The Last Post Wins!!!!!

[Shatter He/Him]

49 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

I want more

No! It will destroy the universe! Don't do this, my friend! Noooooooo!

[Rynturning_Light She/Her]

8 minutes ago, Shatter said:

No! It will destroy the universe! Don't do this, my friend! Noooooooo!

What’d you say? I couldn’t hear you

 

@KnightSkye Reforged WE WANT MORE

MOREEEEEE

[Aeoryi she/her]

1 hour ago, KnightSkye Reforged said:

Ah, Then in that case I am Lord of the Hunt, for all three of my names are related to hunters and hunting. 

 

Ok! 

 

So! The fea are of two courts, the Summer and Winter courts, or the Seelie and Unseelie. And contrary to popular belief, these are not good or evil sides, so much as the Winter fea are harsh and cruel and malicious, finding their fun in causing pain to mortals, and the Summer court is not kind, but indifferent, not caring either way what happens to mortals, acting for or against them with their whims. 

And so, usually the kindest of the Arch Fae, those who rule the fae, is the Bear King, followed by the River King, who's temperament flows with the treatment of his people, and as such he hates fishermen. The cruelest is usually the Queen of Air and Darkness, followed by the Snow Queen. Then the others fall in the middle, shifting around in how they act, with the Lord of the Hunt, The Horned King, as the most neutral, for he only desires to ride the Hunt, to run and run and Hunt forever and bring all who cross his path into the hunt, either as prey or as hunter, and mortals only live so long as they my keep running in the hunt. 

 

I have more, but don't want to go too long.

More! More!

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

1 hour ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

I want more

 

8 minutes ago, Ryn said:

What’d you say? I couldn’t hear you

 

@KnightSkye Reforged WE WANT MORE

MOREEEEEE

*me, at the chance to finally just talk endlessly in depth about the fae, in their various manifestations, as I have wanted to for years* 

Lemme grab my laptop and start typing.

[Rynturning_Light She/Her]

17 minutes ago, KnightSkye Reforged said:

 

*me, at the chance to finally just talk endlessly in depth about the fae, in their various manifestations, as I have wanted to for years* 

Lemme grab my laptop and start typing.

Bros bringing out the hardware

Hell yea

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

@CoderDrag0n8 I'll sell you my soul right now in exchange for fixing my abilities in GDRP

Edited January 14 by Kansas Stormcursed

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

SO! More random Fae Facts! 
(Please keep in mind this is my own interpretation of the fea, and I will mention other people's interpretations and no one's will line up in all the particulars. Heck, this is one of the least cohesive Mythos I know of! Thank you)

 

So! The fae. When it comes down to it, they are the explanations of natural things, the things greater than humanity in the "medieval mind" of the culture we get them from. The Queen of air and darkness for example, you may feel her presence or that of her subjects as that creepy feeling you get in the woods at night, or the sounds of the wind, when a fellow air is on the place you are. The insidiousness of them. The wee hours of night where mischief is done to you. The River King is both the sparkling, shining river in summer, and the roaring raging flood that sweeps away homes. The Summer Lady is both the burning killing heat of the sun, and the bright beautiful nurturing life of summer. And so it is with all of them. 

Now, as to what they do, which has been lost so much in our culture. I will start with the Winter, or Unseelie fae. Yes, they must abide by particular rules, but only by the letter of those laws, not the spirit. They cannot enter your home uninvited, but an open window can be an invitation. And when they get in, they pull pranks. But not just little, mostly harmless things. They won't always just sour a keg of ale and move on, no. They will sour that keg if they get a chance, and then more. Steal poets and musicians, to entertain them, steal children and babies to play with, steal livestock. And what they define as play, is anything that makes them laugh. And a lot of the time, killing makes them laugh. They don't see mortals as people. We are animal to them, to be toyed with and killed or saved as their whimsy dictates. 
And yet, despite all that, they have their Glamour. Their charm. The unknown magic that makes humans find them enchanting. Captivating. Beautiful. It has been put this way, "Elves are awesome: they inspire awe. Elves are enchanting: they put you under enchantments. Elves are terrific: They bring terror. Elves are not nice."

As too the Summer, or Seelie fae, They don't find as much amusement in pain, so they don't cause as much. That's about the only difference. That, and some of them see humans not as animals, but as children. Beings, not beasts. 

Now as to their laws, there are many, but a few are: 
Do not enter a home without permission.
Everything given must be paid for.
What terms are stated for a deal must be respected. 
The rule of three: something done or stated thrice is permanent, and can never be changed. 

 

I can come back with more Fae Facts of so wished!

