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Andi

After Mosk Manytrees kills Davix, what is left of Davix (besides his heartsong) goes to an icy dream realm, which Mosk later dreamwalks to. Neither of them know what Davix is. At their second meeting, Davix theorizes that he might be a, 'ghost. Ahma. **Andi**. Umbra. Or apparition. Wraith. Shade.'

Davix in this state is substantially weakened, and cannot escape the icy realm. He also loses some of his memory prior to arriving, and only regains some of it when he absorbs some of Mosk's magic. When Mosk drains him almost dry, Davix begins truly fading away, and Mosk has to provide him with magic to keep him there.

## Folklore/Mythology

'In folklore, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear to the living. . . . The English word *ghost* continues Old English *gāst*, from Proto-Germanic *\*gaistaz*. It is common to West Germanic, but lacking in North Germanic and East Germanic (the equivalent word in Gothic is *ahma*, Old Norse has ***andi*** m., *önd* f.).'

## References

1. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 3 January 2019. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/42417629. Chapter 1: The Past Revisited.
2. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 29 March 2019. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/43252853. Chapter 3: Pushed Over.
3. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 23 January 2020. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/53470720. Chapter 24: Bound Together.
4. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 30 August 2019. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/48516644. Chapter 13: The Glory of the House of Atros.
5. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 6 February 2020. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/53990812. Chapter 25: Reversals.
6. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 19 November 2020. https://archiveofourown.org/works/26266345/chapters/67599242. Chapter 7: Bad Habits.
7. ↑ "Ghost". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost. Accessed 5 May 2021.
Burralga

"*Maybe the treaties aren’t the real thing, but if they are you have a massive amount of allies to pull from. Maybe even some Seelie.*"
―Burralga[[The Court of Five Thrones, Chapter 4: Suspicions]]
**Burralga** is an Unseelie dhinnabarrada from the fae side of Australia, as well as a War General who served on Gwyn ap Nudd's council of War Generals during *The Court of Five Thrones*.

## Appearance

Burralga is described as 'brolga-footed'. A brolga is a bird from the crane family and is local to Australia and New Guinea. They have long, slender legs.

## Life

Burralga is the War General of a small, precision military, and brought strategy rather than raw numbers to the council. With Hai-Hong, Burralga had the greatest knowledge of sea fae politics out of the council.

During Ifir's mutiny, Burralga didn't take a side.

## Folklore/Mythology

The dhinnabarada are from the folklore of the Kamilaroi people of Australia. They are described as 'having the body of a man but the legs and feet of an emu. Never moving anywhere alone but always in at least a small group, the Dhinnabarada sustained themselves on grubs and made boomerangs from the wood of the gidyer tree.'

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 not\_poignant. “The Court of Five Thrones.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 18 June 2014. https://archiveofourown.org/works/1749290/chapters/4283271. Chapter 4: Suspicions.
2. ↑ "Brolga". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brolga. Accessed 7 May 2021.
3. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Court of Five Thrones.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 27 March 2015. https://archiveofourown.org/works/1749290/chapters/8003448. Chapter 37: Explosion.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bane, *Encyclopedia of Giants and Humanoids in Myth, Legend and Folkore.* Citing Rose, *Giants, Monsters, and Dragons*; Woodgate, *Kamilaroi and Assimilation*.
Eudav

*'I wouldn’t, if I were you!'*

**Eudav** was a soldier serving Crielle ferch Fnwy whom Gwyn ap Nudd killed while Gwyn was on the run from the Seelie Court.

## Appearance

When Eudav confronted Gwyn, Eudav wore Crielle's colors, blue and cream, and was a similar build to Gwyn, allowing Gwyn to later steal and use his clothing.

## Personality

Eudav had a military bearing and was perceptive enough to notice when Gwyn was looking for an escape route, as Eudav warned him not to try.

## Life

Eudav was a Seelie fae who once served alongside Lludd llaw Erant in the military, before retiring to join Lludd's personal, local retinue. After Lludd's death, he became one of Crielle's soldiers. He lived near the An Fnwy estate and would sometimes bring pears with dark red flesh over, which 'tasted of melancholy Autumns and somber Winters and held the magic of nostalgia in them'. Gwyn never ate them.

Much later, Eudav, along with a second soldier, pursued Gwyn after Gwyn's demotion to underfae, while Gwyn was on the run from the Seelie Court. One of the two soldiers managed to badly wound Gwyn by shooting him in the shoulder with an arrow. While Eudav's partner said that Gwyn was wanted dead or alive, Eudav stated that it would be preferable if he is alive, and said that Crielle wanted to see him. After Gwyn killed the first soldier with his light, Eudav fled, so Gwyn pursued him. Gwyn managed to shoot him down with the light as well, hitting him in the back and killing him instantly.

## Relationships

#### Lludd llaw Erant

Eudav and Lludd were colleagues in the military. It is not known how close they were, but Lludd must have favored him to some extent, as Eudav later joined his personal military and would sometimes visit the An Fnwy estate.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 *Game Theory*, Chapter 40: Accidents. Accessed 05 May 2021.
Lavenna

## Introduction

Lavenna was a town near Oswal-Tay and Arkhel that Mosk Manytrees, Gwyn Ap Nudd, Augus Each Uisge, Eran Iliakambar, Ash Glashtyn, and Julvia Dubna Vajat stopped at after leaving Oswal-Tay, to recover from their journeys.

## Appears in

Major canon:

*The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague*

## Description

'The town of Lavenna was small and given its proximity to roads swarming with bandits and the Oswal-Tay forest, surprisingly bright and even cheerful. Mosk saw a number of Seelie dryads, but overwhelmingly, the village was dominated by the tall, graceful daoine sidhe, and a significant number of aelves.

