This post discusses non-human societies, one of which places value in things - including relationships - that are "opposite" of what we might consider safe or moral today. As always, this worldbuilding is fictional and none of these societies (even the Fairies) should be held up as positive role models for humans.
We hear tell that the fairies and other magical creatures are immortal, but is that really the case?
Key Thoughts
- Fairies can get sick ("The Fairy Flu," "Presto Change-O", "Open Wide and Say Aaagh")
- Foop has a confirmed death ("Man's Worst Friend")
- Fairies turn to dust when they die ("Fairy Idol"); Anti-Fairies may be associated with smoke ("Anti-Poof")
- Magic doesn't affect magic ("Abracatastrophe")
- Several times, Fairies are attacked by magic that should kill a human, such as Juandissimo turning to ash in both "Truth or Cosmoquences" and "The Fairly Oddlympics," or Foop in "Man's Worst Friend." Fairies (and Anti-Fairies) seem immune to death by magic beam.
-> They've also survived other peculiar things, such as Cosmo and Wanda losing their heads ("You-Doo", "The Fairly Oddlympics," "Open Wide and Say Aaagh")
- Non-magical items are a threat to Fae lives ("Smart Attack," "Poltergeeks," "Scary Godcouple")
- Crocker stocks his fairy-hunting supplies with sharp blades ("Scary Godcouple")
- A fairy of high rank may have died when the Pink Castle caught on fire ("Balance of Flour"); the war between Fairies and Anti-Fairies is implied to have ended with a truce immediately after (88,000 B.C.)
- The bake-off in "Balance of Flour" is the 90,000th anniversary of the truce; Anti-Cosmo is heavily implied to be an adult of high rank in Anti-Fairy society before the first bake-off (He and Jorgen play Tiddlywinks before the annual bake-off is established).
-> This would imply Anti-Cosmo and those older than him fought in the war
- Enough time must have passed between Anti-Cosmo's birth and the war to allow him to reach that high rank, as well as for Jorgen's hair to turn from purple to white ("Fairly Odd Baby")
- Cosmo and Wanda were godparents to Erg in 50,000 B.C. ("The Past and the Furious")
- Cosmo and Wanda's canon family tree ("77 Secrets of The Fairly OddParents (Revealed)" depicts their grandparents (Grandpa Gonzo for Cosmo, & Nana Cadabra for Wanda) as very advanced in years. Both use their wands as canes. Nana Cadabra's hair is frizzy while Gonzo has lost most of his along with his teeth. Both are covered in wrinkles
- Cosmo and Wanda have been married for nearly 10,000 years by the time they're with Timmy ("Apartnership" and future episodes)
- Poof is the first fairy baby born in thousands of years
Fairies are at risk of death at the very beginnings and ends of their lives. The earliest life stage is also called instar: the period a baby still has its exoskeleton. The final life stage is called the senescent stage and is accompanied by the final wing moult, a gradual loss in hair, a lightening of hair color, wrinkles, and sometimes tooth loss.
Generally, Fairy wings will heal if injured, though some severe injuries may require a wing moulting to recover from. Once a Fairy enters the senescent stage, any damage to their wings is permanent.
Anti-Fairy wings heal very quickly since they have veins and muscle that Fairy wings lack
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Aging
A cohort is “a group of students who work through a curriculum” together. In 'fics, this specifically means "any Fae born within the same rotation on the zodiac cycle (from Love year to Leaves).
#RD nature spirits covers zodiac details
Poof, Foop, Sammy, Goldie, Anti-Marigold, Finley, Whistle, and Soren are examples of Fae born in the same cohort; they attend the same classes even though they weren't all born the exact same year. There's so little variation between individual years that it makes much more sense to educate them in chunks.
That said, those born in the Love year may have 6 or 7 years on their classmates and may learn a bit faster.
- Poof was born in a Soil year, Foop in a breath year. They are 4 months apart (Poof born February 18th, Foop June 13th)
- Poof was the first member of the common fairy subspecies born in thousands of years. However, children of other subspecies were not banned. See Fairy Social Ladder for info on subspecies.
Birth
A baby is very young. They can fly and understand speech, but have little to no control over their magic. Fairy babies must drink milk to receive its nutrients and hormones, including several involved in the ability to use magic. Without the proper hormones in the milk, the baby won’t be able to use magic or fly. A Fairy that cannot use magic is called a “tomte.”
- Cosmo has a genetic mutation; he still requires nursing milk hormones as an adult, so he owns a bottle-shaped thermos
- The pixie Finley is the most notable tomte in my works
Fairy babies cannot digest anything besides milk. They will throw up anything else and will die without some sort of milk. Anti-Fairy babies will be healthier if they drink milk, but they won’t starve without it; they cannot die so long as their Fairy counterpart lives.
Changeling children require milk, but swapping babies has gone out of fashion lately. Sammy Sweetsparkle is a changeling (He's one of the huldufólk and they do not naturally produce milk; they are the only Fae species who still practice the changeling children tradition)
Fairy babies can only say “Poof poof” until they experience pooferty (“School of Crock”). However, Anti-Fairy babies are born in a more advanced state, perhaps because they need to be capable of caring for themselves due to the frequency of neglectful parents in Anti-Fairy World.
A Fairy or pixie baby is properly called a nymph. An Anti-Fairy baby is called a pup. A Refract baby is called a chick.
Age 1 and Under
Fairy babies wean between eight months of age and two years old. The vast majority wean around the time of their first birthday.
Near their weaning day, they shed their exoskeletons; Fairies stop being round, Anti-Fairies stop being cubes, and pixies stop being hexagonal. They get “real bodies” at this time, and look like little Fairies and Anti-Fairies.
Poof and Foop’s shedding was especially delayed due to the frozen timestream, as we learned in “Timmy’s Secret Wish”. Foop is synced up to him, so Foop stayed a box until the timestream was unfrozen and Poof began to properly age again. Poof and Foop shed towards the end of Season 10
"Evolution Hopeful"
Age 2
During their second year, a Fairy baby goes through the Terrible Twos, and an Anti-Fairy experiences the Terrific Twos (“The Terrible Twosome”).
In the Origin of the Pixies chapter “Spoonful of Sugar,” we learn baby pixies go through an emo phase
45 - 55
Because they mature rapidly, young Fairies and Anti-Fairies need constant stimulation. Between the ages of 45 and 55, they attend school with the rest of their cohort.
In modern times, Foop was the first Anti-Fairy to be allowed in Spellementary, in accordance with the Barrier being lowered after “When Nerds Collide” (Post-"Back In Action"). Gradually, other Anti-Fairies have slowly trickled in
Around age 50 (though some may be a few years younger), many Anti-Fairies engage in a rite of passage called a canetis, which is a hunting ritual involving the use of echolocation.
After their canetis, an Anti-Fairy is no longer referred to as a pup. They’re called a juvenile. Similarly, once they turn 50, a Fairy is called a juvenile instead of nymph.
- In Frayed Knots, we learn Anti-Fairy parents put heavy earrings on their pups' ears to prevent them from echolocating and wandering off. These rings are removed after their canetis
- Anti-Cosmo had his canetis in "Snake Eyes," but Foop didn't have one
Fairy children mature rapidly until they hit the mental age of 10. Poof is mentally about 5 through most of Season 6, and mentally 7 throughout Season 7. From “Love Triangle” on, he’s mentally 10 or 11.
Anti-Fairy babies mature sooner than Fairy ones. No surprise there. Foop was born mentally 6 years old, but also with advanced vocabulary automatically imprinted in his brain
There’s a joke to be made here about the Fae being so used to their kids being mentally 10 years old for what seems like forever that they didn’t even notice the time stream was frozen for 50 years and Timmy wasn’t aging
55 ~ 140,000+
Juvenile years revolve around school; teachers, residential advisors, and classmates are critical in a Fairy's life.
After the first year of school - the adjustment year - the cohort moves to a boarding school layout. It's inconvenient to reshuffle roommate assignments every few years (especially since these are very young children living away from home), so roommate assignments last for your entire public school life (unless people request to be changed). You get new roommates if you attend a special post-grad school like the Fairy Academy.
- Many people consider their roommates essentially family. At the very least, they're close friends
- Poof, Foop, Finley, and Sammy are roommates (Hence Sammy's presence in "Certifiable Super Sitter"). Due to the May Blossom War, Foop dropped out and was replaced with Whistle.
When Foop returned during his older years, he was assigned to room with Whistle's counterpart (Soren). Their relationship turned violent fast and Foop and Whistle were switched
Not much changes as a Fairy kid grows, as they still have a long way to go before their adulthood. Depending on the child’s individual maturity level, they may appear anywhere between 8 and 13; they will probably be closer to 8 in the beginning and gradually mature to 13 towards the end.
Technically, the Fae are age sliders and may shift up and down their maturity spectrum at any time; but this flexibility is not particularly noticeable this young.
Poof grew up always comparing himself to humans. He had a really rough time in his youth because he didn’t seem to be aging like his parents’ human godkids. Lots of self-esteem issues
Fairy pheromones grow stronger during this time, but not as strong as they'll be as an adult. Gyne freckles begin to darken.
Pregnancy is impossible during the juvenile years as Fae have not yet reached sexual maturity. The parallel of "teen pregnancy" would be pregnancy after coming into your adult wings, but being younger than age of majority (See below).
~140,000 - 180,000+
At some point between these years, Fairies and Anti-Fairies experience puberty; the exact time is different for everyone. Experiencing puberty is also known as “getting your adult wings”, due to the fact that Fairies literally moult their wings (Anti-Fairies don’t).
