Spriggans are a type of Faerie not written about in Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide.
Known facts
Spriggans looks like certain species of Goblins or Hobs in their "normal" form. After eating lot at one time, however, they will swell up, becoming huge and fat. Apparently spriggans can use glamour to look like cats.
Known Spriggans
Sandspur was the only known Spriggans.
Behind the scenes
In folklore, Spriggans are depicted as grotesquely ugly, and are said to be found at old ruins and barrows guarding buried treasure and generally acting as fairy bodyguards.
Appearances
- The Nixie's Song (First appearance)
- A Giant Problem
- The Wyrm King