====== Nixie ======

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Water spirits related to the nykr/nøkk tradition: beautiful, dangerous, musical, shapeshifting, and associated with drowning.

===== In the North =====

Use nixies in rivers, millponds, waterfalls, and dark lakes. In a Norse campaign, connect them to local water spirits rather than generic tiny fey.

===== Myth and Folklore =====

The nix, nøkk, or nykr appears across Germanic and Scandinavian folklore as a water being that may lure people, play music, shapeshift, or drown the unwary.

===== Campaign Use =====

Use nixies as tempters, guardians of river crossings, teachers of dangerous songs, or spirits angered by broken water taboos.

===== See Also =====

  * [[:creatures|Norse Creatures]]

===== Sources =====

  * Nixie: https://grokipedia.com/page/Nixie_(folklore)
  * Nøkken: https://grokipedia.com/page/N%C3%B8kken

===== Game Master Notes =====

DM-only encounter details, stat blocks, and running notes are kept at [[dm:creatures:nixie|Nixie (DM)]].