Editing Mysterium (section)

==='''SPRIGGAN'''===

''"Hello my big green friends, I see that your people have left you all alone. I know how that is believe me. I also see the smirks on your ugly orc faces and I assure you you won't be laughing for much longer. I do apologize for what is about to come, I truly....ergh...do...."''

Steelboot, Mysterium Enforcer, just before mushing two orc guards into jelly

Ages ago, the gnomes were enslaved by their captors the Femorian giants. In a desperate plan to break free, high priest and mages among the enslaved gnomes created the rituals that would make the first spriggan. This ritual gave the gnome warriors incredible strength and size. Eventually the war was fought to a point where the gnomes could at last break the yolk of their giant captors. 

As the agesw went on, some of the children of these heroic gnomes inherited the power to change size and strength. Unfortunately, this so-called gift also came with it a short fuse and uncontrolled rage while in their giant spriggan forms. Scholars believe this is because of the giant blood used in the rituals that wormed its way into the gnome natures of the spriggan. As time went on, the parents of spriggan began to feel shame and the spriggan, themselves, became more ostracized among their gnome kin, becoming mercenaries or finding acceptance among those who didn't mind their brutish secret, mostly lesser loved folk like orcs, half-orcs, or ogres. 

Sacrificing part of their very gnome nature, the spriggan fell from being heroes to being seen as brutish abominations, their uncontrolled rage and berserk nature in their giant form not helping matters any. In the newer ages, spriggan are loners mostly, or they are the bruisers among their peers, wading into conflict before their fellows catch up to them, still staying clear as not to become part of the bloodbath.

'''A Lot of Power in a Small Package'''

As a spriggan, you tend to look a lot like your gnome cousins, albeit a bit stockier and muscular for a gnome. But you have the power to burst into the form of a giant gnome, gaining another six feet of height and your muscles exploding into raw strength. All this raw physical power comes with a price, though. You also lose a bit of yourself becoming a storm of pure rage and brutality. You fight while in this form and do not do much else. 

You are torn between two worlds in a way. As a gnome, you are drawn to magic and knowledge just like your kin, but you can never truly embrace or meet your full intellectual potential because of the hitchiker you have in your life in the form of a raging giant. You struggle with learning what you can, possibly finding ways to enhance or even better control the monstrous giant living inside you.


'''A Hunger for the Fight'''
One thing your fellows can pick up on if hanging around you long enough is hat you differ from other gnomes by being always on edge. You seem to take offense at the smallest things and barely contain your anger over every slight or even the most minor insult even if its in fun. This creates a stressful life while around others to say the least as you try your best not to attack and kill your associates, family, and friends. As a spriggan, you learn to keep a lid on this and let it build up long enough to make your way to your actual enemies where you can unleash your fury.

'''Spriggan Names'''
Spriggan tend to have the same names as their gnome counterparts, or alternatively they may adopt the names of other races who adopt or accept them.

'''Spriggan Traits'''
Your spriggan character has the following traits.

• Ability Increase - Your Strength and Intelligence increase by 1.

• Age - Spriggan age much like their gnome kin, reaching adulthood at about age 40 and living slightly longer than gnomes due to their magical strength, reaching 450 to 500 years on average if their anger doesn't consume them and get them killed first.

• Alignment - Spriggan can be of any alignment though their very nature tends to lead them towards Chaos. 

• Size - In their gnomish forms, spriggan stand 3' - 4' tall as their gnomish kin, but spriggan are much stockier and weigh in at closer to 70 pounds on average. Also, see Giant Spriggan Form.

• Speed - In gnomish form, you move at a walking speed of 25' (see also Giant Spriggan Form)

• Darkvision - Like your gnomish cousins, you are accustomed to seeing underground and in the dark. You can see in dim light within 60' as if seeing in bright light, and in darkness as if it is dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray. 

• Languages - You speak Common, Gnomish, and Giant. 

'''Giant Spriggan Form'''
When encountering something you find even the least bit offensive or insulting, you must succeed in a Wisdom Check (DC 12) or take your giant spriggan form. Alternatively, you can also take on this form at will by focusing on a target to unleash the form on. 

In giant spriggan form, you gain 7' of height and your Strength temporarily increases by 4, and you gain 15 temporary hit points. Your Movement is 40 while in this form and you are immune to any attack that would render you unconscious or asleep. You are also immune to Charisma based attacks as you fly into a blind berserker rage. In giant spriggan form you can use any melee weapon as if skilled but cannot use ranged weapons. Each turn you must attack the nearest animated thing to you if there is such a target and you can detect them. If not you attack the nearest inanimate object. You cannot communicate except by roaring one word at a time and only words that describe your anger such as "Kill!" "Maim!" "Hate!" Furthermore, you do not fall if reduced to 0 HPs while in spriggan form, but take one more turn of actions first.

A counter begins when you change into giant spriggan form at 5. On each of your turns, the counter is reduced by 1. When reaching 0, you return back to your gnomish form. When returning to your gnomish form, you must take a turn to recover and can take no other actions except to defend yourself. Of course defending yourself may just make you angry all over again returning you to giant spriggan form.