Hybrid Fae

*'Sometimes, Eran, not always – but sometimes – you can combine two things and make something stronger, maybe even better. That’s how you were made.' - Ifir*

## Introduction

True hybrids - a kind of fae who are the combination of two different fae species - are incredibly rare in the fae realm, partially due to the difficulty of fae births generally, and partially due to the statistically low likelihood of true hybrids happening at all. Only one known true hybrid exists in the canon: Eran Iliakambar, who is a hybrid of marid-djinn afrit and ambaros.

## Physical Appearance

True hybrids combine the abilities and characteristics of both fae they descend from. Eran's human-form is like that of an ambaros, which he takes from his mother, Adali, while his true-form is a cross between an ambaros and an afrit, like his father, Ifir.

## Abilities

Although hybrids can seemingly be any fae species, so they can have a variety of abilities based on the species they descend from, Eran has fire abilities, like the afrit, and his true-form has many of the capabilities of an afrit's true-form, but he also has wings like an ambaros.

## Characteristics (culture, habits)

True hybrids are so rare that even though Eran has three siblings, and he and his siblings all have the same parents, Eran is the only one of them to be a true hybrid, and the only one of his people to be one. Eran has the additional aspect of also being born to a Seelie mother and an Unseelie father, though this doesn't seem necessary for being a true hybrid.

The Raven Prince noted that he's met three true hybrids before meeting Eran. Eran himself has never met another one.

Gwyn ap Nudd has been called a hybrid, due to his being an Unseelie fae born to a Seelie family, raised under Seelie culture, and using Seelie and Unseelie perspectives on his decisions, but he is not a true hybrid, as both his parents are common fae.

Among the magic community, true hybrids are considered a marvel or intellectual curiosity. Outside the magic community, true hybrids can face stigma for being seen as abnormal.

## Trivia

* Hybrid fae are not to be confused with a fae's hybrid-form, which is a form in-between a fae's true-form and their human-form that combines elements of both.
* It's possible, but unclear, if gorgon-naga are a hybrid fae species, as gorgon are a distinct fae species separate from gorgon-naga.

## Image Gallery

Fanart of Eran Iliakambar by suis0u https://suis0u.tumblr.com/post/617037556028145664/eran-iliakambar-lovely-fire-boy-and-character-by
## References

1. ↑ *The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire*, Chapter 13: Captured. Accessed 07 May 2021.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire*, Chapter 4: Splendour. Accessed 07 May 2021.
3. ↑ *The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire*, Chapter 28: Like Batteries. Accessed 12 June 2021.
4. ↑ *The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire*, Chapter 29: Don't Look. Accessed 12 June 2021.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 *The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas*, Chapter 6: The Raven Prince. Accessed 07 May 2021.
6. ↑ *The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire*, Chapter 25: Circling Back Around. Accessed 07 May 2021.
7. ↑ *The Court of Five Thrones*, Chapter 2: Orphan. Accessed 07 May 2021.
8. ↑ *The Court of Five Thrones*, Chapter 5: Unsolicited. Accessed 07 May 2021.
9. ↑ *The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire*, Chapter 16: Leave Be. Accessed 07 May 2021.