Spriggan
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Spriggans are diminutive members of the fairy kingdom, more closely related to sprites and boggles than goblins and dwarves. In the natural state, they could easily be mistaken for a cat if seen from a distance, due to their large luminous eyes, furry bodies, and long tails.[citation needed] But spriggans are otherwise only similar to cats in their complete disinterest in anything other than their own agenda - which, being of the nature of other faeries, changes from moment to moment. Being a prominent figure of faerie, they possess certain magical powers that allow them to change shapes at dramatic speeds, ranging in size from tiny insects to towering monsters. They can also travel instantly across vast distances in the blink of an eye.[citation needed]
[edit] Modern appearances of spriggans
- Middle-grade novel The Revenge of the Shadow King and The Rise of the Black Wolf
- Lawrence Watt-Evans's novel The Spriggan Mirror, as well as other books in the Ethshar series
[edit] See also
- Spriggans appear in the Elder Scrolls series of RPGs in the Bloodmoon expansion of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, and in the The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion games, but here they represent dryads and wood spirits rather than fairies. In The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for example, Spriggans can summon bears and other woodland creatures.
- Appears in Chrono Cross as a playable character named Sprigg, who has the ability to transform into many enemies she's defeated. She is named "Spriggan" in the Japanese version but her name was reduced due to the 6 character space restraint.
- Spriggans appear in Quest 64 as an enemy near the end of the game. Their appearance is large and scary.
- In some Castlevania games, Spriggans appear as tall white demons with insect wings.
- A sculpture of a spriggan by Marilyn Collins can be seen in Crouch End, London, in some arches lining a section of the Parkland Walk (a disused railway line). This sculpture was the inspiration for Stephen King's short story "Crouch End", where a stylised rendition of the sculpture is described. The sculpture is sometimes mistaken for the Green Man or Pan.