The inn that Gwyn had chosen was built both next to and into a giant oak tree. Within, all the doorways were taller than what Mosk was used to, because the sidhe were so tall. Pearly surfaces met him nearly everywhere; the flooring, the walls, the paintings, even the flowers that bloomed on elegant vines inside and outside of the inn.'

The town also had a market and healers. 'Apparently the citizens of Lavenna were very welcoming to Gwyn, to the point of outright adulation and hero worship. Eran wasn’t feared, despite the fact that he was a fire fae, because they knew that Gwyn had a ‘secret fae’ with them that could melt the ice no matter what. They called Gwyn the Dual King, and even Augus was being treated with respect.'

## References

1. ↑ *The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague*, Chapter 11: Debts Unclaimed. Accessed 05 August 2021.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague*, Chapter 12: Come Back To Me. Accessed 05 August 2021.
Giant jewel-encrusted lobsters

## Introduction

There was a 'a troop of giant, jewel-encrusted lobsters that lived mostly above ground and seemed very peaceful' who resided in the Unseelie Court. Gwyn ap Nudd Called them to calmness and safety while he transformed the Court.

## References

1. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Court of Five Thrones.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 4 July 2014. https://archiveofourown.org/works/1749290/chapters/4088631. Chapter 3: Disintegration.
Alven ottermaaner

**Alven ottermaaner** are a species of fae. The only named alven ottermaaner in the canon is Melio, a guard/ambassador to the alven ottermaaner residing in Esgrettio.

## Physical Description

Melio has cat-like eyes and long ears. He is slender and lissom in appearance.

## Characteristics (culture, habits)

Melio is upbeat, vocal and quick to laugh. He can be crass, and talks more informally than many fae. Overall, he is a cheerful and helpful fae.

‘The laecquetti and the ottermaaner' have 'owned the lakelands for longer than' Gwyn ap Nudd, Julvia Dubna Vajat, or Augus Each Uisge have been alive. Esgrettio lakes are mostly guarded by the alven ottermaaner, and the laecquetti. Augus destroyed much of them with the Blight, killing many ottermaaner. Augus later healed the area, and 'when the laecquetti and ottermaaner realised the land and the water was truly healed, they came back . . . [and] aside from some small skirmishes over lakes here and there, ancestral lakes have largely gone back to the ottermaaner and the laecquetti.'

## Folklore/Mythology

Ottermaaner are a kind of Alven from the Netherlands, and considered to be a kind of 'light elf' with transparent and translucent bodies. They had control over lakes, ponds and rivers and were associated with the River Elbe.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 8 October 2021. https://archiveofourown.org/works/26266345/chapters/65621236. Chapter 4: Esgrettio.
2. ↑ Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology, p. 47.
Lough Derg

## Appears in

Canon extra:

*The Ash and Gwyn Interludes*

## Description

During the Winter Court, a group of fae began 'demanding usqebeaghe from the purest waters of Lough Derg made by a fae who died like, five thousand years ago', which is seemingly a type of alcohol that is hard to come by.

## Folklore/Mythology

'Lough Derg, historically Lough Dergart (Irish: *Loch Deirgeirt*), is a freshwater lake in the Shannon River Basin, Ireland. It is the third-biggest on the island of Ireland (after Lough Neagh and Lough Corrib).

It is a long, narrow lake, with shores in counties Clare (south-west), Galway (north-west), and Tipperary (to the east). It is the southernmost of three large lakes on the River Shannon; the others being Lough Ree and Lough Allen. Towns and villages on Lough Derg include Portumna, Killaloe & Ballina, Dromineer, Terryglass, Mountshannon and Garrykennedy.

The lake's name evolved from the Irish *Loch Deirgdheirc*. This was one of the names of The Dagda, an Irish god, and literally means "red eye".'

## References

1. ↑ *The Ash and Gwyn Interludes*, Chapter 2: Debt. Accessed 23 May 2021.
2. ↑ "Lough Derg (Shannon)". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lough\_Derg\_(Shannon). Accessed 23 May 2021.
Aravalle

Some time before the events of *Game Theory*, Gwyn ap Nudd comes across 'a tale of a pixie who had been captured and trapped beneath the ground, in a tunnel, in a well. He was left, forgotten. A victim of the elemental battle of **Aravalle**.' Gwyn goes looking for the pixie, finds him, and returns him to his people. Little is known of Aravalle, and whether the battle that took place there involved elementals and/or elemental magic.

## Appears in

Major canon:

*Game Theory*

## Trivia

* Aravalle is the name of a river in Spain.

## References

1. ↑ not\_poignant. “Game Theory.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 18 October 2013. https://archiveofourown.org/works/915296/chapters/2002562. Chapter 20: Nightmare.
Conchiol

**Conchiol** are a species of fae. The only named conchiol in the canon is Asceto, who resided on the Mantissa.

## Physical Description

Asceto 'had skin that gleamed pearlescent, eyes made of faceted stone, hair of jingling shell'.

## Characteristics (culture, habits)

Asceto would emerge on the Mantissa at night 'from beneath and made shells for people in whatever shapes and colours they wished'.

