-Abatwa - Said to be the tiniest creatures of human form in existence; these little

people coexist peacefully with the ants 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, sister to Fennine,
daughter to Egogabal who was a king of the Tuatha de Danann. The Earl of Desmond
fell in love with her when he saw her sitting by Logh 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
couldn't hold to it when he saw his son jump in and out of a bottle. His son fled
in the form of a wild goose and Aine disappeared into Knock Aine. -Alven -
Creatures of the moon under whose light they dance and play. They are water faeries
who live in ponds, lakes, and rivers, but the River Elbe is sacred to them and in
it they make their principal home. They cherish night-blooming plants and will harm
any human who attempts to pick or destroy them. Fish are their only known enemies,
and they prefer to live in water enclosures where there are none. -Angiks -
Children of the living dead of Eskimo lore. In hard times, unwanted babies were
taken out into the snow by tribal elders to die of exposure. Unless the tribe would
move to a new hunting ground, they would often find themselves haunted by this
small, miserable ghost. -Ankou - The faery version of the grim reaper. Sometimes
he's portrayed as a benevolent, comforting figure. An old Irish proverb says, "When
Ankou comes, he will not go away empty." -Anthropophagi - A cannibal faery. He has
no head, but his eyes sit atop his shoulders and a mouth may be found in his torso.
His lack of nose allows him to eat human flesh without gagging. -Arkan Sonney -
Faery pigs on the Isle of Man , they're also known as "Lucky Piggy". Faery pigs are
supposed to bring good luck if one is to capture it. -Ashrays - It is known that
Ashrays cannot live on land, and are completely nocturnal. If they are touched by
sunlight they will melt into a rainbow pool of water. -Asparas - Usually female,
also known as sky-dancers. They bless humans at important stages in their lives,
and are often seen at weddings. They live in fig trees and sometimes appear to
scholars or scientists, seduce and exhaust them, making sure they don't venture
into areas that the spirit world deems unfit. -Attorcroppe - The Attorcroppe looks
like a small serpent with arms and legs who walks upright. They are very
malevolent. -Aughisky - Pronounced "Agh-iski"; they are the Irish version of the
Each-Uisge. -Awd Goggie - A type of Bogie. He haunts forests and orchards, and
kidnaps children. Wise children will stay away from orchards when unsupervised,
lest Awd Goggie get them. -Ballybogs - Mud covered creatures of very small size.
Their bodies are completely round, with their heads rising from their bodies
without a neck. Their arms and legs are long and spindly, which look too thin and
weak to support their weight. They speak no known language and grunt and slobber
instead of speaking. -Barguest - A kind of Bogie. It has horns, dangerous teeth and
claws, and fiery eyes. It can take many forms, but usually is a shaggy black dog.
Upon the death of a prominent figure, it rounds up all the dogs in the community
and leads them on a procession through the streets, howling. -Basilisk - A highly
poisonous faery which is reputed to hate 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 sometimes are helpful. -Bean-Fionn - Is the name for all types of drowning
faeries. Also known as Jenny Greentooth, or Peg Powler. -Bean-Nighe - Pronounced
"ben-neeyah"; type of Beansidhe around streams in Scotland and Ireland . She washes
the clothing of people who will soon die. They are rumored to be the ghosts of
women who died in childbirth and will continue to wash until the day that they
should have died. -Beansidhe - Also known as Banshee. She's an Irish death spirit
whose keening (mourning wail) can be heard at night prior to a death. She's always
female and always appears in a filmy, full-sized human form. Long stringy hair
partially covered with a hood and a white gown is part of her attire, as is a wet
and ghost-like appearance. She's also known to wear a grey, green, or black robe in
different regions. -Bean-Tighe - A benevolent, grandmother-type; she does chores
and looks after children and pets, as long as you feed them fresh strawberries and
cream, and a share of your home. -Bendith y Mamau - Pronounced "ben-dith uh momay";
Carmarthenshire (Wales) name for faeries, translates to "Mother's Blessing". This
phrase is used as a prayer to protect from evil. -Black Angus - A large black dog
with yellow eyes and a sharp fangs who roams the northern English and Scottish
countryside showing himself to those who will die within a fortnight. -Black Annis
- She is a hag; however she is unique in the 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. -Bocan - Their sole purpose was to
attack and mutilate travelers. -Boggarts - They're cousins to the Brownies,
although their intentions are very different. Boggarts will adopt a house just for
the sheer delight of destroying things. They are very ill-tempered and greedy. -
Bogie - This is the generic name for some different types of goblins. Their
temperament ranges the spectrum from benign to malevolent. -Bogles - They are a
form of goblins, and are generally nasty in temperament. However, they prefer to
inflict their evil deeds upon liars and murderers. -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 push fishermen off the banks to drown, taking the victim's soul to his
home in the forest. -Boobrie - Preys on ships transporting sheep and cattle, which
are it's favorite foods. It 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 the top of the water, complete with the sound effect of hooves on earth. -Brown
Man of the Muirs - He is the protector of wild animals. -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. -Brownies - They are
very small dwarf faeries who always appear as males with coal black eyes. They wear
little suits of 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 them
gifts, or else they will take offense and leave. Also, having a cat in your house
will make them leave. -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. -Buggars - They are very adept at
shape shifting, and are considered very dangerous to humans. Fortunately for us,
they never leave the astral world. -Bugal Noz - A hideously ugly 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 appears, so as not to take them too
much by surprise. -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. -Buttery Sprites - No one has ever seen a Buttery
Sprite but their presence is known by missing food and by the havoc 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 cross- especially fresh
churned butter. -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
have never harmed them, just frighten and fool them. -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 Bean-
Tighe. -Bwca - They are the Welsh version of the Brownie. They have slightly
nastier tempers, and are prone to tantrums if their work is criticized. They also
despise tattletales and people with long noses. -Bwciod - The Bwciod is more of a
nuisance than a danger, but he can turn nasty if thwarted. He is solitary, and
moves so fast that he can barely be seen by the human eye. -Cailleac Bhuer -
Pronounced "Call-y'ac V'fhoor". She is a one of a kind old woman, who walks by
night carrying her walking stick, her carrion crow on her left shoulder. However,
her reputation as dangerous and ill-tempered may be a mistaken one. -Callicantzaroi
- They are trooping faeries who are
small, skinny, and always ride nude. Instead of riding horses, they ride chickens.
They are also all either partially or totally blind, and are often accompanied on
their Raids by other crippled faeries. -Cannered-Noz - Breton version of the Bean-
Sidhe. -Chi Spirits - No one has ever seen a Chi Spirit, as they are pure energy
and have no physical confines. Like Brownies, the Chi Spirits adopt a human home in
which to live. -Chin-Chin Kobakama - Appears to be elderly, but amazingly spry.
