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| Description | Faeries are a species of humanoid creature once native to Earth but who now primarily exist on the dimensional plane of Faery. |
| First Seen | Dead to the World |
| Notable Powers | * Fae Magic and extended longevity (Book Series)
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Fairies are portrayed in the series as beautiful, with pointed ears and glossy, thin skin. Their true forms are god-like incorporeal beings of light, they mask themselves by appearing more human. Physically, fairies are superhumanly strong and durable. They are tough, ferocious, and incredibly long-lived, but not immortal. In "The Southern Vampire Mysteries", the werewolf packmaster of Shreveport, Louisiana, says, "They love to flirt with disaster, they love to role-play." In the book universes fairies are extremely attractive to humans as well as to vampires; Vampires have a hard time resisting fairies because of their smell and taste as fairy blood is intoxicating to vampires.
(“They're lovely, male and female both. Incredibly tough and ferocious. They aren't immortal, but they live a very long time unless something happens to them. You can kill them with iron, for example. There are other ways to kill them, but it's hard work. They like to keep to themselves for the most part. They like moderate climates. I don't know what they eat or drink when they're by themselves. They sample the food of other cultures; I've even seen a fairy try blood. They have a higher opinion of themselves than they have any right to. When they give their word, they keep it." He thought for a moment. "They have different magics. They can't all do the same things. And they are very magical. It's their essence. They have no gods but their own race, for they've often been mistaken for gods. In fact, some of them have taken on the attributes of a deity.") - From Dead To Worse, Eric talking to Sookie about Fairies.
History[]
A fairy, Claudine, is first introduced in Dead to the World . Watching vampires react to her, Sookie thinks that “it was like watching cats that'd suddenly spotted something skittering along the baseboards. ”This makes face to face interactions between them all but impossible. However some individuals, such as Sookie's great-grandfather Niall Brigant, are able to "suppress their essence", effectively masking their scent and making such contact safer.
In the Southern Vampire Series, fairies can be killed with either lemons, limes or iron. When a fairy dies a corpse is not left, just a sparkling powder (or fairy dust); the body just fades away and the spirit of the fairy goes to the next oldest family member to tell them of their death. The fae call their afterlife "The summerlands". Fairies experiences time differently than humans.
Fairies are secretive about their own race, customs, interactions, and world. They normally inhabit the fae world, named Faery, but there are portals and doorways between it and the human world. Sookie's great-grandfather Niall is a fairy prince, and Claudine and Claude are Niall’s grandchildren. In later books, Claudine admits that she is Sookie's fairy godmother. She was assigned this role in an effort to move on to the next level, which is angelhood.
Fairies have some form of magic, but it is said that fairy magic weakens if a fairy lives too long in the human world. Fairies have afflinity to some of the Elements namely water or air (Sookie comes from the sky fairies and Neave and Lochlan are water fairies).
Fae creatures inhabit the Fairy world in which fairies are the base race and the majority while other fae creatures: nymphs, water spirits, angels, Demons, pixies, goblins, and brownies are the minority. Fairies and humans don't crossbreed often. Giving birth to twins, is quite common among the fae.
Sookie's great-grandfather is over a thousand years old and her half-human great-uncle is centuries old. Those who have fairy blood in them but are not full-blooded fairies are immune to the effects of iron, lemons and limes, while maintaining some of the attractive qualities of fairies. Niall states that Sookie and Jason have both inherited the beauty of the fairies but only certain creatures can tell they are part-fairy. As a genetic quirk (possibly due to fairy blood), Jason greatly resembles his great-uncle to the point where others are unable to differentiate between the two of them. Sookie appears to have inherited more magical fairy powers (such as the power of telepathy and immunity against mind spells from vampires and maenads), while Jason only has the power of being able to easily attract women and gay men. (However, most assume this is mainly due to his good looks).
