Fantasy Monster: Fairy Maid

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Fairy Maid

A little maiden with pastel skin, little pink horns, and moth wings wearing a rather fancy and colorful variation of a typical servant attire.

CR 3; XP 800
N Small Fey

Init +4; Senses low-light vision; Perception +11

Defense
AC 15, touch 15, flat-footed 11 (+4 Dex, +1 size)
hp 27 (6d6+6)
Fort +3; Ref +9; Will +5

DR 5/cold iron

Offense
Speed 20 ft., fly 40 ft. (perfect)

Melee feather duster slap +2 touch (1d3–2 nonlethal)

Spell-Like Abilities (CL 6th; concentration +9)

At will—animate tools, magic missile (3 × 1d4+1), mending, plant growth (limited to potted plants and gardens in a residence tended to by the fairy maid), prestidigitation

Statistics
Str 7, Dex 18, Con 12, Int 11, Wis 11, Cha 17
Base Atk +3; CMB +0; CMD 14

Feats Alertness, Hover, Skill Focus (Profession [housekeeping])

Skills Fly +17, Knowledge (local) +9, Perception +11, Profession (housekeeping) +12, Sense Motive +11, Stealth +17

Language Common, Sylvan

Ecology
Environment houses, manors, and fey courts
Organization solitary, pair, or staff (3–10)
Treasure standard

Special Abilities

Animate Tools (Sp) Fairy maids can animate nearby nonmagical objects belonging in the residence they take care of by concentrating on them—controlling up to six Tiny or smaller objects (such as feather dusters or tableware), three Small objects (brooms or larger tableware, stools and chairs), or one Medium object (armchairs, smaller tables). Two fairy maids can concentrate to control a single Large object, usually when they need to move around furniture. The animated objects can perform actions related to their usual use, move around at 10 feet per rounds, or cause a general nuisance acting as difficult terrain or obstacles, depending on their size, but they don't move fast enough to attack directly (aside of dropping from shelves). This is an equivalent of a 2nd level spell with casting time of 1 full round and close range (40 ft.) that lasts as long as the fairy maid concentrates.

Servants to more powerful fey, fairy maids were shaped by the Lords and Ladies of the Otherworld to play the role of housekeeper and caretakers of the fantastic manors and palaces, according to whatever fashion and style particular Noble One prefers.

Or maybe they are a new manifestation of much older lineage, a group of fey that crept closer to mortal dwellings when they were built for the first time, observing and mimicking tasks and actions that mundane folk performed inside, never fully grasping the purpose of those tasks and actions, but bringing those customs back to the Otherworld judging them important based on the amount of time dedicated to them.

Whatever their true origins are, fairy maids play their role diligently—unless the circumstances of particular dramatic event require otherwise. While they are rarely the primary protagonist of Otherworldly story, they often play important background role, providing tidbits of gossip mixed with useful information, concealing, or revealing presence of intruders and nosy guests at the most dramatic or hilarious moments.

Some fairy maids travel to the mortal world, usually gravitating to serve at households of mighty and powerful, though occasionally, a fairy maid can repay kindness and help of common people by serving families of low standing for a time, or even for generations...