The proper term for a Fairy or Anti-Fairy at this age is “adult”, even though they may be mentally a teen. A Fairy or Anti-Fairy stops growing when they get their adult wings. This is also when they reach sexual maturity.
---Fairy culture is big on "you know yourself better than anyone," so a wide range of options opens to you once you get your adult wings. However, age of majority doesn't hit until 200,000 years of age.
- From this point on, you can divide the age of a fairy by 11,250 to get their age in human years. They will now continue aging 1 human year for every 11,250 years
- This number is a guideline. Anti-Fairies tend to be mentally older and more mature than Fairies (They're born advanced from the start)
Anti-Fairies are legally considered adults at the age 150,000 (13 for a human), regardless of whether or not they have their adult wings. Anything that involves legal adulthood, they can do starting at 150,000- including signing paperwork, drinking, driving, fighting in war, and getting tossed in adult jail.
- Some Anti-Fairies may have their adult wings at this age while others don't
- In Frayed Knots, Anti-Cosmo was groomed by his boyfriend; he was legal age and guided towards kissing and sexual activities even though he didn't have his adult wings.
He did consent, but Anti-Wanda absolutely clocked that something fishy happened there when she found out about it years later. Anti-Cosmo is still in denial
Poof and Foop got their adult wings at 140,000 and became sexually active [with their respective partners] around 150,000. I tag works from their teen years that reference sexuality as "Implied/Referenced Underage Sex."
Their societies treat them as young adults (and 10k years passed before they even became physical, allowing more opportunity for development and decisions than human adolescents), but you can decide your own comfort on that and they are tagged Underage for that reason. You may want to check tags while reading Lavender Train arc especially.
Lavender Train is about popular high school kids who are stressed out all the time. More mature adults would not be making the decisions they are making and this arc may not be for everyone
"Teen pregnancy" - or rather, young adult pregnancy - isn’t much a thing in Anti-Fairy society; Anti-Fairies physically can’t get pregnant unless their counterpart is, which has led to their culture being very loose (See the upcoming "Class Overview: Anti-Fairies" chapter for more info on their sociosexual culture).
Historically, Fairies mate late in life since before Cupid's family took charge of things, Fairy damsels would die after mating.
It’s VERY expected that Anti-Fairies will engage in sexual intimacy not long after getting their adult wings. In fact, it's considered bizarre for an Anti-Fairy to get their adult wings and remain a virgin for more than a few centuries unless they’re waiting for their special someone to come into maturity. If you’re in a relationship and you’re both mature virgins... Why??? It’s just the way their culture is. Very casual, not a lot of consequences.
- A sexually transmitted disease called the iris virus is very coveted in Anti-Fairy society; it has several effects, but one is changing eye color from default red to the same color as the Fairy counterpart.
- Foop was born with his iris virus. One of the reasons he doesn't engage in sex often is the social expectation that he won't pass it around.
- Foop lit Anti-Marigold's eyes shortly after they were 150,000 (Poof and Goldie found out in "Watch and Learn"). However, they're not particularly active; he did this mostly to see if his dad pays enough attention to his life to bring it up with him. So far... no dice. Foop is very "not on the edge of a breakdown about his daddy issues" at any given time.
~200,000+
Continued adulthood. You’ve finished puberty, you’ve got your adult wings, you've reached age of majority, and you are totally an adult. Age of majority allows purchase of candy and soda, fighting in war, marriage without parental permission, and child adoptions. Cosmo, Wanda, and the majority of Fairies and Anti-Fairies we see in the show are at this stage of development.
Age of majority for pixies is 250,000, because H.P. freaked out at the thought of his pixies wanting to leave him at the age of 200,000 and legally boosted age of majority during a court case called Whimsifinado v. Caudwell. However, he looks the other way where sugar is concerned. Honestly, you can have sugar under the age of 200,000 and he won’t care. He loves his soda.
Not much changes in this time period. A fairy experiences 12 more moults before the senescent stage of life.
Average of 800,000 Years
In late adulthood, a Fairy and Anti-Fairy will experience another stage of the life cycle. It’s called the senescent stage; this is the stage H.P. is in during Timmy's time period (He’s genetically identical to all the other pixies, but looks a little different because he’s in a later stage of development).
This is the “wearing down” stage, when a Fairy or Anti-Fairy is older and beyond their prime. They can’t heal as well as they used to; a Fairy or pixie who badly tears their senescent wings will never be able to fly again. A Fairy in their senescent stage is capable of dying from an illness, whereas in their juvenile or adult years, that’s extremely rare because Fairies have powerful immune systems and healing abilities.
The time a Fairy reaches this stage depends on many factors; Anti-Fairies only reach this stage if their Fairy counterpart does. Using magic speeds up aging. Being more conservative with your magic usage will let you age more slowly, though you can’t stop it completely. Other factors, such as physical health and how near or far you live from the Big Wand, play into this too.
By Anti-Fairy law, a reigning High Count / High Countess must step down if they reach the senescent stage of their life cycle.
These Anti-Fairies are still greatly respected in Anti-Fairy culture; but this is a reminder that hey, you’re getting old, and you should definitely let your heir take the reins if you haven’t yet (and be a guide to help them along)
Foop was born when Anti-Cosmo was about 381,444 years old, and Anti-Wanda was 394,777. If his parents were to hold onto their positions until they hit their senescent stages, Foop would take the High Count seat around the mental age of 30 [based off the assumption that Anti-Wanda would reach the senescent stage first (Maybe around the age 730,000, which would be 335,000 years from now), and Anti-Cosmo would simply step down at the same time.]
However, other key components are in play... such as the rule that if the current heir presumptive has offspring, their chance to rule passes over them to the offspring instead. Unless, of course... That very young heir disappeared.
[Poof pregnancy arc looming on the horizon...]
School Comparisons Across the Years
H.P.'s Generation
- No tile floors
- Tablets and chisels used for writing
- Spellementary classes were held only Saturday and Wednesday, and Academy classes 3 days per week
- Pre-separation of church and state; Daoist teachings a big focus in school
- Lots of caste system teachings
- Gynes are taught they will snap and kill each other as they grow older
- Strict "one gyne per class" limit
- Gynes are assigned distant rooms and specific schedules to prevent them from crossing paths
- Preening is discussed openly
- Three roommates shared a single room with a central fire pit, bathroom, and kitchen
- Kids attended Spellementary and went home every day
- At age 50,000, kids attended upper school and went home every day
- Kids only moved out if they were pursuing specialized Academy training
Anti-Cosmo's Generation
- Gradual technology changes; bark strips and styluses used for writing. Papyrus and scrolls come into play
- Still pre-separation of church and state
- Caste system referred to as "social ladder"
- Two gynes per class limit
- Population is growing; now four roommates share an apartment, with two per bedroom
- Kids attend Spellementary around age 50. They have a preschool year to learn the basics
- Upper school is retitled high school; students live in dorms now
- Classes are held Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Students have Saturday, Monday, and Thursday off
Poof's Generation
- Modern technology such as textbooks and notebooks. No laptops, but those are in use when Poof's younger brother (Dusty) is in school
- Separation of church and state
- Attempts are made to ease away from fantastic racism and embrace all cultures
- There's a belief that if you raise gynes together young instead of separating them, they won't snap- ergo, Poof and Finley assigned as roommates
- Four roommates per apartment, two per bedroom
- Spellementary offers a preschool year around age 50 to learn the basics; kids go home every day
- The next year, kids move out and live in dorms with roommates.
- They often go home for the holidays
- Upper school is still known as high school; students still live in dorms
- Classes are held Saturday through Wednesday. Thursday and Friday are off
Related Posts:
Fae Milestone Chart
Fairy School Schedule
7 Billion Years in 15,000 Words
Class Overview: Fairies
Class Overview: Anti-Fairies
Class Overview: Pixies
Class Overview: The Refracted
Click HERE for my worldbuilding sideblog masterpost
The way Fairies track calendar years vs. the way Anti-Fairies do: A small but interesting detail in my 'fic headers.
What is an Aurora?
An aurora is a 5,000-year unit of measurement in Fae culture. It's named after the Aurora Fairyalis from "When L.O.S.E.R.S. Attack." Wanda claims it prevents magic usage on Earth for 28 weeks. No frequency of this event was confirmed, so I opted for 5,000 years.
The Fae age slowly, with 11,250 years as the rough parallel for 1 human year (In regards to average lifespan and the rate at which the magical societies progress through generation aesthetics; for example, I designed teen Poof and his dorm to fit with Fairy World in its 70s era).
How Are Auroras Used?
Auroras help people define time periods. They mark age differences in ways less dramatic than a full generation.
Ex: In Anti-Fairy society, the year you were born determines which element on the Fae zodiac you fall under. In polite society, you should defer to those of the more dominant zodiac. This affects social situations, ceremonies, and even which role you can take in a sexual relationship with another individual.
- In the Frayed Knots chapter "House of Cards," Anti-Cosmo was embarrassed to explain to his long-time friend that he would rather play a submissive role than a dominant one (and Anti-Lance was shocked to hear him admit this).
Auroras separate age groups. It's because of the aurora measurement that an adult won't defer to a young child in social situations, even if the child was born in the dominant zodiac year. In this case, the child would defer to the adult because they're older.
The aurora division is less useful between adults and children (where age difference is clear), but commonly brought up when groups of adults wish to determine which of them is older. Age may determine who is first in line for a promotion, who in a large extended family receives the most inheritance, who organizes a meal, or so on.
Where Do Fairy and Anti-Fairy Society Differ?
