their fur standing up and an actual degree of physical enlargement that varies to a wildly cosmetic degree between individuals Most striking, however, are a gremlin’s teeth Virtually indestructible, they line a gremlin’s maw in layered rows like those of a shark, and while most adapted at ripping apart metal, they work equally well at doing the same for anything else that gets in their way Relationships: Gremlins remain near and dear to their father Flibbertigibbet, even in the face of his own subsequent creation of the bitterclaws, and as such, he expects virtually nothing from them nor does he burden them with any responsibility Intentionally or not, Flibbertigibbet always seems to attract a gaggle of gremlins when he travels beyond the bounds of his demesne While most of them either perish in some destructive catastrophe (usually at their own hands) during his scheming forays or return to Nibiru at his side, like ravenous puppies, all too often he carelessly leaves one or two behind elsewhere, abandoned to their own devices Strategy & Tactics: Although greatly limited by the matabiri, gremlins still congregate in small groups, finding bravery in large numbers or when in the presence of a mother lode of metal They aren’t physically imposing combatants, but their ability to make even the simplest mechanical items fall apart or to inflict strange mishaps on their opponents evens the playing field AND THOSE NOTABLE The fey are everywhere and each has a story all their own While some might lend a hand, some others might lend a knife blade first and between your ribs And many might offer both It’s dangerous to go alone It’s also dangerous not to THE BODIE POLITIK Gremlins aren’t the only ones prone to evolve! For a troupe of gibbet poppets, change came in the form of distributed thinking This seemingly small boost in their mental processes was a enough to drive a desire for more knowledge, for learning, and as a result, they are quite a bit more intelligent than the average swarm of gibbet poppets And it was the siren’s call of the stage that drew them in They would sit enthralled watching performance after performance—plays that mixed comic and tragic forms were there favorites—and they collectively chose Th is curious piece of jewelry is little more than a crude to follow the path of those bards they so tangle of silver and copper wire, misshapen in places from admired They started an acting troupe, the impressions of gremlin teeth At its core, the (un)Locket The Bodie Politik, and traveled the planes, holds a piece of one of Flibbertigibbet’s claws, broken and playing for all that would watch fallen to the side from when his siblings tore him apart Characteristics: The Bodie Politik are The locket was subsequently gifted to one of his now longa gregarious bunch, portraying a wit deceased bitterclaw jesters—a rank of highest distinction— and intelligence beyond all other gibbet but it was lost at that year’s Jester’s Tourney, a big deal in the poppets and even most other mogwoi Their community Different planar locales vie for it each year No increasing pool of friendly connections one made it out alive that year have made it far easier to access books and The (un)Locket allows its wearer to access the hidden doors instruments appropriately sized for them and pathways of Nibiru itself, including transit to and from The plays they perform of others are the the Divided Kingdoms at their leisure The very fact that current favorites with their audiences, but Flibbertigibbet ever created the object, much less gifted it, the troupe’s starting to intersperse original says something about the mogwoi sovereign’s foresight performances to largely positive reviews Relationships: For sure, they had a lot The (un)Locket of Nibiru — 26 —