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The House Spirit
One of the most positive spirits in Slavic mythhology. Keeps the house safe, maintains it and talks to the cats; generally a well-meaning praknster, does not like mirrors, goats or anyone who sleeps by the doorstep. Possesses magical powers, like the other spirits, and can seriously hurt house invaders. If there is a plague or a similar calamity, he leaves the house, sits in the yard and howls with the dogs.
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The Forest Spirit - the keeper of the woods, can take form of a bear, an old man or a tree. Loves to confuse visitors and can get you lost if you get carried away. Tends after the animals. Misleads visitors with blood-chilling screams, and if you want to appease him, you should make him laugh by turning your clothes inside out or making jokes like "Please come back yesterday" Not a mean spirit overall, but it's better to not meet him
The Water Spirit (who the Swamp Thing and the Man-Thing bit)
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The Barn Spirit - rather hostile to humans, must not be aggravated, but does his job well if left alone; can kill a man or burn down the barn if angry
The Sauna Spirit - a mean spirit that causes ruckus in the sauna house and scares the bathers. He throws rocks, burns people with boiling water and can rip off skin of those who break sauna rules, or pull them into an oven; there are different sacrifices to appease him, the most sure is cutting the head off a black hen
Shishiga - a female version of the Sauna Spirit, even meaner and can set up death traps for bathers just for the fun of it
Baba Yaga - a powerful withc, lives in the forest in a house that stands on giant chicken legs, flies using various means, friends with the Forest Spirit. A complex character - can help out a great deal if she likes you, but if not - she messes with you/curses you, or cooks you in the oven and eats you. Eats young children for the lulz
Mara - an evil spirit that can be found in the house at times, brings bad luck and can torture children; the name shares the "-mare" root with "nightmare"
Kikimora - an evil spirit, lives in the swamp, female, steals infants and tortures them to death. Retreat at the break of daqwn, with the first rooster calls
Can be found in the house too; you have to burn a doll on a bonfire to get rid of her
Yrka - evil spirit, especially dangerous during the summer solstice - a significant holiday for ancient Slavs. This is what a suicide becomes after death. A nighttime spirit with a dark face and glowing eyes, operates in the field as the Forest Spirit won't let him into the woods (and the Forest Spirit is one of the baddest motherfuckers on this roster). Attacks lone travelers and drinks their blood, also kidnaps and drinks blood of children, especially the ill-behaved ones. They can even call you out with a familiar voice. If you hear something at night, do not turn around, keep walking, and pray.
Pokoynik - restless evil dead that can rise from the grave and haunt relativers, try to pull a loved one into the afterlife. They are usually either those who recently died or spirits of those who died a difficult death. Should be buried in lowlands, empty sites or outside of the cemetery (not in the cemetery itself)
Vurdulak - a dead vampire/werewolf. Yep. If he's after you, you're fucked. Turns into different animals and drinks his victims' blood
Chernobog - The Dark Lord - enough said, can also be known as Koshei the Immortal, etc
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Disney adaptation
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Zmei Gorynych (The Fiery Snake) - mythological three-headed fire-breathing dragon
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