Miser Troll

Miser trolls are small, imp-like supernatural ergivores that thrive on social and political conflict, infusing its victims with an obsession for a particular resource or asset. Stories regarding miser trolls are often less about the miser troll themselves, and more about the great battles going on over whatever resource the troll has incepted into their targets.
== Behavior and Life Cycle ==
Miser trolls seem to transcend a normal life cycle, with no apparent reasons for their birth. They are relatively solitary creatures, hiding near caches of resources or other natural areas of bounty.
Although they lay an "egg" in a target, this is essentially a detached psychic organ used to influence the host and share emotional states.
== Theories of Origin ==
Miser Trolls may be a form of malicious, self-reinforcing genius loci (spirits of place). Unlike an ordinary spirit, this creature actively feeds on the obsession and desire for control over its given area or static resource.
== References ==
* Creatures of the Night, Vol. 2, p.3-5
Category:Monsters
Category:Creatures of the Night
Category:Obsession Creatures
Category:Ergivores