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Sovereign: /* The Carapace */

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The Carapace

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Sovereign: /* History */

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History

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 In tandem they will begin to craft and alter certain aspects of their body, usually their face, to fit with this new form. A Fae will painstakingly sculpt every detail of their face to match their ideal visual representation of whichever race they are meant to duplicate. They may elongate and sharpen their ears, or plump up their lips (which are normally quite thin); they will alter their cheeks, the shape of their eyes and their lids, and so on.
-The crafting of a Carapace is a long and arduous process. It tends to take nearly a week to complete, and by the time it is fully constructed a Fae will generally be so exhausted as to spend days afterwards resting. For this reason, a Fae is not even a close match to a Doppleganger, and they do not transition between forms lightly or frequently. Instead, Fae generally have one form they take, and in the rare case that they discard it so as to present their more normative plant-Fae appearance, they will generally return to one Carapace as a default.
+The crafting of a Carapace is a long and arduous process. It tends to take nearly a week to complete, and by the time it is fully constructed a Fae will generally be so exhausted as to spend days afterwards resting. For this reason, a Fae is not even a close match to a Doppelganger, and they do not transition between forms lightly or frequently. Instead, Fae generally have one form they take, and in the rare case that they discard it so as to present their more normative plant-Fae appearance, they will generally return to one Carapace as a default.
 As stated previously, this is almost always an Elven-like appearance, but even while intending to appear like Elves, the Fae still look like another race entirely. They do not have the same characteristics as specific Elven races, and often appear like a strange blend. Overcome by flowers, branches, thistle, leaves and other such flora, they are clearly distinguishable from the race they intend to appear like.

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 But of course, time progressed from the initial integration of the Fae, and their close proximity to Elves meant that they suffered the same tribulations as their peers. While the Fae acted much as the Elves did during their rise into dominance and the eventual confederation into Silor, it was not by mere ambition or greed that they followed their proctors along in coming to dominate the mortal world. Their actions continued to stem from a sense of loyalty; all was to aide their mother, Veratelle, who claimed to seek what the Elves wanted, though not always convincingly. Eventually, the Kingdom that their sharp-eared peers had built collapsed beneath its own weight, and the millions of human slaves they had been recklessly integrating began to cull or exile Elves and Fae'Norai on sight.
-Many of the Elves fled west to what is now Vendigad, to pursue 'tradition', or perhaps the continuation of their own lives. The Fae, instead, remained with Veratelle who was now actively being hunted by the mages of the rising Clockwork state. It was the purpose they had always known, and had they been allowed to, they would have followed their task to the end. But their mother did not wish for her flock to go extinct in defending her, as she believed that the [[Sil'Norai]] would. She was content to die in Sil-Elaine, surrounded by an endless grove, so long as she was allowed to make a final stand. Veratelle allowed only her dryads as her entourage, a select few Fae elite, largely comprised by their Nobility. The rest - much of the common Fae - were advised to join the rogue Ald'norai in fleeing to the west, to help them survive as they built a new realm to one day be their land.
+Many of the Elves fled west to what is now Vendigad, to pursue 'tradition', or perhaps the continuation of their own lives. The Fae, instead, remained with Veratelle who was now actively being hunted by the mages of the rising Unbroken Empire. It was the purpose they had always known, and had they been allowed to, they would have followed their task to the end. But their mother did not wish for her flock to go extinct in defending her, as she believed that the [[Sil'Norai]] would. She was content to die in Sil-Elaine, surrounded by an endless grove, so long as she was allowed to make a final stand. Veratelle allowed only her dryads as her entourage, a select few Fae elite, largely comprised by their Nobility. The rest - much of the common Fae - were advised to join the rogue Ald'norai in fleeing to the west, to help them survive as they built a new realm to one day be their land.
 Painfully, they parted. The brunt of the Fae would never see Veratelle again, even though she lived for nearly a thousand years after, until the Bleeding razed her form. Most of them believed she died long before that, and her true death was only confirmed by a sickening feeling at the end of the Third Age.

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 Many of the Elves fled west to what is now Vendigad, to pursue 'tradition', or perhaps the continuation of their own lives. The Fae, instead, remained with Veratelle who was now actively being hunted by the mages of the rising Clockwork state. It was the purpose they had always known, and had they been allowed to, they would have followed their task to the end. But their mother did not wish for her flock to go extinct in defending her, as she believed that the [[Sil'Norai]] would. She was content to die in Sil-Elaine, surrounded by an endless grove, so long as she was allowed to make a final stand. Veratelle allowed only her dryads as her entourage, a select few Fae elite, largely comprised by their Nobility. The rest - much of the common Fae - were advised to join the rogue Ald'norai in fleeing to the west, to help them survive as they built a new realm to one day be their land.
-Painfully, they parted. The brunt of the Fae would never see Veratelle again, even though she lived for nearly a thousand years after, until the Bleeding razed her form. Most of them believed she died long before that, and her true death was only confirmed by a sickening feeling at the end of the Fourth Age.
+Painfully, they parted. The brunt of the Fae would never see Veratelle again, even though she lived for nearly a thousand years after, until the Bleeding razed her form. Most of them believed she died long before that, and her true death was only confirmed by a sickening feeling at the end of the Third Age.
 Regardless, they needed to find a new purpose without the will to protect their mother, and without her to consult. Truthfully, and broadly, the Fae'Norai never did. They continue even now to act only in proximity with others, blindly following the will of the Hyr'norai crown so long as they maintain their own ancient lifestyle. The story of the Fae is one of dependence, as they were never properly given the instincts to think and desire for their own. While this has led to thousands of years of gentle cooperation, it has left many of them feeling hollow in their aims today, and if contemporary Fae history is anything... it is a story of dispersing out into the world, the young leaving Vendigad to the tune of tens of thousands every year, seeking something new among the societies they were either taught little of, or taught to fear.

