Gossamer Faerie

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Small, finch sized faeries with large, swallow tail-like, translucent, veined wings. They are slender, male or female, and very attractive with smooth, creamy skin. Their hair color varies from jet black, silver, gold, or auburn, and they have violet, sky blue, sea blue, silver, or lavender colored eyes. The males do not have wings until they marry, and so males are very determined to find mates. If the females' wings are damaged, they shed them and grow a pair of new wings within four days. These faeries have a great love for making things, and excell at weaving, carpentry, potions, apothacaries, building their homes (which they build high in the branches of trees) at smithing weapons, lapidary, boat making (from leaves and wood alike) and many other natural arts and crafts. The males are very protective of their troops (faery tribes) and are often very skilled as warriors, despite their small size. Like all faeries, they are very fond of gatherings and celebrations, and have at least one festival a month. They are very shy of other creatures, and guard their sanctuaries well, and always have guards posted. They take no action on trespassers, unless danger threatens, at what time they will attack in troops. They are strong for their size, and very swift in flight. Female faeries are very reluctant to wed, because divorce among faeries is not an option, and because the males are so eager to wed to get their wings. When faeries marry, they do so for life, and they can live forever. The only way to end a marriage, is for one of the faeries to die. Infidelities may be taken lightly by one couple, or result in murder in another, depending on the passion one faery has for their mate. Faeries are quasi-immortal, and cease aging between 16-24 years of age.