Oaths
[[fairy gifts]]: you mean no harm to me and mine, you will swear it 89

====== The Ancient Bargain & Lies ======
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]]
  * most fae cannot tell a lie
  * they are very, very good at making you think they are saying one thing, when they mean another, but they cannot lie
  * they can do the damnedest thing with the truth, but they cannot lie
  * a conversation with someone who can't lie is the questions they don't answer

[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #11: [[Storm Cursed]]
  * goblins are a part of that ancient bargain<sup>18</sup>
  * if the powers that be hear us lie, a terrible and mortal fate comes to us, as to all fae<sup>18</sup>
  * those greater in power may fight off their fate for a time, but for the lesser fae, like goblins, we die the moment a lie, knowingly spoken, leaves our lips<sup>18</sup>

[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #12: [[Smoke Bitten]]
  * fae are creatures whose lives are bound by rules<sup>282</sup>
  * that they cannot lie being the core rule all of them must follow<sup>282</sup>
  * important thing to remember about the rules is that they constrain all of the fae; but only the fae<sup>282</sup>
  * the fae can lie—they just suffer a horrible fate if they do<sup>282</sup>
  * that may be the rule; if a fae lies they will suffer a horrible fate<sup>282</sup>

====== Fae Laws =======
  * laws are clear on how to deal with mortals who stray Underhill and see more than they ought
==== Bargains ====
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]]\\
**__Traditional Structure of a Fae Bargain__**\\
Bargain is Requested\\
Bargain is Struck\\
Bargain is Accepted\\
Bargain is Done\\
  * it is humans who betray their bargains
  * accepted and sealed the bargain in blood
  * can be a contest; usually musical; a true bargain
  * different bargains; stories of footraces, swimming contests, eating contests
  * fairy bargains that left you ruing the day you made them
  * cannot break the heart of the bargain; it must be something that is possible, however unlikely—for the challenger to accomplish
  * can be struck with other supernatural creatures; [[River Devil]]

[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]]
  * have to bargain hard and fast—and be diplomatic

[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]]
  * fae are very particular about their bargains<sup>67</sup>
  * grandstanding is a very bad way to make bargains<sup>149</sup>
  * few fae who can bargain for the fae as a whole<sup>166</sup>
  * even if you bargain, you might not be safe<sup>171</sup>
  * bargaining room; you won't know what you have until you talk to them<sup>173</sup>
  * there is magic in bargaining with the fae that has nothing to do with what they had the power to do or not do<sup>218</sup>
  * that's why so many of the fae are willing to strike odd bargains—they can gain power from it<sup>218</sup>
  * a bargain can be sealed in blood<sup>220</sup>
  * receiving an item in fulfillment of our bargain<sup>324</sup>
  * ways to void a bargain<sup>325</sup>

[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #10: [[Silence Fallen]]
  * wolves are not fae to hold to bargains they view as forced<sup>24</sup>

[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #11: [[Storm Cursed]]
  * a fae had betrayed a bargain she had made with Bran; she lied to him; paid for those lies<sup>21</sup>
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[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #12: [[Smoke Bitten]]

__**Examples**__ \\
[[Thomas Hao Father]] bargained with [[Master Vampire Butte]]
[[Ariana Brewster]] bargained with [[Daphne Rondo]]\\
[[River Devil]] bargained to exchange Mercy for a child\\
[[Zee Adelbertsmiter]] bargained his safety for his son\\
[[Alistair Beauclaire]] bargained for the [[Walking Stick]]\\
Gray Lords bargained with Adam and Mercy to maintain neutrality in the Tri-Cities \\

==== Fae Guesting Laws ====
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]]
  * if claimed as a guest, the fae couldn't do anything bad to you without challenging the host

[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]]
  * anyone who is offended by a guest must go through the host first

[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]]
  * half-blood is not human enough to be saved by the guesting laws of the Elphame

[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]]
  * guesting laws; a person who asks for shelter will get twenty-four hours if he makes no move to harm<sup>76</sup>
  * he will get food, drink, and a bed<sup>76</sup>
  * protection from his enemies; safety<sup>76</sup>


==== Fae Policing ====
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]]
  * fae do their own internal policing
  * Gray Lords own several law firms on the East Coast
  * fae who are suspected of crimes tend not to survive to need lawyers
  * imprisoning a fae is...impractical
  * it's damned difficult; holding a person is hard enough; holding a fae for any time at all, if he doesn't want to be held, is near impossible
  * a life sentence is highly impractical when fae can live for hundreds of years
  * if you imprison fae, for whatever reason, you'd better be dead when he gets out or you'll wish you were
  * human justice just isn't equipped to deal with the fae, so they take care of it
  * a fae who commits a serious crime—like murder—is simply executed on the spot

======Fae Magic======

[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]]
  * sharp astringent scent

[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]]
  * if you use a fairy gift more than you have permission for, there are consequences
  * elf-salve

=====Fae Glamour=====
[[Fae Glamour]]
