Household Spirits

Household spirits can be found call over Europe, some like to help the humans that they live with by doing household chores and repairing things. Some however can be very nasty and enjoy making a mess and destroying things. Some household spirits are shapeshifters and appear in different forms. Each household spirit has it's own behaviour and a place where it likes to dwell.

Domovoi

A domovoi or domovoy is a house spirit  which can be found in Eastern Europe, and Central and Eastern and Southeast Europe. Domovoy are small male, and covered all over with hair all over though they are known to take on the form of the house’s present or former owners. They also take on the form of cats and dogs.Sometimes domovoi behave like poltergeists but don’t wish to cause harm.Every house has a domovoi, and will act as the house’s guardian and will sometimes help with household chores. They like to live under a stove; they keep the house in peace and order and will reward those who live within the house for keeping the home nice. Some householders will keep their domovoi happy by leaving him milk and biscuits. However if  the domovoi becomes angry  usually because the householders swear and are untidy, he will play nasty tricks on them, and will act like a poltergeist until everything is returned to order.

Boggart
Boggarts are short, stout, very hairy and incredibly smelly. They can make things disappear and sour milk. This household pest also likes to pull bed sheets off sleeping people, and put their clammy hands on the human’s face when they’re trying to sleep. Hanging a horse shoe above the front door of your house gives you some protection.


Kobald
German house spirits are called Kobalds. Kobalds look like little old men and they like living in the hearth, and love keeping homes beautiful. In return for food a Kobald will finish any household task that has been left unfinished when the family has gone to bed


Brownies
Brownies can be found in England and Scotland. These household spirits look like small wrinkled humans, who usually dress in brown clothing. They will live in the same house or farm for centuries and are very protective of where they live.