Fae came out during a murder trial in 2014. The accused was a Fae gardener and the murder weapon was iron shears and had no burns when examined, but burned in court when holding the murder weapon.
A small number of Fae have been outed and registered with the Federal Government
A special bureau has been created to manage "supernaturals" : Bureau of Supernatural Affairs (BSA)
“Cub Scout” is a derogatory term for BSA agents among the supernaturals
Only humans are able to be “witches” (which is a gender-neutral term)
Fae exist
Most Fae look human
Fae burn when touched with iron
Fae have been living among us and are mostly harmless
Fae are being treated like humans from a legal point a view
There is some level of social/political distrust amongst humans about the Fae
Witches are fictional and unknown except amongst practitioners
Vampires and Lycans are fictional and do not exist
Infernal and other “planar” beings are fictional and do not exist
Fae are defined by an aversion to iron and the ability to exercise a glamour/disguise
Fae cannot directly lie, though they are famous for misleading with the truth
Fae are composed of many different types of creatures - frequently considered mythological by humans
Under penalty of extreme punishment, Fae are not to draw the attention of normal humans
Fae are ruled by the collective known as the “Gray Lords”
Gray Lords are ancient and extremely powerful
The collective is not necessarily a cohesive group
Gray Lords are assumed to be "power hungry" both as individuals and as a group
Gray Lords’ identities are not known by most other Fae
Gray Lords edicts/commands have force of law, but are rare
Gray Lords purposefully exposed some lesser Fae as part of a plan to go public
Vampires
The origin of vampires is unknown
Vampires are powerful
Vampires feed on others- humans, fae, weres, and others
Vampires are the ultimate manipulators
Vampires can enthrall others, Fae included
Vampires live in groups called Seethes
Seethes have a master/mistress that is in direct control
Vampires can't abide sunlight
Human holy symbols can hurt them to varying degrees
There is a master of masters in Milan, Italy
Were-creatures/Lycans
Fae call them “Mooncalled”
Pack oriented
They have group/pack magic, but little is understood about it.
Defined by a dominance/submissive structure
Were-creatures are formidable opponents in combat
Take damage from silver
Led by stronger lycans - “alphas”
Outsiders
Demon's, Devils, and the like exist
Generally forbidden to summon or allow into this world in any fashion
Can often be contained by wards/summoning circles/etc
Often susceptible to salt and “holy” things
Witches
Primarily human
White
Generally “good”
Often demonstrates weaker magic
Magic uses self or willing sacrifices to “power”
Black
Often characterized as “Bad”
Generally stronger than white witches
Magic uses external sacrifices to “power”
Accepted that Other supernaturals can and do exist outside of the Fae
Weres have to change to their animal form during the full moon; packs usually organize retreats or hunts away from human populations during this time
Pack Structure
Were-creatures work best in packs
Dominance rankings are real and can be sensed by the pack members
Challenge fight in human form for advancement in the pack rank
Pack Magic helps hide Weres from humans
Pack Magic
Helps members collectively
Example: a human seeing a werewolf at a glance is “encouraged” by the magic to see only a large dog. This illusion is easily broken if the werewolf attacks or does anything a normal dog could not do.
The greater the distance from the pack, the weaker the magic
Alpha can draw on pack magic to aid him/her
Weres take damage from silver
Weres are made, not born
Turning someone into a Were is a near death process and fails most of the time
It is the bite/saliva of the Were that changes a human to a were-creature
only a very powerful Were can do it
An Alpha of Alpha's exists but is mysterious and their identity is unknown to most other Weres
Weres’ enhanced senses are good at telling if someone is lying, but not fool-proof
Fae exist
Fae cannot lie
Most Fae cannot abide iron
Gray Lords are scary, powerful and not to be underestimated
Fae have glamour to hide their true appearance
Fae are magical creatures
Vampires exist
All vampires are powerful
Vampires are organized in seethes
Vampires cannot go out into sunlight
Vampires feed on others`
Witches exist
Primarily human
White
Generally “good”
Often demonstrates weaker magic
Magic uses self or willing sacrifices to “power”
Black
Often characterized as “Bad”
Generally stronger than white witches
Magic uses external sacrifices to “power”
Packs often employ witches to “clean up” scenes they don’t want humans to see
Accepted that Other supernaturals can and do exist
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