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'''Fey''', also spelled as '''Fae''', is a generic term used to refer to any creature associated with the [[fairy]] races, such as [[sprite]]s, [[pixies]], [[nymph]]s, etcetera. The term is pretty much as old as the concept of the Land of Faerie itself, but in /tg/ circles was popularized by [[Dungeons & Dragons]], which designated it as one of the basic creature types in 3rd edition. | '''Fey''', also spelled as '''Fae''', is a generic term used to refer to any creature associated with the [[fairy]] races, such as [[sprite]]s, [[pixie|pixies]], [[nymph]]s, etcetera. The term is pretty much as old as the concept of the Land of Faerie itself, but in /tg/ circles was popularized by [[Dungeons & Dragons]], which designated it as one of the basic creature types in 3rd edition. | ||
==In Mythology== | ==In Mythology== | ||
The image actual medieval Europeans held of the Fae (or "The Fair Folk" as they also called them, hence the word fairy) was nothing like the glittery friendly gits that Disney raised you on. The various fae were generally [[Chaotic Neutral]] at best and [[Chaotic Evil]] at worst, doing stuff like abducting your newborn child at night and replacing them with their own or burning your crops to the ground for the lulz. As otherworldly inscrutable beings who did with mortals as they pleased, benign ones were uncommon and benevolent ones rare. | The image actual medieval Europeans held of the Fae (or "The Fair Folk" as they also called them so as to not earn their ire, hence the word fairy) was nothing like the glittery friendly gits that Disney raised you on. The various fae were generally [[Chaotic Neutral]] at best and [[Chaotic Evil]] at worst, doing stuff like abducting your newborn child at night and replacing them with their own or burning your crops to the ground for the lulz. As otherworldly inscrutable beings who did with mortals as they pleased, benign ones were uncommon and benevolent ones rare. That being said, much like devils or to some extent djinn, the Fair Folk in the stories tend to follow strict rules, placing great value on oaths and agreements, but tend to follow things to the letter and not the spirit. There are many tales were mortals make bargains with one of the Fair Folk, only to get screwed over because they worded their request badly. Usually, the stories make it very clear that under no circumstances should you offend them because the Fey's version of mercy tends to involve a lot of pain and suffering. | ||
Of surprising note is the fact that folks would often report "Fey abduction" encounters that had all the same characteristics as modern "Alien abduction" accounts; just replace the Greys and Reptiods with elves and goblins, and the spooky spaceship with some spooky cave or forest. | Of surprising note is the fact that folks would often report "Fey abduction" encounters that had all the same characteristics as modern "Alien abduction" accounts; just replace the Greys and Reptiods with elves and goblins, and the spooky spaceship with some spooky cave or forest. | ||
Also like abducting aliens, most medieval people didn't actually believe in them. In fact, St Agustine was once asked how they fit into the Genesis Creation story (which would actually be a really good question, come to think of it), and he responded by saying that they can worry about that once their existence had been definitively proven. | |||
The list of fey monsters is vast indeed, and includes: | The list of fey monsters is vast indeed, and includes: | ||
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* [[Gnome]] | * [[Gnome]] | ||
* [[Changeling]] | * [[Changeling]] | ||
* [[Asrai (D&D)|Asrai]] | |||
==In D&D== | ==In D&D== | ||
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===Playable Fey=== | ===Playable Fey=== | ||
Even excluding the obvious Elves, many of the various Fey races have been made playable in D&D at one point or another, particularly in the days of Basic and Advanced D&D. However, in one of the more confusing uses of the name, issue #257 of [[Dragon Magazine]] presented the Fey as a kind of alternate [[Elf]] race for use in its "Dark Ages" mini-setting; a Low Historical Fantasy version of Dark Ages Britain running off of the [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] ruleset. | |||
"Fey elves", visually characterized by their blonde to red-blonde hair and piercing green eyes, function almost exactly like standard AD&D elves, except for a few minor changes: | "Fey elves", visually characterized by their blonde to red-blonde hair and piercing green eyes, function almost exactly like standard AD&D elves, except for a few minor changes: | ||
