JANEK SIELICKI

THE SARMATIAN
BESTIARY
OPTIONAL RULES FOR 7TH SEA 2E

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THE SARMATIAN BESTIARY

Credits:
Written by Janek Sielicki
Art by Filip Gutowski ©2017
Cover illustration: Jacek Malczewski, “W tumanie”
Typesetting by Anna Madrjas-Dymek
Editing by Ken Carcas
Creative Contribution: Lech Górski, Tom Harrison

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 I NTRODUCTION
The Bestiary you’re reading wants to
help you add depth and uniqueness
to Sarmatian adventures, should your
Heroes ever travel to Rzplita or Curonia.
Just as Theah is based on 17th century
Europe, the Sarmatian Commonwealth
is based on the Commonwealth of
Poland and Lithuania, which existed
between the 16th and 18th centuries.
Poland is an old country and, over the
millennium of its existence, its culture
gave birth to many legends and stories,
which, just as the Grimm’s tales in
Germany, in their original forms are
quite scary and violent. Most of them
disappeared, evolved or meshed with
each other, while others survived,
mostly among peasants, as part of folk
customs or traditions.
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Ethnographers have always been in-
terested in hearing them and, as early as
in the 19th century, some of them began
to write them down, often in a distilled
form suitable for their audiences. This
module is based on contemporary eth-
nographic works, so from a certain point
of view, it describes real monsters from
Polish folklore. Most of the information
within is true, which does not mean that
there are (or were) monsters in Poland,
but that a long time ago people believed
in them, often because it was easier to
believe that a strange creature existed
than rationalize their fears and igno-
rance. However, don’t use the informa-
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tion from this bestiary to dazzle your his-
tory teacher! Most of the monsters have
been changed and adapted for the game
and the setting, spiced up, so to speak.
 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
The Sarmatian Commonwealth is not
as monster-rich as Eisen, or magical
Avalon, but even in Rzplita or Curonia
bizarre creatures can be found. Often
hiding in dark places, most of them do
not pose a serious threat to a group
of Heroes. They can appear in the
background, in stories told by locals
at an inn, or as a red herring during
an investigation. You can also use them
as Consequences in both Dramatic and
Action Sequences. After all, adventures
often take Heroes to desolate or dark
places where monsters dwell, and
Heroes’ actions may stir a monster,
adding another interesting wrinkle to
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your scene. Sarmatian Monsters can
also be an important part of the bigger
intrigue or even a Villain.
It is also worth remembering that
monsters are the scariest when they
remain unseen. Once the Heroes see
a creature, they’ll start thinking about
the ways to kill it. Materialized fears
are better than the unknown. A brush
with a monster, or finding a way to
chase it off without violence might be
more memorable than a fight with it.
For example, take the Midnight Wraith
described below. If it appears and attacks
the Heroes, it is likely that your players
will remember the encounter as just
another monster filler. But if you
describe how the temperature drops
in the middle of a hot summer night,
how hoar blossoms on the weapon
and clothes of the Hero standing guard,
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on their sleeping companions, that they
feel as if something was watching them,
never actually showing the monster –
they’ll remember that.
Each entry is divided into four sec-
tions. First, there is a general descrip-
tion of the creature. Unlike the official
books, I do not separate the descriptions
into legends and truth. It is up to you,
or even your players, to decide which
facts are facts, and which are in-game
fiction. If you want, players can use
their Raises to recall pieces of informa-
tion about the monster they’ve just met,
and for example realize that Kraśniaks
hate salt, and get rid of them safely and
without a scratch. There is also a new
advantage: Student of Legends, which
allows Heroes to recognize Monsters
without the need to spend Raises.
The “What they say” section presents
the views of the Secret Societies most
involved with Sarmatian monsters.
The Kreutzritter may offer extra rewards
for the information regarding certain
Monsters, while The Inquisition prefers
to deny the existence of such creatures.
Then there is The Ratas, whose tenuous
relationship with the dievas puts them
in an interesting position.
Finally, there are Example Encounters,
which you can insert into your story,
possible plot hooks, and game mechanics
elements, such as Strength, Qualities,
and other relevant information.
 NEW GAME MECHANICS
The Sarmatian Bestiary offers new
game mechanics elements:
New advantage:
Student of Legends. Cost 1 or 2.
Select a Nation. If the Nation
matches your Hero’s nationality,
the advantage costs 1 point,
otherwise it costs 2 points. You
have studied secret books and talked
to simple folk, gaining true insight
and knowledge about Monsters that
lurk in the dark places of the world.
You recognize them, know their
Qualities and relevant legends about
them. You can select this advantage
multiple times, gaining knowledge of
Legends and Monsters from different
parts of the world.
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Strength 1 Monsters: some monsters
are physically very weak, and generally
not a big threat. If a Monster has 1 point
of Strength, they always have 1 Raise to
use, do not roll the dice for them.
This module introduces a new Monster
Quality:
Vicious. A vicious monster is
particularly experienced, a veteran of
many fights and good at dispatching its
enemies. It has access to a single duelist
maneuver. Of course, when describing its
attack, change your narration accordingly
– monsters use claws and teeth, not steel!
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For example, parry becomes dodge,
lunge – charge (and logically, the monster
needs space to gain momentum) and so
on. Be careful when assigning this quality
and don’t do it too often. Monsters are
dangerous as it is, and making them too
deadly will spoil the fun. As Monsters can
have only a single maneuver, they can use
it only every other turn.
There are also new Advantages
(Faerie Child and Student of Legends),
new Background (Changeling), and a
new type of dievas deal.
Monster Country. In Theah, Eisen is
the country associated with horrors
and monsters. Don’t take away its
special status by making Rzplita
a monster-rich environment!
 Contents
Animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Babok . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chowaniec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Dydko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Dziwożona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gniotek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Kraśniak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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Płanetnik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Podmieniec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Południca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Północnica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Skarbnik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Smok . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Strzyga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Will-O’-Wisp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Wodnik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Zmora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Commonwealth Dievai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Art Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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 ANIMALS
Usually, hunting shouldn’t be a problem
for Heroes. Compared to villains and
monsters, animals might seem as terrify-
ing and only a background, present in
descriptions of nature or, if necessary,
introduced as Brutes. However, from
time to time a monstrous animal emerges,
a specimen so strong, vicious and mag-
nificent that hunting it is a story unto
itself. Sarmatian dvoreks (traditional
countryside houses) often have trophies
on display and noblemen are always ea-
ger to share their hunting stories. Some-
times animals are also agents of dievas or
other supernatural entities, imbued with
otherworldly strength and maliciousness.
5-10 normal wolves (Brutes). In winter,
when food is scarce, they don’t hesitate
to attack humans.
• Catfish (Strength 3-5), Aquatic;
the largest fish in Theah’s rivers,
the catfish can grow to 15 feet and
weigh over 600 lbs. Rarely, some of
them take to human flesh, attacking
fishermen and small boats.
PLOT HOOKS:
+ a Syrne artifact lost by a travelling
merchant is making local animals mad
+ during a particularly harsh winter

