They are found in sewers and under bridges, on river banks or near the sea. In appearance the Fir Darrig resembles a stooped old man with ratlike features - including a rat tail. They wear filthy and stained cloaks over their ragged, yet flamboyant, clothes. The cloaks are most often a dark reddish-brown in color, which gives the Fir Darrig another name - The Red Man.
The Fir Darrig is a scavenger with a dark sense of humor. They are morbidly obsessed with death and bizarre death rituals. They have a love for sewage and pollution, and their favorite meal is carrion, although they occasionally eat people as well.
Fir Darrigs will sometimes approach a human and engage them in conversation, and even knock on a door and ask to warm themselves by the fire. They have been known to enter houses uninvited. You must always be polite to the Fir Darrig and allow him to stay as long as he wishes, but beware any advice he may give. He is a trickster spirit - and if he offers a wish he will grant it, but with a negative twist. He delights in the troubles of others. If you meet him, say "Don't mock me!"...it might work. It is wise to offer him a gift of tobacco or food, and if you can put up with his teasing long enough, he will bring you good luck. In this he is a contradiction.
The Fir Darrig will often claim he was once human, and may even warn you about the dangers of speaking to his kind.
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