Brownie
The Brownie is a helpful house- and wilderness-dwelling fey from European mythology, usually described as resembling a tiny human with magical powers. They tend to do good deeds for good-hearted humans, trading supernatural assistance with household chores in exchange for gifts of food to satisfy themselves, so long as they are treated with respect.
In Template:Dungeons & Dragons, brownies are reputed to be a fey relative of halflings. They have a very long history in the game: The brownie first appeared in the first edition in the original Monster Manual (1977).[12] The brownie appears in second edition in the Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989),] and is reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993).[14] The brownie also appeared in DMR2 Creature Catalog (1993). The brownie appeared in third edition in the article "Adventure Locales: The Silent Manse" on the Wizards of the Coast web site in 2004.
The brownie has been expanded to be allowed as a playable race in a number of supplements and publications. One of the first was in the pages of White Dwarf. The brownie is detailed as a race for AD&D 1st Edition by Bob Lock in 1982.[17] The brownie appeared as an official player character class for the D&D basic game in Tall Tales of the Wee Folk (1989). The brownie would appear again as playable race for the D&D 3rd edition in Celtic Age from Avalanche Press.[18]
The brownie was written up as a player character race in White Dwarf #29 (Feb. 1982).[17] The brownie appeared in the Tome of Horrors (2002) from Necromancer Games.[19] The brownie appears as a type of sprite in Dangerous Denizens: The Monsters of Tellene (2003), for the Kingdoms of Kalamar setting.[20] The brownie appeared in Paizo Publishing's book Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 2 (2010), on page 49.
Relatives of the Brownie include the Kilmoulis, the Dobie, the Quickling and the Buckawn.
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