The Fae

One of the major aspects of Oathlords deals with the interactions between players and the fae. The main place this occurs is at Fountainheads (commonly referred to as fae pools).

Once you are a member of a clan that owns a building (but not tower or wall) within sight of a fae pool, you can begin seeking their blessing.

### WARNING!!!

You should NEVER chop down trees within sight of a fae pool. The fae are unforgiving and will attack you and possibly kill you. They can even give serious burn injuries that will persist after death and prevent you from using any tools or weapons until it fully heals days (IRL time) later. It's just not worth ticking them off. Also, you do not want to build towers or walls near a fae pool as they take great offense and will refuse to show themselves until the tower/wall is removed. The fae pool will be completely unusable in the meantime.

### Receiving Favor

You can receive favor from the fae by offering metal items of value at the fae pools. They prefer worked pieces or art or war, but will take nuggets, bars, and such as well. The amount of favor is directly proportional to the value of the piece offered. In order to make an offering, hold the item in your hand and select "Offering" to attempt to give it to the fae.

> If the water boils, then you need more favor to perform the task you were attempting.
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> If the water freezes, then the fae have exhausted themselves and need to rest. Come back later.
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### Blessings of the Fae

1. Mithril - The most important blessing from the fae is the ability to pan mithril. The vast majority of the mithril goes to the lord/jarl of the realm who is able to use it to reinforce roads with additional scouts and warriors. But it is currently the rarest material available in the game.
2. Respawn - The next blessing from the fae is the ability to respawn at uncontested fae pools when you die. This can put you significantly closer than the spawn tower and can help you get back to recover your body sooner.
3. Glowing Gems - This blessing is the ability to offer crystals and have them filled with magic. It requires a great deal of favor to get them to part with their magic, but once a crystal is offered to them with enough favor earned, the crystal begins radiating with magical energies. You can have any type of crystal imbued with the fae blessing, but some require more or less favor. A clear crystal is the easiest. Rose crystals require about 10 times the favor of a clear and Jade crystals require about 10 times the favor of a Rose crystal. Gemstones cannot be imbued.
4. Enchanted Arrows - At a fae pool with at least 200 ruks worth of favor, offer blue-fletched arrows (others aren't worth the investment) and the arrows will automatically return to you for a short time.
5. Hunting Blessings - The Fae hate the beast'kin around their pools. You can gain their blessing by slaying 6 of the beast'kin in that area, crafting a medicine bag from their skins, putting all 6 glands and a silver votive, and then offering it at the correct pool. The blessing only lasts 6 hours real time. The Fae grant specific blessings to the hunter in addition to a x10 spawn rate of the quarry in their area as a reward. \*\*Please note that Goose has been replaced by Heron.

All blessings grant x10 spawn bonus for hunting wild game
 Orox
 Heron
 Deer

Appeasing the Spirits of the Hunt (Only lasts 6 hours)
 Boarhide
 Gnollhide
 Bearhide

Explanation from Thrull:

You'll need to make an offering to the spirits to ensure a good hunt. Craft a medicine bag from the following hide, place the votive figurine and the glands inside, and offer them to the fae at the appropriate pool. The blessing lasts one day (6 real hours).