Faeries are a race of dragonfly winged humanoids that hail from the continent of Tirnanoc. It isn't an entire country, but a continent composed of several nations and kingdoms, all faerish, but each with their own languages, traditions, and rulers (though these distinctions can seem subtle to the casual observer and are seldom appreciated by their human counterparts).
History[]
Written Tirnanese history begins before that of mankind. Faerish civilization was already well underway while humans were living in Stone Age conditions on the other side of the world. For much of early human history, Tirnanoc remained unknown to mankind, apart from a handful of mytho-historic accounts and the rare sailor who strayed too far and returned with fantastical tales.
The continent was formally discovered over three hundred years ago by a human explorer, a Cibolan conquistador called Basajaun Riyal, who described it as a place of vast material wealth. Others quickly followed. For the most part, the history of human-faerish relations has been shaped by a complex series of wars and proxy conflicts that flared across Tirnanoc in the intervening centuries as human nations sought to gain control of the land and its wealth by establishing colonies and protection treaties, bolstering sympathetic rulers, and exploiting rivalries to pit various fae nations against one another. Yet there were Half-fae during that time.
Appearance and biology[]
Faeries are almost identical to humans albeit slighter, having four wings and hollow bones. They age at a slower rate compared to humans. Faeries' main distinction is their ability to fly due to their muscular hydrostat wings. These wings allow faeries to take off and land swiftly, smoothly and quietly.[1] With their hollow bones they are light enough for the wings to support them in flight. The veining on a faerie's wings will generally hint at their age.[2]
Culture[]
Faeries have a reverence for nature and the natural world that extends to being extremely comfortable with sex. This is often at odds with the more puritanical outlook of the Burguish.[1]
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Trivia[]
- One of the slurs used to call Faeries "Tinker" is a reference to the character Tinker Bell, a fairy from J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan.
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Carnival Row Role-Playing Guide
- ↑ Season 1, Episode 02: Aisling