## Trivia

* As conchiolin is the name for an organic substance excreted by coral polyps and pearl-producing mollusks, it is possible that a conchiol's body is composed of a similar material.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 7 May 2019. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/44466025. Chapter 4: Damaged Instincts.
2. ↑ "Conchiolin". Antique Jewelry University. https://www.langantiques.com/university/conchiolin/. Accessed 8 June 2021.
Egon

**Egon** was hired by Rhiamon ferch AnFnwy to teach Crielle ferch Fnwy. Crielle later killed him in self-defense.

## Life

Rhiamon ferch anFnwy hired Egon to train Crielle ferch Fnwy on the use of poisons at Rhiamon's cottage. Egon brought Crielle the toad poison she used for the first poison she created, throatlack. He named the second poison Crielle invented 'The Blue Sting'. Egon later kissed Crielle without her consent, while she struggled. She physically attacked him to get him away, then used her dra'ocht to force him to kill himself.

## Relationships

#### Rhiamon ferch anFnwy

Rhiamon didn't seem that bothered by Egon's murder, and focused on Crielle's welfare.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 not\_poignant. "The Curse.” *The Fae Tales Verse - canon extras. Archive of Our Own,* 28 July 2014. https://archiveofourown.org/works/2034456/chapters/4416066. Chapter 1.
Angittay

**Angittay** are a species of horse fae.

## Physical Description

The only known canon angittay is Luma, who has 'brown, weathered skin'. In her true-form, she is a giant, hybrid horse-creature with the head of a fang-toothed horse and a hugely muscled body.

## Characteristics (culture, habits)

Gwyn ap Nudd notes that Luma's empathy is unique for angittay, so it seems that angittay are not very empathetic.

## Folklore/Mythology

In Filipino folklore, angittay is actually spelled anggitay. They are more like centaurs with a human head and a horse bottom half, where the reverse is true in *Fae Tales*.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 not\_poignant. “The Court of Five Thrones.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 18 June 2014. https://archiveofourown.org/works/1749290/chapters/4283271. Chapter 4: Suspicions.
2. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Court of Five Thrones.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 27 March 2015. https://archiveofourown.org/works/1749290/chapters/8003448. Chapter 37: Explosion.
3. ↑ "Anggitay". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anggitay Accessed 13 March 2021.
Gulai

**Gulai** are a species of fae that Gwyn ap Nudd, Augus Each Uisge, Mosk Manytrees, Eran Iliakambar, Ash Glashtyn, and Julvia Dubna Vajat encountered in the forests outside Trowna. They are not shifters.

## Physical Description

The first gulai the group met was 'a fierce looking fae with fat hips and a fat belly, and muscular arms and legs. She had long, shaggy hair and wild eyes, and she ran up to them on the dark earthen path, her feet blackened with soil'. After a moment, she 'shifted into a huge wolverine with a glossy pelt and a white tip at the end of her tail.' In true-form, they are 'shaggy, huge wolverines with white falls of fur at the end of their tail that shone like flags of surrender.'

## Characteristics (culture, habits)

Gwyn said that gulai are 'just fierce. They only fight to the death with each other, or anyone who threatens their homes. Their territoriality doesn’t extend to us.'

'They weren’t afraid of seeking higher ground – a craggy outcrop, climbing a tree – to stare' at the group.

Augus noted that most of them are underfae, but not all are. Gwyn noted that the 'Raven Prince’s Court used to have a couple', and there 'may actually be one or two Court gulai families, but they withdrew to live in their forests.’

They feed on 'Fighting, but not war,’

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 25 November 2021. https://archiveofourown.org/chapters/88041001. Chapter 20: A Magical World.
Nhang

## Introduction

At some point, a nhang taught Ash Glashtyn 'the song about the Sounhaqh shvaz and shvod that fell in love' in the Unseelie Court night gardens. Eran Iliakambar is familiar with the song, as well.

## Folklore/Mythology

'The Nhang (from the Persian word for "crocodile") was a river-dwelling serpent-monster with shape shifting powers, often connected to the more conventional Armenian dragons. The creature could change into a seal or lure a man by transforming into a woman, then drag in and drown the victim to drink its blood. The word "Nhang" is sometimes used as a generic term for a sea-monster in ancient Armenian literature.'

## References

1. ↑ *The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas*, Chapter 16: Rejection. Accessed 25 May 2021.
2. ↑ "Armenian mythology". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian\_mythology. Accessed 25 May 2021.
Melio

*'No murdering anyone until all of this is over, dumbass . . . We talked about it.'*

## Introduction

Melio is a temporary Door Guard of the South Gate in Esgrettio along with El'eth during *The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague*. They welcomed Gwyn ap Nudd, Augus Each Uisge, Mosk Manytrees, Eran Iliakambar, Ash Glashtyn and Julvia Dubna Vajat to their walled city, and offered information about the state of the city since the ice plague began. He is an alven ottermaaner.

## Appearance

Melio has cat-like eyes and long ears. He is slender and lissom in appearance.

## Personality

Melio is upbeat, vocal and quick to laugh. He can be crass, and talks more informally than many fae. Overall, he is a cheerful and helpful fae, who - along with El'eth - seem to be respected citizens of Esgrettio.

## Life

Melio was the second person to greet Gwyn upon his group's arrival to Esgrettio, while El'eth - his companion - was the first. Melio described himself as ambassador to the ottermaaner, though this, as well his position as temporary South Gate guard, seem like new positions and possibly self-appointed. Later, it was clearer that they seem to be bodyguards or even guards of some kind, since they never returned to the South Gate, and stayed near Gwyn and the rest of the ensemble while they were in Esgrettio.

He and El'eth waved Gwyn and his party off at the gate once they left.

## Relationships

#### El'eth

Melio and El'eth seem to have a close and familiar relationship, and bicker with each other more like friends than people who dislike each other. When El'eth expressed open hostility towards Augus, Melio smacked him lightly in the back of the head, and El'eth accepted this and backed down. At another time, they were seen gently bumping shoulders together in a way that suggested that they are close.

