====== Fae Types ====== This is a snapshot of all the fae types in the Mercyverse. ===== How to Read the Format: ===== **Name**: Alphabetical by type. \\ **Fae Stratification** (If known) \\ **IA**: Initial Appearance or Mention (Book or Short Fiction) - Link will lead to series or short fiction summaries and snapshot.\\ **Characters Affiliated as this Fae Type** - Link will lead to individual character pages with expanded details. \\ \\ **Known Characteristics & Information ** * Broken Down by Series/Short Fiction with page notation ===== A ===== ===== B ===== ==== Baba Yaga ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Greater Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #4: [[Bone Crossed]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Baba Yaga]] \\ [[Tracy LaBella]]\\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Bone Crossed]] * able to heal mortal wounds * stories say she eats children * can fly through solid matter * flies in a giant mortar [[Fire Touched]] * had a silver tooth but broke it in 1916203 * has a brass tooth203 * in the stories she was supposed to eat people with metal teeth that she would take out of her mouth and sharpen in front of her victims; supposed to be iron not brass203 * home doesn't want her to eat hard-boiled eggs; her home stands on a chicken leg but it doesn't mean she is a chicken332 ==== Black Dog ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: N/A \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Black Dog Reservation]] __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Night Broken]] * black dog is a common fae shape * meet a black dog at the crossing of two roads and you are sure to die129 ==== Brownie ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Lesser Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Brownie Teacher]] \\ [[Brownie]]\\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Moon Called]] * rocks and ponds in Ireland that bear the names of brownies that live there [[Iron Kissed]] * sacrificed themselves for children in their care [[Bone Crossed]] * causes mischief151 * their magic seeks to lock others out295 ===== C ===== ==== Changeling ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Lesser Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[Fairy Gifts]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Hollister Leeds]] \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Fairy Gifts]] * traditions of taking care of changelings, and those who might be changelings were adhered to still; even if the one they watched over was entirely human78 [[Dead Heat]] * a family with a changeling in it suffers and dies158 * disguises itself as a human child159 * fae who make themselves look like a child who's been stolen away172 * takes very little magic, glamour variant 172 * 5 changeling cases have been documented by police172 ===== D ===== ==== Doll Collector ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: High Court Fae \\ **IA**: [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #4: [[Dead Heat]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Doll Collector]] __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Dead Heat]] * ability to hide from humans, from fae, from other creatures who might hunt you because their glamour is so very good03 * a skilled magician, subtle and powerful03 * able to hide from the best trackers03 * great ones for stealing human children and teaching them to fetch and carry, to work and to give life to the below lands224 * they take children; loves children, stole them from the humans and turned them into his toys until they died and he had to replace them225 * was a hobby but turned into a geas; keeps them for a year and a day and then consumes them entirely, at which time he has to collect another225 * feeds on the change that time brings upon them225 ==== Dwarves ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Greater Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[Fairy Gifts]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Fairy Gifts]] * iron-kissed91 ===== E ===== ==== Earthen Fae ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: N/A \\ **IA**: [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #5: [[Burn Bright]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Jonesy]] **Deceased** \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ ==== Emotional Vampire ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Mundane+ & Ancestral \\ **IA**: [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[Hollow]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Gina Stephanie Albright]]\\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Hollow]] * fae who can feed on emotions425 * used magic to tie the essence of a person to object426 ===== F ===== ==== Fae Gifted ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Mundane+ & Ancestral \\ **IA**: [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]] #5: [[Hollow]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Rick Albright]]\\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Hollow]] * fae-born intuition416 ==== Fae Hounds ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: N/A \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Brewster Fae Hounds]] **Deceased** \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Silver Borne]] * AKA Fear Hounds 270 * their howls would drop a stag in its path * their gaze could scare a man to death * victim if tormented less than an hour would live to be tormented again, over that hour and their victim would die * looked a little like a giant beagle: with with brown spots, rounded ears that hung on either side of its faceSB-312 * can break influence if stray too far [[Silver]] * AKA faery sight hounds15; banehounds of