Types of Faeries

Abatwa - Said to b e the tiniest

enemies, and they prefer to live

are completely nocturnal. If 

creatures of human form in

in water enclosures where there

they are touched by sunlight

existence; these little people

are none.

they will melt into a rainbow

coexist peacefully with the ants

pool of water.

in the anthills of Southern Africa and live on their foraging from the roots of grasses and other plants. They are very shy and so are elusive, however they tend to reveal themselves to very young children, wizards, and pregnant women.

Aine - She is a faery goddess,

Angiks - Children of the living dead of Eskimo lore. In hard

Asparas - Usually female, also

times, unwanted babies were

known as sky-dancers. They

taken out into the snow by

bless humans at important

tribal elders to die of exposure.

stages in their lives, and are

Unless the tribe would move to

often seen at weddings. They

a new hunting ground, they

live in fig trees and sometimes

would often find themselves

appear to scholars or scientists,

haunted by this small, miserable

seduce and exhaust them,

ghost.

making sure they don't venture

sister to Fennine, daughter to

into areas that the spirit world

Egogabal who was a king of the

deems unfit.

Tuatha de Danann. The Earl of  Desmond fell in love with her when he saw her sitting by Logh

Ankou - The faery version of the grim reaper. Sometimes he's portrayed as a benevolent,

Attorcroppe - The Attorcroppe

comforting figure. An old Irish

looks like a small serpent with

proverb says, "When Ankou

arms and legs who walks

comes, he will not go away

upright. They are very

empty."

malevolent.

couldn't hold to it when he saw

Anthropophagi - A cannibal

Aughisky - Pronounced "Agh-

his son jump in and out of a

faery. He has no head, but his

iski"; they are the Irish version

bottle. His son fled in the form

eyes sit atop his shoulders and a

of the Each-Uisge.

of a wild goose and Aine

mouth may be found in his

disappeared into Knock Aine.

torso. His lack of nose allows

Gur. He captured and married her. Their son was Earl Fitzgerald. The Earl of  Desmond's taboo was that he could never show that he was surprised by anything that his son did. Unfortunately he

him to eat human flesh without gagging.

Awd Goggie - A type of Bogie. He haunts forests and orchards,

Alven - Creatures of the moon

and kidnaps children. Wise

under whose light they dance

children will stay away from

and play. They are water faeries

Arkan Sonney - Faery pigs on

orchards when unsupervised,

who live in ponds, lakes, and

the Isle of Man , they're also

lest Awd Goggie get them.

rivers, but the River Elbe is

known as "Lucky Piggy". Faery

sacred to them and in it they

pigs are supposed to bring good

make their principal home. They

luck if one is to capture it.

Ballybogs - Mud covered

cherish night-blooming plants

creatures of very small size.

and will harm any human who

Their bodies are completely

attempts to pick or destroy

Ashrays - It is known that

round, with their heads rising

them. Fish are their only known

Ashrays cannot live on land, and

from their bodies without a

neck. Their arms and legs are

clothing of people who will soon

fangs who roams the northern

long and spindly, which look too

die. They are rumored to be the

English and Scottish countryside

thin and weak to support their

ghosts of women who died in

showing himself to those who

weight. They speak no known

childbirth and will continue to

will die within a fortnight.

language and grunt and slobber

wash until the day that they

instead of speaking.

should have died. Black Annis - She is a hag; however she is unique in the

Barguest - A kind of Bogie. It has

Beansidhe - Also known as

horns, dangerous teeth and

Banshee. She's an Irish death

claws, and fiery eyes. It can take

spirit whose keening (mourning

many forms, but usually is a

wail) can be heard at night prior

shaggy black dog. Upon the

to a death. She's always female

death of a prominent figure, it

and always appears in a filmy,

rounds up all the dogs in the

full-sized human form. Long

community and leads them on a

stringy hair partially covered

procession through the streets,

with a hood and a white gown is

howling.

part of her attire, as is a wet and ghost-like appearance.

fact that she is a cannibal.

Blue Men of the Minch - They dwell in the strait between Long Island and the Shiant Islands . They are responsible for sudden thunderstorms and shipwrecks. It is said that you may stop them by speaking in rhymes.

She's also known to wear a Basilisk - A highly poisonous faery which is reputed to hate

grey, green, or black robe in different regions.

Bocan - Their sole purpose was to attack and mutilate travelers.

humans. It can kill by looking at, touching, or breathing on a human being or animal.

Bauchan - Also Bogann. A type of Hobgoblin. Like most faeries, they are fond of tricks, sometimes are dangerous, and

Bean-Tighe - A benevolent, grandmother-type; she does

Boggarts - They're cousins to

chores and looks after children

the Brownies, although their

and pets, as long as you feed

intentions are very different.

them fresh strawberries and

Boggarts will adopt a house just

cream, and a share of your

for the sheer delight of 

home.

destroying things. They are very ill-tempered and greedy.

sometimes are helpful. Bendith y Mamau - Pronounced Bean-Fionn - Is the name for all types of drowning faeries. Also known as Jenny Greentooth, or Peg Powler.

"ben-dith uh momay";

Bogie - This is the generic na me

Carmarthenshire (Wales) name

for some different types of 

for faeries, translates to

goblins. Their temperament

"Mother's Blessing". This phrase

ranges the spectrum from

is used as a prayer to protect

benign to malevolent.

from evil. Bean-Nighe - Pronounced "benneeyah"; type of Beansidhe around streams in Scotland and Ireland . She washes the

Bogles - They are a form of  Black Angus - A large black dog

goblins, and are generally nasty

with yellow eyes and a sharp

in temperament. However, they

prefer to inflict their evil deeds

Brownies - They are very small

appears, so as not to take them

upon liars and murderers.

dwarf faeries who always

too much by surprise.

appear as males with coal black eyes. They wear little suits of  Bokwus - A fearsome spirit in the great northwestern American spruce forests. He is only seen in glimpses, but has been seen wearing totemic face paints. Hunters are very aware of his presence. He likes to p ush fishermen off the banks to drown, taking the victim's soul to his home in the forest.

green, blue, or brown, and small caps made of felt. Their ears are slightly pointed and they have long, nimble fingers. They love to adopt homes and take care of them for the payment of a warm room and their favorite foods, which are milk, honey, ale, and cake. But don't feed them too much, or try giving

Bunyip - Live in the swamps and marshes of Australia , and look like plump humans, only smaller, standing at four feet high. They are shy and are rarely seen in any case, but are often heard. They bark like dogs to warn nearby humans of  impending dangers.

them gifts, or else they will take offense and leave. Also, having

Boobrie - Preys on ships

a cat in your house will make

Buttery Sprites - No one has

them leave.

ever seen a Buttery Sprite but

transporting sheep and cattle,

their presence is known by

which are it's favorite foods. It

missing food and by the havoc

mimics the sound of a particular animal's young to lure it to the side of the ship, where it's captured in the long talons and dragged underwater. It also has the ability to shape shift into the form of a horse and run on

Buachailleen - Are small faeries who look like young men, and in fact the name literally means "little boys". They are excellent shape shifters, and will torment animals just for fun.

they wreak on those whom they believe cheat others or live the lives of hypocrites. They live in old abbeys and inns, and take any food not marked by a crossespecially fresh churned butter.

the top of the water, complete with the sound effect of hooves on earth.

Buggars - They are very adept at shape shifting, and are considered very dangerous to

Brown Man of the Muirs - He is the protector of wild animals.

humans. Fortunately for us, they never leave the astral world.

Bwaganod - Goblins who can shape shift into other animal forms, including humanoid shapes, but no Bwaganod has ever perfected his shape shifting skills, and is easily spotted if one looks closely. They do not like humans, but

Brown Men - Short, thin male faeries who protect the animal life on Cornwall 's Bodmin Moor. They don't appear to dislike humans, but avoid them whenever possible.

have never harmed them, just Bugal Noz - A hideously ugly

frighten and fool them.

faery, a fact he seems to find most distressing. He is said to be the last of his race, and lives underground, deep in the woodlands of Brittany . He yearns for human companionship, and will call out a warning to humans before he

Bwbachs - Solitary house faeries who are very mischievous, but do not seem to wish any harm on their host families. However, they do not have the helpful

nature of the Brownie or the

Cannered-Noz - Breton version

come to take a drink uninvited

Bean-Tighe.

of the Bean-Sidhe.

by the master of the house.

Bwca - They are the Welsh

Chi Spirits - No one has ever

Corrigans - Appear as blonde

version of the Brownie. They

seen a Chi Spirit, as they are

females by night and repulsive

have slightly nastier tempers,

pure energy and have no

hags by day. She awaits the day

and are prone to tantrums if 

physical confines. Like

when a human man might fall in

their work is criticized. They

Brownies, the Chi Spirits adopt a

love with her and be open-

also despise tattletales and

human home in which to live.

minded enough to follow through to the day. If that

people with long noses.

happens, she will become Chin-Chin Kobakama - Appears

human and remain beautiful both night and day.

Bwciod - The Bwciod is more of 

to be elderly, but amazingly

a nuisance than a danger, but

spry. They are either male or

he can turn nasty if thwarted.

female, and are generally

He is solitary, and moves so fast

friendly towards humans, but

Cucui - Pronounced "Coo-coo-

that he can barely be seen by

can be a nuisance. They move

ee", has almost become a

the human eye.

into human homes and will

generic term for "monster"

bless and protect them as long

among Mexicans and American

as they are kept clean.