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wolf packs attack human settlements
Animals rarely fight until death and try
to escape when they are hurt. In the + a losejas wanted strength to vanquish
Commonwealth some examples of such her enemies and a dievas turned her
dangerous animals might include: into a bear
• Boar (Strength 2-4), Vicious
(Charge); angry and easily roused,
it charges at anything it can see.
• Bear (Strength 3-7), Powerful,
Vicious (Bash); the true king of
Sarmatian forests, angered brown
bear can be a terrible opponent.
• Lynx (Strength 2-4), Shadowy,
Vicious (Slash); reclusive and rarely
seen, the lynx ambushes its prey and
then fades into the forest.
• Wolf (Strength 2-4), Relentless,
Vicious (Parry); arguably, the most
dangerous natural predator of Sarmatia,
some Alpha male wolves grow to a
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 BABOK
A small creature whose name is often
invoked by parents to scare naughty
children (Behave, or a Babok will take
you). It is a strange, small and hairy
creature, no taller than a 1-year-old child,
with a disproportionately small face.
It lurks in dark and dank places, where
it snatches its victims – usually children
who wander too far from their parents.
In the countryside older children often
take care of their younger siblings, and
Baboks lure their prey by imitating the
gurgling sounds of an infant. A single
babok is dangerous only to children and
usually hides or runs away when an adult
comes near. However, a pack of them
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WHAT THEY SAY:
Die Kreutzritter: Imitating children
to attract prey is particularly vile.
Eradication of a tangle of Baboks is
worth 4 Favor. Avoid being surrounded.
Watch out for lurkers. Could they be
just servants of a greater power?
The Inquisition: Children die
not because of some hairy monster,
but because their curiosity led them
to a dangerous place, and their

parents didn’t notice. Or didn’t care.

(called a ‘tangle’) can take down even
a well-armed person. They are also
cunning and retreat if overwhelmed.

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 The Ratas: These are insignificant,
minor dievai that should be left alone.
There are rumors, though, that each
year they migrate somewhere and
the hearts they harvest on the dark
pilgrimage serve a specific purpose.
PLOT HOOKS:
+ There are rumours that sometimes,
in an abandoned, ruined dvorek,
a crying baby can be heard
+ a small girl in a village says she
was assaulted by a group of small,
nasty children
+ a young mother is accused of leaving
her baby unattended
Example Encounter: While exploring
an abandoned, ruined dvorek (traditional
nobleman’s country house), perhaps
CHOWANIEC
Chowaniec, or Khovanyets, is a house
spirit who is able to make their owner
rich. Typically, wealthy peasants, millers
or apiary owners are believed to own
a Khovanyets. These solitary creatures
resemble tiny humans (most often boys)
and live in abandoned mouse holes.
They are also able to transform into small
animals (usually a bird or the grass snake),
but each Chowaniec shapeshifts into only
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searching for a clue for their investigation,
staying there for a night, or hiding from
their enemies, a Hero suddenly hears
a baby crying and gurgling somewhere
in the dark. When they investigate
they see an infant, soundly asleep in a
basket. Who was crying then? Suddenly
a group of Baboks attack, angry that
the Hero intruded on their meal, one of
them trying to snatch the basket and run
away. Consequences: The Babok escapes
on Raise 2, Heroes leg falls through
rotten floor disturbing a pit of vipers or
wasps, another group of Baboks arrive
through a hidden tunnel; Opportunities:
Collapsing part of the building on Baboks,
throwing a wasp hive at the enemies.
The Babok has the following qualities:
Swift, Shadowy, and is typically
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encountered in a tangle of 5 to 10
(Brute Squad).
one form. According to the popular
belief, whoever wants to own one of
these demonic helpers, must carry an egg
from a black hen and black rooster under
their armpit for 9 days. Moreover, for the
entire period they can’t wash themselves.
After 9 days a Chowaniec hatches from
the egg (at this stage resembling a small
chick or snake with human features) and
settles in a nearby mouse hole. The owner
 should care for it and offer a bowl of
unsalted groats each day. Even a pinch
of salt scares a Chowaniec away. Wooed
with good care, Chowaniec brings grain,
money and other goods at night, usually
taking them from the owner’s neighbors.

WHAT THEY SAY:

Die Kreutzritter: It is never a good idea

to use Monsters for one’s own benefit.
You are never sure what you are really
giving it in return… Instead of killing the
creature, it is much better to convince
its owner to get rid of it. Such an act is
worth 4 Favor.

Example Encounter: When staying

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The Inquisition: What? The miller is

rich because a Chowaniec serves him?
Or maybe because he works hard, eh?
The Ratas: Raising your own
Khovanyets is a good way to learn
self-discipline and an entry into the
world of dievai. It also teaches you
how other people react to your powers…
PLOT HOOKS:
+ a grateful peasant gives a Hero a black
hen which lays an egg on the next day
+ two Nobles compete to get a contract
for the King and one of them uses
a Chowaniec to win
+ the Heroes need to talk to a peasant,
but he is “unavailable” – in fact, he is
taking care of his Chowaniec egg
at an inn (karczma, or kar-tch-ma),
a friendly innkeeper asks the Heroes
to help him catch a thief who each
night takes some of the inn’s supplies.
The Heroes keep guard and see a
Chowaniec carrying grain and money
to a nearby ramshackle hut, where a
small and very dirty child takes care of
her senile grandmother. The hut is full
of food, money, and valuables, taken
from the villagers. Consequences: a
Hero is accused of being the thief, the
Chowaniec takes a Hero’s valuable object;
Opportunities: finding a Chowaniec’s
egg, noticing that they don’t like salt
Chowaniec is a tiny monster with
Shapeshifting Quality (snake or chick).
Itself it poses no threat, but the people
who desire his services may be quite
dangerous!

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 DYDKO
Dodo, dodo, I was chased by a bobo The Inquisition: Lungs on chicken
Hands and legs it had legs? Seriously? That’s why you fell
Hug it wanted me bad off the horse? It was just a bird!
(obscure folk song)

One day a woman was returning from

the market. On her way, she saw a
hangman swinging on a tree. She cut
out the man’s lungs and used them as a
replacement for her husband’s favorite
soup. After the meal, the lungs’ owner –
a dievas – came by demanding his lungs
back. The woman killed a hen and gave
the sorcerer the bird’s organs and the
dievas changed them into a strange and
pitiful creature that runs on two thin
The Ratas: We will pay good red
gold Zloty (4 Wealth) for a live
specimen delivered to us. But be careful!
Old peasants say that the original dievas
is still looking for his lungs and those
collecting dydkos are often found dead.
PLOT HOOKS:

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legs, producing whistling screeches and + Prices in a town have gone up because
scaring people. merchants are reluctant to go through
Dydkos inhabit attics, garrets, and other a haunted forest
dark places. They are small, and only indi-
+ Local youths have a game of surviving
rectly dangerous, because their screeching
a night in a house where a terrible
may scare people or horses and lead to
monster dwells. One does not return.
minor accidents. Some losejai also be-
lieve that if you manage to capture one of
them, a dievas will want to buy it off from
you, no matter your price (in game terms:
a major favor).

