Glass Nymph

Glass nymphs, known to the fey as fand, cannot be seen at all while inside their home waters. They become visible only when they leave the water, paint their bodies, or cloak themselves in shadows, revealing an elf-like woman of lethal beauty. They can also take the form of a crane or swan, and are visible in those shapes.

Their powers mirror those of ordinary nymphs: dimension door once a day and spells of a 7th-level druid. Anyone viewing a glass nymph in her true form saves vs. spell or goes permanently blind; anyone seeing her nude saves vs. spell or dies. Survivors can then be charmed if male, with another save vs. spell to resist.

Only +1 or better weapons, or any weapon dusted with coal, can harm her. Unlike most shadow fey, she suffers little from sunlight, only 1 hit point each turn of full sunlight.

Glass nymphs dwell in the shadowed lakes of the hidden shadow realm. Every lake one inhabits has an eerie, shadow-draped beauty to rival the sunny glades of true nymphs.

A fand is deeply curious. Hearing activity nearby, she leaves the water if it seems safe and spies from the shadows, hoping visitors can feed her strongest trait, vanity. If she judges them worthy, she shows herself, urges them not to fear, and displays parts of her body, charming them if needed to ensure they play along. The compliments that follow make her blissfully happy, because she cannot see herself and depends wholly on others' opinions. Good fey generally like glass nymphs, though they tire of endless talk about the beauty of nature or of someone they cannot fully see.

Very rarely a glass nymph finds a mortal kind and beautiful enough to adopt. The chosen one becomes immune to her deadly beauty but begins to fade, losing one level per year. When no levels remain, the changeling is absorbed into her, adding its knowledge and memories to her own.