This one gives impeccable folklore vibes. Reminds me especially of the knockers of Cornwall and Wales! I think running this at the table, and knocking to spook the players, would be great fun.
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Thanks Mate, I am glad you enjoyed it! The Tommy Knockers made their way across the pond and are in the mines of Appalachia where I first heard about them from members of my family. That combined with some of the folklore of my homebrew setting results in the mischievous Latch Knackers. Hope they scare the heck out of your players sometime soon. Cheers!
I forget the name of the mine, but there was a labor contract between the miner's Union and the owners that included a clause requiring that if the mine were ever closed the owners had to allow the Knockers to leave and move on to another mine. I believe this was in or around the 1930's but I could be mistaken.
Amazing! I like that a lot. I'm from northern England and just remembered the tradition of Bluecaps here; a type of coal mining kobold who would push the wagons about with great strength and get paid for it. I could swear there were legends of floating lights in the mines here too, but can't find anything on that beyond will o' wisps.