Hispanics. He has taken on a popular image similar to that of 

Cailleac Bhuer - Pronounced

a staring zombie or ghoul.

"Call-y'ac V'fhoor". She is a one of a kind old woman, who walks

Churn Milk Peg and Melch Dick -

by night carrying her walking

Small dwarf faeries who wear

stick, her carrion crow on her

peasant costumes dating back

Cururipur - A powerful South

left shoulder. However, her

to sometime around the

American spirit who owned the

reputation as dangerous and ill-

fifteenth century. They jealously

 jungle and tortures tortoise

tempered may be a mistaken

guard nut crops and hate lazy

hunters since the tortoises are

one.

humans, although they're quite

his friends.

lazy themselves. Daoine Maithe - Also known as "The Good People"; there is a Callicantzaroi - They are

question as to whether they're

trooping faeries who are small,

Clurichauns - A solitary faery

angels or faeries, since they

skinny, and always ride nude.

who resembles his cousin, the

were present at the Biblical Fall,

Instead of riding horses, they

Leprechaun. He is the self 

but did not fall. It's generally

ride chickens. They are also all

appointed guardian of a wine

assumed that they are awaiting

either partially or totally blind,

cellar, one he chooses in his

salvation.

and are often accompanied on

own time, and then moves in

their Raids by other crippled

makes himself at home. He is

faeries.

almost always drunk, but will prevent casks from leaking and

Daoine Sidhe - This is the name

wines from going bad, and he

assumed by the Tuatha de

will chase away all those who

Danann when the Milesians

drove them underground. Their

Dryads - Tree-dwelling, playful,

King is Finvarra, who to this day

female creatures. They seem

holds court in his palace

Domoviyr - Male elves, who like

open to human contact, but are

beneath the faery hill of 

their cousins, the Brownies, live

very capricious, and it would be

Knockma. They are skilled chess

in human homes which they

hard to tell if one was in the

players, and no human has ever

protect with fierce loyalty. They

mood to help, play, or just

beaten Finvarra in a game.

have jealous natures, and are

tease. Dryads prefer to live in

Finvarra is a womanizer,

especially watchful of poultry

willow trees, and are seen as

frequently kidnapping human

meats, which are their favorite

not more than enchanting wisps

women. The Daoine Sidhe are

foods.

of pure light, sometimes gently

also quite fond of hurling; an

colored.

odd cross between hockey and lacrosse.

Dracs - In their natural state, Dracs appear as great floating

Duendes - These solitary faeries

purple blobs in the surface of 

appear as middle-aged women

Devas - They are most often

the water. They can also be

in green robes. They are small

seen not as a body, but as a

seen in the form of a golden

and sly, and their fingers look

faint golden glow clinging to

chalice or in a female human

like long icicles. They are

healthy, well-cared for plants. It

form. They are always on the

extremely jealous of the human

is thought that they often guide

lookout for human males to

condition, and that can override

medical researchers who look

take in as mates. They appear as

all other concerns. Duendes

for beneficial medical

beautiful women to lure them

seek to harm and destroy

properties in plants. If a plant is

in. They also appear as a golden

humans whenever possible, and

neglected, the Deva will

chalice on the surface of the

fortunately few of them are left.

abandon it.

water, which is highly attractive to avaricious humans. When the men reach down unsuspectingly to grab the prize, they are

Dwarfs - They are short, usually

Dinnshenchas - Dwarf faeries in

dragged under to the Drac

bearded and appear to be very

the service of the Irish Goddess

kingdom.

old. Their aged appearance

Aine, who is both a cattle

seems to be caused by the fact

Goddess and a Goddess who

that they reach maturity at a ge

protects women. They have

three. They exist mainly in the

been said to shape shift into any

Drakes - Drakes have never

mines in Germany , and in the

form to help average women

been seen by the human eye,

mountains of Scandinavia . They

harmed by men. They also

but have been smelled. They're

are sensitive about showing

guard cattle.

benevolent house spirits who

their feet since they're usually

will bless your hearth and

deformed in some way. If you're

multiply and keep your

curious about their feet, the

firewood dry in exchange for Disir - These are spirits who

only way to get an idea is to put

living in your home. If they are

attach themselves to a

flour, ash, or something of that

not welcomed, they will just

particular place, usually man

sort in their path, and look at

leave, and not one of them has

made, like houses. Especially

the footprints left. Dwarves

been known to react negatively

old houses. They are generally

can't be above ground during

to human mistreatment.

the day since sunlight turns

feminine ancestral spirits.

them to stone. Some people say

they exist as toads during the

spin very well, and can even

Fachan - Pronounced "Fah-kan.

day and assume their usual

spin gold from grain if n eeded.

This Highland faery might

dwarfish form at night.

They also spin cloth and make

appear comical if not for his

shoes and are known for aiding

extremely nasty disposition. The

deserving humans in need. They

Fachan has one of everything-

have few enemies, the most

one head, one eye, one ear,

noted being cats.

etc.- all centered directly down

Dybbuk - Evil Jewish spirits whose sole purpose is invading

the middle of his hairy and

bodies of humans to cause

feathered body. He is extremely

them to do evil or make mischief.

Elves of Light - Tiny people of  Algonquin legend. They live in the forest and enjoy dancing.

Each-Uisage - Pronounced "Echooshkys". They are similar to the Kelpie, but much more dangerous. They inhabit lochs and seas, and will tear their victims into pieces, and eat them, leaving the liver behind. If  they're ridden inland, they're safe to ride, but if they catch the lightest whiff of the sea air,

Their Queen is Summer, a tiny

Ekimmu appeared wailing and crying outside a home to signal an impending death, much like

Fays - The word Fay is similar to

moose hide as he entered the

the Latin word fautum , which

wigwam of the giant, Winter.

means "fate", a word from

Her very presence caused

which many Romance

Winter to melt away and spring

languages take their generic

to come, and woke the elves

names for faeries. Other such

who had been hibernating.

names are Fee, Fada, Fae, Fata, and Fas. They're tiny, winged seasonal faeries who are born

is from Germany . He's been known to warn people of their

themselves by riding on eggshells.

teasers and have very capricious natures, but are never malicious.

pending deaths. How he appears will relay to that person how he or she is going to die.

Feeorin - This word can be u sed as a collective word for faeries. It usually indicates small green

Erdluitle - Pronounced "Aird-

faeries who transport

home.

Glooskap, who kept her in a

a Bean-Sidhe.

Ellylbns - Small inland lake

he chases away visitors from his

once captured by the God

Erlkonig - Means "Elf King", and

of the ancient Assyrians, the

spiked club which he swings as

but beautiful creature who was

they're trouble.

Ekimmu - One of the evil spirits

bad temperament and carries a

lou'ee-t'l". These dwarf faeries have webbed feet which they try to keep hidden out of  embarrassment. However, they can't swim, and sink like stones

faeries, almost always with red caps. They love dancing and music. They are thought to be more or less friendly to humans, and have given warnings to them.

if placed in water. They used to be helpful to farmers, but now Elves - They are like faeries, and

seem to dislike humans.

even have two classes, light and

Fenoderee -He is a type of 

dark. As a general rule, trooping

Brownie from the Isle of Man.

Elves are good, and solitary

He is enthusiastic about helping

Elves are bad. They can sew and

the farmers, but isn't all that

bright. The Fenoderee once was

Fyglia - A sort of personal spirit.

tricked into trying to fetch

They often take an animal form.

water with a sieve. The

Foawr - They are Manx stone-

The Native Americans call them

Fenoderee was at one time a

throwing giants. They often

"fetches" and use them as

handsome member of the

ravish cattle, and are nasty

totems. They serve mostly as

Ferrishyn (the faery tribe of 

beings.

personal guardians.

missed the Autumn festival to

Folletti - Pronounced "Foe-let-

court a human girl.

Fygliar - They can only be seen

ee". They're so small and light

by its human familiar just

that they are practically

before the person dies. Their

invisible, but their distinguishing

only human aid and concern

Fin Folk - Anthropomorphic

characteristic is known to us-

goes to this one person, and

faeries who have made it clear

their toes point backwards.

they ignore all others. Only

that they wish to avoid humans,

They seem to pay no attention

children born with a caul over

though they seem not to wish

to humans and change the

its head have them.

us any harm. Their favorite

weather merely for their own

pastime is gardening, and their

sport rather than for any

Gancanagth - Pronounced "Gon-

underwater world is a paradise

baneful purpose.

cawn-ah". He's a faery who

Man), but he was exiled and his good looks taken when he

of vibrantly colored flowers and

materializes in lonely places and

lush foliage.

attempts to seduce human Formorians - Sea monsters, the survivors of a banished faery

females, who will eventually die of love for him. He carries a clay pipe, although he doesn't

Fir Darrigs - Pronounced "Fear

race driven out of Ireland by the

Durgs". They're fat, ugly faeries

Tuatha De Danann. They have

with dark, hairy skin and long

grotesquely misshapen bodies

snouts and tails which give

which look as if they have been

them a rat-like appearance.

haphazardly thrown together

They like fairly gruesome

with the leftover part of 

Gandharvas - Extra small faeries

practical jokes, so it's best to

assorted animals.

who live underground and

smoke it-faeries generally dislike smoke.

appear friendly until you can

possess vast musical talents.

banish them.

