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The Spriggats have had 3 out of 4 the elemental affinities, so what about the fourth one.  The yellow Golden Spriggat could be the fourth elemental affinity.

Possible In-Game-Portraits:
(http://s2.postimage.org/MdKI9.png) (http://www.postimage.org/) or (http://s9.postimage.org/asdqkhya3/Golden_Spriggat.jpg) (http://postimage.org/)

Possible bio:
The Golden Spriggats are the rarest of all of the Spriggats.  Every known Golden Spriggat has turned out female (not all females are Light).  Since females were rare and major targets of the Shadowling Queen, they were hidden and heavily guarded by Dissidents forces during the Shadow War.  When the Shadowling Civil War ended, the few, remaining Golden Spriggats emerged from hiding to be apart of the Shadowling Republic.  Even with the war over, Shadowling Loyalist have attempted to kill many of the Golden Spriggats, since they are seen as symbols of the end of Shadowling Empire.  The Golden Spriggat has power equal to, if not greater then, the Dark Spriggat.  They can create a large amount of electromagnetic radiation with a large, power Light Breath.

Nice summation of year-long discussion about Light Spriggats on the old forums, im2msart4u. The only really debatable moment is the one about not all demales being Light, but, methinks, it's not too important. In addendum, there is a proposed unit in the Formulated Enemy Ideas thread.
Personally, I agree with all of the prossible bio points up to the Republic era, after that it's less clear: I can see how, with time, they can emerge back into the society and not fear persecution from Shadowling Loyalists, but little is known on the subject matter at the moment.

All light spriggats being females would make a lot of sense. In the Shadow War, almost all the females were killed by the queen, and those that weren't hid. This would explain why no light spriggats appeared in Telepath RPG 2. Now that shadowlings and spriggats are equal, the light spriggats would be under the protection of the law, just like all the other spriggats.

oh "Spriggat" I read something else entirely, wish I could change my vote now. I'm in love with the idea.

Quote from: yogc on February 13, 2010, 07:02:55 PM
All light spriggats being females would make a lot of sense. In the Shadow War, almost all the females were killed by the queen, and those that weren't hid. This would explain why no light spriggats appeared in Telepath RPG 2. Now that shadowlings and spriggats are equal, the light spriggats would be under the protection of the law, just like all the other spriggats.

I was trying to think of an idea to introduce the Light Spriggat into TSoG, while explaining their lack of appearance in TRPG2.

Quote from: Zhampir on February 13, 2010, 10:35:29 PM
oh "Spriggat" I read something else entirely, wish I could change my vote now. I'm in love with the idea.

So you voted No and Hell No for what?

I was still annoyed with a topic I read previously about the "White Shadowlings"

im2smart4u, just to keep the record straight, the idea of all female Light Spriggats was born long before you came about to the old froums, with same reasoning. ;)
Anyhow, on the old forums, the idea of having a Light Spriggat, at least in NPC form, found quite a lot of string support, so, hopefully, we'll see one in TSoG.

From the discussions, it does arise that Grotius' mother was, most likely, a Light Spriggat, which can also have interesting consequences if Grotius is to appear in TSoG.

Should the Light Spriggats be enemies like Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau?
Or should the Light Spriggats be non-enemy characters like the green shadowling, Lala?

Good point, but I think we'll have to see this in more general terms: will Spriggats overall be friendly or not towards the Hero and Co? I don't really see any reason for the Spriggats to act in an antagonistic manner towards the Hero and the teammates, although I'm sure there could be excpetions to the rule (e.g. the Hero accidently stumbling upon several Light Spriggats in a manner that makes them believe they're under attack, like in the old times, and they try to protect themselves). Or a a small clan of Spriggat highwaymen, with several Light Spriggats- again, why not (that does happen on occaison, and they're essentially one big family)?

It would be a little lame if new really powerful spriggats were introduced and no one ever saw them in combat. Maybe you could get a few of them to join your cause as soldiers.

Quote from: KZ on March 08, 2010, 02:54:54 PM
Good point, but I think we'll have to see this in more general terms: will Spriggats overall be friendly or not towards the Hero and Co? I don't really see any reason for the Spriggats to act in an antagonistic manner towards the Hero and the teammates, although I'm sure there could be excpetions to the rule (e.g. the Hero accidently stumbling upon several Light Spriggats in a manner that makes them believe they're under attack, like in the old times, and they try to protect themselves). Or a a small clan of Spriggat highwaymen, with several Light Spriggats- again, why not (that does happen on occaison, and they're essentially one big family)?

The Shadowling Loyalists could make them slaves. They could have salvaged slave bracelets and managed to use them again (for another execption that would make a wee bit more sense).

Quote from: Frosty on March 11, 2010, 09:04:49 PM
The Shadowling Loyalists could make them slaves. They could have salvaged slave bracelets and managed to use them again (for another execption that would make a wee bit more sense).

The slave bracelet requires one's consent to put it on.  I don't see many spriggats agreeing to putting on slave bracelets.

the light spiggurat could be a white one with some sort of symbol on his head

Quote from: torugo on March 12, 2010, 05:37:00 PM
the light spiggurat could be a white one with some sort of symbol on his head

Frost Spriggats are white.  Light Spriggats should be yellow.

I agree that they should be white with a symbol but it should be all over their bodies so its easier to tell

I also agree that they should be white. The sign could be a greek letter for example for a made sign.

I would prefer yellow, since white looks too much like frost spriggats.
Maybe the could glow.

yellow tis an ugly color, especially for something that's supposed to be so powerful. I white spriggat with a light golden touch to it's skin color would be nice.

Glowing: Ugly
White: Hard to differentiate from White Spriggats
Symbols: Incredibly ugly
Yellow: What's wrong with it?

since the Light Spriggats are supposedly completely comprised of women they should have an altered appearance all ready, perhaps they should look more humanoid, like an angel?

I was thinking a golden color myself.

I was thinking about a less yellow spriggat, more like the image I posted in the old forums:
(http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/3054/59485736.png)
(Created by colouring yellow the blue parts of Grotius.)

Quote from: Ertxiem on March 13, 2010, 05:45:14 PM
I was thinking about a less yellow spriggat, more like the image I posted in the old forums:
(http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/3054/59485736.png)
(Created by coloring yellow the blue parts of Grotius.)

I think the pee colored spriggat is ugly.  I think the yellow should be darker; like a gold color.

lol :D

For a woman, the picture of that spriggat looks to... manly.
other than that, I think the design is good. I agree that the wings shouldn't be yellow however, and should be more gold. I think we are in a general agreement that a golden coloration would be a good idea.

(http://s2.postimage.org/MdKI9.png) (http://www.postimage.org/).
This Light Spriggat is my coloring of LethalLaurie's drawing of female spriggats (http://telepath.wikia.com/wiki/File:LL_Spriggat_Female.jpg)

Thanks for stating the irrelevant and obvious.  ::)

Back to the Topic.....

I eally think that they should be a goldish color not the yellow but a sparkly gold. They could also be white and gold at the same time

So, you're saying they should be a shiny gold color?

I think it would look better than yellow anyday, the drawings I'm seeing now are merly yellow which looks bad in my opinion. I am whoever still opting for a white and gold mix

I see the discussion has shifted towards what the Spriggat should look like, rather than should the Spriggat be included in the first place!
Well, I think the golden colour idea is neat, and I also think that the Spriggat drawing should be slightly different from the male spriggat- maybe more pointy wings, less broad head, smaller (or larger) body-size, etc.


Presentiment, im2smart4u: with regards to comments made about where credit is due, let's all be nicer and all. With credit, it's sheer politness to point out who had a birlliant idea, if it's lost in obscurity, but then it would be good to strike the golden middle by not shouting every time "this is my idea!"- after all, we're here trying to work as a community to provide Craig with ideas. And the nicer we're to each other, the more pleasant the atmosphere. ;)

I think we're all pretty much in agreement about the inclusion of the Light Spriggats, KZ. Tis the one thing that every body in the forum seems to agree on. I like the drawing of the light spriggat from Lethallaurie that Im2smart4u posted, except the smile seems too... evil. and the coloration is... still utilizing that disturbing color that you didn't like either. I like the idea of a white body with golden colored wings (especially if there are white on the back but golden on the inside.)

I think it´s a good idea, and that portrait was very nice. I whould really like a light spriggat.

With Somnus being created, does anyone have any ideas to where and what a Light Spriggat could be doing?  Like a senator?

I think you're onto something with a Light Spriggat being in the parliament. Methinks that should be the place for them to be. Also, since female/Light spriggats were severely hunted during ad before the Shadow Wars, I'd say that if there is a museum dedicated to the history of Shadowlands, a Light Spriggat could be found there giving the tour, as one of the biggest victims of that era (not unlike holocaust talks by their survivals).
Like the overhwelming majority of forumers, I definitely would like to see a Light Spriggat in TSoG and, possibly, see one in a  battle situation.

Since we all agree the light Spriggat should be gold. Does anyone else thinks the Spriggat should look more female.

Quote from: Tastidian on July 05, 2010, 10:35:00 PM
Since we all agree the light Spriggat should be gold. Does anyone else thinks the Spriggat should look more female.

Read the topic from the start.

Quote from: im2smart4u on July 05, 2010, 11:12:48 PM

Quote from: Tastidian on July 05, 2010, 10:35:00 PM
Since we all agree the light Spriggat should be gold. Does anyone else thinks the Spriggat should look more female.

Read the topic from the start.

Oh yeah. I forgot about that.

Quote from: KZ on July 04, 2010, 12:15:04 PMLike the overhwelming majority of forumers, I definitely would like to see a Light Spriggat in TSoG and, possibly, see one in a  battle situation.

I am okay with not seeing a Light Spriigat in battle like I am okay with not seeing a green shadowling in battle.

But we all agree it would be nice to see one. Hey maybe Craig can make an uncheckable mission.

What is an "uncheckable mission"?

Who knows besides PinkPanzer?

Ops i meant to say unlockable.

Ohh! What?!?

[algebra15 faints, thinking he's seen a ghost. Five hours later, he shakily gets back onto his feet.]

I thought you had been banned...

EDIT: Whoops! My bad. I just now notice the full stop after your name. Welcome to the forums, Presentiment..

EDIT2: I figured that out 2 hours after I posted this message.

Its the old bugfartboy. I made a bet with namelesskitty.

Not really a bet but more of a dare-ish thing.

I didn't think he would actually do it.

You probably will win the bet but even if you win can we see how long it will take before the mods are shocked. Just put i'm not pres. on your signature.

I will support you forever if you become exactly like presentiment but with the disclaimer don't act like pres. See how long it takes them to notice put a disclaimer under your picture too jist to be extra double safe.

I'm sure the mods will go crazy over this.

Really add the presentiment sig.

Oh, hey me too.

(Continue conversation in General Conversations please.) Pointless posts should not count.

The irony! That comment coming from our only user to hit 25 posts per day, (now at 23 something) by having useless conversations in threads where posts count. And the user who named himself presentiment. That is some serious hypocrisy right there.
Unfortunately, this is also a useless post. Apologies, but I believed it needed to be said.

If no one else is going to talk about light spriggats, this topic should be locked.

No it should not. What if some people will contribute to it.

It shouldn't be locked because some jackasses are spamming the topic.  It needs to remain open for people who actually have something to say about the topic. 

I really like the idea of a light spriggat. It will help balance the Telepath World.

I have no preference on a light spriggat, but it is a cool idea.

Quote from: im2smart4u on August 05, 2010, 01:19:51 PM
It shouldn't be locked because some jackasses are spamming the topic.  It needs to remain open for people who actually have something to say about the topic. 

Must you call people that.

Quote from: im2smart4u on August 05, 2010, 01:19:51 PM
It shouldn't be locked because some jackasses are spamming the topic.  It needs to remain open for people who actually have something to say about the topic. 

I just got done removing all of my off topic posts thus removing them from my count. Please get back on topic. I suggest you do the same namelesskitty.

Quote from: MikeW781 on August 05, 2010, 10:28:13 AM
The irony! That comment coming from our only user to hit 25 posts per day, (now at 23 something) by having useless conversations in threads where posts count. And the user who named himself presentiment. That is some serious hypocrisy right there.
Unfortunately, this is also a useless post. Apologies, but I believed it needed to be said.

I get around a lot.

If Light Spriggats are females, then what female philosophers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_female_philosophers) would they be named after?

A list of female philosophers ordered alphabetically by surname:

[spoiler]Marilyn McCord Adams (born 1943)O
Linda Martin Alcoff
Alice Ambrose (1906–2001)
Julia Annas
Marilena Chauí
G. E. M. Anscombe (1918–2001)C O R W
Hannah Arendt (1906–1975)C O R W
Arete of Cyrene (4th century B.C.)
Aristoclea (6th century B.C)
Aspasia of Miletus (5th century B.C.)
Mary Astell (1666–1731)A B C D1 D2 R
Babette Babich (1956–)
Annette Baier (born 1929)O
Ban Zhao (c. 35–100)D2
Antoinette Brown (1825–1921)D2
Judith Butler (born 1956)
Mary Whiton Calkins (1863–1930)W
Nancy Cartwright (born 1943)O
Margaret Cavendish (1623–1673)A B C R
Christine de Pizan (c. 1365–c. 1430)G R
Andrea Christofidou
Patricia Churchland (born 1943)C
Hélène Cixous (born 1937)R
Catherine Trotter Cockburn (1679–1749)A B C R W
Lady Anne Finch Conway (1631–1679)A B C D1 O R W
Simone de Beauvoir (1908–1986)D1 O R W
Émilie du Châtelet (1706–1749)R
Raya Dunayevskaya (1910–1987)
Dorothy Edgington
George Eliot (1819–1880)G R
Elisabeth of Bohemia (1618–1680)A B C R
Philippa Foot (born 1920)C O W
Margaret Gilbert
Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860–1935)
Emma Goldman (1869–1940)
Marie de Gournay (1565–1645)D2
Celia Green (born 1935)
Marjorie Grene (born 1910)
Susan Haack (born 1945)W
Ágnes Heller (born 1929)
Heloise (1101–1162)D2
Mary Hesse (born 1924)
Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179)D1 R
Hipparchia of Maroneia (4th century BC)
Jennifer Hornsby (born 1951)O
Rosalind Hursthouse
Hypatia of Alexandria (370–415)C R
Luce Irigaray (born 1930)C O R
Martha Klein
Christine Korsgaard
Julia Kristeva (born 1941)C O R
Susanne Langer (1895–1985)O R W
Michèle Le Dœuff (born 1948)O R
Leontion (4th century BC)
Rosa Luxemburg (1871–1919)R
Catherine Macaulay (1731–1791)G
Penelope Maddy
Ruth Barcan Marcus (born 1921)C O
Harriet Martineau (1802–1876)R W
Damaris Cudworth Masham (1659–1708)A B C R
Mechthild of Magdeburg (1210–1285)G
Mary Midgley (born 1919)W
Ruth Millikan (born 1933)O
Iris Murdoch (1919–1999)O W
Ioanna Kucuradi (born 1936)
Nancey Murphy (born 1951)
Judith Sargent Murray (1751–1820)D2
Martha Nussbaum (born 1947)C O
Onora O'Neill (born 1941)O W
Ayn Rand (January 20 1905 – March 6, 1982)
Janet Radcliffe Richards (born 1944)O
Rosemary Radford Ruether (born 1936)
Anna Maria van Schurman (1607–1678)D2 R
Lady Mary Shepherd (1777–1847)A C
Sor Juana (1648–1695)D2
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël (1766–1817)R
L. Susan Stebbing (1885–1943)W
Edith Stein (1891–1942)D1
Gabrielle Suchon (1631–1703)R
Harriet Taylor Mill (1807–1858)C D1 R
Teresa of Avila (1515–1582)C
Judith Jarvis Thomson (born 1929)C O W
Baroness Mary Warnock (born 1924)O
Simone Weil (1909–1943)C D1 O R
Victoria Lady Welby (1837–1912)W
Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797)C D1 G O R W
Frances Wright (1795–1852)D2
Dorothy Maud Wrinch (1894–1976)


Ofcourse this is all on wiki.

[/spoiler]

Instead of a huge list of every female philosopher, is there any peticular names anyone likes?

I personally like Cartwright, but wonder if the philosophers should be from a specific era. All of the assassins were from the Enlightenment era.

Hypatia  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypatia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypatia)

I like Hypatai.  Unlike Smith, this name points directly towards only one philosopher.

Cavendish. I don't know, i just like it.

Good, the idea of Light female Spriggats remains!
Given that almost 80% of forum users would like to see them, and the number being close to 40 persons, I hope Craig will consider this, as it is certainly one of the more popular ideas around, and has been for the last 2 years!

As for female Spriggat names- they don't have to be philosophers at all, as can be seen from the names of Spriggats in TPA2. They can be writers, warriros, etc.
I'd think of Marie Curie, so a Spriggat by the name of Cruie could do the trick.
Historically, we have Joan of Arc, quite a significant figure in her time. Thus, "Arc" or "D'Ark" would be a good name (and ironic one at that).
How about also famous healers? Florence Nightingale, I think, would be highly appropriate. Thus: Nightingale.

Quote from: KZ on August 31, 2010, 08:25:57 AMAs for female Spriggat names- they don't have to be philosophers at all, as can be seen from the names of Spriggats in TPA2. They can be writers, warriros, etc.
I'd think of Marie Curie, so a Spriggat by the name of Cruie could do the trick.
Historically, we have Joan of Arc, quite a significant figure in her time. Thus, "Arc" or "D'Ark" would be a good name (and ironic one at that).
How about also famous healers? Florence Nightingale, I think, would be highly appropriate. Thus: Nightingale.

I agree with your suggestion to broden our search to names of all people who revolutionized new ways of thinking, but I don't particularly care for your three suggestions.

Hypatai is still my favoriate and Cartwright is a close second.

Fair enough, apart from "D'Ark" I don't quite see the names fitting, but they're good illustrative examples.

Don't like much Hypatai myself, but along those lines Cleopatra actually is something quite fitting, methinks.


(By the way, what's with the mis-spellings? "broden" "favoriate"? Only reason I point out is 'cause I rarely, if ever, get a feeling of you being rushed in your posts.)

Quote from: KZ on August 31, 2010, 10:26:52 AM
Fair enough, apart from "D'Ark" I don't quite see the names fitting, but they're good illustrative examples.

Don't like much Hypatai myself, but along those lines Cleopatra actually is something quite fitting, methinks.


(By the way, what's with the mis-spellings? "broden" "favoriate"? Only reason I point out is 'cause I rarely, if ever, get a feeling of you being rushed in your posts.)

Cleopatra always was depicted as a very beautiful person. Greek goddess Persephone aka Kore kidnapped by Hades to become his wife and rescued by Hermes due to Demeter's(Kore's mother) endless wailing it finally Convinced Zeus to do something about it. Hermes by the way is my most favorite Greek god of all he is the messenger of the gods, escorts the dead, brings luck in his spare time, has a cape of invisibility, winged sandals, and has a wand that can make mortals sleep and I forgot the rest of the wands powers, also he seems more down to earth than that of the Greek Gods so is Apollo.

But she was also cunning and ruthless. She used her beauty as a weapon. Evil.

Quote from: bugfartboy on August 31, 2010, 10:01:00 PM
But she was also cunning and ruthless. She used her beauty as a weapon. Evil.

So did Aphrodite. Sort of i'll tell the story later because I got to sleep.

Aphrodite was a god in ancient Greek. Am I right? Cleopatra might be a good idea for an enemy female spriggat.

PinkPanzer, what does the Greek mythology, although interesting, have anything to do with the topic on hand? You're not exactly offering any names, and from the criteria, it seems that people who really exitsed, or there is a high degree of possibility of their existence, were used for creating Spriggat names.


Cleopatra was a very powerful, highly influential woman, and she was also real, which seems to fit the bill well for the names for Light Spriggat females.
Although the discussion is interesting, I would think that at this stage (what with the members proposing the Light Spriggat enemy and the stats, different roles as NPCs and explanations as to why the Light Spriggat wasn't seen before, and a vast majority wanting to see a Light Spriggat in the game), it would be nice to get some feedback from Craig himself, as we can go on and on developing further (and we have come up with quite a few things for light spriggats) this idea, but it would be great to know if there is any hope of inclusion of such species in TSoG in any way, methinks.

Furthermore, Cleopatra has the advantage of being from ancient Egypt and the style of TSoG is related to that area of the Earth.

Andromeda in Greek mythology, princess of Ethiopia, daughter of King Cepheus, king of Ethiopia, and Cassiopeia. According to most legends Cassiopeia angered Poseidon by saying that Andromeda (or possibly Cassiopeia herself) was more beautiful than the nereids. Poseidon sent a sea monster to prey upon the country; he could be appeased only by the sacrifice of the king's daughter. Andromeda in sacrifice was chained to a rock by the sea; but she was rescued by Perseus, who killed the monster and later married her. Cassiopeia, Cepheus, and Andromeda were all set among the stars as constellations.

I don't think the name's history will fit any character but I do like the name.

The name is nice, but so far all the Spriggat names were referring to real people (or those, whose existence is highly likely- like Socrates), not myths and legends.

Indeed, Ert. I really like Cleopatra, actually- it has appeal to it. Can anyone think of any other, quiet ancient, names?

I also remembered Nefertiti (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nefertiti), but I think she's not as well known as Cleopatra.
But, for completeness sake, somebody may want to take a look at Queens consort of Pharaohs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Ancient_Egyptian_queens_consort) (a number of them became Pharaohs themselves later in life).

Ahhh yes, Nefertiti, how could I forget her! Well, the argument for including this interesting woman is that it will expand people's horizons and they'll learn something new ;)
(Think about it- how many more people found out that there was a philosopher by the surname of Locke, and Hobbes, etc?)

Quote from: KZ on September 03, 2010, 05:10:02 PM
Ahhh yes, Nefertiti, how could I forget her! Well, the argument for including this interesting woman is that it will expand people's horizons and they'll learn something new ;)
(Think about it- how many more people found out that there was a philosopher by the surname of Locke, and Hobbes, etc?)

I doubt it- most people probably either recognized it, or thought the names were made up.
I kind of prefer the idea of sticking with philosophers, especially obscure ones, because it seems more original. If there was a character named Kain (FFIV), you immeadiately know he will betray people and it makes the story less fun. Even if it isn't true, it kills immersion and makes you predict the ending. Also, famous rules have such defined personalities and expected actions, where as philosophers names don't.

I wouldn't agree with that- those who read the philosopher's works would expect to see them act in certain ways and hold certain beliefs. This is more like being names after someone- I don't think naming here should be indicative of what the characters do (and so far, it hasn't really been, at least, not with Spriggats- after all, would you expct 3 philosophers to be assassins?).
I think this is good for the more intellectually inclined- if they notice at least one name they recognize, they might wonder if there are any other names which might be of persons of interest and will go and look them up.

Continuing the ancient Egypt plot what about Hatshepsut one of the most successful female pharaohs, reigning longer than any other woman of an indigenous Egyptian dynasty.

i definitely like the idea of using Egyptian names for the light spriggats.  Something about them being sort of golden and having the names of female Egyptian Pharaohs and other well known female Egyptians from the days of the Pharaohs.

I concur egyptian names are great idea for light spriggats.

QuoteGolden Spriggat - flying fighters with a claw attack and light-based breath attacks that hit multiple spaces in a row. Strong against light attacks, but weak to shadow.

We going to see a Spriggat with light affinity in Telepath Tactics, but I am still hoping to see them in TSoG.  What do you guys think?

Quote from: im2smart4u on June 11, 2011, 03:33:08 PM

QuoteGolden Spriggat - flying fighters with a claw attack and light-based breath attacks that hit multiple spaces in a row. Strong against light attacks, but weak to shadow.

We going to see a Spriggat with light affinity in Telepath Tactics, but I am still hoping to see them in TSoG.  What do you guys think?

I'd still like to see them in TSoG, but, at this stage, I don't think that's very likely.

OK. I'm moving it.
...
Done.

Regarding seeing a Golden Spriggat, I think it's possible to see one in the latter stages of the game, perhaps in Somnus or in Lake Alto.
I think I (or somebody else) suggested before that we might even fight one of those in a battle to prove that we have the ability to defeat the Cult (and, who knows, get some troops).

Wouldn't Naj make a cool Golden Spriggat?
(http://s9.postimage.org/asdqkhya3/Golden_Spriggat.jpg) (http://postimage.org/)

Nice. yellow looks sweet, maybe one white leader could be added? or is it a lil too late in development for this

Sorry--definitely too late in development. However, golden spriggats will be appearing in Telepath Tactics, which means they'll be easy to add into future games.

I am not too disapointed, because I really didn't expect golden spriggats to be put so late in the game.  It is the same feeling one gets from buying a losing lottery ticket.

At most, I expected the Golden Spriggat to be mentioned in passing like Bubashka and Sibelius.