Fairies[]
In The Southern Vampire Mysteries universe, fairies "...are your basic supernatural being. From us come elves and brownies and angels and demons. Water sprites, green men, all the natural spirits... all some form of fairy." —Claudine
It is also stated in one of the books, by Mr. Cataliades, that Sookie's telepathy is not a trait she obtained from her fairy blood. Sookie's telepathy is demonic in origin, specifically, Mr. Cataliades granted it to anyone of Sookie's grandmother's bloodline born with an "essential spark" or openness to the supernatural world. mixed his blood with In the short story "Fairy Dust", Sookie says Fairies love attention and admiration, a fact she learned from Sam. In this story, it is also implied that Fairies have the ability to cast spells, as Claudine was muttering something under her breath to hypnotise or calm down the people she and her brother, Claude, were interrogating. Claudine also magically appeared to aid Sookie when she was in mortal danger on a number of occasions, however, she hinted that there were limits to how and when she could perform that trick. Sookie was not always aware of her fairy godmother's timely interventions.
It is also known that fairies can conjure objects, demonstrated by Claudine in "Fairy Dust", when she summoned a contract, and in Dead to the World, when she changed her outfit magically. A fairy, Preston, also displays the abilities to shapeshift and to seduce even Sookie, who is usually telepathically resistant to such abilities.
Powers & Abilities[]
- Telepathic Communication: Telepathy is the ability to sense thoughts and read people's minds. Sookie learned how to pull a mental shield around her mind (sort of like a wall) which blocks all the thoughts coming into her head. However, this wall takes a lot of concentration so she can usually only focus on one other thing at a time (e.g. taking orders) while using her shield. In the second book, "Living Dead in Dallas" it is shown Sookie can use her telepathy to put people into a somewhat of a hypnotic trance which opens their minds to think and see in their heads exactly what she wants to know. Sookie can easily hear the thoughts and emotions of humans. However, with weres and shapeshifters she can only feel emotions and moods. However, with vampires and the fae, she cannot hear them.
- Longevity: Faeries can live much longer than most supernatural creatures, their ages ranging from several hundred to several thousand years old. However, they are not immortal, implying that they eventually face natural death. They can, however, be injured or drained of their blood to the point of their deaths. Upon dying, their corpses dissolve into glittering dust and their spirits will briefly appear to living relatives before passing on to.
- Superhuman Physique & Essence: Faeries are superhumanly strong, fast, and durable. Although not as fast as vampires, Fae have comparable strength and durability to the undead and are generally stronger and more durable than shifters. Faeries are also unnaturally beautiful and attractive to humans and vampires, although older or powerful fae can mask this essence. Most faeries are naturally tall, lean, and possess pointed ears. In the book Dead Reckoning, it is shown that when around other faes, or part-fae, fae essence is amplified. Sookie's fairy qualities are amplified when she lives with her fairy relatives, full-fae Claude and half-fae Dermot, which makes her become even more fairy-like. This extra fairy quality has given her extra health, vitality, beauty, magic, and strength.
- Dimensional Transportation: Fairies can transport themselves and others to other dimensions. Mortals and fairies of lesser power require fixed portals to do so, but more powerful fairies may cross dimensions at will. Powerful fairies can banish people to other dimensions against their will, though less powerful faeries appear to require consent.
- Fae Magic: Most, if not all, Faeries have access to faerie magic, which differs from human magic in unspecified ways. Powerful full-blooded faeries such as Claudine, Claude and Niall have extensive magical powers ranging from creating and closing dimensional portals, hypnosis, illusion casting and hiding their fae essence from vampires. Half-Fae are also capable of accessing faerie magic but do their halfling nature the extent of that power is weaker than older full-blooded fairies. Sookie once broke a faerie curse with a kiss, but it is unknown how much magic to which she has access.
- Shapeshifting (Book Series): Faeries can either naturally or learn to develop varying degrees of shapeshifting. Sookie can see the true forms of Fae (e.g. the elves Bellenos and Gift in "Deadlocked" or the part-demon Diantha in several books) when they are shape-shifting or casting illusions to hide their true appearance. However, powerful fae (such as Niall and Preston) who are adept at illusion-casting or shape-shifting can fool even other fae. Sookie's biological half-fae grandfather routinely shapeshifted into the appearance of her grandmother's husband in order to seduce her (although Sookie's uncle was able to discern this imposter in pictures from the original suggesting faeries may be able to tell each other apart when shapeshifting).
