Faeries

Faeries are inborn Fae which arise from a coalescence of basal energies in untamed Faewolds. If and when the wold is claimed, an Archfae may attempt to expel the faeries, but it is all but impossible to get rid of all of them.
Pixies are born from circles of flowering plants. Sometimes called flower fairies - although it is not a name they care for - they are diminutive spirits whose tiny homes are intense stores of Primal Magic. They are not magicians, but rather they are Magic, capable of generating spell-like effects from a powder which falls constantly from their gossamer wings.
Pixies hold themselves as natural royalty and rarely bow to the authority of the archfae. Instead, they form their own courts, ruling over any other faeries who are insufficiently forceful in telling the pixies that they are not interested. The smiths of the pixies traditionally specialise in the fashioning of enchanted crowns which allow them to bind their courts together.
The greatest supporters of the Pixie monarchs are the warrior faeries known as sprites. Physically similar to pixies, but born from thistle, thorn and briar, sprites lack magic, but are quick and fierce, with a tradition of herbalism and blade-craft. Their traditional weapons are bows, and arrows and blades fashioned from thorns. Those who serve the courts are often armed with weapons of pixie metal.
Quicklings are born from mushroom rings. Sometimes depicted as mushroom-people or twee little figures in bright jackets and hats, in truth they are tiny eladrinates with vivid skin of blue, red or yellow, depending on their tribe. Unlike sprites and pixies, they are wingless, but move with incredible swiftness. In combat they overwhelm opponents with a furious barrage of vicious cuts, and they sometimes serve the courts as couriers and scouts. Other quicklings are artisans, able to produce fine wood, textile and leather work with incredible swiftness.
Born of circular formations of iron - a rarity in the wolds, where the organic dominates - Redcaps are among the most feared of faeries. They are not large, although by faerie standards they are huge. Craggy-skinned, with wild white hair and, sometimes, beards, and burning red eyes, they are known for their iron boots and signature red caps, According to legend, the caps are dyed with the blood of their slain foes, and while most are just stained with ox gall or other natural dyes, the intention cannot be doubted.