Nisse

Tiny fey, neutral good

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Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 22 (5d4 + 10)
Speed 30 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
6 (-2)	16 (+3)	15 (+2)	14 (+2)	16 (+3)	12 (+1)

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Saving Throws Dex +5, Wis +5
Skills Animal Handling +7, Perception +7, Stealth +9, Survival +7
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities cold
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 17
Languages Common, Sylvan; can communicate with animals
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Proficiency Bonus +2

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Traits

Fey Ancestry. They has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put it to sleep.

Invisible Presence. They can use a bonus action to become invisible until it attacks, casts a spell, or ends the invisibility as a bonus action.

Nimble Escape. They can take the Disengage or Hide action as a bonus action on each of its turns.

Animal Empathy. The Nisse can communicate simple ideas with animals through sounds and gestures. Additionally, it has advantage on Charisma checks to influence domesticated animals.

Magical Resistance. The Nisse has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Actions

Multiattack. The Nisse makes two attacks with its Tiny Dagger or uses Hurl Acorn twice.

• Tiny Dagger. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage.
• Hurl Acorn. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 30/60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) bludgeoning damage. On a hit, the target must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or be knocked prone.

Nature’s Blessing (1/Day). They can bless a farm or homestead it is protecting. For the next 24 hours, all animals within a 100-foot radius gain advantage on saving throws against disease and the farm’s crops become resistant to blight. Additionally, the Nisse and its allies within this area have advantage on Stealth checks.

Mischief Ploy (Recharge 5-6). The Nisse can create a harmless illusion (as per the minor illusion cantrip) or cause a small, localized phenomenon like making a door creak, a small object disappear, or the sound of footsteps to come from another direction. Any creature that witnesses this must succeed on a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw or be distracted, losing its reaction until the start of its next turn.

Reactions

Trickster’s Dodge. When an attacker that the Nisse can see hits it with an attack, it can use its reaction to halve the attack’s damage against it.

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Tactics

• Guerrilla Tactics: The Nisse relies on its invisibility and stealth to harry opponents with hit-and-run tactics. It avoids direct confrontation, instead using its environment and illusions to confuse and disorient foes.
• Animal Allies: In a fight, the Nisse may rally nearby animals to distract or overwhelm its enemies, using its Animal Empathy to gain their assistance.
• Flee to Fight Another Day: The Nisse is not above retreating if outmatched, using its Nimble Escape and Invisible Presence to slip away unnoticed and live to protect its home another day.

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The Nisse is a creature of cunning and subtlety, more inclined to defend its territory through misdirection and sabotage than direct combat. It will fight to protect its adopted home and its inhabitants, using its unique blend of magic and trickery to outmaneuver and outwit any who threaten it.

This short, stocky man has a white beard and wears grey woolen clothing with a red hat. A faint scent of stables and animals surround him.

Source – d20radio.com Kim Frandsen 

(Nisses are portrayed in two different ways in Scandinavian culture/mythology. They replace the elves as the helpers of Santa Claus and are also known to live among humans. The ones that work for Santa Claus are generally considered to be human-sized, though they average from 4 feet up, while the ones that live among humans are usually portrayed as being a foot high at most – this particular version represents the latter).

Nisse CR 2
XP 600
NG Tiny fey
Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Perception +9

—– Defense —–
AC14, touch 14, flat-footed 12 (+2 Dex, +2 Size)
hp 18 (4d6+4)
Fort +0, Ref +5, Will +5
Defensive Abilities invisibility; DR 5/cold iron

—– Offense —–
Speed  30 ft.
Melee dagger -1 (1d2-2)

—– Statistics —–
Str 7, Dex 14, Con 13, Int 14, Wis 14, Cha 11
Base Atk +1; CMB -3; CMD 9
Feats Animal Affinity, Skill Focus (Handle Animal)
Skills Handle Animal +15, Heal +14, Knowledge (local) +9, Knowledge (nature) +9, Perception +9, Sense Motive +9, Sleight of Hand +9, Stealth +17
Languages  Common, Sylvan, Terran; speak with animals
—– Ecology —–
Environment any farm
Organization solitary
Treasure  hat of invisibility—– Special Abilities —–
Animal Affinity nisses have a special affinity with domesticated animals, granting it a +8 racial bonus to Handle Animal and Heal checks regarding domesticated animals. Furthermore, a nisse can use wild empathy as a druid, but only in regards to domesticated animals.

Hat of invisibility A nisse has possession of a hat of invisibility, which is only usable by the nisse to whom the hat belongs. The hat of invisibility functions as a ring of invisibility.

Nisses are fey creatures, who have adopted humanoid families who live on farms, and who seek to protect the livestock from predators as well as from the humanoids themselves. They are especially prevalent in the northern regions of Golarion, seemingly having a particular affinity for the superstitious Ulfen.

Generally, nisses will assist the humanoids in unseen ways, such as by healing animals, ensuring that plants and animals are kept watered and fed, but should the humanoids purposefully mistreat the animals, then nisses are not above playing practical jokes and tricks on the farmers. Should the families fail to understand the reason for the jokes, the nisses will eventually free the animals and lead them to better families.

Should the farmer repent his ways, it is customary for them to leave out porridge with cinnamon topping, as nisses find this irresistible. Nisses who are given this treat often will remain remarkably loyal to their families, often helping out (unseen) in animal breeding programs and making sure that only the best plant stock is used for seeds.

It is considered good luck to have a nisse living on your farm in most regions, and even more so to actually see one. However, it is considered bad luck in those regions to have the nisse leave the farm and this has on occasion lead to superstitious farmers leaving their farms behind.