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Coming soon!

...But for now, here's a glossary that might make it easier to understand some of the lore terms that pop up in certain character profiles!

Glossary

Apparent species: (Formal, Clinical) The animal species that a [furry] resembles.
Breath: An invisible, vital energy found in all living things. Without it, Risen turn to ash, and Fairies lose their whimsy.
Fae-blooded: Mortal or Fair descendants of the Fair folk.
Fae spirits: Creatures of pure Breath, sometimes seen by mortal children.
Fair folk: Fae spirits born in mortal bodies which bloom into magical beings most often in their childhood or adolescence, and more rarely in infancy or adulthood.
Greater beasts: Mythological animals, often pets and attendants to Fairies.
Lesser beasts: Ordinary, non-sapient animals. “Lesser” relative to man-kind.
Lifeblood: (See Breath) Often denotes Breath that is physically devoured and digested, especially in mortal blood.
Mortals: Ordinary people, the vast majority of this setting's denizens. Unless they're very superstitious or very observant, they have no clue supernatural creatures are real.
Realm of Fae: A world of dreams made manifest.
Realm of the Dead: The Underworld, where ghosts reside.
Realm of the Living: The physical world, where mortals and most Risen reside.
Risen: Those who were once mortal, and are now immortal.
Risen Dead, The: (Poetic, Archaic) (See Risen) A term rejected by certain Risen, namely those who do not feel, or identify as undead.
Vampires: Risen who subsist primarily on mortal blood. Often share other common traits such as vulnerability to sunlight, being stunned by a stake through the heart, etc.