The Argau and the Stadts of Wetterau are home to many different types of similar Fey; most common are mining or industrial nuisances such as Kobolds or Knockers. Anyone travelling into the depths of Serrus, whether it be a cave or a mine, will take heed to avoid a location known
to house malicious underground Fey spirits.
Kobold
The military might of Argau and Wetterau requires vast amounts of ore and metals to function. It is not surprising that there are many mines scattered all over their lands, especially towards the eastern end of Wetterau where the Veran Mountains and the Heissermount area. With this proliferation of mining, the Kobold is a common Fey located all over Argau and Wetterau. The Kobold is a small figure with ugly features and mottled brown skin. They are surprisingly strong despite their feeble looking frames. They are found in mines and harass mining operations and steal ore. Many mining accidents are attributed to a Kobold as they enjoy sabotaging rigging, overturning mine carts, and breaking equipment. The Argaun and Wetteran people find the Kobold to be a pest and will seek to purge their mines by slaying Kobolds as they are found. Unfortunately, Kobolds rarely are seen physically as they are quite adept at blending in with
stone and hiding in the dark.
Glaustig
The Glaustig is a creature from Wetteran lore common in the palatinate of Bargo. In most stories, the creature is described as a beautiful woman with dusky or gray skin and long blonde
hair. Her lower half was that of a goat, usually disguised by a long, flowing green robe or dress.
According to legends, the Glaustig could serve in legend as both a malign and benign creature. Some stories have her luring men to her lair via either song or dance, where she would then drink their blood. Other such tales have her casting stones in the path of travelers or throwing them off course.
In other, more benign incarnations, the Glaustig is a protector of cattle and herders. In one occurrence, a Glaustig helped with the cattle herding for a small town. The townsfolk, in gratitude, poured milk from the cows into a hollowed-out stone for her to drink. According to the same legend, her protection was revoked after one local youth poured boiling milk into the stone, burning her. She has also been described in some folklore as watching over children while their mothers milked the cows and fathers watched over the herds.
Knocker
In an area of high enlightenment and engineering, scholars and students all over Wetterau devise many strange and wondrous objects of metal, cogs, and wood. It is not surprising that a type of Fey is also associated with this practice of engineering and inventing. A Knocker is usually seen as a short child sized, slender man with long hose and a large knitted cap. They are associated with mischief and delight in disrupting and foiling mechanical devises of all sorts. Engineers whose inventions malfunction at inopportune times associate the failure to a Knocker pestering them. Sometimes this is certainly true, but more often than not, a Knocker is blamed for simple error or incompetence on the part of the engineer.
