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