They will cause humans no Fossegrim - Pronounced "Foesay-grim". They're smaller than

harm, but avoid them if  possible.

Fireesin - Pronounced "Fear-ee-

humans, perfectly formed

sheen"; they're solitary faeries

except for their feet, which tend

who help farmers. They're

to taper off into a misty

Gans - Vaporous spirits who

nude, covered with patches of 

nothingness. They can be either

inhabit the mountains of the

brown, coarse hair, and in

baneful or playful depending

North American Southwest.

general are not very physically

upon their mood of the

They are neither good nor evil.

appealing. They seem to want

moment.

to be of service to humans, but they're not known for being

Geancanach - Pronounced

very bright.

"Gan-cahn-ock". They're pixie-

like in appearance, with huge

but they have human speech

Goblin - They are somewhat

eyes that curve upward on the

and laughter. Through they

malicious little creatures. They

ends and pointed ears. They are

have no wings, they can fly for

can appear as animals. They are

the guardians of home hearths,

short distances. They don't like

thieves and villains, and count

and they crave the warmth of 

people.

the dead among their

the fireside and are quite

companions. They like to tempt

harmless to have around,

people with faery fruits. They're

although they do have a tendency to play pranks.

Glashtin - Pronounced "Gloshteen". It's a goblin who is half  cow and half horse. If the head

not truly completely evil, however. Some of them can be rather nice.

part is a cow he is stupid; if a Ghillie Dhu - Pronounced "Gillee

horse, he is shrewd and

Doo or Yoo". They're guardian

cunning. They appear during

Golem - They're human in

tree spirits who are disguised as

storms in which they revel and

appearance, but is not a

foliage and dislike human

play, seeming to take delight in

thinking creature, it's a Jewish a

beings. They prefer birch trees

the havoc they leave behind.

zombie.

Glaistig - She is a water faery, a

Grant - Looks something like a

beautiful seductress with the

small, oddly-formed horse,

Gianes - Pronounced "Gee-

body of a goat which she hides

though he walks erect. He

ahwn-ayes"; they're solitary

under a long billowy green

warns humans of approaching

wood Elves who occasionally

dress. She lures men to dance

trouble and is said to be very

will aid humans. They are

with her, then feeds like a

friendly, if somewhat terrifying

master cloth weavers, but they

vampire on their blood. She can

to see.

weave for fun rather than for

be benign as well, often tending

anyone's benefit.

children and the elderly or

to all others, and jealously guard them from humans.

herding cattle for farmers.

Green Lady of Caerphilly - She haunts ruined castles, and often

Giants and Ogres - Giants look

appears as ivy.

like humans but are much

Gnomes - Dwarf faeries who

bigger. They have also been

appear to be quite old because

known to be both friendly and

they mature very early, though

nasty. Ogres are about the same

their average life span is around

size as humans but have

a thousand years. They reach

deformed faces, excessive body

maturity in about a hundred

hair, and sometimes a hump in

years, at which time they stand

their backs. Ogres are usually

about 12 inches tall and look

unfriendly.

well past middle age. They're kind-hearted and will always aid

Gremlin - They range in size from very small to almost human-sized, and they're hairy all over and tend to be dun to dark brown in color. They don't like humans and seek to destroy them whenever possible.

sick or frightened animals. Gitto - Pronounced "Gheetoes". They have the heads of  horses and the bodies of goats,

Gruagach - Pronounced "Grewg'ac"; it's a solitary female faery, extremely grotesque in

appearance, but with a heart of 

Hamadryadniks - Tree spirits

divine beings who watched over

gold. She enjoys any brief 

who, like the Lesidhe, appear as

fields.

human contact she can get and

living foliage. But unlike the

will offer whatever help she can

Dryads, they hate human

in your spiritual pursuits if you

beings.

don't show fear or revulsion.

Huldafolk - The huldafolk a fairly reclusive Scandinavian faeryfolk. Shy doesn't even

Hathors - Nature spirits of 

begin to describe them. But in

Guriuz - Pronounced "Goor-ee-

Egyptian mythology. When a

their dealings with humans,

use". They used to help bring

child is born, seven Hathors

they are very fair, even

the weather needed by Italian

gather to plan the life of the

generous when they experience

farmers.

child. The Hathors are often

human kindness. The story goes

portrayed as the sky-goddess

that there was once a farm girl

Hathor, goddess of beauty, love,

who came across a woman

marriage, and childbirth. She

giving birth in a field. She helps

often takes the form of a

her to deliver the baby and is

gigantic cow.

rewarded with an apron full of 

Gragedd Annwn - Pronounced "Gwergeth Ai-noon"; they're beautiful blonde water faeries

woodchips. Disgusted, the girl

who love children and are

dumps them out and returns

helpful to human mothers, children, and the poor. They

Heather Pixies - Like other

seem uninterested in males

Pixies, the Heather Pixies have

except as occasional mates.

clear or golden auras and delicate, translucent wings. But these faeries are attracted

Gwyllions - Mountain dwellers who care for the wild goats of  Wales and are rarely seen. They dislike humans, whom they regard as arrogant, and so they keep their distance form them.

specifically to the moors and to

him. Then a look at her skirt reveals that the chips still stuck to her apron had turned to gold. She went back in search of the rest of the woodchips but they had disappeared.

the heather which covers them. They are not averse to human contact, but they don't seek

Huldrafolk - These dark Elves

them out. They have a

are known not only because of 

pranksterish nature.

their dark coloring, but also because of their nasty personalities. They have the

Hags - They are the personification of winter in the British Isles , and are thou ght to be the remnants of the most ancient goddesses. Some hags turn from hideously ugly (their usual state) to breathtakingly beautiful at the turn of winter

Hobgoblin - He loves to live in homes where he makes much trouble for the people who live there. Though he seems to have no moral code of his own, he is very happy to enforce the one by which he feels his human hosts should abide.

ability to blight humans with deformities, especially with very small ones such as baldness or a crooked nose. They cause these deformities with a lick of their dark brown tongues. To be touched like this will eventually turn a person against the world of mortals.

to spring. Huacas - Incan myth speaks of  Huacas, stone forms of spirits or

Hyldermoder - The guardian spirit of the sacred Elder tree of 

the Norse tradition, and is

they can shape shift into

Jack-In-Irons - He is a giant from

always dressed in a flowing

beautiful human forms for just

Yorkshire who haunts lonely

green gown. She has the

long enough to lure humans

roads.

appearance and countenance of 

into their underground world.

an elderly and kindly but protective mother. She bears no malice toward humans unless they tamper with the Elder tree.

Jenny Greenteeth - She is the Irish Elves - Elf in Ireland is a

Yorkshire River version of Peg

generic term for non-winged

Powler.

faeries. These trooping faeries are beings who live within he Hyters - Pronounced "High-

earth among the tangled roots

ters"; they're shape shifters

of sacred trees. They go abroad

who appear as birds. They are

during the night to aid

not predisposed to showing

woodland animals and

kindness to humans, though

occasionally reward a virtuous

they have never harmed

or unselfish human being by

anyone. They have been known

some act of kindness. Irish Elves

to gather in groups and buzz

do their rare good deeds to

humans for the sheer joy of 

humans out of the joy of giving,

frightening them though.

and any act of overt thanks will drive them permanently away.

Jimaniños - Pronounced "Heemawn-neen-yo's"; they're the seasonal faeries of Mexico . They are winged, trooping faeries who look like pudgy children. They aid the Goddess in the turning of the Wheel of  the Year. They tend to shy away from people except on the Mexican festival El Dia de Muerte (the Day of the Dead, November 2} at which time

Ieles - Pronounced "Ee-lays";

they, like the people around

they look like large, bipedal

Irish Sea Water Guardians -

them, dance in the streets and

cats. They will wait near

These Manx sea guardians are

visit the cemeteries. This is also

crossroads for a human victim

very small faeries, only a few

a day when they play pranks.

to approach. Like vampires,

inches tall, who guard the

they suck the blood from their

stormy Irish Sea and are

human prey. They can't get into

beloved of the se God Manann.

the middle of the crossroads-

They're both male and female

long seen as a place of 

and are beautiful to see, with a

protection because they were

green-blue aura of light that

made like an equilateral cross-

dances around them. They are

or their power is forever

fierce guardians bt are still

grounded.

disposed to help all living

Illes - Pronounced "Eels". They're Trolls who live underground and can only come out at night. Like other Trolls, they are hairy and dark in color and are completely unclothed.

Jimmy Squarefoot - His appearance is said to be frightening, but he is really harmless.

creatures in need on the sea if 

Jinn - They're the same as

they're specifically asked to do

Genies. When the lamp or

so. They sail on broken

bottle that they live in is

eggshells through the Irish Seas

rubbed, the Jinn is summoned

and surf on seashells during

forth and must do its master's

storms. Sailor in the Irish sea

bidding.

often feared nearing Man for all the faeries in its waters.

