Faeries(Fairies) and Other Folk



	Lí Ban (Paula Tracey Wilson): Sister to Queen Fand, Princes Lí Ban was once a faery and lived with her sister on the faery island of Lough Neagh. She loved the sea more than anything, and her happiest times were spent playing in the ocean with all of her undersea friends. She wished – she wished –– she wished she were a fish! And one day, the Hedgewitch Althea Root granted her wish, and she became a mermaid! Now Princess Lí Ban can be a faery or a mermaid whenever she chooses. For more info on Lí Ban, go to Lí Ban.
	Aeracura (Kerry Bishop): An earth faery. Aeracura is the protector of life’s journey. Whenever you are feeling stressed or overwhelmed, think on her, and she will help you put your goals and challenges into perspective. She reminds us that the journey is part of the adventure not just the destination. She especially looks over artists and inventors, and gently encourages them to have patience and tenacity. Whenever you feel you have lost your dreams, you can call on Aeracura to help guide your on way.
	Noll the Troll (Ronnie Sperling): Very smelly, like the smell of your feet after wearing your hiking boots all day. He is a hillspirit, which is why Trolls are called Hillpeople or Hillfolk. He is immensely rich, which he hides from supposed thieves in his confiscated dusky–footed woodrat’s home in the hill near Heavenly Pond. The dusky–footed wood rat is also known as a "pack rat," which makes a very fitting abode for Noll, a hoarder of his cache. He especially dislikes noise. An unlikely friend, but once he is charmed by the faery song, he proves to be an ally. (‘Anyone can speak Troll,’ said Fred dismissively, ‘all you have to do is point and grunt.’ “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” – J.K. Rowling (2000)
	Fand (Michelle Merring–Hayes): A water faery princess of the Sidhe and now a guest in the court of Queen Ainé, Princess Fand and Princess Lí Ban are identical twin sisters. Fand is the daughter of Aed Abra, the ruler of the fire of the eye. You can find Fand in a tear that runs down the cheek from your eye, tears of joy and tears of sadness. If it is tears of sadness, she will help cheer you up. And if it is tears of joy, she will join you in your happiness. More on Fand can be found at Fand.
	Boon (Jackie Nico): She is the faery of friendship. Sometimes when you see children talking to an imaginary friend, it is really Boon. She is a true friend, and once she befriends a child, she will always be at their side, through the good times and the bad times.
	Isfandiar, the Simurg (Chris Halsted and Jason Hayes): The Simurg is a jewel–like creature whose feathers have powers of healing. He once was a Scottish knight who scorned the love of a woman who had powers. In her anger, she transformed him into this half–man, half–bird. Ashamed of his disfigurement and trapped in the loathsome body, the knight hides himself by the Majestic Redwood in the darkest part of the forest. For more information go to Isfandiar.

	Posey (Paula Tracey Wilson): Cousin to Queen Fand and Princes Lí Ban. She is a flower faery. She lives in the meadows on the island of Lough Neagh. It was her great great great great great grandmother Ilene, who was the first faery princess to find the Lia Fail and keep it safe within her hand. She loves to laugh and be silly. Her favorite color is pink. And her favorite thing to do is leave a pink posy on your pillow after a sweet night's sleep.
	Queen Ainé (Paula Davis Wynant): She is an Irish fairy queen, and a member of the Tuatha dé Danann. She is a woman of the Sidhe, the faery folk of the mounds. The fairies from the Tuatha dé Danann are known for their power, beauty, intelligence, and grace. She can become visible or invisible and shapeshift at will. Queen Ainé is famous for her kindness and concern for human children. With her magical faery light, which she wears in a beautiful necklace, she guides the human children from their sleeping and dreaming state to the world of awake. Since she had lived for many years by the banks of Lough Gur in Ireland, she is quite comfortable now living in the gentle radiance of Heavenly Pond. For more info on the Tuatha de Danaan go to Tuatha de Danaan.
	Fauni (Lindsey Stakoe): A Guardian of the forests, fields, and Faeryland. She is a wood spirit and an Earth elemental. Whenever she is near, she offers you the protection of grounding, and helps you to trust your instincts and to find your hidden beauty and treasures from within.
