Honey the Bee Fairy

**Honey the Bee Fairy** helps teach humans how to collect honey in safe ways so that it does not harm her bee friends. She is a sweet fairy, but can sting if provoked.

## Backstory

One perfect summer day, a bumblebee meandered her way through a meadow, heavy with her golden treasure. The bee stopped to rest for just a moment on a wide-open sunflower, stretched high to face the sun. After a leisurely interlude, she rose, shook herself off, and went to continue with her day's tasks. One small drop of honey was left behind, right in the center of the sunflower. As night approached, the sunflower turned its head as normal for evening slumber. When dawn came, the flower began to stretch, but as its petals spread for the sun, inside was something, or rather *someone,* new. The sunny joy and contentment from the bee had released light magic. From the alchemy of honey and magic, a wee Faerie was formed. Naming herself Honey, from her birthplace, she contently spent her days buzzing through fields and glens, pollinating flowers and fields. True to her name, she is as sweet as can be with a heart of gold. Loud, charismatic, and charming, she is always bumbling about and finding new friends. Do not let her jubilant nature fool you into thinking she's always as gentle as a petal, for she is ferocious when safe-guarding those she feels passionate towards. A small sting can go a long way, and she's never afraid of a challenge.

One day, a regular trip to a human village changed her life in a very special way. She had always noticed that mortals use their hands commingled with voice to express themselves and found it interesting. On this day, she observed a whole interaction that was completely silent. The people were using their hands, *only* their hands, to communicate. Shocked and positively fascinated by this tactic, she inquired about the language being used in the conversation. She took it upon herself to learn the beautiful art of a silent speech and began to intermingle the spoken and unspoken languages together. Using them both for connection, speaking with Honey is a joyful and theatrical performance.

Needing assistance in her lavender fields, Lila, Honey's dear friend, called to her one fine afternoon. Honey toured the beautiful little town of Petite Lyon and was more than happy to help Lila keep her flowers fresh for the town's upcoming festival. Finding the place to be exceedingly enchanting, Honey happily greed to take up residence in Fairy Wing Forest, where can usually be found flitting about.

## Appearance

Honey’s looks are just as bright and golden as her namesake. She wears a short black flowy dress as her base layer, with a skirt is made of petals that are golden yellow, with some of the petals having a honeycomb pattern and another more tattered skirt of golden yellows and oranges resembling a sunflowers petals. Her bodice is yellow with a golden shimmer and is laced with black ribbons.

Under her dress, Honey wears black and yellow striped tights. She wears black fringed boot that have gold glitter that resembles the look of pollen on a bees’ legs. She wears a black belt on which she hangs all her pouches, trinkets, and bells.

Her hair is a lovely purple color, which is reminds her of the color of her favorite flowers, lavender. Her wings are iridescent and resemble those of a bee. She likes to wear jewelry, especially one ring which has a bee encased in amber.

## Interactions

### Likes and Dislikes

#### Likes

* Sunflowers
* Bees,
* Lavender

#### Favorites

* Lila’s famous lavender honey shortbread cookies
* Sunny days
* The smell of honeysuckle

## Relationships

#### Lila

Lila and Honey are the best of friends. It is believed because Lila’s lavender helps provide food for the bees that Honey looks after that the bees also help pollinate the lavender. The honey that the bees make from the lavender, Lila uses in her famous Lavender honey cookies. Lila and Honey love baking together and hanging out in the sunshine having picnics.

#### Berry

Berry is one of Honey’s good friends, and the two of them are some of the most friendly and outgoing members of the Summer court.

#### Dunita (Duna)

Duna and Honey have a very interesting friendship. The two of them are near opposites, yet have formed an unlikely bond thanks to their love of crawly and flying creatures. Duna has won over Honey by promising to remove the spiders that sneak into her bed.

#### Caroline

Caroline is a bee. Honey loves Caroline. The other fae....tolerate her.

## Gallery

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