They are very confusing if not

Jungle Spirits - The Amazons

dangerous to humans because

believed in an amazing variety

of ogres, demons, and powerful

Kolbalds - Pronounced "Coe-

spirits, often shaped like

bolds"; they're dwarf faeries

animals. Some were ghosts of 

Klaboutermannikins - These are

who can be very helpful but will

the dead. They also regarded

invisible faeries who inhabit the

turn abusive if ignored or

birds as demonic spirits who

figurehead of any ships which

belittled. They're a German

battled with dead spirits.

they choose to protect. They

version of the Scottish Brownie,

guarded the ship from sickness,

though they have a less helpful

rocks, storms, and dangerous

nature. Alone or in small groups

winds. If a ship with one of  Kachina - Ancestor spirits of the

they adopt homes where they

these faeries aboard sank, the

Pueblo Indians in North America

will live, expecting the full

faery sank with it and then

. The Hopi also believed in

benefits of the household even

aided the souls of the sailors

Kachinas, believing them to be

if they do not choose to work

out of the waters and into the

the souls of virtuous dead

for their keep.

Land of the Dead.

people. Korreds - These Elvin creatures Knockers - These are the most Kelpies - These small, bulbous-

always appear to be male. They

popular faeries in Cornwall .

shaped faeries with huge teeth

have hairy bodies, spindly legs,

They're dwarf faeries who live

and painted ears are sly, stupid,

and bird-like arms, but sport

in the mines and caves of the

and extremely foul-tempered.

huge heads in comparison.

region and like to play games

These cannibalistic faeries once

They're the faery guardians of 

and aid respectful miners. They

densely populated the North

the dolmens (stone altars) and

get their name from the

Sea and all the lochs of Scotland

standing stones of Celtic

knocking sound they make

. They have limited shape

Brittany. Faery lore says that it

when directing miners to a rich

shifting powers and can appear

was the Korreds themselves

vein. They're always accurate,

as friendly seahorses and allow

who brought the stones to

though sometimes they scatter

passing humans to mount them

Brittany and erected them.

their knocking just to play

so that they may be drowned,

games with the miners who

or as handsome young men to

regard them as friends. Frantic

lure young girls to them.

knocking in any mine is a

Kubera - King of the Yakshas,

However, they can be detected

warning of imminent danger,

the god of wealth. Usually

when in the shape of a young

and Cornish miners won't go

depicted as a dwarfish figure

man, because they're unable to

into a mine after they are

with a paunch, bearing a money

keep their hair from appearing

warned off by Knockers.

bag or pomegranate and sealed

like seaweed.

on a man.

Kobolds - These are the German Killmoulis - He's an ugly Brownie

version of Knockers. They're

Kul - A water spirit of the

who haunts mills. He has an

known for causing problems for

Eskimos in the Artic, Kul may be

enormous nose and a missing

the miners and undoing their

malevolent but generally helps

mouth. He eats by stuffing the

progress. To keep the miners

the Northern people with their

food into his nostrils. He works

guessing, they occasionally help

fishing. As a show of gratitude,

for the miller but he plays

them.

it is customary to offer him

pranks so often that he is more

some of the fish caught at the

of a nuisance than a help.

beginning of the season.

material and green tri-cornered

Limniades - Pronounced "Leem-

hats. They're mischievous, but

nee-od-ayes"; it's a word from

The Lady of the Lake - She lives

will be helpful to humans if 

which we derive our word

in Dosmary Pool, a lake in

approached with respect.

illuminate. They're small blobs

Cornwall . Her arm, holding the

They're quick-witted unless they

of pure light, and like their

famous sword Excalibur, is most

are drunk. He guards a pot of 

cousins, the English Will-O'-the-

frequently seen by human eyes.

gold, and if one can gain control

Wisps, they avoid humans.

She is the woman who gave

of one of these wily creatures

Arthur his famous sword

one can have the cauldron, and

Excalibur, and to whom it was

three wishes along with it. If he

returned upon his death.

can trick you into making a fourth wish by sundown, you lose all you wishes and the

Lamas - Kind, protective spirits

crock of gold.

The Little People of the Passamquoddy Indians - They're two kinds: the Nagumwasuck, and the Mekumwasuck. They're both two to three feet tall and

of ancient Chaldea , the Lamas

ugly. The Nagumwasuck are

supervised the welfare of 

closely involved with their

mortals and were usually

Lesidhe - Pronounced "Lay-

humans, often singing sadly

female. Most often, a winged,

shee"; a guardian of the forests

when there's a death in the

hybrid creature.

who is always disguised as

tribe, and dancing at weddings.

foliage. They appear to be

They're self-conscious of their

androgynous and, even though

ugliness, and it is near fatal to

Landvaettir - Spirits of the land

they're usually found in groups,

laugh at them. The

that inhabit stones, rivers,

they seem to have little to do

Mekumwasuck live in the

animals, and such. Some say

with one another. Therefore,

woods and dress outlandishly,

they are the stones and trees.

they can be classified as

their faces being covered with

They mostly keep to

solitaries rather than trooping

hair. They're the guardians of 

themselves.

faeries. Unless one gets up and

the Catholic Church. If a

walks about it is hard to

Mekumwasuck looks directly at

distinguish them from the green

you, you either die or acquire a

plants and trees they hide

contagious disease of some

among. They like to mimic

sort.

Leanansidhe - Pronounced "Lanawn-shee"; she's a beautiful vampire faery. She is said to give inspiration to poets, but the reward for her services is death or, at best, captivity in her kingdom.

mockingbird to confuse hikers and travelers, and over time they have learned to make even more confusing human noises. It is believed that they have come to dislike humans for their callous treatment of the environment, and even though

Leprechauns - Pronounced

no Lesidhe has ever actually

"Lep-rah-kahn". He's a solitary

harmed anyone, their pranks

faery and a trickster who loves

are nasty, usually involving

to play pranks on the humans

trying to lose people in deep

he meets. They are always seen

woods.

wearing green clothing of costly

Lob - A small dark blob that looks rather like a rain cloud with arms. He spends all his time deciding how he can make the most trouble. Fortunately, he is lazy and rarely carries through with his ideas, though he delights in human misery. The Lob is attracted to ugly, raw emotions and to argument and fighting.

Mab - She's the traditional

Like the Leprechauns, they

queen of the faeries.

guard a crock of treasure and

Lunantishess or Lunantishee -

can grant wishes if they're

They are the tribe which guards

caught. They have also been

blackthorn bushes. They will never allow a stick to be cut on

Mal-de-Mer - They've never

November 11th or May 11th. If 

been described or even seen by

you manage to cut a stick on

a human. They live in the sea

those days, you will experience

near Cornwall and Brittany and

misfortune.

prey on ships.

Lutins - Expert shape shifters

Masseriol - Pronounced "Mahs-

who have not held one form

air-ee-oel"; he dresses all in red,

long enough for any human to

has an elderly face, and a

characterize their appearance.

booming laugh that is

They are extremely capricious,

somewhere between the cry of 

being useful one minute and

a horse and a goat. He can be

destructive the next.

helpful, but he has a very high opinion. They've been known to occasionally help out on farms as long as they don't have to get

Ly Erg - There is only one Ly Erg.

themselves dirty. They can also

He dresses like a soldier and can

be of help in the kitchen when

only be distinguished from a

one of them has taken a shine

real one by his small size and his

to the lady of the house.

known to help lost travelers find their way out of the jungles, and some accounts say they have even provided fresh water and food for these people.

Menihuni - Also known as "Menehune"; the Hawaiian little people. Islanders believe they're responsible for the events that can't be explained. One example being if someone finished a task more quickly than expected, the Menihuni were credited for the unexplainable speed. Example two being that if something was so old that no one k new who built it, it must have been the Menihuni.

red right hand. He's seen as a portent of death, but unlike so many such portents, this is one with whom you have a second

Mazikeen - Winged faeries who

chance at life. It is r eported that

can't fly. They are often

he will stop his mark on a road

mistaken for angels, but they

or path (especially if it is near

are faeries whose soul purpose

water) and challenge you with a

is to steal food and drink for

raising of his red right hand. The

their endless revelries. They

best thing to do in this instance

don't need sleep and can party

is to retreat, because if you

all the time.

allow him to engage you in

Merpeople - Commonly called Mermen and Marmaids, depending upon their gender. They have the lower bodies of  fish and the upper bodies and heads of humans. They appear as adult males and females of  great beauty, but no children have ever been slighted. They are usually friendly and are slow

combat you will die within a

to anger, but their ire can be

fortnight. His red hand is said to

Menehunas - Pronounced "Mi-

aroused by persons who

be the result of many years of 

nee-nahs"; they're the most

desecrate and pollute their

bloodstains from those he has

well-known faeries in Polynesia

home. Occasionally Mermaids

killed in combat.