	Princess Penelope (Kate Huffman): A faery of the Twyleth Teg a Faery Family of Wales. Her people are known for their love of the earth, particularly mountainous islands, and her ancestors were responsible for the construction of the ancient stone megaliths of Ireland and Wales. Penelope herself has been entrusted to keep and protect the Lia Fail, the Stone of Destiny, which cries out in the presence of a wrongful ruler, but gives a roar of joy when a righteous leader is nearby. More on the Lia Fail? Click here Lia Fail.
	Grundle (Nathan Andy Cambridge): Grundle is a trow from the Shetland Islands. Related to the trolls from Scandinavia, he is smaller in size than his Nordic cousin, but similar in humor. He loves to tell jokes to create laugher and applause. He has a odd penchant for performing a strange lopsided dance called the Henking. He is humanlike in form, with huge ears, hands and feet. He likes to live in the forest – mostly underground in hills or mounds called “howes” or “knowes”. For more info, go to Grundle the Trow.
	Cletus Custus Domesticus (Jason Hayes): He is a common house Brownie. He is fond of living in barns and sheds. He hangs out with Grundle the trow because his house smells like the barn he grew up in and he has cable. He is happier than a pig in slop.
	Daisy (Sonia Hoffman): Daisy is loved by all the flowers in Faeryland because she can change their color with a snap of her fingers. Daisy’s favorite colors are yellow, pink and blue and will change her dress many times in one day, since she can't decide which color is her favorite. Daisy is very girly and loves to decorate herself and others with flowers of all kinds. She also loves to play pretend and you can often find her acting out her favorite stories for the flowers of Faeryland. She is very dramatic but in a good way. She loves human children and will visit their world in the form of her namesake to be close to them. So when you see a daisy, it could be her.
	Sparrow (Ben Hayes): A wood sprite from the queen’s court. Even though he appears small, his job is a mighty one. It is his honor to guard and protect all the tiny creatures of the forest and help them so that their spirit can grow strong.
	Roseabella (Jaz Hayes): She is an earth faery and a princess of the Seelie Court –– a group of beneficial spirits who are faery friendly towards humans. Her good friends call her Rose for short. She is a nature spirit that provides a link between the sun’s energy and the soil’s minerals. She protects the new plants and helps them find their sunlight.
	Gerome the Gnome (Corey Pepper): A fun and simple character, Gerome loves to spend his time with Noll the Troll and Grundle the Trow. The typical sidekick, his favorite thing to do is laugh at Noll and Grundle's jokes. His life's dream is to someday, eat an entire pizza by himself.
	Auntie Angelica Root (Debbie Rothstein): She is a cross between a Glenda the Good Witch and Mother Goose. Auntie Angelica Root is a loving, colorful and fun character. Quite often out of nowhere, she will speak in rhyme. And in the center of Auntie Angelica’s beautiful garden is a faery ring which leads to Faeryland.
	Raven MacFarlen McMurphy McFee (Aedan MacDonnell): She is a wizard of music. If you ever hear a song in the breeze or a tune as the wind rushes through the trees, it is probably Raven MacSqueezie. She is the muse of music and will often put a tune into unsuspecting human's minds so all the human can do is hum the tune over and over and over again. She will put a smile on your face and a spring in your step as the enchanting tune entices you into a happy disposition.
	Puckle (Pasha Wynant): Puckle is a pooka and is known for her funloving tricks on humans. She is a shapechanger and can become a faery, a dwarf, an elf, a brownie, a pixie, a gnome, an animal or human at will. She loves Princess Penelope, and is often found by her side.
	Frances Griffin and Elsie White (Debbie Rothstein and Ann E. Chatterton): The story about Frances Griffith and Elsie Wright –– the girls who took the pictures of the Beck Faeries –– inspired my cousin and I so much, that we, too, have devoted our lives to the study and research of faeries and other elementals. Not to mention also that our names were strangely similar! When Frances Griffith was visiting her older cousin Elsie Wright in the summer of 1917, in Cottingley, England, they photographed actual fairies in woods behind the Wright’s home. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle later proved the photos to be genuine by getting them authenticated by the Kodak Company. He later wrote an article in “The Strand” based on Frances and Elsie’s stories. These discoveries brought hope of the magical to a disheartened World War I England. (For more information go to Cottingley Fairies and Frances and Elsie. ©2004 Debbie Rothstein. All rights reserved. The shows and characters cannot be reproduced or used in any way without permission.
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