They are either male or female, and are generally friendly towards humans, but can
be a nuisance. They move into human homes and will bless and protect them as long
as they are kept clean. -Churn Milk Peg and Melch Dick - Small dwarf faeries who
wear peasant costumes dating back to sometime around the fifteenth century. They
jealously guard nut crops and hate lazy humans, although they're quite lazy
themselves. -Clurichauns - A solitary faery who resembles his cousin, the
Leprechaun. He is the self appointed guardian of a wine cellar, one he chooses in
his own time, and then moves in makes himself at home. He is almost always drunk,
but will prevent casks from leaking and wines from going bad, and he will chase
away all those who come to take a drink uninvited by the master of the house. -
Corrigans - Appear as blonde females by night and repulsive hags by day. She awaits
the day when a human man might fall in love with her and be open-minded enough to
follow through to the day. If that happens, she will become human and remain
beautiful both night and day. -Cucui - Pronounced "Coo-coo-ee", has almost become a
generic term for "monster" among Mexicans and American Hispanics. He has taken on a
popular image similar to that of a staring zombie or ghoul. -Cururipur - A powerful
South American spirit who owned the jungle and tortures tortoise hunters since the
tortoises are his friends. -Daoine Maithe - Also known as "The Good People"; there
is a question as to whether they're angels or faeries, since they were present at
the Biblical Fall, but did not fall. It's generally assumed that they are awaiting
salvation. -Daoine Sidhe - This is the name assumed by the Tuatha de Danann when
the Milesians drove them underground. Their King is Finvarra, who to this day holds
court in his palace beneath the faery hill of Knockma. They are skilled chess
players, and no human has ever beaten Finvarra in a game. Finvarra is a womanizer,
frequently kidnapping human women. The Daoine Sidhe are also quite fond of hurling;
an odd cross between hockey and lacrosse. -Devas - They are most often seen not as
a body, but as a faint golden glow clinging to healthy, well-cared for plants. It
is thought that they often guide medical researchers who look for beneficial
medical properties in plants. If a plant is neglected, the Deva will abandon it. -
Dinnshenchas - Dwarf faeries in the service of the Irish Goddess Aine, who is both
a cattle Goddess and a Goddess who protects women. They have been said to shape
shift into any form to help average women harmed by men. They also guard cattle. -
Disir - These are spirits who attach themselves to a particular place, usually man
made, like houses. Especially old houses. They are generally feminine ancestral
spirits. -Domoviyr - Male elves, who like their cousins, the Brownies, live in
human homes which they protect with fierce loyalty. They have jealous natures, and
are especially watchful of poultry meats, which are their favorite foods. -Dracs -
In their natural state, Dracs appear as great floating purple blobs in the surface
of the water. They can also be seen in the form of a golden chalice or in a female
human form. They are always on the lookout for human males to take in as mates.
They appear as beautiful women to lure them in. They also appear as a golden
chalice on the surface of the water, which is highly attractive to avaricious
humans. When the men reach down unsuspectingly to grab the prize, they are dragged
under to the Drac kingdom. -Drakes - Drakes have never been seen by the human eye,
but have been smelled. They're benevolent house spirits who will bless your hearth
and multiply and keep your firewood dry in exchange for living in your home. If
they are not welcomed, they will just leave, and not one of them has been known to
react negatively to human mistreatment. -Dryads - Tree-dwelling, playful, female
creatures. They seem open to human contact, but are very capricious, and it would
be hard to tell if one was in the mood to help, play, or just tease. Dryads prefer
to live in willow trees, and are seen as not more than enchanting wisps of pure
light, sometimes gently colored. -Duendes - These solitary faeries appear as
middle-aged women in green robes. They are small and sly, and their fingers look
like long icicles. They are extremely jealous of the human condition, and that can
override all other concerns. Duendes seek to harm and destroy humans whenever
possible, and fortunately few of them are left. -Dwarfs - They are short, usually
bearded and appear to be very old. Their aged appearance seems to be caused by the
fact that they reach maturity at age three. They exist mainly in the mines in
Germany , and in the mountains of Scandinavia . They are sensitive about showing
their feet since they're usually deformed in some way. If you're curious about
their feet, the only way to get an idea is to put flour, ash, or something of that
sort in their path, and look at the footprints left. Dwarves can't be above ground
during the day since sunlight turns them to stone. Some people say they exist as
toads during the day and assume their usual dwarfish form at night. -Dybbuk - Evil
Jewish spirits whose sole purpose is invading bodies of humans to cause them to do
evil or make mischief. -Each-Uisage - Pronounced "Ech-ooshkys". 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, they're trouble. -Ekimmu - One of the evil spirits of the ancient
Assyrians, the Ekimmu appeared wailing and crying outside a home to signal an
impending death, much like a Bean-Sidhe. -Ellylbns - Small inland lake faeries who
transport themselves by riding on eggshells. -Elves - They are like faeries, and
even have two classes, light and dark. As a general rule, trooping Elves are good,
and solitary Elves are bad. They can sew and spin very well, and can even spin gold
from grain if needed. They also spin cloth and make shoes and are known for aiding
deserving humans in need. They have few enemies, the most noted being cats. -Elves
of Light - Tiny people of Algonquin legend. They live in the forest and enjoy
dancing. Their Queen is Summer, a tiny but beautiful creature who was once captured
by the God Glooskap, who kept her in a moose hide as he entered the wigwam of the
giant, Winter. Her very presence caused Winter to melt away and spring to come, and
woke the elves who had been hibernating. -Erlkonig - Means "Elf King", and is from
Germany . He's been known to warn people of their pending deaths. How he appears
will relay to that person how he or she is going to die. -Erdluitle - Pronounced
"Aird-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 if
placed in water. They used to be helpful to farmers, but now seem to dislike
humans. -Fachan - Pronounced "Fah-kan. This Highland faery might appear comical if
not for his extremely nasty disposition. The Fachan has one of everything-one head,
one eye, one ear, etc.- all centered directly down the middle of his hairy and
feathered body. He is extremely bad temperament and carries a spiked club which he
swings as he chases away visitors from his home. -Fays - The word Fay is similar to
the Latin word fautum , which means "fate", a word from which many Romance
languages take their generic names for faeries. Other such names are Fee, Fada,
Fae, Fata, and Fas. They're tiny, winged seasonal faeries who are born teasers and
have very capricious natures, but are never malicious. -Feeorin - This word can be
used as a collective word for faeries. It usually indicates small green 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. -Fenoderee -He is
a type of Brownie from the Isle of Man. He is enthusiastic about helping the
farmers, but isn't all that bright. The Fenoderee once was tricked into trying to
fetch water with a sieve. The Fenoderee was at one time a handsome member of the
Ferrishyn (the faery tribe of Man), but he was exiled and his good looks taken when
he missed the Autumn festival to court a human girl. -Fin Folk - Anthropomorphic
faeries who have made it clear that they wish to avoid humans, though they seem not
to wish us any harm. Their favorite pastime is gardening, and their underwater
world is a paradise of vibrantly colored flowers and lush foliage. -Fir Darrigs -
Pronounced "Fear Durgs". They're fat, ugly faeries with dark, hairy skin and long
snouts and tails which give them a rat-like appearance. They like fairly gruesome
practical jokes, so it's best to appear friendly until you can banish them. -
Fireesin - Pronounced "Fear-ee-sheen"; they're solitary faeries who help farmers.