WHAT THEY SAY:

Die Kreutzritter: They are small

and after the initial scare, easy to
dispose. There is no need to waste
a knight’s time on them while there
are more serious threats in the woods.
However, they may be used to lure
those more powerful dievai into a trap!

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 + Local bishop called in The Inquisition
because he believes the forest he
recently travelled through is infested
with monsters.
Example Encounter: The Heroes
are riding through a dense, dark forest
when they suddenly hear a blood-
curdling screech and their horses panic.
Consequences: falling off the horse/the
horse gallops blindly ahead/the horse
DZIWOŻONA
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The name (Divoshona, translated as
“Strange-wife”, is used interchangeably
with Boginka, Mamuna, or, near the
Ussuran border, Rusalka). The appear-
ance of these beguilers varies and depends
on the region they inhabit. Near Szablewo
people describe human-like females with
oversized buttocks (“as a mound of hay”),
two long arms and elongated torso, they
also have eyes large as two big plates and
pig’s teeth. In Eastern Curonia they live in
burrows and holes and resemble small
humanoids with shaggy hair. Most of
them can change shape, but for example,
near Złotogóra they revert to their nat-
ural form after sunset. Whatever their
appearance, they are feared and hated,
especially by pregnant women and those
who have just had a baby. Taking the
form of a new mother’s best friend or
neighbor, a dziwożona comes out of the
wilderness and tries to lure the mother
away from her house. The moment the
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injures a leg/crashing into other Heroes.
Opportunities: noticing a small creature
running across the road/recognizing
the creature/remembering a fact about
it/catching it (time-limited).
Dydko has the following qualities: Swift,
Fear 3 (if unseen). Even 1 Wound
destroys it.
helpless and still weak woman crosses
the threshold, the dziwożona kidnaps her
and takes away to imprison somewhere.
Then the monster changes form again
and pretend to be the mother. However,
its malicious and nasty behavior soon re-
veals the truth. Alternatively, instead of
kidnapping the mother, dziwożona tries
to take the baby away and replace it with
a changeling. They often forget about the
children they kidnapped, but there are
stories of boys and girls raised by them
in the heart of Sanderis Forest. Such chil-
dren have walked the Fey paths and have
strong ties with the supernatural world.
New advantage:
Faerie Child. 4 Points.
You have a knack for detecting the
supernatural. You always know if
a building or area is inhabited by
a Monster or a supernatural entity.
 You don’t sense its precise location
or type, but you know how powerful
it is (more or less).
WHAT THEY SAY:
The Inquisition: Everybody knows
that women are in shock after
childbirth, or they’re depressed,
or just tired. They just wander
away and get lost.

Die Kreutzritter: These woman-shaped

creatures have led many knights astray,
and sadly, some real women have died
at the hands of paranoid, inexperienced
members of our order. Most were pun-
ished. Some decided to seek redemption
by going to the darkest part of Eisen.
The Ratas: Dziwożonas don’t offer
deals, but know a lot of interesting
secrets and are an excellent way to
make contact with a powerful dievas.
We should help them and protect them.
Helping a Dziwożona in trouble is
worth 6 Favor.

PLOT HOOKS:

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+ A local priest (a woman) recently went
through a radical behavior change
+ Strange singing can be heard at
sunset near the abandoned mill
+ A woman believed dead was seen
walking the fields

Example Encounter: The Heroes are

travelling through a forest when they
see a woman lying in the middle of the
road. She tells them she escaped from
Dziwożona’s prison and she begs the He-
roes to rescue her son. The Heroes arrive
at the woman’s village and discover that
not only is the impostor a good mother
to the child, but also, she impersonated
the local nobleman’s wife. If they threat-
en to expose her, she offers them some-
thing valuable: information they seek,
the location of a Syrneth artefact, etc.

Dziwożona usually works alone, has 3

Strength and the Shapeshifting quality.