Fairy World has existed for a long time. In fact, Fairy World is the proper name for the entire cloudland colony... that is, not only Fairy World itself, but also Anti-Fairy World and Pixie World.
- Anti-Fairy World split off from Fairy World during the War of the Sunset Divide. Before this point, there was no Anti-Fairy World and the aesthetics for both landscapes were consistent across the cloudlands. All races could come and go across the land as they wished. That is to say, the skies were uniformly violet and the clouds puffy and bright.
- Pixie World is a micronation surrounded by Fairy World on all sides.
- H.P. was two years old when Anti-Fairy World became a recognized society.
A wide-held belief among Fairies is that Fairy and Anti-Fairy counterparts were once united beings, but were forcibly split generations ago; they're now born separately, but are linked with a magical connection.
The Aos Sí are said to be the ancestors of Fairies, and it's believed their bodies split apart to become Fairies, Anti-Fairies, and Refracts (as recorded by one of the only surviving texts from this time period: a hotly debated book of poetry called Rhoswen's Journal that perhaps shouldn't be taken literally).
- "That Was Then" is a Rhoswen-centric one-shot featuring snippets from his journal.
The last of the Aos Sí was an individual named Kahnii the Thoughtful. Year 0 in the Fairy calendar is set approximately 40 million years pre-series and supposedly marks the year Kahnii split into separate counterparts, thus bringing an end to the Aos Sí race.
The Anti-Kahnii went on to marry Anti-Shylinda: a very important figure for Anti-Fairies and a major character in "That Was Then."
- Art post of Kahnii
- Anti-Wanda is a direct descent of Anti-Shylinda; she's listed on the Anti-Fairywinkle family tree
- Anti-Shylinda took the family name Anti-Coppertalon. You may recognize this surname as belonging to the High Count before Anti-Cosmo: Anti-Bryndin Anti-Coppertalon.
-> Anti-Wanda would have been heir to the High Countess seat if Anti-Bryndin's elder half-brother (the Anti-Big Daddy) hadn't been nudged out of inheritance due to being born without colored eyes (A blessing from the nature spirits).
Anti-Fairies, however, do not particularly care for Anti-Kahnii's supposed Splitting date. In fact, Anti-Fairies widely follow the Zodii belief system, which doesn't believe in Splitting at all; instead, it's thought that Anti-Fairies are creatures of smoke who magically link themselves to those they care about. After all, Anti-Fairies are born smoke clouds, and how can Fairies argue with that?
Anti-Fairies count auroras from the time the War of the Sunset ended (and Anti-Fairy World began). Aurora 0 in the Anti-Fairy calendar is Aurora 7868 in the Fairy calendar.
I use dates in the headers of my FOP fanfics, especially the 130 Prompts. Many works take place in the early 2000s, so an aurora date isn't specified; the year is given instead.
Some works do contain aurora dates, and whether that date is given in the Fairy or the Anti-Fairy calendar is dependent on the main character of that 'fic.
Examples
Fairy Calendar:
- "Hate That I Love You" - H.P.'s dad POV - Aurora 7868
- "Watch and Learn" - Goldie POV - Aurora 8047
- "All I Ever Wanted" - Poof POV - Aurora 8049
Accurately, "All I Ever Wanted" takes place 10,000 years after "Watch and Learn"... 2 auroras later.
Anti-Fairy Calendar:
- "Gentlemanly" - Anti-Wanda POV - Aurora 131
- "Temptation" - Anti-Marigold POV - Aurora 176 (Despite taking place the evening of "Watch and Learn")
- "Approval" - Foop POV - Aurora 177 (Takes place 5,000 years - or 1 aurora - after "Temptation" and before "All I Ever Wanted")
While it's a small and easy-to-miss detail, I do think it's a neat part of my worldbuilding that emphasizes the Anti-Fairies seeing themselves as separate from Fairies and opting for a calendar that aligns with their people's significant events.
As the War of the Sunset Divide wrapped up, Anti-Fairies were chased out of Fairy World and into several different regions that became the newly formed Anti-Fairy World. Some were cut off from their families in the process.
Ex: Anti-Cosmo's grandmother (Anti-Miranda) was separated from her Fairy partner, Lucas Rainwings. Other individuals lost track of their families during the chaos.
The conclusion of war not only marks the beginning of Anti-Fairy World, but major shifts in their government... including the creation of a government in the first place. Prior the war, the Blue Castle was a home of scholars (akin to an abbey or monastery). It became a government building after the war, with young Anti-Bryndin raised as a prince beneath his mother, Anti-Ember.
Really, it's no wonder the Anti-Fairies like using their own calendar to reference the start of their organized society.
Side Note: H.P.'s generation and older are very convinced that the worlds literally split apart during the war (i.e. that the skies changed color and their "ground" environments changed as well, giving the Anti-Fairies a realm better suited to hunting animals than farming and vice versa for Fairies).
Cosmo and Wanda come from a generation divided on the topic. Poof and Foop grew up in a generation that's very skeptical the skies split, and the generations after them tend to wave the notion of a splitting sky away as complete rumor.
A requested glossary for Fae slang, swears, or common vocabulary the Fae grow up with. I included some additional worldbuilding such as the counterpart kinship terms and ceremonial preening phrases as well.
Some terms in here are Gaelic, some are pulled from myth, some are just made up fantasy words. That’s kinda how I roll.
Related: Vatajasa For Beginners | Fae Court Cases
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COMMON WORLDBUILDING VOCAB
Not the ENTIRE glossary, but these are common terms Fae would recognize that humans usually wouldn’t, though they’re not exactly “slang terms.”
Cloudlength - A unit of measurement between a mile and a kilometer.
Cloudcliff - The edge of a cloud; fall or jump from the edge and you can descend planes of existence until you hit another cloud.
Core Trait - The personality trait that a corresponding set of Faedivus, Faeumbra, and Faelumen inherently share; their “central drive.”
Core-Sync - A universal force or magic that causes Anti-Fairies to mirror their counterparts in terms of being injured and mating.
Damsel - The official term for a female Fae. Adjective form: “Damseline.”
Drake - The official term for a male Fae. Adjective form: “Drakian.”
Drone - A Seelie drake, usually small, who is highly susceptible to pheromones. They generally follow gynes around and are stereotyped as obedient to a fault. Historically they have been mistreated by Fae society, and the cloudlands are currently (as in “during my fanfics”) working to improve this. Despite the name “drones,” drones are most similar to worker bees, not drone bees.
Dysolfactya - An inability to properly read pheromone cues (Dyslexia but for smell). Rupert Roebeam and the pixie Keefe are both drones with dysolfactya, making it somewhat difficult for them to navigate Fairy society. Those with dysolfactya aren’t always treated well in Fairy society, as people tend to react to them with annoyance instead of finding ways to help them.
Faedivus - The genus of Fairies and Pixies. A baby Fairy or Pixie is called a nymph.
Faelumen - The genus of Anti-Fairies. A baby Anti-Fairy is called a pup.
Faeumbra - The genus of Refracts. A baby Refract is called a chick.
Field-Sight - Fairies or Pixies who have triggered field-sight (by briefly rolling their eyes back in their heads) are able to see the colors of magic in the world around them. Things like clothing and facial features won’t show up. Humans do not appear in the energy field unless they’ve recently come in contact with a magical item or magical being. The Unseelie lack this ability.
Gyne - A large, freckled Seelie drake who projects a lot of dominant pheromones; they’re the Fairy equivalent of queen bees. Gynes are especially territorial. They develop from Fairy children who consumed a lot of jelly in the first few months of life. The Anti-Fairy counterpart of a gyne is a pilot and is born with black facial fur resembling a mustache and goatee. The Refract counterpart of a gyne is a plume and is born with long, wiry “plumes” that curl from their head like antennae.
High Count / High Countess - High positions in Anti-Fairy World that make up the executive branch of Anti-Fairy government (the Anti-Fairy Council balance their political power). Anti-Cosmo and Anti-Wanda are the current High Count and High Countess with Foop first in line as Anti-Cosmo’s heir. The camarilla court make up their council of advisors.
Honey-Lock Instinct, The - The all-powerful magical instinct that drives Anti-Fairies to mate with the counterpart of whomever their “host” does. In preadolescents, mere feelings of attraction can incite a “mini honey-lock” of affection in their counterpart.
Imprint - A magical being’s “personal signature” in the energy field; something like the magical version of facial features, but can be picked up on from anywhere within a close radius. Anti-Fairies use a similar system called a vocal signature to identify people.
Inrita - A chemical secreted through a gland at the roof of a brownie’s mouth. It holds no effect over them per se aside from helping them break down almost anything they put in their mouth, but inrita drains the magic from objects and some magical beings; a “closed circle of inrita” will cancel all magic in the vicinity, including causing Fairies and Pixies to “drop their lines” and start asphyxiating. Vendors often keep “inrita mud” near their wares to prevent people from magically stealing it. If inrita has any effect on genies, it’s a minuscule one. Brownies fall low on the social ladder due to how easy it is for them to kill someone. See also, Brownie-Kisser.
Instar - A Seelie Courter who still has their nymphhood exoskeleton. Typically someone under one year of age (give or take a few months) is said to be “in instar.” Poof is the exception to the rule giving how his body has been messed up by the frozen timestream.
Iris - An Anti-Fairy with a sexually-transmitted disease that makes their eyes match their counterpart’s eyes, as opposed to default red. The STD is highly prized in Anti-Fairy society due to a history of being associated with success, leadership, wealth, and cleverness, and generally it’s kept out of the reach of the commoners. Anti-Fairies are overwhelmingly more attracted to Anti-Fairies with colored eyes than one with “default red” eyes; it’s part of their cultural upbringing.
