Nature of The Fae
Unlike in Changeling, the faerie and human worlds are not separate. Human lands are more precise in location, more concrete and settled, but pathways exist to faerie lands that anyone may follow. Also unlike Changeling, there are no kiths. No two fae are so much alike that they personify the same dream in the human psyche, and the idea of fae as reliant on humans for their existence is virtually unknown. There are therefore no standard powers and benefits of dice rolls for any type of fae.
While changeling and inanimae have two faces, one that shows a human side and one that shows them for the creatures they are, the firstborn must rely on the Mists to shield them. Whatever type the fae is, their natural appearance is inhuman in subtle ways... hair, skin, or eye color, features of elements or animals, unusual stature, and other "exotic" touches. These subtle differences are called Lesser Features, and have no mechanical gameplay effect. Greater Features are more obvious (horns; great or very small stature; an entrancing, otherworldly gaze), and do give gameplay benefits. However, they make a fae more susceptible to Echoes.
Fae are brought into faerie society (whatever their origin) first through a Fosterage, as they are cared for in "youth" -- which may or may not be similar to childhood -- and secondly and most importantly through a Saining, which is a ritual in which a fae chooses and is accepted into a Court.
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