Fey (Race)

The Fey are a race of sentient creatures that existed during The Age of War and while they technically are now extinct, their decedents, despite being varied and distinct from each other, share many qualities with their ancestors, and as such these races are refereed to broadly as Fey.

Modern Fey Races
Very little is known about the appearance of the original Fey, and examining their decedents offers little information. Many modern Fey races have animal qualities to them, from the subtle fox-like features of the Kitsune to the completely distinct furry complexion of the Oreskos. Other Fey races include Dryads and Nymphs, as well as, according to most scholars, Orcs.

Features of Fey Races
Fey age very rapidly, reaching the physical and sexual prime as early as 11 years old. However they have extremely long lives, many living well into their 300's before passing away. This extremely long adult period makes Fey extremely fertile, and second only to perhaps Humans in their desire to take advantage of this. Fey can breed with practically any humanoid race, with a few notable exceptions. A Fey couple of similar decent will frequently sire multiple children in a single gestation period, anywhere from 3 to 7. When a female Fey breeds with a genetically different father however, something interesting happens. In such a pairing the mother will often only sire one child, one with predominately Fey qualities, but on occasion, the mother will produce twins, one near indistinguishable from the mother, and the other from the father. These half-blood children with few qualities of one of their parents is referred to as a "false-blood" and are occasionally discriminated against, especially on Arborea

The Three Elven Races
There is much debate about whether Elves, Eladrin and Drow descend from Fey or another common ancestor. Eladrin, especially those native to Arborea insist that they have the truest Fey blood still flowing through them, although that claim is backed by little evidence as they share little in common biologically with other Fey races. It is known that these 3 races did share a common ancestor during The Age of War, but modern scholars suspect that it was not the Fey. Regardless, the common conception of Elves being associated with living in the Fey with other Fey races as well as the Eladrin's claims cements the vernacular lumping Elves in with Fey.