<qt> I think this would be a good seasonal nethack monster, he appears only from December 25 to January 6
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kallikantzaros
<Muad> [T]hey are small, black creatures, humanoid apart from their long black tails, and said to resemble little black devils. They are also mostly blind, speak with a lisp and love to eat frogs, worms, and other small creatures.
<Muad> doesn't sound too scary!
<qt> "In other areas, people would throw foul-smelling shoes into the fire, as the stench was believed to repel the kallikantzaroi, forcing them to stay away."
<qt> hmmm
<qt> I don't know if the cost/benefit analysis there really works out in the homeowner's favor tbh
<qt> I think the kallikantzaroi had the last laugh there
<qt> "fill your house with a disgusting stench to repel me. also hit yourself on the head with a hammer and chant 'I'm a silly little girl', it terrifies me and I will stay far away"
<qt> the kallikantzaroi probably just sit around thinking up more and more ridiculous things to get villagers to do to "repel them", it's probably their only entertainment