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* https://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?215694-All-the-Different-Types-of-Fey | * https://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?215694-All-the-Different-Types-of-Fey | ||
Actaeon (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix) | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="100%"> | ||
Adaro (Dragon #29) | Very long list in here. | ||
Agta (Imagine #25) | <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> | ||
Ashira (Monstrous Compendium Al-Qadim Appendix (MC13)) | |||
Asrai (Planes of Chaos) | *Actaeon (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix) | ||
Atomie (Monstrous Manual) | *Adaro (Dragon #29) | ||
Averx (Dragon #172) | *Agta (Imagine #25) | ||
Bajang (Oriental Adventures) | *Ashira (Monstrous Compendium Al-Qadim Appendix (MC13)) | ||
Banshrae (Monster Manual V) | *Asrai (Planes of Chaos) | ||
Baobhan Sith (Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix III: Creatures of Darkness) | *Atomie (Monstrous Manual) | ||
Batibat (Imagine #25) | *Averx (Dragon #172) | ||
Bile Wrapped in Beauty (Wizards of the Coast web site) | *Bajang (Oriental Adventures) | ||
Bisan (Oriental Adventures) | *Banshrae (Monster Manual V) | ||
Bog Imp (Heroes of Horror) | *Baobhan Sith (Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix III: Creatures of Darkness) | ||
Bogeyman (Dragon #101) | *Batibat (Imagine #25) | ||
Boggart (Wizards of the Coast web site) | *Bile Wrapped in Beauty (Wizards of the Coast web site) | ||
Boggart (Alternate) (Dragon #54) | *Bisan (Oriental Adventures) | ||
Boggart (Alternate II) (Dragon #239) | *Bog Imp (Heroes of Horror) | ||
Booka (Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Appendix) | *Bogeyman (Dragon #101) | ||
Boowray (Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix III: Creatures of Darkness) | *Boggart (Wizards of the Coast web site) | ||
Bramble (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three) | *Boggart (Alternate) (Dragon #54) | ||
Brownie (Wizards of the Coast web site) | *Boggart (Alternate II) (Dragon #239) | ||
Brownie, House (Dragon #331) | *Booka (Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Appendix) | ||
Buckawn (Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Appendix) | *Boowray (Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix III: Creatures of Darkness) | ||
Caliento (Wizards of the Coast web site) | *Bramble (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three) | ||
Cat, Cheshire (Wizards of the Coast web site) | *Brownie (Wizards of the Coast web site) | ||
Cat, Crystalline (Dragon #304) | *Brownie, House (Dragon #331) | ||
Chac (Maztica Campaign Set) | *Buckawn (Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Appendix) | ||
Chaneque (Dragon #317) | *Caliento (Wizards of the Coast web site) | ||
Changeling, Faerie (Blood Spawn) | *Cat, Cheshire (Wizards of the Coast web site) | ||
Chevall (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix) | *Cat, Crystalline (Dragon #304) | ||
Chrysalis Spinner (Wizards of the Coast web site) | *Chac (Maztica Campaign Set) | ||
Cinciut (Red Caps) (Polyhedron #147) | *Chaneque (Dragon #317) | ||
Clurichaun (Dragon #239) | *Changeling, Faerie (Blood Spawn) | ||
Coltpixy (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix) | *Chevall (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix) | ||
Crossroads Guardian (Magic of Faerûn) | *Chrysalis Spinner (Wizards of the Coast web site) | ||
Deepling (Dragon #281) | *Cinciut (Red Caps) (Polyhedron #147) | ||
Dobie (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two) | *Clurichaun (Dragon #239) | ||
Dogai (Dragon #29) | *Coltpixy (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix) | ||
Domovoi (Frostburn) | *Crossroads Guardian (Magic of Faerûn) | ||
Drake, Mystaran, Colddrake (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix) | *Deepling (Dragon #281) | ||
Drake, Mystaran, Elemental (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix) | *Dobie (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two) | ||
Drake, Mystaran, Mandrake (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix) | *Dogai (Dragon #29) | ||
Drake, Mystaran, Wooddrake (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix) | *Domovoi (Frostburn) | ||
Dreamfane (Wizards of the Coast web site) | *Drake, Mystaran, Colddrake (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix) | ||