old15; fae banehounds17 * coats of white and rust15 * do not make good slaves15 * color of old blood and snow22 * chaffing under the leash of the [[Forest Lord (1) Brewster]]26 * overwhelming aura of terror46 ==== Fairy ==== **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]]#1: [[Moon Called]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Muryan]] \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Moon Called]] * Muryan: a type of fairy ==== Fairy Queen ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Greater Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Daphne Rondo]] **Deceased** \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Silver Borne]] * travels with five to twenty fairy follower * used to capture humans to use as servants/lovers * takes them to her own realm, like Underhill but different * laughter like tinkling of silver bells * mesmerizing spells * robs victims of free will; might have same effect on her fae followers * rule bound more than most fae, but powerful within those rules * not smart; makes assumptions * strong; ability to build a home and command many fae * tend to be musically talented284 * in Elphame she rules utterly294 * only she can release her thralls294 * only the queen's glamour would work in her Elphame * can use the old magic to bind * the biggest weapon in the arsenal of a fairy queen is enthrallment [[Frost Burned]] * weren't fae royalty precisely but had a gift that allowed them to enslave humans and fae alike215 * almost like a honeybee queen, they set up courts designed to both feed their power and entertain themselves215 [[Fire Touched]] * rare ability to make anyone with less power than she had into a follower; a form of magical slavery143 ==== Fideal ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Greater Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Aiden Fideal]] __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Iron Kissed]] * predator; prefers human flesh; had to eat barnyard animals * banned from eating humans by the Gray Lords * enjoys the chase * Scottish * water fae of some kind * doesn't like iron * covered in seaweed; might look like sort of a horse or some hooved animal; or a swamp thingy as big as a SUV * salt doesn't bother it * vagely horse shaped; the size of a large donkey * bugled like a stallion * can block his scent * gills in it's neck; fangs [[Fire Touched]] * fae analog of the human pedophile; but the fae version usually ate its prey165 * head more reptilian than equine; body was shaggy with fronds257 ==== Flanagan ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Royal Court Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[Fairy Gifts]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Dragon Under the Hill]] **Deceased** \\ [[Margaret Flanagan]] __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Fire Touched]] * Gray Lords have no authority to tell where to go or what to do141 ==== Flitflits ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Lesser Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Fire Touched]] * they flit around and hear things159 ==== Forest Fae ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Greater Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Donnell Greenleaf]]\\ [[Garden Sprite]] \\ [[Green Man]] \\ [[Rowan Fae]]\\ [[Wearden]] \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Blood Bound]] * has an affinity for trees and growing things [[Dead Heat]] * too tough to kill easily220 * hard for the tree-tied fae to move; those who could were moved into the reservations early on223 ==== Forest Lord ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Greater Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Forest Lord Brewster]] **Deceased**\\ [[Forest Lord Trapped]] \\ [[Hendrick]] **Deceased** \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Iron Kissed]] * powerful [[Silver Borne]] * could influence beasts; can command beasts ==== Frost Giant ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Greater Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #4: [[Bone Crossed]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Ymir]] \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Bone Crossed]] * AKA snow elf; snow giant * * sheds snow * 10-feet tall * like a freight train * walks quietly * used to roam the mountains with a wolf pack at beck and call * beserker; lack of control [[Silver Borne]] * AKA ice elf [[Storm Cursed]] * when a frost giant says he's a snow elf, there aren't many, even among the fae, who would argue with him about it232 [[Smoke Bitten]] * likes to be called a snow elf; even though there is no such thing167 ===== G ===== ==== Gabriel Hounds ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: N/A \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Night Broken]] * meet Gabriel hounds at the crossing of two roads and you are sure to die129 ==== Garden Sprite ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Lesser Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Kieran McBride]] \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Moon Called]] * can't hold cold iron, even through thick leather gloves * great charisma in a certain sort of ugliness15 * are gentle folk and easy to look at15 ==== Giant ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Lesser Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Giant Jack]] \\ [[Giant Custennin]] \\ [[Giant (3+) Forest]] \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Iron Kissed]] * strong sense of smell * strong; able to rip a human's head from it's body [[Silver Borne]] * beast-minded; more instinct than intelligent * those that survived the rise of metal-wielding humans died at the hands of the Gray Lords * instinctive behaviors weren't good