Nixie

Nixies were an aquatic race of sprite.

Description
Nixies were fey with pale green skin and dark green hair. They also had webbed finger and toes; unlike other sprites, they lacked wings. Nixies tended to be slim. Females wore tight-fitting wraps and males wore loincloths.

Abilities
Nixies were naturally aquatic creatures who could breathe both air and water. In combat, male nixies wielded daggers and javelins. Nixies were known to use a 24-hour version of water breathing, and a group of ten nixies could cast a powerful charm on other humanoids.

Society
Nixies lived in tribes of 20 to 80 members that controlled a territory approximately in diameter. They wove their buildings out of living water plants. A typical nixie family had 4 to 8 members and a tribe typically had 10 to 15 families, all descended from a set of common ancestors. When a tribe became too big, 2 to 3 families would split off to form a new tribe elsewhere. Nixies were known to be polygamists, with males having 2 to 3 wives.

Nixies tribes were ruled by an Acquar, or water mother, who was a direct descendant of the tribe's founder. The Acquar was advised by a council of elders led by a spokesperson called the L'uquar, who was responsible for keeping the oral history of the tribe. The Acquar was responsible for settling major disputes and dividing treasure gained through war, luck, or work; she also picked a warrior to be the S'oquar, or warlord in charge of hunting and defense.

Nixie intertribal relationship were often fierce, with females sometimes being captured as brides.

Additionally, nixies would use their charm and water breathing spells to enslave male humans as slaves for up to one year. They used their slaves to do heavy labor, such as the removal of trash or obstacles. Lakes where nixies lived were always clean and well-stocked with fish.

Homelands
In Northwest Faerûn, they inhabited the Laughing Hollow. In Rashemen, nixies lived in and defended Lake Ashane.

Beyond Faerûn, nixies were occasionally found in the Hordelands in the lakes, rivers, and swamps of the Ama Basin during the summer season. Beyond Toril, some nixies could be found on the water world of Thalassa.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Under Illefarn • Doom of Daggerdale • Dungeon #29: "Nymph's Reward"
 * Novels
 * The Council of Blades • Son of Thunder
 * Video Games
 * Neverwinter Nights
 * Card Games
 * AD&D Trading Cards