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 But of course, time progressed from the initial integration of the Fae, and their close proximity to Elves meant that they suffered the same tribulations as their peers. While the Fae acted much as the Elves did during their rise into dominance and the eventual confederation into Silor, it was not by mere ambition or greed that they followed their proctors along in coming to dominate the mortal world. Their actions continued to stem from a sense of loyalty; all was to aide their mother, Veratelle, who claimed to seek what the Elves wanted, though not always convincingly. Eventually, the Kingdom that their sharp-eared peers had built collapsed beneath its own weight, and the millions of human slaves they had been recklessly integrating began to cull or exile Elves and Fae'Norai on sight.
-Many of the Elves fled west to what is now Auris, to pursue 'tradition', or perhaps the continuation of their own lives. The Fae, instead, remained with Veratelle who was now actively being hunted by the mages of the rising Clockwork state. It was the purpose they had always known, and had they been allowed to, they would have followed their task to the end. But their mother did not wish for her flock to go extinct in defending her, as she believed that the [[Sil'Norai]] would. She was content to die in Sil-Elaine, surrounded by an endless grove, so long as she was allowed to make a final stand. Veratelle allowed only her dryads as her entourage, a select few Fae elite, largely comprised by their Nobility. The rest - much of the common Fae - were advised to join the rogue Ald'norai in fleeing to the west, to help them survive as they built a new realm to one day be their land.
+Many of the Elves fled west to what is now Vendigad, to pursue 'tradition', or perhaps the continuation of their own lives. The Fae, instead, remained with Veratelle who was now actively being hunted by the mages of the rising Clockwork state. It was the purpose they had always known, and had they been allowed to, they would have followed their task to the end. But their mother did not wish for her flock to go extinct in defending her, as she believed that the [[Sil'Norai]] would. She was content to die in Sil-Elaine, surrounded by an endless grove, so long as she was allowed to make a final stand. Veratelle allowed only her dryads as her entourage, a select few Fae elite, largely comprised by their Nobility. The rest - much of the common Fae - were advised to join the rogue Ald'norai in fleeing to the west, to help them survive as they built a new realm to one day be their land.
 Painfully, they parted. The brunt of the Fae would never see Veratelle again, even though she lived for nearly a thousand years after, until the Bleeding razed her form. Most of them believed she died long before that, and her true death was only confirmed by a sickening feeling at the end of the Fourth Age.
-Regardless, they needed to find a new purpose without the will to protect their mother, and without her to consult. Truthfully, and broadly, the Fae'Norai never did. They continue even now to act only in proximity with others, blindly following the will of the Hyr'norai crown so long as they maintain their own ancient lifestyle. The story of the Fae is one of dependence, as they were never properly given the instincts to think and desire for their own. While this has led to thousands of years of gentle cooperation, it has left many of them feeling hollow in their aims today, and if contemporary Fae history is anything... it is a story of dispersing out into the world, the young leaving Auris to the tune of tens of thousands every year, seeking something new among the societies they were either taught little of, or taught to fear.
+Regardless, they needed to find a new purpose without the will to protect their mother, and without her to consult. Truthfully, and broadly, the Fae'Norai never did. They continue even now to act only in proximity with others, blindly following the will of the Hyr'norai crown so long as they maintain their own ancient lifestyle. The story of the Fae is one of dependence, as they were never properly given the instincts to think and desire for their own. While this has led to thousands of years of gentle cooperation, it has left many of them feeling hollow in their aims today, and if contemporary Fae history is anything... it is a story of dispersing out into the world, the young leaving Vendigad to the tune of tens of thousands every year, seeking something new among the societies they were either taught little of, or taught to fear.
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 Culturally, there are two different archetypal Fae, though unlike other races they are not divided by name and in many cases the Fae tend to fluctuate between these two categorizations.
-There are Fae who wish to remain Fae, embracing their own culture and way of life, wearing their plant-like form at all times and for the world to see. These Fae often live in Auris, with large populations in Dalquia and with some in the interior recesses of Sil-Elaine. They tend to be somewhat traditional and conservatively-minded, much like the Hyr'norai they often dwell in proximity to. To them, Fae identity is something to be proud of, and though the Carapace exists it only exists as a tool of survival; many of the Fae wore a Carapace at the end of the Third Age to survive the fall of Silor, as they were seen as equally repressive by the humans as their Elven masters. And they were.
+There are Fae who wish to remain Fae, embracing their own culture and way of life, wearing their plant-like form at all times and for the world to see. These Fae often live in Vendigad, with large populations in Dalquia and with some in the interior recesses of Sil-Elaine. They tend to be somewhat traditional and conservatively-minded, much like the Hyr'norai they often dwell in proximity to. To them, Fae identity is something to be proud of, and though the Carapace exists it only exists as a tool of survival; many of the Fae wore a Carapace at the end of the Third Age to survive the fall of Silor, as they were seen as equally repressive by the humans as their Elven masters. And they were.
