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Most notable among these is the infamous "fairy dust," which fairies of Old and New Hibera simply call "The Dust." For these fae, this is truly an organic mixture sprinkled like dust from their fingertips, and it possesses one chief quality: to make something sprinkled drowsy enough to fall asleep. In heavily concentrated amounts, such as what is carried in vials thrown by the [[New Hiberan Guard|New Hiberan Royal Guard]], it can have numerous effects. For one, it can be potentially lethal to small creatures. For two, it can be a powerful aphrodisiac if ground to powder and sprinkled into human foods, restoring health and vigor to its recipients, though with unusual results; its recipients must be a pair, a couple, for the dust to work as it should. Otherwise, it leads to potential madness as the lone would-be lover gives in to exuberant passion with no target for it. | Most notable among these is the infamous "fairy dust," which fairies of Old and New Hibera simply call "The Dust." For these fae, this is truly an organic mixture sprinkled like dust from their fingertips, and it possesses one chief quality: to make something sprinkled drowsy enough to fall asleep. In heavily concentrated amounts, such as what is carried in vials thrown by the [[New Hiberan Guard|New Hiberan Royal Guard]], it can have numerous effects. For one, it can be potentially lethal to small creatures. For two, it can be a powerful aphrodisiac if ground to powder and sprinkled into human foods, restoring health and vigor to its recipients, though with unusual results; its recipients must be a pair, a couple, for the dust to work as it should. Otherwise, it leads to potential madness as the lone would-be lover gives in to exuberant passion with no target for it. | ||
| − | Some of the fairies--the white-winged mages--possess considerable healing powers honed by centuries of practice, although these abilities are certainly not shared by the populace at large--one of these being revealed at a town meeting in August | + | Some of the fairies--the white-winged mages--possess considerable healing powers honed by centuries of practice, although these abilities are certainly not shared by the populace at large--one of these being revealed at a town meeting in August 206 [[Anno_Regalis|AR]]. They can apparently cause fairies to grow to scale with human proportions. The four inch high average fairy comes to about five feet, eight inches; the three inch high [[Richard Aengus]] reaches a mere four feet, three inches at his tallest. |
Finally, on a more natural front, fairies from this stock possess the ability to fly (given their thin, shimmery, sparkly wings that serve as one more natural conduit of their fairy dust) and innate resistances to spider venom and similar poisons from ages of battling these vicious beasts on their own turf. | Finally, on a more natural front, fairies from this stock possess the ability to fly (given their thin, shimmery, sparkly wings that serve as one more natural conduit of their fairy dust) and innate resistances to spider venom and similar poisons from ages of battling these vicious beasts on their own turf. | ||
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Revision as of 02:25, 15 July 2014
Fairy magic, of course, varies based on where the fairies hail from and how much they use their own magical prowess. The fairies of Old and New Hibera hold a number of already disclosed magical and natural abilities.
Most visible among these powers would be the aura that each Old and New Hiberan fairy glows; this is a naturally evolved extension of the fairy dust, below, that serves as a biologically natural source of light in the caves in which these fairies often have to live or hide. In some ways, this quality is similar to that of luminescent lichens and various glow-worms.
Most notable among these is the infamous "fairy dust," which fairies of Old and New Hibera simply call "The Dust." For these fae, this is truly an organic mixture sprinkled like dust from their fingertips, and it possesses one chief quality: to make something sprinkled drowsy enough to fall asleep. In heavily concentrated amounts, such as what is carried in vials thrown by the New Hiberan Royal Guard, it can have numerous effects. For one, it can be potentially lethal to small creatures. For two, it can be a powerful aphrodisiac if ground to powder and sprinkled into human foods, restoring health and vigor to its recipients, though with unusual results; its recipients must be a pair, a couple, for the dust to work as it should. Otherwise, it leads to potential madness as the lone would-be lover gives in to exuberant passion with no target for it.
Some of the fairies--the white-winged mages--possess considerable healing powers honed by centuries of practice, although these abilities are certainly not shared by the populace at large--one of these being revealed at a town meeting in August 206 AR. They can apparently cause fairies to grow to scale with human proportions. The four inch high average fairy comes to about five feet, eight inches; the three inch high Richard Aengus reaches a mere four feet, three inches at his tallest.
Finally, on a more natural front, fairies from this stock possess the ability to fly (given their thin, shimmery, sparkly wings that serve as one more natural conduit of their fairy dust) and innate resistances to spider venom and similar poisons from ages of battling these vicious beasts on their own turf.
