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Fae

Trick, Also known as The Blood King
Affiliation	Light Fae or Dark Fae
Current leader	The Ash or The Morrigan
Powers	Many Various Powers
Represented By	Bo Vex Dyson Ryan
First Appeared	It's a Fae, Fae, Fae, Fae World

For other uses of the word Succubus, see Succubus (disambiguation).

For further on Bo, the succubus of the series, see her article in the SuccuWiki here. For the series itself, see that article here.

The following is a general discussion of Fae in the Lost Girl television series universe. It is not complete and will change from time to time as new information is revealed in the series about them.

Fae in the Lost Girl universe are creatures that appear, generally, to resemble humanity but are in fact a different kind of species to humans. As such, the species is defined as being above humanity in the food chain and therefore preys upon humans to survive. Unlike humanity, which is a single species, Fae are a myriad of species within an overall group known as Fae. Generally, Fae look physically like and are of the same intelligence level as humanity. This allows them to blend into the world in general so long as they do not use their powers in public.

Feeding varies throughout the Fae, with most not actually devouring human beings, but rather taking from them what is called Chi. Otherwise, Fae will digest the same food that humans would, but it will not necessarily sustain them by itself. The need for feeding in the Fae varies and can be as little as a few hours to several days, weeks, or months between feeds. Not all feeds result in the Fae killing a human being. In some cases, humans are left temporarily or permanently weak, ill, or mentally or physically damaged. It is also possible for Fae to feed on other Fae, but this is not acceptable within their culture and is seen as a crime punishable by death.

For most of their existence, the Fae have hid their existence from humanity. By using various myths, legends and stories they have created over time, the Fae have receded from the general knowledge of humanity and are known only in these legends, myths, and fairy tales. While some Fae are not completely human in appearance, the majority are. This has allowed them to infiltrate the human world and live among humanity. While Fae have their own language, over time this has fallen into disuse and they generally use the dominant human language of the region their are found. Additionally, most Fae understand and speak English as well. Those Fae who are incapable of passing as human are kept hidden and are generally called UnderFae. While some of these UnderFae have intelligence, many devolve into animal-like beings. This notably occurring after a Fae passes through a test called The Dawning at 200 years of age.

It was common for the Fae to be at war with each other throughout most of their existence. However at one point a Blood Sage called the Blood King, used his powers to create a truce between the two opposing sides of the Fae, Light Fae and Dark Fae. In the time period of the Lost Girl series, the uneasy peace has lasted for centuries but there are still minor conflicts between the sides to this day.

Fae Biology

The Fae in all their various breeds share the same taxonomic kingdom, phylum, class, and order as humans with only the difference being their genus which is simply labeled Fae. All Fae share this same genus regardless of other distinctions. For example, a succubus would be Fae succubi.

All Fae appear to be extremely long-lived compared to humans. According to Trick, Fae do not allow divorce for the first thousand years of a marriage in order to "give it a chance." Trick himself is in fact centuries old despite his appearance as are Dyson, Ciara, Aife, The Norn and many others. This is because young Fae age and develop at nearly the same rate as humans until puberty after which they are physically matured and thus no longer age as humans would. It is unclear whether or not they stop aging all together or whether they simply begin to age much more slowly, though some Fae have been known to die of old age. How their Fae abilities affect their aging is also unknown.

Although different Fae species can apparently interbreed with each other, it is unclear how Fae children's powers are inherited. While Bo is a succubus, her father could have been an incubus before she learned that her mother was a succubus (Her father's true identity remains unknown). The Wolf-Shifter Dyson once claimed that his grandfather was a leprechaun (although he may have been merely joking given the context when he revealed the information). Hale and his sister Val are different species; Hale is a siren like his mother while Val is a Pombero, although it's not stated what their father Sturgis is. It has also been revealed that hybrids of both Fae parents are possible, such as The Glaive possessing the power of telepathy from her father (Telepath) and control of some aspects of nature from her mother (Wood Nymph). Bo and her mother Aife are part blood sage and their blood can enthrall Fae and humans.