## Folklore/Mythology

Ottermaaner are a kind of Alven from the Netherlands, and considered to be a kind of 'light elf' with transparent and translucent bodies. They had control over lakes, ponds and rivers and were associated with the River Elbe.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague*, Chapter 4: Esgrettio. Accessed 05 May 2021.
2. ↑ *The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague*, Chapter 6: Intrusions. Accessed 05 May 2021.
3. ↑ Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology, Theresa Bane, p. 47
A Lighthouse Broken By Waves

"*I am sea-fae . . . As sophisticated as we can be, we appreciate the quickness of a crude lesson delivered well.*"
―Albion[[**A Lighthouse Broken By Waves**]]
***A Lighthouse Broken By Waves*** is a *Fae Tales Verse AU* about a scene between Albion and Gwyn ap Nudd. This is not *Game Theory* canon, but follows early events in Gwyn's life that match with that of *Game Theory*.

## A Lighthouse Broken By Waves

### Link

https://archiveofourown.org/works/1171407

## Summary

Albion - King of the Atlantic and demigod - has just discovered that Gwyn ap Nudd - apparently one of the best and brightest of the Seelie Court - engages in what Albion considers are disgusting, base and carnal acts with his soldiers on a regular basis. He takes it upon himself to punish Gwyn in...an unconventional fashion.

## Characters

#### Albion

Albion is the Oak King's Navy General. 'His word was one Seelie and Unseelie alike hung upon. As an underwater King, he managed giant populations of Seelie and Unseelie both.'

Gwyn noted that Albion was always stern, but when they met here, Albion was disgusted with him.

Albion has dark blue eyes and his breath smells like saltwater. 'There weren’t many fae out there like Albion, and some argued that he was old enough now he was beginning to transition into a true god and would one day make his way to the upperworlds or underworlds to live out the rest of his life.'

#### Gwyn ap Nudd

Gwyn is an upper ranking Seelie officer. Gwyn's current heartsong is triumph.

#### Lludd Llaw Eraint

Gwyn's father. Albion once allied with Lludd to 'take down one of the most aggressive factions of Unseelie fae known in a century.' Albion repeatedly threatened Gwyn with telling Lludd about what Gwyn had been up to with his soldiers.

## Albion's quarters

The room Gwyn awoke in was tiled, 'empty of all furniture except a bench. There was a chamberpot in the corner marked with a pattern of waves that had dolphins leaping joyfully from them.' There was a weathered wooden door. The floor was blue slate and cold.

## Quotations

* 'Gwyn was famous for being unbeaten. They had grown used to the luxury of winning.'
* Albion to Gwyn: ‘You brought this on yourself, you stupid child.’
* Albion to Gwyn: 'Perhaps you might wish to know how insulting that is to those of us who worked hard to find our military favour and might, instead of relying on your father’s reputation.’
* Gwyn: 'He wanted to apologise. He wanted to ask for mercy. He had the most absurd notion to ask Albion to come back and reassure him that things would still be respectful between them in the future. It was all folly.'
* 'Albion didn’t understand. It wasn’t about *enjoyment.* The more Gwyn loathed what he was, the more likely it was to happen.'

## Trivia

* Prior to the story, Gwyn lost a campaign where he had to call a retreat, about which he was ashamed.

## References

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 not\_poignant. “A Lighthouse Broken By Waves.” *Fae Tales - AUs, Oneshots and More.* *Archive of Our Own,* 6 February 2014. https://archiveofourown.org/works/1466731/chapters/28168140.
N

N

**N** is a supporting character in the Unova region. He appeared briefly in Ash Ketchup Remembers Charizard when he, Cilan, Iris and Pikachu listened to Ash's story.

## Personality

N is a Pokémon activist and member of PETP. His main interest in life is to see all Pokémon respected and happy.

Aside from his views on Pokémon, N himself is a quiet person. He is also a Pokémon masseur, and believes it is a great profession.
Hu-hsien

## Introduction

Hu-hsien appear to be a fae species, at least some of whom serve the Unseelie Court as part of the military, possibly under Mu. As Mu is a kitsune, it's possible hu-hsien are a related species or sub-species of kitsune.

## Abilities

Mu noted that hu-hsien 'are not suited to grand-scale work' in military strategy concerning frontal assault. As Mu mostly works in stealth operations, it's possible the hu-hsien do as well.

## Folklore/Mythology

**'Húxiān** (胡仙; 狐仙 "Fox Immortal"), also called Húshén (胡神; 狐神 "Fox God") or Húwáng (胡王; 狐王 "Fox Ruler") is a deity in Chinese religion whose cult is present in provinces of north China (from Henan and Shandong upwards), but especially in northeast China where it can be said to be the most popular deity.

The deity can be represented as either male or female, but is most frequently identified as the female **Húxiān Niángniáng** (狐仙娘娘 "Fox Immortal Lady") whose animal form is a nine-tailed fox. She is the Chinese equivalent of the Japanese Shintō cult of Inari Ōkami, both [deities] of the foxes or collective representations of the fox spirits.

Mythology tells that fox spirits are masters of the arts of metamorphosis, and can manifest in human form to seduce men or women. In exchange, they convey wealth and property. In mystical literature, influenced by Taoism, fox spirits are immortal or transcendent beings of a high level in the spiritual hierarchy or beings who engage in the pursuit of becoming immortals.'

