Leshy

Leshy is a Fae tied to old woods and the animals within them. Field notes describe a tall, shifting silhouette—limbs braided with vines, barklike skin, hair of leaves and lichen—though size and exact form vary by witness. Smell: damp loam, crushed pine needles and resin with a faint tang of smoke from distant hearths. Sound: the forest creaks and sighs, then a low, deliberate whistle; Leshy is fond of mimicking human voices and animal calls, layering them over the natural hush. Temperature: the air around it takes on the cool, shaded chill of a deep grove—nothing supernatural like ice, rather the steady, root-deep cool of old trees. Presence is usually marked by an odd stillness: birds fall silent, small creatures circle instead of fleeing, and paths seem to lengthen.