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At that point, one of the grigs comes out of hiding and makes amends with a gift, either a harmless bauble such as a 1d6 × 100 gp gem RU D SUHFLRXV MDU RI UHDOO IUHVK KRQH (FRORJ *ULJV OLYH RQ QXWV EHUULHV DQG KRQH 1L LH WULEHV KDYH PHPEHUV DERXW RQH WKLUG DUH RXWK )DPLOLHV KDYH PHPEHUV DQG WKH WULEH XVXDOO LQFOXGHV IDPLOLHV DOO UHODWHG through common ancestors. A nixie tribe controls an area with a radius of PLOHV KHQ D WULEH JHWV WRR ODUJH IDPLOLHV VSOLW RII WR IRUP D QH WULEH 1L LHV OLYH IRU VHYHUDO FHQWXULHV Nixie tribes are ruled by the Acquar (water mother), a hereditary posi WLRQ KHOG E D GLUHFW GHVFHQGDQW RI WKH RULJLQDO IRXQGLQJ DQFHVWRU 6KH GH FLGHV PDMRU GLVSXWHV DQG FKRRVHV WKH PRVW DSW DUULRU WR EH WKH 6 RTXDU the warlord responsible for hunting and defense. 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Atomie clothing is innately magical, bright and festive KLOH DW WKH VDPH WLPH EOHQGLQJ LWK RRGODQG VXUURXQGLQJV Atomies have twice the hearing range of humans, and they have in IUDYLVLRQ WR IHHW 7KHLU YRLFHV DUH KLJK SLWFKHG DOPRVW D EHH OLNH EX Atomies speak their own language and often the languages of sprites, pixies, and some broken Common. They can also speak with plants and DQLPDOV &RPEDW Atomies attack as 3rd-level ghters. About 20% of atomies carry tiny crossbows and spears. Atomie crossbows have a 3-foot range and in ict 1d3 points of damage. Atomie spears cause 1d4 points of damage. The UHPDLQLQJ DWRPLHV DUH DUPHG LWK HLWKHU VSHDUV RU VSULWH V RUGV (40%). Atomies have the following magical abilities, usable once per URXQG DW WK OHYHO DELOLW blink, invisibility, pass plant, speak with animals, DQG summon insects. 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