Editing Spriggan (section)

===4th Edition===
Spriggans made their final appearance in D&D thus far in 4th edition's [[Monster Manual]] 2. Here, they changed slightly through a combination of a new base background and the assimilation of the [[Redcap]] archetype. [[World Axis]] spriggans are fallen [[gnome]]s, corrupted by prolonged slavery under the [[fomorian]]s. This warped them into malicious, [[goblin]]-like creatures were green skins and a mismatched, moon-white, oversized eye, imbuing them with some of the fomorions' magic - and plenty of their madness and malice. Whilst many are still trapped in servitude, others have broken free to roam the wilderness as bandits and cut-throats. They love to soak their hats or clothes in the blood of their victims, and whether through psychological glee or some dark magic, they can gain a temporary surge of vitality by doing so. Only some spriggans, known as giantsouls, retain the classic ability to assume gargantuan stature; other spriggans simply rely on dark magic, cruelty, and bloody-minded enthusiasm - especially when it comes to using sickles or axes to cut a foe down to size so they can kick him to death with iron-shod boots. Staking out dank tunnels or old ruins as their lairs, they seek to bully and intimidate those around them into offering them tribute.