The Fae
Basic Information
Anatomy
Because they come from the Archangels, the fae are able to change form in some ways. They are unable to change into a form outside of whatever humanoid form their fathers took on to interact with the mortal world, but they are able to make themselves smaller or larger as they feel the need or desire to. Those whose fathers used an archetype with wings typically also have wings and can fly if they so choose.
Genetics and Reproduction
The fae do not reproduce. This is due to the fae only existing in the form their fathers took when creating them, and because Archangels cannot possess a womb due to their incorporeal nature. Though their ideas of gender may vary, no fae may possess a womb. Those who desire to be parents are rare but are known to steal mortal children to satisfy their parental needs.
Growth Rate & Stages
The fae are born fully mature, emerging from the topsoil or vegetation once the moon's rays touch it. They are tiny, but are able to change their size at will. They are born knowing what they are, thanks to their father's divine knowledge. They then set about creating a safe, hidden place to live their lives, sometimes interacting with mortals and sometimes not. They are bound to land on which they were born, and can only leave it of part of the land is relocated. Though they are immortal, they may die if they consumed by fire, or if the soil of the land is badly tainted. They may also die if they relocate with a patch of soil, and that soil is destroyed in any way before it becomes blended with the soil at a new location.
Ecology and Habitats
The fae will live anywhere they are born or anywhere their soil is moved to. They prefer living among nature, but have at times been found in the suburbs and cities.
Dietary Needs and Habits
The fae usually survive on plants and insects. Most processed foods in urban areas make them ill.
Behaviour
Most fae usually avoid mortals, but those who don't tend to be playful. They will also play tricks on mortals, sometimes resulting in injury to the mortal. The injury is not usually intentional, as the fae often don't understand what can harm a mortal. They have also been known to defend their communities from mortals who discover them, even if they don't intend to harm the community intentionally.
Additional Information
Social Structure
The fae tend to live in relative peace in their communities, with true equality between the members. No one fairy is in charge, but the community comes together to deal with issues, including the supply of food and determining what to do about mortals who have come close to discovering them or have already.
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Global.
Average Intelligence
Fae often inherit some divine knowledge, also known as grace, from their fathers. This makes most of them highly intelligent.
Civilization and Culture
Relationship Ideals
Most relationships among the fae are casual, as it is their nature to want intimacy. Some of the fae want more and may venture out into the mortal world to find mortal lovers. This is not an issue for most fae communities.
History
The first of the fae were created by accident. The archangels knew how reproduction happened long before they were graced with the ability to father children. They determined that they could still enjoy sex with mortal women without fathering children if they simply spent themselves elsewhere. What they didn't expect was that, if this was done on the bare ground where rays of moonlight could touch it, fairies would be born.
When God learned of this, it was unhappy. The archangels were not meant to spawn fairies. They were reprimanded and told to seek male lovers, of other forms of pleasure, if they didn't wish to father too many children.
Some of the archangels continue to father more fae because God rarely pays attention to such things anymore.
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