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Species submission - Sprite Lite

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Sprite Lite - Tiny glowing stars

Common elements
: Most Sprites Lite posess Light as at least one of their affinities. This manifests as a characteristic glow that shines from the abdomen at all times, and can be made to glow brighter or more finely controlled the more in tune the Sprite is with their Light affinity. Other common affinities include Air and its other subtypes, as well as Fire, with Fire being the rarest. When a Sprite has another affinity, Light is usually its secondary affinity.

Hereditary magic: Most Sprites gain their non-Light affinities from the environment. Affinities other than Light have only a rare chance of being passed down, with maybe a 25% chance to inherit the affinity of either parent. If two parents with affinities other than Light reproduce, the offspring has a small chance of inheriting both affinities and being born with a non-glowing abdomen.

Elemental weaknesses/resistances: Sprites lite have delicate wings that can be easily damaged by Water. Their tiny builds are especially susceptible to Poison and Ice. However, their flight is nimble and they resist Air and its subtypes most often.

Common locations: Citrico Archepelago, though many groups are nomadic and venture north into central Owel during the summer. Small groups can be found in cities, where they're mostly considered vermin.

Climate preference: Tropical and semi-tropical areas

Sentience: Around 40% of Sprites Lite demonstrate abstract thought and an ability to reason and plan.

Language: Most Sprites speak Insect amongst themselves, but it's common for nomadic sprites to learn other languages.

Diet: Typically fruits, berries and nectar, though some have been known to eat insect meat without ill effects

Trivia: "Sprites Lite" get their species name from being very small. It's rare for a sprite to come up to even half as tall as a Pygmy Pyzky. This makes them hard to catch, but overall easily picked on. Though they can technically crossbreed with other insectoid species, their unique size makes successful reproduction very rare.

Sentient Sprites will often tattoo their abdomens with symbols to differentiate themselves or identify their tribe. Many tribes develop codes to send signals to each other over long distances. Some Sprites are even enlisted to send messages between islands.

Many other creatures aren't even aware that sentient Sprites Lite can exist, but most are familiar with the bright sight of Sprites Lite in flight at night, as they tend to migrate as a group and fill the sky with "beautiful" light pollution. It's about as bright as a fireworks display, and usually disturbs wildlife and sleeping locals, but it says something about a person's personality whether they react to a Sprite migration with awe or with loud grumbling.
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Nexeron's avatar
That's a very cute species :)