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 GNIOTEK
Gnyotek, (Masher or Pulper), a subtype
of Zmora, is a small and malicious being
that delights in tormenting sleeping
people. It looks like a small, fat boy
wearing a red hat and always has a lot
of money on him (at least 3 Wealth).
The creature is famous for its unnatural
weight: if it climbed onto a human,
it would crush them to death! However,
killing its victim is not Gniotek’s aim,
it “just” wants to feed on the sleeping
victim, so to reduce its weight, it opens
its own stomach, takes the entrails
out and places them next to the bed.
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Then it climbs onto the human, with
one heavy hand blocking their mouth
so that they can’t scream, and mashes
their body while biting and drinking
blood.
Usually, the unfortunate victim
quickly passes out due to suffocation
and pain. After the monster is sated,
it rolls down, lands with a heavy thump
(which may wake up people sleeping
in other rooms), stuffs its entrails back,
leaves a gold coin and sneaks away.
If it liked the taste of the blood, and the
victim is still accessible, it returns the
 following night. Gnioteks move slowly,
but quietly. If spotted, they pretend to
be a lost boy, looking for his parents:
”I’ll wait here while you look for them, okay?”
If forced to fight, they try to escape,
or utilize they strength and weight.
WHAT THEY SAY:
Die Kreutzritter: These are vile
creatures that corrupt both soul and
body. They should be sought out and
exterminated. Don’t try to grapple them,
they’ll break your bones. Destroying a
Gniotek is worth 5 Favor.
The Inquisition: If you wake up
with bite marks, feeling weak and
stiff, it just means that you have
bugs in your bed, got a cold or
worked hard the day before.
The Ratas: Gnioteks are a lesser form
of dievai. In more than one case they
targeted specifically losejai instead of
other people, which means they might
be able to detect those with a deal!
This requires further investigation
and must be kept secret.
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PLOT HOOKS:
+ People don’t rest well at a local inn,
but they are happy nonetheless
+ There is a very heavy chest hidden
in a basement nearby
+ Someone pays good money for
“a soggy, slightly bloody sack.”
Example Encounter: After a night
at an inn (or kar-tchma in Sarmatian)
a Hero wakes up tired, stiff and unrested,
their head full of half-recollected dreams.
There is a strange gold coin next to his
bed and when they sit up, their feet land
in a reddish puddle on the floor (that’s
where the entrails were). The innkeeper
knows about the gniotek, but doesn’t do
anything about it, because occasionally
he manages to steal the coin the monster
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leaves behind. Consequences: slipping
in the blood, being accused of murder/
assault, oversleeping; Opportunities:
cornering the gniotek so it leads you
to a losejai, finding more gold.
Gnioteks are solitary creatures.
They have 4 points of Strength and
are Powerful and Shadowy. They also
have 2 free Raises per round to use
for actions that depend on their great
weight (typically a competitive action).
The extra wounds from the Powerful
quality can also be used the same way.
 KRAŚNIAK
Skrzat (Skshat), Podziomek (Pod-zyomek)
or Kraśniak (Krasnyak). The rich often
tell their children fairy tales about small,
funny dwarfs with happy faces, who sing
songs and help princesses. The real
creature is something quite different.
Kraśniaks are 1-foot-tall humanoid
creatures who live in underground
warrens. They have long beards and
wear primitive clothes, made from small
animal skins (rats, rabbits, squirrels etc.).
Their eyes are dark and lucid, and
mouths are full of needle-sharp teeth.
Kraśniaks enter human homes searching
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for food. If at least one gets inside, others
will soon follow and the more they eat
the faster they breed, tunneling under
the house until it collapses. Moreover,
when they run out of food, they attack
livestock and humans, especially
children. However, the creatures are the
best-known solution to a rat infestation
and ignorant peasants sometimes lure
Skrzats in by placing a bowl with cream
and honey near the fireplace, in the barn
or the attic. A few weeks later, when the
food starts to disappear, the cottage leans
to the side and strange knocks and nasty
giggles fill the night, the peasant wishes
they had never heard about Kraśniaks.
Navigating Kraśniak’s narrow
tunnels is extremely difficult
(and dangerous) for adult
humans, who are
practically helpless
there, but some
brave children
tell a tale of the
Sibela – the
Kraśniak Brood
Mothers. They
live deep within
the warren and
devour most
of the food
that the little
creatures
gather.
 Sibela resembles a fat, warty toad with
a human-like face and hands and a long,
sticky tongue. It hates the taste of salt
and in some cases, garlic, so salting food
is a sure (albeit expensive for peasants)
solution to get rid of a Kraśniak
infestation.
WHAT THEY SAY:
Die Kreutzritter: Sometimes we think
Rzplitans need to visit Eisen. Why would
anyone willingly seek a monster’s help?
There are safer ways of getting rid of
vermin! Don’t go into their tunnels.
Collapse the entrances, or fill the
complex with water. Kill the creatures
when they’re escaping.
The Inquisition: Food disappears?
Your husband eats it. Your house
sinks into the ground? You built it
in a bad spot. See? There is always a
better explanation than monsters.
The Ratas: These little dievai adapted to
the life among humans a little too well.
Steps should be taken to control their
population, or losejai will be blamed for
infestations. Getting rid of a Krasniak
'
colony is worth 4 Favor.
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PLOT HOOKS:
+ A cottage in a nearby village collapsed
into a sinkhole
+ Food in a village is disappearing
+ A group of children carrying large
sacks was seen in the forest
Example Encounter: The Heroes arrive
at a supposedly prosperous Sarmatian
village and find it mostly abandoned,
the survivors hiding in the woods or
barricaded in their houses. They are all
famished and scared, both of a local priest
and the monsters who come at night.
The village had a serious rat infestation
and the villagers agreed to lure some
Kraśniaks, despite the priest’s protests,
pagan rituals and all. Now he refuses to
help them, and they’re afraid to ask their
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Lord for help because the priest explained
to them that they deserve their fate.
Consequences: getting stuck in a tunnel,
losing a valuable object, disturbing a rat
next; Opportunities: noticing a Kraśniak
getting away, finding a stash of valuables,
noticing Kraśniak’s aversion to salt.
Kraśniaks operate in Brute Squads
(Strength 5-10). They’re small and nasty
and usually lure aggressive opponents into
narrow tunnels, where they bite their face
off. They are also Thieves, preferring food
and drink as their targets. Remember that
most fights with Kraśniaks take place in
extremely narrow tunnels.
Sibela is a Strength 5-8 Monster,
which is also Venomous and Tentacled
(treat the tongue as 1 Tentacle). Death
Throe: Spend a Danger Point: A killed
killed Sibela releases a Brute Squad of
Kraśniaks.
 PŁANETNIK
Płanetniks (Pwanetneeks), believed to be Unseelie theory and certain Avalonian
a lesser type of dievai, are air demons scholars have tried to organize an
that inhabit storm clouds, especially expedition to Sarmatia to conduct
those carrying hail. Folktales
depict them as tall, dark-
skinned humanoids wearing
long white robes and conical
hats, which they use to make
holes in the clouds to bring rain
or snow. Other legends
describe how they use ropes
to drag clouds across the sky,
or use rainbows to pump water
or ice from lakes and rivers
into the sky. Ice and water are
transported in huge barrels and
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it is their rumbling you hear

when the storm approaches.
In Curonia the name is used
to describe dievai who offer
a storm deal and stories tell
that a losejas can be recognized
when they slip out of the
village just before a storm. But
in Rzeczpospolita, planetniks
are real. Encountered only
during the heaviest storms,
they fling hail at people caught
outdoors and try to kidnap
physically attractive humans.
No-one knows what they
need them for, but legends
say about castles hidden in
the clouds, guarded by dragons
and other strange creatures,
where płanetneeks pay court
to even more powerful beings.
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 further research. Wise peasants know
that these monsters hate the sound of
church bells and ring them when they
see a storm approaching.
WHAT THEY SAY:
Die Kreutzritter: As dangerous as they
are mysterious, these creatures should
be destroyed. Gunfire is particularly
effective, since they mistake it with
thunder. Of course, guns often don’t
work that well during storms…
The Inquisition: Storms are
dangerous events! People get killed
without the help of air monsters,
I once saw hail the size of a cabbage!
The Ratas: A powerful Płanetnik may
offer a deal, especially if you’re pretty
enough. Anyone discovering the truth
behind their “flying castles” will have a
place on the council. Also posthumously.
PLOT HOOKS:
+ People die when a rainbow appears
after a storm
+ A legend tells about a castle made
from clouds
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+ Good looking people disappear,
so they are kept their entire lives
inside
Example Encounter: You can use
the Płanetnik as a type of storm dievai,
to make a pact a losejas must find one
during a severe storm. Moreover, the
7th Sea 2ed GM Screen suggests, as a
Consequence, appearance of a Monster.
Since chases and fights often take
place during storms, the Płanetneek is
the perfect choice for such a suddenly
emerging Monster, if the scene takes
place in the Sarmatian countryside.
As a Consequence, the creature will
try to snatch the best-looking Hero
(or even a Villain)!
Płanetnik is a Strength 6 Monster
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with the following qualities: Elemental
(Air, Lightning), Wings (not literally,
but it can fly). In combat Płanetniks
send powerful winds to slow down
opponents, pummel them with hail
and even can call lightning from the
skies. They rarely engage in close
combat, but can be lured to the
ground or caught with ropes. When
hit, a Płatetnik releases a burst of
electricity which deals 2 Wounds.
They are very dangerous opponents
but usually leave you alone if you let
them do their job. Unless you’re pretty.
Then they want to take you!
 PODMIENIEC
The podmyenyets, or the changeling,
is a half-magical creature that boginkas
(see Dziwożona) leave in place of real
infants. No-one really knows who the
father is, but dievai are indicated as
often as regular mortals who fell into
Dziwożona’s hands. Although initially
the children look like regular infants,
when they are 2 years old they begin
to show otherworldly features, such as
large heads, spiked ears, bulging eyes,
or crooked legs. Maybe because of this,
or maybe due to their malicious
behavior, they are often bullied and
tormented, and in turn, they lash out.
Most often they are eventually chased
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WHAT THEY SAY:
Die Kreutzritter: We advise caution
when tracking down changelings.
Not all children are cute and not
all monsters are ugly. However,
Podmieniec often is drawn to nature
and prefers the company of animals
rather than humans.
The Inquisition: Some children
are born with certain diseases
that make them look this way.

