Fey Magic

Fey magic derives from legends, myths, folklore, fairytales, stories, and dreams. It is the magic of the fey, of story cycles, of the narrative of all things. It is magic that derives from customs and the Tradition, the orderly forms of stories, and the Lore, the superstitions and informal practices of stories.

The Lore and the Tradition

Fey Names

There are many ways to wield fey magic, but ultimately, it derives from the Names of fey concepts. Some are much more common than others. Below are the most common Names, the concepts they represent, and the commonest methods used to wield them.
NameSorted descending Concept Method Primary Occupation Primary Species
Zelenilo Fey plants, stories of plants     Duilleog (Plant Folk)
Word, The Language and communication, the First Language, the recording and telling of stories, understanding   Melek'ineti (Messenger) Kalati (Insubstantiate)
Wild mana Untamed magic, magical chaos, uncontrollable, unpredictable magic   Wild Mage (Esotericist) Wild talent (Metahuman)
Vishvaas Belief in stories     Vaundaakh (Plant Folk)
Vekontan Fey glass, seeing the world through distorted views based on the stories you know     Mionghaire (Spirit Folk)
Unnanays Synthesis, the uniting of stories     Henede (Construct)
Unfugl Mischief, trouble, chaos, pranks, hoaxes, tricks   Grinning Mage (Grifter) Gremlin (Spirit)
Tutelary energy Setting, place, location, the story of where you are   Tutelar (Guard) Minotaur (Spirit)
The Tradition The fundamental structure of stories, the commonalities between tales and legends      
The Lore Superstition, changing lore, the differences between stories, the way stories evolve     Draymir (Construct)
Tapalae Fey winds, the shifting of tales, gas     Goota (Deneg)
Tajo The end of the story, the coda, the ending, the last word     Claudent (Insinsi)
Taia Analysis of the story, critique, finding meaning     Arist (Insinsi)
Tahalana The journey, fey travel, the story as you go along, the middle of the story   Cardbearer (Vagrant) Naga (Spirit)
Symbolism Symbolic magic, symbols and their meanings, ideas and themes, philosophy   Symbologer (Esotericist) Thaumar (Insinsi)
Stagma Celebration and mirth, wine and food, indulgence   Cupbearer (Servant) Zile (Insinsi)
Sreang clarisi Fey sound, fairy music, music that shapes and changes the story, stories about music, music that tells stories     Glaochan (Spirit Folk)
Sopper Fey fungi, hallucinatory mushrooms     Caipin (Fungal Folk)
Solas na realta Fey starlight, the cosmos of the fey     (Alien)
Sioc Fey ice, stasis      
Sijjits Plot, conflict     Caggee (Terata)
Seychas The present, the now, moments   Momentarian (Monk) Hodiern (Insubstantiate)
Rownolygly Sympathetic magic     Meallta (Construct)
Poioumenon Stories, legends, myths, folklore, the narrative itself   Fabulist (Storyteller) Archon (Inmortal)
Nihaya Fey destruction, the wildness, the breaking of stories, post-modernism     (Alien)
Nasheebane Fey patterns, the patterns found in the tapestry of fate, patterns in stories that allow predictions     (Fungal Folk)
Nakkal Mimicry, copying     Maslacher (Insubstantiate)
Mothu Fey emotions, how stories make us feel, the emotional connection to stories     Patrail (Spirit Folk)
Mion Fey microbes, stories and legends of disease or microbial beings     Bagand (Insinsi)
Maru Fey death, stories and omens of death and endings     Banbas (Akhoata)
Mana Raw magic   Mage (Esotericist) The Cunning (Spirit Folk)
Ley line Structured magic, the flow of magic through the world   Wizard (Esotericist) Leyling (Insubstantiate)