, and are seen as Elves in native

wish to take human mates, but

dress who live in tropical

Mermen rarely take human

forests. They can be tricksters,

brides. They seem to have

but they will also serve humans.

trouble reproducing themselves

and may need human males to

Mumiai - Best known for

further their race. Merpeople

persecuting peasants, especially

are excellent parents who

Moss People - Are both male

those of the lowest castes, who

cherish and protect their young.

and female and have large

had stolen from their neighbors

butterfly wings attached to lithe

or demonstrates their dirty

bodies that look mostly human.

habits. The Mumiai toss their

They're very beautiful Merrows - They are the Irish

belongings in the air, break their

creatures, though hard to

Merpeople. They wear red

pottery and trample on their

detect in the wild, where they

feather caps, and if their caps

gardens, finally forcing them to

tend to hide in moss and o ther

are stolen, they can't return to

move out of their villages.

dark wood foliage. They're shy

the depths of the sea where

of people and very capricious.

they live. Female Merrows are

Moss People are good luck to

beautiful and to see one is an

have around. Keep their

Murdhuachas - Pronounced

omen of a storm. They are

environment clean and natural

"Mer-oo-khas"; one of several

benevolent and often fall in love

if you wish to continue to have

races of Irish sea faeries, and

with fishermen, probably

them.

are often mistaken for

because the male Merrows are

Merpeople. Like Merpeople,

so repulsive. Makes are,

they have fish-like lower

however, generally friendly.

bodied, but rather than having

They often come ashore in the

Mother Holle - An older woman,

human upper bodies, they have

form of small, hornless cattle.

but not elderly. Her hair is long

the upper bodies and heads of 

and black, and she wears a dark

other mammals. Their

green robe. There is only one of 

temperament is ambivalent.

her, and she is neither good nor Moerae - These faeries of 

They've been known to be

evil, but dispenses justice fairly

Greece usually appear in groups

helpful in locating fish or in

as she sees fit. She spends her

of three representing a young

finding one's home port on a

days at her spinning wheel, and

girl, a middle-aged woman, and

fog-shrouded night. They've

gives advice when asked and

an old woman, or else they

been just as well known to turn

can instantly divine the future.

appear just as three middle-

nasty and lure sailors to their

She rewards those who are

aged women. They are neither

death on coastal rocks with

industrious, especially while in

helpful nor harmful to humans,

their haunting songs.

her service. She's most disposed

but dispense fate as they see f it.

to aiding young women.

They determine the fate of  Muryans - It's the Cornish word

children.

for "ant". They are the souls of  Muireartach - She is a one of a

those sent to Purgatory. Their

kind old woman who is bald, Monaciello - Pronounced "Moe-

souls dwindle in size until

has jagged teeth, a blue-gray

nah-see-ail-oh". That means

they're the size of ants, and

complexion, and one great eye.

"little monk", which is how their

then they disappear, and no

Her intent has always been

hooded cloak-dress makes them

one knows where they go after

painted as malevolent, but this

appear. He always wears red

that.

is unclear.

and is always drunk, but is not unfriendly. They have merry personalities and they like to

Nagas - They're upper bodies

steal human clothing for sport.

are human, and their lower

bodies are that of a snakes.

feeding them or they will hang

Germany and Switzerland . They

They're often seen wearing

around like stray animals. They

are seen in both genders, but

hooded canopies or with seven

can shape shift into the bodies

the females seem to

or more heads. Both sexes are

of swans and like to sing while

predominate. The females are

extraordinarily beautiful, and

swimming in this form. Nereides

very lovely, and the males are

several royal Indian families

wear white shawls when they're

quite handsome except for their

claim to be descended from

on land, and if a human man

green teeth. Their temperament

them. They bite humans who're

can capture one of these, he

runs somewhere between

evil or destined to die

can gain control over the faery.

mischievous and dangerous.

prematurely. Buddhists regard

Nixen have been known to lure

them as minor deities and door

swimmers and sailors to their

guardians.

Nibelungen - These Teutonic dwarf faeries live in a hidden subterranean crystal palace.

deaths on rocks and to invoke storms in the rivers they inhabit. Metal is an especially potent weapon against them,

Neck - A shape shifter water

They are tricksters and quite

faery who is an expert harper

capricious, with a temperament

and singer. It is likely that

most resembling that of the

possess no gender or concrete

Irish Leprechaun. The

form, but usually appear to

Nibelungen's gold is guarded

humans as poor reflections of 

when they're not around by a

themselves. They're seductive

dragon named Fafnir. Humans

and cunning and should be

can obtain the gold only in the

avoided. Necks are very alluring

astral world; it will not travel

to human males. They're usually

back to the physical realm.

seen lounging beside the edge

Those who try to take it lose

of a lake or stream. They're

everything they have gained

Noggles - A solitary faery who

been credited with the

spiritually. These faeries are

lives near the edge of inland

drowning of many people.

goldsmiths who make golden

streams, which he jealously

rings with magickal properties.

guards against human

They are best known for their

encroachment. They look like

rings of fertility which many a

small gray horses, complete

barren human has sought but

with miniature tack. His two

failed to obtain. The Nibelungen

favorite pranks are jamming mill

seem to take great delight in

wheels and chasing people into

the failings of humans who seek

the water.

Nereides - Pronounced "Naireye-deez"; they're beautiful and graceful female water faeries, most usually seen in the Aegean Sea . They're dangerous to humans, especially children. They inflict insanity on anyone who sees them under a full moon, and they can't bear children, so they steal them instead. The only thing they

which renders them powerless and can even kill them if they are exposed for too long a time. Nixens have on a few occasions been helpful to humans by warning of drownings and approaching storms, but this is rare.

their magick and their world, and their merry laughter is often heard just as some hapless human falls, trips, or loses the prizes they believe they have just won.

Nokke - Pronounced "Noekeys". They're both male and female, and can be heard singing at dawn and dusk. They

love more than children is milk

avoid humans completely.

and honey, and setting some

When humans try to find them

out will distract them from their

Nixen - Water sprites who

by following the sound of their

mischief. But don't get sed to

primarily live in the rivers of 

voices, they either stop singing

or move somewhere else and

conceivable place in nature, and

lived among men by day,

take up the song again, leaving

are all over Faeryland.

building the great Sumerian

the frustrated follower behind.

civilization and teaching art,

Whether this is done for sport

science, and religion, while at

or because they really don't

night they returned to the

want humans around is

Persian Gulf to swim in the

unknown.

ocean.

Nucklelavees - Pronounced

Ohdows - A race of small, well-

"Nuke-lay-lah-veez"; they're

formed people with the

Scottish sea faeries native to

features of the Native

the Hebrides Islands . They are

Americans who live

ill-tempered in the extreme, are

underground in North America .

hideous, have large, powerful

They use their magic to subdue

bodies, and can take almost any

the earth spirits who cause

form they wish-but they always

earthquakes.

appear very ugly to humans. When not shape shifting, they

Oak King - The Oak King is

appear as half-human and half-

usually depicted as wearing a

horse with fins for feet. If cut,

small breech cloth and a crown

Orculli - Giants with a mean

they bleed black blood. They

of oak leaves and acorns. In his

disposition and a cannibalistic

enjoy coming out of the sea and

right hand he carries a staff of 

diet. On the rare occasions that

chasing humans just to frighten

oak wood. He is the king of the

they are seen, they appear as

them, but no one has ever been

waxing year and the other half 

bearded males. They live on

reported to be actually

of the Holly King, the king of the

clouds and descend to earth

captured by one. They also prey

waning year. From Yule to

only to obtain food. They prefer

on other faeries. These foul

Midsummer the Oak King

to eat their own kind, but will

faeries can be smelled

reigns, taking over the mantle

settle for beef and human meat

approaching long before they

of ruler ship from the Holly

if they must. Their touch alone

show up. The odor they emit

King.

can sicken cattle to death, and they are adept thieves. One

has been described as a cross

Alpine legend says that these

between spoiled fish and rotting eggs all covered with mildew.

giants fear cats and will flee in Oakmen - Male dwarf faeries

terror from them. One can

with huge heads who are the

always tell when an Orculli is

guardians of sacred oak groves.

around because of the vile smell

Nymphs - Nymph is a

They are not very friendly

they produce, said to be like

classification of faeries rather

towards people, but no one has

that of a rotting carcass. Despite

than a single type. There are

ever been harmed by one.

their size they're slow and

wood nymphs, water nymphs,

clumsy, and humans can easily

sea nymphs, tree nymphs, grove

get away from them.

nymphs, etc. They have a

Oannes - Fish-headed beings

reputation for excessive

from another world, these were

sexuality. They exist in every

considered to be sea-gods by

Paian - Not an individual or

the ancient Chaldeans. Oannes

even a single type of faery. It is

a faery gathering, a congress or

manners, and his clothes are

They're neither good nor bad to

forum, of all the dwarf faeries of 

usually streaked with grease

humans, but are dispensers of 

Scandinavia . They meet in

and animal fat. He will not move

 justice and lessons. lessons.

secret at the Sabbats to

out of the way for anyone, and

worship, play, and discuss

has been known to knock down

business. No known human has

travelers he meets on the road.

ever witnessed this gathering.

He is extremely rude and

Their most famous ruling was

antisocial.

against a dwarf named Ammaze

ahs". They're the Hobgoblins of  Ireland. They have heads resembling human males, but

who was censured and then excommunicated for trying to

Phookas - Pronounced "Pook-

the bodies of horses. They can Peg Powler - She inhabits the

fly for limited distances, though

River Tees. She is a green water

they have no wings. Phookas

hag with long hair and sharp

are trooping faeries who run in

teeth. She is fond of grabbing

destructive packs. They are said

Painajainen - These faeries lool

the ankles of those who stand

to be extremely ugly and ill-

like small white horses who ride

too close to or wade into the

tempered and to have frequent

through the Alps . They like to

water and pulling them

quarrels among themselves.

tease and sometimes harm

underwater to drown.

Wreaking havoc is their favorite

live as a human.

children, but they never steal

pastime, and they will go out of 

them, and no child has ever

their way to harm children and

been killed by one. Bringing nightmares is their most usual way of tormenting. Even today their tiny, ghostly hoof beats are occasionally heard echoing through the Alps , though no horse and rider can be seen.

