MRE: Dryad

Dryads are a type of earth fey (writer note, earth and wood are now one, it makes more sense then just dirt) related to nymphs, with close ties to trees.

Each Dryad is connected to a specif tree, typically the one they are birthed from, however some are not birthed from trees, and will later find an uninhabited tree to bond with. That tree is their anchor, and while they may leave that tree at will, the more time spent apart typically the weaker they become. If the tree is destroyed, the effects can be dire on a dryad, many will not ever recover from such an event.

At a young age, dryads typically appear as young nymphs. Perfect skin, lithe bodies, outrageous coloured hair (typically colours of leaves or flowers of their tree), and always female. As they age, their skin tends to become more bark-like, and their fingers can become long and claw like. this is the first adult stage they will reach. from there they become more tree like. A full grown dryad becomes paired perfectly with her tree and can simply animate it with her will. However, many are able to take on forms of their younger selves, through methods not fully explained. though a form of astral projection is assumed.

When becoming an arch fey, they will take over any uninhabited trees surrounding them, their will and consciousness spreading to all of them until they become one in many bodies. however their original tree will remain the largest in the grove. If that is destroyed however, the recovery time is much shorter, as they have support in other bodies to keep sane.

Dryads are a female species, able to reproduce through a number of means. There is the more, human method of sexual intercourse as we know it. the female of the union will produce another dryad, the male will typically be a male of the other species, or sometimes an elf. And there is a method more akin to how plants reproduce. There is a number of insect like fey, if a male of one of these properly pollinates a dryad's tree while she inhabits it, the fruit or seeds of the tree produces from that will eventually row into trees that will bear young dryads. We are speculating on the nesary of the gender of the other fey, as none of us are proper botanists, and really are working from second hand knowledge. all we know is they are considered the father of the children born, even if they do not attempt to raise the young.

Due to the second form or reproduction dryads appear to be the species with the most controlled growth. typically living in groves of arch fey, their life is greatly affects by their arch fey. Typically a mother of many previous generations, their tree is directly influenced by the arch fey, and thus they too are directly influenced. Able to be spoken to while in their tree directly from the arch fey as well as how their tree ages, a dryad hundreds of years old, might still be in her first stages of life by the will of her great mother. while a younger sibling may be in their last phases of life.

Dryad in combat are cruel and un caring foes. At least for their opponent. Fighting on the defence of their forest they will not stop until the transgressor is dead. they are able to call on animals of the wild, as well and ents and other low ranking earth fey. It is best to avoid known dryads at all costs. 

MRE: The Fey

I wrote a guide on demons, and it wasn't really, fitting to my standards, which are shockingly low. So, i'm trying to think of better ways to work with the fey.

So, what are the fey?

The fey are in some respects nature spirits, but they aren't of this realm, in fact coming from what i am right now calling "The Green" because i'm original as fuck. However, they still represent aspects of earth's nature, similar to dragons. So that means there is fey for each spiritual element.

Earth, Wind, fire, water, wood, steel, and that's probably all of them? All that comes to mind.

So, in theory, all fey can be fit into one of the six categories. steel could be included in earth, but let's not get intot hat yet.

Anyway, so yeah each fey can be tied to these, can manipulate them to high degree and whathave you. liek the dryad is a wood fey, and as such most of their magic is related to wood (boner joke) such as tree stepping, barkskin, as well as commanding lesser wood fey creatures like ents and such what.

Nixie and nymphs would be water fey, capible of basic to more advanced hydromancy, as well as illusions and ice, and cold. Water is a powerful element, but then Water is a powerful thing.

Wind would be the domain of sylphs and pixies, be shit like flying pushing, sumoning whirlwinds, and so on. Wind is a powerful but indirect element, wind slwoly breaks you down, but can also just some in and smash you apart though for a limited time, this is soemthign that should be reflected. as well as should be storms. so a lightning fey would be a wind fey

Earth is a hard element, maybe iw on't use it since that would be they wouldn't necessarily have. i will look into it. but right now, it's with steel in that it might not be the best thing to use

Fire is the death leading to new life element. though fire destroys all it touches, in nature it brings on change. Also fire is really unrepresented in mythology. Fire is typically tied to evil forces (logically so, it destroys homes and needs to be controlled to be a tool) but i got some idears for that. right now is an unnamed branch of creature with basically the opisate sex dis morphia of that of humans. females are larger, more muscular, valuing strength and muscle, where the men are shorter whisp, this taken to some extremes, because they fey should be about the extreme. as well the Salamander could be a fey creature. id didn't tie to the demonic, so it's still up for grabs.

