I have loosely based the Sligg Maith on Scottish Fairies. Much of the lore I use in the book comes from, The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures, by John and Caitlin Matthews. Sligg are connected to the earth in a way that makes them a kind of caretaker of it. They often upset human plans by souring the milk before it gets to market, ruining crops for no reason, letting the cows out of the paddock, and etc. They are…..