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 not\_poignant. “The Court of Five Thrones.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 18 June 2014. https://archiveofourown.org/works/1749290/chapters/4283271. Chapter 4: Suspicions.
2. ↑ "Huxian". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huxian. Accessed 1 April 2022.
Luma

**Luma** is an angittay and considered to be the counterpart of Tigbalan.

## Appearance

Luma is a type of horse fae with brown, weathered skin, twinkling eyes and a friendly expression. She has let herself age more than most fae physically, and Gwyn likens her to a friendly old grandmother.

#### True Form

A giant, hybrid horse-creature with the head of a fang-toothed horse and a hugely muscled body.

## Personality

As a War General, Luma is strategic and talks about keeping assets, like the An Fnwy estate. She makes a good advisor. She is empathetic, sympathetic, and allied to a degree with Magisakuna as they are seen interacting together. She is kind and fierce.

## Life

Luma is a brown-skinned Filipino angittay who forms a part of Gwyn ap Nudd's council of War Generals in *The Court of Five Thrones*. She was one of the council who immediately defended Gwyn during Ifir's mutiny. She joined Zudanna in watching over Ifir while Gwyn left to deal with Ash Glashtyn's part in the mutiny. She later knelt with the other loyal generals to Gwyn, offering her fealty.

## Relationships

#### Gwyn ap Nudd

She worked on his War Council throughout *The Court of Five Thrones* and was depicted as loyal, helpful, serious and not afraid to give honest or difficult advice when necessary.

#### Tigbalan

Luma's counterpart. Luma called him her brother.

## Folklore/Mythology

In Filipino folklore, angittay is actually spelled anggitay. They are more like centaurs with a human head and a horse bottom half, where the reverse is true in Fae Tales.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *The Court of Five Thrones*, Chapter 4: Suspicions. Accessed 06 April 2021.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *The Court of Five Thrones*, Chapter 37: Explosion. Accessed 06 May 2021.
3. ↑ *The Court of Five Thrones*, Chapter 23: Confrontation. Accessed 06 May 2021.
4. ↑ "Anggitay". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anggitay Accessed 13 March 2021.
Golden cricket

## Introduction

Golden crickets are a unique fae realm species of cricket.

## Physical Description

Presumably they resemble human realm crickets, but golden.

## Abilities

They create 'dull, bell call[s]', and when gathered in groups, make the area sound like it's filled with tiny church bells.

## Characteristics (culture, habits)

They're rare. They seem to like residing by lakes. Some resided in Augus Each Uisge's second lake.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 not\_poignant. “Game Theory.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 5 January 2014. https://archiveofourown.org/works/915296/chapters/2257937. Chapter 35: Release.
Ceffyl dwr

The **Ceffyl Dwr** is one of three known waterhorses in the *Fae Tales Verse*. Gwyn ap Nudd once had to interrogate the Ceffyl Dwr, presumably either while Gwyn served in the Seelie military, or in his duties as King of the Seelie Court. The Ceffyl Dwr does not actually appear in the canon, and it is unclear if they survived their interrogation.

## Abilities

'[W]aterhorses had an ability to stick people to their pelts. They did it while hunting, so that any human who touched them couldn’t get away without ripping their skin or limbs off.'

## Characteristics (culture, habits)

Like other waterhorses, the ceffyl dwr presumably consumes humans for food, but human liver is poisonous - and potentially fatal - to them.

The ceffyl dwr is Unseelie, as all waterhorses are Unseelie.

Waterhorses 'have their human form, their human mind, and then they have their waterhorse form, ruled by a waterhorse mind. In most cases, Unseelie waterhorses even in human form only retain enough human behaviours to allow them to hunt.'

## Trivia

Gwyn's experience with the Ceffyl Dwr's interrogation is how he knew to use liver on Augus Each Uisge.

## Folklore/Mythology

The ceffyl dwr or ceffyll-dwr is from Welsh mythology, and the name means 'Water Horse'. It inhabits 'mountain pools and waterfalls. In the northern counties of Wales it is said to take the shape of a gray horse with a glow of light that illuminates its surroundings, but in the south it is described as having wings rather like those of Pegasus. It has also been known to appear as a goat, or as a handsome young man. Although seemingly 'solid' (and, indeed, humans have been known to mount and ride it, to their cost), the Ceffyll-dwr will 'evaporate' into insubstantial mist. The beauty of this creature belies its true nature, for it will leap out of the water at any lone traveler and, by gripping their back and shoulders, squeeze, kick or trample the victim to death. If anyone is brave enough to attack and kill the Ceffyll-dwr, no horse's body would be found, but an amorphous mass of something resembling floating lard would remain in the water.'

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 not\_poignant. “Game Theory.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 16 September 2013. https://archiveofourown.org/works/915296/chapters/1904254. Chapter 12: Liver.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 20 January 2022. https://archiveofourown.org/chapters/91136179. Chapter 24: Glashtyn.
3. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Court of Five Thrones.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 4 July 2014. https://archiveofourown.org/works/1749290/chapters/4088631. Chapter 3: Disintegration.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Trevelyan, Marie (1973). *Folk-lore and folk-stories of Wales*.
Cleat

"*But why leave? Whatever comes, comes. If it comes here, we’ll bear arms. If it doesn’t, we’ll protect our village anyway. The winter aelves feel the same. Cleat may be small, but she’s fierce.*"
―Penrod[[The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague, Chapter 20: A Magical World]]
**Cleat** is a 'small village' somewhere near the forests beyond Trowna. Gwyn ap Nudd, Augus Each Uisge, Mosk Manytrees, Eran Iliakambar, Ash Glashtyn, and Julvia Dubna Vajat stopped there during their journey to defeat Olphix.

