Fairy

A Physical Fairy

A **fairy** is a type of mythical being or legendary creature found in the folklore of multiple European cultures, a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural, or preternatural.

## Description

Myths and stories about fairies do not have a single origin, but are rather a collection of folk beliefs from disparate sources. Various folk theories about the origins of fairies include casting them as either demoted angels or demons in a Christian tradition, as deities in Pagan belief systems, as spirits of the dead, as prehistoric precursors to humans, or as spirits of nature.

## Capabilities

Fairies are beings that are either a nature spirit, a pagan god, an angel aligned with neither Heaven nor Hell, or something completely else. The way this power manifests varies greatly, but among the possibilities are pointed ears, unusual coloring, and animalistic features. Others change their size, manifest sigils over their body, produce an ethereal glow or have no changes at all. Fairies are among the most variable known beings. In terms of morality they can be good or evil but are most commonly neutral.

## Variations

**Physical Fairies**: Not necessarily solid matter, but they are material beings with a relatively defined form and often at least a somewhat human-like mind. Most fairies that aren't originally of fairy stock have this variation. Note that fairies of this group aren't necessarily any weaker than those of the other groups. They are simply more "solid" in mind and body.

**Spiritual Fairies**: They are completely spiritual beings, and thus far less bound to the "Material World". Many of them think in ways that are only tangentially relatable to humans, and their forms are both transient and often downright surreal.

**Ethereal Fairies**: They are often both the most powerful and ancient faeries, in some ways closer to sentient concepts representing aspects of nature than anything else. As such, relating to them in any way is likely impossible.

**Undead Fairies: I**n world folklore fairies come in three distinct kinds - the spirits of the dead, nature spirits and the more demonic spirits: the concept of fairies as undead creatures dates back to ancient times, related to ancestral worship - often these spirits are envisioned as spirits of humans, animals or even concepts that linger close to their ancient burial mounds and may bring misfortune to the living, other times they may actually be helpful but in general they were seen as neutral at best.

**Demonic Fairies:** In world folklore fairies come in three distinct kinds - the spirits of the dead, nature spirits and the more demonic spirits: the concept of truly demonic fairies grew as ancient pagan beliefs were changed over time to be more in line with monotheistic faiths but even in pre-Christian societies there existed a wide variety of monstrous fairies that would be considered "demonic" in the sense of being malignant entities that often sought undue harm upon mortals.

## Common powers

### Physical Fairies

**Delayed Immortality:** Physical Fairies are able to age at a human rate until reaching maturity, after which they stop aging and live forever afterward.

**Enhanced Condition:** Physical Fairies possess all their capabilities, attributes and aspects at an enhanced level, beyond that of the peak members of their own species.

**Lightning Bruiser:** Physical Fairies are lightning bruisers, a type of fighter that combines both sturdiness and strength, with maneuverability.

**Malleable Anatomy:** Physical Fairies can modify the physiological features of oneself, including face, body, skin, or size to disguise or look like another person.

### Spiritual Fairies

**Cosmic Awareness:** Spiritual Fairies are aware of anything that on a universal scale including planets being destroyed, threats, and anything that would affect them in any way.

**Empathy:** Spiritual Fairies can fully interpret the emotions, moods, and temperaments of others without reading apparent symptoms, allowing them to understand introverts or discover one emotion is actually hiding another.

**Energy Manipulation:** Spiritual Fairies can create, shape, and manipulate energy, the capacity or ability to cause change or do work, one of the most basic quantitative properties of a system, such as an object or a field of energy.

**Enhanced Condition:** Spiritual Fairies possess all their capabilities, attributes and aspects at an enhanced level, beyond that of the peak members of their own species.

**Invulnerability:** Spiritual Fairies are immune to any forms of physical damage and harm regardless of its type or level of power, unable to feel physical pain, and is immune to bleeding or loss of limb.

**Malleable Anatomy:** Spiritual Fairies can modify the physiological features of oneself, including face, body, skin, or size to disguise or look like another person.

**Spirit Physiology:** Spiritual Fairies with this ability either are or can transform into a spirit: a supernatural and conscious being that in its normal state is incorporeal, invisible, and immaterial.

### Ethereal Fairies

**Twilight Mimicry:** Ethereal Fairies are made up of or can transform their body completely into the twilight, a mixed essence between light and darkness.

**Twilight Manipulation:** Ethereal Fairies can create, shape and manipulate twilight, mixed essence of light and darkness.

### Undead Fairies

**Magical Energy Manipulation:** Undead Fairies can create, shape, absorb or manipulate magical energy; a form of mystical energy that fundamentally fuels and manifests all magical phenomena such as spells, practices, rituals, circles and enchanted objects.

**Monolithic Magic:** Undead Fairies are capable of harnessing the powers of monolithic structures for magical means, often they are also able to create such structures.

**Spirit Physiology:** Undead Fairies with this ability either are or can transform into a spirit: a supernatural and conscious being that in its normal state is incorporeal, invisible, and immaterial.

**Undead Physiology:** Undead Fairies with this ability either is or can transform into an undead, corporeal beings in mythology, legend or fiction that are deceased yet behave as if alive.

### Demonic Fairies

**Dimensional Travel:** Demonic Fairies can travel between different Dimensions and Universes, and cross over different planes of existence or travel across various forms of reality.

**Enhanced Condition:** Demonic Fairies possess all their capabilities, attributes and aspects at an enhanced level, beyond that of the peak members of their own species.

**Hybrid Physiology:** Demonic Fairies possesses the genetic traits and abilities of two or more different species, with the cause being either Demonic Fairies are a hybrid that was created genetically by mixing two or more genetic codes together to create a species with more capabilities than their inherent genetic species, or Demonic Fairies are a hybrid that was bred naturally by the mating of two different species and thus possesses both of their parents' capabilities and powers.

**Immortality:** Demonic Fairies possess immortality, a state where they can never die.

**Magical Energy Manipulation:** Demonic Fairies can create, shape, absorb or manipulate magical energy; a form of mystical energy that fundamentally fuels and manifests all magical phenomena such as spells, practices, rituals, circles and enchanted objects.