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| * driven out of their homelands by Christians and their cold-iron swords | * driven out of their homelands by Christians and their cold-iron swords | ||
| - | =====Fae Reveal===== | + | =====Fae Reveal |
| ^ **Harlan Kincaid Murder Trial** | ^ **Harlan Kincaid Murder Trial** | ||
| | 30 years from the start of Moon Called | | 30 years from the start of Moon Called | ||
| + | | Televised trial | | ||
| | Wealthy real estate magnate was found murdered by his prize roses | | | Wealthy real estate magnate was found murdered by his prize roses | | ||
| | Murder weapon was iron garden shears | | Murder weapon was iron garden shears | ||
| | Young wife Carin Kincaid tried to frame the gardener for his death | | | Young wife Carin Kincaid tried to frame the gardener for his death | | ||
| - | | Televised trial | | ||
| | McBride was defended by a team of lawyers who worked pro bono | | | McBride was defended by a team of lawyers who worked pro bono | | ||
| | Gray Lords spin doctors | | | Gray Lords spin doctors | | ||
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| [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]] | ||
| * the violence shortly after the fae had revealed themselves, most of the fae who were not still hidden, had voluntarily relocated to one of several fae reservations, | * the violence shortly after the fae had revealed themselves, most of the fae who were not still hidden, had voluntarily relocated to one of several fae reservations, | ||
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| + | ====== The Ancient Bargain ====== | ||
| + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] | ||
| + | * most fae cannot tell a lie | ||
| + | * they are very, very good at making you think they are saying one thing, when they mean another, but they cannot lie | ||
| + | * they can do the damnedest thing with the truth, but they cannot lie | ||
| + | * a conversation with someone who can't lie is the questions they don't answer | ||
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| + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #11: [[Storm Cursed]] | ||
| + | * goblins are a part of that ancient bargain< | ||
| + | * if the powers that be hear us lie, a terrible and mortal fate comes to us, as to all fae< | ||
| + | * those greater in power may fight off their fate for a time, but for the lesser fae, like goblins, we die the moment a lie, knowingly spoken, leaves our lips< | ||
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| + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #12: [[Smoke Bitten]] | ||
| + | * fae are creatures whose lives are bound by rules< | ||
| + | * that they cannot lie being the core rule all of them must follow< | ||
| + | * important thing to remember about the rules is that they constrain all of the fae; but only the fae< | ||
| + | * the fae can lie—they just suffer a horrible fate if they do< | ||
| + | * that may be the rule; if a fae lies they will suffer a horrible fate< | ||
| ====== Fae Laws ======= | ====== Fae Laws ======= | ||
| * laws are clear on how to deal with mortals who stray Underhill and see more than they ought | * laws are clear on how to deal with mortals who stray Underhill and see more than they ought | ||
| + | ==== Bargains ==== | ||
| + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]]\\ | ||
| + | **__Traditional Structure of a Fae Bargain__**\\ | ||
| + | Bargain is Requested\\ | ||
| + | Bargain is Struck\\ | ||
| + | Bargain is Accepted\\ | ||
| + | Bargain is Done\\ | ||
| + | * it is humans who betray their bargains | ||
| + | * accepted and sealed the bargain in blood | ||
| + | * can be a contest; usually musical; a true bargain | ||
| + | * different bargains; stories of footraces, swimming contests, eating contests | ||
| + | * fairy bargains that left you ruing the day you made them | ||
| + | * cannot break the heart of the bargain; it must be something that is possible, however unlikely—for the challenger to accomplish | ||
| + | * can be struck with other supernatural creatures; [[River Devil]] | ||
| - | ===== Fae Guesting Laws ===== | + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]] |
| + | * have to bargain hard and fast—and be diplomatic | ||
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| + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]] | ||
| + | * fae are very particular about their bargains< | ||
| + | * grandstanding is a very bad way to make bargains< | ||
| + | * few fae who can bargain for the fae as a whole< | ||
| + | * even if you bargain, you might not be safe< | ||
| + | * bargaining room; you won't know what you have until you talk to them< | ||
| + | * there is magic in bargaining with the fae that has nothing to do with what they had the power to do or not do< | ||
| + | * that's why so many of the fae are willing to strike odd bargains—they can gain power from it< | ||
| + | * a bargain can be sealed in blood< | ||
| + | * receiving an item in fulfillment of our bargain< | ||
| + | * ways to void a bargain< | ||
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| + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #10: [[Silence Fallen]] | ||
| + | * wolves are not fae to hold to bargains they view as forced< | ||
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| + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #11: [[Storm Cursed]] | ||
| + | * Unordered List Item | ||
| + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #12: [[Smoke Bitten]] | ||
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| + | __**Examples**__ \\ | ||
| + | [[Thomas Hao Father]] bargained with [[Master Vampire Butte]] | ||
| + | [[Ariana Brewster]] bargained with [[Daphne Rondo]]\\ | ||
| + | [[River Devil]] bargained to exchange Mercy for a child\\ | ||
| + | [[Zee Adelbertsmiter]] bargained his safety for his son\\ | ||
| + | [[Alistair Beauclaire]] bargained for the [[Walking Stick]]\\ | ||
| + | Gray Lords bargained with Adam and Mercy to maintain neutrality in the Tri-Cities \\ | ||
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| + | ==== Fae Guesting Laws ==== | ||
| [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]] | ||
| * if claimed as a guest, the fae couldn' | * if claimed as a guest, the fae couldn' | ||
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| * anyone who is offended by a guest must go through the host first | * anyone who is offended by a guest must go through the host first | ||
| - | ===== Fae Policing | + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]] |
| + | * half-blood is not human enough to be saved by the guesting laws of the Elphame | ||
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| + | ==== Fae Policing ==== | ||
| [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] | ||
| * fae do their own internal policing | * fae do their own internal policing | ||
| + | * Gray Lords own several law firms on the East Coast | ||
| + | * fae who are suspected of crimes tend not to survive to need lawyers | ||
| + | * imprisoning a fae is...impractical | ||
| + | * it's damned difficult; holding a person is hard enough; holding a fae for any time at all, if he doesn' | ||
| + | * a life sentence is highly impractical when fae can live for hundreds of years | ||
| + | * if you imprison fae, for whatever reason, you'd better be dead when he gets out or you'll wish you were | ||
| + | * human justice just isn't equipped to deal with the fae, so they take care of it | ||
| + | * a fae who commits a serious crime—like murder—is simply executed on the spot | ||
| - | ====== The Ancient Bargain ====== | ||
| - | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] | ||
| - | * most fae cannot tell a lie | ||
| - | * they are very, very good at making you think they are saying one thing, when they mean another, but they cannot lie | ||
| - | * they can do the damnedest thing with the truth, but they cannot lie | ||
| - | * a conversation with someone who can't lie is the questions they don't answer | ||
| - | “We are a part of that ancient bargain, yes,” agreed Larry, frowning at the barn. “If the powers that be hear us lie, a terrible and mortal fate comes to us, as to all fae. Those greater in power may fight off their fate for a time, but for the lesser fae, like goblins, we die the moment a lie, knowingly spoken, leaves our lips.” | ||
| - | Briggs, Patricia. Storm Cursed (A Mercy Thompson Novel) (p. 18). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. | + | =====Fae Glamour===== |
| + | [[Fae Glamour]] | ||
| - | ======Fae Magic====== | ||
| - | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]] | ||
| - | * sharp astringent scent | ||
| - | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] | ||
| - | * if you use a fairy gift more than you have permission for, there are consequences | ||
| - | * elf-salve | ||
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