Penates - Pronounced "Pay-notayes"; they're dwarf faeries who wear peasant costumes and small tool belts. They always are seen as male. They're similar to the house Brownies of Scotland in that they adopt a home and do good deeds for their adopted family by night. They

Pamarindo - This Italian male

can go abroad by daylight if 

dwarf faery is very small, mean,

they want, but he chooses not

and obese. He is a scavenger

to. A Lare, pronounced "Lahr-

who kills animals. He wears a

ay", is a Penate who is a

hat of fur and red clothes which

solitary, and can't be exposed to

are stained with animal fat. He

sunlight, or he'll perish.

is lazy and disliked by other

make his own kill. Therefore he must engage in creative ways of  obtaining his meat, such as

any crop which is not harvested by Samhain night, and to cut a plant after this time risks provoking these dangerous faeries and their malevolence. In spite, for taking what they believe to be theirs, they have been known to kill herd animals, particularly cattle. They especially love human babies and are always on the lookout for a newborn to steal. And because of their limited powers of flight they are jealous of  airplanes and will do them harm whenever they can.

faeries. He's a carnivore who is either forbidden or unable to

crops. The Phookas lay claim to

People of the Hills - English faeries who live under green mounds.

Phynnodderees - They're completely naked, revealing

running animals off cliffs or

wizened, emaciated male

causing them to fall and impale

bodies. Their skin is leathery,

themselves on fallen tree

Phi-Suk - They wear the ancient

and they have small patches of 

branches. He has ghastly table

native dress of southeast Asia.

silver hair tucked here and

there all over themselves. By

Pixies - They're small, winged

small invisible land. It is invisible

human standards they are very

creatures with heads too large

because of a certain herb that

ugly. They're believed to have

for their bodies. They have

grows on it. They're beautiful

been expelled from faery

pointed ears and noses and

people, quite short, and they

society and now are solitary

arched eyebrows. Their wings

are fond of outbidding at

beings condemned to their

are shiny and translucent, and

Cardigan auctions. They are

watery realm and their hideous

they are usually seen wearing

honest in their dealings, and

form for all time by the curse of 

seasonal colors and flora. Pixies

kind to people who are kind to

an offended Faery King. They're

are generally friendly but are

them.

very ill-tempered, but have

extremely capricious and given

never caused humans any harm.

to nonmalicious mischief. The little caps they wear are the tops of foxglove or toadstool,

Pillywiggins - Seasonal faeries associated with spring. They are small winged creatures who resemble Pixies, and they are very playful. Their sole purpose seems to be to tend to spring. Pillywiggins live among wildflowers which grow at the foot of huge oaks. They're trooping faeries who have no ill will toward humans, and they seem only mildly interested in us. They have been seen mimicking human behaviors such as weddings and dances, but do not lower themselves to playing pranks. They are quite diminutive and like to ride bees from flower to flower. Their queen, Ariel, often rides bats, and is blonde and very seductive. She wears a thin, transparent garment of white, sleeps in a bed of cowslip, and can control the winds. She can't speak, but communicates in beautiful song. Though she is not seen any more, she is still

plants they hold sacred. No gender differentiation seems apparent. Excessive contact with iron can kill Pixies. These faeries are wildly attracted to flowering gardens and are often seen around Beltaine. Their queen is said to be a tiny woman of sublime beauty who has created a spring world in Faeryland which few humans can resist. They loathe human laziness and have been known to pinch a couch potato until he springs into action. Pixies are trooping faeries who love playing, dancing, and music above all else. They like to have large gatherings known in northern England as Pixie Fairs. A few humans have come upon these revels and have been allowed to watch briefly, but never asked to join in. While Pixies do not seem overanxious for human contact, they have been known to be very helpful to deserving people.

Poleviks - Pronounced "Ph-lehvicks"; they look more like bipedal goats than anything resembling a human. They aid in the growing and harvesting of  crops. Generally they are benign where humans are concerned, but they are not to be trusted. If  they aid with your crops, they expect excessive payment at the harvest's end. This can be combated by drawing up a contract stating just what you will give them and leaving it in the fields overnight for them to find. They will then usually decide your fields are not worth the trouble and move on. Even today some Polish farmers who wish to have no trouble with them leave extra grain in the field each week as a libation. This way they know their next year's crop will be looked upon favorably by them. Farmers in the field using sickles are protected because this is an instrument which the Poleviks fear and will flee from.

believed to exist in Faeryland. Plant Rhys Dwfen - They're a tribe of faeries who inhabit a

Portunes - They look like old men and are among the smallest of all faeries, less than

an inch tall. They have a

also adept at animal and bird

trickster's nature. Portunes are

calls.

best described as English

Red Cap - The Red Cap, an

Leprechauns. They are superb

emaciated man with a leathery

horsemen, grant wishes if 

body and little or no hair,

captured, and guard a treasure.

carries a sharp wooden scythe

Rubezahl - Pronounced "Roo-

But unlike Leprechauns, they

to strike down all who invade

bee-zahl"; these are male dwarf 

can be persuaded to help with

the area he has decided to

faeries in short black cloaks who

farm chores. The Portune can

guard for the time being.

each carry a thin, spiky walking

grant wishes-one per customer-

Solitary and hateful in nature,

stick. They're mean to human

if he can be physically captured.

we can all be grateful there is

travelers. They wear large

only one of him. He moves from

cloaks which hide their faces

place to place on a whim

and seem not to want humans

throughout the extreme

to know just what they look like.

Pyrenees - No one has actually

lowlands of Scotland along the

Because of this it is believed

seen a Pyrenee, but their

English border. He haunts the

that they can't shape shift. They

energy can animate the ancient

ruins of old castles and cairns

were once credited with being

standing stones of Cornwall .

which he guards with his life.

able to summon the wind or the

The Red Cap he wears, and for

rain, if only for a brief time.

which he was named, is said to

They would bring whichever

Rakshasas - Shape shifting

be made of dried human blood.

one would most annoy a human

demon-goblins. They can

Some say he is a cannibal who

traveler in their woods. If the

appear as monsters, animals, or

will consume faeries and

human had no water they

beautiful women to seduce holy

humans alike.

would summon a hot sun, and if  he or she had no shelter they

men and then eat them. They

would summon a cold rain.

have side tusks, ugly eyes,

They like to yell confusing

curling awkward brows, bull's

Robin Goodfellow - Robin

heads, bloated bellies, tangled

noises so that travelers lose

Goodfellow, also known as Puck

hair, and backward pointing

their way. They make their

from Shakespeare's play A

hands. They can cause leprosy,

homes in the mountains.

Midsummer Night's Dream ,

raise the dead, and regenerate

looks like a Greek Satyr, with

severed limbs.

the head of a young male and the body of a goat. He has a

Rusalki - Lovely female water

playful, lusty nature, and loves

faeries with long green hair who

Ravan - The ten headed, twenty

to play pranks on humans. He

like to play water games with

armed king of the Rakshasas,

has small horns on his head,

people. They do not seem

Ravan ruled in the kingdom of 

and he carries with him pan

deliberately malicious, but

Lanka (possibly Sri Lanka ) until

pipes which he loves to play

sometimes their games get

he was killed by a Rama. He was

while he dances. In English

rough and dangerous.

once imprisoned in a mountain

legends, Robin is the son of a

for a thousand years, but he can

faery father and a mortal

be destroyed by a mortal. He

mother who loves to play tricks

was finally after kidnapping Sita,

on humans who venture into his

Rama's wife, when Rama and

woods. Some have claimed to

his army of Indian faeries

hear his laughter after the trick

stormed his castle.

is successfully completed. He is

Salamanders - The elemental Salamanders look identical to the lizard-like amphibians of the same name. They are regarded as powerful beings who are well

aware of their value to

because they also act as arbiters

Servan - No one has actually

magicians.

and judges in faery disputes.

seen a Servan, but we know

Scottish mythology tells us that

they have very mischievous

the Seelie Court once interacted

natures. Though Servans have

very much with humans. There

never been seen, we know of 

is one legend which shows their

them because they leave behind

great compassion for human

their mischief and their

misfortune when the Queen of 

footprints. Like the Trows of the

the Seelie Court removed a

Shetlands, they like to go

curse from a man destined to

abroad at night and hide things

live his life in reptilian form.

in odd places.

Saleerandees - Scaled faeries resembling bipedal lizards. They may be a corruption of  Salamander, the elemental fire archetype of ceremonial magick. Saleeranddees are nude and always cold, so they seek out human fires. They don't harm humans, but their sudden appearance can be frightening.

Some accounts place the Seelie Court underground when not in trooping flight.

Shellycoats -Small faeries who

It is said they can start no fires

dwell in pools of shallow fresh

of their own.

water and in woodland lakes.

Santa Claus - Santa Claus, a oneof-a-kind faery, is always portrayed as portly, a condition indicative of abundance. He wears a red or green winter suit and has a sprig of holly in his hat. He is also shown as smiling and happy. He is benevolent, especially to children.

