Fey

Beguiling & Secretive Beings of Nature

Elusive and enigmatic, fae come in many forms and are extremely difficult to classify. There are many human stories and tales that speak of benevolent dryads, nymphs, and pixies, but most people have never spent any time with an actual fey - and if they have, they likely didn't know it.

Many fey are born spontaneously, without parents and fully mature, from some kind of dramatic natural event: the wide-spread destruction of a wilderness habitat by a natural force, the first bloom after a devastating fire, and many other kinds of large-scale, natural recovery of wilderness. Although the birth of fey creautres are usually a purely magical event, most fey are a blend of physical biology and magic tied to the environment around them, usually untamed wildernesses and powerful rivers.

Occasionally, strange or unique fey are born from volcanoes, underground caverns, or massive reefs. Many fey gain their strength from the physical lands that spawned them. Some even depend on the land to remain healthy or the fey themselves will begin to grow ill and show physical symptoms of the corruption or problem. An example of this is the typical dryad; they are tied to a single tree and must stay within only a few miles of it or they quickly begin to appear malnourished and feeble. It only takes a couple days for such a dryad to die, apparently from starvation, should they not return to their bonded tree.

Languages & Dialects

The fey language is called Sylvan by humans and superficially sounds similar to the prominent elven language, although even a passing familiarity with elven is enough to easily recognize it's a completely different language. Fey themselves commonly refer to the their language as 'Fey' or even 'The Speech' since certain species of fey also share other methods of communication such as telepathy, pheromones, non-verbal cues based on specific anatomy, and many more.

Naming Traditions

Many kinds of fey have their own ways of naming individuals among them, but the most widespread is simply for a person to choose their favourite natural place, plant, or occurrance, and be called by it. Common names among fey include Tree, Sky, Storm, Forest, and River. Being a very long-lived species, fey will often change their names over time, adapting to their environment and the individuals around them.

by Michael Thomas

Average Intelligence

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Fey are universally intelligent, regardless of their appearance. Even fey that appear to be mindless or inanimate can often sense their surroundings and react in a manner that shows reasoning.

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Geographic Distribution

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The greatest population of fey reside on the southern continent of Kriio, well known but nearly unexplored by humans. Of the many types of fey, sprites are the most commonly found across the northern contient of Allegri.

Interspecies Relationships

Humans

As a whole, fey remain at a distance from the human capital cities. According to their limited records, the fey have survived on Kaos since its creation and see humans as a relatively new development that must be monitored but not fussed over. Some fey find humankind facinating and are more willing to interact with humans on a small scale. As stories of violence towards outsiders increase, fewer fey are willing to indulge their curiosity.

Most fey subspecies have their own personal relationships with humans and there are specific individuals living, mostly hidden, within the human capitals as spies presenting themselves as explorers or even refugees.

Elves

Despite knowing they're older than elves, many fey view elves as the nearest mortal kin they can identify. With so much distance across time, they cannot say for certain how, but there is a sense of kinship with elves that hints at an unknown connection.

Dwanar

Living beneath the earth is a relatively distasteful concept to many fey, although there exists a deep respect for the Dwanar due to their ability to survive and thrive away from Dark-Heart and Bright-Soul. Truly a dificult and harsh landscape, the underground caverns represent a natural environment that most fey don't feel any connection to.

Primis

The race of deities worshiped by humans is unknown to the larger fey community. Those who interact with humans and other sapient species know of them but the primis seem to have no interest in meddling with fey affairs.