#adhene

Name: Adhene [add-EEN]

Class: Monster, Faery, Lightweight

PPL Category: 1 - Generally passive, dangerous only when provoked

OVERVIEW

Adhene are the closest to perfection Titania ever achieved in monster-forging. Blessed with sharp minds, flight, and powerful hazard spells, they think themselves “above” the other faerys and have literally placed themselves above them in treetop districts which only they can access. They are said to be the most intelligent of all monsters, able to process information faster than most humans.

They were a powerful force to be reckoned with on the battlefield, launching elemental spells upon their foes. Today, the adhene throw their power around to keep their privileged positions in society. While kobolds and pixies are considered “lesser” and often fall into grunt work, drau and adhene compete for more sophisticated jobs like educators, knights, and advisors to Titania and Morgause themselves.

BIOLOGY

Adhene were forged using goblin skulls, faun antlers, spright wings, autumn leaves, gourd skins, and bird bones, among other things. Adults only stand as tall as a human child, and their body weight is deceptively light thanks to their hollow bones and spongy muscles.

They have long, pointed skulls and elongated faces like a dog’s maw. They complexions are always some shade of gold and usually peppered with brown or white freckles. Their hair is straight or curly and ranges from orange to reddish-brown in color. Their eyes are solid yellow.

Physically they are small and incredibly weak, but they are born with the innate power to wield hazard spells which they use to defend themselves. Exactly what element these spells may be seems to be genetic. For example, if an adhene’s mother was born with frost spells and their father with fire spells, the offspring has an equal chance to inherit either frost or fire. If both parents were born with frost spells, then the child is guaranteed to inherit frost spells as well.

Like all faerys, adhene cannot wield other types of magic except the innate spells they were born with. However, they can increase their spellcasting ability over time to cast more powerful hazards.

The natural lifespan of an adhene is around 60 years. Their life stages are infant (0-1), toddler (2-3), child (3-29), adolescent (30-34), adult (35-49), and elder (50+). They spend a large portion of their lives as children and remain child-sized forever, which Titania considers their largest flaw.

CULTURE

In the Seelie Court, adhene are sequestered to the “Autumn District”. They are free to come and go from this district as they please at any time of day, but cannot legally own property outside of it. As its name suggests, this district is located in the canopy of a mega-forest, which only winged creatures can access.

Adhene have proven to be largely intelligent, competent, and loyal to Titania since their beginnings. Because of this, Titania allows them to hold jobs that most other faerys cannot have, including but not limited to: palace knights, Seelie soldiers, royal scribes, and arcane professors.

However, even the adhene don’t have the same rights as fae in the Seelie Court. They are only permitted to marry within their own species and may not own property outside the Autumn District. Outside of their own district, their kind is often segregated from fae in many places of business such as restaurants and theatres, and it is legal for business to outright bar their entry based on their status as a monster. When it comes to emergency situations and medical care, adhene are prioritized under fae, but above all other faerys.

There are not many places in the world where adhene are allowed to exist, much less establish a stable life for themselves. Their kind is most widely accepted in the Seelie Court, and they face similar treatment in the Unseelie Court. They are allowed in Mogdir Kingdom, though their kind faces much social discrimination there, they cannot legally own property or marry, and they cannot participate in Mogdiri elections.

Because of this, the Seelie Court’s Autumn District has become something of a cultural hub for the adhene. Here they have their own schools, hospitals, police, and other facilities that cater exclusively to them. Other species aren’t exactly welcome in this district, and due to its precarious location, most cannot access it at all.

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OVERVIEW

Faerys live a highly controversial existence on Looming Gaia. They were forged by the divine Titania, so they are technically monsters and not protected under World Law despite being sapient beings. Some kingdoms have made special exceptions for them while others stubbornly refuse to acknowledge them as people.

Though sensitive to iron like fae, faerys are capable of telling lies like commoners and gaians. Outsiders find little reason to trust them.

The vast majority of faerys stay in their native land of Umory-Ond, where Titania rules as high queen of the Seelie Court. Titania created the faerys to help her take over Umory-Ond, but once she had wiped every other tribe off the continent, she looked upon her destruction and felt great remorse.

Titania decided that magic should never be used for destruction and outlawed what she considered "black magic" like necromancy. This enraged a necromancer drau named Morgause, who recruited all who felt the same and founded the Unseelie Court. Today, Umory-Ond is divided and so too are the faerys.

KOBOLDS

Name: Kobold [KOH-buld]

Class: Monster, Faery, Midweight

PPL Category: 3 - Generally hostile or exhibits chronic nuisance behavior

Forger: Titania, Divine of Faerys

Creating a whole new species of beings was not a simple task. There were mistakes along the way, and kobolds were one of them. They're often called "Titania's Blunders", displaying questionable intelligence and a grotesque frog-like appearance.

During Titania's conquests, the kobolds were not considered fit for combat. They were instead utilized as living shields, suicide bombers, and test subjects for the other faerys to practice their spells on. That has all long since been outlawed, but the poor kobolds still suffer in their run-down slums, looked down upon and abused by the rest of faerykind.

Made to feel inadequate for so long, the kobolds eventually learned the art of perception magic. They use these spells to make themselves appear beautiful and trick others. However, their magic is weak and they can't keep up appearances for long. All too often their guise slips and they are once again kicked to the curb.

PIXIES

Name: Pixie [PICK-see]

Class: Monster, Faery, Lightweight

PPL Category: 3 - Generally hostile or exhibits chronic nuisance behavior

Forger: Titania, Divine of Faerys

Averaging just 10 inches tall and blessed with flight, pixies were mostly used for reconnaissance and first aid in Titania's great conquest. They specialize in curative magics like healing and plant growth. Today, they use their talents to provide their homeland with food.

They were Titania's second attempt at creating life and are less flawed than the kobolds, but flawed nonetheless. They are known to be very childish and illogical no matter their age, behaving purely on their emotions. Their communities tend to be rife with constant drama and dysfunction.

DRAU

Name: Drau [drow]

Class: Monster, Faery, Midweight

PPL Category: 1 - Generally passive, dangerous only when provoked

Forger: Titania, Divine of Faerys

Titania looked upon her battlefields, all strewn with useless corpses. Then she had an idea: to put those dead soldiers back to work! The drau were born, and they specialized in necromancy.

Drau are highly intelligent and Titania considered them nearly perfect, though they had two major flaws: They lacked wings and sunlight blinded them.

Modern drau spend their daylight hours in their underground districts. Most of them migrated to the Unseelie Court when necromancy was outlawed in Seelie lands. In the Seelie Court, they are forced into schools of magic which they are not meant for, and which they can never excel in.

ADHENE

Name: Adhene [add-EEN]

Class: Monster, Faery, Lightweight

PPL Category: 1 - Generally passive, dangerous only when provoked

Forger: Titania, Divine of Faerys

Adhene are the closest to perfection Titania ever achieved in her experiments. Blessed with sharp minds, flight, and powerful hazard spells, they think themselves "above" the other faerys and have literally placed themselves above them in treetop districts which only they can access.

They were a powerful force to be reckoned with on the battlefield, launching elemental spells upon their foes. Today, the adhene throw their power around to keep their privileged positions in society. While kobolds and pixies are considered "lesser" and often fall into grunt work, drau and adhene compete for more sophisticated jobs like educators, knights, and advisors to Titania and Morgause themselves.

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