#no rusalka in this one because being seduced by beauty mystery and danger is a blessing not a sin
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Morana/Marzanna is the goddess of winter, death and rebirth -- you will freeze or starve if you have not prepared for her
Leshy is a forest spirit -- if your family has cursed you, he will come and take you away into the wilderness
Poludnica is the midday demon -- if you don't cease to work in the fields at high noon, she will make you answer riddles and, when you inevitably can't answer, kill you
Baba Yaga is a powerful witch and wastes no time on the useless
Kikimora is a domestic demon, and while she does not usually kill, she has little patience for a messy house...
Vodnik/vodyanoi is a water spirit -- he dislikes hubris and lack of awareness and respect for the power of the vast water
Liho is the ultimate evil -- when you are preoccupied with greed and the material, he will grab your hand or your neck and not let go
#no rusalka in this one because being seduced by beauty mystery and danger is a blessing not a sin#polls#folklore#mythology#pls forgive the regional inconsistency of my spellings... i went with what i commonly see#demons#spirits#witches#deities#monsters
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