- True Forms (Book Series): While the true form of a Faerie is are god-like incorporeal beings of light, they mask themselves by appearing more human. Faeries forms are described being almost blinding light, with a fairy in the middle of it, beautiful and perfect.
- Spell Casting (Book Series): Fairies have the ability to cast spells, as Claudine was muttering something under her breath to hypnotize or calm down the people she and her brother, Claude, were interrogating. Claudine also magically appeared to aid Sookie when she was in mortal danger on a number of occasions, however, she hinted that there were limits to how and when she could perform that trick.
- Photokinesis (also called Light Manipulation and Nature Channeling): The ability to project and control light and nature. Fairies are the only species shown to possess this power. A Fae with this ability can channel nature through their body and project it in a concentrated and powerful blast of light which seems to manifest as kinetic force, conclusively throwing or repelling objects a considerable distance.
Other Faery Creatures[]
Fae Creatures: As noted above, the world of faery in this universe includes "fairies, nymphs, water sprites, angels, elves, demons, pixies, goblins, and brownies", with fairies being the majority and base race.
Britlingens: Extremely powerful and skilled beings from another dimension who act as mercenaries, considered to rival vampires in strength. Summoning Britlingens requires an exorbitant amount of money, but once summoned they are very difficult to kill.
Devils: Beings that can corrupt human souls and even buy them. Devils only make deals at crossroads, they are very tricky and have no empathy. The contract must be signed with the blood of the person who sells their soul to the devil (not to be confused with "the Devil", who rarely appears "above ground"). In return, the devil will grant that person their dearest wish. Devils look very human, except for their very sharp teeth and dark red eyes. They are able to possess humans and other species (referred to in Dead Ever After); they can also appear out of thin air. They may have other powers which have not been revealed so far. Devils and demons tend to cross paths once in a while, but it has not been made clear whether or not these two species are related to each other. If so, that would make devils a type of fae, although this is not explicitly stated.
Demons: Beings that have very sharp teeth and are tricky to kill. They can manipulate fire (referred to in Dead and Gone), run faster than any human or animal (referred to in Dead and Gone), and generate a very powerful, burning touch (referred to in Dead as a Doornail). They also possess the power of telepathy (referred to in Dead Reckoning) and can shapeshift (referred to in Deadlocked). Some, if not all, demons can perform magic. Mr. Cataliades was able to pass on his telepathy to Sookie's family by mixing his blood with her grandparent's wine. When they die, the earth does not take the body in nor does it decompose, so it has to be burned (referred to in Definitely Dead).
Angels: These fae beings were never seen in the book series and were only referenced infrequently. It is known that faeries can become angels under certain circumstances. Claudine was attempting to become an angel and part of that transformation was to act at Sookie's fairy godmother. Angelic powers are unknown. Angels are yet another form, and one which has undergone an almost complete transformation, physical and moral. It can take hundreds of years for a fairy to become an angel.
Elves: Very little is known about these creatures. It is expressed in the short story "Two Blondes" that they have very sharp teeth and their blood is poisonous to vampires. If elf blood is ingested, it will greatly weaken and disorient a vampire for a short period of time. In "Two Blondes", Sookie shoots Rudy, a half-elf, in the face and chest, but he is not mortally wounded. This implies elves are very durable supernaturals and may potentially be more dangerous than others previously introduced.
Goblins: Little yet strong creatures whose touch burns the skin (referred to in Club Dead).
Faerie blood effects[]
- Intoxication: Any vampire that drinks faerie blood becomes intoxicated with it, going into a state humans would describe as "drunk". The amount of drunkenness displayed by a vampire depends on the amount of fairy blood the vampire drank.
- Attraction: Fairy blood smells very appealing to supernaturals, especially vampires (though two-natured have admitted to it, too). The blood also increases the physical appeal of human/fairy hybrids and their descendants.
Known Fae[]
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Full-blooded
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Half-blooded
- Barry Horowitz
- Earl Stackhouse (deceased)
- Hunter Savoy
- Sookie Stackhouse
- Jason Stackhouse