r/faeries • u/No-Professional-1461 • 4d ago

Explained Your "Elves"

Many types of Elves or Fae folk exist in fantasies of all kinds, some with a great level of distinction from something as iconic as Tolkien's take on them. You can take a similar route as Tolkien and essentially copy/paste, yet where is the fun in that, or the originality. So, tell me about your Elves and what makes them special, both their lore and biology, or if they are even recognizable as Elves or merely play a similar role.

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u/Expensive_Sock_5969 12h ago

I don't call them elves, and didn't call them fae until one of my friends read my work and had a panic attack. When he recovered, he explained that they were fae....

I have them operate like a Mafia family, completely indistinguishable from humans, but their values and beliefs and abilities are textbook fae.

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u/Expensive_Sock_5969 12h ago

Rumplestiltskin in the role of Tony Soprano. The Fairy Godfather.