Depending on whatever spawned them, whether event or Incarna, new spirits often come into being as Gafflings. Gafflings are the equivalent of simple animal wildlife of the spirit world, sometimes appearing clever but only really capable of perceiving the world in specific ways. Each has a purpose, even if they can’t understand or articulate what that purpose is. For many spirits, ‘what I do’ is the same as ‘what I am’ and that is true for typical Gafflings more than anything else.

Gafflings see the world in terms of their nature, like people who view their experiences through the lens of their job. They have a duty that they obsessively uphold whether that duty is to represent the interests of a breed of animal or to maintain a section of the Pattern Web. Each is a servant of something much larger and much more aware than themselves and even the ones smart enough to question orders have no desire to. They feed by attaching themselves to an object or place that allows them to embody what they are — all a Gaffling generally wants to do — and sustain themselves from the energy that comes from that interaction.

Spirits also gain sustenance by entering the state of Slumber, replenishing themselves like humans do by sleeping. For many spirits of objects and places, simply being available if needed is enough to do their duty so they conserve their strength through hibernation. In some cases, acting out the place in the ecosystem appropriate to their concept allows them to feed.