The Fae Species and it's Races
Fae, unlike their Human counterparts, are not known to live together in multiracial countries. Instead, they tend to keep and build with their own: Centaurs with Centaurs, Merfolk with Merfolk, Trolls with Trolls, Goblins with Goblins, and Harpies with Harpies.
Also, because of this, there are multiple different types of Centaur, Merfolk, etc. countries that do not align with each other. The only thing keeping the Fae races from infighting are rulers known as the "Decks of the Fae".
The Decks of the Fae are the Ace, King, Queen, and Jack of their specific race; titles given to 4 people of said race by the gods themselves.
I will speak more of the Decks later, for now, let's learn about each Fae race, I'm so exited to show you!
Centaurs, The Earth
Height Average:(animal: kepi-kepi) (male) 213 cm (7 ft 0 in)/(female) 201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight Average:(animal: kepi-kepi) (male) 905 kg (1,995 lbs)/(female) 893 kg (1,969 lbs)
Physical Description: Centaurs have something called a two-body system, their top half that of a normal looking Fae: two toned skin, darker mask covering the top half of their face and their forearms. However, A Centaurs animal half is very different from person to person. Unlike Gnomes, or Harpies, who's Spirit Animals are completely genetic, Centaurs' are born with completely random animal halves. It is very rare for a Centaur to be born with an animal half similar to their parents.
Magical Affinity: Speed; Centaurs have quite the ability to move unbelievably fast, despite their size when a Centaur uses this magical ability they are nearly invisible to the naked eye. However, the longer a Centaur is in this state, the more dangerous it is to themself.
Animal Control: A Centaur can... more convince their Spirit animal to do their bidding. They can "control" as many as they want, but it is far less affective the more minds they have to "control".
Nature: Centaurs are the most open of all the Fae races, tending to be quite willing to let strangers stay in their home, and are stereotyped to be kind as well as a bit naïve. In almost every Centaurian country, it is normal for every Centaur to have at least 1 animal companion. Even animals that are considered very dangerous.
Centaurs Are the most wide-spread Fae on Nijezdo, and are usually the first race that comes to people's mind when you say the name "Fae", they are also no stranger to living in Human countries as well, with is considered very odd to the other Fae races.
Merfolk, The Water
Height Average: (on land/bipedal) 150 cm (5 ft 7 in)/(in water/Aquatic) 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight Average: (on land)50 kg (110 lbs)/(in water/transformed) 53 kg (116 lbs)
Physical Description: Merfolk are born in their transformed state, needing to stay underwater for the majority of their childhood until they hit puberty, shedding what they call their Second-Skin. It is used for them to transform, as well as an article of clothing that can mold itself into whatever shape. Because of this, Merfolk have 2 forms: in their bipedal form, they have two toned skin, the darker tone covering the top of their head, their forearms, lower legs, and tail. Noticeable gills are seen on their neck and small fins protrude from their forearms, and thighs, with a small nubby tail.
In their Aquatic form, their legs turn into one long fish tail, and their darker skin tone covers their entire back, arms, and back half of their tail, while their lighter tone covers their neck, chest, stomach, and front half of their tail. Their already existing fins grow, and they gain tail fins as well.
Merfolk do not have Spirit animals, their fins, markings, and even skin tone are entirely genetic.
Magical Affinity: Water Control: Most Merfolk can control a specific aspect of water, some can boil it, others can freeze it, and others still can telekinetically move it. It is very rare for a Merfolk to have the ability to control more than one aspect of water.
Song: Merfolk have the ability to, in a word, "hypnotize" people with their song. They can make a person, or a group of people feel very strong emotions with their songs, where Merfolk both consider it a blessing, and a curse.
Nature: Due to the fact that Merfolk children must be born and raised near water, Merfolk tend to stay on coastlines, near rivers, lakes, and islands. Most people tend to see them as mysterious, and rather lude compared to other Fae. Many a joke has been made of a Mermaid or Merman stealing your spouse with their songs. However, this is entirely fiction, and most would be quite offended if you said a joke like that to their face.
Trolls, The Strength
Height Average: (male) 221 cm (7 ft 3 in)/(female) 208 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Weight Average: (male) 142 kg (312 lbs)/(female) 136 kg (300 lbs)
Physical Description: The tallest and broadest of the Fae, Trolls have 2 sets of arms, one set host huge hands perfect for heavy loads and are located where most Soulbound races arms are also located, these are called their primary hands. The second pair, called secondary hands, are for more delicate things, these are located under their primary pectoral muscles. Their irises cover most of their eye, much like a cat's, and have slits for pupils. Like other Fae, their skin is two toned, darker colors placed on the top of their head, forearms, and lower legs. They have horns protruding from their temples, and tusks that protrude from their mouth. Female Trolls (aka Trollettes) tend to have smaller horns and tusks.
