Fairy Size/Scale

As one would expect fairies to be, the fairies of Faetalia are small. Bite-sized. Itty bitty. But, the use of "feet" or "centimeters" can still be used as long as it's in 'fairy inches'.

An adult fairy's average height (in fairy inches) is between 5 to 6 ft. (~150 cm to ~180 cm). While a fairy can be taller or shorter than that, we ask it doesn't exceed around 6'5 (198 cm). Keep it realistic, please!
Besides, these are fairies. Obviously we are using human measurements here, but these are a fantasy race defined largely by their smallness. There's no reason a fairy would need to be 7 ft!

The Island

The island of Faetalia is big by human merits, that way it can host "human-sized" flora and fauna which are very large in comparison to the fairies living there. Trees tower over them, large enough for multiple fairies to live within, flowers and plant life are big enough for one to perch upon, and the animals that roam the land are formidable in size. Some are gentle giants, while others could pose a real threat to the island's small inhabitants.
Adjacent to Faetalia is another vast mass of land where much larger beings, like humans, live upon. A lot of the items used by the adjacent island's inhabitants wash up to Faetalia's shore and are used by fairies for a variety of means, usually furniture or housing. (i.e. spools of thread for stools, teapots for homes, etc.)

Faetalia is large enough to have two separate time zones. The top and bottom halves of the island experience opposite times of day—while one half enjoys daylight, the other is shrouded in night. This is reflected in Cosmotelluria and Aliferous, which circle around the island throughout the day. That way in Cosmotelluria, it always remain night, and in Aliferous, it always remain day.

Flora and Fauna

Any animals/bugs/plantlife imported into Faetalia from our real world will be big in comparison to fairies' small size.
However, if one wants their fairy to, let's say, have a pet cat that can sit in their lap, or livestock approximate to a fairy's size, those can exist too, but they must have fantastical traits! This can be anything from slapping wings onto them to something a lot more magical. Don't be afraid to get creative with it!
Similar to animals or bugs, plantlife is largely the same. Any regular flower or tree would be large in scale next to a fairy. But, if one wanted their fairy to give another a bouquet of flowers more proportionate to their size, that would be fine so long as those flowers are fantastical and made up. Again, don't be afraid to get creative with their names or looks.
This will be the general rule to apply when it comes to scale. Any real world flora and fauna- big. Anything you want to be small enough to look normal next to a fairy- needs to be magical.
For inspiration regarding flora and fauna, feel free to check out, our flora and fauna section.