faery
1.
FaeryFaeryland, or Elfland. The place where
faeries live.2.
faery (fairy,
fey,
sidhe,
seelie)A faery is an
etheric being and a nature spirit. Victorian faeries were
flighty and kind, beautiful winged ladies who were kind to children and were slightly
preachy. This idea is incorrect.
Faeries come in all shapes and sizes, and can be beautiful and good (though still do harm) as well as malign, though are more often unusual (whether ugly or beautiful, not in a normal way) and unpredictable. Mortals must always be wary of the Good Neighbors (as they are called, for it is bad luck to use the name 'faery', which offends them). To be able to see them is called the "Sight", and it is rare; however, all cats have it. It is said one can gain the sight by bathing one's eyes in a
marigold ointment, while holding a four-leaf clover, or while looking through a stone with a natural hole in it.Their magic is called "
glamour", and it is something like the power of illusion for it enchants the mind, sometimes confuses it (such as causing one to lose one's way), and can make a thing look differently than it does.
Glamour is often employed to make a faery look normal when it is among humans; however, they usually retain some odd characteristic, like a hollow back or
goat's hooves, or something more subtle, like oddly coloured eyes.Faeries sometimes steal human babies and leave behind wood glamoured to resemble them, or on rare occasions, a glamoured faery. These faeries are called changelings. Sometimes the
Changeling pretends to grow ill and die, and returns to its faery family, or as it grows older it becomes mischeivous and plays pranks. They all eventually leave their human families to return home.There are two kinds of faeries; solitary fey and the
Gentry, or court fey. Of the latter there are two courts,
Seelie and Unseelie (which simply mean 'blessed' and 'damned'). The former is the benign court (though it too can cause harm, for faeries can't be trusted), while the latter is, of course, purely malicious and should be avoided at all costs. These courts have been used in modern fantasy writing, most notably in Holly
Black's "
Tithe"; however, that book can be misleading for the Unseelie Court is portrayed inaccurately; it is far more deadly than the book made it appear.
Faery
by Alexiel on Mar 31, 2005 19:22:40
A small, mythological creature, most often depicted as a tiny female human with insect wings. These creatures are said to
frolick and live in forests, helping plant life grow and playing pranks on unsuspecting humans.
There are many types of
faeries with different functions. To name a few:
pixies, sprites, sylphs, nymphs, gnomes.
Example:
As the
villager walked through the forest, he discovered a group of
faeries dancing and
weaving their magic.
Faery
by FaeryMagic on Dec 30, 2005 16:15:12
1. An alternative spelling of the word "fairy." A magic creature from the mythology of Arcadia, legedary for their mischief and prank-making. Most are fond of sweets, music, and play. Various common types of fae-folk include (but are not limited to) the sprite, the pixie, the
dryad, the nymph, the
satyr, the
sylph, and the leprechaun.
2. A derogatory term used to insult a homosexual or to challenge a man's masculinity.
Example:
1. The
faery and the Tehkella unicorn fell into a heated debate about the mating habits of
dragons.
2. That dude just called my friend a faery, but I swear he's
metrosexual, not gay.
Faerie
by Jelewsie on Mar 30, 2021 01:41:00
A beautiful name for a beautiful person. Has a
sparkling personality, but tends to hide a lot. They have a ton of talents, and are very "magical"", kind of like a
fairy. Faerie enjoys going to parties that only include 8 people or less. Sometimes, they can be clumsy in the worst situations, but they always find a way to fix whatever damage they've done, everyone not being able to not forgive them. Almost everyone wants to
be best friends with Faerie. People celebrate when they are in the same class as Faerie, but in reality, Faerie would rather just have 2 or 3 close friends. Faerie will always back up her close friends, she acts like a clumsy angel 24/7, but she will beat you up.
Example:
"So, who's in your
group?"
"I got Faerie and her other friend!"
"
Oh my gosh, really? Can we
switch?"