(plural: Kobaloi) A Greek sprite fond of playing tricks on humans. Because the tricks might be frightening, a Kobalos was considered a wicked spirit and was invoked by rogues. The origin of the German Kobold and the English Goblin.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Pamela Chen and Samantha Blossom, authors of the new The Mandarin Tree.
As modern Asian American mystics, we love to work with the heavenly creatures, or what you may know as mystical beings in...