KOSCHEI THE IMMOR TAL

His soul is hidden inside a needle, which is inside an egg, which is inside a duck, which is inside a hare, which is inside an iron chest. The only way to kill him is to find and destroy the needle.

He is often portrayed as a sorcerer whose main power is frosting. His intentions are not good, his mind is wicked, and he sometimes has the ability to turn individual creatures or even the entire kingdoms into ice.

Ugly, bony, immortal, and evil, Koschei the Immortal is the ar- chetypal male antagonist and probably one of the scariest characters in Eastern Slavic folklore.

He’s known as a cunning womanizer, who seduces young girls. Sometimes he even uses magic or force to win their love. When he fails, he curses the girls and turns them into animals, plants, or stones.