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Guide to Common Faeries

Latin name; Homo fata vulgaris
Habitat; various,worldwide
Lifespan; varies
Size;mainly 2-4 ft(varialble)

froud-goblins

Types of Faeries

Solitatry
Diverse in appearence, ranging from tiny flowers, to giant orge like monsters. Often unkept, naked or dressed awkardly. Habitis are similar to their cousins the brownies or hobgoblins.

commons include
flower
toadstool
o' the wisps
pucks

froud-knowing

Trooping

They usually look like beautiful humans,riding-horses and bearing old-fashined weapons, like swords. often accompied by many tiny faeries called sprites. And lead by larger ones called Heroic Faeries. They have a hiearchial sturture resembling fuedalism eg. Oberian and Titana, or Queen Mab

Commons

daoine sidhe (major in Ireland)
Tuatha de Danaan (people of the mounds)


Minor Tropping Faeries
Wales
Fair Family
Tylwth Teg
Bendith Mamau
Ellyllon
Gwyllion

Scottland
Seelie
Sleigh Beggey

Africa
Abatwa
Aziza

Switzerland
Fantine

Iran
Peri

Usa
Nagumwasuck
Nan a push

Italy
Fata

The word fairy itself stems from the old french Fae or Fay (Fairy) which is derived from the classical Fatae or the Fates. Not that this trio of goddesses beget the entire genus of Fairies, the connection is only linguistic.

green-froud

Names for Faerie land:

Tir Na nog
Avalon
Hy Brasil
The Ilsles of the Blest
Plant Rhys Dwpen

irishfae

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