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Fantasy

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 roleplaying game, Fey is a type of creature, or "creature type

Creature type (Dungeons & Dragons)

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, creature types are rough categories of creatures which determine the way game mechanics affect the creature. In the 3rd edition and related games, there are between thirteen and seventeen creature types. Creature type is determined by the...

". Fey are usually humanoid in form, and are typified as having supernatural abilities and a connection to nature or to some other force or place.

Fey in the Monster Manual

There are many different types of fey creatures in Dungeons & Dragons, a number of which emulate various types of mythological faerie. The language of the fey is called Sylvan. Only six (there are many known others) of the Fey from D&D feature in the 3.5 Edition monster manual, they are:

• Dryad
  Dryad (Dungeons & Dragons)
  In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the dryad is a fey creature based upon the dryad of Greek mythology. They are tree spirits with the forms of beautiful women who benevolently protect forests and woodlands...
  
  : The dryad is a tree-spirit with the form of a beautiful female
  Female
  Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova .- Defining characteristics :The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male...
  
   humanoid. If a dryad leaves the vicinity of her tree for too long, she will die.

• Grig: The grig is a tiny creature with the lower body of a cricket
  Cricket
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   and the upper body of a miniature humanoid
  Humanoid
  A humanoid is something that has an appearance resembling a human being. The term first appeared in 1912 to refer to fossils which were morphologically similar to, but not identical with, those of the human skeleton. Although this usage was common in the sciences for much of the 20th century, it...
  
  . They are mischievous and lighthearted, and can play a tune on their fiddle
  Fiddle
  The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
  
  s that causes other creatures to dance uncontrollably.

• Nixie
  Nixie (Dungeons & Dragons)
  A nixie is a fictional creature from the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. They are a form of a Fey water spirit who safeguard freshwater pools and streams, and tend to be reclusive and suspicious.-Publication history:...
  
  : The nixie is a water-spirit with green skin and webbed appendages. It can charm other creatures to become its friend. Nixies are guardians of freshwater pools and streams and are most commonly spotted alone. They love music and make instruments from reeds on the banks of streams. Occasionally a nixie will lure a human into the water, but they are usually more interested in company rather than drowning a visitor.

• Nymph
  Nymph (Dungeons & Dragons)
  In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the nymph is a Fey. Nature's embodiment of physical beauty, they are so unbearably lovely that even a glimpse can blind or kill onlookers...
  
  : The nymph is a creature of unearthly beauty, with the form of a female humanoid. Her form is so beautiful that any creature looking at her can become permanently blind.

• Pixie
  Pixie (Dungeons & Dragons)
  In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the Pixie is a Fey. Based upon the faeries and pixies of myth, they are merry and carefree pranksters who inhabit forests and woodlands.-Publication history:...
  
  : The pixie is a small, winged creature with a knack for pranks and mischief. Pixies are always invisible (unless they choose not to be), and carry special arrows that either make victims fall asleep, or cause them to forget everything they know. They are commonly found in groups of 3 to 5, but sometimes can be spotted alone. Pixies are particularly known for knotting hair, leading people astray, and pinching skin black and blue.

• Satyr
  Satyr (Dungeons & Dragons)
  In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, the satyr is a fey creature. Satyrs started as standard D&D creatures, and later became a player character class. Satyrs are the children of a satyr and dryad union, while half-satyrs are the result of a satyr and human woman union. Satyrs are...
  
  : The Satyr is a hedonistic creature that frolics in the wild places of the world. It has the legs of a goat
  Goat
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   and horns on its head but otherwise looks human. It can play magical tunes on its pan pipes that cause varying effects as decided by the satyr.

(Note:The descriptions above were only brief descriptions. For more information, click on the names of the creatures to go to their main articles.)

Fey from the Tome of Horrors

• Atomie
  Atomy
  An atomy is a diminutive fairy creature or sprite of surprising smallness that was mentioned in some historic literature.-Literature:Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare describes Atomies pulling Queen Mab's carriage....
  
  
• Brownie
• Buckawn
• Forlarren
• Korred
• Leprechaun
  Leprechaun
  A leprechaun is a type of fairy in Irish folklore, usually taking the form of an old man, clad in a red or green coat, who enjoys partaking in mischief. Like other fairy creatures, leprechauns have been linked to the Tuatha Dé Danann of Irish mythology...
  
  

Fey from other sources

• Banshrae
• Fauns are elf-like fey women with strands of fur on their shoulders, breasts, elbows, and thighs.
• Thorns are nomadic, green-skinned hunters/rogues who dwell in cactus
  Cactus
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   fields in the desert. They are short, rarely exceeding 2 or 3 feet, and are relatively humanoid. They have rather thin limbs. They have sharp yet precise facial features, and commonly arrange their blonde hair in a conical shape. Their skin, as said before, is pale green in color, and is covered in a layer of soft spiny hairs, hence it mirrors the skin of their Cacti homes.
  Thorns, for the most part, are a peaceful and reclusive race which ignores and is ignored by the civilized world. They dwell far away in the desert
  Desert
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  , carving out dwellings from Cacti and constructing huts from reeds and tumbleweed
  Tumbleweed
  A tumbleweed is the above-ground part of a plant that, once mature and dry, disengages from the root and tumbles away in the wind. Usually, the tumbleweed is the entire plant apart from the roots, but in a few species it is a flower cluster. The tumbleweed habit is most common in steppe and desert...
  
  . Their main interest is to hunt and survive, and if attacked they would typically rather flee and establish a village someplace else, but nonetheless, thorns can be fierce fighters. In addition to large numbers (Thorns usually attack in hordes, they also have the benefit of camouflage
  Camouflage
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   (remember their cactus-like skin and their preferred habitat), plus the thorny defences that both their skin and their cactusy homes provide. They fight with small spears tipped with cactus thorns, and an exotic, cross-shaped weapon known as the Thorndel. Thorns are usually peaceful, however, and, also as said before, would rather run than fight unless for a particularly special reason. Thorns speak Undercommon, and a buzzing, clicking tongue of their own. They are neutral in alignment
  Alignment (Dungeons & Dragons)
  In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, alignment is a categorization of the ethical and moral perspective of people, creatures and societies....
  
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• Ocean strider
• Jermlaine
  Jermlaine
  The jermlaine is a fictional creature from the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. They are evil and fiendish underground fey who spend their days sneaking, hiding and plotting.-Publication history:...
  
  
• Sirine
  Sirine (Dungeons & Dragons)
  In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the sirine is a fey. Although based upon malevolent Sirens of Greek mythology, the sirines of D&D are usually benevolent, being playful, peaceful and fun-loving fey of the sea.-Publication history:...
  
  
• Spirit of the Land
• Spriggan
• Frost Virago
• Half-Fey are the offspring of a fey with a mortal, most often humans, their shapes and forms are as varied as the fey themselves.
• Feytouched - Mortals descended from Fey; have immunnity from mind affecting spells