Friend or Foe

The novel I am working on currently requires a variety of foes.  I'm about to send my characters in search of a mythological creature who lives in a waterfall and can, for a price, teach them how to play the violin.  The creature comes from Scandinavian folklore.  In my story, one of my characters has an aching desire to be a good musician but is a little short on talent.  He hears the story of the Fossegrimen and decides that is the only possible way he is going to learn to play the violin.

Now the Fossegrimen is not an evil creature.  But it represents a trap many of us fall into.  It represents a quick and easy way to get what we want.  So is the Fossegrimen a friend or a foe?

I'm working on that chapter next, so I will let you know.