Dryad (Monster Manual v.3.5) | *Drake, Mystaran, Elemental (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix) | ||
Dryad, Black Woods (D&D Miniatures: Desert of Desolation) | *Drake, Mystaran, Mandrake (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix) | ||
Dryad, Hamadryad (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three) | *Drake, Mystaran, Wooddrake (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix) | ||
Ekrat (Dragon #94) | *Dreamfane (Wizards of the Coast web site) | ||
Elf, Arak (Shadow Rift) | *Dryad (Monster Manual v.3.5) | ||
Fachan (Celts Campaign Sourcebook (HR3)) | *Dryad, Black Woods (D&D Miniatures: Desert of Desolation) | ||
Faedorne (Creature Catalog (DMR2)) | *Dryad, Hamadryad (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three) | ||
Faerie (Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia) | *Ekrat (Dragon #94) | ||
Faerie Fiddler (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three) | *Elf, Arak (Shadow Rift) | ||
Faerie Phiz (Dragon #191) | *Fachan (Celts Campaign Sourcebook (HR3)) | ||
Faerie, Seelie (Blood Spawn) | *Faedorne (Creature Catalog (DMR2)) | ||
Faerie, Unseelie, Living Evil (Blood Spawn) | *Faerie (Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia) | ||
Fairy (Supplement IV: Gods, Demigods, Heroes) | *Faerie Fiddler (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three) | ||
Faun (Deities and Demigods) | *Faerie Phiz (Dragon #191) | ||
Faux Faerie (Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio Appendix (MC14)) | *Faerie, Seelie (Blood Spawn) | ||
Fenette (Shaman) | *Faerie, Unseelie, Living Evil (Blood Spawn) | ||
Feystag (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One) | *Fairy (Supplement IV: Gods, Demigods, Heroes) | ||
Feytouched (Fiend Folio) | *Faun (Deities and Demigods) | ||
Flitterling (Creature Catalog (DMR2)) | *Faux Faerie (Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio Appendix (MC14)) | ||
Force of Nature (Dragon #304) | *Fenette (Shaman) | ||
Forestfolk (Wizards of the Coast web site) | *Feystag (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One) | ||
Forlarren (1ed Fiend Folio) | *Feytouched (Fiend Folio) | ||
Fossergrim (Fiend Folio) | *Flitterling (Creature Catalog (DMR2)) | ||
Frost (Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix (MC11)) | *Force of Nature (Dragon #304) | ||
Frostwind Virago (Monster Manual V) | *Forestfolk (Wizards of the Coast web site) | ||
Gahonga (Legends & Lore) | *Forlarren (1ed Fiend Folio) | ||
Gan-Da-Yah (Dragon #61) | *Fossergrim (Fiend Folio) | ||
Garden Imp (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix) | *Frost (Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix (MC11)) | ||
Glaistig (Monster Manual III) | *Frostwind Virago (Monster Manual V) | ||
Glitterhaunt (Wizards of the Coast web site) | *Gahonga (Legends & Lore) | ||
Gloura (Underdark) | *Gan-Da-Yah (Dragon #61) | ||
Gorse (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three) | *Garden Imp (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix) | ||
Gray Jester (Heroes of Horror) | *Glaistig (Monster Manual III) | ||
Green Crusader (Wizards of the Coast web site) | *Glitterhaunt (Wizards of the Coast web site) | ||
Gremlin (Dragon #79) | *Gloura (Underdark) | ||
Grig (Monster Manual v.3.5) | *Gorse (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three) | ||
Halfling, Shadow World (Blood Spawn) | *Gray Jester (Heroes of Horror) | ||
Hoarfroster (Wizards of the Coast web site) | *Green Crusader (Wizards of the Coast web site) | ||
Hoary Hunter (Epic Level Handbook) | *Gremlin (Dragon #79) | ||
Huldrefolk (Bestiary of Krynn, Revised) | *Grig (Monster Manual v.3.5) | ||
Hybsil (Monsters of Faerûn) | *Halfling, Shadow World (Blood Spawn) | ||
Jack Frost (Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix III: Creatures of Darkness) | *Hoarfroster (Wizards of the Coast web site) | ||
Jaebrin (Monster Manual V) | *Hoary Hunter (Epic Level Handbook) | ||
Jermlaine (Monster Manual II) | *Huldrefolk (Bestiary of Krynn, Revised) | ||
Joystealer (Monster Manual IV) | *Hybsil (Monsters of Faerûn) | ||
Kelpie (Fiend Folio) | *Jack Frost (Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix III: Creatures of Darkness) | ||
Killmoulis (Monstrous Manual) | *Jaebrin (Monster Manual V) | ||
Kormus (Knowledge Arcana: Issue 5) | *Jermlaine (Monster Manual II) | ||
Korred (Monstrous Manual) | *Joystealer (Monster Manual IV) | ||
Kruel (Dragon #187) | *Kelpie (Fiend Folio) | ||
