Fir Darrig

Identifier: Humanoid, Hobgoblin
Habitat: Subterranean Phaeree, Occidental
Size: 0.5 x human-size
Number Appearing: 1 or 2-6 (2D3)
Modes & Rates of Movement: Human Standard
Walk: 96 yards/BT
Trot: 192 yards/BT
Run: 288 yards/BT
Initiative Modifiers: Human Standard
Outstanding K/S Areas/Sub-Areas & STEEP:
Buffoonery at 45-90 (40+5D10)
Combat, Hand-to-Hand, Non-Lethal at 34-70 (30+4D10)
Criminal Activities, Physical at 43-70 (40+3D10)
Dweomercraeft, Gray at 53-80 (50+3D10)
Games, Mental at 32-50 (30+2D10)
Games, Physical at 31-40 (30+D10)
Perception, Mental at 42-60 (40+2D10)
Thespianism at 32-50 (30+2D10)
Joss Factors: 4-9 (3+1D6)
Dodging/Avoidance: Nil and 20/30/20
Attractiveness: 5-8 (4+D3)
Inner Beauty/Ugliness: Nil
Invulnerabilities: Nil
Susceptibilities:
Insinuation: Cold iron (x2)
Contact: Cold iron (x1)
Allergy: 1 BT of exposure to cold iron (100 pounds in 10 feet) inflicts 1 point PD/CT thereafter
Average Armor Protection: 5
Quirks: Nil
Castings: By K/S Area

Attacks BAC Dmg Type Base Bonus

by weapon STEEP weapon weapon 0

Powers

Invisibility
Area of Effect: Individual
Delivered by: Thought
Range: Self
Time: Instantaneous
Duration: While concentrating
Frequency: At will
This power is similar to the Gray Dweomercraeft Charm Bacon's Invisibility.

Play on Subconscious Dreads & Fears
Area of Effect: Individual
Delivered by: Thought
Range: 100 yards
Time: Instantaneous
Duration: While concentrating
Frequency: At will
Once the Fir Darrig has attached himself to a particular person, he will often use this ability to learn what fears and dreads the individual has that he can use to his own ends. Note that a Fir Darrig who has been properly greeted will be unable to employ ability upon those who greeted him.

Shape-shifting
Area of Effect: Individual
Delivered by: Thought
Range: Self
Time: 1 CT
Duration: While concentrating
Frequency: At will
This power allows the Fir Darrig to change to virtually any shape, although he is bound by the results of using Play on Subconscious Dreads & Fears or by a roughly human form.

Teleport
Area of Effect: Individual only
Delivered by: Thought
Range: Self
Time: Instantaneous
Duration: Instantaneous
Frequency: At will
This power is similar to the Dweomercraeft, General casting of the same name.

Statistical Detail
Base Scheme (+/- 1D6 per ATTRIBUTE)

M: 64  EL: 51       P: 96 WL: 72 CL: 86   S: 64  EL: 51
MM:    32 MR:    32  PM:    48 PN:    48  SM:    32 SP:    32
MMCap: 12 MRCap: 12  PMCap: 18 PNCap: 18  SMCap: 12 SPCap: 12
MMPow: 10 MRPow: 10  PMPow: 15 PNPow: 15  SMPow: 10 SPPow: 10
MMSpd: 10 MRSpd: 10  PMSpd: 15 PNSpd: 15  SMSpd: 10 SPSpd: 10

Armor Scheme:

Pierce Cut Blunt Fire Chem Stun Elec.

Ultra 8 8 16 4 4 16 4 Super 6 6 12 3 3 12 3 Vital 4 4 8 2 2 8 2 Non 2 2 4 1 1 4 1 Average 5 5 10 2 2 10 2

Commentary & Description:
The Fir Darrig (also Fir Dhearga or Fear Dearg) are diminutive, simian Hobgoblins. They typically wear a red cap and coat, and thus the name (the Red Man). The Fir Darrig are inordinately fond of cruel practical jokes, and they tend to be rude. They often travel alone, although there are occasional incidents where an unlucky victim has run across multiple Fir Darrig having a little fun.
Many Fir Darrig have taken up the habit of travelling and seeking to warm themselves by others' fires, and the Fir Darrig so refused is likely to play harmful pranks upon the refuser. The correct response to such a request (and one which will leave the Fir Darrig kindly disposed towards the individual and unlikely to harm him) would be "Na dean fochmoid fainn" ("Do not mock us").
The Fir Darrig are known to be shape-shifters, and they often use this ability to strike fear into those they wish to annoy. They are able to employ a fair amount of Heka towards their Gray Dweomercraeft, although they tend to limit themselves by not using the directly harmful castings (such as the Well-Tenebroused Blade, etc.). Unlucky souls who have been caught in the grip of Phaeree have reported that they were led to a gate back to AErth by a kind Fir Darrig.

Created by: Mike Phillips