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|image= | |image= | ||
|caption= | |caption= | ||
|name= | |name=Sea Sprite | ||
|alignment= Chaotic neutral with good tendencies | |alignment= Chaotic neutral with good tendencies | ||
|type= | |type=Fey | ||
|subtype= | |subtype= | ||
|first= Greyhawk Adventures | |first= ''Greyhawk Adventures'' (1988). | ||
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'''Sea sprites''' are marine cousins of the more common sort of surface dwelling [[sprite]] found on [[Oerth]]. | |||
==Ecology== | |||
Sea sprites are omnivores occupying a niche at the top of the food chain in their native coral reefs. | |||
===Environment=== | |||
Sea sprites are well adapted to life in Oerth's tropical oceans, dwelling in and around coral reefs and in warm, shallow waters (known sea sprite habitats include the [[Densac Gulf]] and the [[Tilva Strait]], as well as other regions further to the south). Although as capable of breathing air as easily as they breathe water, sea sprites do not often leave their native habitat. | |||
===Typical physical characteristics=== | |||
Sea sprites are somewhat similiar in size and appearance to other sprites, being humanlike beings of two feet or less in height. They have bright green hair (which is typically worn long) and pale complexions (sometimes with a bluish hue). Instead of the wings of flying sprites, sea sprites have webbed hands and feet. This adaptation helps them to swim very quickly, | |||
===Alignment=== | |||
Sea sprites are chaotic neutral, with tendencies toward good. | |||
==Society== | |||
Sea sprites are organized into family groups. The typical pattern is for the eldest male to be the leader, advised by the eldest female. | |||
===Religion=== | |||
===Language=== | |||
Sea sprites speak their own unique language. These sprites possess a basic facility for communication with other marine creatures of higher intelligence, and roughly half their number also have some fluency with the Common Tongue. | |||
==History== | |||
==Bibliography== | |||
*[[James M. Ward|Ward, James M.]] ''[[Greyhawk Adventures]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1988. | |||
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[[Category:Creatures]] | |||
[[Category:Fey]] | |||
Latest revision as of 10:00, 29 December 2024
| Sea Sprite | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Alignment: | Chaotic neutral with good tendencies |
| Type: | Fey |
| First appearance: | Greyhawk Adventures (1988). |
Sea sprites are marine cousins of the more common sort of surface dwelling sprite found on Oerth.
Ecology
Sea sprites are omnivores occupying a niche at the top of the food chain in their native coral reefs.
Environment
Sea sprites are well adapted to life in Oerth's tropical oceans, dwelling in and around coral reefs and in warm, shallow waters (known sea sprite habitats include the Densac Gulf and the Tilva Strait, as well as other regions further to the south). Although as capable of breathing air as easily as they breathe water, sea sprites do not often leave their native habitat.
Typical physical characteristics
Sea sprites are somewhat similiar in size and appearance to other sprites, being humanlike beings of two feet or less in height. They have bright green hair (which is typically worn long) and pale complexions (sometimes with a bluish hue). Instead of the wings of flying sprites, sea sprites have webbed hands and feet. This adaptation helps them to swim very quickly,
Alignment
Sea sprites are chaotic neutral, with tendencies toward good.
Society
Sea sprites are organized into family groups. The typical pattern is for the eldest male to be the leader, advised by the eldest female.
Religion
Language
Sea sprites speak their own unique language. These sprites possess a basic facility for communication with other marine creatures of higher intelligence, and roughly half their number also have some fluency with the Common Tongue.
History
Bibliography
- Ward, James M. Greyhawk Adventures. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1988.
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.
| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Sprite | Monster | Reference | SEE Sprite, Sea | |
| Sprite, Sea | Monster | Native of: Material Plane, | Greyhawk Adventures | 30, 31, 108, 109 |
| Sprite, Sea | Monster | Native of: Material Plane, | MC5 Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Adventures Appendix | Insert (Sprite), Encounter Tables |
| Sprite, Sea | Monster | Native of: Material Plane, | Monstrous Manual, AD&D 2e | 328, 329 |
| Sprite, Sea | Monster | Native of: Material Plane, | Monstrous Manual, AD&D 2e (Premium Edition) | 328, 329 |