Steel, iunno, i kinda like the idea of elven like creatures, that are a mix of knights in shining armour and the tin man. though clearly not tin, cause for reasons i have not yet reasoned, tin fucks fey magic. maybe steel fey are the one that can get around it.

simple sprites are from every element, where as pixies are about 3 feet tall, sprites are about half that, as well, they aren't too bright. able to follow instruction, but their child like mind doesn't really let them be too useful. These are creatures often looked on with distaste and if they are tempting someone to become fey blooded quickly will be sacrificed to give them their blood.

Then there are the arch fey. who excist above others, they are not nesarily bound to an element, generally being of several, or all of them. They however aren't really born as made. Though fey are functioanlly immortal, as some age they get mor epwoerful, these will eventaully become arch fey. They are hundreds of thousands of years old, some of them lost any human like apperance they once had and now are more the elements that made them. like one would be a small lake with trees surrounding them, they are still very aware of their area, and are able to manifest a form if they need to directly interact, but it seen as petty to do so.

fey have alien minds, they don't think and reason like humans would. Urgency is not a concern, as the fey are basically immortal (even elves living for thousands of years) and come from a wholly different world. this is the hardest thing to convey, as it is being written by a human, human like motives are attached or they just seem directionless and stupid.

This is soemthing i will need to plug away on. i got some interesting ideas design wise, but it is hard to put into words.

MRE: Elves

Elves are the most human like of th efey. Reportedly originally from the intermingling of humans and different fey types, the actual "elf" is a broad category. Ranging in highest between three feet and 6'6 there is no 'standard' elf. However, despite this range in height there is some similarities.

All of them have proper adult proportions, All have the trade mark pointed ears and lithe bodies, and all of them lack body hair from the neck down, most from the eyebrows down.fair skinned, as well as few blemishes, making them stunning to humans, but the presence of blemish generally makes them undesirable to fey.

Beyond this, hair colour, facial features, skin colour, all all over the place. though skin tone tends to be with in the human scale, greens and blues do exist.

Elves are born between the union of a human and a fey, between two elves, or sometimes between an elf and another fey or human, however this commonly results in a child more akin to the non elf then an elf.

As well, first generation elves can be created from the overuse of fey blood. Though True elfdom takes a bit of a magic spark, most are so far gone at this point that they welcome it, often with offers of power and a place int he fey world.

However Elves are typically second class citizens, even the highest ranking being at best the lowest ranking of of a noble house. They are however commonly used as envoys to the human world, where due to their near perfect skin and lithe proportion they are seen as stunningly beautiful, and those so inclined will often attempt to use this perception for personal gain. However, if their patron finds out about this, the punishment can be rather severe, the most extreme being death.

solitary or groups (4 to 0)
CL:1
3 to 18 hp.
Out of old dnd jokes.
the end.

Kongthf urf Bestiary: Urban Fey

Fey by and large are seen as other worldy spirits of nature. Taking aspects of trees, water, winds, and so on. Urban fey are similar, but, an urban dryad isn't a spirit living in a tree in a park, no, she lives in the walls of a building. Her grotto now the back allies of a large city, which he does her best to preserve. the disinfranchise that come there to get out of the cold, if respectful find themselves an excellent protector. They become her new pets, protecting them like a regular dryad might a rabbit or squirrel.

Nymphs and nixies find less, stunning places to dwell. some ending up at water treatment plants, in storm drains, and the rare fire hydrant. Even creatures like the centaur end up a weird monstrosity, taking on traits like a quad then a horse.

How does this happen? Like all other beings, fey creatures can stumble into Kongthf urf. The effect on the stumble ins is larger then those stolen by the agents of Kongthf. Those brought in stay relatively the same no matter where placed, but stumble ins change to meet their surroundings. As one could imagine, this is not the most pleasant of thing to have happen to you, but once it is done they know no other existence.

any creature of fey origin will have some reaction to stumbling into kongthf urf, though those closer linked to nature will have a much more drastic change then those not such as elves.