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Bark (a spriggan) has been working his malicious evil against the faerie folk without fear of retribution because of his servants--a band of shikes. Shikes are a breed of evil faeries. They are very small, usually no larger than four inches tall, and covered by a silvery chitinous shell that looks almost like full plate armor. Their wings are like those of beetles, folding out from beneath hinged back shells, while their heads resemble Trojan helms with broad, razor-sharp crests. They attack by ramming their opponents, slicing through flesh and bone with their head crests. Normal sprites and faeries are deathly afraid of these little monstrosities, and shikes hate all other faerie-folk, attacking them on sight.
Shikes (20): INT average (9); AL NE; AC 0; MV 6, fly 24 (A); HD 1-1; hp 4 each; THAC0 19; #AT 1; Dmg 1-3; SZ T (4" tall); ML 18; XP 65.
Originally appeared in Dungeon #76 (1999).