Spriggan (Sprid-Jan)

Gnomes are a people deeply connected to the natural world, short in stature, they make up for their small frame with the deep seated magic that flows through their blood. They like many others were birthed of the Feywild, given life and sentience from the powers therein. With the gnomish people splintering into three different clans, depending on the nature of their birth.
It is these three clans, and the unique nature of their being that keeps the gnomish people alive and well. The gnomish people were given sentience from the grand toadstools of the Feywild, with an innate connection to the flora and fauna of the land they are attuned to the primal energies around them, filling them with its magic, and insight.
With the Lutins or Life Gnomes waking to the spring courts light, life, and bright outlook. The Spriggans or Lost Gnomes waking to the autumnal courts of loss, harvest, and fear. Finally, the Borbuls or Rock Gnomes were born of the Underbark, the darkened depths of the Feywild, these peoples took to the earth that surrounds them, from the crystals that grow from them, they are able to interpret the songs of their craft.

Physical Description

Gnomes are a short and strange people, standing on average only a few feet tall. These people make up for their small stature with their deep connection to the world around them, and the magics therein. They have short bodies and limbs, with large heads. They have fast growing hair, and for the men, beards of a similar quality. Gnomes have elongated ears and large eyes with irises that almost entirely fills the eye, like that of a dogs. Though all gnomes possess some physical manifestation of their origin, the appearances of the gnomish clans otherwise differ from one another here on out.
Lost Gnomes or Spriggans are a dull and gloomy people with skin ranging from light greys and browns to mossy greens, simple tans, or ebony black, and everything in-between. They, like all gnomes, manifest a piece of nature throughout their form, with the Spriggan’s manifestation being that of dark flowers, mushroom fronds, and coiling vines that grow throughout their hair, intertwining with it and often giving either a messy and unkempt look, or a finely decorated and braided look, with rarely anything in between. Sometimes even manifesting as entire heads of hair being replaced by large mushroom caps, or flower petals cascading as hair, or vined dreadlocks, these changes grow more common as the gnomes age. Their eyes range in color from any dull, yet earthy tone, such as navy blue, lichen green, brown, or yellow, with these eye tones changing in vibrancy between the seasons.

5e Racial Stats

• Ability Score Racial Traits: A spriggan increases their Dexterity score by 2, and one other ability score of their choice by 1.
• Type: Spriggans are humanoids with the gnome subtype.
• Size: Spriggans are small.
• Speed: Spriggans have a base speed of 25ft.
• Languages: You can speak, read, and write Common, Aklo, Gnomish, and Sylvan.

Darkvision (x)

You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Floral Jaunt (2)

As a bonus action while within contact with heavy vegetation, you can teleport within 30 feet to a place that you can see that is also heavily vegetated. Using this ability requires the ability to activate somatic components. Alternatively, you can activate this ability without vegetation once, regaining the ability to do so after completing a long rest.

Gnome Cunning (2)

You have advantage on all Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws against magic.

Keen Hearing (1)

You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sound.

Spriggan Magic (1)

You know the Druidcraft cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the enlarge/reduce spell on yourself once with this trait, using only the spell’s enlarge option; however, when you are enlarged in this way your size becomes Large for the duration and your bonus dice from the Enlarge spell is increased to 2d4. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the invisibility spell once with this trait. You don’t need material components for either spell. You regain the ability to cast these spells with this trait when you finish a long rest. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Spriggan Skills (1)

A spriggan gains proficiency in the Perception and Stealth skills.

Basic Information

Growth Rate & Stages

Base	Intuitive	Self-Taught	Trained
20 years	+2d6 years (22 – 32 years)	+4d6 years (24 – 44 years)	+6d6 years (26 – 56 years)

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Young	Middle Age	Old	Venerable	Maximum Age
10 years	100 years	150 years	200 years	200 + 3d100 years

Average Physique

Gender	Base Height	Height Modifier	Base Weight	Weight Modifier
Female	2' 10"	+2d8" (3’ 0" – 4’ 2")	30 lb.	+2d10lb. (32 – 50lb.)
Male	3' 0"	+2d8" (3’ 2" – 4’ 4")	35 lb.	+2d10lb. (37 – 55lb.)

Related Organizations

• The Yokugan Marquisate