Selkies - They're seaside faeries

They're fish-like in appearance

native to the Hebrides and

but have huge mouths and huge

northern Scottish islands. They

eyes which enable them to see

appear as seals with some

very well at night. They have

human characteristics, but

very round bodies with very few

legend says that they can shed

scales and are usually dark red

their sealskin and appear with

or purple in color. They bob

perfect male or female forms

near the surface like large beach

which are very alluring to young

balls, usually with only their big

men and women. Their attitude

eyes showing. Shellycoats like

and intent towards humans is

to play harmless pranks. These

an incomplete and foggy

water faeries like to baffle

picture. Some Selkies have been

travelers who are looking for

lured into the human world

water to drink or in which to

Seelie Court - The Seelie Court

where they live as mortals, but

recreate. They are not evil, but

are the blessed trooping faeries

more often they lure mates into

their pranks are sometimes

of the winds who have been

their realm. They can't steal

mean.

heard but never seen. The

human mates as some sea

Seelie Court and its counterpart,

faeries do, but must induce

the Unseelie Court , are a rare

them to come willingly. They

example of duality-completely

are capricious, but less so than

separated opposing forces-in

many of their kind, and humans

paganism. The Seelie Court is

who mate with them must

thoroughly good and

always keep their jealous

benevolent, made of the most

natures in mind. When they tire

heroic and beautiful faeries of 

of their human mates, as they

Scotland . They ride the winds

inevitably do, they will leave

looking down at the earth for

them to die of broken hearts.

any good which they can do. They acquired the title "Court"

Shopiltees - Playful little water horse which have not been reported as having been seen for more than a hundred years. It is believed that these playful sprites of the North Sea have died out. But once they heavily populated the Sea and were playful and friendly with both

sailors and with people along

anymore, they still have the

they live both in the mountains

the seashore.

reputation of being a hazardous

and in the sky. They're

contact.

dangerously malevolent. In Cornwall , Spriggans are bodyguards of the Unseelie

Sidhe - They're Irish faeries who are very attracted to beauty and

Sleigh Beggy - Little is known

luxurious locales, and detest

about these shy, stocky Manx

penny pinchers.

faeries who live in underground burghs. It is known that they hate the taste of salt and don't

Silvani - Winged wood nymphs who have a very filmy appearance, almost ghostly. They are of no use to humans, but don't seek to harm us. They wear red clothes and animal furs, particularly goat skins.

like ashes or artificial light, so you are unlikely to find them in your modern home. They're believed to anger easily. The

Court . In centuries past they were accused of leaving changelings, blighting crops, and being superb thieves, and they can command destructive winds at their will. Though they're immensely greedy, they don't like human misers and will save their worst for them.

Beggys go nude and have crow's feet which make their footprints easily recognizable.

Sprites - A name for spirit faeries, not usually used for

These harmless faeries do not

earthier forms.

look whole when they are seen, but this may be simply the way

Sluagh - The most formidable of 

they look when manifesting on

the Highland faeries, they are

the physical plane. Humans

the Hosts of the Unforgiven

Spunkies -They've never been

appear much the same way in

Dead. Some account them as

seen, but they're not friendly

the astral world. Silvani, whose

being dead, some think they are

faeries. Reports of their

name means "wooded", love

fallen angels. But most popular

appearance varies, but they are

the color red. They wear it all

view is that they are the souls of 

all said to be short, ugly, and

the time and are very attracted

dead mortals.

long-armed. They're stealers of 

to anything of this color. They're

"unprotected" children. In the

rarely seen any more.

place of the stolen infant they Snow Faeries - They take on

leave an ugly faery changeling.

many different appearances Skogrsa - Short, hairy, large

depending in which land they

nosed wood elves who are very

live in. These faeries bring on

Star-Folk - A handsome race of 

dangerous. These shape shifting

winter, encourage the snow,

spirits of Algonquin myth. They

wood elves usually appear as

and paint frost on

line in Star-Country in the sky, a

owls. In the past they were

windowpanes.

beautiful, Eden-like place. The

often sought out as oracles, but

Star-Folk can cast spells on

the price they demanded for

people so they fall ill. They may

their services was very high and dangerous. Don't let them lure you into playing their game by believing their claims that they know something important which they have to tell you. Though they are rarely seen

Spriggans - They're small and

intermarry with humans.

round, but can inflate to enormous proportions by sucking in large amounts of air

Stray Sod - Some faeries appear

On the ground they're often

as though they are merely a

mistaken for sharp rocks, and

part of the grass. If you

unwittingly step on them, you

to be there for show, because

will be unable to continue on

they appear so buoyant as to

your way, no matter how well

defty gravity, and they can hold

Tiddy Ones - These are usually

you know the place.

themselves aloft for long

groups of influential spirits,

periods without ever moving

rather than individuals. They are

their tiny wings. Sylphs can be

generally helpful. They're often

helpful to humans who seek

invoked to withdraw flood

them out.

waters. However, if they are

Succubi and Incubi - Neither faery has been seen by human

hurt, they throw tantrums and

eyes, but their presence has

cast pestilence on cattle and

been keenly felt by many

children.

unfortunate persons. They see

Sylvans - Beautiful faeries who

humans as existing for their

lure humans to their deaths in

own perverse amusement. The

the woods. As the name

Succubus is a female faery who

suggests, Sylvans are wood

Tighe Faeries - No one has ever

sexually attacks human men,

faeries.

seen a Tighe, pronounced "Tee

and the Incubus is a male faery

or Teeg", but they are believed

who sexually attack human

to be relatives of the Scottish

women. Their unprovoked attacks have been documented throughout human history. Their assaults are still going on today. Persons who have been attacked by these malevolent spirits display mild to severe bruises and bite marks, many of  them in places where they could not be self-inflicted. Women may also show torn vaginal tissue after an attack. There are two folk remedies

house Browni and, like their Tengu - Pronounced "Tin-goo";

Scottish cousins, they attach

they're winged faeries who

themselves to the service of one

characteristically carry a fan of 

home. Tighes will go abroad in

feathers. They don't aid humans

the night in pairs and take care

or seem to want to any human

of household tasks which were

contact, but they do not bear

not accomplished during the

humans any grudge. They are

day. They are especially careful

reputed to have great magickal

of the fireplace and porch and

powers which they keep to

get along well with animals,

themselves, and they can shape

except for cats. If you have a

shift with great ease, usually

cat, you will not have a Tighe

going into animal forms.

Faery. They're very delicate of 

which may help keep them from

feeling, hate loud noises, and

you. A peony flower taken to

abhor any display of gratitude other than food offerings.

bed or a cauldron in the room is

Thussers - Thussers are a

said to keep away the Incubus,

community of small faeries of 

and bluebells or phallic-shaped

both genders and their children

magickal tools are supposed to

who live in earthen mounds

Tokolosh - A South African

ward off the Succubus.

near the fjords of Norway . They

faerie; Tokolosh is a sullen spirit

tend to avoid humans, but

who lives beside streams,

they're not malicious. They love

throwing stones into the water

to dance, and are expert

on still nights. He is famous for

fiddlers who specialize in the

frightening lone travelers,

folk music of Norway . Humans

usually by jumping on a small

have seen their revels and tried

animal or bird and strangling it

to join in, but these shy little

so that the poor animal's cry

faeries flee when people

alarms the traveler. He is

Sylphs - They appear as very small, winged creatures whose features are vaguely human. They are so light in color and body to be virtually transparent. The wings they bear seem only

approach.

described as being something

Tooth Faery - She is a kindly

not back away from a

like a baboon, but smaller and

faery who keeps a tooth

showdown.

without a tail, and covered with

collection. When a child looses

black hair.

a tooth, if he or she wraps it carefully in tissue, cloth, or in a special tooth pillow, she will

Tomtra - The Tomtra is a Brownie with a somewhat less likeable disposition. He always

come and collect it, leaving approximately a dollar per tooth.

Trows - Trows, pronounced to rhyme with row, are squat, round, and misshapen faeries who have no legs, so they move about by rolling on their

appears as a male wearing a

bulbous forms or by bouncing

small green cap and brown

like rubber balls. They're not

clothing. The Tomtra, like the

Trolls - Trolls vary in size, but

wicked, but love to prowl about

Scottish Brownie, adopts a

they are larger than most

in the night and move things

human home as his own, but he

faeries. They are hairy and

around or hide things in odd

demands a neat and orderly

bipedal, and some are quite

places. They are completely

environment, which he will help

grotesque. Trolls hate humans,

nocturnal and sneak around at

maintain. If the people of his

animals, and other faeries.

night moving things around just

house are sloppy, he can

They've been best known as

for the fun of aggravating

torment them until they either

guardians of byways, though

humans.

mend their ways or until he

their help seems arbitrary and

gives up and moves on. The

dubious. They're more like

ground of his home must also

neighborhood bullies who

be kept clean or this sprite will

decide upon a territory and

become disgusted and leave,

then stake it out for the sheer

taking all his good luck away

meanness of doing so.

with him. Thursday is their holy

Sometimes they do this all

day, during which time they

alone, but like all bullies they

rest, treating it like a Sabbath.

are really cowards who prefer

They work and play hard and

to run in packs. They have little

feel they owe themselves one

or no loyalty to these packs, and

day a week. Even though he

fighting among themselves is a

shares the bounty of you home,

frequent occurrence. One of 

a Tomtra feels he must be paid

their favorite pastimes is

for his assistance around the

throwing rocks at other

house and asks for warmth and

creatures, and they love to

food. He loves to look after

laugh for long periods of time

horses, and he hates cheats and

for no reason at all. Other

will not tolerate being treated

faeries and wild animals tend to

stingily. Give him Yule gifts to

avoid them if possible. Trolls are

keep him around. The Tomtra

said to find humans ugly and

will steal hay and milk. He is an

are often more afraid of us and

expert fiddler, though he is not

of our power than we are of 

known to entrap dancer. Dance

them. But they are the "macho

with him without worry.

men" of the faery world and will

Tuatha de Danann - Pronounced "Too-ah day Thay-nan". They're trooping faeries, warrior-like in temperament, but fair and just. They're male, female, and children, and look exactly like humans only somewhat smaller. When the Milesians arrived to conquer the island, the Tuatha were driven underground into the faery burghs which they still inhabit. Hurling is a popular sport among them, one which was said to need human participation to be successful. They're also fond of chess, and much folk music of the island was said to be composed by them.

