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====== Fae Stratification ====== | ====== Fae Stratification ====== | ||
+ | Main characters of each stratification is identified and characteristics of the strata have been broken down by novels and short fiction. | ||
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===== Royal Court Fae ===== | ===== Royal Court Fae ===== | ||
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====Major Characters==== | ====Major Characters==== | ||
^ Royal Court Fae ^ | ^ Royal Court Fae ^ | ||
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- | | xxxxxxxxxxxx | + | | [[The Flanagan]] |
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+ | ==== Characteristics ==== | ||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]] | ||
+ | * Emerald Court< | ||
+ | * you learned caution very quickly in that court, or you died< | ||
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+ | [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[Silver]] | ||
+ | * high-court fae were notoriously fickle< | ||
+ | * Tuatha Dé Danann, the high-court lords< | ||
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+ | [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[Fairy Gifts]] | ||
+ | * there is no high court any longer; there are only the Gray Lords, who rule all of the fae< | ||
+ | * a person didn't survive long in the high court if they weren' | ||
+ | * high-court fae always did love the silly humans< | ||
+ | * a high-court trick; getting into your head; unpleasant< | ||
===== Gray Lords ===== | ===== Gray Lords ===== | ||
+ | ====Council of the Gray Lords==== | ||
+ | ^ Council of the Gray Lords ^ | ||
+ | | [[Alistair Beauclaire]] | ||
+ | | [[Goreu]] | ||
+ | | [[Nemane]] | ||
+ | | [[Nueth]] | ||
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====Major Characters==== | ====Major Characters==== | ||
^ Gray Lords ^ | ^ Gray Lords ^ | ||
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+ | ==== Characteristics ==== | ||
[[Chat Archives]] | [[Chat Archives]] | ||
* tend to hate humans and weak fae Chat 2007-08-25 | * tend to hate humans and weak fae Chat 2007-08-25 | ||
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[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] | ||
* the Gray Lords are the powerful mages who rule the fae< | * the Gray Lords are the powerful mages who rule the fae< | ||
- | AKA the Nameless OnesIK-88 | + | * the great and terrible |
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+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]] | ||
+ | * weren' | ||
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] | ||
+ | * powerful ruthless beings who ruled the fae in secret | ||
* have forbidden hunting humans< | * have forbidden hunting humans< | ||
* in an effort to blend in the Gray Lords killed most of the beast lords< | * in an effort to blend in the Gray Lords killed most of the beast lords< | ||
* they are driven to preserve their species; their methods had a strong tendency to be more expedient than fair< | * they are driven to preserve their species; their methods had a strong tendency to be more expedient than fair< | ||
- | * they own several law firms on the East Coast<sup>47</ | + | * Nameless Ones<sup>88</ |
+ | * couldn' | ||
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[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]] | ||
* have forbidden the keeping of thralls< | * have forbidden the keeping of thralls< | ||
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+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Frost Burned]] | ||
+ | * the Gray Lords would have had the world believing that the fae were all like Tinker Bell< | ||
+ | * they are amassing fae artifacts like dragons amassing gold< | ||
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+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #11: [[Storm Cursed]] | ||
+ | * secretary of state, the vice president, the Senate majority leader, and a few other key people are meeting with a triumvirate of Gray Lords< | ||
+ | * trying to put together an agreement that will define the relationship of the fae with the human government of the United States that won't lead to genocide< | ||
+ | * none of the fae who filled out the reservation registration forms were Gray Lords< | ||
+ | * were clear on not allowing any fae help in the pack fight with the black witches< | ||
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+ | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #5: [[Burn Bright]] | ||
+ | * only the Gray Lords working great magic together could confuse technology until it wouldn' | ||
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===== Greater Fae ===== | ===== Greater Fae ===== | ||
====Major Characters==== | ====Major Characters==== | ||
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+ | ==== Characteristics ==== | ||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] | ||
+ | * having so many lesser fae around has attracted more of the greater fae | ||
+ | [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[Silver]] | ||
+ | * Unordered List Item | ||
===== Lesser Fae ===== | ===== Lesser Fae ===== | ||
====Major Characters==== | ====Major Characters==== | ||
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+ | ==== Characteristics ==== | ||
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] | ||
- | * Unordered List Item | + | * the weak and attractive |
+ | * forced out of hiding by the Gray Lords | ||
+ | * many of the lesser fae talked about how old they were; most of them shared a life span similar to humankind | ||
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] | ||
* if a lesser fae possessed something too powerful, the Gray Lords would confiscate it< | * if a lesser fae possessed something too powerful, the Gray Lords would confiscate it< | ||
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+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #11: [[Storm Cursed]] | ||
+ | * they die in the moment a lie, knowingly spoken, leaves their lips< | ||
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+ | [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[Silver]] | ||
+ | * lesser fae mostly stayed to the shadows and kept out of the way of things with big, sharp teeth< | ||
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===== Half-Blooded Fae ===== | ===== Half-Blooded Fae ===== | ||
====Major Characters==== | ====Major Characters==== | ||
^ Half-Blooded Fae ^ | ^ Half-Blooded Fae ^ | ||
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+ | ==== Characteristics ==== | ||
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] | ||
* a fae to take up with a human is encouraged; half-breeds are better than no children at all< | * a fae to take up with a human is encouraged; half-breeds are better than no children at all< | ||
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[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Frost Burned] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Frost Burned] | ||
+ | * half-fae can go either way | ||
* glamour for half fae can go either way; they may have it or they may not look human and don't have enough magic to hide what they are< | * glamour for half fae can go either way; they may have it or they may not look human and don't have enough magic to hide what they are< | ||
+ | * a lot of those don't make it to adulthood< | ||
[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #3: [[Fair Game]] | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #3: [[Fair Game]] | ||
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+ | ==== Characteristics ==== | ||
fae_stratification.txt · Last modified: 2021/07/19 10:56 by linda