Mischievous German sprite, most often seen as a house spirit that can perform domestic chores or play tricks. Another version describes them as a type of earth elemental spirit. Miners would blame Kobolds for problems (including poisonousness) in dealing with certain ores. Source of the name of the element cobalt.
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...