Ignorant people take the symptoms

away from the village. In other cases, for monstrous influence. We
their mothers try to protect them: hide should care for these children,
them, send them away, or – if they not bully them!
know or suspect the truth about the
child’s origins – they try to find the
real mother or father and ask for help.
A changeling’s features don’t have to The Ratas: We provide shelter
manifest strongly and some of them, for changelings. These are precious
if they manage to survive to adulthood, creatures that can grow into powerful
learn how to mask their origins and losejai. Anyone helping a changeling
live normal lives. Others, particularly in trouble earns 6 Favor.
tenacious ones, use cunning and
brutality to find a place for themselves
in the criminal underworld. However,
The Inquisition and its agents are
always on the lookout for them, and –
although the time of pogroms lies in
the past – changelings are a good target
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 PLOT HOOKS: Changeling
+ Angry mob is gathering at a poor A dziwożona left you in a human crib and
woman’s cottage you were raised among humans. But you’re
not one of them. Not really.
+ A ruined village is inhabited by
Quirk:
aggressive children
Earn a Hero Point each time you protect
+ A child-hero is said to help those the supernatural world in a way that gets
in need you in trouble.
Skills: Advantage:
Example Encounter: The Heroes
Hide, Athletics, Faerie Child,
arrive at a village where someone is Brawl, Notice, Survivalist
murdering people. The villagers accuse a Intimidate
changeling hiding in the nearby woods
and only the changeling’s mother says
they are innocent. While the villagers
are busy chasing the creature, the real
murderer strikes again. Consequences:
being accused of being a losejai, getting
lost in the forest, encountering a
ziwożona; Opportunities: earning
Dziwożona;

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a favor with a dievai (a single-use minor
deal power)

Changelings are Strength 1-5 Monsters

who are Powerful. A Villain can also
be a Changeling, in which case they are
treated as any other human NPC, with
the Powerful quality and Faerie Child
advantage.
At the GM’s discretion,
players can choose the
Changeling Background
presented below.

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 POŁUDNICA
OR NOON WRAITH
Demonic beings called Południca
(powoodneetsa), Przypołudnica
(pshypowooudneetsa) or Południówka
(powoodnyoovka), who scare and attack
people working in the fields at noon in
summer, when the weather is especially
hot. Peasants believe that even seeing
them causes a lethal fever and often
stop working in the middle of the day
to avoid encountering the
creature. Always female, they
resemble tall, thin women
with rags wrapped around
their head and long dresses
whose colors faded in the
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sun, billowing even if there
is no wind. Their thin,
often desiccated faces
(sometimes old,
sometimes young)
look as if they were
burnt by fire, but
eyes shine with an
unearthly yellow
glow. They don’t
walk on the
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ground, but float, wandering the gently
swaying fields, searching for a victim.
When they find one, they use their
voices to beguile them, make them rest
or sleep in the shade. Then they attack,
trying to rip out and devour the heart.
If the victim wakes up, a Noon Wraith
usually doesn’t pursue, and soon fades
away to reappear in the vicinity some
other day. Peasants believe
that when these monsters eat
enough hearts during a single
summer, they are able to call
forth living flames and destroy
entire fields of crops. Scholars
and losejai believe that Noon
Wraiths are a leftover of a
powerful Pact, servants
of a long-forgotten losejas,
still trying to complete the
task she required of
them. They can talk
and are a great source
of strange mysteries
– or cryptic
answers.
 WHAT THEY SAY:
Die Kreutzritter: Foolish folk tales
attach romantic tales to these demons,
but make no mistake - these are
dangerous creatures of ash and fire
and should be exterminated. Douse
them with water to mitigate the heat
aura around them, then hack to pieces.
The Inquisition: Sunburns or a
stiff neck is a sure sign of a failed
Noon Wraith attack.
The Ratas: Some of Południca’s are
actually true dievai and can offer fire
deals. A losejai with such a deal can
be recognized by a burn mark on his
hand or rarely, face.
PLOT HOOKS:
+ Each year a great fire destroys
the same part of a field
+ A lonely woman walks the fields
during the noon heat
+ There is a man with a burned
hand in the village and the wound
doesn’t heal
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Example Encounter: The Heroes are
travelling through the Commonwealth
in the middle of a particularly hot
summer. Around noon they find a
shaded area in the middle of a golden
field and they decide to rest, water
their horses and have a snack. It is
very hot, the air shimmers with heat
and even crickets are quiet, except
for one particularly tenacious insect.
The Heroes feel very weary. Ask the
players for their declarations (some may
get into the spirit of things and declare
they go to sleep, others might want to
keep watch). Then the Noon Wraith
emerges, applying pressure (sleep) to all
the Heroes. At this stage, it is still barely
visible and resembles a mirage. Finally,
it attacks, preferring a sleeping target
and usually spending all its Raises
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to inflict wounds. Consequences:
oversleeping, catching fire, setting
a field afire, munitions explosion;
Opportunities: Finding a container
with water.
Noon Wraith: Strength 3-6, Fear 1,
Elemental (Heat). Dramatic Wounds
inflicted by a Noon Wraith (blisters,
burns) heal twice as long as normal.
 PÓŁNOCNICA
OR MIDNIGHT
IDNIGHT WRAI

Some losejai speculate that the Midnight

Wraith (Poownotsneetsa) is another type
of the Noon Wraith, or even the same
creature manifesting its different aspect.
This led to the speculation that the
only way to truly destroy the monster
is by making it face its “other half.”
Midnight Wraiths appear only at
night, usually around midnight,
and seek unfortunate victims caught
outdoors at this hour. They are rarely
encountered, but people talk about tall
women, dressed in black, billowing
garb, who float over the ground,
leaving a trail of frost in their wake.
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People killed by a Midnight Wraith

are often covered with hoar – even
on a warm summer night.

WHAT THEY SAY:

Die Kreutzritter: Obviously, fire is

particularly effective against these
dievai. The Ussuran Snow Queen
is said to be sometimes accompanied
-
by a host of Pólnocnicas, yet another
proof that monsters ignore borders
set by the humankind.

The Inquisition: It wasn’t a

monster that killed him! He was
drunk, fell asleep and froze to
death. Sudden temperature drops
are not that uncommon ‘round
here!