Leighis Fey life     Kornek (Construct)
Lancaulam Sex magic   Cori (Sensaulist) Mealladh (Akhoata)
Lammat Nonlinear stories, lateral thinking   (Transporter) Saccad (Insubstantiate)
Kor That which has been, that which came before, the past, history   Arrangist (Esotericist) Yokai (Spirit)
Kiroku Fey paper, papers that change and shift with the story     Lioar (Plant Folk)
Kikota Fey truth, true stories, objective tales, journalism     Cyclops (Spirit)
Karom Fey animals and beasts, creatures of legend and story     Bhrocaire (Animal Folk)
Izvebda Performance     Arzour (Metahuman)
Gorm domhain Fey waters, enchantment, becoming different, liquid     Gwalc'het (Construct)
Glunta Fey ancestry, the original stories     Yrothrean (Akhoata)
Fuinneamh The Wild Hunt, the collecting of debts, the gathering of the dead, the end of the story   Saoiste (Hunter) Wild Hunt (Spirit)
Fuil Fey blood     Suighaiste (Plant Folk)
Fortune Luck, good or bad, risk, chances, happenstance   Rambler (Gambler) Pesperian (Metahuman)
Fool's way Foolishness, beginnings, the start of the story and the journey   Fool (Fool) Comezar (Spirit Folk)
Fiain Fey chaos, wildness, confusion, the improbable and impossible     Ubh-oga (Terata)
Fiach Debts, payments, and deals     Bodach (Deneg)
Fey plasma Fey-aligned plasma, geas, quest     Corcraneach (Insubstantiate)
Fey energy The fundamental energies of legends and the fey, of Faerie, or that which is outside reality   Wyrder (Esotericist) Fairy (Spirit)
Fate That which will be, the future, thread, fey fabric   Seer (Seer) Jinni (Spirit)
Fairy light Illusory lights, fey light, whisps, distraction, confusion     Disgleir (Metahuman)
Faeriewood Fey wood, the wood of faerie trees, stories carved in wood      
Faeriefire Fey fire, flames that only work if you believe in them     Tanyow (Akhoata)
Ethereal essence Fey connection, bonds, relationships within stories, connected stories   Bondsmage (Esotericist) Barhana (Spirit Folk)
Eorna Fey harvest, the cycle of planting, cultivating, feeding, growing, harvesting, feasting, and scarcity     Buinner (Deneg)
Dybtanke Subconscious, fey mind     Smaoingh (Insubstantiate)
Dreamstone Fey stone, solidity     Cloch bheo (Construct)
Dream energy Dreams, illusions, imagery, imagination   Imager (Esotericist) Miro (Insubstantiate)
Deanta Crafting, fey creation     Munlaithe (Spirit Folk)
Crossing energy Crossroads, thresholds, passages, doorways     Troll (Spirit)
Croilar Fey spirits, stories about stories, metafiction     Spirit (Spirit)
Costat dret Daydreams, imagination     Saultak (Construct)
Corpatha Fey body     Euzhvil (Terata)
Coimhlint Fey war and conflict   Laochra (Warrior) Breseli (Terata)
Caercallan Cycles, witchcraft   Cailleach (Witch) C'hoar (Akhoata)
Boasting energy Talltales, hyperbole, boasts     Jactan (Deneg)
Ausa Character, perspective   Voelva (Witch) Andlit (Metahuman)
Argitsu Lucid dreaming     Ceimneoir (Alien)
Arcane shadow Fey shadow, secrets, mysteries, doubt, uncertainty   Arcanist (Spy) The Hidden (Deneg)
Anam Fey souls, the essence of legends and stories     Anamnighean (Akhoata)
Airghead Fey metals, fairy silver, magical and legendary metals     Gamman (Deneg)
Ainm Fey Names, identities from outside reality     Ancient (Inmortal)
Aendern Fey change, the changing of stories, the evolution of legends, change within stories, character growth and narrative and plot     Aithris (Akhoata)
Topic revision: r1 - 06 Jun 2026, SallyJaneBlack
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