· MYTHIC UKRAINE ·
PASICHNYK
One day at sunrise, I witnessed a strange scene: a respected man and farmer ran out to the crossroad with a wooden barrel and
began to take off all his clothes quickly! When he was naked as a newborn, and as he will appear before the eyes of the Lord, he grabbed
the barrel and poured its contents onto himself, yelling and whooping. At first, I thought something was wrong with my eyes because
of fatigue, but after blinking a few times, I realised that my eyes were not deceiving me. Hovering over the farmer’s shoulder, flapping
its transparent wings, was a creature that looked like an exact copy of him, only many times smaller. The man hurriedly dressed even
without towelling himself, picked up the barrel and started walking home...
– unknown scholar, from the Society’s library, May 21st, 1722
Pasichnyk (ukr. пасіка [pasika] - apiary) is a small
creature that takes care of hives and the bees that live
in them. He looks like the owner of the apiary but has MAGICAL POWERS
wings similar to bees. He usually wears a straw hat and a ♦ Enchant
medovyk (a special spatula for collecting honey) on his neck. • Animals are born with defects
Pasichnyk is a kind creature that protects bees from birds, • Animals bolt
other insects and rodents. However, when his apiary has • Command animal
suffered unrecoverable damage, Pasichnyk may become a thief. • Enchanted sleep
Pasichnyks are said to be born from the sinful soul of a passed • Fog
relative, for whom they prayed so well that it got a chance to be • Shape stone or wood
forgiven. Others say that Pasichnyk used to be a forest spirit ♦ Curse
that was accidentally brought into the apiary. And some say • Enthrall
that a beekeeper can create Pasichnyk through a special ritual. • Fear
• Sleep
• Stranger
• Wound
♦ Knows everything that bees see or hear
CHARACTERISTICS
♦ Can fly
MIGHT 5 BODY CONTROL 8 MAGIC 10 ♦ Can turn invisible
MANIPULATION 7 Fear 0 ♦ Invulnerable to Christian symbols (because
bees are considered insects of the Lord)
CONDITIONS
☐ Irritated (releases smoke) COMBAT
During the combat, Pasichnyk and his swarm of bees
☐ Offended -1 are considered one creature and act together.
☐ Angry +1 (releases a swarm of stinging bees)
ATTACK DAMAGE RANGE
☐ Furious +2
☐ Broken - turns into a bee and returns to his form Staff 1 0
in the hive after 1D6 hours Sting 2 0-1
Smoke 0 0-1*
*affects all characters in the specified zones, requires VIGILANCE check to
see what is happening in other zones
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