Pixie

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[edit] Pixie Profile

Life Expectancy: 400-600
Homeland: The Enchanted Kingdom
Average Height: 3" (7cm) - 5" (13cm)
Average Weight: Very Light
Preferred Classes: Druid
Classes this can be: Mage, Illusionist, Necromancer, Priest, Ranger, Spell Blade, Bard, Druid
Preferred Alignment: Neutral
Preferred Weapons: Wands, Staffs,Pixie Dust
Aggression Level: Very High
Intelligence Level: Highly Intellectual
Magic Rating: Mystical
Strength Rating: Pitiful
Weak Against: Cold, Physical Attack
Strong Against: Psychological Attack, other magic but their own
Related Races: Dryads, Faeries
Allied Races: Hobbits, Dryads, Elves
Enemy Races: Orcs, Undead, Dwarves, Faeries

[edit] Physiology

Pixies are NOT Faeries!

[edit] At A Glance

Calling a pixie a faerie is like calling a crocodile an iguana. Maybe they share a few similarities, but they are not usually confused for the other. Pixies are generally more stick-like than fairies. Pixie muscles are wiry rather than bulky, and their bones are thinner than their bulkier counterpart. Pixies can have any skin-tone imaginable, depending on their parentage. The stronger the pixie the brighter or deeper the hue. Contrary to popular belief, Pixies do not possess the natural ability to shift back and forth between a "pixie form" and a "human form". It would require a polymorph spell (which effectively changes the race) to commit such a feat and those spells are not to be thrown around lightly. Pixie wings are the biggest difference to their fairie cousins. Pixie wings are thin and resemble bug's wings (typically like those of a dragon fly), spider webs, leaves, nets, or something else flimsy. Some fairies, too, possess insect wings, but only butterfly wings and antennae.

Pixie have many abilities, cunning and mischievious they are normally looking for trouble of some sort. A Pixie is merely the size of a mortal mans hand, but they do have the ability to shift to full grown human size, possibly a left over gift from their days as humans or perhaps elves. Their relationship with mortals is a tricky one at best, Pixies enjoy playing tricks, teasing mortals. "Pixie-led", an enchantment of sorts over a mortal, causing them to wander aimlessly through the forest, muttering in strange tongues. Some poor souls are never found...Pixie-led and never seen again. To ward off this fate, 'tis common for mortals to wear their coats inside out and backward...to confuse the Pixies...really it just makes us laugh. Farmers have been known to try and humor the Pixies by leaving sweetened milk out for them and sweeping their hearths for Pixie dancing.

Pixies are deeply rooted in magic, resistant to any but their own but because of their size they are very vulnerable to the cold. Of all the races, pixies are among the most intelligent, very wise and dexterous, they know few equals. A pixie can be your best friend or your worst enemy, being the holders of the secret of pixie dust; which they can use to make themselves invisible or put others to sleep, is one of their greatest weapons. Pixies may not be physically strong but attacking one would be ill advised, as pixies are very close knit and loving of one another, attacking one brings on the wrath of all.

[edit] The Power

Pixies are small, and this has a tremendous bonus. Most would think that since pixies are so small, they can't possibly have any abilities outside of magic. Wrong. Because of their small stature, pixies don't get diseases and if they do, they get over it in about a day or so. Microbes just can't completely infest in a body that's only so tall. However, in retrospect, pixies are susceptible to poisons and lethal toxins for it would only take a very small amount to kill a pixie, granted someone could somehow manage to poison them. Pixies have a tremendous sense of smell and this little sniffer can detect every scent of a person. They also have superior auditory sensory, making them able to hear the beating of a bee's wings from across a street, if they focused enough.

[edit] Psychology

Pixies have a wide psyche. Mostly, however, their lives are spent in devotion to one thing or another. Pixies have an amazingly playful attitude at everything. While they will frolic and play, the pixies are also excellent learners, excelling beyond most races to grasp and comprehend things they are taught. They have a tremendous capacity to learn all sorts of techniques to survive. Whether it's writing or sewing, pixies are often taught a wide range of skills, including how to fight. Pixies are also heavily biased against faeries, often putting them down as a second-class race.

[edit] Pixie Society

Unlike most societies, pixies do not all follow the same leader. Pixies tend to follow the one child among them that is the eldest. The first-born pixie is the inherent heir to the legacy that the parents leave behind, and thus leadership of the first-born is often exercised to a great degree. Pixies are a highly tight-knit clan-based society with firm roots in the history of the world. Although the tiny things often don't get the recognition that they deserve, pixies are very powerful in their unique place in the world.

[edit] The Clan

Pixies are a heavily clan-based society who's rules don't extend beyond those set by the parents and if the older sibling is old enough, then their rules are to be obeyed. However, pixie leaders are not based on physical strength or prowess. Even a pixie who is completely crippled can still lead the clan that flourishes around him or her. The same is true for the mental state of the said pixie (hence the infamous "Killer Bee" clan) and so as long as the eldest of the children is not incapacitated in some manner, then they are the ones in charge.

[edit] Order of Power

1. Eldest Sibling
2. Strongest of the family (Often the parents)
3. Nearest parent
4. Farther away parent

[edit] The City-State

Being as pixies are, their clans often envelop a rather shockingly large territory. They are like bees to the hive. The bigger the hive, the larger area that they cover. The largest known territory stretched over half a mile and had some 300 pixies in it! They are famous for large broods. Small clans could be considered to be in the range of 50 to 60 children. Pixies are extremely adamant about defending their territories and often go to war against faerie tribes in the process of establishing their domain. Pixies are highly organized and extremely efficient in their operations. Some would boast the pixies as having a "military-like precision and execution". However, if a pixie wears red on his body as he leaves his territory, it would be the equivalent of a white flag being carried around. They are left alone as long as they leave the pixies that own the territory alone.

[edit] The Enemy of the State

Faeries are the greatest rivals ever to face off against the mighty tiny pixie race. While faeries are often larger and more naturally equipped with strength over their smaller, wiry cousins... they do lack the intellectual gift of their pixie kin. However, this does nothing to abate their hatred of pixies and vice versa. Pixies and faeries are often at war, and most of the time, due to said intellect as well as their much more aggressive nature, pixies will emerge triumphant.

[edit] A Bond Eternal

Pixies are life-long mates. Despite their long lifespans, pixies can only have one mate to have a brood with, regardless of gender. Pixies are also hugely loyal to their lovers, family and friends. Having an entire clan of pixies in one's garden is extremely beneficial if you gain their trust and vice versa. Pixies are even loyal to those that have died and they fulfill promises to the fallen person even long after his or her death.

[edit] A Fall Too Far

A pixie death is something to be mourned. The pixies that fall from their long and often well-lived lives are honored always. Despite the pixies being merry and jovial, the sadness at the loss of one of their own clan members is something they show great respect for. Burial ceremonies often consist of draping a cloth over the fallen one's body and then burning them on a funeral pyre, giving their ashes to the garden that they lived their whole lives to start and make.

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[edit] Pixie History

[edit] Famous Pixies

See Famous Players