Fairies

Fair folk of the forest appear in tales and legends across the multiverse, but few realize how true these stories are. Fairies may be the diminutive natives of the feywild, but they often flutter unseen through the dense forest canopies and undergrowths of the prime material. Rarely seen, they are often encountered through the playfull "pranks" they scatter around to tease the taller races. There are few things the shy tricksters enjoy more than a good-natured laugh or, failing that, a few well-deserved curses. When not making the lives of mortals more interesting, they have natural duties to attend to like scattering dew drops or making flowers bloom, given to them by one or both of the fairy queens. No matter how important these tasks may be however, fairies will always find a little extra time for mischief and fun.

The Wee Free Folk

The world is a strange and wonderful place from a fairy's perspective, where every hill and tree is a new adventure to explore. Not to mention that it seems much, much bigger. Fairies range between 4 to 6 inches tall, with slender willowy builds, tiny angular features, and long pointed elf ears, giving them the same delicate grace of the elves on a smaller scale.

Fairy skin and hair comes in the full spectrum of colors, often pastels, and usually reflective of what task they perform when tending to their little peice of nature. Fairies of autumn may have wild flame-colored hair sticking out at odd angles across their nut-brown skin. Frost fairies may have a delicate powder-blue complexion to match their snow-white curls. Dew drop fairies may have very little color at all in their tranlucent skin and whispy cotton-wool hairstyles.

However, the true pride of any fairy is not their hair or complexion. It's the pair of shimmering insect wings attacted to their back. These wings come in all shapes, sizes and textures ranging from simple to elaborate. A fairy's wings reflect their personality as much as their job. A no-nonsense warior will likely have a simple set of transparent dragonfly wings, while a fey actress will likely have an impractical tangle of curly-ques, jagged edges, and bright clashing colors

Secrets Worlds, Hidden Magic

Most Pixies and Sprites live far away from the civilized world in hidden groves, secret vallys, and forbidden forests. As such, they rarely encounter the taller races and often have a curiosity bordering on facination with them. Not that they would ever say so; their curiosity is always tempered by a measure of shyness and caution. When you're only a few inches high, not being seen is the best defense you have.

Often residing in hollow trees, thorn bushes, or even friendly treants, even the mildest of fairies will employ powerfull magic to protect their home. Colony life best suits most of these fey, with many fairies rarely fluttering more than a mile away from the log they were born in. Still, others are called to a more solitary life; wandering in the breeze, never making a home more permenant than a simple bed of moss.

Chaos is the norm for all denizens of the feywild, and as such not much can be said about what all fairies do or how all fairies live. Some braver clans of sprite have even taken to urban life, existing just under the noses of humans, elves and halflings. They do not live by the grace of nature, but rather by "borrowing" common household objects and repurposing them for the needs of smaller bodies. If a humanoid finds themselves sharing space with such beings, generosity can lead to magically simple chores and years of good fortune. Contrarywise, giving offense can lead to enough tricks, traps, and bad luck to give even the most stubborn miser a good reason to move.

Fairy Names

Fairies are given over to similar fanciful naming conventions as their gnomish cousins. Direct imports from the feywild are likely to have a proper sylvan name (to be used only with close family and supiriors) and many more silly nicknames for use with the mortal races.

Male Names: Robin Goodfellow, Beedle Windtwigs, Slop, Bramblewhip, Wasp, Newt, Toadhopper, Wee Billy Bigchin, Mullberry, Stinkweevil, Jack-o-the-Hills, Teazel Goldbranch

Robin Goodfellow, Beedle Windtwigs, Slop, Bramblewhip, Wasp, Newt, Toadhopper, Wee Billy Bigchin, Mullberry, Stinkweevil, Jack-o-the-Hills, Teazel Goldbranch Female Names: Dot, Peaseblossom, Wren Wrightly, Meadowsweet, Hollyanne, Sara Chillyfoot, Rosedew, Daisy, Goody Whispers, Willoweep, Sap-sorrow, Joy, Pippi

Dot, Peaseblossom, Wren Wrightly, Meadowsweet, Hollyanne, Sara Chillyfoot, Rosedew, Daisy, Goody Whispers, Willoweep, Sap-sorrow, Joy, Pippi Sylvan Names: Eathalyn, Morrigan, Lilifolia, Raduriel, Aster, Filinoth, Sophanigrus, Larch, Shekal, Cledwyn, Berthog, Ebrill, Gwennalarch, Coemgen, Thurian, Adweina, Wynt