enough to make sure you'd hide your nature from the humans * beasts controlled by the Forest Lord Brewster; last of them died under his hand [[Fire Touched]] * a troll to a giant is like a rabbit to a wolf210 [[Fair Game]] * could follow a scent as well as a werewolf123 * were beast-minded12 * couldn't hide themselves from the cold-iron-carrying123 ==== Goblin ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Lesser Fae Caveat \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #4: [[Bone Crossed]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Austin Harris]] \\ [[Goblin Skateboarder]] \\ [[Goblin Scarred]] **Deceased**\\ [[Goblin Wife Sethaway]] \\ [[Goblin Daughter Sethaway]] **Deceased** \\ [[Goblin (5)]] **Deceased** \\ [[Goblin (2)]] **Deceased** \\ [[Larry Sethaway]] \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Bone Crossed]] * carrion feeder * hunt during the day; work for vampires [[Fire Touched]] * a little unreliable129 * they report to [[Columbia Basin Pack]]; three hundred for every stray vampire they sight in the territory; seethe pays them a thousand a month to keep looking129 * neither fish nor fowl130 * qualified as fae; could disguise what they were with illusion spells130 * fae didn't want them; counted themselves as fae without argument from Gray Lords but didn't want to be fae130 * could reproduce fast; if not faster than human130 * many of the fae considered goblin flesh a delicacy130 [[Silence Fallen]] * a lot tougher than they were credit with by those that knew them13 * in the habit of running; and only fighting when there was no way out13 * running garnered them a reputation as supernatural wimps; a reputation they actively cultivated13 * when cornered they were vicious and deadly13 * weren't a long lived race, as fae went117 * clever and more powerful than most people gave them credit for; often underestimated117 * more reliable and oddly honorable for one of the fae folk117 * were looked upon as scavengers119 * didn't consider themselves fae; reverse wasn't true; most fae looked upon them as sort of lowborn, weak, stupid cousins119 * some of the fae looked upon them as food; goblins never forgot that119 * spoke a language that sounded vaguely Germanic; Norwegian or Norn or Old Icelandic173 * more likely to fight well together175 * everyone underestimated goblins242 * goblins liked it best when no one noticed them228 * do not usually interest themselves in the affairs of wolves330 [[Storm Cursed]] * could hear as well as werewolves05 * are city denizens06 * glamour isn't effortless08 * humans had very little chance against goblins09 * might be considered among the less powerful fae; didn't mean they were weak10 * common lore said that goblins ran from trouble12 * don't know if they're one of the immortal or nearly immortal fae14 * impression they were one of the shorter-lived races; that may be wrong and may mean something different14 * getting caught was very poorly thought of in goblin culture; getting caught by technology viewed even worse16 * are fae, at least, insomuch that they have glamour and they are forced to tell the truth17 * lesser fae like goblins, die the moment a lie, knowingly spoken, leaves their lips17 * can hid behind a veil of magic so as not to trigger the bargain about lies; it is a version of glamour that the other fae do not have21 * a secret that had been held forever21; most closely guarded secret22 * an odd bunch22 * so little power compared to the rest of the fae; yet some have gifts they would envy if they knew22 * were soldiers in the fae wars36 * hobgoblins and goblins are related; was a long way back and they both liked to pretend it wasn't so235 [[Smoke Bitten]] * control of glamour is different than other fae58 * keep a pretty thorough watch in the Tri-Cities100 * no idea how many goblins there are100 * wouldn't betray the pack for money; have to abide by the bargains they make100 * don't quite fit in178 ==== Green Man ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Greater Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Uncle Mike]] __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Iron Kissed]] * charisma magic [[Bone Crossed]] ==== Gremlin ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Greater Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Zee Adelbertsmiter]] __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Moon Called]] * the metalsmiths, are not included with the lesser fae150 [[Blood Bound]] * old gremlins go out of their way to stay away from demon hosts [[Iron Kissed]] * no such thing as a gremlin until Zee decided to call himself one * fae are gremlin only because they claim they are * gremlin is a term made up by British pilots in the Great War as an explanation for odd things that kept their planes from working51 * not a real fae designation [[Silver Borne]] * natural element was metal [[Storm Cursed]] * were an invention of the twentieth century130 * trivialized Metallzauber power197 ==== Gwyn ap Lugh ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Gray Lord \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Alistair Beauclaire]] __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Night Broken]] * son of Lugh18 * smells like a lake; full of life and greenness with a hint of summer sun19 ===== H ===== ====Harriers==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Lesser Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #4: [[Bone Crossed]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Harriers]] \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Bone Crossed]] * carrion feeders * hunt during the day and work for vampires ==== Healer ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: N/A \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #10: [[Silence