Spriggan

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Job: Warrior, Ranger, Thief, Black Mage Family: Shadows Crystal: Dark Weak to: Fire, Light

Spriggan

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
The Eldieme Necropolis Warrior	64-66	Eldieme Coffer Key (???%)		6 Respawn:16 minutes	A, L, H, HP
The Eldieme Necropolis Ranger	64-66	Eldieme Coffer Key (???%)		6 Respawn:16 minutes	A, L, H, HP
The Eldieme Necropolis Thief	64-66	Eldieme Coffer Key (???%)		6 Respawn:16 minutes	A, L, H, HP
The Eldieme Necropolis Black Mage	64-66	Eldieme Coffer Key (???%)		6 Respawn:16 minutes	A, L, H, HP
A = Aggressive; L = Links; S = Detects by Sight; H = Detects by Sound; HP = Detects Low HP; M = Detects Magic; Sc = Follows by Scent; T(S) = True-sight; T(H) = True-hearing; JA = Detects job abilities; WS = Detects weaponskills; Z(D) = Asleep in Daytime; Z(N) = Asleep at Nighttime

• Additional Effect: Evasion Down on melee and ranged attacks.

Historical Background

In British folklore (specifically Cornish), Spriggans were spirit-like beings that are described in several different ways. By some accounts, they are the ghosts of giants who can inflate or shrink their size. They are actually said to be small, ugly beings who are often mistaken to be ghosts of giants because of their ability to change their size. These Spriggans caused all sorts of small disasters, like collapsing structures, lost children, crop damage, or bad weather. They were considered dangerous, often robbing humans and kidnapping infants and leaving a repugnant baby Spriggan in its place (the Changeling archetype). They were also said to be found around standing stones or other megaliths guarding treasures. The other account of Spriggans says they resemble cats from a distance, having furry bodies, bright eyes, and long tails. These cat creatures could also change size and travel across large distances in a single moment.