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 The Ratas: The Midnight Wraith’s
embrace, if you survive it, can give
you a glimpse of your heart’s desire.
Faraway locations, forgotten secrets,
or even the future are shown before
your eyes, right before they freeze solid.
PLOT HOOKS:
+ In the middle of summer a frozen
body was found
+ A child practices her skating on
a nearby lake at night
+ A blind ex-hussar wanders the world,
looking for his lost love
SKARBNIK
Skarbnik (Skarbneek), or Treasure Gnome,
is a one-meter-tall, bearded humanoid
wearing a metal hat, who helps hard-
working miners and punishes the lazy
ones. Encountered only underground,
it is believed to protect treasures and if
you follow him, you can find gold, silver
or precious stones. Some legends say
how miners lost underground were led
out by a mysterious lantern light, while
other stories explain how impolite, lazy,
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Example Encounter: The Heroes are
waiting in a night-time ambush, hoping
to catch a villain they’re after. Suddenly
it’s getting cold. Too cold. Their hands
are getting numb and they feel tired and
sleepy. Then the wraith attacks, targeting
the weakest Hero. Consequences: slipping
on ice, losing 2 Wounds due to extreme
cold, hoar on eyelashes obscuring vision;
Opportunities: finding a way to start
a big fire, luring the monster into the
approaching enemies
Midnight Wraith: Strength 3-6,
Fear 2, Elemental (Cold). Dramatic
Wounds inflicted by a Midnight Wraith
(frostburn) heal twice as long as normal.
The area around a manifested Wraith is
covered with frost and slippery.
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or greedy people (or those whistling
in mines) were pushed into bottomless
chasms or lured into blocked tunnels to
be left alone in the dark. Some losejai
believe that Skarbnik is a deal-offering
dievas, while a scholar in Szablewo
claimed that with a Skarbnik’s help he
had found a Syrneth ruin deep under the
Żupan Mountains, but then the creature
turned against him and the expedition
and unleashed some sort of a curse.
 WHAT THEY SAY:

Die Kreutzritter: One of the few

monsters that is known to help people
and actually test their decency. A knight
of our order once convinced a Skarbnik
to reveal a location of a Dracheneisen
weapon, then he killed the creature with
it. Since that day Skarbniks hate our
organization.

The Inquisition: Mining is a

dangerous job. Tunnels collapse,
people suffocate or get lost in the
dark. It’s sad, but there is nothing
unnatural about that.
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The Ratas: Skarbniks are friends of a villain’s

our order, which does NOT mean they
automatically help a losejas. If you prove
your dedication to us, then they will offer
assistance. (You can spend Ratas Favor
to have a Skarbnik help you).
PLOT HOOKS:
+ Miners are organizing a treasure hunt,
because a gold nugget has been found
+ People keep dying in a local mine
+ A scholar is looking for people who
could help him find old buried ruins,
while a local noble opposes the plan
HQ, or trying
to escape from
prison, a Hero
suddenly bumps
into a Skarbnik,
who is hiding just around the corner.
The creature staggers and from the
bag it is holding, lumps of gold ore and
precious stones spill out. If the Hero is
polite and helps to pick up the things,
the Skarbnik will lead them out, or even
share the treasure. But if a Hero tries to
steal even a single stone (worth at least
5 Wealth), the creature will try to lure
them out deeper into the mines, where
they will be lost – forever.

Example Encounter: While exploring Skarbnik has Strength 7 and the

underground caves near Złotogóra, following qualities: Elemental (Earth),
for example, to find a secret entrance to Teleporting.

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 SMOK
The Drachen, known in the drank and drank and then it blew up!
Commonwealth as Smok, is rare in Or so the legend holds. It is much more
Theah and only one legend exists in likely that it died there, killed by poison
Rzplita about this creature: long ago, or people who took advantage of its
when Szablewo was still a small town, condition, or returned deep into the
a mighty Smok emerged from the crystal caves, never to be seen again.
caves beneath the castle hill. No knight
could defeat it and the wyrm threatened WHAT THEY SAY:
to destroy everything. Then, a young
shoemaker named Dratevka came up
Die Kreutzritter: Don’t waste
with an idea: he stuffed a sheep carcass
time searching for Drachen in the
with poisonous herbs, sulfur, and tar, and
Commonwealth. The fact that that huge
then left it near the Drachen’s cave. The
country has only a single legend about
monster indeed devoured the sheep in
these creatures proves it’s a fool’s errand.
one gulp and soon it began to suffer from
an unbearable stomach pain. The dragon

dragged its huge body to the river and
began to drink, hoping that water would
quench the fire in its guts. The Smok
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The Inquisition: Drachen in the
Commonwealth? No-one has seen
one for a thousand years or more.

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 The Ratas: Smok is a creature of myths
and legends, of times long forgotten.
Their bones are buried deep, but their
spirits sometimes wander…
PLOT HOOKS:
+ A strange bone is displayed in a local
curio shop
+ An old tome shows a hidden path
through the crystal caves
+ A poor man has recently become
very rich, some of his jewelry bears
the mark of the dragon
Example Encounter: Discovering a
living Smok would be a nation-shaking
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STRZYGA
The Strzyga (Stshiga) is perhaps
the only true Monster inhabiting the
Commonwealth, as rare as it is deadly.
They are short, muscular humanoids
with malformed, large heads, mismatched
eyes and sharp talons. According to folk
belief, people born with two hearts, two
souls and two rows of teeth, or babies
already born with teeth, later turned into
these monsters. If a child was recognized
as a Strzyga, it was left in the wilderness,
where it died, but thanks to the second
soul, it was reborn as a Strzyga. Not only
did it hunt humans for their warm blood,
but it also punished those who wronged it
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event. After all, Rzplita is not Avalon!
But if you do want to go that way, con-
sider this option: while the Heroes are
exploring the Crystal Caves under Sza-
blewo, they find a recently formed en-
trance leading to a very deep grotto. In-
side they find THE Dragon, the one from
the legend, deep in magical hibernation.
Will they awaken the beast? Leave it be?
Tell someone about it? Alternatively,
they can find the drachen’s skeleton – still
an amazing treasure, worth as much as
10 Wealth. A major deal with a dievas
might result in resurrecting the dead
monster, in which case it has 10 Strength,
and Powerful, Winged and Fearsome
Qualities. Once per round it can breathe
fire – treat it as a Consequence that deals
a dramatic wound.
in its first life. Some legends mention that
the monster can shapeshift into an owl
and is able to regenerate its wounds, so
fire is the best way to destroy it for good.
The most famous legend about Strzyga
comes from the Złotogóra area and tells
about a young countess who died and
turned into a Strzyga. To kill her, a brave
knight (or Hexe in some versions) made
a magic circle around her sarcophagus
and then spent the night inside, while the
monster hunted for him in the graveyard.
However, some Sarmatian scholars doubt
the legend and attribute it to Eisen influ-
ences and stories about Vampires.
 WHAT THEY SAY:
Die Kreutzritter: These creatures might
have migrated from Eisen since they
resemble the horrors that lurk there, and
they became more common (but still rare)
in the years after the War of the Cross.
If possible, never face Strzyga alone and
always prepare for the confrontation: dig
pits, prime muskets, a cannon would be
useful. Destroying a Strzyga earns 6 Favor.
The Inquisition: Explorers who
visited the mysterious continent
of Ifri tell about apes larger and
stronger than any human being.
Maybe one of these exotic beasts
made its way to our lands?
Example Encounter: You can insert a
Strzyga into any “cursed place”, an area
local people avoid, such as an old
cemetery, castle ruins, or a battlefield.
For example, while chasing a Villain,
the Heroes learn that the only way to
reach her before she boards a ship is
by taking a shortcut through an old
and “cursed” battlefield, where people
often vanish or die. The local suspect a
Strzyga, but it might be a wild animal…
Or both! Consequences: bleeding
wound, lost weapons, thrown into a pit;
Opportunities: covering oneself with
a dead animal’s blood to avoid Strzyga,
finding a clue about the monster’s parents.
The Strzyga is a killing machine and
deserves to be a Villain. It has Strength
8-12 and the following qualities: Powerful,

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Regenerating, Swift and Vicious (Slash).

