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Dvorovoi
Traditionally, the dvorovoi is seen as the domovoi's younger sibling and has charge of a peasant's yard and all the animals and tools within. Animals favored by the dvorovoi become healthy, strong, and obedient, while less-loved livestock are exhausted and miserable. Peasants with a resident dvorovoi make sure to formally introduce new livestock to the house spirit and placate the spirit by leaving meals in the shed. Dvorovoi loathe white-furred animals and will chase away any all-white cows or horses, though they have no similar grudge against chickens.Recall Knowledge - Fey (Nature): DC 18
Unspecific Lore: DC 16
Specific Lore: DC 13
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DvorovoiCreature 3
Small FeySource Monster Core 2 pg. 194
Perception +9; tremorsense (imprecise) within their entire bound yard
Languages Common, Fey
Skills Crafting +5, Household Lore +8, Nature +6, Stealth +6
Str +3, Dex +2, Con +1, Int -1, Wis +0, Cha +1
Items pitchfork
AC 15; Fort +7, Ref +6, Will +4
HP 44; Weaknesses cold iron 5
Shy Dvorovoi is naturally invisible while within sight of their bound home. The dvorovoi can become visible, or even selectively visible— allowing some people to see them.
Speed 30 feet
Melee [one-action] pitchfork +9 [+4/-1], Damage 1d8+6 piercingPrimal Innate Spells DC 17; 2nd entangling flora, speak with animals (at will); 1st charm (animals only), command (animals only), mending; Cantrips (2nd) prestidigitation, telekinetic hand
All Monsters in "House Spirit"
| Name | Level |
| Domovoi | 2 |
| Dvorovoi | 3 |
| Ovinnik | 4 |
House Spirit
Source Monster Core 2 pg. 194House spirits are shy, often helpful, sometimes wrathful fey who dwell alongside peasants and farmers. They reside in the house, the yard, the granary, the bathhouse—wherever people build and live. Due to this proximity, house spirits often take on the mannerisms or appearance of nearby mortals. Their reclusive nature and tendency to go unseen earned them the moniker of “spirits,” though in truth they're fully embodied fey.
House spirits take an almost parental interest in “their” mortals. Given proper respect, these fey work tirelessly for their charges—they chop wood, care for livestock, mend clothes, sweep the floor, and tend to the stove. If offended, though, the house spirit becomes a menace, frightening animals or children and ruining belongings.
Bound Spirits
Every house spirit chooses a specific place to be their responsibility and their place of power. House spirits can and do leave, temporarily or permanently, but it’s never a trivial decision. Typically, a given location has only one spirit, which gains power if their home is particularly grand. A great palace’s domovoi is fearsome indeed.
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