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<blockquote data-quote="Starfox" data-source="post: 6053544" data-attributes="member: 2303">On gender, again I think its mostly a matter of perception. Men see female fey, women see male fey - if sex is what fills their mind. As the traditional herds(wo)man is in the late teens, that is very likely. A child, on the other hand, would probably see them as the same gender as themselves. Same goes to race - it's in the ye of the beholder. Of course, this causes trouble in a mixed group, so I think the best way for Next to go is to give each of these creatures a certain look and say that exact race and gender can wary depending on circumstances.For an example of male fey, the fossengrim is called &quot;näcken&quot;&nbsp; (literally &quot;the naked one&quot; or Strömkarlen &quot;man of the stream&quot; in Swedish, and is decidedly male. It is a seducer and teacher of musical skill. Another form it can take is that of a horse (bäckahästen - literally &quot;the brook horse&quot;) - again a wish-fulfillment fantasy for a lost traveler and also an excuse for becoming lost if you mount it and let it carry you away.<img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GtMkswfTSbo/Syk5DTvmbHI/AAAAAAAAAAk/p1TVilYbY5g/s400/nacken.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Strömkarlen by Ernst Josephsson 1884 Again, I don't mind the monstrous fey, as long as it is not their only form.<a href="http://id2sh.blogspot.se/2009/12/swedish-myths-and-legends.html" target="_blank">More on Sweden's Fossengrim</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Starfox, post: 6053544, member: 2303"] On gender, again I think its mostly a matter of perception. Men see female fey, women see male fey - if sex is what fills their mind. As the traditional herds(wo)man is in the late teens, that is very likely. A child, on the other hand, would probably see them as the same gender as themselves. Same goes to race - it's in the ye of the beholder. Of course, this causes trouble in a mixed group, so I think the best way for Next to go is to give each of these creatures a certain look and say that exact race and gender can wary depending on circumstances. For an example of male fey, the fossengrim is called "näcken" (literally "the naked one" or Strömkarlen "man of the stream" in Swedish, and is decidedly male. It is a seducer and teacher of musical skill. Another form it can take is that of a horse (bäckahästen - literally "the brook horse") - again a wish-fulfillment fantasy for a lost traveler and also an excuse for becoming lost if you mount it and let it carry you away. [IMG]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GtMkswfTSbo/Syk5DTvmbHI/AAAAAAAAAAk/p1TVilYbY5g/s400/nacken.jpg [/IMG] Strömkarlen by Ernst Josephsson 1884 Again, I don't mind the monstrous fey, as long as it is not their only form. [url=http://id2sh.blogspot.se/2009/12/swedish-myths-and-legends.html]More on Sweden's Fossengrim[/url] [/QUOTE]

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