## Appears in

Major canon:

*The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague*

## Description

Cleat contains 'a tavern, a bakery, a smith who was also a carpenter and the maintainer of roads according to the sign, surrounded by about twenty houses – in roads fashioned from odd green cobblestones. . . . Most of the residents were Unseelie winter aelves, with white skin and fingernails that glittered like they’d been made of mica. The rest of the residents were Unseelie coblynau.' A 'wortcunning witch' resided there, as well.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 25 November 2021. https://archiveofourown.org/chapters/88041001. Chapter 20: A Magical World.
When the Tables Turn

***When the Tables Turn*** is a *Fae Tales Verse AU* about crimelord Augus and Detective Ash, originally for Poigdom Week.

## Summary

Drug trafficker and crimelord Augus Each Uisge is singularly unimpressed when he's caught by Detective Glashtyn, but decides it may be time for some revenge in the form of, well...'seduction.'

It's just that the Detective has similar ideas.

## Characters

#### Detective Ash Glashtyn

Ash comes from an orphanage. At some point he lives at Blackwood Home for Boys. His full name is Ashton Glashtyn, and Ash names himself 'Glashtyn'. In his youth, he is 'a curly haired, plump cherubic boy who appealed to parents'. He and Augus are brothers who are separated when they are young, though Ash goes looking for Augus.

Augus notes Ash looks good in his uniform, and that Ash is a 'lackadaisical detective' who is easy-going, but still 'managing to catch up with Augus’ drug trafficking operations'. Ash is seemingly trained at street wrestling.

#### Augus Each Uisge

Augus tells the media he comes from an orphanage, but Ash says he is lying. Augus later says it was Blackwood Home for Boys. His original name is Gus, but he hates it, and changes it once he has the opportunity to Augus. In his youth, he is fascinated 'with dark, grotesque fairytales and telling any prospective parent about how waterhorses would eat them while they lolled by pretty lakes.'

Augus eats a vegan salad, so it's possible he's vegan. He also dyes his hair red, because it reminded him of Ash(ton).

#### Detective Vajat

Ash's partner. Augus shoots her, which injures her so badly that she isn't able to work due to her physical therapy.

## Quotation

* Ash to Augus: ‘I just broke like a thousand laws,’ the Detective said, not sounding remotely upset. ‘Guess this is how you feel all the time. Gotta say, I can see how it’s addictive.’

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 not\_poignant. “When the Tables Turn.” *Fae Tales - AUs, Oneshots and More. Archive of Our Own,* 28 October 2015. https://archiveofourown.org/works/5095160.
Barbegazi

**Barbegazi** are a species of fae.

## Physical Description

The barbegazi at the Wild Hunt was 'laden with frost and icicles, squat', and when she knelt, 'her icicles tinkled musically.' She's one of the few ice fae seen in canon.

## Characteristics

The only barbegazi to appear canon barbegazi was Seelie, and friendly with a gnome wearing a 'conical red hat'. She bowed to Gwyn ap Nudd during the last Wild Hunt, along with the other fae, despite being Seelie and Gwyn being the King of the Unseelie Court.

## Folklore/Mythology

'Barbegazi are mythical creatures from Swiss and French mythology. A variety of dwarf or gnome, a barbegazi resembles a small white-furred man with a long beard and enormous feet. They travel in the mountains that are their home by skiing with their massive feet, or using them as snowshoes. In the summer they aestivate in caves and tunnels and do not come out until the first snowfall. The word barbegazi comes from the French *barbe-glacée*, meaning "frozen beard". Because of their penchant for high altitudes and low temperatures, they are rarely sighted by humans, but sometimes help shepherds round up lost sheep. Their greatest known excitement is surfing on avalanches with their remarkably large feet, but they are said to give low whistling cries to warn humans of the danger above, sometimes they will give their best effort to dig humans out from the snow.

A modern addition to this myth is the rumored migration of the Barbegazi to North America, predominantly to a locale of French origin in northwest Minnesota named Roseau County. Numerous sightings have been reported along the Roseau River, in the depths of the often frigid northern Minnesota winters.'

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 not\_poignant. “The Court of Five Thrones.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 24 July 2015. https://archiveofourown.org/works/1749290/chapters/10022663. Chapter 53: Arrow.
2. ↑ "Barbegazi". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbegazi. Accessed 6 May 2021.
All That We Were, All That We Will Ever Be

Cover art for "All That We Were, All That We Will Ever Be" by Pia Foxhall

***All That We Were, All That We Will Ever Be*** is a *Fae Tales Verse Canon Extra* focusing on the story between Augus Each Uisge and Gwyn ap Nudd after the battle with Olphix.

## Summary

While Eran was mourning Mosk, and the Aur forest grew, Gwyn ap Nudd was recovering from physical devastation, and Augus Each Uisge was recovering from being emotionally shattered. A story of reconciliation, rehabilitation, and rebuilding.

## Details

This story mirrors the epilogue of *The Ice Plague: Book 3 - the Ice Plague*.

## Characters

* Ash Glashtyn
* Augus Each Uisge
* Autumn's End
* Fenwrel the Mouse-Maiden
* Gulvi Dubna Vajat
* Gwyn ap Nudd
* Mosk Manytrees

#### Mentioned/Referenced

* Aleutia the Rat-Maiden
* Eran Iliakambar
* The Gancanagh
* Julvia Dubna Vajat
* Lludd Llaw Eraint
* The Nain Rouge
* The Nightingale
* The Raven Prince
* Tigbalan

## Locations

* Augus' Lake
* Aur forest
* Erna
* Unseelie Court
Goibniu

## Life

Goibniu seems to have made alcohol that was highly valued by the fae, to the point that when Ash Glashtyn remarked to Gwyn ap Nudd that Augus Each Uisge once had some, Gwyn was shocked. A single bottle of Goibniu's best 'could buy palaces'.