The STD itself is known as The Iris Virus despite being a magical bacteria and not an actual virus.
The virus comes with additional unpleasant side-effects, such as loose-hanging skin, sores in the mouth, and sores around the inner thighs; these sores flare up for a week or two around the anniversary of the day you got the virus.
In Refracted society, colored eyes are a sign of shame and can cause your flock to disown you even if you were born with them through no fault of your own.
Kiff-Tie - If two Anti-Fairies in close proximity are killed, they’ll regenerate together and be fused like one creature. They do not take on a unique new form; rather, their bodies are fused together like Siamese twins. In place of the typical Valentine’s Day celebrations, it’s popular sport among Anti-Fairies to use arrows to kill snuggling couples instead.
Kiss of Frost - Will o’ the wisp saliva has the ability to paralyze the limbs; a deep enough kiss will even freeze the body to the point where it stops functioning and dies.
Luz Mala - A Fae conceived with magical assistance or through totally magical means. They tend to be very powerful and emotionally unstable, with their emotions frequently affecting the world around them. Historically luz mala are looked down upon by Fae society because of this, though some people (notably Anti-Cosmo) have made an effort to fight for their acceptance. Poof, Foop, and Juandissimo are all luz mala.
P.A.W.S. / Previously-Activated Wand System - A simple wand used to perform simple magic. This type of wand records a lot of magical information and is usually required for children doing magical homework. Parents might also want their children to use these wands so their magic usage can be tracked.
Preening - The ceremonial exchange of pheromones between two or more parties, performed by licking one another’s necks and faces. When Fairies or Pixies settle business deals, preening is often involved. In that context, preening would be professional, but it can also be an intimate (though non-sexual) gesture between two people. Preening is usually performed by drakes, though damsels are sometimes taught the gestures. Preening with someone “for fun” on a regular basis would be a sort of “bromance” relationship and a sign that you two are close, devoted friends.
Preening features prominently in many of my works that feature Fairy culture. Read more about the 24 preening signals HERE.
>> Notoriously, H.P. feels very close with both Anti-Cosmo and Jorgen because they preen regularly for political and friendly reasons. Jorgen sees his relationships with H.P. and Anti-Cosmo as strictly professional while Anti-Cosmo is rather touch-starved and treats preening as a relaxing way to unwind but not necessarily as an attempt to form an emotional bond. On some level, you could argue that Anti-Cosmo sees H.P. as his casual friend with benefits while H.P.’s vision is more of a bromance where they respect and support each other.
Refracted, The - The third class of Fae that make up a third of a Fae soul (each Fae soul consists of a Fairy, Anti-Fairy, and Fairy Refract counterpart). The Refracted are gold and white bird people, and the Refracted class overview can be found HERE. Properly they are called Fairy Refracts. When speaking of their culture, the term is “Refracted culture.” When speaking of people, the term is simply “Refracts.”
Refracts are born the opposite sex of the hosting Fairy counterpart and are always born three months after the Fairy (as opposed to Anti-Fairies who are born the first Friday the 13th after three months have passed). Their names are framed Drake Wanda and Dame Cosmo instead of Anti-Wanda and Anti-Cosmo.
Seelie Court - An umbrella term encompassing Fairies (including subspecies) and Pixies. The term “Seelie” can be used alone, such as in the phrase “I’m Seelie.” That would be an example of a slang phrase since the proper way to say it is “I’m a member of the Seelie Court.”
Sharing Magic - Fae who are near each other can pick up on one another’s attraction signals in the energy field. Sharing magic is a way of sharing signals, directing them towards one another and feeling the touch of each other’s magic. It’s sort of like cuddling (in the sense that it’s something you might do with either a romantic partner in private or a friend in public depending on your comfort level) but with magic. Sharing magic normally coincides with physical cuddling or with preening. The term might also be used if you’re giving SHAMPAX (magical CPR).
Tomte - A Fairy without the ability to channel magic. If someone tries to “go tomte,” it means they’ve injured or are considering injuring their right hand, which is the “organ” of a Fairy’s body that really channels magic. Alternatively, it may also mean that they’re trying to “go natural” and not use magic, but without injuring their hand. Refracts and Anti-Fairies are not affected by their counterparts going tomte, and injuring their hands won’t have an affect on their ability to channel magic either.
Unseelie Court - An umbrella term encompassing Anti-Fairies (including anti-pixies) as well as Refracts. The term “Unseelie” can be used alone, such as in the phrase “I’m Unseelie.” That would be an example of a slang phrase since the proper way to say it is “I’m a member of the Unseelie Court.”
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LOCATIONS AND SPECIAL ITEMS
Other useful worldbuilding terms that don’t count as slang either.
Claímh Solais - One of the four treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann: a magical sword that once belonged to King Nuada and is capable of severing the soul from the body. This treasure was bestowed upon the Fairies. It’s normally in the care of the Fairy Elder, though its theft from the Pink Castle was largely responsible for kicking off the May Blossom War. Foop is widely suspected to be the thief, though he and his family deny this.
Cloudlands, The - A term that encompasses all the magical Fae worlds. The cloudlands we see in the show are known as “The Fairy World colony” (even Anti-Fairy World falls under this term). The Fairy World (Earth) colony is distinct from the Red Retreat (Jupiter) colony, the Legend Peak (Mars) colony, and the Hawthorn Haven (Delk) colony.
Coire Dagdae - One of the four treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann: the bottomless cauldron of The Dagda (also called Undry). This treasure was bestowed upon the Anti-Fairies and was in the care of the High Count and High Countess at the Blue Castle until Anti-Cosmo lost it during the War of the Angels.
Elphame - The original motherland of the Fae. Fairy World is a colony of Elphame. Many Fae search for Elphame as they travel the universe, though they have not yet found it. It exists only in stories and many people (especially Anti-Fairies) do not believe it exists. You can read more about Elphame and its colonies HERE.
Hy-Brasil - Anti-Fairy World’s official name; I named it after the mythical island said to be off the coast of Ireland, inhabited by “large black rabbits” and “a magician in a stone castle.”
Insula Solis Infintum - Anti-Pixie World’s official name; literally translated its name means “The Isle of Infinite Sunshine.” It’s an island prison and is technically part of Anti-Fairy World. Located above Rio de Janeiro.
Lia Fáil, The - One of the four treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann: a magical coronation stone found in Ireland. This treasure marks a neutral zone for the Fae, who respect the truce with their utmost honor.
Sleá Bua - One of the four treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann: Lugh’s magical peacekeeping spear. This treasure was bestowed upon the Refracts and is kept in a tower. Notably, Dame Artemis’s goal in the second half of Frayed Knots is to retrieve it.
Sprigganhame - Pixie World’s official name (shortened). Pixie World is a micronation located entirely within a single Fairy World region (the Central Star / Purple region).
Tír Ildáthach - Fairy World’s official name; “The Land of Many Colors.”
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CASUAL TERMS
Other terms that are commonly used as slang.
Abra-Bats - A slang term for Abracadabrium batteries: a rare portable power source controlled mostly by the Pixies.
Ah’kas - A slang way to refer to preening (specifically the ceremonial / intimate part of preening). See the Ceremonial Preening Terms section below.
Attraction Signals - Various pulses automatically put out by magical beings that allow other magical beings to detect their presence. These signals are named such because they attract the energy field.
Cú Chulainn - Not exactly a common slang term, but Cú Chulainn is a very famous mythical demigod. H.P. commonly refers to Talon by this as an affectionate pet name, parly because Cú Chulainn was a very strong hero and partially because the hero was famously fostered by several fathers (since the hero’s actual father was a deity who didn’t stick around).
Dazzled - A slang term from around the time Cosmo, Wanda, their counterparts, and the pixies were growing up. Replaced “jazzed.” It means “Cool” or “Awesome.”
Finella Reflex - The name for a Seelie’s instinct to destroy their Unseelie counterpart. Strongest when an Unseelie is in a Seelie’s territory (as determined by the strength of pheromones). Also known as “cold shoulder syndrome.”
>> A widely accepted theory slowly being discredited as time goes on. Poof and Foop’s ability to co-exist as roommates has confused a lot of people who used to believe in this reflex and used it to defend their racist beliefs.
Going Dusty - A euphemism for death among the Seelie. The Anti-Fairy equivalent is “gone to smoke” while the Refracted equivalent is “gone to mist.”
Gootie-Goggling - An old-fashioned slang term for checking someone out. This phrase is out of date in modern times.
Ivywish - A common word in Anti-Fairy society in reference to the Anti-Firebox v. Ivywish case. Saying something like, “They pulled ol’ Ivywish on me” or “They went Ivywish” means, “They discriminated against me on the basis of my being an Anti-Fairy.”
Jazzed - A slang term from the time when H.P. was growing up; “That’s jazzed” means “That’s cool” or “That’s awesome.” This phrase is out of date in modern times; it was replaced by “Dazzled.”
Jacked - A slang term from the time when H.P. was growing up; “That’s jacked” means “That’s dumb” or “That’s messed up.” This phrase is out of date in modern times; something like “That’s ridiculous” or “That’s stupid” would be more common.
Lines - Shortened from “magic lines” or “breathing lines.” When an Anti-Fairy damsel gives birth to lifesmoke, it rushes towards the primary “host” counterpart and envelops them. Poof’s counterparts (Foop and their Refract) “bound together” and “attacked” Poof at the exact same time, hence the giant cloud and the confusion of the Fairies; normally the clouds are much, much smaller.