They're nude, covered with patches of brown, coarse hair, and in general are not
very physically appealing. They seem to want to be of service to humans, but
they're not known for being very bright. -Foawr - They are Manx stone-throwing
giants. They often ravish cattle, and are nasty beings. -Folletti - Pronounced
"Foe-let-ee". They're so small and
light that they are practically invisible, but their distinguishing characteristic
is known to us-their toes point backwards. They seem to pay no attention to humans
and change the weather merely for their own sport rather than for any baneful
purpose. -Formorians - Sea monsters, the survivors of a banished faery race driven
out of Ireland by the Tuatha De Danann. They have grotesquely misshapen bodies
which look as if they have been haphazardly thrown together with the leftover part
of assorted animals. -Fossegrim - Pronounced "Foe-say-grim". They're smaller than
humans, perfectly formed except for their feet, which tend to taper off into a
misty nothingness. They can be either baneful or playful depending upon their mood
of the moment. -Fyglia - A sort of personal spirit. They often take an animal form.
The Native Americans call them "fetches" and use them as totems. They serve mostly
as personal guardians. -Fygliar - They can only be seen by its human familiar just
before the person dies. Their only human aid and concern goes to this one person,
and they ignore all others. Only children born with a caul over its head have them.
-Gancanagth - Pronounced "Gon-cawn-ah". He's a faery who materializes in lonely
places and attempts to seduce human females, who will eventually die of love for
him. He carries a clay pipe, although he doesn't smoke it-faeries generally dislike
smoke. -Gandharvas - Extra small faeries who live underground and possess vast
musical talents. They will cause humans no harm, but avoid them if possible. -Gans
- Vaporous spirits who inhabit the mountains of the North American Southwest. They
are neither good nor evil. -Geancanach - Pronounced "Gan-cahn-ock". They're pixie-
like in appearance, with huge eyes that curve upward on the ends and pointed ears.
They are the guardians of home hearths, and they crave the warmth of the fireside
and are quite harmless to have around, although they do have a tendency to play
pranks. -Ghillie Dhu - Pronounced "Gillee Doo or Yoo". They're guardian tree
spirits who are disguised as foliage and dislike human beings. They prefer birch
trees to all others, and jealously guard them from humans. -Gianes - Pronounced
"Gee-ahwn-ayes"; they're solitary wood Elves who occasionally will aid humans. They
are master cloth weavers, but they weave for fun rather than for anyone's benefit.
-Giants and Ogres - Giants look like humans but are much bigger. They have also
been known to be both friendly and nasty. Ogres are about the same size as humans
but have deformed faces, excessive body hair, and sometimes a hump in their backs.
Ogres are usually unfriendly. -Gitto - Pronounced "Ghee-toes". They have the heads
of horses and the bodies of goats, but they have human speech and laughter. Through
they have no wings, they can fly for short distances. They don't like people. -
Glashtin - Pronounced "Glosh-teen". It's a goblin who is half cow and half horse.
If the head part is a cow he is stupid; if a horse, he is shrewd and cunning. They
appear during storms in which they revel and play, seeming to take delight in the
havoc they leave behind. -Glaistig - She is a water faery, a beautiful seductress
with the body of a goat which she hides under a long billowy green dress. She lures
men to dance with her, then feeds like a vampire on their blood. She can be benign
as well, often tending children and the elderly or herding cattle for farmers. -
Gnomes - Dwarf faeries who appear to be quite old because they mature very early,
though their average life span is around a thousand years. They reach maturity in
about a hundred years, at which time they stand about 12 inches tall and look well
past middle age. They're kind-hearted and will always aid sick or frightened
animals. -Goblin - They are somewhat malicious little creatures. They can appear as
animals. They are thieves and villains, and count the dead among their companions.
They like to tempt people with faery fruits. They're not truly completely evil,
however. Some of them can be rather nice. -Golem - They're human in appearance, but
is not a thinking creature, it's a Jewish a zombie. -Grant - Looks something like a
small, oddly-formed horse, though he walks erect. He warns humans of approaching
trouble and is said to be very friendly, if somewhat terrifying to see. -Green Lady
of Caerphilly - She haunts ruined castles, and often appears as ivy. -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. -Gruagach - Pronounced "Grew-g'ac"; it's a solitary
female faery, extremely grotesque in appearance, but with a heart of gold. She
enjoys any brief human contact she can get and will offer whatever help she can in
your spiritual pursuits if you don't show fear or revulsion. -Guriuz - Pronounced
"Goor-ee-use". They used to help bring the weather needed by Italian farmers. -
Gragedd Annwn - Pronounced "Gwergeth Ai-noon"; they're beautiful blonde water
faeries who love children and are helpful to human mothers, children, and the poor.
They seem uninterested in males except as occasional mates. -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. -
Hags - They are the personification of winter in the British Isles , and are
thought 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 to spring. -Hamadryadniks - Tree spirits who, like the Lesidhe, appear as
living foliage. But unlike the Dryads, they hate human beings. -Hathors - Nature
spirits of Egyptian mythology. When a child is born, seven Hathors gather to plan
the life of the child. The Hathors are often portrayed as the sky-goddess Hathor,
goddess of beauty, love, marriage, and childbirth. She often takes the form of a
gigantic cow. -Heather Pixies - Like other Pixies, the Heather Pixies have clear or
golden auras and delicate, translucent wings. But these faeries are attracted
specifically to the moors and to the heather which covers them. They are not averse
to human contact, but they don't seek them out. They have a pranksterish nature. -
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. -Huacas - Incan
myth speaks of Huacas, stone forms of spirits or divine beings who watched over
fields. -Huldafolk - The huldafolk a fairly reclusive Scandinavian faeryfolk. Shy
doesn't even begin to describe them. But in their dealings with humans, they are
very fair, even generous when they experience human kindness. The story goes that
there was once a farm girl who came across a woman giving birth in a field. She
helps her to deliver the baby and is rewarded with an apron full of woodchips.
Disgusted, the girl dumps them out and returns 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. -Huldrafolk -
These dark Elves are known not only because of their dark coloring, but also
because of their nasty personalities. They have the 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. -Hyldermoder
- The guardian spirit of the sacred Elder tree of the Norse tradition, and is
always dressed in a flowing green gown. She has the appearance and countenance of
an elderly and kindly but protective mother. She bears no malice toward humans
unless they tamper with the Elder tree. -Hyters - Pronounced "High-ters"; they're
shape shifters who appear as birds. They are not predisposed to showing kindness to
humans, though they have never harmed anyone. They have been known to gather in
groups and buzz humans for the sheer joy of frightening them though. -Ieles -
Pronounced "Ee-lays"; they look like large, bipedal cats. They will wait near
crossroads for a human victim to approach. Like vampires, they suck the blood from
their human prey. They can't get into the middle of the crossroads-long seen as a
place of protection because they were made like an equilateral cross-or their power
is forever grounded. -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. They are very confusing if not
dangerous to humans because they can shape shift into beautiful human forms for
just long enough to lure humans into their underground world. -Irish Elves - Elf in
Ireland is a generic term for non-winged faeries. These trooping faeries are beings
who live within he earth among the tangled roots of sacred trees. They go abroad
during the night to aid woodland animals and occasionally reward a virtuous or
unselfish human being by some act of kindness. Irish Elves do their rare good deeds
to humans out of the joy of giving, and any act of overt thanks will drive them
permanently away. -Irish Sea Water Guardians - These Manx sea guardians are very
small faeries, only a few inches tall, who guard the stormy Irish Sea and are
beloved of the se God Manann. They're both male and female and are beautiful to
see, with a green-blue aura of light that dances around them. They are fierce
guardians bt are still disposed to help all living creatures in need on the sea if
they're specifically asked to
do so. They sail on broken eggshells through the Irish Seas and surf on seashells
during storms. Sailor in the Irish sea often feared nearing Man for all the faeries
in its waters. -Jack-In-Irons - He is a giant from Yorkshire who haunts lonely
roads. -Jenny Greenteeth - She is the Yorkshire River version of Peg Powler. -
Jimani�os - Pronounced "Heem-awn-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 they, like the people around them, dance in the streets and visit the
cemeteries. This is also a day when they play pranks. -Jimmy Squarefoot - His
appearance is said to be frightening, but he is really harmless. -Jinn - They're
the same as Genies. When the lamp or bottle that they live in is rubbed, the Jinn
is summoned forth and must do its master's bidding. -Jungle Spirits - The Amazons
believed in an amazing variety of ogres, demons, and powerful spirits, often shaped
like animals. Some were ghosts of the dead. They also regarded birds as demonic
spirits who battled with dead spirits. -Kachina - Ancestor spirits of the Pueblo
Indians in North America . The Hopi also believed in Kachinas, believing them to be
the souls of virtuous dead people. -Kelpies - These small, bulbous-shaped faeries
with huge teeth and painted ears are sly, stupid, and extremely foul-tempered.
