BOG-unz
Overview
Female Boggan Childling
Boggans are the down-to-earth Kithain that
are responsible for most of the stories about brownies. They are devoted
to their homes and are creatures of habit, comfort, and routine. They are
very independent, and consider the information they gather in the course
of helping out to be part of the payment for the help. Boggans are inveterate
gossips, and are renowned for having the accurate story when everyone else
is still wondering.
Boggans are incredibly hard-working fae- it was they who made the
shoes for the Shoemaker- but also of violent tempers- remember Rumplestiltskin?
They will do everything they can to make their homes (or the homes of people
they consider deserving) as comfortable as possible, but have been known
to destroy entire houses if a beneficiary takes them for granted.
Seelie Boggans are the ultimate philanthropic do-gooders. They have
a soft spot in their hearts for the underdog and downtrodden, and will
usually help out of a genuine desire to be nice. The Unseelie, however,
will help in an attempt to get as many people into their debt as possible.
Even Unseelie Boggans will help out someone who truly needs it, but their
help is likely to be neither as unstinting nor as pleasant as that of a
Seelie Boggan.
Debt is a big thing to a Boggan. They have no problem with doing
volunteer work for others, but would rather die than owe anyone a favor.
They do not always like being offered payment for their services, and will
sometimes be truly offended that the individual would even consider the
situation one of trade. This avoidance of indebtedness causes Boggans to
avoid close ties as well- they rarely enter into oaths of any kind, although
they are perfectly happy to work with others.