Mint - A slang term that will crop up during Poof and Foop’s teenage years; “I’m mint” basically replaces “I’m awesome” in the future. It is also often phrased as “That’s minty.” This slang term is not used in stories that take place before Poof and Foop enter middle school, and it’s at its peak during their high school years.
Naiad - A wingless Fairy (both those born without and those whose wings have been cut off).
Prince of Destiny - A slang term for a gyne (Usually intended to be sarcastic or insulting).
SHAMPAX - CPR for the Fairykind; stands for “Sharing Magic to Prevent Asphyxiation.” Usually administered mouth to mouth, but can also be administered by mouth to an open cut in the skin.
Sugarblind - A slang term that basically translates to “blackout drunk.” Not used very often. “Sugarloaded” is more common, but if you need to specify the difference between “drunk” and “blackout drunk,” you would use this term.
Sugarloaded - The state of being “sugar-drunk” due to consuming too much candy and/or soda. The Fae are not affected by alcohol- only sugary products.
Tingle-Fritzy - A state of arousal in the Fairykind that can result from anxiety, feelings of attraction, or from being sugarloaded, for example. This term is named after the fact that a Fairy or Pixie’s magic lines will fritz in and out of contact with the energy field in this state.
Thinningcore - “Going thinningcore” is the Unseelie equivalent of going tingle-fritzy, since the Unseelie don’t have their own magic lines. Simply put, when they begin to stress, they can have difficulty “breathing”. It’s also a common side effect of Anti-Fairies being right-side-up too much. While tingle-fritziness can sometimes be associated with pleasure (“sugar high”), going thinningcore is generally considered unpleasant.
Wishbirthed - A nymph who skipped the birthing process and was wished out of their parent, and as a result ended up with a large glob of magic stuck to them. This process can be seriously risky if you don’t know your anatomy well or can’t channel sufficient power. Often used interchangeably with luz mala even though technically they shouldn’t be.
Year of Promise - The time between when fairy courtship officially begins and when one’s wings are notched; “the honeymoon phase.” In Fairy culture (mostly seen in the common fairy subspecies but sometimes seen in others), Fairies mate on the first night of official courtship and then spend a year “hands off” from each other and all other partners. When the year is over, the couple reunite and discuss their feelings. They either marry or break up (it’s very rare to continue courting without marriage after the year is up).
The common fairy subspecies takes the Year of Promise tradition extremely seriously. Ironically, despite believing in a tradition that allows the couple to freely and respectfully bail out if they fear the marriage won’t work, they are stereotyped as a subspecies that rushes relationships.
Traditionally both partners should wear a ceremonial apron and gloves in public for that entire year and should avoid touching people with their skin.
Notably, Wanda and Juandissimo had a Year of Promise. When it was over, Juandissimo enthusiastically requested Wanda’s hand in marriage and was shocked when she turned him down.
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PHRASES
Common casual phrases in Fae culture.
“Are you jitterlines?” - “Are you crazy?”
“As the dragonfly skims” - As the crow flies; measures distance by wing without taking the topography of the landscape into account. This term is used by Fairies; Anti-Fairies would say “As the bat soars” and Refracts would use the crow term.
“Don’t flap your wings dustless” - “Chill out”, “Calm down.”
“I’m only [Un]Seelie” - “I’m only human.”
“Lousy-lines” - A phrase that means something like “grumpy-gus” or “Debbie downer.”
“Sheathe your wand” - In this sense, it means “Hold your horses.”
“Who brushed the dust off your wings?” - “Why are you so grumpy?”
“Will a genie’s kiss fry your lines off for a week?” - Rhetorical question given as an affirmative answer; equivalent to, “Do chickens have lips?” Stemmed from the fact that genies have so much magic in them, kissing one long enough will overload the body and cause the Fairy to fritz all lines from the energy field.
“You’re fudging your wand waves” - “You’re exaggerating.”
“You’re twirling my lines” - “You can’t be serious” / “You’re making me anxious.”
“You’re yanking my wing” - “You’re pulling my leg.”
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TRADITIONAL TERMS
Special terms specific to Fairy culture. These terms are always italicized since they are words from an ancient language.
Aldra mór - The dominant gyne of the local area. A very dominant gyne who visits another gyne’s territory would be visiting an aldra mór, even if the visitor is more dominant than the host.
Ex: The Head Pixie is aldra mór of Pixie World. No gyne can be aldra mór of Fairy World because it’s simply too big, but they could be aldra mór of a neighborhood or estate property.
Chéad grá - The aldra mór’s alpha retinue drone (the drone in charge of leading the retinue and overseeing fellow drones). Although not the aldra mór, he generally holds authority and you might ask him questions if the aldra mór wasn’t around.
Ex: Sanderson is chéad grá of Pixie World; he’s sort of “head butler.” The term is tied to the aldra mór’s territory; you would not greet a drone by saying “Welcome to my home, chéad grá.”
Caisleán - The main building that belongs to the aldra mór and contains his sleeping quarters. These buildings were common in hive estates, though in modern times few gynes have estates so this term might simply refer to their house. To some people, it may be taboo to enter the building if you aren’t family.
Technically, H.P.’s penthouse - not the entire building - would be classified as his caisleán in modern times.
Mhaisci - A special room where preening is performed, usually but not always separate from the bedroom. Since the bedroom is considered private, it’s nice to have a separate place where it’s a little less awkward to discuss business deals. A mhaisci might be decorated like a bedroom, but is commonly decorated as an office with a couch.
You can see a modern mhaisci in my Sims 4 build of H.P.’s penthouse HERE.
Mhalaith-chéad - Special ceremonial clothing set aside for the chéad grá and ONLY the chéad grá to wear while preening. This clothing usually resembles silver silk pajamas, though there can be some variation. It’s very taboo for a lower-ranked drone to wear this.
Tháircha - A separate living area for drones, usually containing bedrooms, bathrooms, an office space, and a living area just like any other small house. It’s traditional for all drones to share one bedroom, however, which often cuts down on rivalry (usually 4 drones max to the same bedroom). Also commonly abbreviated “tháir.”
Tekti - A guest house, separate from the caisleán. If you’re staying on a gyne’s property, this is where you would be since gynes are territorial and generally prefer not to sleep under the same roof. Modern Pixie World features the Onyx Hotel in place of a traditional tekti, which would be a more humble building.
Yidreamu - A term that means “affection site.” Traditionally, Fairies don’t mate in the same beds they sleep in and in Fairy architecture you will generally see a smaller room connected to the master bedroom. This room is also used for snuggles or simply relaxing together while reading books or watching movies (not just mating). It is also very common for a couple’s yidreamu to be some sort of cabin, boathouse, or similar vacation home instead. I built a yidreamu in Sims 4 and talked more about them in the Fairy architecture post, HERE.
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CEREMONIAL PREENING TERMS
Phrases used in ceremonial preening; they appear in a few Origin of the Pixies and Frayed Knots chapters but are often glossed over elsewhere. They are usually referred to as “The ah’kas.” Some of these words also appear in Mother Nature and Father Time’s sacrificial shrine song.
These phrases should always be spoken in the correct order, in ceremonial conversation form, so they are listed in order and not alphabetically. In story, these phrases are always italicized. The use of these phrases can be seen in the Origin chapter “Senseless” and the Knots chapter “Tipping Scales.”
Again, preening is part of Seelie culture due to the fact that Fairies and Pixies share their DNA with insects; preening was specifically intended to be an anthropomorphized take on eusocial insect licking behaviors. Licking to show dominance and submission is instinctive for Seelie, particularly gynes and drones. Damsels are invited to preen for business purposes but are not usually taught the motions of the full ceremony (since damsels are based on drone bees and gynes and drones are based on queen and worker bees).
Anti-Fairies and Refracts do not normally preen. It isn’t instinctive for them and is not part of their cultures (in fact, in Anti-Fairy culture / bat instincts, licking someone’s face or neck is used to signal desire for sex... which is DEFINITELY not what a Fairy means to communicate). However, some might be willing to preen if invited to by a Fairy. For example, Anti-Cosmo is willing to preen with others due to his rank as High Count and his (often crippling) belief that he’s expected to do so; however, many Fairies are uncomfortable preening with Anti-Fairies due to the cultural gap between the races.
“Ah’ne ah’ne ah’ka, awa krei’ish cara” - “May I have your mountain?” (Body)
“Kalra kalra keiko krei’ish cara” - “If you will have me, you have my mountain.”
“Ah’ne ah’ne ah’ka, awa krei’ish lámha” - “May I have your hands?”
“Kalra kalra keiko krei’ish lámha” - If you will have me, you have my hands.”
“Ah’ne ah’ne ah’ka, awa krei’ish taná” - “May I have your lines?” (Breath)
“Kalra kalra keiko krei’ish taná” - If you will have me, you have my lines.”
“Ah’ne ah’ne ah’ka, awa krei’ish ri’apa” - “May I have your core?” (Soul)
“Kalra kalra keiko krei’ish ri’apa” - If you will have me, you have my core.”
Preening is a mutual exchange of pheromones and, in full ceremony, is combined with gestures and physical touch. After offering someone your body, you are giving them consent to move closer to you (possibly on top of you or any other way they’re comfortable with that allows them a better angle to lick your neck).
As the ceremony advances, partners gradually share magic with one another, aligning their magical signals until their breathing is in sync. After agreeing to the fourth level - the core level - partners consent to transition to a mutual magical state where they can meld minds. This can be seen in some of my works, such as the Origin of the Pixies chapters “From Straw to Gold” and “King Unconventional.”