Fae do not appear to be very prolific compared to humans. For example, Sturgis is thousands of years old but has only two children, neither of whom have children. A human a century old would likely have several generations of descendents. Their immortality may simply mean that they have less incentive to breed where humans are encouraged to do so.

Fae and humans can also cross-breed, but the resulting children will not inherit Fae powers, and Fae are discouraged from having contact with their human children.

Politics of the Fae

The Fae are separated into two sides, the Light Fae and the Dark Fae. The Light Fae's ruler is called The Ash while the Dark Fae's ruler is called The Morrigan. Once a young Fae chooses an allegiance, he remains in that side forever. The two sides (or factions) are opposed to each other, but generally operate on a policy of a guarded truce, adhering to essential rules such as neither side crossing into the other side's territory without permission and ensuring that knowledge of their existence is kept secret from humans. The succubus Bo is Unaligned, neither Light nor Dark, which allows her to operate freely with either faction, although it also means that she lacks the protection of either faction.

There are also UnderFae, many of whom are non-sentient, thus making them like guard dogs if they serve either faction. Sentient UnderFae have not been referred to as being Light or Dark but probably have to choose a side as well, although more primitive Fae are generally considered exempt from some of the rules of Fae society.

Relationships between Light and Dark are considered "treasonous" by the Light and punishable by death. It is not clear if the Dark is quite as harsh in this regard. As Bo is Unaligned, a relationship with her falls outside the rules. Fae also have certain territorial rules that neither side can cross without permission from the other, such as Dyson requiring explicit permission from a Dark Fae who owned a betting shop to enter his territory; when two brothers chose separate sides, they specifically requested that their mother's grave be relocated to neutral territory so that the Dark Fae son could visit it as well as his Light Fae father and brother.

Human/Fae Interaction

Humans are generally ignored by Fae except as a means to feed, however the two sides of the Fae treat their feeding differently. Light Fae generally feed only enough to sustain themselves and take care in an effort not to waste their feeds. Dark Fae feed out of need as well, but also they will kill for pleasure, or the thrill of it as well. Overall, both sides ignore their actions against humanity for the most part, unless such events bring the possibility of the Fae being discovered.

In order to help their offspring interact and understand humanity, Fae parents send their children to human schools to ensure that they can interact with other humans. There does not seem to be a separate education system from humans for young Fae, though it may exist for Fae families of higher standing.

Relationships between humans and Fae are questionable but not explicitly condoned in the short term- although selkies are a grey area as they are mostly human without their pelts, allowing them to maintain a long-term human relationship so long as they don't use their pelts-, although Fae/human offspring are merely human with the Fae parent discouraged from making contact with the children. On at least two occasions- Bo and a young male Fae child-, Fae infants have been adopted by humans without the humans knowing about their true nature; although Bo reached puberty before her powers activated, the young boy learned about his powers while trying to help his father, with the boy and his father being 'taken in' by the Ash after the boy was discovered to preserve Fae secrets.

Some prominent Fae have been shown to 'own' humans. Lauren is officially the property of the Ash, along with various other humans under his control; Lachlan, The New Ash, adheres to rules that Fae can keep their human property locked away when they aren't working, although some Fae such as the previous Ash allow them more freedom. Humans who are 'owned' may interact with Fae society and are not to be harmed by other Fae. Trick declared that Kenzi was Bo's property to allow her such interaction. It is unclear how Fae decide what humans to 'own'; while Lauren offered obvious skills, the Ash accepted Dyson's suggestion that he take 'custody' of one man just because the man had adopted a Fae child, and there has been no reference to the Ash's other human servants. So far, the only Fae shown to 'own' humans are the Light Fae, with Dark Fae servants appearing to be simply human employees without any sign that they are aware of the Fae's other-worldly natures.

The Dawning

The Dawning is a rite of passage that all Fae must go through when they reach 200 years of age. Bo, as far as has been revealed in the series, is the only Fae to face the Dawning before that time. It is a test which ends in two possible results. In one, the Fae evolves to their ultimate level of power and ability if they pass. Such they fail however, the Fae will immediately devolve to become one of the UnderFae, losing their intelligence and forgetting all they were.

External Links

• Fae article at the Lost Girl Wikia