Twlwwyth Tegs - Small anthropomorphic faeries of all ages and genders. They're

trooping faeries and appear to

the gift are spoken of, they

Court who fell from Grace. The

be friendly towards humans,

mysteriously disappear.

Court travels on the night winds

though they seem to want little

from where their unnerving

to do with us. The name roughly

cackles and howls can be heard.

translates as "fair family", and they live in family structures not unlike our own were several thousand years ago. The principal difference would be that the female Twlwwyth Tegs are equal to males in both stature and in their society. They live in clan groups which are determined by the eldest female member of the family, and the eldest male is the primary defender of the clan and its namesake. The Tegs' children mature at age one

Uilebheist - Faeries who appear as multiheaded sea monsters who guard the inlets and waters around the rocky coasts of the Shetland and Orkney Islands .

They have no method of  reproduction, so they enslave mortals whom they think would never be missed and carry them along to become one of them.

They probably came to these remote islands with the Norse invaders. Island seamen often

Urisks - They're extremely ugly,

spoke of sea monsters off the

so much so that they have been

coast of northern Scotland

credited with actually

whose purpose seemed to be

frightening people to their

the protection of the islands

deaths. They are wrinkled, hairy

rather than the destruction of 

in patches, and emaciated; have

sailors and ships.

duck feathers on their backs and necks; and are topped with

hundred and go off to live in

huge, misshapen heads. Despite

small groups with other young people until they pick mates.

Undines - They appear like small

They've been known to

seahorses with human faces.

intermarry with other Welsh

They are stern and yet playful,

faeries, and their offspring are

depending upon what they feel

known as the Bendith y

is their appropriate role at the

Maumau, the native elves of 

time. They are also thought to

Wales . They are harmless

have a somewhat seductive

unless you attempt to invade

nature, though their very small

their islands, in which case they

size in relation to humans

will try to defend themselves.

makes them little threat in that

These faeries love to garden,

regard.

and their islands are said to be a

their appearance they are quite friendly and seem to crave human companionship. Urisks often used to seek out human company, but their ghastly appearance frightened all would-be companions away. For that reason we see very few nowadays. They will be glad to be helpful in almost any endeavor in exchange for brief  company. They are known to be very intelligent and highly

paradise of flowers and foliage.

psychic. Unseelie Court - The Unseelie Court, like the Seelie Court , has

Tywyth Teg - They're Welsh

never actually been seen.

faeries. They like to kidnap

Attempts by humans to

children with long golden hair.

describe them paint them as a

They live underground or

massive dark cloud which rides

underwater. They dance and

upon the wind. They are

make faery rings. The faery

thoroughly evil. The term

maidens often marry humans

Unseelie is most often said to

willingly. They embellish those

mean "unblessed". Some

they favor with rich gifts, but if 

Scottish legends say they were all once members of the Seelie

Vasily - Dwarf faeries that are both male and female, though there seem to be more males. They live in barns and make their beds in the hay. They shun human contact, so we have absolutely no knowledge of  their feelings towards humans. Vasilys are the greatest horse

lovers on any plane of 

humans, especially sicknesses

who are very sympathetic to

existence. They care for horses

associated with polluted water

human needs, but asking their

at all times, and are especially

such as cholera.

help often carries a huge price.

tender to the ones who are

They are superb shape shifters

elderly or ill. No human has

who usually take the form of 

been harmed by them, but it is believed that they could be quite mean to anyone who abuses their favorite animal.

Wag-by-the-Way - The Wag-bythe-Way got his name because he used to guard the byways of 

human beings whose bodies they envy, and are then dangerously beautiful.

the Lowlands for the noble families of Scotland . He has a long, cat-like tail which wags

Wichtln - Pronounced "Veech-

Vilas - Pronounced "Vee-lahs";

when he is irritated or angry. He

l'n"; they look like very tiny

they're female faeries,

is an extra small-sized dwarf 

elves all dressed in brown fur

mistresses of the forest, and are

faery usually covered in cinders.

coats. Their bodies are very

so beautiful that once they are

Only males have been reported.

bulbous and their arms and legs

seen by human males, they are

The Wag is generally friendly.

are much too long for their

longed after forever. They don't

This Scottish boarder sprite is

bodies. Their mischievous

like to get involved with

similar to the Scottish house

nature borders on downright

humans, but they have rescued

Brownie. He adopts a home

meanness. Some persons who

them Alpine disasters by guiding

where he is most domestic and

are acquainted with them claim

rescue teams and dogs.

friendly, almost like a family

that they never sleep. While this

pet. He is intensely loyal to his

is probably a gross

family, but tends to throw

exaggeration, these elves are

things at visitors. They are

tireless in their pursuit of fun,

always cold and love to get as

which is always at the expense

close to fire as possible. For

of some unsuspecting human

reasons unknown, the Wags are

being or animal. Like the

almost a vanished race, and

Scottish Brownie they adopt a

there are very few left now.

human home and can do many

Virikas - Never more than eighteen inches tall, these unpleasant spectral entities can be recognized by their flaming red color and their horribly pointed, bloodstained teeth.

of the household tasks and will

They gather outside the homes

gladly guard and protect their

of men soon to die and jabber excitedly. To prevent this,

Water Leaper - The Water

people can erect a small shrine

Leaper looks like a small bat

in their honor and burn daily

bouncing along the surface of 

gifts of flowers and spices for

the Irish Sea . They are quite

them.

vicious and have been credited with killing humans. They mostly prey on fishermen,

Vodianoy - Pronounced "Voe'dee'ah-noi". They're small male

whom they lure into rocks or coerce overboard to drown.

faeries who have green hair and

home, but most people feel that putting up with their poltergeist nature is just not worth it. Some of their favorite pranks are pinching, tripping, letting livestock loose, causing spills, and moving things about. Wichtlns love gifts, and such displays of affection will keep them in your home and generally keep them placated.

are bloated and wet as if  recently drowned. They're completely nocturnal, and are

Well Spirits - Well Sprites are

dangerous, bringing sickness to

water sprites and well guardians

Wilde Frauen - Pronounced

mountain in the Himalayas .

of light brown or white fur who

"Veel-duh Frow-in". It literally

They are deities of cities,

is occasionally sighted

means "wild women", and they

districts, lakes, and wells, and

throughout east Asia and North

are the female wood sprites of 

are thought to have originated

America . Rather gorilla-like in

the Germanic and Scandinavian

from a cult of ancient

appearance, he tends to run

forests. They stand about three

Dravidians.

away from humans.

Yann-An-Od - He appears as a

Zips - Pronounced "Seeps";

kindly old shepherd complete

they're thin male faeries of very

with long robe, shepard's staff,

small size who wear tiny

and long white beard. Little is

helmets and carry tiny speaks.

known about his feelings

For all their fierce and battle-

towards humans because he

ready appearance, they are very

tends to fade from view when

shy and have always avoided

approached. Yann-An-Od is

people. The Zips' sole function is

actually the name of a faery

to protect and care for deer,

king who guards flocks of sheep.

especially stags.

feet high and represent all the ages of women from childhood through old age. Wild in this context does not describe their temperament any more that it does that of any other wood faery. Wild in this case refers to their living conditions among the roots of the oldest trees in the deepest part of the forests. They're seen year round, but fewer have been seen in this century due in part to the diminishing of untouched forest lands. They dress seasonally and will always be found wearing

He is a one-of-a-kind, and one has to wonder where his legions are if he is a king.

the flora, foliage, and colors of  the current season. Yumboes - Located on Goree Island , south of the Cape Verde Will-O'-the-Wisp - The Will-O'the-Wisp appears as a collection of flickering, wavering, glowing lights low to the ground near marshes, meadows, and grassy hillocks. They are most easily seen an hour or so after sundown. These golden lights which are seen glittering enticingly in the distance have never been explained by science.

Peninsula in Senegal , West Africa . They are two feet tall with pearly skin and silver hair. They are also called the "Bakhna Rakhna" which translates to "The Good People." They enjoy dancing and feasting by moonlight and live in magnificent subterranean dwellings in the Paps, groups of  hills about three miles from the coast. Guests to their homes report lavishly decorated tables and servants invisible except for their hands and feet. They like

Yakshas - Benevolent nature

to eat fish.

spirits; they are the guardians of  treasures hidden in the earth and the roots of trees. Their ruler is Kubera, who lives on a

Yeti - Pronounced "Yet-ee"; it's a large, bipedal, hairy creature