In business deals, you can also ask a “fifth” question and would replace the last word with the request you are asking for. For example, “utwrisa” which means “your aid and concern.”
The submissive preening partner (the drone or person seeking aid) initiates the questions and movements; only they have the authority to advance the ceremony in order to signal consent and hopefully limit the chance of abuse. The submissive partner only advances the ceremony as far as they are willing to go. It is common to stop after the first question when preening for the sake of settling a business deal (if you even ask a question at all... in modern times, many business deals are settled with a handshake or a few quick and simple licks). Some professional relationships may progress to the second question (hands), and even to the third (lines).
It is rare to advance to the fourth question (core) in a professional relationship. Much of the confusion between H.P. and Anti-Cosmo regarding the status of their relationship comes from the fact that H.P. repeatedly insisted to Anti-Cosmo that preening is “strictly professional” but did not make clear that the melding mind stage is generally treated in Fairy culture as a sign of great trust, friendship, and intimacy.
Thus, H.P. tends to see their relationship as more intimate and trusting than Anti-Cosmo does (which plays into why H.P. teases Anti-Cosmo so much, believing he and Anti-Cosmo are very close although in reality, Anti-Cosmo is often flustered or offended by his jokes).
As another example, the relationship between H.P. and Jorgen constantly slides up and down, with both parties feeling comfortable with one another and happily progressing to the mind-melding stage of preening one day, but bitterly refusing to progress farther than the first stage the next.
Their comfort level changes rapidly, but is at least always clear to them unlike Anti-Cosmo, who is constantly confused and hurt if H.P.’s comfort with him doesn’t remain at max at all times.
Anti-Cosmo's self-esteem will take a hit if H.P. doesn’t allow him to complete the full ceremony every time they preen while H.P. believes he is simply communicating “I like you, I’m just not in the mood for going further.” Jorgen gets it because this is Seelie culture, but Anti-Cosmo is easily confused.
If you wish to stop the ceremony immediately (but respectfully), you would say “Shri'ana vi scintu.”
So, if someone asked “May I have your core?” you could reply with a phrase that roughly means “No thank you, the current situation feels right and I don’t want to progress” without the harshness of a simple “No.” H.P. is notorious for flat-out saying “No” instead of the proper phrase, which often insults or confuses the people he preens with.
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RUDE LANGUAGE
Swears, slurs, or otherwise unprofessional language.
Blitz - Not a particularly nice word at all and generally considered the ultimate rude term (though it can be combined with other terms to be even ruder). “Blitz” can also refer to mating, especially mating quickly or carelessly.
“Snatterblitz” would actually be the ULTIMATE rude term.
H.P. uses the word “Blitz” frequently, though he tries not to use it in professional settings. Despite his best attempts, it commonly slips out when he’s around Jorgen or Anti-Cosmo, who sometimes sit in awkward silence.
H.P. becomes flustered when he hears young children (pixie children in particular) use this word. If your kid overhears him and begins repeating it, it’s one of the few things he’ll immediately and sincerely apologize for.
Though it’s frowned upon to use this term in Fairy World, it’s EXTREMELY frowned upon in Anti-Fairy World. Anti-Fairy culture is rooted in the idea that friendship and passion, not selfish personal pleasure, should be the reason you engage in sexual activity.
“Blitz” implies very casual behavior with the goal of quick personal pleasure, and clashes harshly with Anti-Fairy values. An Anti-Fairy who states that he or she enjoys “blitzing” would be shunned.
Brownie-Kisser - A slur with its roots in the idea that brownies as a race are naturally dumb and shy and easily taken advantage of. Someone with a brownie for a significant other is often viewed as not being able to “get anyone better”; a “brownie-kisser” is often viewed as desperate, slutty, or even a rapist.
Despite the fact that this term is blatantly racist and cruel, it’s unfortunately still quite common in Fairy society (and so is bias against brownies in general). A more extreme term is “brownie-blitzer.”
This slur is practically non-existent in Anti-Fairy World. Anti-Fairies don’t mind brownies and it would only be used as an insult to a Fairy’s face, not as gossip behind anyone’s back.
Dust / Smoke / Vapor - Fae turn to either dust, smoke, or vapor when they die. These terms are sometimes used as exclamations, such as “Smoofing dust,” “Good smoke,” or “Dear vapor.” Fairies use “Dust,” Anti-Fairies “Smoke, and Refracts “Vapor.” These terms are considered very mild and are usually used in place of “Curses!” or “Drat!”
Fez - A mild exclamation in Genie culture. May also come in the variation “fezzing.” This term is rarely used by non-Genies. If you hear that word, someone nearby is probably a genie in disguise or hangs around genies often. Despite being a mild Genie word, Happy Peppy Gary considers it to be worse than it is and tends to use it if he’s frustrated and his usual “freaking-deaking” doesn’t cover it.
Fritz - The state of magic lines rapidly disconnecting and reconnecting to the energy field.
“Fritz” is less extreme than “Blitz” and “Snatter” but more extreme than “Smoof.” I would say it’s equivalent to “Damn” if used as an exclamation. It can also be used in casual conversation when referring to breathing lines, since that’s the appropriate context to use it in.
Knotted-Lined - A very cruel way to call someone an idiot. Widely considered a slur that should no longer be used at all.
Even H.P. (who is known to use “Blitz” regularly) avoids using this term unless he is EXTREMELY upset with someone.
If I recall correctly, this term is only used in the Origin of the Pixies chapter “The Makings of Greatness.” It probably slips out when he’s drunk with his friends though.
Smoof - Mild curse word; Norm and Sanderson have both used it in canon. With smoof canonically being a reference to hemp, I’ve headcanoned it as being a plant that can be used for various things, such as making burlap sacks. Notably, Happy Peppy Gary uses this term since he’s spent so much time around Pixies, which often earns him strange looks from humans.
This is a very mild term and is the equivalent of “Shoot” or “Darn.” If you can catch yourself then it would still be better not to use this term in a professional environment, but most people probably wouldn’t bat an eye if they heard it. It is commonly used as an adjective to emphasize frustration with a situation (“Smoofing”).
Snatter - Not a nice name to call someone; sometimes strung together as “snattersmoof.” The exact definition falls somewhere between “brown-noser,” “cheat,” “submissive partner,” “lovable scamp,” and “female dog.”
Both Sanderson and Anti-Sanderson tend to use this one a lot. It’s more extreme than “Fritz” but still not as extreme as “Blitz.”
A similar word, vlakrina, exists in the traditional Anti-Fairy language (Vatajasa). However, Anti-Fairies view a vlakrina as “a person who humbly intends to dote on you to express genuine apology as though they were your devoted sexual servant” rather than the Fairy view of a snatter which is something like “a person who is alluring or submissive because it turns them on or because you hired them to act this way.”
Calling someone “snatter” is pretty much always meant to be insulting while calling someone “vlakrina” could be a compliment akin to “You are extremely humble.”
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KINSHIP TERMS
The traditional terms used to describe relationships with counterparts, from Gaelic kinship terms.
These traditional words fell out of fashion in the cloudlands during the War of the Sunset Divide (causing most Fae to use terms like “Niece” and “Nephew” to refer to their counterpart’s children) but the terms make a comeback as Poof and Foop enter adulthood. You would put a possessive word like “My,” “Our,” or “Their” in front of these terms, which are lowercase and italicized in story.
These words are very useful for Fae who regularly have contact with their counterparts’ families. Poof understands them because Wanda’s side of the family is firmly rooted in Fairy traditions, including language, though he rarely uses them because he’s still reluctant to acknowledge Foop’s family as “his” family. Foop, being a smug know-it-all, likes to use these terms but has a hard time remembering what they mean and tends to mix them up.
“My counterpart(s)” - Mhuintir
“The brother of my counterpart” - Deantháir
“The sister of my counterpart” - Deirfiúr
“The spouse / committed partner of my counterpart” - Ceathar
“The partner of my counterpart” - Muirnīn (Generally used for a boyfriend, girlfriend, or similar partner who can’t be called a spouse)
“The counterpart of my father” - Uncail
“The counterpart of my mother” - Aintin
“The son of my counterpart” - Nia [Generally implies the child was raised by them; might not apply to a blood child who was given up for adoption but definitely applies to anyone adopted into the family]
“The daughter of my counterpart” - Neacht [Same as above]
“The grandson of my counterpart” - Garmhac
“The granddaughter of my counterpart” - Gariníon
“The father of my counterpart” - Athair
“The mother of my counterpart” - Máthair
“The grandfather of my counterpart” - Seanathair
“The grandmother of my counterpart” - Seanmháthair
“My biological son raised by my counterpart” - Mac
“My biological daughter raised by my counterpart” - Iníon
“The children of me and my counterpart(s), collectively” - Leanbh
Those are the kinship terms; on some level, these people are considered your extended family even if they are a different species. Fairies believe that counterparts share a soul, making them closely related. Because of this, Fairies shun romantic relations with anyone in the above kinship list (though it is widely agreed that it’s natural to develop a crush on your counterpart’s love interest).
Anti-Fairies, however, traditionally believe themselves to be a completely separate species who were originally shapeshifters but later took on forms to resemble people they grew fond of. They believe they are not related to Fairies by blood or soul, but are akin to “guardian angels.” Because of this, most Anti-Fairies would consider it acceptable to have romantic relations with their counterpart or their counterpart’s relatives.
Early life development for fae. Luz mala (fae born of magic) develop more quickly than most. Poof and Foop are luz mala.
