Spriggan

Spriggans are odd little beings thought to be distant kin of the earth gnomes, a kind of lesser elemental. They average about three feet tall, are completely bald, and have oversized, exaggerated features. Being clumsy craftsmen, most go about in badly made tunics or in clothes other creatures have lost or thrown away.

They live in woodland far from towns and villages, in sprawling burrows and tunnels they dig underground. Spriggans are tireless scavengers who hoard coins, string, empty bottles, cast-off clothes and other oddments, and they love showing their collections off to one another. Money means nothing to them, but they will sometimes swap pieces of a collection; since each has his own tastes, a Spriggan may accept a ridiculous-looking trade or turn down an apparently generous one, for reasons nobody but that Spriggan could follow.

The other Sidhe think them rather funny, but Spriggans see themselves as a noble people and often act as guards for bands of sprites, Zazir and nymphs. They are strong for their size, and many use a club or cudgel well. Most live alone yet enjoy company, now and then meeting others to compare hoards and trade gossip. They adore strong drink but a glass or two makes them giddy and reckless (they save at -2 against intoxicants of every kind), and they may dare one another to daring stunts. Spriggans dislike goblins as crude and rude, and loathe trolls, above all the burrowing kinds.