 Many other Fae - those commonly known to the societies of men - embrace the Carapace, and wear other forms in order to integrate with others around them. These Fae will scarcely ever discard their Carapace, wearing it as their primary skin. Often, they look like Elves, not only because they tend to integrate with Elven communities but also due to their cultural conceptions. Many Fae express a strange uneasiness at the thought of wearing human skin, looking like a human, carrying human qualities. This same feeling applies to the other races, as well, though some who were born into societies with little Elven or Fae presence tend to wear Carapaces perfectly well.
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 ==Fae Appearance==
-While not wearing a Carapace, the Fae are considered to be 'presenting' as Fae, or wearing their innate biology. Fae who present this way make up a slim majority of all Fae, but this is certainly not the case outside of Auris. There are a few key features that make up the Fae as they are, without alterations.
+While not wearing a Carapace, the Fae are considered to be 'presenting' as Fae, or wearing their innate biology. Fae who present this way make up a slim majority of all Fae, but this is certainly not the case outside of Vendigad. There are a few key features that make up the Fae as they are, without alterations.
 Fae skin is textured, generally, like that of smooth leaves though with a thickness similar to that of humans and Elves. Their skin is generally a light-colored green, with plant-like growth in certain places across their form. Most often, the waist, neck and back of a Fae will have some form of plant-like adornment, which could range from a growth of flowers to sharp thorns, to a branch covered with leaves. Their pupils are always black, with a mono-color filling the rest of their eyes, vastly ranging in shades.
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 Fae culture is one centered on balance, peace with nature, and tradition. They are uniquely obsessed with ancient stories and myths, much as the Hyr'norai are, though much of Fae storytelling involves some deep character or moral advice meant to be found within. Modern Fae culture is considered by scholars to be a post-religion belief system, as while they are still deeply religious, they have had to learn how to exist knowing that their God has long since died, and have continued to worship her regardless to maintain their old ways.
-The Fae are very community oriented, and often tend to treat the members of their community like extended family. While immediate family matters greatly, cousins and other distant relatives tend to blend within the community fold, and their neighbors are often deeply close with them. For this reason, Fae culture is often one that is very trusting and intimate, which can lead to their exploitation in other realms or even outside of their corner of Auris. Within Fae communities however, this often leads to frequent events; there is always something occurring at the square of every town or locale, with festivities hardly considered such due to their persistent occurrences in everyday life.
+The Fae are very community oriented, and often tend to treat the members of their community like extended family. While immediate family matters greatly, cousins and other distant relatives tend to blend within the community fold, and their neighbors are often deeply close with them. For this reason, Fae culture is often one that is very trusting and intimate, which can lead to their exploitation in other realms or even outside of their corner of Vendigad. Within Fae communities however, this often leads to frequent events; there is always something occurring at the square of every town or locale, with festivities hardly considered such due to their persistent occurrences in everyday life.
-Fae culture is also one of preservation. They believe that plant life - and animal life, as they rely on natural habitats - are sacred, upholding the world as it was intended to be, in a way that supplies joy and fulfillment to others. They are stark opponents to industrialization, scowling at Lorien and the Grisith Empire, who they believe exist in opposition to nature rather than accordance with it. As a result of their nonviolence, however, they are powerless to stem the tide of this change, and instead many of them wish to either insulate themselves from it (within Auris) or to advocate for the old ways within foreign realms.
+Fae culture is also one of preservation. They believe that plant life - and animal life, as they rely on natural habitats - are sacred, upholding the world as it was intended to be, in a way that supplies joy and fulfillment to others. They are stark opponents to industrialization, scowling at Lorien and the Grisith Empire, who they believe exist in opposition to nature rather than accordance with it. As a result of their nonviolence, however, they are powerless to stem the tide of this change, and instead many of them wish to either insulate themselves from it (within Vendigad) or to advocate for the old ways within foreign realms.
 The Fae are, generally, tolerant individuals though their lexicon of morals and virtues is different from the other races. As they are quite literally not from Atharen, and are at least somewhat aware of this fact, they do not believe themselves to be the judges of natural behaviors or instincts. As such, they tend to take strange and even volatile behaviors with as much stride as any others, and do not often condemn others for their beliefs.