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Hotep Gith (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Sprigg Nodolli, also known as "Sprigg The Shrewd, Sprigg The Slippery, Sprigg The Slick, Etc" is a significant figure in popular Gnomish folklore dating from the mid to late Age of Demigods and onward. One of many trickster warrior like figured in folklore and history but distinctive in his strong following among the Free Gnomes native to the Scar region where he is especially honored by the large clan of Free Gnomes who claim him as their founder and his uno...") |
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'''The Works of Kraese Korvel''' | '''The Works of Kraese Korvel''' | ||
Most non Hakani, especially Non-Dwarves who know anything of the tales of Sprigg Nodolli past having heard the name in passing, know so from the prolific works of famed Dwarves author and scholar [[Kraese Korvel]] who launched and produced the largest body of scholastic work into researching and recording as much of folklore and documentation into the historical evidence of the existence of Sprigg Nodolli even enacted. This included a massive translation of the various oral stories into a unified collection of stories published by Korvel and became moderately popular children’s literature among the educated in Gildenhome. | Most non Hakani, especially Non-Dwarves who know anything of the tales of Sprigg Nodolli past having heard the name in passing, know so from the prolific works of famed Dwarves author and scholar [[Kraese Korvel]] who launched and produced the largest body of scholastic work into researching and recording as much of folklore and documentation into the historical evidence of the existence of Sprigg Nodolli even enacted. This included a massive translation of the various oral stories combined with a detailed historical analysis into a unified collection of stories published by Korvel and became moderately popular children’s literature among the educated in Gildenhome. | ||
In these stories Sprigg is often more of a comic figure not intentionally seeking out adventure and certainly not heroism. Most early stories often began with Spigg seeking to avoid a day's labor or some manual chore and engaging in some sort of increasingly elaborate scheme that was not only rarely successful but in the end more labor than simply doing the work originally required. In these tales Spirgg’s wit and humor are emphasized and while he is still adept at the art of fighting he tends to rely even more on trickery, the low intelligence of his servitor enemies and criminal foes and the increasingly powerful Ir Kaebonu artifact, which now can not only supernaturally sharp and unbreakable but can also, sense direction underground and detect gems and precious metals but also can summon and control badgers and burrowing animals and bind them to his will. | In these stories Sprigg is often more of a comic figure not intentionally seeking out adventure and certainly not heroism. Most early stories often began with Spigg seeking to avoid a day's labor or some manual chore and engaging in some sort of increasingly elaborate scheme that was not only rarely successful but in the end more labor than simply doing the work originally required. In these tales Spirgg’s wit and humor are emphasized and while he is still adept at the art of fighting he tends to rely even more on trickery, the low intelligence of his servitor enemies and criminal foes and the increasingly powerful Ir Kaebonu artifact, which now can not only supernaturally sharp and unbreakable but can also, sense direction underground and detect gems and precious metals but also can summon and control badgers and burrowing animals and bind them to his will. | ||