What are the different types of fairies?

Answer 1

Well, it's just like the 8 elements! There are Snow/Ice Fairies, Fire/Lava Fairies, Water/Rain Fairies, Air/Wind Fairies, Earth/Flower Fairies, Energy/Machine Fairies, Light/Sunshine Fairies, and - finally : Dark/Night/Moon Fairies. Hope you enjoyed!

Answer 2

There are a lot of different types of fairies and it's almost in possible to list them all. Though here is a list of some of them.

Asrais - Are small, delicate, female fairies. They cannot be exposed to sunlight or captured; else they shall melt away into a pool of water.

Banshee - "Woman Fairy"; a spirit attached to certain families. When a member's death approaches, the family will hear the banshee crying. Not always terrifying.

Bogles - Generally evil-natured Goblins although they are more disposed to do harm to liars and murderers.

Brownies - Have traditionally attached themselves to humans and human households. Traditionally friendly and genuinely helpful.

Dwarfs - Are stocky, short and powerful. They mature at three years old and are grey and bearded by the age of seven. It is said they cannot appear in the light of day for to do so would turn them to stone. However, there are potions and spells that empower them to endure sunlight.

Dryads - They ae spirits that dwell in the trees, preferably Oaks.The Druids turned to them for inspiration.

Elves - Another name by which trooping fairies in are known. They can be divided into the Seelie and Unseelie Courts.

Fir Darrig - (Fear deang) Are practical jokers of a gruesome nature. They can assume any visage they wish.

Gnomes - Earth Elementals. They live underground and guard the treasures of the Earth. Gnomes are wonderful metal workers, especially of swords and breastplates

Goblins - Is the name used for an uglier species of fairy. They are small and malicious, and usually band together as they have lost their abilities to operate independently. Usually they are controlled by a Mage for evil doings.

Gwragedd Annwn - (Gwageth anoon) Are traditionally Welsh water fairies, who occasionally take human men for husbands.

Gwyllion - Are Scottish water fairy. They are mostly seen as a hairy men or hideous female spirits who waylay and mislead travelers by night on the mountain roads. Mountain fairies like to sit on rocks on either side of a mountain path and silently watch passerby's.

Hobgoblins - Originally a general name for small, grotesque but friendly brownie-type creatures.

Knockers (Buccas) - Mine spirits who are friendly to miners. They knock where rich ore can be found.

Leprechauns - Are sly and tricky and can disappear in the blink of an eye. They are particularly fond of, and active on, Saint Patrick's day, but any day is good for them.

Mer-People- Mermaids; they dwell in the water, but they are human from the waist up and have a tail of a fish. They are irresistible singers who sometimes lure fishermen to their deaths. Also called the Murdhuacha (muroo-cha) or Merrows.

Pixies - Oft times take the form of hedgehogs. They are mischievous fairies who enjoy playing practical jokes on humans and other fay folk. They also love to steal horses to ride.

Phouka - Can appear in various animal forms and are considered to be dangerous.

Redcap - is one of the most evil of the old Border Goblins. He lives in old ruined towers and castles, particularly those with a history of wickedness. He re-dyes his cap in human blood.

Shefro - Male fairies who wear green coats and red caps.

Sídhee (shee) - The name for fairies and their subterranean dwellings. A barrow or hillock which has a door to a beautiful underground realm of the Tuatha or fairies.

Sluagh - The Host of the Unforgiven Dead, or pagan ancestors. The most formidable of the Highland fairies.

Spriggans - Are fabled to be ugly, grotesque and small in their natural state, but can inflate themselves to gigantic proportions. Spriggans are an infamous band of villains, skilled thieves, thoroughly destructive and often dangerous. They are capable of robbing human houses, kidnapping children (and leaving a repulsive baby Spriggan in exhange).

Trolls - Have an aversion to daylight. They are frequently observed performing a curious lop-sided dance called 'Henking'.

Trows - Similiar to the Trolls and like them, have an aversion to daylight. They are frequently observed performing a curious lop-sided dance called 'Henking'.

Urisk - Is a solitary fairy who haunts lonely pools. He will often seek out human company but his peculiar appearance terrifies those he approaches

Water Fairies - Are the providers of food, nourishers of crops and takers of lives. They combine beauty with treachery and lethality. They can be friend or foe.

Answer 3

There are: water fairies, flower fairies, eventide fairies, forest fairies, snow fairies, summer fairies, fall fairies, winter fairies, spring fairies, rainbow fairies, evil fairies, dark fairies, nature fairies, and just normal fairies.

Answer 4

Well, there are several different types of fairies, good and bad. I'll start with the good fairies.

Light Fairies (good fairies)

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Fire Fairies

Moon Fairies

Ice Fairies

Music Fairies

Water Fairies

Sun Fairies

Earth Fairies (flower fairies)

Animal Fairies

Wind Fairies

Storm Fairies (hurricanes, thunderstorms, tornadoes)

Dark Fairies (bad fairies)

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Smoke Fairies

Death Fairies

Nightmare Fairies

Soul Catcher Fairies

Blood Fairies

Shadow Fairies

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There are too many to describe, so we'll just do a few.

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Fire Fairies: Have orange hair (red) and amber eyes, which will change to red if angered. They have short tempers and if they get very angry, their hair will catch on fire. You don't want to be around them when this happens. They like to be right, and if they're not right, they throw fits they often result in other people getting burned.

Moon Fairies: Are responsible for night time. They often quarrel with the Sun Fairies because the Sun Fairies want longer days and the Night Fairies want longer nights. They often have black hair, though some do have white hair. They have piercing blue eyes. The Moon Fairies are not like night at all, they are loud andrambunctious and enjoy playing practical jokes on other fairies.

Earth Fairies: Are also known as Garden Fairies of Nature Fairies. They can only have different shades of brown and always have emerald eyes. These fairies are quiet and mellow and love being around nature. The commonly live by brooks or creeks or streams. They protect the Earth.

Water Fairies: Are a lot like Earth Fairies. They are calm and mellow like streams and brooks. They do not live in the water however, normally they are on a rock in the water or very close by. They'll have black hair or white hair and deep blue eyes.

Ice Fairies: Have icy white hair and piercing blue eyes. They are responsible for making winter. They live in the tundras and seldom go anywhere near places above twenty degreesFahrenheit. Some think that a Punxatony Phil is responsible for deciding winter, but in allactuality, it is the Ice Fairies.

MusicFairies Can play every instrument ever created, and learn to do so in seconds. They can have brown black or blonde hair and brown eyes. They will use music to manipulate other fairies and order humans out of their realm.

Sun Fairies: Are also known as light fairies. They create summers. Sun Fairies will either have orange or blonde hair and green or yellow eyes. They are nice and comforting to others. They are used to be in constant battle with the Moon Fairies.

Answer 5

• Sprites, the ancestral form of all fairies
• Lesser Fairies, the more primitive members of the fairies
• Higher Fairies, the typical Victorian norm
• False Pixies
• Water Babies

Of the higher fairies, each type makes it living off of a particular blossom of a flowering plant and are named accordingly. You can therefore have:

• apple blossom
• Rose
• Morning Glory
• Golden Rod

and all sorts.

Answer 6

There is a different type of fairy for every species of flowering plant there is. So there are over a thousand different types.

Answer 7

A lot. too many to name. and yes, they are real.

Answer 8

There are 250 different types of Disney fairies!!!