Faerie

In A Shakespearean Fashion: the lore and history of the fae

 * Faeries are born as such, and have an extensive society with various rules that exist outside of the general supernatural societies laws - though they often coincide.
 * The fae were once divided between the Seelie and the Unseelie courts, reflecting the two sides of the Fae’s nature. Faeries from the Unseelie court were more malicious, while those from the Seelie court were more playful. However, they are more mingled now.
 * The woods where the fae originated and where the Seelie and Unseelie courts resided were destroyed, but not in the war with the anti-supernaturalists: it was destroyed long ago by human hands and deforestation.

Spirits of Another Sort: the lifestyle and culture of the fae

 * Faeries are tricksters of the most mischievous sort. They like to pull pranks and are fairly sexual beings. To faeries, sex is not a emotional event: most view sex simply as playing.
 * Faeries are closely tied with nature and thus are very protective of it, even more so than before with the loss of their original forests.
 * They love all children instinctively, and are very protective of them. Some fae have been known to kidnap human children, and replace them with faerie children; the kidnapped human child becomes known as a changeling.

The Power of Words: language and it’s relationship with the fae

 * What sets faeries apart from their fellow inhumans is their inability to lie: they can bend the truth and omit information, but no fae can tell an untruth.
 * Faeries are also susceptible to certain words and turns of phrases, which when used against a fae holds a magical power over them. A common example is saying that a fae has no power over you; thus, in saying and believing it, it becomes true.
 * Faeries also have several names - one of which is a true name. By knowing the true name of a faerie, one gains power over the creature and can bend them to their will.
 * Wishes made around a Faerie, whether knowing they are a faerie or not, are always fulfilled though rarely in the way the wisher might intend; thus, one making a wish from a faerie would be careful to insure that their phrasing is without loopholes.

No Grass Does Ever Grow: the powers and weaknesses of the fae

 * Some faerie have some healing magics, though they aren’t as extensive as the healing known by wixen.
 * Other abilities often reflected in the fae are short-term invisibility, transfiguration, nature manipulation, and clairvoyance which makes them able to see things before they happen. Not all of these abilities are present in every fae, however.
 * Faerie’s are susceptible to several substances, including: cold iron, certain woods, pollution, powerful phrases and words, and magic.