Fallen]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Stacia]] __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Silence Fallen]] ==== Hiisi ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Greater Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[Fairy Gifts]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Hiisi Butte]] **Deceased**\\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Fairy Gifts]] * Iron-kissed91 * a talent for finding what you held dear, and then using it to make you do his bidding ==== Hob ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Lesser Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #4: [[Bone Crossed]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Bone Crossed]] * causes mischief151 ==== Hobgoblin ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Lesser Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[Silver]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Haida]] \\ [[Nick]] \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Silver]] * magic allows people to forget21 * green-gray and covered with wiry hair from head to feet22 * close to the Heart of Magic; like a shepherd who cared for the flocks22 * veil of shadows magic22 * practical and courageous24 * a great deal stronger than they looked28 * can dilute other fae power34 * can read emotions more easily than words50 [[Fairy Gifts]] * not innocent78 [[Storm Cursed]] * as fast as fae get234 * related to goblins but it was a long way back and they both liked to pretend it wasn't so235 ==== Horned Lord ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Greater Fae \\ **IA**: [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #3: [[Fair Game]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Benedict Heuter]] **Deceased** \\ [[Herne the Hunter]] \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Fair Game]] * antlered123 * never many of them, less than a handful123 * last one this side of the Atlantic killed in 1981; hit by a car in Vermont123 * capable of perceiving and hiding their scents; very strong123 * howl; a wild piercing whistle sound; combination of elk bugle and stallion scream199 * seriously stronger than a werewolf200 * able to be invisible201 * white stag magic; if you chase it you continue; never stopping until your legs are bloody stumps or you die206 * heals faster than a werewolf273 ===== I ===== ==== Imp ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Lesser Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ ==== Iku-Tursas ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Greater Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[Fairy Gifts]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Iku-Tursas]] **Deceased**\\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Fairy Gifts]] * Finnish fae92 * dragon; sea serpent; is a little more than a mere sea dragon; It can take many forms92 ===== J ===== ===== K ===== ==== Kelpies ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: N/A \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Moon Called]] * rocks and ponds in Ireland that bear the names of kelpies that live there [[Iron Kissed]] * could take the form of a horse [[Bone Crossed]] * thought extinct [[River Marked]] * are rarer than selkies; and terrifying108 ===== L ===== ==== Love Talkers==== [[Fae Stratification]]: N/A \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #10: [[Storm Cursed]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Storm Cursed]] * fairy tale fae; male; voices can persuade155 ==== Lugh the Longarm==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Greater Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Lugh]] **Deceased** \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Night Broken]] * started out a hero and was turning into something a lot different78 * old and powerful; turned scary78 [[Fire Touched]] * warrior fae who'd been a combination of Superman and Hercules in the old songs and stories of the Celtic people56 ===== M ===== ==== Maker ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Greater Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Ariana Brewster-Cornick]] [[Baby Cornick]] __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Silver Borne]] * can work magic in silver * metals love their touch; magic flourishes * ability to imprint their magic on things * iron-kissed fae in their background; steel holds no terrors for them * holds earth, air, fire and water; ability to do great magic after most of Underhill was out of reach ==== Merrow Folk ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: N/A \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #4: [[Bone Crossed]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Murdhuacha (1)]] **Deceased** __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Bone Crossed]] * AKA merrow folk/mermen and mermaids273 ==== Metallzauberer ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Greater Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Tad Adelbertsmiter]] \\ [[Zee Adelbertsmiter]] \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Moon Called]] * * liked the modern era, with its steel and electricity, better than the old days because there was more for a Metallzauberer, a gremlin, to do than build swords to kill other folk [[Iron Kissed]] * one of the metal working fae51 * a very broad category that contains very few members * one of the few kinds of fae with an affinity for iron, which gives them all sorts of advantages over the other fae ==== Morrigan ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Gray Lords \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Nemane]] \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Iron Kissed]] * AKA The Carrion Crow * crow form is a big as