Leanan Sidhe (Wizards of the Coast web site) | *Killmoulis (Monstrous Manual) | ||
Leprechaun, Wicked (Dragon #239) | *Kormus (Knowledge Arcana: Issue 5) | ||
Leshay (Epic Level Handbook) | *Korred (Monstrous Manual) | ||
Leshii (Dragon #290) | *Kruel (Dragon #187) | ||
Leshy (Dragon #119) | *Leanan Sidhe (Wizards of the Coast web site) | ||
Leshy (Alternate) (Dragon #239) | *Leprechaun, Wicked (Dragon #239) | ||
Lunar Ravager (Monster Manual IV) | *Leshay (Epic Level Handbook) | ||
Lutum (Monster of the Void) | *Leshii (Dragon #290) | ||
Malgoren (Wizards of the Coast web site) | *Leshy (Dragon #119) | ||
Mara (Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix (MC11)) | *Leshy (Alternate) (Dragon #239) | ||
Moan Bird (Sons of Azca (HWR1)) | *Lunar Ravager (Monster Manual IV) | ||
Murderjack (Wizards of the Coast web site) | *Lutum (Monster of the Void) | ||
Mythu'nn Folk (Savage Coast Monstrous Compendium Appendix) | *Malgoren (Wizards of the Coast web site) | ||
Nat, Einsaung (Oriental Adventures) | *Mara (Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix (MC11)) | ||
Nat, Hkum Yeng (Oriental Adventures) | *Moan Bird (Sons of Azca (HWR1)) | ||
Nat, Lu (Oriental Adventures) | *Murderjack (Wizards of the Coast web site) | ||
Nature Spirit (Oriental Adventures) | *Mythu'nn Folk (Savage Coast Monstrous Compendium Appendix) | ||
Nereid (Stormwrack) | *Nat, Einsaung (Oriental Adventures) | ||
Nightshade (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One) | *Nat, Hkum Yeng (Oriental Adventures) | ||
Nixie (Monster Manual v.3.5) | *Nat, Lu (Oriental Adventures) | ||
Nuchlavis (Wizards of the Coast web site) | *Nature Spirit (Oriental Adventures) | ||
Nymph (Monster Manual v.3.5) | *Nereid (Stormwrack) | ||
Nymph, Grain (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Four) | *Nightshade (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One) | ||
Nymph, Lost (Magic of Incarnum) | *Nixie (Monster Manual v.3.5) | ||
Nymph, Unseelie (Wizards of the Coast web site) | *Nuchlavis (Wizards of the Coast web site) | ||
Nymph (Water) (Supplement II: Blackmoor) | *Nymph (Monster Manual v.3.5) | ||
Ocean Strider (Monster Manual II) | *Nymph, Grain (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Four) | ||
Oh-Do-Was (Dragon #61) | *Nymph, Lost (Magic of Incarnum) | ||
Oread (Fiend Folio) | *Nymph, Unseelie (Wizards of the Coast web site) | ||
Pahari (Monstrous Compendium Al-Qadim Appendix (MC13)) | *Nymph (Water) (Supplement II: Blackmoor) | ||
Parparit ( תירפרפ ) (Lunar Women (HCM1)) | *Ocean Strider (Monster Manual II) | ||
Pech (Dungeon #151) | *Oh-Do-Was (Dragon #61) | ||
Petal (Monster Manual III) | *Oread (Fiend Folio) | ||
Phouka (Celts Campaign Sourcebook (HR3)) | *Pahari (Monstrous Compendium Al-Qadim Appendix (MC13)) | ||
Pixie (Monster Manual v.3.5) | *Parparit ( תירפרפ ) (Lunar Women (HCM1)) | ||
Plainsjan (Realmspace (SJR2)) | *Pech (Dungeon #151) | ||
Pooka (Tall Tales of the Wee Folk (PC1)) | *Petal (Monster Manual III) | ||
Quickling (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two) | *Phouka (Celts Campaign Sourcebook (HR3)) | ||
Ragewalker (Monster Manual III) | *Pixie (Monster Manual v.3.5) | ||
Raknakle (Dragon #274) | *Plainsjan (Realmspace (SJR2)) | ||
Randara (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix) | *Pooka (Tall Tales of the Wee Folk (PC1)) | ||
Redcap (Monster Manual III) | *Quickling (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two) | ||
Redcap (Alternate) (Dragon #158) | *Ragewalker (Monster Manual III) | ||
Rimefire Eidolon (Frostburn) | *Raknakle (Dragon #274) | ||
Rime Sprite (Wizards of the Coast web site) | *Randara (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix) | ||
Ruin Chanter (Monster Manual V) | *Redcap (Monster Manual III) | ||
Rusalka (Frostburn) | *Redcap (Alternate) (Dragon #158) | ||
Sakina (Monstrous Compendium Al-Qadim Appendix (MC13)) | *Rimefire Eidolon (Frostburn) | ||
Satyr (Monster Manual v.3.5) | *Rime Sprite (Wizards of the Coast web site) | ||
Seelie Court Fey (Dragon Compendium, Volume 1) | *Ruin Chanter (Monster Manual V) | ||
Shadar-Kai (Fiend Folio) | *Rusalka (Frostburn) | ||
Shadovig (Dragon #299) | *Sakina (Monstrous Compendium Al-Qadim Appendix (MC13)) | ||
Shaedling (Monster Manual V) | *Satyr (Monster Manual v.3.5) | ||
Shargugh (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix) | *Seelie Court Fey (Dragon Compendium, Volume 1) | ||
Shatjan (Horde Barbarian Campaign Setting) | *Shadar-Kai (Fiend Folio) | ||
Shike (Dungeon #73) | *Shadovig (Dragon #299) | ||
