Imp

Name: Imp
Classification: Creature
Level: 1
Habitat: The Fae Tree, Fae and Chandric Forests and other shadowy places. Some like to live in houses too and they have become a bit of a pest problem. There's an entire population in Xanth's Temple.
Lifespan: 16-18 months

Uses:

• If domesticated, imps can make good pets and are sold at the Exotic Emporium, but they're not easily domesticated.

Player:

• The owner of an imp can godmod their own pet.
• Played characters can godmod imps that don't belong to other players.

Description:

Imps are dark, shadowy creatures, mischievous and somewhat destructive, though they rarely go to extremes. Imps slink or skitter about, running from one pool of shadow to another. The trickery ascribed to them is, generally, confined to missing, misplaced, or moved articles (socks, keys, etc) and stubbed toes. Some accounts of imps claim that they are desperately lonely, and always travel in pairs or in mobs. A known imp haunt is the Fae Tree but there is also an imp society inhabiting Xanth's Temple.

Imps are relatively simple creatures that grow to about six inches in height and are generally viewed as cute but annoying. They have no spoken language, instead communicating with a series of clicks and gestures that don't seem to have any translation in English. Led by a king and queen from each community, imps have developed a hybrid society much like a hive. They love to cause mischief and can often be found in places like the Cafe tying shoelaces together.