Draoi

Draoi are tree faeries. Waist high with bark-like skin and leaves in their hair. Most draoi prefer to live in the forest, but some can be found in castles and villages.

In Mythology and Folklore:

In Celtic mythology, dryads are called Sidhe Draoi, or Fairy Druids, and they are more elf-like and fairy-like Druids rather than bridal tree spirits, as they have many males and females. - Mythus

From The Books:

“And this one?” I held up a sketch of a man with whorled bark-like skin and leaves for hair.
“A draoi,” said the librarian.

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Grainne was tucked back into the corner with a small girl who looked about five or six years old, but if she stood up, she’d probably just reach my knee. Her skin was a rich brown and whorled like bark. Bits of twigs and leaves sprouted from her green hair.

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My guide led me past spits of roasting meat and tiny faeries with large knives slicing vegetables to a table that came up to about mid-thigh on me. A waist-high faerie, who looked like a draoi, like Isla, arranged slices of ruby-red strawberries onto golden tarts.

Appearance: brown or green skin that is whorled like tree bark, leaves and twigs sprouting from hair. Twig-like fingers.
Size: waist-high on a human
Abilities: an affinity for plants
Kingdom: Seelie and Unseelie
Notable individuals: Deirdre, Geanan, Isla and her mother

Pronunciation: dree

Article by Channon and Hanna