a golden eagle with blood red eyes and a white spot on it's head * smells of rain, forest and good black garden soil in the spring * was one of the Morrigan, the battle goddesses of the Celts, one of her jobs was delivering the killing blow to the heroes dying in the aftermath of a battle to end their suffering162 * old warrior with a sense of honor; wrongful death is an anathema * blind but perceives more clearly than most; can also use other's eyes to see * not what she once was; weak and blind and troubles herself overmuch with humans ===== N ===== ===== O ===== ==== Oakman ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Greater Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #4: [[Bone Crossed]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Donnell Greenleaf]] \\ [[Forest Fae]] \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Bone Crossed]] * were not tall; no more than four feet; stout "as a good oaken table" * black eyes * knows when the sun goes down * speaks Welsh; speaks to oaks * feeds from sunlight; and blood * in the old days they were given blood sacrifices to keep the trees happy286 * are fair spearmen [[Smoke Bitten]] * can gift oak trees; grow faster and have subtle magic24 ==== Ogre ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: N/A \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Ogre (2)]]\\ [[Ogre Zombie]] **Deceased** \\ [[Ogre Birthday]]\\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Iron Kissed]] * 500-pound; ten-foot-tall * if got to point of tearing off a human's head would not have stopped until they'd had a bite or two * not particularly friendly [[Bone Crossed]] * look like everyone else until they get ticked off [[Storm Cursed]] * tough hide296 * beefy hands * younger; eight-feet-tall; 400-500 pounds296 * clans; in Scotland298 ==== Otterkin ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Lesser Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Otterkin Walmart]] **Deceased**\\ [[Otterkin Sacrifice]] **Deceased**\\ [[Otterkin Bearded]] **Deceased**\\ [[Otterkin Club]] **Deceased** \\ [[Otterkin (2)]] **Deceased**\\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[River Marked]] * remaining seven relocated from reservation to the Columbia River * aren't like the selkies, who are their closest kin118 * other fae wear otter shapes, but aren't really related to otterkin * they don't interact with people well118 * shapeshifters who can take human form though their true shape is otter; as humans they tend to resemble someone with severe autism: it got many burned at the stake119 * they are territorial and don't kill people for food; implied they do kill people for other reasons120 * very little magic of their own though they are clever with what they have, and they cooperate with each other120 * when there were hundreds of them they were dangerous * are minor fae; they used to be very common but they aren't powerful; probably no more trouble than real otters would be210 * not in good health when they were first put in the sanctuary * there were only seven in the sanctuary created for them near the camping ground120 * sometimes people drown near otterkin lairs * were supposed to be friendly and helpful; being hunted to near extinction changes a lot of things * agile and fight like an otter; coming in close; fast and furious * turned back into otters when they died * despite what was said they were people-eating kind of fae [[Frost Burned]] * some fae would argue that their deaths were a tragedy65 [[Night Broken]] * blood-thirsty and stupid; no loss24 ===== P ===== ==== Piru ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: N/A \\ **IA**: [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[Fairy Gifts]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Piru Butte]] **Deceased**\\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ * Finnish fae93 * one of the witty demons prone to games of wit93 * or, one of the air ladies who hung out and looked beautiful until something ticked them off93 ==== Pixies ==== **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1:[[Moon Called]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Pixie Tinkerbell]]\\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Moon Called]] * wings ===== Q ===== ===== R ===== ==== Roaring Bull of Bagbury ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: N/A \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #4: [[Bone Crossed]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Roaring Bull of Bagbury]] \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Bone Crossed]] * haunts bridges152 ===== S ===== ==== Selkie ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Lesser Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Selkie Boating]]\\ [[Selkie (2) Underhill]] **Deceased** \\ [[Selkie]] \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Iron Kissed]] * smells like a seal * dwelt in or about the sea * can turn into seals27 * wouldn't have a problem with salt [[River Marked]] * interacted with people a lot108 * closely related to Otterkin118 [[Fire Touched]] * tough271 ==== Sidhe-Hearer ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Mundane & Ancestral \\ **IA**: [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #4: [[Dead Heat]]\\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Katie Jamison]] \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Dead Heat]] ==== Sidhe-Seer ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Mundane & Ancestral \\ **IA**: [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #4: [[Dead Heat]]\\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Franklin (Grandmother)]]\\ [[Jamison (Mother)]] \\ [[Jon Franklin]] \\ [[Kathryn Jamison]] \\ [[Katie Jamison]] \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Seeing