Golbniu was possibly one of Augus' clients when Augus worked as a dominant.

## Folklore/Mythology

Although little is known about Goibniu in *Fae Tales*, since Goibniu in mythology is Tuatha De, it's likely that Goibniu is also Tuatha De in *Fae Tales.*

'Goibniu is often grouped together with Credne the silversmith and Luchta the carpenter as the *Trí Dée Dána* (three gods of art), who forged the weapons which the **Tuath Dé** used to battle the Fomorians. Alternatively, he is grouped with Credne and Dian Cecht the physician. He is explicitly named as the brother of Dian Cécht and Nuada in the Second Battle of Moytura. Goibniu's unnamed wife was said to be buried in a cave at Drogheda.

When Nuada's arm is cut off in battle, Goibniu crafts him a new one of silver, thus he is known as Nuada Airgetlám "Nuada of the Silver Arm". He also makes weapons for the gods. In the *Lebor Gabála Érenn*, he is described as "not impotent in smelting", and is said to have died, along with Dian Cecht, of a "painful plague". During the Second Battle of Moytura, Goibniu is speared by Brígh's son Ruadán, but he removes the spear and kills Ruadán with it.

Goibniu also acts as a hospitaller who furnishes feasts for the gods. According to the *Acallam na Senórach and Altram Tige Dá Medar*, the feast of Goibniu was bestowed on the warriors of the Tuatha Dé by Manannán to protect them from sickness and decay. He is said to be owner of the Glas Gaibhnenn, the magical cow of abundance and in surviving folklore also has a magical bridle for the cow. In the St Gall incantations, Goibniu is invoked against thorns.'

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *The Ash and Gwyn Interludes*, Chapter 2: Debt. Accessed 04 May 2021.
2. ↑ "Goibniu". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goibniu. Accessed 04 May 2021.
Ingrit

***Ingrit*** is a special kind of metal.

## Physical Appearance

It can be made into an assortment of things, including different kinds of knives.

## Abilities

*Ingrit* particularly dangerous to fae, can 'permanently cut through bone', and can forever damage the integrity of bone, even with healing, for fae at monarch status. It slows down healing. It can also be used to damage particularly powerful materials, such as Old Lore. It is very 'rare, and hard to temper into anything useable.'

Fae - at least high status fae - can sense *ingrit* by being physically near it.

## History

Augus Each Uisge nearly permanently injured Gwyn ap Nudd with an *ingrit* blade.

Crielle ferch Fnwy carried an *ingrit* blade on her belt.

An *ingrit* blade was used to remove the aithwick from Gwyn.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 not\_poignant. “Game Theory.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 21 October 2013. https://archiveofourown.org/works/915296/chapters/2011577. Chapter 21: Roleplay.
2. ↑ not\_poignant. “Game Theory.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 25 October 2013. https://archiveofourown.org/works/915296/chapters/2024572. Chapter 22: Stymied.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 not\_poignant. “Game Theory.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 13 January 2014. https://archiveofourown.org/works/915296/chapters/2292919. Chapter 36: Demotion.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 28 October 2021. https://archiveofourown.org/chapters/86595049. Chapter 18: The Silent Dances.
5. ↑ not\_poignant. “Game Theory.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 7 March 2014. https://archiveofourown.org/works/915296/chapters/2655808. Chapter 44: Consultation.
Geroid

## Life

Geroid was a sea fae of some kind, who 'mostly sleeps in his underwater kingdom and only appears once every seven years on his white horse'. The linchetti began feeding off his nightmares, which formed a major part of their lifeforce.

When Augus Each Uisge began destroying waterways with the Blight, he also destroyed Geroid's home of Lough Gur. Geroid went to the Seelie Court for asylum. The Seelie Court was unable to anchor him to a new place, so Geroid began to hallucinate and went berserk in the Seelie throne room, and Gwyn ap Nudd was forced to fight and kill him.

This tragedy was later used by Munaciello to try and obtain expensive wine from Augus and Ash Glashtyn.

## Folklore/Mythology

Gerald FitzMaurice FitzGerald, or Georoid larla (Earl Gerald) 'was the 3rd Earl of Desmond, in southwestern Ireland, under the first creation of that title, and a member of the Hiberno-Norman dynasty of the FitzGerald, or Geraldines.' He was a poet, and disappeared in 1398. He 'is fabled to live beneath the waters of Lough Gur, near Kilmallock, on whose banks he appears once every seven years.'

In Celtic legend, the King of Munster, Ailill Aulon, assaulted the goddess Aine, and this earlier tale was updated 'with themes drawn from the Francophone courtly love poetry of Continental Europe', particularly related to 'the man who falls in love with a swan maiden.' Gerald's disappearance, combined with a popular tale of the King asleep in the mountain, was combined with the Celtic legend, to create the Gearold Iarla tale: 'Gearóid Iarla . . . was banished to the bottom of the lake [Lough Gur] by the Goddess Áine. He will return to the surface every 7 years in an effort to break the curse that was placed upon him. Once the silver of his shoes wears thin Gearóid will walk among us again.'

