Squelaiche (skell-lie)
Squelaiche (pronounced "skell-lie," meaning "storyteller") is the leprechaun deity of trickery and illusions. His symbol is a clover leaf or a pointed red hat.
Squelaiche appears as a handsome male leprechaun, two feet in height, with a fine silk cloak and a pointed red cap.
As the Seelie Court's Court Jester, Squelaiche may speak impudently even to Queen Titania. He is on especially good terms with fellow tricksters Nathair Sgiathach and Erevan Ilesere.
Squelaiche travels with the wandering Seelie Court from plane to plane.
Squelaiche is a prankster and a pest, always seeking an opportunity to play a more hilarious joke on his hapless victims, but he is not always merely looking for fun. He genuinely loves tiny fey and will not permit them to be harmed or picked on by larger creatures. He is not stupid—"he is a Fool, not a fool," as Monster Mythology phrases it. He does have weak spots, however, in his overfondness for shiny gold and fine wine. He enjoys tweaking the sensibilities of lawful or evil people; he is very, very chaotic and playful, a creature of mercurial whims.
Squelaiche is worshipped by leprechauns and other tiny fey creatures.
Squelaiche is believed to have been born from a magical plant on the plane of Arborea, an example of a deity from the natural world becoming adopted into the fey world.
In Dragon #263, the Jester of the Fairy Court is Puck, or Robin Goodfellow, who is described as resembling a cross between a brownie and a goblin. A version of Robin Goodfellow also appeared in the Mystara supplement Tall Tales of the Wee Folk, where he is a sprite who often takes human form.
Little Sqeulaiche is the Court Jester at the Seelie Court, a prankster and trickster who even impudently teases Titania on occasion. Sqeulaiche is the patron god of leprechauns, and is on especially good terms with Nathair Sgiathach and Erevan Ilesere of the elves. However, Sqeulaiche is not always a fun-loving jester. He has a genuine love of tiny faerie folk and he will not allow them to be badly treated by more powerful creatures. Nei ther is he stupid; as some sages put it, "He is a Fool, not a fool." His likings for shining gold and good wine are, however, definitely weak spots.
Role-playing Statistics: The avatar of the god, which can travel the planes through Titania's magical aid, ever seeks the opportunity to play pranks, enjoy himself, mock lawful creatures, tweak the noses of evil ones and send them packing, and find pleasing gold and strong wine. He is very, very chaotic and playful, and his attitudes, while benign, are unpredictable.
Statistics: AL en (eg WAL n (leprechauns AoC trickery, illusions; SY clover leaf, pointed red hat.
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