A
nature spirit. Now conceived as small and winged like
Tinkerbell. Faeries were once imagined to
god-like and gigantic, but over the centuries their posited
size and
powers have diminished.
Irish faeries are known for their
capriciousness and their red
caps. Legend has it that the faeries have retreated into the
hills as
civilization has advanced, and now they live under the
earth rarely to be seen by
men. The merest
touch of
iron is said to mean death to these otherwise immortal
creatures.
Also, a realm co-existent with the world of men or consensus reality in which nature and its spirits can be seen without the filter of civilization.
Also, a branch of neopaganism.
See fairy and feri.