These cannibalistic faeries once densely populated the North Sea and all the lochs
of Scotland . They have limited shape shifting powers and can appear as friendly
seahorses and allow passing humans to mount them so that they may be drowned, or as
handsome young men to lure young girls to them. However, they can be detected when
in the shape of a young man, because they're unable to keep their hair from
appearing like seaweed. -Killmoulis - He's an ugly Brownie who haunts mills. He has
an enormous nose and a missing mouth. He eats by stuffing the food into his
nostrils. He works for the miller but he plays pranks so often that he is more of a
nuisance than a help. -Klaboutermannikins - These are invisible faeries who inhabit
the figurehead of any ships which they choose to protect. They guarded the ship
from sickness, rocks, storms, and dangerous winds. If a ship with one of these
faeries aboard sank, the faery sank with it and then aided the souls of the sailors
out of the waters and into the Land of the Dead. -Knockers - These are the most
popular faeries in Cornwall . They're dwarf faeries who live in the mines and caves
of the region and like to play games and aid respectful miners. They get their name
from the knocking sound they make when directing miners to a rich vein. They're
always accurate, though sometimes they scatter their knocking just to play games
with the miners who regard them as friends. Frantic knocking in any mine is a
warning of imminent danger, and Cornish miners won't go into a mine after they are
warned off by Knockers. -Kobolds - These are the German version of Knockers.
They're known for causing problems for the miners and undoing their progress. To
keep the miners guessing, they occasionally help them. -Kolbalds - Pronounced "Coe-
bolds"; they're dwarf faeries who can be very helpful but will turn abusive if
ignored or belittled. They're a German version of the Scottish Brownie, though they
have a less helpful nature. Alone or in small groups they adopt homes where they
will live, expecting the full benefits of the household even if they do not choose
to work for their keep. -Korreds - These Elvin creatures always appear to be male.
They have hairy bodies, spindly legs, and bird-like arms, but sport huge heads in
comparison. They're the faery guardians of the dolmens (stone altars) and standing
stones of Celtic Brittany. Faery lore says that it was the Korreds themselves who
brought the stones to Brittany and erected them. -Kubera - King of the Yakshas, the
god of wealth. Usually depicted as a dwarfish figure with a paunch, bearing a money
bag or pomegranate and sealed on a man. -Kul - A water spirit of the Eskimos in the
Artic, Kul may be malevolent but generally helps the Northern people with their
fishing. As a show of gratitude, it is customary to offer him some of the fish
caught at the beginning of the season. -The Lady of the Lake - She lives in Dosmary
Pool, a lake in Cornwall . Her arm, holding the famous sword Excalibur, is most
frequently seen by human eyes. She is the woman who gave Arthur his famous sword
Excalibur, and to whom it was returned upon his death. -Lamas - Kind, protective
spirits of ancient Chaldea , the Lamas supervised the welfare of mortals and were
usually female. Most often, a winged, hybrid creature. -Landvaettir - Spirits of
the land that inhabit stones, rivers, animals, and such. Some say they are the
stones and trees. They mostly keep to themselves. -Leanansidhe - Pronounced "Lan-
awn-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. -Leprechauns - Pronounced "Lep-rah-kahn". He's a solitary faery and a
trickster who loves to play pranks on the humans he meets. They are always seen
wearing green clothing of costly material and green tri-cornered hats. They're
mischievous, but will be helpful to humans if approached with respect. They're
quick-witted unless they are drunk. He guards a pot of gold, and if one can gain
control of one of these wily creatures one can have the cauldron, and three wishes
along with it. If he can trick you into making a fourth wish by sundown, you lose
all you wishes and the crock of gold. -Lesidhe - Pronounced "Lay-shee"; a guardian
of the forests who is always disguised as foliage. They appear to be androgynous
and, even though they're usually found in groups, they seem to have little to do
with one another. Therefore, they can be classified as solitaries rather than
trooping faeries. Unless one gets up and walks about it is hard to distinguish them
from the green plants and trees they hide among. They like to mimic 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 no Lesidhe has ever
actually harmed anyone, their pranks are nasty, usually involving trying to lose
people in deep woods. -Limniades - Pronounced "Leem-nee-od-ayes"; it's a word from
which we derive our word illuminate. They're small blobs of pure light, and like
their cousins, the English Will-O'-the-Wisps, they avoid humans. -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 ugly. The Nagumwasuck are
closely involved with their humans, often singing sadly when there's a death in the
tribe, and dancing at weddings. They're self-conscious of their ugliness, and it is
near fatal to laugh at them. The Mekumwasuck live in the woods and dress
outlandishly, their faces being covered with hair. They're the guardians of the
Catholic Church. If a Mekumwasuck looks directly at you, you either die or acquire
a contagious disease of some sort. -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. -Lunantishess or Lunantishee - They are the tribe which
guards blackthorn bushes. They will never allow a stick to be cut on November 11th
or May 11th. If you manage to cut a stick on those days, you will experience
misfortune. -Lutins - Expert shape shifters who have not held one form long enough
for any human to characterize their appearance. They are extremely capricious,
being useful one minute and destructive the next. -Ly Erg - There is only one Ly
Erg. He dresses like a soldier and can only be distinguished from a real one by his
small size and his 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 chance at life. It is
reported that he will stop his mark on a road or path (especially if it is near
water) and challenge you with a raising of his red right hand. The best thing to do
in this instance is to retreat, because if you allow him to engage you in combat
you will die within a fortnight. His red hand is said to be the result of many
years of bloodstains from those he has killed in combat. -Mab - She's the
traditional queen of the faeries. -Mal-de-Mer - They've never been described or
even seen by a human. They live in the sea near Cornwall and Brittany and prey on
ships. -Masseriol - Pronounced "Mahs-air-ee-oel"; he dresses all in red, has an
elderly face, and a booming laugh that is somewhere between the cry of a horse and
a goat. He can be 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 themselves dirty.
They can also be of help in the kitchen when one of them has taken a shine to the
lady of the house. -Mazikeen - Winged faeries who can't fly. They are often
mistaken for angels, but they are faeries whose soul purpose is to steal food and
drink for their endless revelries. They don't need sleep and can party all the
time. -Menehunas - Pronounced "Mi-nee-nahs"; they're the most well-known faeries in
Polynesia , and are seen as Elves in native dress who live in tropical forests.