Eye]] * gets hunches 140 * could mean anything from a little fae blood in the family tree140 [[Dead Heat]] * glimpses of likely futures211 * see the fae for what they are, whatever guise they are wearing 212 * the fae don't like sidhe-seers212 ==== Siren ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Greater Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]]\\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Lorelei]] \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Moon Called]] * German fae * have stories that tell their name and give fair warning about what you're dealing with [[Iron Kissed]] * entice ships onto rocks and then drown the surviving sailors ====Smoke Weaver==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Lesser Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Rumpelstiltskin]] \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Moon Called]] * German fae * has stories that tell their name and give you fair warning about the fae you might be dealing with [[Smoke Bitten]] * ==== Snow Elf ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Greater Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #4: [[Bone Crossed]]\\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Ymir]] \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Bone Crossed]] * not a true fae designation; see Frost Giant ==== Spriggan ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Lesser Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Frost Burned]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Sliver]] __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Frost Burned]] * fairly rare; nasty, bitter mischief-makers one and all188 ==== Sprite Lord ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Lesser Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Sprite Lord]] __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Fire Touched]] * weak and stupid; not bothered as much by cold iron as most fae253 * cockroaches of the fae; can't hurt much, but they won't die253 * too likely to think about opportunity instead of danger254 * can be a single body comprised of a hive of female sprites253 ===== T ===== ==== Troll ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Lesser Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Troll Banker]] \\ [[Old Jarnivd]]**Deceased** \\ [[Jerry]] \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Moon Called]] * under their glamour might have claws * smells of iron and earth * a relative to the Gremlin, but not close one154 * like money and extortion, a lot of them go into banking154 [[Fire Touched]] * nasty pieces of work134 * smelled like water-fae magic and a bit like pepper40 * more populous in continental Europe * lived near water by preference and, when they could, around bridges34 * terrifying looking * tough, usually more brawn than brains, though they can talk, or most can35 * skin is very thick; like a suit of armor35 * equally comfortable on land or the water35 * will eat people37 * running would attract it's attention39 * can feel you when you watch it40 * can't connect to most bridges now; too many of the bridges today use too much steel65 * aren't a lot of trolls left78 ===== U ===== ==== Underhill==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Greater Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3:[[Iron Kissed]]\\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Tilly]] __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Fire Touched]] * but another form of fae163 * is sensitive to metal163 ===== V ===== ===== W ===== ==== Water Fae==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Lesser Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5:[[Silver Borne]]\\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Water Fae Knight of the Water]]\\ [[Water Fae ]] \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Silver Borne]] ==== Wearden ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Lesser Fae \\ **IA**: [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #4: [[Dead Heat]]\\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Forest Fae]] \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Dead Heat]] * flesh tastes of bark, sap, and lemons219 * a tree man, related to the green man222 * dangerous but not as dangerous as one of the greater fae222 * hard for the tree-tied fae to move; those who could were moved into the reservations early on223 ==== Widow Queen ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Gray Lord \\ **IA**: [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #4: [[Dead Heat]]\\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Neuth]] **Deceased** \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Dead Heat]] * spiritual archetype of the evil queen in the fairy tales2 * adored causing misery and pain to the short-lived humans2 * centuries of power lived in her voice; even if she liked to hold the appearance of helplessness2 [[Fire Touched]] * sidhe fae177 * likes to play with the humans; causing misery which she can feed upon177 * made her way into more than one folktale * when Underhill closed, she lost a great deal of her magic; lost the ability to feed off human misery; the power she enjoyed the most178 ==== Wild Hunt ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Greater Fae \\ **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5:[[Silver Borne]]\\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Spice]] __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ [[Silver Borne]] * mindless violence ==== Wood Sprites ==== [[Fae Stratification]]: Lesser Fae \\ **IA**: \\ __**Affiliated:**__ \\ [[Forest Fae]] \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ ===== X ===== ===== Y ===== ===== Z =====