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FIR DARRIG (By WebWarlock)

Appearance: The Fir Darrig (also Fir Dhearga or Fear Dearg) are diminutive, simian hobgoblin / leprechaun crossbreeds. They typically wear a red cap and coat, and thus they are sometimes called Red Cap or the Red Man.

The Fir Darrig are inordinately fond of cruel practical jokes, and they tend to be rude. They often travel alone, although there are occasional incidents where an unlucky victim has run across multiple Fir Darrig having a little fun.

Many Fir Darrig have taken up the habit of travelling and seeking to warm themselves by others' fires, and the Fir Darrig so refused is likely to play harmful pranks upon the refuser. The correct response to such a request (and one which will leave the Fir Darrig kindly disposed towards the individual and unlikely to harm him) would be “Na dean fochmoid fainn” (“Do not mock us”). The Fir Darrig are known to be shape-shifters, and they often use this ability to strike fear into those that they wish to annoy.

Combat: Like many of the Faerie races, Fir Darrigs prefer not to enter into physical combat. The Fir Darrig has the following powers, usuable once per day; Invisibility, Fear (100' radius), Shape Shift and Teleport (self) without Error. It will use these powers to prevent from actually having to attack. If forced into combat, Fir Darrigs use long knives. Unlike the other faeries, they can and will enter into melee when the need arises. They are usually stronger and are better fighters than their cousins the leprechauns and the cluracan. Like all members of the faerie race, Fir Darrigs can only be struck or harmed by cold forged iron.

Habitat/Society: Fir Darrigs are on reasonably good terms with other fairy races. Their love of home, hearth, and good tobacco puts them at ease with Leprechauns, Clurancan and Halflings, although halflings tend to think of them as rude and inconsiderate guests. Fir Darrigs are disliked by Dwarves, but not hated. Fir Darrigs think dwarves take themselves way too seriously. No love is shared between the Fir Darrig and their closest non-faerie cousins, Hobgoblins. Fir Darrigs enjoy most of the same things that leprechauns do, gold, a good drink and smoking long pipes. Like the Clurancan (q.v.) no female Fir Darrigs have ever been seen.

Some Fir Darrigs have been known to be evil (rarely). It is believed that they get their red coat and hat by dying them in blood.

Ecology: Fir Darrig's occupy the same ecological niche as do other faerie. They do not burden their environment, but are often a nuisance to humans.

Variants: None