Samantha Grayson
Faerie and Fantasy Writer & Researcher
New Book Coming Soon - PYSTRIA - Its
Halloween night and a sacred glen is being auctioned off as a property developer
vies to get his hands on it a storm breaks causing people to scatter. As
the storm sweeps through the town people are faced with their darker aspects
of their personalities as the fairies seek to teach them the lessons long
forgotten in time
House Fairies
Aitvaras - Lithuanian
Other names are: Kaukas, Pukis, Damavykas, Sparyžius, Koklikas, Gausinelis, Žaltvikšas, and Spirukas
They are born from an egg of an 8 or 9 year old rooster and appear as a black or white rooster with a fiery tail when indoors but outdoors they become a dragon
When they die they become a spark
They bring good and bad luck to the homes they adopt stealing grain and gold for their adopted family
It is said the devil sells them for the price of a person's soul
Bannik - Slavic
This is the spirit of the bathhouse
Chin - Chin Kobakama - Japanese
It is a type of house fairy similar to a brownie
They clean rugs and carpets
Domoviyr - Polish & Russian
This is a male spirit who is the grandfather of the house
It does jobs for the family at night in return for a slice of bread
Kikimora - Solvenian
Thought to be married to the Domovoi
They are believed to the the spirits of unbaptised spirits