Magical Affinity: Strength: Trolls are the strongest of all the Soulbound races, able to carry or break through anything as long as they are magically strong enough. They use this magical ability with their primary hands.
Music: Like Merfolk, Trolls are able to "hypnotizes", for lake of a better word, with their music. After finding their instrument, they can make people feel any extreme emotion they wish. If you put a Troll and a Merfolk in the same room, gods have mercy on your soul.
Nature: Symmetry is one of, if not the most important thing to Trolls. It is considered the most beautiful thing in the world. Their names, clothing, and buildings are almost always symmetrical. Of course, there are outliers, and while most do find the chaos of nature to be quite beautiful, you will rarely see any type of artistic expression from a Troll to lack symmetry.
Most see Trolls as uptight, and haughty, with very little time for play. While this, of course, isn't true, it is very rare to see a Troll act more that cordial to any other race other than themselves, or Merfolk, who they have been allies with since nearly both races conception.
Goblins, The Silent
Height Average: (male) 69 cm (2 ft 3 in)/(female) 61 cm (2 ft 0 in)
Weight Average: (male) 20 kg (44 lbs)/(female) 18 kg (40 lbs)
Physical Description: Not counting Faeries, Goblins are the smallest Soulbound race. They have the same markings as the other Fae races, though most Goblins have spots, stripes, or other markings on their lighter toned skin. They are digitigrade, with pads on both the bottom of their feet, and palms of their hands and finger tips, with retractile claws on both their hands and feet. Goblins have lion-like tails to keep them balanced when running on all fours, or climbing.
Magical Affinity: Camouflage: Like octopi, Goblins are able to nearly make themselves invisible, though, they are not able to change their texture, or form like octopi, it is extraordinarily difficult to spot a Goblin while they are camouflaged.
Teleportation: Over very short distances, Goblins can teleport themself or one other person to a different location. The stronger the Goblin, the farther they can teleport.
Nature: Goblins are the most secretive of the Fae, usually living deep in forests, jungles, deserts, and even caves. While Goblins do tend to live in technical countries, their borders are hard to define.
Goblins are known to be collectors of sorts, most Goblin homes are filled to the brim with trinkets, tools, and gadgets they've acquired over the years. However, this has given them the unfortunate reputation of being perceived as kleptomaniacs.
Harpies, The Sky
Height Average: (male) 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)/(female) 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight Average: (male) 53 kg (117 lbs)/(female) 54 kg (120 lbs)
Physical Description: Harpies are the most physically different of all Fae, and are considered the strangest by far. Unlike other Soulbound races with animalistic traits, a Harpy's spirit animal is not one native to birds of Nijezdo. They are known to have beaks, bodies covered in feathers, with wings protruding from under their shoulder blades, and tails for flight. They are digitigrade, and have talon-like feet and hands. The men are far smaller, and more colorful than their female counterparts.
However, unlike birds from Earth, Harpies do not lay eggs, they give live birth, like every other Human and Fae on Nijezdo. Which also means, yes, the women have mammary glands to feed her young. Though, they are usually covered by her plumage.
Magical Affinity: Weather Control: Most Harpies are able to create small clouds of rain, snow, or thunder, while benign by itself, can be quite detrimental in large groups of Harpies controlling the weather, so that practice has been largely banned.
Venom: Harpy talons are highly venomous, making the venom more or less deadly depending on their magical skill level. Though, most tend to mute their venom when not fighting for their lives. Most Harpies are amune to it as well.
Nature: Harpies are matriarchal in nature (unlike most other societies who are patriarchal), and tend to live in caste systems relating to either their bird's intelligence, or how well they can fly. Most Harpy countries are just their migrating paths, area's in which they hunt and stay for a season is where they put their cities. They tend to look down on the other Soulbound races, really only caring about Faeries, who they consider the messengers of the gods, though, they give a little bit of respect to Gnomes, or Centaurs with the ability to fly, but only if they are women.
Of course, not all Harpies are this way, if you are able to befriend one they would die for you, however, they are very much stereotyped as sexist, flying supremacists.
