Wisp and Nix

A picture I drew at the end of the school year featuring a yet unnamed nix and her wisp. In Norse folklore, nixes are water spirits who try to lure people into water. Wisps, short for willow o' the wisp, are thought to be imps or pixies leading victims to danger in swamps and heaths. Sometimes they are believed to be the spirits of stillborn children flitting between heaven and hell.<br />
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This particular little nix has captured a wisp and put it in a lantern. She leads travelers through the swamps that she calls her home, but you must always take care to go in the opposite direction that she heads in. If you follow her, she will lead you to your own death.