Faerie (creatures)


 * This article is about the beings. For the land, see Faerie (land).

Faeries are a group of magical beings, residing in the Nevernever, specifically the land Faerie, and in our world. Their nobility, comprising the most powerful of them, is known as the Sidhe.

Description
Faeries are magical beings residing in the Nevernever. They are a very heterogeneous group, as there are many different kinds of faerie. Some of them are humanoid in their form, some like animals, and others like various monsters. For a list of Faerie kinds, see the list below.

Many of the faeries belong to one of the two Faerie Courts of the Nevernever, the Summer Court and the Winter Court. Those that do not belong to either are the Wyldfae.

The concept of a debt and obligation is a huge factor in how they behave. The Sidhe are unable to give anything away for free. There must always be balance. Never take anything without giving something of equal value in return. Never give a favor without getting one in kind. All of Reality depends on it.

It is generally tricky and dangerous to ask the Sidhe direct questions and without direct answers. Question that especially deal with conflict may get obscure and maliciously misleading answers. They are, however, "fanatical gatherers of information and guard their information as ferociously as a dragon guards his gold". Information is more valuable than gold.

Faeries are often insane, mischievous, and very dangerous, but they are also good to their word. (ref?) It is possible for faeries and humans to produce offspring, who are called changelings.

As part of their magic, they can use glamour to change their appearance. They'll try to put a mortal off balance with their beauty.

Sidhe cannot speak an outright lie. They are, however, very adept at word plays and the twisting of meaning and literal speech.

Faeries are vulnerable to cold iron, which is deadly to them. Running water and also can disrupt faerie magic and glamour. (ref?)

Bargains
Faeries will try to entrap mortals with bargain and deals. They offer things to get the mortal to trade. It's built into their nature. It works both ways: if a mortal offers a something, they'll have a conduit to use magic against them. They find anything other than an equal exchange to be either enticing or insulting.

The rule: do not accept anything from them and don't offer them anything.

Oaths and promises

 * Words, promises, and oaths are binding to the faeries. They have to make good on their own promises, but also make sure that an involved human does the same. Combined with their way around words, they can often snare an unsuspecting mortal with a bargain or even an accidental promise. (ref?)


 * A promise thrice made is as close to absolute thruth as a faerie can give.


 * Asking a question three times creates a binding in which the third answer is the truth.


 * Oaths put mutual obligation on both parties, Such as an oath of fealty to a Faerie Queen puts an obligation on the Queen to carry out the obligations of the one who is sworn to her he is not able to for what ever reason, even death.

Politics
The faeries are grouped in two great political entities, the Faerie Courts; Summer, and Winter. Both Courts have their territories in the land Faerie within the Nevernever. Each Court is governed by three queens, the Mother, the Queen, and the Lady, with the Queen being the ruling sovereign.

Most of the faeries belong to one of the two Faerie Courts. Those faeries that do not belong to either are the Wyldfae.

Kinds of faeries

 * Wee Folk
 * Canal Neried
 * Cobbs/cobbler elves
 * Centaurs
 * Dryads
 * Elves
 * Fetches
 * Gnomes
 * Goblins
 * Gruffs
 * Hobs
 * Malks
 * Nixie
 * Nymphs
 * Ogre (ref?)
 * Sidhe
 * Pixies (Wee Folk)
 * Rawhead
 * Redcap  (also a character)
 * Satyrs
 * Svartalf
 * Snow ogre
 * Sylphs
 * Trolls
 * Tylwyth Teg
 * Unicorns
 * Wyldfae

External references

 * Fairy - Wikipedia


 * Classifications of fairies - Wikipedia
 * Faeries - Encyclopedia Mythallica
 * Types of Faeries
 * FAERY LORE
 * All About Types of Fairies


 * ⋆•The Faerie Courts•⋆ - Faeriepedia
 * Seelie Court and the Urseelie Court


 * Types of Sidhe Kin
 * The history of the Sidhe
 * Celtic Folklore: The People of the Mounds
 * Sidhe - Encyclopedia Mythica