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<blockquote data-quote="Arrgh! Mark!" data-source="post: 3823987" data-attributes="member: 14559"><p>Edit: Clavis beat me to it.</p><p></p><p>Fey are interesting in exactly the same way that aliens are creepy for modern people. Fey are good because they breed not outright fear (The Beast) but instead have the same roots as aliens - paranoia and secret war fear. They also have the fear of the unknown (Aberration) issue. </p><p></p><p>Lets have a list of similarities -</p><p></p><p>Strange lights in the sky, or the woods. Mysterious mutilations. Abductions and 'changed' people. The fear of being endlessly watched. Lost time and lost memories. An actual intelligence behind it. The idea of flesh and body being malleable, and the human form as grotesque; the idea of 'others.' A parody, knowing and unknowing of human society. </p><p></p><p>Have a watch of Invasion of the Body Snatchers; hows about an invasion from a Fey plane of existence?</p><p></p><p>Or in Firefly when they talk about the scarred people; they are changed by something unknown and outer.</p><p></p><p>When in the show 'Lost' they talk about the 'Others', thats talking about fey.</p><p></p><p>It's basically all about fear and insanity; emotion gone to strange lengths due to an outside factor.</p><p></p><p>Suggestions for viewing: Merlin (the mini-series.) Pan's Labyrinth. Spirited Away. Cat Returns, The Sexy Beast (to a degree - no actual fey, but representations within the story.) I'm certain there's some others, but I can't think of them right now. </p><p></p><p>Major reading: Lords and Ladies, by Terry Pratchett. Read this first.</p><p>Dr. Strange and Mr. Norrell, by an author I can't remember. Truly awesome historical fantasy - and better for a very interesting look at the callousness of fey.</p><p>Sandman</p><p>Fables</p><p></p><p>It's about creating the atmosphere for fey. Can PC's defeat the fey? Sure. But if they were frightened and confused, and everyone thinks they are nuts.. then they've had something to do with the fey.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arrgh! Mark!, post: 3823987, member: 14559"] Edit: Clavis beat me to it. Fey are interesting in exactly the same way that aliens are creepy for modern people. Fey are good because they breed not outright fear (The Beast) but instead have the same roots as aliens - paranoia and secret war fear. They also have the fear of the unknown (Aberration) issue. Lets have a list of similarities - Strange lights in the sky, or the woods. Mysterious mutilations. Abductions and 'changed' people. The fear of being endlessly watched. Lost time and lost memories. An actual intelligence behind it. The idea of flesh and body being malleable, and the human form as grotesque; the idea of 'others.' A parody, knowing and unknowing of human society. Have a watch of Invasion of the Body Snatchers; hows about an invasion from a Fey plane of existence? Or in Firefly when they talk about the scarred people; they are changed by something unknown and outer. When in the show 'Lost' they talk about the 'Others', thats talking about fey. It's basically all about fear and insanity; emotion gone to strange lengths due to an outside factor. Suggestions for viewing: Merlin (the mini-series.) Pan's Labyrinth. Spirited Away. Cat Returns, The Sexy Beast (to a degree - no actual fey, but representations within the story.) I'm certain there's some others, but I can't think of them right now. Major reading: Lords and Ladies, by Terry Pratchett. Read this first. Dr. Strange and Mr. Norrell, by an author I can't remember. Truly awesome historical fantasy - and better for a very interesting look at the callousness of fey. