Boggans
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History
Industrious, earthy and true, boggans are the glue that keep Kithain society together. Ever ready to lend a helping hand and sympathetic ear, boggans are wise enough to realize that even the mightiest heroes need a place to sleep, nite to eat and the occasional parcel of goods to set them on their way. THey are more than happy to oblige them.
Boggans claim they were the result of mortals wishing they has extra hands to help around the house, or just a helper who worked quickly and didn't complain to much. Tireless workers who hold by a store of common sense and household wisdom, boggans see themselves as the force that makes the larger achievements of the Kithain possible, taking as much pride in a simple well-kept cottage as a sidhe lord might have over an entire chimerical manor. It's all a questionof scale, and boggans have suited their own more to their stature. As the hearth-keepers and tavern owners of the Kithain, their reputation for gossip almost rivals that of their craftswork.
Preferring comfort over fashion, boggan choose clothes that are often subdued when compared to those of other kith (although a boggan with a hand for sewing can rival the finest sidhe designers.) In their fae forms, boggans tend to be short, with large, callused hands, twinkling eyes and large noses. They tend toward plumpness, with bushy hair and eyebrows. Most also have a second pair of eyebrows on their foreheads.
Organization
In many areas, boggans have periodic informal gatherings to swap gossip or tips on crafting. Sometimes this takes the form of a potluck dinner, where each boggan brings a dish and a piece of "news" — the more savory the better for both. Many such gatherings have adopted a policy that each person washes only her own dishes, after several such dinners broke out in fisticuffs over who was to wash what. Some argued that the host of the party should rest and let the others "take care of the clean-up," while often the host would claim it as his right and duty to tidy the place up while the guests had dessert.
Letter-writing is another common means for boggans to stay in touch with each other. Some areas have newsletters or telephone circles used to pass the word about a particularly good sale at Home Depot or an especially juicy bit of gossip. Other, more technically minded boggans now communicate over the Internet, using IRC, newsgroups and Web sites to pass news to their compatriots the world over.
