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if a duende starts throwing cutlery. The best course of action if your home becomes infested is to evict her. Any
    attempt to placate her will only make her envious about
    what resources you have that she does not.
    Duergaars—Earth
    These dwarf faeries may be from England, France and
    Spain. Appearing as nearly two foot tall people wearing
    clothes of moleskin and green hats, they are ill-tempered
    and unfriendly to humans. Duergaars live solitary lives,
    usually setting up residence on a faerie path in the woods.
    Since they dislike humans, a duergaar will viciously guard his or her path in the woods and will work to steer humans away or make them lose their way in the forest. Duergaars
    tamper with human trail markers in order to confuse and
    disorient travelers.
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    Dybbukkim/Lobs—Air
    Dybbukkim are Israeli spirits that are demonic in nature.
    They are invisible, but can possess people in order to take the form of human bodies. A similar creature, the Lob, that may have originally come from either Wales, Germany,
    or England, is said to take the form of a dark cloud with
    arms. A dybbuk will travel through the air in search of loud human arguments or fights. Feeding off the energy of dis-cord, the dybbuk waits until a human has become vulner-
    able through acts of evil or violence. When a human has
    become spiritually weakened, the dybbuk will possess him
    or her in order to have a tangible form.
    Dybbukkim are never helpful. They are always harm-
    ful, especially since they halt any recovery from spiritual afflictions. A dybbuk can be exorcised by a priest once it has entered a body, or dybukkim can be warded off altogether
    with music. Even a few musical notes will send a dybbuk
    flying away to find somewhere else to feed. Consequently,
    when the atmosphere has turned negative, turn on some
    music to keep the situation from getting much worse.
    Ellyllons—Water
    From the lakes of Cornwall and Wales, ellyllons are faeries small enough to ride upon eggshells over the water. Though they live at the bottom of lakes, they cannot be seen when they are below the water’s surface. Ellyllons are most commonly spotted during the spring, but they have little interest in either helping or harming humans unless they are
    worshipers of the lake Goddess embodied by the fables of
    the Lady of the Lake from Arthurian legend.
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    Erlkonig/Ellerkonge—Air
    Erlkonigs are solitary elf kings. In fact, there may be only one since only one has been seen at a time. Though Erlkonig’s appearances have occurred in Denmark and Germany,
    he is said to live in Valhalla when not making brief visits to foretell a death.
    The Erlkonig appears only to a person who will die. He
    wears a crown of gold and other finery. If he looks miserable and suffering, the nature of the death will be horrible. If he looks peaceful and jolly, the death will be just as peaceful.
    Farm Faeries/Fireesin/Harvesters—Earth
    Farm faeries are ugly, naked and covered with sparse brown fur. A farm faerie lives a solitary life, seeking out a farm to make its home. Once a farm has been found, a farm faerie
    will take up residence and attempt to help out with the
    farm chores. Unfortunately, farm faeries are not very intelligent, and the farm faerie’s attempts to help might just end up breaking things or making a mess. Farm faeries hibernate during the winter, but tend to cause frustration on
    farms the rest of the year.
    If a farm faerie is banished from a farm, it will become
    angry and usually destroy crops and livestock as it leaves.
    So, it is best to put up with the minor annoyances of poorly done chores than to evict a farm faerie by offering him or her clothing. After all, once one farm faerie is gone, another one may move right back in.
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    Fays/Fae/Fadas/Fas/Fatas/Fee—Air
    Though from Albania, these faeries may have been named
    after the Latin word for “fate.” They are