Shimmerling, Swarm (Monster Manual III) | *Shaedling (Monster Manual V) | ||
Siabrie (Wizards of the Coast web site) | *Shargugh (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix) | ||
Sidhe (Tall Tales of the Wee Folk (PC1)) | *Shatjan (Horde Barbarian Campaign Setting) | ||
Silkie (Dragon #41) | *Shike (Dungeon #73) | ||
Silver Warrior (Creature Catalog (DMR2)) | *Shimmerling, Swarm (Monster Manual III) | ||
Sirine (Monster Manual II) | *Siabrie (Wizards of the Coast web site) | ||
Sleeping Blossom Sprite (Wizards of the Coast web site) | *Sidhe (Tall Tales of the Wee Folk (PC1)) | ||
Snake, Gloomwing (Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix (MC11)) | *Silkie (Dragon #41) | ||
Spark (Dragon #304) | *Silver Warrior (Creature Catalog (DMR2)) | ||
Spirit Animal (Frostburn) | *Sirine (Monster Manual II) | ||
Spirit of the Land (Monster Manual II) | *Sleeping Blossom Sprite (Wizards of the Coast web site) | ||
Splanxty (Eye of the Serpent (UK5)) | *Snake, Gloomwing (Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix (MC11)) | ||
Splinterwaif (Monster Manual III) | *Spark (Dragon #304) | ||
Spriggan (Fiend Folio) | *Spirit Animal (Frostburn) | ||
Springheel (Dragon #355) | *Spirit of the Land (Monster Manual II) | ||
Sprite (Monstrous Manual) | *Splanxty (Eye of the Serpent (UK5)) | ||
Sprite, Seelie Faerie (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two) | *Splinterwaif (Monster Manual III) | ||
Sprite, Unseelie Faerie (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two) | *Spriggan (Fiend Folio) | ||
Squeaker (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One) | *Springheel (Dragon #355) | ||
Stone Maiden (Monstrous Compendium Al-Qadim Appendix (MC13)) | *Sprite (Monstrous Manual) | ||
Storm Rider (Wizards of the Coast web site) | *Sprite, Seelie Faerie (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two) | ||
Stwinger (Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio Appendix (MC14)) | *Sprite, Unseelie Faerie (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two) | ||
Tatalla (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One) | *Squeaker (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One) | ||
Telthor (Unapproachable East) | *Stone Maiden (Monstrous Compendium Al-Qadim Appendix (MC13)) | ||
Tepictoton (Sons of Azca (HWR1)) | *Storm Rider (Wizards of the Coast web site) | ||
Thorn (Monster Manual III) | *Stwinger (Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio Appendix (MC14)) | ||
Thunder Children (Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio Appendix (MC14)) | *Tatalla (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One) | ||
Tikbalang (Imagine #25) | *Telthor (Unapproachable East) | ||
Uldra (Frostburn) | *Tepictoton (Sons of Azca (HWR1)) | ||
Unseelie Fey (Dragon Compendium, Volume 1) | *Thorn (Monster Manual III) | ||
Urisk (Lubin) (Dragon #94) | *Thunder Children (Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio Appendix (MC14)) | ||
Usunag (Wizards of the Coast web site) | *Tikbalang (Imagine #25) | ||
Verdant Prince (Monster Manual IV) | *Uldra (Frostburn) | ||
Vila (Dragon #290) | *Unseelie Fey (Dragon Compendium, Volume 1) | ||
Vodyanoi (Frostburn) | *Urisk (Lubin) (Dragon #94) | ||
Wendigo (Fiend Folio) | *Usunag (Wizards of the Coast web site) | ||
Wild Hunt, Master of the Hunt (Monster Manual V) | *Verdant Prince (Monster Manual IV) | ||
Wild Hunter (Expedition to the Demonweb Pits) | *Vila (Dragon #290) | ||
Wild Watcher (Dungeon #132) | *Vodyanoi (Frostburn) | ||
Winterling (Dragon #324) | *Wendigo (Fiend Folio) | ||
Wood Imp (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix) | *Wild Hunt, Master of the Hunt (Monster Manual V) | ||
Wychglow (Creature Catalog (DMR2)) | *Wild Hunter (Expedition to the Demonweb Pits) | ||
Wychlamp (Creature Catalog (DMR2)) | *Wild Watcher (Dungeon #132) | ||
Yuki-On-Na (Frostburn) | *Winterling (Dragon #324) | ||
Zeitgeist (Cityscape) | *Wood Imp (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix) | ||
*Wychglow (Creature Catalog (DMR2)) | |||
*Wychlamp (Creature Catalog (DMR2)) | |||
*Yuki-On-Na (Frostburn) | |||
*Zeitgeist (Cityscape) | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:28, 20 June 2023
Fey, also spelled as Fae, is a generic term used to refer to any creature associated with the fairy races, such as sprites, pixies, nymphs, etcetera. The term is pretty much as old as the concept of the Land of Faerie itself, but in /tg/ circles was popularized by Dungeons & Dragons, which designated it as one of the basic creature types in 3rd edition.
