Fairies

Fairies are a broad term to designate european supernatural creatures that are not considered angels, demons, or undeads.

Despite being a category of creatures rather than a specy they still stared in the episode Otherwordly Abductors that presented a composit of traits commonly associated with fairies to oppose the grays's blend of alien lore.

## Origin

The origin of fairies vary depending of religion. In gaelic myth they are considered demoted gods, while Christianity considers them to be angels who rather than aligning themselves whith God or Satan chose to remain neutral and thus were sent to earth, forming an intermediate between angels and demons.

Other consider them to be spirits of nature tat simply happen to exist.

## Nature

Fairies come in innumerable numbers of shapes and forms and their morality also varies greatly, from dommestic fairies helping with household chores to murderous gobelins and redcaps haunting ruins, waiting to murder humans.

They do however share a few commonalities.

* Long life : fairies are usually very long lived.
* Changeling : while not a universal trait many fairies are known to abduct humans (particularly children) and replace them with their own children/elderly.
* Vulnerability to Iron : again not a universal trait but a common one.

## List of Crypto X Ing fairies

* Leprechaun
* Troll

# Otherworldly Abductors's fairies

## Appearance

These fairies appear as similar to children but with the proportions of adult humans and pointed ears

## Behaviour

These fairies are a summary of the most beligerent and malevolent traits found in folkloric fairies : highly territorial, short tempered, intolerant of strangers, possessing a sadistic humor, and prone to violence.

Emphasis is also placed on their abduction of children as per the thematic of the episode.

## Characteristics

* Strength : despite their small size fairies possess super human stregth, easily able to manhandle much bigger humans.
* Resilience : fairies are no more durable than human children.
* Speed : fairies are blindingly fast able to dodge attacks and even progectiles with contemptuous ease.
* Flight : fairies are able to fly unaided as fast as they can move on land.
* Intelligence : fairies are very intelligent and cunning, outsmarting humans as a passtime through their pranks.

## Powers

* Elemental manipulation : fairies can manipulate the classical elements, generaly specialising on one element in particular.
* Precognition : fairies have the ability to see the future. They are not omniscient and it is unknown how much control they have over this ability but it should at least allow a fairy to predict some of an opponent's actions.
* Luck : fairies are supernaturally lucky. while luck is a difficult data to quantify it allows them to tilt the odds in their favor in situations where they are on otherwise equal footing with their opponents.
* Dimensional travel : fairies can travel in and out of the faery realm, a separate dimension parralel to ours.
* Sizeshifting : fairies can increase or decrease their size at will their strength and resillience is proportional to their size, while their speed is invertly proportional to their size.
* Telekinesis : fairies can move object with their minds with great strength
* Telepathy : fairies can communicate psychically.

## Weaknesses

* Iron : iron weapons are particularly deadly to fairies
* Church bells : the sound of church bells can ward of fairies.