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She herself became an evil guardian spirit of darkness, who still rules the night side of the fells, evil spirits, and the dark season of the year.

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Njavezan rules the sunny side of the fells, good spirits, and the light season of the year.

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Stallus are big, strong creatures. Their favourite meal is a soup made from human children, but they may even snack on their own animals that pull their sleds, including bears, wolves, foxes, wolverines, and even little tundra voles. As well as food, Stallus adore gold and silver, and anything else that is fine and shiny.

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Water Draug is the ghost of a drowned person. It is embittered towards humans for its fate and wants to avenge its death to all the Living it happens to come across. 

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The Skaimmadas are supernatural guardians of the water and at the same time elders of their fish tribes.

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Gufittars are a mythical people, often talked about around eveningtime campfires and at bedtime. They live unseen by humans in the Saivo world, which is an inverse world beneath our feet.

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People tell a Stallu and Tontta apart because Stallus are pretty much like humans, with a pair of eyes. A Tonta only has one eye.

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The Ulda folk live in the Saivo world underground. They are noisy and lively creatures – who can also be quiet, timid and retiring, depending on the situation.

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Zarahus is a spirit being that torments people while they sleep. It is a pest plaguing them in every imaginable way in their dreams. Its intention is to create both trouble and embarrassment.

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