The Ratas: Dievai sometimes use

Strzygas to circumvent deals with
a reckless losejas. Some of us,
though, know how to create
and control these creatures…

PLOT HOOKS:
+ Only the carts belonging to the
Sęczyński
zyński family safely travel
the Old Road. All other people
disappear.
+ A young noblewoman died 3 years
ago, but her husband refuses to
re-marry and keeps all her things,
saying that they are “still used.”
+ An owl has been following
a merchant ever since he
visited a Sarmatian town.

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 WILL-O’-WISP
Will-o’-wisp, known as Bwedny
ogneek (The lights that lead astray), is a phe-
nomenon observable on swamps, bogs,
and marshes. Believed to be restless souls
or a dievas’ servants, they are not danger-
ous combatants, but they are responsible
for more deaths than any other Rzplitan
monster: it is said that if you manage to
catch one into a container, you will have
a perfect source of light. Since candles
or lanterns are expensive (at least for a
peasant), yet necessary, many apprentice
craftsmen, willing to impress their mas-
ters, try to catch a will-o’-wisp and get lost
in a marsh and killed by something else,
or – usually – drown. Occasionally, a more
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The Ratas: Now, listen closely. If you
catch two wisps at the same marsh and
then transport each one to a different
location, you can send messages over
great distances. Unfortunately, this
works only for one or two messages,
then the wisps explode.
PLOT HOOKS:
+ A band of bandits uses strange
explosives in their assaults
+ Bright light is visible at night in
a scholar’s window

powerful monster, such as Wodnik, + Young people who court a local beauty
employs these spirits, but the way they keep disappearing in the marshes
do this remains unknown. Other stories
claim that if you are tenacious enough
(and don’t drown), the lights will even-
tually lead you to a great treasure.

WHAT THEY SAY:

Die Kreutzritter: A caught will-o’-wisp

not only provides light, but can be
used to bait larger monsters. For some
reasons the Fey creatures of Avalon
despise Sarmatian ogneeks.

The Inquisition: Pockets of gas

set alight, that’s all!