## References

1. ↑ *The Ash and Gwyn Interludes*, Chapter 2: Debt. Accessed 02 May 2021.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Gerald FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald\_FitzGerald,\_3rd\_Earl\_of\_Desmond. Accessed 02 May 2021.
3. ↑ Lough Gur. https://loughgur.com/destination/the-lake/. Accessed 30 May 2021.
Rassel

**Rassel** are a species of fae, some of whom reside in Dharnam and the Falseheart Wilds.

## Physical Description

Rassel seem to have 'the long ears of a hare, and a black, shiny nose' along with antlers of various sizes growing from their foreheads, and 'tufts of . . . fur growing out from under his long-sleeved coat at the sleeves'. Their fur can also come in different colors, including white, brown, and reddish, and their eyes can be green.

## Abilities

They are not fire fae, and can be harmed by fire.

## Characteristics (culture, habits)

Male rassel are called 'rasselbock', and female rassel are 'rasselgeiss'. Mimi and Tesha called their mother 'Mutter'.

Barna noted that most rassel 'do not live in cities' like Dharnam.

They appear to be omnivores. At least some are Unseelie.

The gift of 'a hare’s tail on a short leather string' seems to carry luck, and it appears to be a great gift to give to a non-rassel. Since rassel are hare-like, it's possible the tail comes from the rassel themselves. The rassel Gwyn ap Nudd's group met in Dharnam were polite and welcoming to Gwyn and his group.

## Trivia

* Gwyn believed the rassel's gift of the tail kept his group safe in Zhitovar. It's unclear if this was the same gift he received when he received the tail, or if he received another gift from the rassel, as it's referred to as a paw rather than a tail in the later chapter.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 17 March 2022. https://archiveofourown.org/works/26266345/chapters/94345423. Chapter 28: Family.
2. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 21 July 2022. https://archiveofourown.org/works/26266345/chapters/101357655. Chapter 37: This Is My Power.
Imbris

### Relatives

Olivette (mother, deceased); Oliver (sibling, deceased); Tallow (sibling, deceased); Avia (sibling, deceased); Pinion (sibling, deceased); Unnamed relatives

## Physical description

### Hair color

*Unknown*

**Imbris** was a swan shifter who died when Augus Each Uisge used the Blight to destroy their home. They were the child of Olivette, and sibling to Oliver, Tallow, Avia, and Pinion.

## Life

When Augus used the Blight to destroy Olivette's home, she and her children were left homeless. As children, Imbris and their siblings 'were utterly dependent on a lake they'd had for millennia', and perished.

After Augus was captured by Gwyn ap Nudd, Imbris' relatives came to Gwyn at the Seelie Court to entreat with him to execute Augus on their behalf.

## Folklore/Mythology

It is theorized that the *Swan Lake* ballet was partly inspired by the 1858 Russian fairy tale *The White Duck*, which is about a newly-wed Queen who is tricked by a witch and turned into a duck. The witch murdered the ducklings. The King discovered the Queen as a duck mourning over her murdered children, and when he caught her himself, she returned to her original shape, and restored her children to life. The witch was executed.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 not\_poignant. “Game Theory.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 22 August 2013. https://archiveofourown.org/works/915296/chapters/1826870. Chapter 5: Status.
2. ↑ "The White Duck". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_White\_Duck. Accessed 20 May 2021.
Giant Otter (Genius Loci)

*‘Little thing,’* the otter said, without moving its mouth. *‘I was having such a nice sleep.’*

## Introduction

The Giant Otter resides at the bottom of a lake of a family of otterkind. The spirit hibernated as they recovered from Augus Each Uisge's Blight. The Giant Otter is a fae realm/middlerealm god.

## Appearance

The spirit was 'about the size of a cottage.' 'Its pelt glowed pale green along the ridges of its ears, the tip of its nose, at the ends of its long eyelashes. Its paws glowed where they were tucked under its curled stomach and its chin. Its unmoving tail glowed at the tip.' When the spirit opened its eyes, its pale white eyes glowed, and were threaded with veins.

## Personality

The Giant Otter was slow to wake, but angry when they awoke, and quick to jump on Augus' offer to taking energy from him. When they realized they overreached, they apologized.

## Life

When Augus used his Blight to destroy waterways, he hurt the Giant Otter, who went into hibernation at the bottom of its lake.

When Augus went to heal the lake, he used his abilities to encounter the Giant Otter, who was hibernating. Augus woke the spirit up, and when the otter recognized him, the otter grabbed him in its claws. Augus sent some of his energy to the otter, as an offering to heal it, which the otter greedily took up. Augus nearly fainted once the otter stopped.

The otter was surprised that Augus had managed to hurt it so badly, but asked if Augus would return to give it more energy later. When Augus inquired whether the otter was Seelie or Unseelie, the otter laughed and said, *‘Little thing, those words aren’t our words. They’re so arbitrary, aren’t they? . . . I’m older than those words and what they mean.'*

## Skills

Before Augus left the area, the spirit gave him some energy. The spirit's health is connected to the health of the lake and surrounding area. Once Augus healed the otter, the area was restored to health.

## Relationships

#### Amarth

The spirit sensed the presence of Amarth and his family, and was happy for it. They in turn could sense the spirit's health.

Augus Each Uisge

Although the spirit seemed happy to get more energy from Augus, the spirit said it didn't want to see Augus again if Augus wasn't going to give it more energy.

## Quotations

* *‘Oh yes, oh yes, all right. That is- Yes. I see it now. Let me- I’ll try not to take too much, little thing.’*
* *‘Oops,’* the otter said, its voice high and childlike again. *‘Oops. Oopsy. Didn’t mean to- Here. Here we go. Here. Better?’*
* *‘Oops,’* the otter said. *‘I was greedy.’*

## References

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 *The Court of Five Thrones*, Chapter 15: Blight. Accessed 04 May 2021.