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{{5esrd5evaried|canon=true|sources=SRD5, MM5e}}<div style="display:block; float:right; max-width:200px;">[[File:Pixy (PSF).png|thumb|right|180px|Sprite<br />by Pearson Scott Foresman<br />via Mediawiki Commons<br />[[Public Domain]] ]]{{tocright}}</div>

|refs={{SRD5ref}} <ref name="mm5.283">also published in &mdash; {{Cite Pub|Monster Manual (5e)|pages=283}}Licensed: &copy; Wizards of the Coast {{fairuc}}.</ref> <ref name="hab">Habitat &mdash; Not part of the [[SRD5]].</ref> <ref name="dmg5hab">habitat - {{pub|Dungeon Master's Guide (5e)}} p.302-305</ref>

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{{refstart}}In secret groves and shaded glens, tiny sprites withdragonfly wings flutter. For all their fey splendor,however, sprites lack warmth and compassion. They areaggressive and hardy warriors, taking severe measuresto ward strangers away from their homes. Interlopersthat come too close have their moral character judged,then are put to sleep or frightened off. '''Unofficial Description:Forest Protectors.''' A Sprites build little villages in theboughs of trees and willing {{srd5lc|Treant}}s, in verdant gladesbrightened by moss, wild flowers, and toadstools. Wildnature thrives, and the sprites allow no trespassers.When intruders are spotted, the sprites lead them astraywith ominous rustling from the bushes and distantsnapping twigs. Creatures foolish enough to persist inintruding on a sprite appears 's territory are stung with poisonedarrows and lulled into a senseless sleep. While theyslumber, the sprites make good their escape, retreatingto be an even more secluded area of the forest. '''Heart Seers.''' Sprites can sense whether a tiny elf creatureis good or evil by the sound and feeling of its beatingheart. Weighing the balance of a creature's past actions,a sprite can tell whether its heart beats rapidly in loveor flags in sorrow, or whether it is darkened by hate orgreed. The sprite's power to perceive the heart alwaysshows the truth, because the heart can't lie. '''Poison Brewers.''' In their forest domains, sprites brewtoxins, unguents, antidotes, and poisons, including thesleep poison with insect wingswhich they coat their arrows. Theyventure far into the woods to harvest rare flowers,mosses, and fungi, sometimes crossing dangerousterritory to do so. If desperate, sprites even steal theiringredients from the gardens of hags. '''Good-Hearted.''' Because they are judges of the heartand favor good creatures, sprites oppose the will of evilfey and pledge to thwart evil archfey at every turn. Ifthey encounter adventurers on a quest to rid their forestof an evil fey creature or {{5edlc|Goblinoid}} menace, they willpledge their support and even come to their aid whenthe adventurers least expect it.

{{otherlore|Sprites are reclusive feyUnlike pixies, sprites rarely indulge in frivolousmerriment and fun. They go out of are firm warriors, protectors,and judges, and their way stern bent causes other fey to fight evil consider them overly dour and ugliness and to protect their homelandsserious. However, feythat respect the sprites' territory find them staunchallies in times of trouble.|{{SRD3ref}}refend|3<ref name="mm5.5e lore283" />}}

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