Pixies & Fairies

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Pixies

Origin: Non-Human in origin. Age and origin unknown

Lifespan: 18-20 years. Spells can reset their lifespan

Subspecies: None

Ley Line Access: Unable to tap a line; Able to see auras

Strengths: Speed and flight, pixies may be small but are a force to be reckoned with. Often unseen when flying. Can use their dust for blood clotting and pixing people, which causes a rash

Weaknesses: Size makes them easily hurt. Fast metabolism and sensitivity to cold.

Attributes: Honest, hardworking and loyal, pixies are your best friends and your worst enemies.

Allies: Often good in partnership with witches and elves, as their gardening lifestyle can easily help any witch gather spell ingredients

Enemies: Fairies. Pixies and fairies quarrel constantly over land, as fairies will trample a garden in pursuit of food.

Full write up: Sourced in parts from various places, including the Wiki entry.

Pixies are tiny winged creatures, similar to faeries but far more human in appearance, that typically have a lifespan of 18-20 years. They mate for life; however if one mate dies the other will kill him or herself on their partner's funeral pyre to be with their dead mate. Children are born in batches, and are called newlings until it is certain they will live long enough to be named. Pixies are passionate about family and friends and will fight to the death against any foe who threatens them. They require a nearly constant sugar intake as a result of their high energy levels, and tend to eat a lot of peanut butter & honey, but are healthier with their choice of seeds and plants than on processed sugar. Their most prized food is natural maple syrup. Unlike faeries, pixies take meticulous care of their gardens.

A sustained temperature below 40° F will push a pixy into hibernation. During the winter pixies hibernate and the risk of death is great, but if there is a warm enough environment they will stay awake all winter instead. Most steel and metal is poisonous to them, requiring special care to handle; they are even sensitive to the plastic and gasoline in synthetic clothing materials, so they dress mostly in silk and spider silk. Red clothing is a unique signal in pixy culture. Red is worn when pixies cross over other pixy territories. It's a promise of no poaching, as a pixy's food is jealously guarded and any intruders will be attacked on site if not wearing red.

The ultimate goal of any pixy is to obtain a garden where they can raise and feed a large family. Pixies have a highly developed sense of smell that can identify the race of different Inderlanders. Because of their small size, pixies are excellent for surveillance and defense, but they also make good assassins as most people underestimate them because of their size. Have a noted common skill of messing with cameras and other surveillance equipment.

Pixies are also unbound by human or Inderland law, effectively not citizens. They cannot hold legal property, as their rules and the greater part of Cincinnati's do not mix. This was an agreement on both sides, as pixies and fairies both would rather live traditionally. If one of their members or foes die, it is not a crime but rather an unfortunate reality, and they are happy living outside of the law. Even pixies and fairies that go to work are regarded as a business expense rather than being an employee, and are not contracted like other species that work for the I.S, leavng them free to leave when the job doesn't suit them anymore.

Fairies

Origin: Non-Human in origin. Age and origin unknown

Lifespan: 18-20 years. Spells can reset their lifespan

Subspecies: None

Ley Line Access: Unable to tap a line; Able to see auras

Strengths: Speed and flight, notably slower than pixies but still wickedly fast.

Weaknesses: Size makes them easily hurt. Fast metabolism and sensitivity to cold.

Attributes: Subtle and treacherous, fairies serve themselves and their clan only.

Allies: None

Enemies: Pixies. Pixies and fairies quarrel constantly over land, as pixies fight viciously to keep fairies out of their garden

Full write up: Sourced in parts from various places, including the Wiki entry.

Fairies are tiny Inderlanders, at 6 inches tall slightly larger than pixies, who also have wings. Fairies have butterfly-like wings they use for travel. They have long, sharp teeth and are carnivores, eating a wide variety of bugs. Fairies are generally regarded as bad for gardens, as they tend to strip them of all life in their pursuit of bugs to eat, and do not tend the habitat. They also have large clans & families, and frequently go to war with pixies over land. Unlike pixies who hibernate in the winter, fairies fly south and come back once winter is over. Fairies are also good at surveillance and make excellent assassins.