Status

Fae **status**, also known as class, indicates a range of statuses that can only be changed from one to another by a monarch, such as from underfae (the lowest class/status) to Court fae.

## Description

There are multiple statuses in the *Fae Tales* *Verse*. Each status brings with it different healing abilities, longevity, physical ability and prowess, and susceptibility to illness and poisoning (e.g., Gwyn ap Nudd noted, 'Even a Court fae could die if their spinal cord was severed badly enough.'). The higher statuses are more greatly desired by many fae in society, but are difficult to attain, due to requiring pilgrimages to the Seelie or Unseelie monarch in power. As a result, the majority of fae in the realm are underfae.

In *The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire,* and *The Ice Plague, Book 2 - The Seething Seas,* it was revealed that while statuses have always existed among the fae, Master Mages Davix and Olphix made them fixed, and placed the ability to transition from status to status in the hands of monarchs, forcing the Seelie and Unseelie fae into a deeply classist society that treats underfae - for the most part - poorly. Davix and Olphix also created the 'classless' status, to create a unique status that could pair with others statuses, to create exceptionally powerful fae who are drawn to withdrawing from the world and concealing themselves from others. As a result, their powers would be preserved, and they could serve as magical 'batteries' to drain at Davix and Olphix's convenience.

Status changes are typically private matters, which have to be publicly announced for others to know about. If it's not witnessed by a third party, the only two people to know about it are the fae changing the status and the fae whose status was changed.

## List of Statuses

From lower to upper class.

**Underfae**

**Icturiel**

**Capital**

**Outer Court**

**Court**

**Inner Court**

**Monarch**

There are also two 'unique' or separate statuses, which are:

**Classless**

**Beast**

## Underfae

Underfae have specific instincts that fae find difficult to shake, even when promoted to a higher status: the fear of losing your home, the fear of your territory being encroached upon, an instinct to tend all wounds and infections, an awareness of your own mortality, and a difficulty with taking things for granted. Underfae 'are the lowest of classes . . . Even some beast fae are higher . . . in healing capacity and lifespan'.

Examples:

* Fluri the Mouse-Maiden
* The Raven Prince

Former:

* Ash Glashtyn
* Augus Each Uisge
* Fenwrel the Mouse-Maiden
* Gwyn ap Nudd
* The Nain Rouge
* Suvidh
* Uday
* Vilasini
* Yukti
* Zrimat

## Capital

Capital is a status too weak for teleportation, even for powerful fae like Augus. 'Capital fae, those who were allowed to enter – without permission from the Kings and Queens – the Courts of the fae. Not yet Outer Court, not yet Court, but a status of repute.'

Former:

* Augus Each Uisge

## Outer Court

* Mafydd Brant
* Ondine

## Court

* Crielle ferch Fnwy
* Lludd Llaw Eraint
* The Nain Rouge
* Suvidh
* Uday
* Vilasini
* Yukti
* Zrimat

Former:

* Eran Iliakambar
* Fenwrel the Mouse-Maiden
* Gwyn ap Nudd
* Mosk Manytrees

## Inner Court

Inner Court serve as advisors to the monarchs of the Courts.

* Ash Glashtyn
* Augus Each Uisge
* Alysia mer Malakhy
* Eran Iliakambar
* Fenwrel the Mouse-Maiden
* Gulvi Dubna Vajat
* Julvia Dubna Vajat
* Mosk Manytrees

Former:

* Albion of the Atlantic
* Davix
* The Dullahan
* Fluri the Mouse-Maiden
* Gwyn ap Nudd
* Jenny Greenteeth
* Ondine
* Oura Selich

## King / Queen

* Gwyn ap Nudd
* Albion of the Atlantic (informally retired, formally still the Seelie King)

Former:

* Ash Glashtyn
* Augus Each Uisge
* Gulvi Dubna Vajat
* The Oak King (Quercus)
* The Raven Prince
* Titania
* Zahak
* Cernunnos
* Thugine

## Classless

Classless fae are 'predisposed to living solitary lives.' Classless fae are an 'odd category of Seelie and Unseelie fae who followed different rules of existence to everyone else. No one knew who might end up being classless and they could be any species, appear in any place; though they were rare. Crisis, change and chaos followed them. They had a status, but often lived far beyond the lifespan the status indicated. Many died early. The rest ended up living alone.'

* Baba Yaga
* Babok, the Bag Man
* Gwyn ap Nudd
* Makara
* Marika
* The Nain Rouge
* Oberon
* Old Pete
* Pegasus
* The Ratcatcher of Hameln
* Robin Goodfellow
* The Spider Queen
* Tigbalan
* Vasilissa
* Yallery Brown

## Beast

Beast fae, while sentient, are considered separate from the other fae classes. There are many different species, and while it's implied that they aren't as long-lived, some have a higher healing capacity and lifespan than underfae. Pia has explained on their tumblr that a beast fae is a 'fae that only lives in a true-form and has no hybrid or human-form.' Some beasts serve combat roles, including, 'winged horses, scaled bears with saddles on their backs, giant wyrms with metal spikes attached to their heads'.

When casting spells to affect other fae, Mages don't often include beast fae.

Examples:

* Grip

## References

1. ↑ not\_poignant. "Deeper into the Woods." The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own, 14 April 2015. https://archiveofourown.org/works/3652500/chapters/8299813. Chapter 5: V - The War General.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 6 September 2018. https://archiveofourown.org/works/12036105/chapters/37093806. Chapter 28: Like Batteries.
3. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 24 October 2019. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/50374646. Chapter 17: Just Like You.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 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.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 not\_poignant. “Game Theory.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 31 January 2014. https://archiveofourown.org/works/915296/chapters/2083339. Chapter 26: Family.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 12 May 2022. https://archiveofourown.org/works/26266345/chapters/97400118. Chapter 32: Our Better Natures.
7. ↑ not\_poignant. “Game Theory.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 14 February 2014. https://archiveofourown.org/works/915296/chapters/2418299. Chapter 41: Faith.
8. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Court of Five Thrones.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 20 June 2014. https://archiveofourown.org/works/1749290/chapters/3901096. Chapter 2: Orphan.
9. ↑ not\_poignant. "Deeper into the Woods." *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 12 April 2015. https://archiveofourown.org/works/3652500/chapters/8263456. Chapter 4: IV - The War General.
10. ↑ Not-Poignant. "So since Gwyn can summon forest animals because he’s basically a Disney princess, can he..." *Actually A Little Bit Poignant.* 28 July 2018, 11:00 PM. https://not-poignant.tumblr.com/post/176393027843/so-since-gwyn-can-summon-forest-animals-because.
11. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Court of Five Thrones.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 26 June 2015. https://archiveofourown.org/works/1749290/chapters/9517437. Chapter 49: Battle.
12. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 23 December 2017. https://archiveofourown.org/works/12036105/chapters/29983488. Chapter 11: Imbalance.