[Aeoryi she/her]

8 minutes ago, KnightSkye Reforged said:

SO! More random Fae Facts! 
(Please keep in mind this is my own interpretation of the fea, and I will mention other people's interpretations and no one's will line up in all the particulars. Heck, this is one of the least cohesive Mythos I know of! Thank you)

 

So! The fae. When it comes down to it, they are the explanations of natural things, the things greater than humanity in the "medieval mind" of the culture we get them from. The Queen of air and darkness for example, you may feel her presence or that of her subjects as that creepy feeling you get in the woods at night, or the sounds of the wind, when a fellow air is on the place you are. The insidiousness of them. The wee hours of night where mischief is done to you. The River King is both the sparkling, shining river in summer, and the roaring raging flood that sweeps away homes. The Summer Lady is both the burning killing heat of the sun, and the bright beautiful nurturing life of summer. And so it is with all of them. 

Now, as to what they do, which has been lost so much in our culture. I will start with the Winter, or Unseelie fae. Yes, they must abide by particular rules, but only by the letter of those laws, not the spirit. They cannot enter your home uninvited, but an open window can be an invitation. And when they get in, they pull pranks. But not just little, mostly harmless things. They won't always just sour a keg of ale and move on, no. They will sour that keg if they get a chance, and then more. Steal poets and musicians, to entertain them, steal children and babies to play with, steal livestock. And what they define as play, is anything that makes them laugh. And a lot of the time, killing makes them laugh. They don't see mortals as people. We are animal to them, to be toyed with and killed or saved as their whimsy dictates. 
And yet, despite all that, they have their Glamour. Their charm. The unknown magic that makes humans find them enchanting. Captivating. Beautiful. It has been put this way, "Elves are awesome: they inspire awe. Elves are enchanting: they put you under enchantments. Elves are terrific: They bring terror. Elves are not nice."

As too the Summer, or Seelie fae, They don't find as much amusement in pain, so they don't cause as much. That's about the only difference. That, and some of them see humans not as animals, but as children. Beings, not beasts. 

Now as to their laws, there are many, but a few are: 
Do not enter a home without permission.
Everything given must be paid for.
What terms are stated for a deal must be respected. 
The rule of three: something done or stated thrice is permanent, and can never be changed. 

 

I can come back with more Fae Facts of so wished!

Where is this from out of curiosity 

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

20 minutes ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

@CoderDrag0n8 I'll sell you my soul right now in exchange for fixing my abilities in GDRP

K

15 minutes ago, KnightSkye Reforged said:

SO! More random Fae Facts! 
(Please keep in mind this is my own interpretation of the fea, and I will mention other people's interpretations and no one's will line up in all the particulars. Heck, this is one of the least cohesive Mythos I know of! Thank you)

 

So! The fae. When it comes down to it, they are the explanations of natural things, the things greater than humanity in the "medieval mind" of the culture we get them from. The Queen of air and darkness for example, you may feel her presence or that of her subjects as that creepy feeling you get in the woods at night, or the sounds of the wind, when a fellow air is on the place you are. The insidiousness of them. The wee hours of night where mischief is done to you. The River King is both the sparkling, shining river in summer, and the roaring raging flood that sweeps away homes. The Summer Lady is both the burning killing heat of the sun, and the bright beautiful nurturing life of summer. And so it is with all of them. 

Now, as to what they do, which has been lost so much in our culture. I will start with the Winter, or Unseelie fae. Yes, they must abide by particular rules, but only by the letter of those laws, not the spirit. They cannot enter your home uninvited, but an open window can be an invitation. And when they get in, they pull pranks. But not just little, mostly harmless things. They won't always just sour a keg of ale and move on, no. They will sour that keg if they get a chance, and then more. Steal poets and musicians, to entertain them, steal children and babies to play with, steal livestock. And what they define as play, is anything that makes them laugh. And a lot of the time, killing makes them laugh. They don't see mortals as people. We are animal to them, to be toyed with and killed or saved as their whimsy dictates. 
And yet, despite all that, they have their Glamour. Their charm. The unknown magic that makes humans find them enchanting. Captivating. Beautiful. It has been put this way, "Elves are awesome: they inspire awe. Elves are enchanting: they put you under enchantments. Elves are terrific: They bring terror. Elves are not nice."

As too the Summer, or Seelie fae, They don't find as much amusement in pain, so they don't cause as much. That's about the only difference. That, and some of them see humans not as animals, but as children. Beings, not beasts. 

Now as to their laws, there are many, but a few are: 
Do not enter a home without permission.
Everything given must be paid for.
What terms are stated for a deal must be respected. 
The rule of three: something done or stated thrice is permanent, and can never be changed. 

 

I can come back with more Fae Facts of so wished!