They can be tricksters, but they will also serve humans.
Like the Leprechauns, they guard a crock of treasure and can grant wishes if
they're caught. They have also been 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 knew who built it, it must have been the Menihuni. -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 to anger, but their ire can be aroused by persons
who desecrate and pollute their home. Occasionally Mermaids wish to take human
mates, but Mermen rarely take human brides. They seem to have trouble reproducing
themselves and may need human males to further their race. Merpeople are excellent
parents who cherish and protect their young. -Merrows - They are the Irish
Merpeople. They wear red feather caps, and if their caps are stolen, they can't
return to the depths of the sea where they live. Female Merrows are beautiful and
to see one is an omen of a storm. They are benevolent and often fall in love with
fishermen, probably because the male Merrows are so repulsive. Makes are, however,
generally friendly. They often come ashore in the form of small, hornless cattle. -
Moerae - These faeries of Greece usually appear in groups of three representing a
young girl, a middle-aged woman, and an old woman, or else they appear just as
three middle-aged women. They are neither helpful nor harmful to humans, but
dispense fate as they see fit. They determine the fate of children. -Monaciello -
Pronounced "Moe-nah-see-ail-oh". That means "little monk", which is how their
hooded cloak-dress makes them appear. He always wears red and is always drunk, but
is not unfriendly. They have merry personalities and they like to steal human
clothing for sport. -Moss People - Are both male and female and have large
butterfly wings attached to lithe bodies that look mostly human. They're very
beautiful creatures, though hard to detect in the wild, where they tend to hide in
moss and other dark wood foliage. They're shy of people and very capricious. Moss
People are good luck to have around. Keep their environment clean and natural if
you wish to continue to have them. -Mother Holle - An older woman, but not elderly.
Her hair is long and black, and she wears a dark green robe. There is only one of
her, and she is neither good nor evil, but dispenses justice fairly as she sees
fit. She spends her days at her spinning wheel, and gives advice when asked and can
instantly divine the future. She rewards those who are industrious, especially
while in her service. She's most disposed to aiding young women. -Muireartach - She
is a one of a kind old woman who is bald, has jagged teeth, a blue-gray complexion,
and one great eye. Her intent has always been painted as malevolent, but this is
unclear. -Mumiai - Best known for persecuting peasants, especially those of the
lowest castes, who had stolen from their neighbors or demonstrates their dirty
habits. The Mumiai toss their belongings in the air, break their pottery and
trample on their gardens, finally forcing them to move out of their villages. -
Murdhuachas - Pronounced "Mer-oo-khas"; one of several races of Irish sea faeries,
and are often mistaken for Merpeople. Like Merpeople, they have fish-like lower
bodied, but rather than having human upper bodies, they have the upper bodies and
heads of other mammals. Their temperament is ambivalent. They've been known to be
helpful in locating fish or in finding one's home port on a fog-shrouded night.
They've been just as well known to turn nasty and lure sailors to their death on
coastal rocks with their haunting songs. -Muryans - It's the Cornish word for
"ant". They are the souls of those sent to Purgatory. Their souls dwindle in size
until they're the size of ants, and then they disappear, and no one knows where
they go after that. -Nagas - They're upper bodies are human, and their lower bodies
are that of a snakes. They're often seen wearing hooded canopies or with seven or
more heads. Both sexes are extraordinarily beautiful, and several royal Indian
families claim to be descended from them. They bite humans who're evil or destined
to die prematurely. Buddhists regard them as minor deities and door guardians. -
Neck - A shape shifter water faery who is an expert harper and singer. It is likely
that possess no gender or concrete form, but usually appear to humans as poor
reflections of themselves. They're seductive and cunning and should be avoided.
Necks are very alluring to human males. They're usually seen lounging beside the
edge of a lake or stream. They're been credited with the drowning of many people. -
Nereides - Pronounced "Nair-eye-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
love more than children is milk and honey, and setting some out will distract them
from their mischief. But don't get sed to feeding them or they will hang around
like stray animals. They can shape shift into the bodies of swans and like to sing
while swimming in this form. Nereides wear white shawls when they're on land, and
if a human man can capture one of these, he can gain control over the faery. -
Nibelungen - These Teutonic dwarf faeries live in a hidden subterranean crystal
palace. They are tricksters and quite capricious, with a temperament most
resembling that of the Irish Leprechaun. The Nibelungen's gold is guarded when
they're not around by a dragon named Fafnir. Humans can obtain the gold only in the
astral world; it will not travel back to the physical realm. Those who try to take
it lose everything they have gained spiritually. These faeries are goldsmiths who
make golden rings with magickal properties. They are best known for their rings of
fertility which many a barren human has sought but failed to obtain. The Nibelungen
seem to take great delight in the failings of humans who seek 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. -Nixen - Water
sprites who primarily live in the rivers of Germany and Switzerland . They are seen
in both genders, but the females seem to predominate. The females are very lovely,
and the males are quite handsome except for their green teeth. Their temperament
runs somewhere between mischievous and dangerous. Nixen have been known to lure
swimmers and sailors to their deaths on rocks and to invoke storms in the rivers
they inhabit. Metal is an especially potent weapon against them, 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. -Noggles - A solitary faery who lives near
the edge of inland streams, which he jealously guards against human encroachment.
They look like small gray horses, complete with miniature tack. His two favorite
pranks are jamming mill wheels and chasing people into the water. -Nokke -
Pronounced "Noe-keys". They're both male and female, and can be heard singing at
dawn and dusk. They avoid humans completely. When humans try to find them by
following the sound of their voices, they either stop singing or move somewhere
else and take up the song again, leaving the frustrated follower behind. Whether
this is done for sport or because they really don't want humans around is unknown.
