OOC Faerie info
Brownies
Aka : House Brownie, Bogle, Hobs, Little Man, Nis, Domovoi, Dobie, Killmoulis,Bookha, Bwca, the Highland Bodach, the Manx Fenodoree, Chin-Chin Kobakama, Yumboes, Tomtra, Tighe, Fenoderee,
Origin : Scotland, Denmark, Russia, Canada and the United States
Element : Earth.
Time : nocturnal
Appearance : tiny, shaggy-looking man with wrinkled brown skin about 25 inches in height. They wear little ragged suits of green, blue, or brown, and small caps made of felt. Their ears are slightly pointed and they have long, nimble finger.
Friends/Foes : their cousins are the Leprechauns. Roosters are the familiars of Brownies.
Lore : Brownies like to adopt houses which they look after. They come out at night to finish small chores, look over the cattle. If there is a lazy servant in the home, he might choose to plague him for it. All Brownies expect in return is a bowl of cream or good milk and a honey cake. Never leave clothes and never leave too much food. They find this offensive and will leave. Care should be taken not to criticize their work.
Magic : All household tasks and protection of home, family, and animals. They can lend their energy to prosperity spells. As with other faeries, should a human mistakenly offer them clothes in return for their labors, brownies will cease their efforts and disappear forever
In the islet of Cara, on the west of Cantyre, the old house, once belonging to the Macdonalds, was haunted by a Brownie that drank milk, made a terrific outcry when hurt, and disliked the Campbell race. In the old castle of Largie, on the opposite coast of Cantyre, which belonged to the same Macdonalds, there was also a Brownie, supposed to be the same as the Cara one. Since the modern house was built Brownie has not been seen or heard. In Cara he is still occasionally heard. It is not known exactly what he is like, no one having ever seen more than a glimpse of him. Before the arrival of strangers he put the house in order. He disliked anything dirty being left in the house for the night. Dirty bed-clothes were put out by him before morning. Dogs had to be put outside at night, as he often killed those left in the house. He was much addicted to giving slaps in the dark to those who soiled the house; and there are some still alive who can testify to receiving a slap that left their faces black. He tumbled on the floor water-stoups left full over-night. A man was lifted out of bed by him, and found himself `bare naked', on awakening, at the fire. A woman, going late in the evening for her cows, found Brownie had been before her, and tied them securely in the barn.
Fays
Aka : Fee, Fada, Fae, Fata, and Fas.
Origin : Greece
Element : Air.
Appearance : tiny, winged seasonal faeries who are born teasers. These faeries have four guises, one for each season of the year. They also love to dance and play with the forest animals.
Function : aid plants through the seasons’ changes by doing little tasks like shaking trees in autumn to help work loose the dead leaves and opening blossoms on spring flowers.
Friends/Foes : capricious but never malicious.
Pixies
Aka : Urchins, Pisgies, Piskies, Pigseys, Pechts, Pechs, Pickers, Grigs or Dusters
Origin : Scotland,Cornwall
Element : Air
Appearance : winged creatures with pointed ears, noses and arched eyebrows. Their wings are shiny and translucent, and they are usually seen wearing seasonal colors and flora. The little caps they wear are the tops of foxglove or toadstool, plants they hold sacred. Their bells are often heard on the moor. They like to steal horses and torture them to get them to run faster.
(Kaye's Pixiness)
Tall and gangly, Kaye looks very similar to what she normally does. Except she's green and has pointed ears and completely black eyes without irises.
Friends/Foes : friendly but capricious. Beware of doing pixies favors, for they have a tendency to backfire. Excessive contact with iron can kill Pixies.
Lore : In flower gardens. Pixies are trooping faeries who love playing, dancing, and music especially during large gatherings known in northern England as Pixie Fairs.