Nixie (Dungeons & Dragons)

For other uses, see Nix.

Nixie

Characteristics
Alignment	True Neutral
Type	Fey
Image	Wizards.com image
Publication history
Mythological origins	Nixie (German)

A nixie is a fictional creature from the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. They are a form of a Fey water spirit who safeguard freshwater pools and streams, and tend to be reclusive and suspicious.

Publication history

The nixie first appeared in the original Dungeons & Dragons set (1974).^[1]

The nixie appeared in first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in the original Monster Manual (1977).^[2]

The nixie appeared in the D&D Expert Set (1981, 1983) and the Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia (1991).^[3] The nixie appeared as a player character class in The Sea People (1990).

The nixie appeared in second edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989),^[4] and reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993) under the "sprite" entry.^[5]

The nixie appeared in the third edition under the "sprite" entry in the Monster Manual (2000),^[6] and in the 3.5 revised Monster Manual (2003). The nixie appeared as a player character race in Savage Species (2003).

Physical description

Nixies resemble somewhat attractive humanoids with green skin and hair and webbed appendages. They are described as looking as though they are composed of water, bubbles and swamp foliage. Nixie are slim and comely and lightly scaled.

Society

Nixies are goodly and peaceful creatures, but are also highly shy, reclusive and suspicious. They are unforthcoming to those they don't trust, rarely leave their watery homes, and can be hostile when they need to be. Nixies desire friendship, and have the ability to charm others to become their friend. Occasionally a nixie will lure a human into the water, but they are usually more interested in company rather than drowning a visitor. Nixies love music, and make instruments from reeds on the banks of streams.

References

1. ^ Gygax, Gary, and Dave Arneson. Dungeons & Dragons (3-Volume Set) (TSR, 1974)
2. ^ Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual (TSR, 1977)
3. ^ Allston, Aaron, Steven E. Schend, Jon Pickens, and Dori Watry. Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia (TSR, 1991)
4. ^ Cook, David, et al. Monstrous Compendium Volume One (TSR, 1989)
5. ^ Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual (TSR, 1993)
6. ^ Williams, Skip, Jonathan Tweet, and Monte Cook. Monster Manual. Wizards of the Coast, 2000