-Nucklelavees - Pronounced "Nuke-lay-lah-veez"; they're Scottish sea faeries native
to the Hebrides Islands . They are ill-tempered in the extreme, are hideous, have
large, powerful bodies, and can take almost any form they wish-but they always
appear very ugly to humans. When not shape shifting, they appear as half-human and
half-horse with fins for feet. If cut, they bleed black blood. They enjoy coming
out of the sea and chasing humans just to frighten them, but no one has ever been
reported to be actually captured by one. They also prey on other faeries. These
foul faeries can be smelled approaching long before they show up. The odor they
emit has been described as a cross between spoiled fish and rotting eggs all
covered with mildew. -Nymphs - Nymph is a classification of faeries rather than a
single type. There are wood nymphs, water nymphs, sea nymphs, tree nymphs, grove
nymphs, etc. They have a reputation for excessive sexuality. They exist in every
conceivable place in nature, and are all over Faeryland. -Oak King - The Oak King
is usually depicted as wearing a small breech cloth and a crown of oak leaves and
acorns. In his right hand he carries a staff of oak wood. He is the king of the
waxing year and the other half of the Holly King, the king of the waning year. From
Yule to Midsummer the Oak King reigns, taking over the mantle of ruler ship from
the Holly King. -Oakmen - Male dwarf faeries with huge heads who are the guardians
of sacred oak groves. They are not very friendly towards people, but no one has
ever been harmed by one. -Oannes - Fish-headed beings from another world, these
were considered to be sea-gods by the ancient Chaldeans. Oannes lived among
men by day, building the great Sumerian civilization and teaching art, science,
and religion, while at night they returned to the Persian Gulf to swim in the
ocean. -Ohdows - A race of small, well-formed people with the features of the
Native Americans who live underground in North America . They use their magic to
subdue the earth spirits who cause earthquakes. -Orculli - Giants with a mean
disposition and a cannibalistic diet. On the rare occasions that they are seen,
they appear as bearded males. They live on clouds and descend to earth only to
obtain food. They prefer to eat their own kind, but will settle for beef and human
meat if they must. Their touch alone can sicken cattle to death, and they are adept
thieves. One Alpine legend says that these giants fear cats and will flee in terror
from them. One can always tell when an Orculli is around because of the vile smell
they produce, said to be like that of a rotting carcass. Despite their size they're
slow and clumsy, and humans can easily get away from them. -Paian - Not an
individual or even a single type of faery. It is a faery gathering, a congress or
forum, of all the dwarf faeries of Scandinavia . They meet in secret at the Sabbats
to worship, play, and discuss business. No known human has ever witnessed this
gathering. Their most famous ruling was against a dwarf named Ammaze who was
censured and then excommunicated for trying to live as a human. -Painajainen -
These faeries lool like small white horses who ride through the Alps . They like to
tease and sometimes harm children, but they never steal them, and no child has ever
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. -Pamarindo - This Italian male dwarf
faery is very small, mean, and obese. He is a scavenger who kills animals. He wears
a hat of fur and red clothes which are stained with animal fat. He is lazy and
disliked by other faeries. He's a carnivore who is either forbidden or unable to
make his own kill. Therefore he must engage in creative ways of obtaining his meat,
such as running animals off cliffs or causing them to fall and impale themselves on
fallen tree branches. He has ghastly table manners, and his clothes are usually
streaked with grease and animal fat. He will not move out of the way for anyone,
and has been known to knock down travelers he meets on the road. He is extremely
rude and antisocial. -Peg Powler - She inhabits the River Tees. She is a green
water hag with long hair and sharp teeth. She is fond of grabbing the ankles of
those who stand too close to or wade into the water and pulling them underwater to
drown. -Penates - Pronounced "Pay-not-ayes"; 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 can go abroad by daylight if they want, but he
chooses not to. A Lare, pronounced "Lahr-ay", is a Penate who is a solitary, and
can't be exposed to sunlight, or he'll perish. -People of the Hills - English
faeries who live under green mounds. -Phi-Suk - They wear the ancient native dress
of southeast Asia. They're neither good nor bad to humans, but are dispensers of
justice and lessons. -Phookas - Pronounced "Pook-ahs". They're the Hobgoblins of
Ireland. They have heads resembling human males, but the bodies of horses. They can
fly for limited distances, though they have no wings. Phookas are trooping faeries
who run in destructive packs. They are said to be extremely ugly and ill-tempered
and to have frequent quarrels among themselves. Wreaking havoc is their favorite
pastime, and they will go out of their way to harm children and crops. The Phookas
lay claim to 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. -
Phynnodderees - They're completely naked, revealing wizened, emaciated male bodies.
Their skin is leathery, and they have small patches of silver hair tucked here and
there all over themselves. By human standards they are very ugly. They're believed
to have been expelled from faery society and now are solitary beings condemned to
their watery realm and their hideous form for all time by the curse of an offended
Faery King. They're very ill-tempered, but have never caused humans any harm. -
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 believed to exist in Faeryland. -Pixies - They're small,
winged creatures with heads too large for their bodies. They have pointed ears and
noses and arched eyebrows. Their wings are shiny and translucent, and they are
usually seen wearing seasonal colors and flora. Pixies are generally friendly but
are extremely capricious and given to nonmalicious mischief. The little caps they
wear are the tops of foxglove or toadstool, 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. -Plant Rhys Dwfen - They're a tribe
of faeries who inhabit a small invisible land. It is invisible because of a certain
herb that grows on it. They're beautiful people, quite short, and they are fond of
outbidding at Cardigan auctions. They are honest in their dealings, and kind to
people who are kind to them. -Poleviks - Pronounced "Ph-leh-vicks"; 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.
-Portunes - They look like old men and are among the smallest of all faeries, less
than an inch tall. They have a trickster's nature. Portunes are best described as
English Leprechauns. They are superb horsemen, grant wishes if captured, and guard
a treasure. But unlike Leprechauns, they can be persuaded to help with farm chores.
The Portune can grant wishes-one per customer-if he can be physically captured. -
Pyrenees - No one has actually seen a Pyrenee, but their energy can animate the
ancient standing stones of Cornwall . -Rakshasas - Shape shifting demon-goblins.
They can appear as monsters, animals, or beautiful women to seduce holy men and
then eat them. They have side tusks, ugly eyes, curling awkward brows, bull's
heads, bloated bellies, tangled hair, and backward pointing hands. They can cause
leprosy, raise the dead, and regenerate severed limbs. -Ravan - The ten headed,
twenty armed king of the Rakshasas, Ravan ruled in the kingdom of Lanka (possibly
Sri Lanka ) until he was killed by a Rama. He was once imprisoned in a mountain for
a thousand years, but he can be destroyed by a mortal. He was finally after
kidnapping Sita, Rama's wife, when Rama and his army of Indian faeries stormed his
castle. -Red Cap - The Red Cap, an emaciated man with a leathery body and little or
no hair, carries a sharp wooden scythe to strike down all who invade the area he
has decided to guard for the time being. Solitary and hateful in nature, we can all
be grateful there is only one of him. He moves from place to place on a whim
throughout the extreme lowlands of Scotland along the English border. He haunts the
ruins of old castles and cairns which he guards with his life. The Red Cap he
wears, and for which he was named,
is said to be made of dried human blood. Some say he is a cannibal who will
consume faeries and humans alike. -Robin Goodfellow - Robin Goodfellow, also known
as Puck from Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream , looks like a Greek
Satyr, with the head of a young male and the body of a goat. He has a playful,
lusty nature, and loves to play pranks on humans. He has small horns on his head,
and he carries with him pan pipes which he loves to play while he dances. In
English legends, Robin is the son of a faery father and a mortal mother who loves
to play tricks on humans who venture into his woods. Some have claimed to hear his
laughter after the trick is successfully completed. He is also adept at animal and
bird calls. -Rubezahl - Pronounced "Roo-bee-zahl"; these are male dwarf faeries in
short black cloaks who each carry a thin, spiky walking stick. They're mean to
human travelers. They wear large cloaks which hide their faces and seem not to want
humans to know just what they look like. Because of this it is believed that they
can't shape shift. They were once credited with being able to summon the wind or
the rain, if only for a brief time. They would bring whichever one would most annoy
a human traveler in their woods. If the human had no water they would summon a hot
sun, and if he or she had no shelter they would summon a cold rain. They like to
yell confusing noises so that travelers lose their way. They make their homes in
