No. Otherwise the sprite's fly speed would say "fly 40 ft. (hover)"

Thanks. That's how we are playing it. 

If you want the realistic answer, then yes, as with their body shape if they could not hover they would be incapable of flying at all. If you want the RAW answer, then no, as if they could it would specify they could in brackets next to the fly speed. But at my table, realism almost always trumps RAW, so do with that what you will.

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are there female sprites? or is a female sprite a pixie and a male pixie a sprite? are sprites and pixies variations of the same race, like high elves and drow, or are they not related?

 I'll just assume a Sprite can be female, as pixies are not BR so I don't have their stats. Also, I believe they live in different settlements.

Their strength isn't high enough to wear plate armor.

To my fellow fey and otherwise fey-aligned compatriots, be sure to look out for your sprite neighbors in these dangerous times...

Can anyone tell me what the purple thing over its eye is?

Blackberry ink tattoo?

Riding a blink dog, these would be a cool encounter for your party!

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To my fellow necromancers, these little creatures make excellent sacrifices for any necessary spells which required good aligned sentient creatures (such as Velsharoon's Death Pact). Their abundance in the fey while provides an opportunity for the more industrious individual wishing to gather more illicit ingredients without raising local suspicions. At this point you may be wondering why I do not recommend to go after pixies instead as they appear equally abundant in the fey while, it is because of the foolish nature of sprite unlike the pixies they are highly aggressive which in turn makes them infinitely easier to locate and harvest, any competent necromancer should have no issue with a swarm of sprite's.

When confronting a Sprite town/Village I recommend the liberal use of your minions, your force should primarily consist of skeletons with nets with zombies as brute force and a Wight. Unfortunately these creatures are smart enough to know to relocate their towns after you of harvest from them require you to find a new location. Past experience would recommend not pursuing the same group as they have most likely retreated further into their force the bolts and sought the protection of a stronger creature.

 This comment sounds like a cookbook.

 Who says it wasn't a cookbook

Ah yes the best soda

Definitely a great choice for a fey warlock familiar. I named mine Sierra Mist & she's been a lot of fun to play with. :D

Sprite sorcerer armed with a striate razor. It is a flying magic missile factory with mete-magic feats. If you want to multiclass, take levels in rouge-swashbuckler. Think of the sneak attack potential. 

This has shenanigans written all over it.

This little bugger as a familiar can carry an item that weighs lower than 15 lbs and turn invisible. An item heavier than a 15 lbs will require an unseen servant to coordinate lifting/carrying.

Should be able to attune to magical items like Wand of Wonder.

Should there be an errata to " If the saving throw fails by 5 or more" from " If its saving throw result is 5 or lower". That's the wording for most other effects like this. This matters for the Warlock invocation Investment of the Chain Master. It grants this ability:

• If the familiar forces a creature to make a saving throw, it uses your spell save DC.
  
  It seems wrong for the sleep effect to still be only " If its saving throw result is 5 or lower" instead of " If the saving throw fails by 5 or more" from " when the save DC is much higher than 10.

Gargamel, is that you?

Would it be too op to give this dark vision? 

yes.

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This has shenanigans written all over it.

This little bugger as a familiar can carry an item that weighs lower than 15 lbs and turn invisible. An item heavier than a 15 lbs will require an unseen servant to coordinate lifting/carrying.

 you know makes sense