Faerie

Nearly every mortal being, of any species, on the Material Plane has a concept of Faerie. To some, Faerie is a threat - a bringer of death and magics and creatures unknown to mortal history. To others, Faerie is a motherly figure: the creator of the Mysts and all the Fey beings who inhabit them. Many see Faerie as a god-like being, meant to be worshiped. Others choose to believe Faerie is a shapeless, primordial force that out-dates all other creation. In truth, Faerie is both all and none of these things - and so much more.

Faerie was once a singular being, but has split themself into multiple beings known as the aspects. While they are not omnipotent, their power in The Mysts is limited only by their imagination. The Mysts are thought turned into form, and so bend to Faerie’s will.

Faerie is a feminine deity, though her aspects may not reflect that always. She is considered a Mother to all the Fey, and looks after her children closely, appearing often to speak with her followers. Her symbol is a butterfly, often depicted as purple, and the term for her worship is Feyism.

Worship
The Fey are also not religious in the way that humans think of it. That’s not to say that an Elf set loose in the world may not choose to convert to one of the human religions, but those who do are generally looked down upon by their cousins. This doesn’t mean that the Fey races don’t have a being that they sometimes worship. The main thing that separates this from Human religious worship is faith. Fey don’t need to believe in Faerie and the True Fey for them to be real. The average Prime has faith in NOS even though they have never met. The Fey lived with Faerie and the True Fey for decades, centuries or even longer. If you are Fey, you are playing someone who’s grandparents lived in God’s house (if they weren’t gods themselves). That puts a very different spin on they way you think. There’s a huge world of difference between believing “Thou shalt not kill.” and knowing that if you kill an other Elf, Faerie comes and gives you the metaphysical spanking of your life. The fact that most Fey personally know their gods does something else to them - it makes them right. Very few humans live 100% without doubt in the validity of their religion and culture, everybody has doubts from time to time. But Elves don’t. Elves and the other Fey make mistakes, sure, but the fact that they know they are right about some of the more important secrets of life (at least as far as they’re concerned) has a tendency to overshadow those mistakes. Some call it self-confidence, some call it egotism, but what ever you call it, it creates a profound schism between Elven and Human thought.

Faerie Rings
Faerie Rings are the holy spaces of Faerie. They are unnaturally perfect rings found in nature, usually mushroom rings. These spaces are where it is easier to speak to Faerie, and they are kept safe by the Honour Guard, or a local Faerie Champion.

Honour Guard
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The Elven Code
The code is not as some people believe to be a set of laws that all Elves must follow. It is more a general set of morals that each Elf interprets slightly differently. An Elf would not just lie to another if it suits their means. They would find that as soon as they open their mouth to say the lie they would most likely find themselves speechless instead. Due to the code, Elven townships do not war with each other and will always provide and help for their fellow Elves in times of times of drought and war with others. Negotiations are more common in disputes with neighbors and an Elf would never worry about a child’s safety visiting another Elf’s home. Elves who have joined armies or taken alliances with clans or tribes of people tend to become deserters as eventually they find themselves against another Elf.

The Elven Code is a pact with Faerie, innately part of them rather than rules to follow or break. IF a character fails to uphold the Elven Code, they will receive punishments from Faerie's enforcers, the Adjudicators.

The Code:


 * I must protect elves from harm, unless that elf has chosen to take that harm upon themselves and has made their intentions known.
 * I must assist elves who have fallen on hard times.
 * I must never break my word or lie to an elf, a True Fey, or an aspect of Faerie.
 * I should strive for the overall betterment of all Fey in the world.
 * I must be a role model for all Fey, and live elegantly.

The Known Aspects

 * The Elven Aspect - The Patron
 * The Faunish Aspect - Ambergris
 * The Kaern Aspect - Kytra’lienan, with the Kaern prefix “Ky” for Goddess. Often referred to as “The Prydemother of Prydemothers”.
 * The Dwarven Aspect - The Allsmith
 * The Arluru Aspect - Shiro Yuki
 * The Halfling Aspect - Name Unknown
 * The Orcish Aspect - Name Unknown