the mountains. -Rusalki - Lovely female water faeries with long green hair who like
to play water games with people. They do not seem deliberately malicious, but
sometimes their games get rough and dangerous. -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 magicians. -
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. It is said they can start no fires of
their own. -Santa Claus - Santa Claus, a one-of-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. -Seelie Court - The Seelie Court are the
blessed trooping faeries of the winds who have been heard but never seen. The
Seelie Court and its counterpart, the Unseelie Court , are a rare example of
duality-completely separated opposing forces-in paganism. The Seelie Court is
thoroughly good and benevolent, made of the most heroic and beautiful faeries of
Scotland . They ride the winds looking down at the earth for any good which they
can do. They acquired the title "Court" because they also act as arbiters and
judges in faery disputes. Scottish mythology tells us that the Seelie Court once
interacted very much with humans. There is one legend which shows their great
compassion for human misfortune when the Queen of the Seelie Court removed a curse
from a man destined to live his life in reptilian form. Some accounts place the
Seelie Court underground when not in trooping flight. -Selkies - They're seaside
faeries native to the Hebrides and northern Scottish islands. They appear as seals
with some human characteristics, but legend says that they can shed their sealskin
and appear with perfect male or female forms which are very alluring to young men
and women. Their attitude and intent towards humans is an incomplete and foggy
picture. Some Selkies have been lured into the human world where they live as
mortals, but more often they lure mates into their realm. They can't steal human
mates as some sea faeries do, but must induce them to come willingly. They are
capricious, but less so than many of their kind, and humans who mate with them must
always keep their jealous natures in mind. When they tire of their human mates, as
they inevitably do, they will leave them to die of broken hearts. -Servan - No one
has actually seen a Servan, but we know they have very mischievous natures. Though
Servans have never been seen, we know of them because they leave behind their
mischief and their footprints. Like the Trows of the Shetlands, they like to go
abroad at night and hide things in odd places. -Shellycoats -Small faeries who
dwell in pools of shallow fresh water and in woodland lakes. They're fish-like in
appearance but have huge mouths and huge eyes which enable them to see very well at
night. They have very round bodies with very few scales and are usually dark red or
purple in color. They bob near the surface like large beach balls, usually with
only their big eyes showing. Shellycoats like to play harmless pranks. These water
faeries like to baffle travelers who are looking for water to drink or in which to
recreate. They are not evil, but their pranks are sometimes mean. -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 the seashore. -Sidhe - They're
Irish faeries who are very attracted to beauty and luxurious locales, and detest
penny pinchers. -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. These harmless faeries do not
look whole when they are seen, but this may be simply the way they look when
manifesting on the physical plane. Humans appear much the same way in the astral
world. Silvani, whose name means "wooded", love the color red. They wear it all the
time and are very attracted to anything of this color. They're rarely seen any
more. -Skogrsa - Short, hairy, large nosed wood elves who are very dangerous. These
shape shifting wood elves usually appear as owls. In the past they were often
sought out as oracles, but the price they demanded for 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 anymore, they still have the reputation of being a hazardous
contact. -Sleigh Beggy - Little is known about these shy, stocky Manx faeries who
live in underground burghs. It is known that they hate the taste of salt and don't
like ashes or artificial light, so you are unlikely to find them in your modern
home. They're believed to anger easily. The Beggys go nude and have crow's feet
which make their footprints easily recognizable. -Sluagh - The most formidable of
the Highland faeries, they are the Hosts of the Unforgiven Dead. Some account them
as being dead, some think they are fallen angels. But most popular view is that
they are the souls of dead mortals. -Snow Faeries - They take on many different
appearances depending in which land they live in. These faeries bring on winter,
encourage the snow, and paint frost on windowpanes. -Spriggans - They're small and
round, but can inflate to enormous proportions by sucking in large amounts of air
On the ground they're often mistaken for sharp rocks, and they live both in the
mountains and in the sky. They're dangerously malevolent. In Cornwall , Spriggans
are bodyguards of the Unseelie 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. -Sprites - A name for
spirit faeries, not usually used for earthier forms. -Spunkies -They've never been
seen, but they're not friendly faeries. Reports of their appearance varies, but
they are all said to be short, ugly, and long-armed. They're stealers of
"unprotected" children. In the place of the stolen infant they leave an ugly faery
changeling. -Star-Folk - A handsome race of spirits of Algonquin myth. They line in
Star-Country in the sky, a beautiful, Eden-like place. The Star-Folk can cast
spells on people so they fall ill. They may intermarry with humans. -Stray Sod -
Some faeries appear as though they are merely a part of the grass. If you
unwittingly step on them, you will be unable to continue on your way, no matter how
well you know the place. -Succubi and Incubi - Neither faery has been seen by human
eyes, but their presence has been keenly felt by many unfortunate persons. They see
humans as existing for their own perverse amusement. The Succubus is a female faery
who sexually attacks human men, and the Incubus is a male faery who sexually attack
human 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 which may help keep
them from you. A peony flower taken to bed or a cauldron in the room is said to
keep away the Incubus, and bluebells or phallic-shaped magickal tools are supposed
to ward off the Succubus. -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 to be there for show, because
they appear so buoyant as to defty gravity, and they can hold themselves aloft for
long periods without ever moving their tiny wings. Sylphs can be helpful to humans
who seek them out. -Sylvans - Beautiful faeries who lure humans to their deaths in
the woods. As the name suggests, Sylvans are wood faeries. -Tengu - Pronounced
"Tin-goo"; they're winged faeries who characteristically carry a fan of feathers.
They don't aid humans or seem to want to any human contact, but they do not bear
humans any grudge. They are reputed to have great magickal powers which they keep
to themselves, and they can shape shift with great ease, usually going into animal
forms. -Thussers - Thussers are a community of small faeries of both genders and
their children who live in earthen mounds near the fjords of Norway . They tend to
avoid humans, but they're not malicious. They love to dance, and are expert
fiddlers who specialize in the folk music of Norway . Humans have seen their revels
and tried to join in, but these shy little faeries flee when people approach. -
Tiddy Ones - These are usually groups of influential spirits, rather than
individuals. They are generally helpful. They're often invoked to withdraw flood
waters. However, if they are hurt, they throw tantrums and cast pestilence on
cattle and children. -Tighe Faeries - No one has ever seen a Tighe, pronounced "Tee
or Teeg", but they are believed to be relatives of the Scottish house Browni and,
like their Scottish cousins, they attach themselves to the service of one home.
Tighes will go abroad in the night in pairs and take care of household tasks which
were not accomplished during the day. They are especially careful of the fireplace
and porch and get along well with animals, except for cats. If you have a cat, you
will not have a Tighe Faery. They're very delicate of feeling, hate loud noises,
and abhor any display of gratitude other than food offerings. -Tokolosh - A South
African faerie; Tokolosh is a sullen spirit who lives beside streams, throwing
stones into the water on still nights. He is famous for frightening lone travelers,
usually by jumping on a small animal or bird and strangling it so that the poor
animal's cry alarms the traveler. He is described as being something like a baboon,
but smaller and without a tail, and covered with black hair. -Tomtra - The Tomtra
is a Brownie with a somewhat less likeable disposition. He always appears as a male
wearing a small green cap and brown clothing. The Tomtra, like the Scottish
Brownie, adopts a human home as his own, but he demands a neat and orderly
environment, which he will help maintain. If the people of his house are sloppy, he
can torment them until they either mend their ways or until he gives up and moves
on. The ground of his home must also be kept clean or this sprite will become
disgusted and leave, taking all his good luck away with him. Thursday is their holy
day, during which time they rest, treating it like a Sabbath. They work and play
hard and feel they owe themselves one day a week. Even though he shares the bounty
of you home, a Tomtra feels he must be paid for his assistance around the house and
asks for warmth and food. He loves to look after horses, and he hates cheats and
will not tolerate being treated stingily. Give him Yule gifts to keep him around.
