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| Species | Patupaiarehe (or Iwi-atua or Pakehakeha) |
| Order | Faerie |
| Classification | Vaettir |
| Court | Kindly |
| Sphere | Utopia |
| Origin | All faeries are born Nameless and must be given a True Name; patupaiarehe have utopian Names |
| Lifespan | 2,000 years |
| Habitat | Deep forests, mountains, hills on misty islands |
| Food | Raw food, mostly fish |
| Description | Patupaiarehe have red hair, skin ranging from dark to pale, and stand between 5' and 6' tall. |
| Procreation | Patupaiarehe reproduce sexually with each other, other fey, and sometimes mortals. |
| Esoterica | Patupaiarehe are beings of Elysian energy, dream energy, and poioumenon. Like all faeries, they are users of The Tradition, a form of poioumenonic lore empowered by dream energies. They also use euphony, euphotonia, curacion, dumaqu, radiance, some forms of heavenly light, glory, long path, liberation power, Foundation, many forms of aether, qi, some humors, mijjit, spirits, kor, yahas, fortune, and iremia. |
| The Tradition | Patupaiarehe have the following faerie powers:
They have other powers:
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| Glamour | Patupaiarehe can glamour themselves using certain ancient rhymes. |
| Weaknesses | If they do not speak their True Name backwards into that same mirror in half a minute, patupaiarehe lose their True Names. They have a fortnight to recover it or they become targets of the Wild Hunt, corrupted into another kind of fey, or turn into a hag or boggin. Iron or steel will bind a patupaiarehe into powerlessness. An iron horseshoe nailed over a door will bar a patupaiarehe from entering a house. Most patupaiarehe detest tobacco smoke, and it can be used to stave them off. This is just a preference, however, and not a weakness. Msawhat harms them. Direct sunlight or steam can harm them. They find shark oil repelling. |
| National Culture | Patupaiarehe live in large, matriarchal communities called pa. These communities are led by elders, mostly ancient and powerful patupaiarehe. They avoid direct sunlight, going out only in thick fog, cloud cover, or at night. In the distant past, the patupaiarehe were raided and enslaved by other nations, and those that survived and avoided this fate sealed away their homes. They protect their communities fiercely from outsiders, using mystic arts and ancient skills to hide them away. However, they are also very curious about other nations and species, and when someone does find their communities, they are sometimes too welcoming, trying to keep them there for long periods of time. Because they are so guarded, they prefer not to teach their arts to others. They will flee if caught weaving or working. When they do live among other nations, they still keep to themselves personally and will flee at the slightest provocation. They are gatherers and fishers, weavers and artists. The whole community raises children and marriage and gender are unknown. They live carefree lives in their communities, away from others, creating rainbows and tapestries of beauty. |
| Kindly Culture | Patupaiarehe are protected fiercely by the Kindly Court, who go to great lengths to keep anyone from interfering with their national culture. Only the Mist-Wanderer, an ancient and powerful patupaiarehe, joins the Court Council to represent them. The rest live blissfully unaware, as per an ancient bargain. |
| Other Courts | In rare times when a patupaiarehe leaves their national culture, they are welcomed in the Summer Court as protectors of mountains, mists, and rainbows. Some patupaiarehe survive as slaves among the Unkindly, Winter, and Unseelie Courts, but any who try to join willingly are usually killed. The Seelie Court barely knows they exist, but when they do interact, they welcome them as curiosities or servant class. |
| Mortal Interactions | Patupaiarehe sometimes fall in love with mortals who come to them, trying to keep them in their communities or living with them until they can't take the exposure any longer. |
| Notables | Urewara, Queen of the Mountaintops; Turehu, Old Weaver; Ngati Hotu, Ancient Fisherman; Urukehu, Mist-Wanderer |
| Special Classes | Kairoti (weaver), Hi Ika (fisher), Tuakana (elder), Kaihoko (mist maker), Kaiwaiata Ua (rainbow singer), Koi (artist), Kohikohi (gatherer) |
| Sample Stats | PRO 8 ATH 9 STR 8 AWA 9 WIL 8 ROG 8 Vanish (30 seconds) Glamour 6 Whistle 8 Flute 11 Singing 11 Dancing 9 Coin 10 Pebble 10 Twig 9 Hole 8 Gourd 8 Cloud 8 Weaving 11 |
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