Short Fiction · Character
The Drowned Girl
A ghostly maiden from the pond who seeks Levko's help against her witch-stepmother, trading supernatural aid for a deed of mercy.
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First appearance: A May Night
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A rusalka who seeks Levko's help to identify her witch stepmother.
The drowned girl belongs to the haunted layer of May Night, a wronged spirit bound to the water where she perished. She approaches Levko not as a terror but as a petitioner, asking him to expose the witch-stepmother who tormented her, and in return she lends her uncanny power to his cause. Her plea gives the village pranks a moral weight, tying Levko's night of mischief to an older, sadder injustice.
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- Miscellaneous supporting characters
- Demonic pact characters
- St. Petersburg tales characters
- Viy story characters
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See The Drowned Girl in A May Night