The categorisation of the fae are based on court - whether or not a faery is light or dark.
Seelie Court (Associated with Spring & Summer)
The Seelie court’s land of origin is Scotland. Another name for them is The Blessed Ones. The Seelie court are known to seek help from humans, to warn those who had accidentally offended them, and to return human kindness with favors of their own. Still, a faery belonging to this court will avenge insults and could be prone to mischief. The most common time of day to see them is twilight. They are the light faeries who are known for playing pranks on humans and having a light hearted attitude, forgetting their sorrows quickly and not realising how they might be affecting the humans they play pranks on.
The Seelie court is fairly organised and structured. There is always an undisputed liege, and this liege is advised by a council made up of the highest ranking nobles of the land. For centuries, Queen Titania and her escort, King Oberon, have ruled the Seelie. Ambassadors from the retreated Unseelie court, and even further afield, sit at Seelie court as well. One can encounter elementals, spirits, genies, and various outsiders at the Seelie court, though fiends are never welcome.
The Unseelie Court (Associated with Autumn & Winter)
Like the Seelie court, the unseelie court’s land of origin is Scotland. The term Unseelie is most often been translated to mean “unblessed” or “damned”. The Unseelie Court consists of the darkly-inclined fairies. Unlike the Seelie Court, no offense is necessary to bring down their assaults. As a group (or “host”), they appear at night and assault travelers, often carrying them through the air, beating them, and forcing them to commit such acts as shooting at cattle. Like the beings of the Seelie Court who are not always benevolent, neither are the fairies of the Unseelie Court always malevolent. Most Unseelies can become fond of a particular human if they are viewed as respectful, and would choose to make them something of a pet.
The Unseelie court is far from organised or structured. The most powerful and wily nobles vie with each other for the position of liege, and just because one noble starts the reign as monarch does not mean the same noble will sit on the thrown come springtime. Rumor holds that demons have been known to appear at the Unseelie court on occasion, though many Unseelie seem highly offended by the notion. Contrary to what many believe, the two courts are not usually antagonistic towards each other. The Laws of Cyclic Rule are enforced by ancient, deep magic, and neither court wishes to risk the repercussions of breaking such primal enchantments.
The Unseelie fae comprise the Slaugh, or The Host, the band of the unsanctified dead who fly above the earth, stealing mortals and take great pleasure in harming humans. Some Scottish legends say they were all once members of the Seelie Court who fell from grace. The Court travels on the night winds from where their unnerving cackles and howls can be heard. They have no method of reproduction, so they enslave mortals whom they think would never be missed and carry them along to become one of them.
Types of Fae (Specific To The Fae Realm)