YES

7 minutes ago, Aeoryi said:

Where is this from out of curiosity 

I SECOND THIS

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

12 minutes ago, Aeoryi said:

Where is this from out of curiosity 

Tbh, a lot of this is from old British isles folktales, most of which I would have a huge pain tracking down books for again, as a ton of them are out of print and I just read them as I could get my hands on them over the years. 
Some good places to look to for old stories about the fae are Irish and Welsh Mythology (The Morrígan is a good example of a fae-like being.) The Tale of Chu-Cullen also has the fair folk in it, as does... dang I cant remember the name. And old story about a human king and fae king that swapped kingdoms for a full year, sometimes attributed to the river king, sometimes to the horned king. 

For fiction that has wonderful fae representations in them, check out the Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander, Lords and Ladies, The Wee Free Men, and The Shepherd's Crown by Terry Pratchett, And the King of Elfland's Daughter.

 

12 minutes ago, Aeoryi said:

Where is this from out of curiosity 

 

5 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

K

YES

I SECOND THIS

to be completely honest, the easiest way for you guys to find sources would be for me to tell you the stories and you try and find them.

It's a verbal tradition, and so I memorized the stories, but don't remember where I got them all. 

Edited January 14 by KnightSkye Reforged

[Aeoryi she/her]

1 hour ago, KnightSkye Reforged said:

Tbh, a lot of this is from old British isles folktales, most of which I would have a huge pain tracking down books for again, as a ton of them are out of print and I just read them as I could get my hands on them over the years. 
Some good places to look to for old stories about the fae are Irish and Welsh Mythology (The Morrígan is a good example of a fae-like being.) The Tale of Chu-Cullen also has the fair folk in it, as does... dang I cant remember the name. And old story about a human king and fae king that swapped kingdoms for a full year, sometimes attributed to the river king, sometimes to the horned king. 

For fiction that has wonderful fae representations in them, check out the Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander, Lords and Ladies, The Wee Free Men, and The Shepherd's Crown by Terry Pratchett, And the King of Elfland's Daughter.

 

 

to be completely honest, the easiest way for you guys to find sources would be for me to tell you the stories and you try and find them.

It's a verbal tradition, and so I memorized the stories, but don't remember where I got them all. 

You're like if Cody from Reckoners had an account on the shard with all these wee demons

[Rynturning_Light She/Her]

Someone just came up behind me to ask me something while I was locked in browsing the Shard

Took me a solid 3 seconds to acknowledge them and I got crazy jump scared lol

I think part of that is no one else knows what the site is so it could look weird to an outsider and I do not wished to be judged

ANYWAY

It's been 12 hours, what're we doing people?

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

13 hours ago, Aeoryi said:

You're like if Cody from Reckoners had an account on the shard with all these wee demons

Yeah lol. Cody is fun. 

41 minutes ago, Ryn said:

Someone just came up behind me to ask me something while I was locked in browsing the Shard

Took me a solid 3 seconds to acknowledge them and I got crazy jump scared lol

I think part of that is no one else knows what the site is so it could look weird to an outsider and I do not wished to be judged

ANYWAY

It's been 12 hours, what're we doing people?

The usual, chaos, doom, Fae deals, that sort of stuff.

[Usseewa ✾ She♡Her ✾]

15 hours ago, KnightSkye Reforged said:

 

*me, at the chance to finally just talk endlessly in depth about the fae, in their various manifestations, as I have wanted to for years* 

Lemme grab my laptop and start typing.

u should put images in spoilers maybe

Also i win

[Rynturning_Light She/Her]

38 minutes ago, KnightSkye Reforged said:

The usual, chaos, doom, Fae deals, that sort of stuff.

We love all those things, good choices

[NerdSandwich she/her]

WOO HOO

I SEE MAILBOX

[Ink and Embers Any pronouns]

2 hours ago, Ryn said:

Someone just came up behind me to ask me something while I was locked in browsing the Shard

Took me a solid 3 seconds to acknowledge them and I got crazy jump scared lol

I think part of that is no one else knows what the site is so it could look weird to an outsider and I do not wished to be judged

ANYWAY

It's been 12 hours, what're we doing people?

I'm awake!

Are you? 

7 minutes ago, NerdSandwich said:

WOO HOO

I SEE MAILBOX

MAILBOX

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

1 hour ago, Ryn said:

We love all those things, good choices

I'm a general, WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[NerdSandwich she/her]

That is cool.

I like good choices

They are good

[Aeoryi she/her]

Speaking of mail how do post offices work?

[NerdSandwich she/her]

I have no clue. I just get the mail.

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

2 minutes ago, Aeoryi said:

Speaking of mail how do post offices work?

probably blue

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

2 minutes ago, Aeoryi said:

Speaking of mail how do post offices work?

HA

That's a complicated question

[Aeoryi she/her]

I'll do the research myself then.

[Ink and Embers Any pronouns]

5 minutes ago, Aeoryi said:

Speaking of mail how do post offices work?

I don't know, but round my way we must sacrifice objects to the postfolk who walk down the streets to appease them. 

Good luck with your research!