Fairyland

Realm of the Fae (Art by Richard Doyle)

### Aliases

Faerie, Faerieland, Fae Land, Otherland, The Land Under the Hill, The Undying Land, The Delightful Plain, The Place Beneath the Wave, The Lands of the Ever-Young

## Details

### Located within

Otherworld

**Fairyland**, also commonly known as **Faerie**, is the alternate realm that where the majority of the fae originated and live.

## Description

Fairyland is massive and is said to be the same size as all the landmass of Earth combined, and is divided into multiple kingdoms, each ruled by different clans, though one can travel in it like in a control.

It does not have a consistence layout and, thus, seems to change often. The paths and directions in the Faerie are maze-like and anyone unfamiliar travelling here without a guide can be lost almost immediately. As not many royal clans don't tolerate their territory being surveyed, no map of the entire continent has ever been produced.

Time flows at a different rate in the continent, sometimes slower, sometimes faster. Seasons can change in the blink of an eye, mountains and caverns can appear where minutes before no such things were visible, and its river change their courses at the whim of the primordial entity known simply as Life.

Food and drinks produced in the land are known to have hallucinogenic and euphoric properties, particularly faerie narcotics and alcoholic beverages. When ingested, these may trap people, natural and supernatural alike, in Faerie until dismissed one of the rulers.

## Entrances

There are several entrances to the land, most of which tend to be hidden and unguarded and are normally found in natural surroundings rather than in man-made areas; they are often given away by some aspect of their natural appearance that is "wrong" or "off", such as in a reflection in water that does not match the world above the reflection.

Although commonly located in a single, permanent place, these entraces may be closed or moved when it becomes dangerous or unworkable. In the rare cases when wars break out between the faerie kingdoms, entrances are closed or guarded.

There is a faerie gate made of twisted branches deep in the woods of Brocelind Forest which leads into a glade that Horace Dearborn and later Emma Carstairs and Julian Blackthorn know of.

### Known Entrances

* **Gate of Lir**: A magical gate that can only be accessed by those with faerie blood. It's located on the ocean's surface and those with faerie blood can create a path of solidified moonlight to reach it from land. It is guarded by a Púca who collects a toll from those who wish to enter it.
* **Central Park**: There is an entrance to Fairyland located in Central Park. One can access by stepping backwards into the reflection of the moon on Turtle Pond, and be transported directly to the Seelie Court.
* **Brocelind Forest**: There is a gate made of twisted branches deep in the woods of Brocelind Forest in Idris, the home of Shadowhunters, that leads into a glade in Fairyland.

## Known Kingdoms

There are multiple faerie kingdoms in Fairyland, of which only some are famous and well-known to the supernatural world as the majority of them rather keep their secrets to themselves and remains only known to the residents of the Faerie.

The known kingdoms are:

* **Summerland**: The territory of the Seelie Court. Many kingdoms affiliated with them are considered provinces and colonies of Summerland and the Seelie as a whole, though none dared to voice their opinion out loud.
	+ **Solaria**: The largest and most powerful out of all the kingdoms affiliated to Summerland. It is known as the kingdom of the Sun, the Moon, and the Stars where it is almost never rained unless through magical means.
	+ **Eraklyon**: The neighboring kingdom of Solaria and is known for their fierce warrior culture.
	+ **Linphea**: Linphea is a kingdom renowned for being a land with lush, dense jungles, a rich diversity of animal and plant life, and rumors of powerful lost faerie treasures and relics.
* **Winterland**: The territory of the Unseelie Court. Many kingdoms affiliated with them are considered provinces and colonies of Winterland and the Unseelie as a whole, though none dared to voice their opinion out loud.

## Other Sectors

Other then the kingdoms, there are also sectors that are either connected or reside in the Fairyland.
Some notable sectors are:

* **Avalon**: One of the most well known sectors with many believing that it is the main base of the fae. This sector is where Ladies of the Lake Nimue and Vivian reside in and where the blade Excalibur is placed.
* **Elfhelm**:
* **Fairy Forest**: A smaller sector that shifts its current location from time to time. It is currently in Shinjuku, Japan.
* **Neverland**: The sector that appears as a island where Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Captain Hook, the Lost Boys, and some other mythical beings and creatures live. It is believed to be imaginary place but was found false after being openly mentioned by Oberon himself. The sector has a curse which makes all who reside within unable to age.
* **Ringford**: A sector reside in the realm of Erion.

## Gallery

A map of Fairyland (Art by Bernard Sleigh)
## Trivia

* The word "faerie" can be used to refer to those relating to or characteristic of Fairyland, though in modern day, it's used to refer to fairy-related topics in general, much to native fairies' confusion.
* There are a number of artifacts that can prevent the slippage of time in Fairyland from affecting mortals.
* The tales of Thomas the Rhymer is both a story and instructions on how to break someone out of Fairyland.
	+ Based on his works, many sorcerers and magicians are able to rescue kidnapped victims from fairies trapped in Fairyland.