Fae

From Guiltypleasures

Fae, also known as Sidhe or Elves, are genetic descendants of Neutral Angels, cast out of Heaven. Fae are divided into two courts; Summer and Winter, and then the scattered Solitary Fae. Fae are regarded by most races as creepy at best, since normal moral concepts often cannot be applied to Fae. The Fae live in a parallel plane to the mortal realm, known most often as Faerie (also refered to as Underhill in some texts). Generally, Solitary Fae are the ones that interact most often with mortals, although most cannot tell the difference, and attribute their actions to all Fae.

Fae Types

Hokay, so. Every fae hasa type, sorta like elementals have an element. It controls what sort of magic they're inherently good at...sometimes to the point wherein they can't even use another type. However, such focus is rare without the individual actually trying for it. Some types are more rare than others; one of the rarest types is Time, closely followed by Death magic. The most common types usually deal with changing people's perceptions, be it through charms and hypnosis, or illusions. Some fae do indeed have elemental types, and in truth, the number of different types is unknown, since every time someone tries to catalog all of them, a few more seem to crop up out of nowhere. There are, of course, superstitions and prejudices against many of the fae types, some more severe than others.

Twins/Triplets

Fae, like every bloody other society, have their own little superstitions and whatnot. Twins are usually seen as a sign of misfortune, since they're so rarely born, and twins working together can be devastatingly powerful. Imagine casting a spell with someone who knows exactly what you're doing and how to augment it without even asking. Twins are usually born with the same type, which usually doesn't help their case any. Now, the other major superstition I'm going to mention is time magic. Time magic makes people nervous, naturally...controlling a natural force that powerful is scary, after all. Fae typically shun those with time magic at best, and attack and harrass, if not outright kill those unfortunate souls at worse. As you might imagine, being born as twins with time magic? Not so good. Both twins and time fae have fairly low chances of surviving to even adolescence, and those that do tend to be rather bitter about the whole affair.

Triplets, however, while being even rarer, are regarded as a good omen, since good things come in threes. Thus, triplets are generally treated extremely well.