GREMLIN

By Dagon (15 September 1995)

Allegiance: Nearly always unseelie commoner

Story: Gremlins are mostly considered hideous pests. They infest an area, have their own irritating brand of glamour and love the chaos they inflict. Gremlins will easily go as far as to kill mortals, but rarely directly. They prefer screaming mortals in crashing cars.

Appearance: Gremlins vary whether they are Seelie or Unseelie. Seelie Gremlins are rare and might be mistaken for Pooka or (stuffed) Animals. They may be furry, have big bulbous eyes and an overall high cuteness factor. Many look like leprechauns with big ears. Unseelie gremlins are hideous and may resemble miniature (Or small) Gremlins, with batwings, oversized leathery ears and mean fanged mouths. They have wyld colorations and some even have chameleon powers. Some Gremlins are winged and capable of flight.

Seemings: Childlings Gremlins are small and delicate when Seelie and vicious little pests when Unseelie. In mortal seeming they don't show their true colors, but Seelie will behave like the next boyscout while unseelie will behave like Beavis & Butt-head.

Wilder Gremlin become all the more pranksterish. Seelie will enjoy playing innocent pranks, make fun and be generally amusingly teasing, but wilder start developing nasty obsessions like pyromania, kleptomania or sexual fetishes that don't fit well with most other Changelings.

Grump gremlins are loathsome toads that sit around all day. Seelie Gremlin grumps are exceedingly rare, as they get rather grumpier and grumpier. In mortal seeming they are likely to be coach potatoes and will likely watch porn and slasher all day until they wither away. Most become potbellied.

Lifestyles: Gremlins, seelie or unseelie, live poor lives, mostly well away from everyday society. They come out at night and do the most amazing things. Some wander the city wreaking havoc, others just watch the misery around them. The unseelie gain glamour from the misery of people.

Affinity: Scene

Birthrights: Gremlins can ravage a mortal by playing pranks on them. This is easiest for unseelie gremlins, and ravaging is no problem; just let'm explode in the process.

Gremlins all have one physical mutation that allows them to do something special; flight is most common, though others would have sharp claws, a chameleon-like ability, very sharp eyesight, stench. This is in addition to glamour and cantrips.

Frailties: Gremlins are essentially very silly creatures. Other changelings either treat them as vermin or as non-changeling freaks. Most gremlins are already close to bedlam. No gremlin can ever attain status higher than knighthood.

Quotes: "...Aaarf-Aaaarf. Hiii-Hiii-Aaarf! Gimme that, bonehead! It's mine--Aaaarf!"