Fae
The Fae are creatures of pure passion connected to the seasons. They are chosen at birth by a season and depending on what season they belong to, they are set into a caste. Unseelie identify with winter and fall seasons, and make up the hunters and warriors of the culture, while the Seelie identify with the summer and spring, and make up the mystics and lorekeepers. That is not to say that a Seelie Fae cannot be a fearsome swordsman, or an Unseelie cannot be a powerful mage, they are just more likely to pick a skill set more attuned to their caste.
Most Fae are born in The Eternalwoad in a small grove community, and then decide to explore life outside of the forest to experience the beauty of an aging death, for as long as a fae remains in their Woad, they are never aging. If a Fae leaves the Woad and is gone for a year and a day without enacting the Rite of the Blood Tithe, they are locked outside of the Woads power and will live naturally for 100 years before dying of old age. Each time the Rite of the Blood Tithe is renewed, the Fae has another year and a day before risking danger of aging. The Rite of the Blood Tithe is performed on every full moon at the Grove of Thrones in the Eternalwoad. It is a ritual of passion and bloodletting.
Most Fae are conceived during a Rite of the Blood Tithe and since lineage is not important to them, the mother is usually the only parent known, Fae do not adhere to the normal structure of other societies. Concepts of gender roles, marriage, sexual orientation and even parental roles are lost to them as they grow up being raised by the whole grove.
Most of a Fae’s downtime is spent cultivating their own personal skills, whether that is talent with a blade, the study of ancient blood magic rituals, the cultivation of stories and customs, or the control of nature magic to crush their foes. They strive for excellence, and do not believe in failure; failures are merely temporary setbacks to their success. The Fae have a phrase, "Ba’s Notch", which means “endless death” that they use as a curse on their enemies. Enemies of a fae must be weary, for a Fae roused to action is a tireless, vengeful enemy that will not be satisfied until you are utterly defeated.
Unseelie – Winter and Fall affinity
Seelie – Summer and Spring affinity
Lifespan: 100 Years Outside of Woads (Fae Forests)
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Overgrowth/Cold Snap: Once per day, packet strike, target is affected by slow, 1 minute