More details below the cut.
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Generally, Fae culture is good about letting you do things at your own pace without too much pressure (benefits of a million year lifespan). There are regular breaks in school, and if you want to take gap years in between, you can request them easily (as long as you’re willing to fill out packets or do projects later to cover what you missed).
Fairies are expected to complete Spellementary, middle, and high school before marriage and before pursuing a career path seriously. Further education is optional; the majority of Fairies do not go on to a school like the Fairy Academy. Godparents absolutely have to.
Anti-Fairy World has its own education program that’s basically a “come learn anything you want for as long as you want to” program. This system does not have face-to-face meetings in classrooms or daily homework. Research projects, dioramas, poster presentations, and other deliverables make up the majority of schoolwork. This system is much better suited to the nomadic colony life typical in Anti-Fairy World. The program is called the Anti-Fairy Academy, though it encompasses Anti-Fairies of all years and isn’t solely for further education (like the Fairy Academy is).
During the May Blossom War, Foop continued his education through the Anti-Fairy Academy program since he could not attend the rest of Spellementary or any middle school in Fairy World. At age 130,000, when Poof was entering high school, he decided to pursue education in Fairy World again. He dreams of being the first Anti-Fairy to graduate from the Fairy Academy and is racing against his rival, Anti-Whistle Anti-Fernfire, to do this.
Notably, Fairies are stereotyped as people who marry young but have their first kid much later in life. Historically, parents and children lived in separate houses but on the same large plot of land. Having children too soon could lead to overcrowding. Many Fairies do get to see their grandchildren, but very, very few meet their great-grandchildren.
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If a Fairy or Pixie baby consumes a significant amount of jelly (any kind of jelly) before they shed their exoskeleton, they will develop into a gyne: the queen bees of Fairy World. All gynes show facial spots (freckles). The majority show neck and shoulder freckles too.
There is some range in freckle distribution, so certain patterns run in families. Notably, the Fairywinkle family carries the gene for lateral spots. Freckle distribution WITHIN the above areas can also vary:
TERMS
Locations - (Labeled in first picture)
Dusting - Number of freckles; how concentrated they are in one location
Heavy dusting - Lots of highly concentrated freckles
Light dusting - A small amount of scattered freckles
- H.P. has an average dusting of freckles on his face. He has a heavy dusting on his upper arms and a light dusting on the backs of his shoulders.
- Longwood has a heavy dusting on his face, upper arms, AND shoulders.
- Poof has a light dusting on his face, average on his chest, and heavy on his forearms. He shows lateral spots.
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TRIVIA
- Gynes are the queen bees of Fairy World. They’re larger and produce the strongest pheromones, making them highly attractive to potential mates and drone Fairies. The dominant gyne in the area produces pheromones that completely suppress the fertility of subordinate gynes.
- Since male Fairies give birth in FOP canon, only males can develop into gynes. Some male Fairies develop into drones instead (who are more like worker bees despite the name “drone”).
- The term for a Fairy who is not a gyne or a drone is kabouter. The majority of the Fairy population are kabouters. Almost all pixies are drones with a small handful of gynes.
- There are two types of gynes: dominant and subordinate. There can only be one dominant gyne in an area because his pheromones suppress the pheromones of other gynes. Subordinate gynes are infertile until they leave or challenge the dominant gyne.
- Symmetrical freckle patterns are considered more attractive.
- Gyne freckles can range in color between pink, red, orange, brown, and black.
- Pixie freckles are more red. Poof’s are more brown. Freckles darken with age. They are darkest during adulthood (peak of fertility) and lighten again later in life. THIS pixie reference sheet shows Longwood’s dark freckles and H.P.’s light ones.
- The Anti-Fairy counterpart of a gyne is called a pilot. The Refracted counterpart is called a plume. They show the same freckle distributions as their counterpart.
Pilots are born with black facial stripes (i.e. Foop’s facial hair). Plumes are born with two long blue plumes that curl like ribbons from their hair.
- Since Pixies are genetically identical, no pixie will ever show freckles far down the chest, up to the wrists, or down the sides.
- Saying someone was “born a gyne” is technically incorrect. In my final FOP ‘fic, Devil’s Backbone, Foop makes the connection between jelly and gyne development. Until that point, everyone assumed gynes were born randomly, but were more likely to be born to gyne or drone fathers than kabouter fathers.
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A Sample Fairy World Home (Ft. Mama Cosma’s House)
A build of Mama Cosma’s house I built with Sims 4 to study Fairy design choices.
The exterior was based on the house’s appearance in “Apartnership.” The main room was based on its appearance in “The Odd Squad,” and the kitchen was inspired by Cupid’s kitchen in “The Big Bash.”
Cosmo’s room draws elements from its brief appearances in “Fairly Odd Baby” and “Cosmonopoly.”
Key points of modern Fairy architecture:
- Fairy homes emphasize height over width, allowing room to float. Social hierarchy is incredibly important in Fairy culture, and tall rooms allow those with higher social standing to float higher than those lower on the food chain.
- This home was built for kabouter residents. If a gyne was born and raised in this house, the guest bedroom (purple bed) would be repurposed as a preening room once he comes into his adult wings. Following the gyne’s death or departure from the home, it’s custom to turn the preening room into a guest bedroom again rather than letting the space go to waste.
- Strict separation of noisy social areas from quiet resting areas upstairs; children don’t play upstairs with their friends, but play downstairs beneath the watchful eyes of adults. If you and your friends try to sneak off, you’ll likely get reprimanded. Socializing should be in the social area. It’s not uncommon to block the bottom of the stairs with a curtain. Some bold Fairies may choose to have no stairs at all, and simply poof to bed.
- Focus of the main room is open social space (Note the absence of even a bathroom on the main floor). Plenty of room for movement. Bedrooms are cozier, with less room to maneuver; Fairy homes encourage the family to socialize together in the main area.
- Houses are well insulated and built to keep out the cold (Very useful for a species who live in the clouds but can’t thermoregulate). Only very wealthy families have fireplaces; the addition of a fireplaces requires the addition of a cooling system too. Thermostats are very new to the cloudlands; Pixies have adopted them, but most Fairies haven’t.
- The trellis out back is decorated for the seasons (Similar to a Christmas tree, but decorated every three months - See Fae Celebrations).
- Electric lights were included in this build, but electric lights are new to Fairy World and don’t exist in most Fairy buildings. Candles, oil lamps, or lamps made from stars are more common light sources.
- Keeping rooms were the standard when H.P. was growing up, but in a modern Fairy house, the living area and kitchen are separated (Contrast with the small half-wall kitchens Pixie architecture is best known for). Large kitchens feature plenty of elbow room, many cupboards, and an island counter (Bar stools make the kitchen a possible social area).
- Walls have light, cheery colors (Usually pastels). The corners are sharp and neat (No slanted walls here). The walls aren’t too cluttered; Fairies may hang portraits of relatives or godkids, but they don’t favor landscapes (Contrast with Anti-Fairies who value painted landscapes over portraits). Round windows are common.
- Sleeping rooms and mating rooms (also called affection sites, or yidreamu) are generally separated in Fairy houses and apartments. This custom has its roots in Fairy heat cycles (Female Fairies can only mate once or twice a cycle due to their reproductive parts breaking off like a male bee’s, and those take time to regrow even with magic). Mating is therefore a special occasion for Fairies and deserves a special room.
- At the low point of their cycle, Fairies are much more interested in snuggling than mating. The yidreamu is used for snuggle sessions too, not just pairing (hence “affection site”). As time passes, Fairies grow increasingly interested in kisses. They mate at the peak of the cycle. After this, interest in mating drops off again and returns to snuggle sessions.
Heat cycles vary by subspecies and sometimes don’t line up regularly between partners; Fairy World’s strict caste system arose long ago in an effort to pair children with cycle-compatible partners.
- Fairy homes will always be built with a yidreamu off the master bedroom; even “one-bedroom” apartments will include a yidreamu. Notably, poking around someone else’s yidreamu (a stranger’s or a relative’s) is a major faux pas in Fairy culture.
Peeking at someone’s yidreamu is the social equivalent of walking in on them mating; you wouldn’t even ask an interior designer to go in there because that room is strictly for the head couple of the household to design to their liking. Not a guest room. Definitely not a guest room. Massive faux pas if you treat it like one.
- Flowerpots with three yellow wands sticking out of them like flowers are very common features in Fairy homes; they’re colloquially known as “soul carriages.” In Fairy culture, they represent the three parts of the soul and are used to represent relatives both living and dead. If you’re a Fairy, then each member of your kinship circle (AKA family members living and dead that you have met or heard of and are on good terms with) should be represented somewhere in your home.
Immediate family members are traditionally displayed in the public eye while the soul carriages of relatives whom your neighbors aren’t likely to know are normally kept on shelves upstairs.
Notably, Mama Cosma refused to keep a soul carriage in her home for Wanda until after Poof was born- an absolute insult in Fairy culture, since according to tradition, she should have built one for Wanda the moment she learned of her son’s marriage.
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Fairy Elder - Last of the Tuatha Dé Danann. She is not a god, but holds great authority and power in the cloudlands. She wears yellow robes and a magical diamond necklace that keeps her alive. Fairies, Anti-Fairies, and Refracts alike respect her; she is an impartial figurehead.
Wise Ancients - Extremely powerful nature spirits such as Mother Nature and Father Time. They are neutral parties, but not impartial. These deities have their own agendas and use mortals to further their goals.
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Zodiac spirits - The seven nature spirits who represent the seven elements on the Fairy zodiac. The days of the week are named after them.