The Tomtra will steal hay and milk. He is an expert fiddler, though he is not known
to entrap dancer. Dance with him without worry. -Tooth Faery - She is a kindly
faery who keeps a tooth collection. When a child looses a tooth, if he or she wraps
it carefully in tissue, cloth, or in a special tooth pillow, she will come and
collect it, leaving approximately a dollar per tooth. -Trolls - Trolls vary in
size, but they are larger than most faeries. They are hairy and bipedal, and some
are quite grotesque. Trolls hate humans, animals, and other faeries. They've been
best known as guardians of byways, though their help seems arbitrary and dubious.
They're more like neighborhood bullies who decide upon a territory and then stake
it out for the sheer meanness of doing so. Sometimes they do this all alone, but
like all bullies they are really cowards who prefer to run in packs. They have
little or no loyalty to these packs, and fighting among themselves is a frequent
occurrence. One of their favorite pastimes is throwing rocks at other creatures,
and they love to laugh for long periods of time for no reason at all. Other faeries
and wild animals tend to avoid them if possible. Trolls are said to find humans
ugly and are often more afraid of us and of our power than we are of them. But they
are the "macho men" of the faery world and will not back away from a showdown. -
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 bulbous forms or
by bouncing like rubber balls. They're not wicked, but love to prowl about in the
night and move things around or hide things in odd places. They are completely
nocturnal and sneak around at night moving things around just for the fun of
aggravating humans. -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 be friendly towards humans, though they seem to want
little to do with us. The name roughly 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 hundred and go
off to live in small groups with other young people until they pick mates. They've
been known to intermarry with other Welsh faeries, and their offspring are known as
the Bendith y Maumau, the native elves of Wales . They are harmless unless you
attempt to invade their islands, in which case they will try to defend themselves.
These faeries love to garden, and their islands are said to be a paradise of
flowers and foliage. -Tywyth Teg - They're Welsh faeries. They like to kidnap
children with long golden hair. They live underground or underwater. They dance and
make faery rings. The faery maidens often marry humans willingly. They embellish
those they favor with rich gifts, but if the gift are spoken of, they mysteriously
disappear.-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 probably came to these remote islands with the Norse invaders. Island seamen
often spoke of sea monsters off the coast of northern Scotland whose purpose seemed
to be the protection of the islands rather than the destruction of sailors and
ships. -Undines - They appear like small seahorses with human faces. They are stern
and yet playful, depending upon what they feel is their appropriate role at the
time. They are also thought to have a somewhat seductive nature, though their very
small size in relation to humans makes them little threat in that regard. -Unseelie
Court - The Unseelie Court, like the Seelie Court , has never actually been seen.
Attempts by humans to describe them paint them as a massive dark cloud which rides
upon the wind. They are thoroughly evil. The term Unseelie is most often said to
mean "unblessed". Some Scottish legends say they were all once members of the
Seelie Court who fell from Grace. The Court travels on the night winds from where
their unnerving cackles and howls can be heard. 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. -Urisks - They're extremely ugly, so much
so that they have been credited with actually frightening people to their deaths.
They are wrinkled, hairy in patches, and emaciated; have duck feathers on their
backs and necks; and are topped with huge, misshapen heads. Despite 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 psychic. -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 existence. They care for horses at all times, and are especially
tender to the ones who are elderly or ill. No human has been harmed by them, but it
is believed that they could be quite mean to anyone who abuses their favorite
animal. -Vilas - Pronounced "Vee-lahs"; they're female faeries, mistresses of the
forest, and are so beautiful that once they are seen by human males, they are
longed after forever. They don't like to get involved with humans, but they have
rescued them Alpine disasters by guiding rescue teams and dogs. -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. They gather outside the homes of men soon to die and jabber
excitedly. To prevent this, people can erect a small shrine in their honor and burn
daily gifts of flowers and spices for them. -Vodianoy - Pronounced "Voe'd-ee'ah-
noi". They're small male faeries who have green hair and are bloated and wet as if
recently drowned. They're completely nocturnal, and are dangerous, bringing
sickness to humans, especially sicknesses associated with polluted water such as
cholera. -Wag-by-the-Way - The Wag-by-the-Way got his name because he used to guard
the byways of the Lowlands for the noble families of Scotland . He has a long, cat-
like tail which wags when he is irritated or angry. He is an extra small-sized
dwarf faery usually covered in cinders. Only males have been reported. The Wag is
generally friendly. This Scottish boarder sprite is similar to the Scottish house
Brownie. He adopts a home where he is most domestic and friendly, almost like a
family pet. He is intensely loyal to his family, but tends to throw things at
visitors. They are always cold and love to get as close to fire as possible. For
reasons unknown, the Wags are almost a vanished race, and there are very few left
now. -Water Leaper - The Water Leaper looks like a small bat bouncing along the
surface of the Irish Sea . They are quite vicious and have been credited with
killing humans. They mostly prey on fishermen, whom they lure into rocks or coerce
overboard to drown. -Well Spirits - Well Sprites are water sprites and well
guardians who are very sympathetic to human needs, but asking their help often
carries a huge price. They are superb shape shifters who usually take the form of
human beings whose bodies they envy, and are then dangerously beautiful. -Wichtln -
Pronounced "Veech-l'n"; they look like very tiny elves all dressed in brown fur
coats. Their bodies are very bulbous and their arms and legs are much too long for
their bodies. Their mischievous nature borders on downright meanness. Some persons
who are acquainted with them claim that they never sleep. While this is probably a
gross exaggeration, these elves are tireless in their pursuit of fun, which is
always at the expense of some unsuspecting human being or animal. Like the Scottish
Brownie they adopt a human home and can do many of the household tasks and will
gladly guard and protect their 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. -Wilde Frauen - Pronounced "Veel-duh Frow-
in". It literally means "wild women", and they are the female wood sprites of the
Germanic and Scandinavian forests. They stand about three 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 the flora, foliage, and colors of
the current season. -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. -Yakshas - Benevolent nature spirits; they
are the guardians of treasures hidden in the earth and the roots of trees. Their
ruler is Kubera, who lives on a mountain in the Himalayas . They are deities of
cities, districts, lakes, and wells, and are thought to have originated from a cult
of ancient Dravidians. -Yann-An-Od - He appears as a kindly old shepherd complete
with long robe, shepard's staff, and long white beard. Little is known about his
feelings towards humans because he tends to fade from view when approached. Yann-
An-Od is actually the name of a faery king who guards flocks of sheep. He is a one-
of-a-kind, and one has to wonder where his legions are if he is a king. -Yumboes -
Located on Goree Island , south of the Cape Verde 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 to eat fish. -Yeti - Pronounced "Yet-ee"; it's a large, bipedal,
hairy creature of light brown or white fur who is occasionally sighted throughout
east Asia and North America . Rather gorilla-like in appearance, he tends to run
away from humans. -Zips - Pronounced "Seeps"; they're thin male faeries of very
small size who wear tiny helmets and carry tiny speaks. For all their fierce and
battle-ready appearance, they are very shy and have always avoided people. The
Zips' sole function is to protect and care for deer, especially stags.