Kikimori

A Brief Analysis

  Kikimora (or kikimori for plural) is a very interesting spirit that I've recently discovered so I'm afraid I can't give much detail on this topic. But I've done some basic research and have found it to be a very intriguing subject.

  Traditionally found in inhabited buildings, a kikimora is a creature of Eastern European superstitions and folklore. She is usually female in gender, though male kikimori do exist. Originating mainly in Slavic countries, the kikimora can often be depicted as both a good and bad spirit that may help with household chores: whether her help is wanted or not. If a kikimora begins a project, she will never really believe it is finished; and, if she does not finish it, consider yourself lucky. Projects undertaken by a kikimora may become entangled or horribly undone, so be thankful if she leaves her work unfinished when the sun rises.

  Famous for living behind stoves and inside cellars, a kikimora can be far easier to expose when compared with other spirits. If you hear scratching sounds coming from the floors, the noises of objects falling in the night, or whining coming out of the walls then the chances that a kikimora haunts your house are considerable.

  It is said that a kikimora only roams from dusk until dawn, for she is afraid of sunlight. Yet, while she is active, a kikimora's powers can be incredible. Despite being constantly restless, she can see long distances, become invisible, and run very fast.

  I'm tempted to write how a kikimora is created, but I feel that some of the means might be distressing as they refer to the deceased. Yet a simple way for a kikimora to be created is when a child has been kidnapped by a kikimora for her to raise as her own; and often times the kikimora will leave her own child as an exchange (if not some enchanted object).

  I will do more research on kikimori in time, but for now this is all that I have managed to establish as fact. And, until I retain more information, I'm afraid I'll have to leave you. I seem to have forgotten I was making tea...

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              The Friendly Steampunk

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