Supreme Fairy Council - Four Fairies and three Anti-Fairies who are elected to sit on either the Fairy Council or Anti-Fairy Council. The seven are collectively referred to as the Supreme Fairy Council. Each member is called a Robe, and wears a robe in the color of the cloudland region (political state) they represent.
Eros family - Cupid’s bloodline. Always cherubs, always triplets, and allegedly tasked by the gods to maintain Fairy genealogies and prevent any species in the universe from truly going extinct.
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Keeper of Da Rules - The Keeper of Da Rules maintains order in the cloudlands by ensuring Da Rules are followed. Following the War of the Angels, the Keeper of Da Rules also became ambassador for the common fairy subspecies. This is Jorgen’s current position.
Lower-ranked nature spirits - The children and grandchildren of the zodiac spirits. They are certainly deities, but are lesser deities.
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Alien ambassadors - Aliens who represent other worlds, including entire planets sometimes.
High Count and High Countess - The dual leaders of the Anti-Fairies. While the titles imply separate male and female positions, they can be filled by a same-sex pair. Although equals from a political standpoint, the High Count is still considered head of the household, mirroring the creche father rank in actual bat colonies. These are Anti-Cosmo’s and Anti-Wanda’s current positions.
Head Pixie - This title is often abbreviated H.P. Only the reigning Head Pixie has the authority to make drastic changes to the Pixie social structure. He rules until his death, after which he is succeeded by the Vice President of Pixies Inc.
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Fairy subspecies ambassadors - Ambassadors of various races under the Fairy umbrella who attend Council meetings. Some are elected while others are kings and queens born and raised in royal families.
First General - The follower drake of the High Count. The First General organizes and oversees Anti-Fairy troops in war. In times of peace, he also performs ceremonies and breaks gridlock arguments among the camarilla court. This position is always filled by a male. This is Anti-Poof Anti-Everwish’s current position.
Temple acolytes - High-ranking Anti-Fairies who reside in and care for the Zodiac Temples. They are considered experts in matters of architecture; they spend decades studying such things in Zodiac Temples before they can design monuments to the nature spirits or offer their designing services to clients. They’re so renowned for their skill that hopeful Fairy architects will train beneath them instead of attending the Academy.
Head Anti-Pixie - Leader of the anti-pixie race. Generally given the cold shoulder and not taken seriously considering that anti-pixies are stereotyped as constantly-drunk party-loving lunatics. Holds very little political power. This is Anti-Sanderson’s current position.
Vice President of Pixies Inc. - The pixie intended to be the Head Pixie’s successor. Until then, he helps the Head however he is instructed to (Mostly by keeping Pixie World resources such as groceries stocked and helping with childcare duties). Only pixie gynes may hold this rank. This is Longwood’s current position.
Chief Pixie of PixieCo - The gyne who oversees pixies in the Hawthorn Haven cloudland colony. The title is also abbreviated C.P. of PixieCo. The C.P. is still subject to the Head, like a manager to a larger company. As other pixie gynes set off into the world, more C.P. positions will pop up. This is Smith’s current position.
Pixie ambassador - H.P. became Pixie ambassador to the Supreme Fairy Council by default. However, he can elect to pass the position to someone else if he wants to.
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Keepers [of Da Rules] - Not to be confused with the singular position. These government workers make up the Fairy World police force and are trained to organize as militia if necessary. They wear sky blue and white uniforms.
Camarilla court - Six Anti-Fairies selected by the High Count and six selected by the High Countess who weigh in on matters of political and social importance. While the High Count and High Countess technically hold seats on the camarilla too, the name “camarilla” is colloquially used to encompass everyone else. In total, there are two people on the camarilla court representing each of the seven elements on the Fairy zodiac.
Heir to the High Seat / “High heir” - A child of either the High Count or Countess (sometimes both) born with the iris virus. A potential heir born without the iris virus would automatically be rejected as the heir for not carrying “the sacred blessing of the nature spirits”. In times of desperation when no legitimate heir can be produced, another color-eyed child of nobility (most likely an extended family member) can be adopted into the bloodline instead. This is Foop’s current position.
H.P.’s alpha retinue drone - A gyne’s primary drone; he oversees other drones and can assist his gyne in distributing his pheromones through the ranks. An alpha drone technically has the same rights as a service animal regarding where he can and can’t go. This is Sanderson’s current position.
Vice President of PixieCo - Simply, the pixie who succeeds the Chief Pixie of PixieCo, and assists him until then. Like the Vice President of Pixies Inc., the V.P. of PixieCo should be a gyne. Again, we’ll be introduced to this position in “The Other One”.
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Other von Strangle family members - Nana Boom-Boom. Invisible Leonard. People we saw in “Cosmo Rules”. You know what I mean.
Creche fathers of other colonies - Non-nursing colonies of Anti-Fairies are naturally patriarchal; the creche father is the highest-ranking male in the colony. While leadership skills are valued, his main role consists of caring for the young pups in the colony.
Heir’s betrothed - The intended mate to the “High heir” and therefore the assumed new High Count or Countess. This person doesn’t hold real legal authority, but is treated with respect. As it stands right now, this is Anti-Coriander’s unofficial position.
Chief Sunchosen - A self-proclaimed title for the unofficial ambassador of the Refracted. The intention is that one day, this position will be for Refracts what the High Count and Countess are for Anti-Fairies. This is Dame Artemis’s current self-titled position.
C.P.’s alpha retinue drone - Same as H.P.’s alpha retinue drone, but he belongs to the Chief Pixie of PixieCo. This is Calvert’s current position.
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Other celebrities - The Tooth Fairy, famous actors like Blonda, TV show hosts like Billy Crystal Ball, successful writers, and so on.
Mates of camarilla members - Nobles who are nobility through marriage. Obviously, they lose this title if their mate is removed from the camarilla. Usually they contract the iris virus from their mate.
Other irises - Other carriers of the iris virus. Mainly nobles and former nobles who are treated with a hint more respect than commoners. This is a fuzzy area; prostitutes selling the iris virus are an actual inconvenicnce that causes headaches for the higher-ups.
Successful farmers - If you lived in a magical cloud world with limited ability to farm nutritious food, you would value farmers who provided you with high-quality crops too.
Most Refracted - An angelic, pious race of gold and white bird-based people, quite opposite of the stereotype of the evil blue and black Anti-Fairy. The Refracted manage many of the Daoist shrines and ceremonies and are generally well-liked even though they can be pompous and annoying.
Gynes - Large, freckled Fairies (always male) who ate a lot of jelly as children. In actual insect colonies, gynes are the “princesses” who take over from the queen, often by killing her in a battle to the death. Likewise, Fairy gynes are naturally very territorial and often fight each other. Gynes with more dominant pheromones have the ability to suppress the reproductive systems of subordinate gynes. Gynes with many dark freckles are considered more attractive than those with few. The actual rank of a gyne varies in regard to other social status factors, but people generally give them respect.
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Upper-class Fairy citizens - High-ranking people who aren’t considered celebrities. The Whimsifinado and Fairywinkle families fall into this category.
Kids of camarilla members and their mates - Children of nobility, often considered nobles themselves. They’re likely to carry the iris virus.
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Average Fairy citizens - Regular, non-celebrity folk. Fairy culture is still largely dominated by their caste system, although they’re starting to move away from it as time goes on.
Anti-Fairy commoners - Average Anti-Fairies who aren’t considered nobility; as a result, they’re highly unlikely to carry the iris virus and probably have red eyes. Those who live in colonies are considered more socially acceptable than rogues. Many males travel in bachelor colonies during their adolescent years. Occasionally, females may travel in nursing colonies.
Tourists (Aliens) - Cloudland foreigners. Aliens don’t typically settle in the cloudlands since there’s really nothing to do there if you aren’t magical, and the buildings tend to be very small.
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Genies - Generally looked down upon; profiled as dirty, manipulative trouble-makers who enjoy laughing at the expense of others. Technically, it’s difficult to officially rank them since there just aren’t very many in the first place, let alone genies who freely wander the cloudlands.
Drones - Stereotyped as natural-born servants (always male) and born only if their father is either a gyne or a drone. Despite the name “drone”, their natural behaviors are most similar to those of worker bees. They’re attracted to gyne pheromones, so gynes tend to form retinues of drones who take pride in serving him. A drone will be born sterile approximately 75% of the time. Pixie drones, being infected with Wolbachia pipientis, are an exception to this rule.
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Will o’ the wisps - Stereotyped as gorgeous temptresses who seduce males and keep harems. They fear floods and slip out of their underground tunnels when it rains. Goldie Goldenglow is the wisp ambassador.
Anti-will o’ the wisps - Stereotyped as prostitutes (“Mistresses” in Anti-Fairy World) and generally looked down upon for having insect wings instead of bat ones; they are also known as “mothdames.” Anti-Marigold is an anti-wisp.
Finfolk - Very similar to will o’ the wisps, although they live underwater. The stereotype is that they capture potential spouses from land and drag them underwater, forcing their captors to be their servants.
Redcaps - Stereotyped as psychotic hillbillies. They’re looked down upon because they need to coat their hats in blood regularly in order to survive, or they’ll die. They have five eyes, are immune to all poisons and venoms, and are generally considered really creepy.
Brownies - Highly shunned for their venomous saliva. Widely viewed as meek servants without much brain power. To call someone a brownie-kisser implies that they’re so incapable of wooing anyone that they took advantage of a poor, dumb, innocent creature instead. Brownies are not inherently less intelligent than other Fairies- they just keep ending up in disadvantaged situations.
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