In Mythology[edit]
The image actual medieval Europeans held of the Fae (or "The Fair Folk" as they also called them so as to not earn their ire, hence the word fairy) was nothing like the glittery friendly gits that Disney raised you on. The various fae were generally Chaotic Neutral at best and Chaotic Evil at worst, doing stuff like abducting your newborn child at night and replacing them with their own or burning your crops to the ground for the lulz. As otherworldly inscrutable beings who did with mortals as they pleased, benign ones were uncommon and benevolent ones rare. That being said, much like devils or to some extent djinn, the Fair Folk in the stories tend to follow strict rules, placing great value on oaths and agreements, but tend to follow things to the letter and not the spirit. There are many tales were mortals make bargains with one of the Fair Folk, only to get screwed over because they worded their request badly. Usually, the stories make it very clear that under no circumstances should you offend them because the Fey's version of mercy tends to involve a lot of pain and suffering. Of surprising note is the fact that folks would often report "Fey abduction" encounters that had all the same characteristics as modern "Alien abduction" accounts; just replace the Greys and Reptiods with elves and goblins, and the spooky spaceship with some spooky cave or forest. Also like abducting aliens, most medieval people didn't actually believe in them. In fact, St Agustine was once asked how they fit into the Genesis Creation story (which would actually be a really good question, come to think of it), and he responded by saying that they can worry about that once their existence had been definitively proven.
The list of fey monsters is vast indeed, and includes:
In D&D[edit]
Virtually every fey creature that appeared in mythology has appeared in Dungeons & Dragons at some point or another, sometimes as Medieval Europeans imagined them, sometimes as Disney imagined them, sometimes somewhere in between. Fey occupy a weird nebulous point between being magical humanoids and being full-fledged extraplanar beings, like the angels, fiends and elementals. The Plane of Faerie as the otherworldly home realm of the fey has been thrown around a few times in the Great Wheel, but it wasn't until 4e introduced the World Axis cosmology that this became an integral part of the basic multiverse, known as the Feywild. This went down well enough that WotC thought it was worth risking grognard backlash by incoporating the Feywild into a modified Great Wheel in 5e.
The rulers of the fey are called, imaginatively enough, the Archfey.
Fey creatures often have names preceded by "fairy/faerie", such as the Faerie Dragon.
Shadow Fey[edit]
Introduced in the D&D setting of Ravenloft, Shadow Fey are a class of fey creatures who escaped servitude to a monstrous demon-god called Gwydion in the Plane of Shadow by fleeing into the Demiplane of Dread. They are basically a more "Gothic themed" variation of the classic fey creatures of D&D at the time, and are characterized predominantly by their lethal aversion to sunlight and their active embrace of the classic Seelie/Unseelie mythology split, as they stem from a time when fey creatures tended to just sort of "there" in D&D.
For more details, see the Shadow Fey page.
Playable Fey[edit]
Even excluding the obvious Elves, many of the various Fey races have been made playable in D&D at one point or another, particularly in the days of Basic and Advanced D&D. However, in one of the more confusing uses of the name, issue #257 of Dragon Magazine presented the Fey as a kind of alternate Elf race for use in its "Dark Ages" mini-setting; a Low Historical Fantasy version of Dark Ages Britain running off of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons ruleset.
"Fey elves", visually characterized by their blonde to red-blonde hair and piercing green eyes, function almost exactly like standard AD&D elves, except for a few minor changes:
- Ability Score Minimum/Maximum: Strength 3/18, Dexterity 6/18, Constitution 7/18, Intelligence 8/18, Wisdom 3/18, Charisma 9/18
- Class & Level Limits: Fighter 12, Ranger 12, Thief 13, Bard 13, Wizard (Mage, Abjurer, Diviner, Enchanter) Unlimited
- Multiclassing Options: Fighter/Thief, Fighter/Mage, Fighter/Mage/Thief, Ranger/Thief, Ranger/Mage
List of D&D Fey Races[edit]
Found at this link here, which also provides links to each fey with the (Wizards of the Coast web site) designator.
