Post by Troian Spencer on Jan 7, 2013 12:48:08 GMT -8
Tagline
"When the first baby laughed for the first time, his laugh broke into a million pieces, and they all went skipping about. That was the beginning of fairies."
Vital Stats:
Name: Troian Elizabeth Spencer
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 135
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Brown
DOB: 7/18/91
POB: NSW, Australia
Raised: Paris, France
US Phone: 212-939-0068
(do not call this number, you will piss someone in New York off)
Fairies are generally described as human in appearance and having magical powers. Many of the Irish tales of the Tuatha DÃ Danann refer to these beings as fairies, though in more ancient times they were regarded as goddesses and gods. The Tuatha DÃ Danann were spoken of as having come from islands in the north of the world or, in other sources, from the sky. After being defeated in a series of battles with other otherworldly beings, and then by the ancestors of the current Irish people, they were said to have withdrawn to the sÃdhe.
The Tuatha DÃ Danann are thought to derive from the pre-Christian deities of Ireland. When the surviving stories were written, Ireland had been Christian for centuries, and the Tuatha DÃ were represented as mortal kings, queens and heroes of the distant past; however there are many clues to their former divine status.
Strengths:
Glamour. One of the key abilities of the high court fae is that of glamour, an ability to cast illusions. Humans can resist glamour by placing a variety of magic ointments over their eyes *Example of Glamour; Making mud look and taste like ham.
Sensitivity. Psychic abilities, such as telepathy, photo kinesis (those that require light to regenerate would be helped by this, those that are harmed by light - such as vampires, could conceivably be killed by it), pyrokinesis, teleportation.
Harmony with nature. The ability to be in sync with nature, giving one the ability to move through it without causing harm.
Enhanced physical abilities (preternaturally fast and strong, and unusually resistant to damage), can heal others and is swift to heal.
Weaknesses:
Cold iron. Unlike vampires and lycanthropes, fae are not bothered by silver. Cold forged iron or even lead is more damaging to them.
Fairie ointments. The use of a four-leaf clover, Saint-John's-wort, red verbena, daisies, rowan, and ash can break glamour. As such special ointments are made of either four-leaf clovers or Saint-John's-wort, and spread on the eyelids, mouth, ears, and hands, making a person proof against glamour.
Salt. Temporarily disturbs fae magic, either by throwing it on the fae or the thing being magicked.