Fae Life expectancy: ca. 900 years
Appearance: Fae look very similar to humans. They were created based on the appearance of the gods. They can be between 1,60m and 1,90m tall. Their hair and eyes can have every imaginable colour. Their skin is often shimmery or sparkly, sometimes appears see-through like quartz. Its colour can range from pure white over various shades of grey to pitch-blacks. Some faes can have a slight blue to purple gloss to their skin.
All faes have a strange beauty to them, which appeals to all races, just like the etheral beauty of the stars appeals to every creature.
What distinguishes them most from humans, aside from their beauty, are their wings. Feas have light wings similar to the wings of butterflies or moth, often so delicate, that they appear see-through, on their backs. They can have diffrent patterns and colours. With their wings, angel can fly just like birds. They can use magic, to hide their wings.
Fae have silver blood.
Language: Fae speak the old speech of magic. Since learning diffrent languages is part of their education, many fae speak the common tounge or even languages of other races like elves or nymphs.
Information: Fae were the second creatures on earth, after the nymphs and the first created by the gods.
They live in close touch with magic and most fae have a strong magical talent. They are also very close to their creators, the gods Jailen and Reika and many fae are gifted with the ability to see the future.
Fae belong to the fifth element, time. They were created by Jailen and Reika, the gods of the stars, about 80’000 years ago.
Their calender writes the year 62’254 and begins with the birth of Hënn’ah Njaç’ia:ellén, who was the first to ever learn to use magic. In the common tounge her name is Hanna Starchild.
Once they dominated the whole world. In the time of the first people they shared the earth only with the nymphs. The fae built maginificent magical buildings, palaces and temples. Today only ruins are left of most of them. The few places where the fae can live in peace amongst themeselves are hidden very well and protected by strong magic. They often still live in the ancient temples and decayed castles, which were built with magic and still have magic running through the walls.
Today they primarily live in the kingdoms of water.
Since the fae live very dispersed and don’t really have a country that belongs to them, the power they once held is mostly gone. But they still see themeselves as one great people.
All fae are ruled by a council of 13 of the most powerful fae. They decide on the rules and laws that all fae have to follow, regardless of where they live. Though this council doesn’t meet very often.
Fae are not born like most other creatures. They can not get pregnant. Instead, when a fae wishes for a child, they pray to Jailen and Reika and bring them offerings, asking for the chance to raise a child. If the gods grant the wish, they send a star to the earth, which, in a holy and secret ritual, is placed into the chosen fae. Exactly 13 month later the child will be born in yet another holy ceremony. This can happen to both female and male fae. „Pregnant“ fae are highly regarded and respected. During their pregnancy they are seen as being in close touch with the gods and treated specially.
In rare cases two fae are send together, in which case they are born as twins, usually a boy and a girl. This is seen as a special gift of the gods and twins are believed to have a special connection to the gods.
Most fae have magical talent and are teached in the art of sorcery early on by their mother or father.
When they are 13 years old, they will usually be placed with a master who teaches them in magic, arts, astronomy, history, language, nature studies and science. When their master decides they have learnt everything, they will be accepted as a adult fae in a ceremony where they are named and given an oracle. This is usually between the age of 65 to 104.
Skills: Intelligence +2
Volition +2
Diplomacy/ Rhetoric +2
Magical ability +5
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