Very long list in here.
- Actaeon (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix)
- Adaro (Dragon #29)
- Agta (Imagine #25)
- Ashira (Monstrous Compendium Al-Qadim Appendix (MC13))
- Asrai (Planes of Chaos)
- Atomie (Monstrous Manual)
- Averx (Dragon #172)
- Bajang (Oriental Adventures)
- Banshrae (Monster Manual V)
- Baobhan Sith (Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix III: Creatures of Darkness)
- Batibat (Imagine #25)
- Bile Wrapped in Beauty (Wizards of the Coast web site)
- Bisan (Oriental Adventures)
- Bog Imp (Heroes of Horror)
- Bogeyman (Dragon #101)
- Boggart (Wizards of the Coast web site)
- Boggart (Alternate) (Dragon #54)
- Boggart (Alternate II) (Dragon #239)
- Booka (Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Appendix)
- Boowray (Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix III: Creatures of Darkness)
- Bramble (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three)
- Brownie (Wizards of the Coast web site)
- Brownie, House (Dragon #331)
- Buckawn (Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Appendix)
- Caliento (Wizards of the Coast web site)
- Cat, Cheshire (Wizards of the Coast web site)
- Cat, Crystalline (Dragon #304)
- Chac (Maztica Campaign Set)
- Chaneque (Dragon #317)
- Changeling, Faerie (Blood Spawn)
- Chevall (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix)
- Chrysalis Spinner (Wizards of the Coast web site)
- Cinciut (Red Caps) (Polyhedron #147)
- Clurichaun (Dragon #239)
- Coltpixy (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix)
- Crossroads Guardian (Magic of Faerûn)
- Deepling (Dragon #281)
- Dobie (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two)
- Dogai (Dragon #29)
- Domovoi (Frostburn)
- Drake, Mystaran, Colddrake (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix)
- Drake, Mystaran, Elemental (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix)
- Drake, Mystaran, Mandrake (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix)
- Drake, Mystaran, Wooddrake (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix)
- Dreamfane (Wizards of the Coast web site)
- Dryad (Monster Manual v.3.5)
- Dryad, Black Woods (D&D Miniatures: Desert of Desolation)
- Dryad, Hamadryad (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three)
- Ekrat (Dragon #94)
- Elf, Arak (Shadow Rift)
- Fachan (Celts Campaign Sourcebook (HR3))
- Faedorne (Creature Catalog (DMR2))
- Faerie (Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia)
- Faerie Fiddler (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three)
- Faerie Phiz (Dragon #191)
- Faerie, Seelie (Blood Spawn)
- Faerie, Unseelie, Living Evil (Blood Spawn)
- Fairy (Supplement IV: Gods, Demigods, Heroes)
- Faun (Deities and Demigods)
- Faux Faerie (Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio Appendix (MC14))
- Fenette (Shaman)
- Feystag (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One)
- Feytouched (Fiend Folio)
- Flitterling (Creature Catalog (DMR2))
- Force of Nature (Dragon #304)
- Forestfolk (Wizards of the Coast web site)
- Forlarren (1ed Fiend Folio)
- Fossergrim (Fiend Folio)
- Frost (Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix (MC11))
- Frostwind Virago (Monster Manual V)
- Gahonga (Legends & Lore)
- Gan-Da-Yah (Dragon #61)
- Garden Imp (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix)
- Glaistig (Monster Manual III)
- Glitterhaunt (Wizards of the Coast web site)
- Gloura (Underdark)
- Gorse (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three)
- Gray Jester (Heroes of Horror)
- Green Crusader (Wizards of the Coast web site)
- Gremlin (Dragon #79)
- Grig (Monster Manual v.3.5)
- Halfling, Shadow World (Blood Spawn)
- Hoarfroster (Wizards of the Coast web site)
- Hoary Hunter (Epic Level Handbook)
- Huldrefolk (Bestiary of Krynn, Revised)
- Hybsil (Monsters of Faerûn)
- Jack Frost (Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix III: Creatures of Darkness)
- Jaebrin (Monster Manual V)
- Jermlaine (Monster Manual II)
- Joystealer (Monster Manual IV)
- Kelpie (Fiend Folio)
- Killmoulis (Monstrous Manual)
- Kormus (Knowledge Arcana: Issue 5)
