Portions taken from the book of Faeries by Brian Frond & Alan Lee
"Their fluid bodies half dissolved in light" (Alexander Pope)
Asrais Small and delecate female faeries. Cannot be exposed to sunlight or captured or they melt away into a pool of water. Brownies Attach themselves to human households. Dwarfs Short and powerful. Mature at three years old and are grey and bearded by the age of seven. It is said they cannot appear in the light of day for to do so would turn them to stone. Fir Darrig (Fear deang) Practical joker of a gruesome nature. Goblins Name used for uglier species of faerie. Small and malicious. Gwragedd Annwn (Gwageth anoon) Are Welsh water faeries, who occasionally take human men for husbands. Gwyllion Welsh mountain faeries. Like to sit on rocks on either side of a moutain path and silently watch passerbys. Kelpies Scottish water faerie: Mostly seen as a hairy man, move often seen in the form of a young horse. Leprechaun Sly and tricky and can disappear in a blink. Pixies Often take the form of hedgehogs. Mischievous and love to steal horses to ride. Spriggans Said to be ugly and grotesque and small, but can inflate themselves to gigantic size. Water Faeries Providers of food, nourishers of crops and takers of lives. They combine beauty with treachery.
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