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 Example Encounter: While the Heroes
are chasing a villain through the Dievai
Marshes, they see a blinking light nearby.
If they follow it, it disappears and re-
emerges a bit further. Is it the villain’s
lantern? But look, there is another one!
Following a will-o’-wisp can have any
or all of the following Consequences:
Getting lost, falling into deep water,
losing something important, getting
stuck, bumping into Something Else;
Opportunities: finding a safe path,
finding a body with a treasure on it.
WODNIK
Wodnik (Vodneek), or Utopiec
(Ootopyets), is a dangerous aquatic
monster that lurks in ponds, marshes and 1 Wealth per the Monster’s Strength.
can even find its way to a well. Although
they don’t hesitate to eat the flesh of the
dead, they prefer fresh meat and often
lure their victims (humans or animals)
by lying on the bottom in shallow water
and making the sun glint on their silver
or gold scales. Hence the stories about
cursed treasures in rivers or lakes,
and people drowning when trying
to get them. The Wodnik is a roughly
humanoid creature, with a large toad-like
mouth, webbed feet, and sharp claws.
Thanks to their camouflage, they can
blend in their surroundings, and adult
specimens have a patch of glistening
silver or gold scales on their heads.
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Will-o’-wisps can be encountered alone
or in a small group (Brute Squad 1-5).
They are Teleporting, Nocturnal and
Elemental (Air) creatures. They never
attack, but it is possible to catch one: they
tend to hover over a person drowning
in a bog as if they were gloating. Treat is
as an Opportunity. A caught will-o-wisp
sheds bright, yellowish light and the
container can be also used as a grenade,
particularly harmful to magical creatures
(inflicts a dramatic wound).
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These scales are very valuable for both
alchemists and jewelers and are worth
WHAT THEY SAY:
Die Kreutzritter: Use spears and nets.
Drag it ashore, out of its environment.
Stay out of its reach. If it takes you
underwater, you’re dead.
The Inquisition: Careless people
drown all the time, and then fish,
crayfish and water damage the
body. There are no monsters in
the river!
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 The Ratas: There is a sunken city
south of Memel. There, far from
humans and sunlight, Wodniks carry
out a plan they started a long time ago.
The monsters found in lakes and rivers
are outcasts, banished from that place
for reasons we do not fathom.
PLOT HOOKS:
+ Fishermen are afraid to cross the lake
+ A group of deserters was looking for
treasure in a nearby river
+ A local noble is determined to kill
a particularly large catfish that took
his family ring
Example Encounter: Wodnik
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is another monster that can
be easily inserted into any
scene, for example as a
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possible Consequence to avoid.
Alternatively, consider the following
situation: while infiltrating a villain’s
HQ, the Heroes overhear two guards
making plans about “the treasure in the
river.” They are even kind enough to
provide the location! When the Heroes
investigate the place, they are attacked
by a Wodnik. Other Consequences:
drowning (1 dramatic wound), an angry
catfish or shrieking eels, hot springs;
Opportunities: a fishing net, a sunken
treasure, a brave fisherman.
Wodnik is a Strength 6 Monster, which
is also Aquatic and maybe Chitinous.
Old specimen can also be Vicious (Bash).
The Wodnik usually ambushes its prey:
The Heroes must collectively spend
2 Raises to act in the first round.
After that, it tries to drag the victim
into the water, where it has an
advantage.
 ZMORA
Zmora looks like a pale woman,
occasionally with Crescent Empire
features. In central Rzplita people believe
that the seventh, youngest daughter
turns into a zmora. Curonian stories tell
about three daughters that go a-zmoring
at night. Girls nobody asked to dance or
men who refused to give alms, or even
animals hit with a stick can also become
a zmora. The elderly believe that a
mistake made during Baptism prayers
will turn an infant into the monster.
All these signs seem to indicate that
Zmora is a result of a curse.
Stories agree that zmora is a creature of
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chimney or a keyhole, making creaking
and sizzling noises that an untrained ear
takes for regular sounds of a house)
and sucks the blood of its victim, while
sending them terrible nightmares.
However, unlike Eisen’s vampiric
creatures, Sarmatian zmoras use the
blood for practical purposes. A housewife’s
true nature could be revealed by a blood
sausage she would make, even though
no animal had been slaughtered in the
homestead. The blood is also used for
dying beads (and beautiful strings of red
beads are very valuable for peasant girls)
and clothes.
During the day, the Zmora behaves exhausted, miserable, and easy to feed
like a regular, maybe a bit anemic, person. on, so the Zmora sneaks into the house
When they find a suitable victim, they and drinks the blood (the nightmares are
start visiting them, try to get to know especially frightening that night), then
them, learn facts. Then, at night, they go returns home and vomits the blood into
near the victim’s house and send terrible a container, so that it can be used later.
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 WHAT THEY SAY:
Die Kreutzritter: Semi-vampires, good
for young knights to practice with before
they go to fight the real ones in Eisen.
They’re still dangerous, particularly
because their communities often shelter
them, not believing their demonic nature.
The Inquisition: Jealousy! One
woman is jealous of another’s beads
or clothes, so she makes up stories
about supernatural monsters.
The Ratas: Zmora, although
dangerous, can be reasoned with and
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convinced to target specific individuals.
They usually don’t want much in return
for such a favor. Just blood.
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PLOT HOOK:
+ Girls in a village wear red beads
even on ordinary days
+ You can eat a really tasty blood
sausage in a nearby village
+ Miller’s son is in love, but no-one
knows the girl
Example Encounter: Heroes are
spending a night in a Sarmatian
house when one of them sees a pale
woman standing motionless outside
in the dark. Moments later they hear
terrible screams coming from the host’s
son’s bedroom. He has had a terrible
nightmare! If the Heroes investigate
or try to catch the mysterious woman
(and it could be any woman from the
village), next night one of the Heroes
becomes the target. Consequences: bad
reputation, drawing a losejas’ attention;
Opportunities: being invited to a lot of
festivals, finding out a local secret.
Zmora is a Strength 5 Monster, who is
Fearsome and Nocturnal.
 COMMONWEALTH DIEVAI
Sanderis is the sorcery of choice for
Rzplitan and Curonian losejai, but for
obvious reasons, most of them don’t
share the stories about dievai with the
common folk. However, two most
famous Commonwealth dievai, Boruta
and Rokita, feature in countless legends
and stories, perhaps purposefully
stealing the spotlight from many other,
less known entities.
Boruta
Boruta (Boroota) is the undisputed
lord of Rzplitan dievai. He favors the
Knowledge deal and often appears
as a richly dressed nobleman, with
a long moustache and dark eyes.
An ornamented kontush (the traditional
Rzplitan noble’s garment) and a
hat help him hide his otherworldly
features, such as long tail and
horns.
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It is said that in his castle in Daniewo
he amassed mounds of gold and other
treasures. Interestingly, there is no
castle in Daniewo, but some travelers
talk about shadowy, ghostly ruins
appearing there when the stars are
right. Boruta delights in interfering
with mortal affairs. He often attends
the Sejm, visits inns and battlefields,
searching for those willing to make
a deal with him. Curiously, some
stories mention that – despite his
volatile nature – he often helps people,
especially if they want to defend the
Commonwealth or are true to the
country’s customs and traditions.
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The most famous legend about
Boruta is an excellent illustration
of the semantic precision
a losejas should wield
when cutting a deal
with a dievas.
 A Rzplitan nobleman named Twardowski
(Tvardowsky) made a deal with Boruta,
offering him his soul in exchange for
wisdom and magical powers. However,
the pact specified that Boruta could
take the soul only in Vaticine, and
Twardowsky did not intend to travel
there. Years later the nobleman – rich
and powerful – was spending the night
in an inn, when Boruta arrived to
complete the bargain, revealing that
the inn’s name was “Vaticine”. Boruta
took Twardowsky, but while they
were travelling to the dievas’ castle,
Twardowsky was praying loudly to
Theus and the dievas dropped him mid-
flight. And so, Twardowsky landed on
the Moon, where he still lives, unable
to return to Terra.
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Example Encounter: Even if none
of the Heroes is a losejas, they can
encounter Boruta. For example,
when the Heroes are attending
a formal ball in Budorigum, a richly
dressed nobleman may approach them,
asking who they are and what they
think about the Commonwealth. If the
Heroes impress him, he offers his help
and support in the future – if they
are willing to pay the price. Then his
disturbingly dark eyes flash red for
a moment and he disappears in the
crowd. This option may be useful if any
of the Heroes wants to become a losejas.
ROKITA
Just as Boruta represents hidden
knowledge and subtlety, and therefore
often deals with noblemen, Rokita is a
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being of pure strength, a quality much
needed by peasants working the fields,
so often it is the “simpletons” who try
to make a deal with him. He can be
encountered at crossroads and marshes,
and especially loves old, dead or dying
willows. He looks like a very hairy,
powerfully built man, with bulging
muscles and short, curved horns that
are often mistaken for braids. He has a
short temper, hates flowery speech and
courtly mannerisms, and is prone to
unleash a stream of curses. To a losejas
he offers the Strength Deal (see below).
The most famous Commonwealth
legend about Rokita tells how one
evening he and Boruta got drunk at
an inn (and between them, they could
drink quite a lot!). After draining yet
another barrel of mead, they asked for
the next one, even bigger and of better
quality. The innkeeper refused and
wanted to see some money first. Angry
Rokita paid but made the coins very hot
so the innkeeper burnt his hand badly
and dropped the money, which fell on
the floor and rolled into a mouse hole:
technically, Rokita had paid. It was not
his fault the innkeeper was clumsy!
Example Encounter: While the Heroes
are travelling through a Curonian
countryside, they see a powerfully built
peasant plowing a field. Curiously, he is
pulling the plow all by himself, and the
speed of his work is astonishing. If the
Heroes approach, the man brusquely
explains that he has no time for idle
chats, because he must also build a barn
before sundown. Meanwhile, in a nearby
village, a peasant is taking a day off
and tries to write a love poem for their
 beloved, who had promised her hand
to the person who proves to be the
most romantic. She also has many more
tasks planned for her potential husband,
so many that even the devil himself
would falter…
NEW DEAL: STRENGTH
Dievai who offer Strength Deals favor
raw physical strength. Usually they are
tall, imposing, with grotesquely bulging
muscles and small, mean eyes. They
often appear naked, or almost naked,
to better display their physical attributes.
Very often, upon appearing or during
the conversation, they casually crush
a rock in their hands, bend horseshoes,
or snap trees. They can split mountains,
move or destroy entire castles and when
they do so, they seem to enjoy the casual
destruction these acts bring.
MAJOR FAVORS
• Moving or destroying, through
raw physical power, a geographical
feature or a building. For example,
the dievas
could split
a mountain in
half, or push
it to the side
to make way
for an army.
Picking up and
transporting
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an entire castle into an island or
mountain (or down!).
• Imbuing a small army (up to 100
individuals) with inhuman strength,
so that they can leap over walls,
crush armor with their fists etc.,
or a single individual, so they can
kill one creature with one blow.
MINOR FAVORS
• Doing hard physical work instead
of the losejas, such as plowing a field,
building a house etc. These tasks are
typically complete within a day.
• Imbue an individual with strength
for a short period of time (Grant
5 points of Brawn for 1 Sequence)
• Take an individual’s strength for
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a short period of time (the target
has 0 Brawn for a Scene)
• Cause a small object (door etc.)
to shatter from a mere touch.
• Make the target win in any strength
based contest
 ART GALLERY
w tumanie
[a clouD of Dust]
Jacek Malczewski, [Public domain],
via Wikimedia Commons,
oil on canvas, 1893–94
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toPielec w uścisKach Dziwożony
[Drowning man in the clutches of Dziwożona]
Jacek Malczewski, [Public domain],
via Wikimedia Commons,
Rusałki series, oil on canvas, 1887–88
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