- Korred (Monstrous Manual)
- Kruel (Dragon #187)
- Leanan Sidhe (Wizards of the Coast web site)
- Leprechaun, Wicked (Dragon #239)
- Leshay (Epic Level Handbook)
- Leshii (Dragon #290)
- Leshy (Dragon #119)
- Leshy (Alternate) (Dragon #239)
- Lunar Ravager (Monster Manual IV)
- Lutum (Monster of the Void)
- Malgoren (Wizards of the Coast web site)
- Mara (Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix (MC11))
- Moan Bird (Sons of Azca (HWR1))
- Murderjack (Wizards of the Coast web site)
- Mythu'nn Folk (Savage Coast Monstrous Compendium Appendix)
- Nat, Einsaung (Oriental Adventures)
- Nat, Hkum Yeng (Oriental Adventures)
- Nat, Lu (Oriental Adventures)
- Nature Spirit (Oriental Adventures)
- Nereid (Stormwrack)
- Nightshade (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One)
- Nixie (Monster Manual v.3.5)
- Nuchlavis (Wizards of the Coast web site)
- Nymph (Monster Manual v.3.5)
- Nymph, Grain (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Four)
- Nymph, Lost (Magic of Incarnum)
- Nymph, Unseelie (Wizards of the Coast web site)
- Nymph (Water) (Supplement II: Blackmoor)
- Ocean Strider (Monster Manual II)
- Oh-Do-Was (Dragon #61)
- Oread (Fiend Folio)
- Pahari (Monstrous Compendium Al-Qadim Appendix (MC13))
- Parparit ( תירפרפ ) (Lunar Women (HCM1))
- Pech (Dungeon #151)
- Petal (Monster Manual III)
- Phouka (Celts Campaign Sourcebook (HR3))
- Pixie (Monster Manual v.3.5)
- Plainsjan (Realmspace (SJR2))
- Pooka (Tall Tales of the Wee Folk (PC1))
- Quickling (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two)
- Ragewalker (Monster Manual III)
- Raknakle (Dragon #274)
- Randara (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix)
- Redcap (Monster Manual III)
- Redcap (Alternate) (Dragon #158)
- Rimefire Eidolon (Frostburn)
- Rime Sprite (Wizards of the Coast web site)
- Ruin Chanter (Monster Manual V)
- Rusalka (Frostburn)
- Sakina (Monstrous Compendium Al-Qadim Appendix (MC13))
- Satyr (Monster Manual v.3.5)
- Seelie Court Fey (Dragon Compendium, Volume 1)
- Shadar-Kai (Fiend Folio)
- Shadovig (Dragon #299)
- Shaedling (Monster Manual V)
- Shargugh (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix)
- Shatjan (Horde Barbarian Campaign Setting)
- Shike (Dungeon #73)
- Shimmerling, Swarm (Monster Manual III)
- Siabrie (Wizards of the Coast web site)
- Sidhe (Tall Tales of the Wee Folk (PC1))
- Silkie (Dragon #41)
- Silver Warrior (Creature Catalog (DMR2))
- Sirine (Monster Manual II)
- Sleeping Blossom Sprite (Wizards of the Coast web site)
- Snake, Gloomwing (Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix (MC11))
- Spark (Dragon #304)
- Spirit Animal (Frostburn)
- Spirit of the Land (Monster Manual II)
- Splanxty (Eye of the Serpent (UK5))
- Splinterwaif (Monster Manual III)
- Spriggan (Fiend Folio)
- Springheel (Dragon #355)
- Sprite (Monstrous Manual)
- Sprite, Seelie Faerie (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two)
- Sprite, Unseelie Faerie (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two)
- Squeaker (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One)
- Stone Maiden (Monstrous Compendium Al-Qadim Appendix (MC13))
- Storm Rider (Wizards of the Coast web site)
- Stwinger (Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio Appendix (MC14))
- Tatalla (Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One)
- Telthor (Unapproachable East)
- Tepictoton (Sons of Azca (HWR1))
- Thorn (Monster Manual III)
- Thunder Children (Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio Appendix (MC14))
- Tikbalang (Imagine #25)
- Uldra (Frostburn)
- Unseelie Fey (Dragon Compendium, Volume 1)
- Urisk (Lubin) (Dragon #94)
- Usunag (Wizards of the Coast web site)
- Verdant Prince (Monster Manual IV)
- Vila (Dragon #290)
- Vodyanoi (Frostburn)
- Wendigo (Fiend Folio)
- Wild Hunt, Master of the Hunt (Monster Manual V)
- Wild Hunter (Expedition to the Demonweb Pits)
- Wild Watcher (Dungeon #132)
- Winterling (Dragon #324)
- Wood Imp (Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix)
- Wychglow (Creature Catalog (DMR2))
- Wychlamp (Creature Catalog (DMR2))
- Yuki-On-Na (Frostburn)
- Zeitgeist (Cityscape)