Leprechaun
This Irish fae is an
industrious solitary cobbler, who can be found happily
working on a single shoe - never a pair.
This faerie is usually found under dock
leaves or under hedges. The Leprechaun, as with
all faery kin are mischeivous sorts. If you
see this faery before he sees you, then he'll
likely be co-operative and may be persuaded
to guide you to one of his pots of gold!
Will-O'-Whisps
These are the faeries responsible for creating
faery mushroom rings. These are the
party faeries as they are the types to free one
up, lose their inhibitions. Unfortunately, they
can be known to over do it, so it is better
to ignore them, for fear of becoming way to
unhibited!
Sylphs
Sylphs are faeries belonging the element of air.
Native to Greece and Egypt, they are
small winged creatures with vague human
features. These faeries are light and
virtually transparent in appearance and are considered
to be helpful to those who seek them out. Sylphs,
being representive of the air element are often
called upon in ceremonial magick.
Pillywiggins
When we think of faeries from our childhood dreams,
these are probably the types of faeries we think of.
Pillywiggins are diminutive and playful faeries, whose
sole purpose is to tend spring flowers. These
playful faeries are seasonal faeries and often help
the Spring Goddess. These faeries have no ill
will toward humans and often like to mimic our
behaviour. A Pillywiggin's favorite mode of
transportation is riding bees from flower to
flower.
Kelpie
The Kelpie are Scottish water faeries
and often appear in the guise of young
horses, whom haunt rivers and streams. When an
unsuspecting visitor mounts them, the Kelpie will go
down into the water and give them a good
ducking. Which isn't so bad considering there are
similar creatures who inhabit Irish seas and lochs and
are far more dangerous. These are called "Aughisky"
in Ireland and these water faeries, after bringing
a person into the water, will tear them
to pieces and devour them, leaving
nothing but the liver!
