Vile have the following basic fey powers:

• Vile can vanish and become insubstantial by speaking their True Name into a mirror.
• A circle of salt will protect a vila from supernatural powers for as long as it goes undisturbed.
• Any vila being may summon a cheval mallet or fey deer by whistling three special notes.

Every vile can walk in the clouds and survive underwater in fresh water. They have an affinity for trees. They can build on clouds as well. And they can see in low-light.

Many vila powers are based on their emotions. An angry vila can command a raging whirlwind by using ancient swear words. Their touch can heal minor wounds if they are calm of heart. They can instill controlling toxins with their touch if they are feeling spiteful. Their touch is soothing.

Vile make arrows with special toxins that confuse men's hearts.

If a man calls out their name (or Name), the man will find his muscles made stiff and hard to move. He will catch ill and die within a year.

Vile take part in an special circle dance that instills lust in everyone who is attracted to them. Those who engage with the dance because of lust are killed and devoured. This dance is special to them and cannot be interfered with or interrupted without their permission. Those who do are subjected to horrible revenge. If their sweat falls in a circle while they dance, a fairy ring of mushrooms will grow, bringing bad luck to any who step into it.

On rare occasions, a vila will decide she likes the man they have lured into their dance. She will mark him, making her his blood sister, and send him on a quest. Women or non-binary folk drawn into the circle are sometimes spared and given a boon. Some seek them out for the chance to be beautiful or to protect a long-distance lover.

The voice of a vila has special powers as well: it can entrance someone if spoken with a lusty whisper and they can mimic the noise of pipes and drums as they walk through clouds.

Other powers are based on ancient stories of them. Vile can change their natural shape by washing with mink fat (usually a swan, falcon, horse, or wolf). They can control faeriesteeds or fey deer by biting their necks. They memorize six false prophecies as children that they can adapt to any mortal.

If they do not speak their True Name backwards into that same mirror in half a minute, vile 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 vila into powerlessness. An iron horseshoe nailed over a door will bar a vila from entering a house. Most vile detest tobacco smoke, and it can be used to stave them off. This is just a preference, however, and not a weakness.

Dumaqu harms them. The sincere, honest love of a man of any nation can transform them. Some seek this out.