Gotta Prep The Lore Before Dropping The Stories Though - Tumblr Posts

just a little basic prelude to an upcoming borrower series so the lore can all be kept in one post for both the readers (and my own) convenience.

there are three main types of little folk:

groundlings, which split off into wild aka common, suburbian, and urban. the differences between the wild, suburbian, and urban groundlings are mainly cultural, but they have some minor physical differences as well.

faeries, which split off into avians and normal faeries. the only difference between the two groups is wing type, as avians have bird like wings and faeries have bug wings like that of a cicada or occasionally a dragonfly, depending on the region they are born in

and then sprites, which are their own thing entirely. they often do not have a completely defined physical form, and place curses on humans who get too close to their resting places, often times without the human knowing at all

each type of little folk has its own culture, and between groundlings a sense of culture is a large divider between the regional groups, especially when it comes to wild groundlings and urban groundlings.

as times have gone by, there have been more divides in culture between the avians and the faeries, as most avians adapted to human urbanization, whist faeries did not, instead choosing to stay in their forested homelands.

sprites are dying out, due to the deforestation and continued urbanization by humans. sprites are not very happy about this at all.

(each type will eventually get their own post about how cultures conflict and the regional differences)