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title: Poleviki
description: Sprites from Eastern European traditions.
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**Poleviki**

The Poleviki are malevolent sprites from Eastern European traditions. These beings can change their size according to the field they inhabit.

The poleviki, whose female variant is considered to be of legendary beauty, are characterized by their dark complexion, greenish hair, and the wearing of tight white garments.

If a farmer does not perform his work correctly, these spirits can punish him to the point of death, but if he labors diligently, they protect and aid him.