A little About Greater Fairies, and Lesser Faeries

It is easy to underestimate the native cleverness, wit, and knowledge of Fairy kind. This is
always a mistake. All fairies are long lived, with many of the Greater Fairies being ancient
beyond the reckoning. Though they are very limited with respect to their sense of adventure
and curiosity, this seems to be an adaptation that allows them to maintain their simple lifestyles
over very long lifespan. Thus, technical tasks are simply not their forte, relying more on
memory, experience, and inscrutable methods of impeccably judging all whom they meet.

The actual relationship between Greater and Lesser fairy kind, is as yet unclear, but to be
explored in future stories.

The Greater Fairies:

Greater Fairies, who are far fewer in number, are both more intelligent and much larger than
the ‘little ones.’ They were created by the ancient to attend him, and to act as his
eyes and ears, as well as serving as his guardians. They all have rich personalities, but only
a few are willing to show this in the presence of men, whom they mistrust because they
think and act so differently than fairy-folk; often saying one thing while thinking or believing
another, which fairies simply can not understand.

They are all distinguished by their eyes, which are usually very brightly colored or metallic,
and are extremely expressive. The brightness of their eyes expresses the level of ‘joy’ they
are feeling. They are collectively the ‘Aida’ or ‘Joyful Helpers.’

Several of their great poetic cycles or histories, as well as several of the learning songs,
seem to indicate that eye color may be passed along from the parent fairies. Thus, if
Golden-eyes were to conceive with her consort Blue-eyes, they might be expected to have a
green-eyed offspring.

Greater fairies have developed or been taught writing. However, they are more likely to
rely on a very strong oral tradition of passing information amongst themselves, the likes of
which humans could scarcely comprehend. Their traditional songs and cycles encompass a
history and a knowledge of the natural world that is beyond the grasp of most human minds.
Thus, though most of the greater fairies can read, learning and memorization are undertaken
through songs

The Lesser Faeries:

Lesser Faeries are many more in number. Their personalities are simpler, and though some
may speak from time to time, many more may not be so capable. They seem to develop
over a limited range of capacity, but as a whole, they are far less capable of dealing with
complex tasks than their larger brethren. Some may even be almost feral, living apart in
small loose groupings, dwelling in places where the Unicorn has sojourned over the millennia,
which to all practical purposes is everywhere.

What they lack in innate ability, they can usually make up for in sheer numbers and enthusiasm.
Lesser Faeries are smaller than the Greater Fairies, being roughly half the size, and unlike the
their larger cousins, they seem to remain approximately the same size throughout their lives.

All Lesser Faeries have jet-black eyes, which although they are significantly less expressive
due to their lack of color, never the less follow the same pattern of gaining a high luster when
they are happy, to a dull coal like flatness when they are sad. This is of little moment, though,
because Lesser Faeries are almost always happy.

All the fairy folk are empathic, in ways that are not clearly understandable. Most of this
is the ability to sense raw emotions, such as chemical and hormonal changes, to an extent that
it has become a rich and expressive form of communication, but there are times when they seem
to function to an almost extra sensory extent. Mostly this means that the little ones will
enjoy undertaking some small needful task, because they can feel the need in others as if
it were their own, and enjoy the satiation of that need as they would any other pleasurable
emotion. Again, however, there are times when any fairy might seem prescient, either
due to an inhumanly vast experience, or through cues that are simply not decipherable
with human senses, it is simply uncertain to us.

Sarah Lynn Morgan

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Name		Gender		Meaning
Asho				'Pure of heart' The ancient, The Unicorn
Dyre				'Dear heart'
Syna				'Two Together', In Hebrew 'Sarah'
Dara				'Compassion & Wisdom', Innkeeper’s wife.
Chandi				'Angry'
Maleah				'Unique little Girl', Chandi's Daughter.
Bryan				'Strong one', Syna's Father.
Arlen				'Pledge', Chandi's son.
Jada				'Wise', Crown emissary.
Keely				'Beautiful & Graceful', Syna's Friend.
Calum				'Dove', Innkeeper
Bram				'Raven', Mean young cousin
Braum				'Man like', Mean younger cousin
Liam				'Unwavering protector', The smith
Keene				'Ancient, Wise, Learned', Village Elder.
Braelan				The old Healer
Aida				'Joyful Helper', All Greater Fairies
Copper-eyes				Syna's 'Aida'
Green-eyes				Very beautiful, a healer
Blue-eyes				A watcher, consort of Golden-eyes
Golden-eyes				The Eldest, She knows of Man