women who are always in groups of three. They have white, round cheeks, dress in white clothing, including a mobcap, and have silver and gold jewelry. They often carry burning candles that make them easier to see.

They stand over 6' tall, and they are often transparent. Their eyes sparkle. They decorate their hair with gems. They dwell in the west near where the sun sets, often in palaces. Locals bring bread to their doors, hidden under rocks nearby for them, or full meals even.

Other names: dolas, rođenice, rojenice, roženice, sudice, suđenice, sujenice, rojenice, sudice, sojenice, sujenice, sudženici, narŭčnici, orisnici, urisnici, uresici, sudičky, rodzanice, narecznice, sudiczki, suđaje, suđenice, rođenice, narečnici, rožanice, udĕlnicy, or rožanyci.

PRO 8 ATH 8 STR 9 AWA 10 WIL 9 PRS 9 STH 10 ESS 9

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Shubin

Shubins are spirits of mines. They are sometimes kindly, sometimes cruel. They look like short miners with fur coats and carry torches to burn out the gases of the mines. They breathe methane.

PRO 8 ATH 8 STR 9 AWA 8 WIL 8 PRS 7 STH 9 ESS 9

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Shtojzovalle

Shtojzovalli are small spirits who are supernaturally beautiful. They are mostly invisible woodland spirits, only rarely seen by other mortals. They dwell in forests or in pastures, singing and dancing, and like to fly. At night, they may spin thread that creates mortal stories. Non-fey beings can only see them if they life the invisible veil from in front of their own eyes. If a mortal sees them, they can marry or couple, but only if the other mortal gives up their clothing to the shtojzovalle. If a building is built on their land, they will curse it to be haunted by the shaking of heavy iron chains. If people step on them, they shtojzovalle will eat them.

PRO 7 ATH 9 STR 7 AWA 9 WIL 9 PRS 10 STH 10 ESS 10

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Turon

A turon is a festive midwinter spirit with black shaggy fur, great horns, a tail, and a flopping jaw. They walk with a hunch, and anyone who puts a rope around them will be able to temporarily command them. They love to jump around and dance, braying like a donkey, and playing tricks on people. They clap their jaws to the rhythm of the song. Many wear bells on their necks to jingle with the music as well. Eventually, they fall over exhausted, and the carolers and revelers try to revive them with a massage, hay smoke, blowing under their tails, or giving them vodka. And thus, they rise and end the visit. Some follow carolers with a star, protecting the star being carried. If the turon overstays their welcome, a house may sing a song to send them away, giving a small gift or money as well. If the turon is welcomed and given gifts, they will grant fertility and fortune to the household.

PRO 8 ATH 10 STR 10 AWA 9 WIL 8 PRS 9 STH 7 ESS 9

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Yokai

The yokai are the many and varied spirits of a distant land. They range from gigantic figures who can’t be seen to enigmatic figures who like to show you the eyeball in their anus. They are inspired by the yokai of Japan, and players interested in them should read more about them, then consult the GM. [Japan]

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Yehasuri

2’ tall spirits living in tree stumps in the southwestern continent. They eat frogs and bugs. They are repelled by tobacco rubbed on one’s hand and a special chant. They are very mischievous and can be mean on occasion. [Catawba]

PRO 9 ATH 9 STR 5 AWA 8 WIL 8 PRS 7 STH 10 ESS 9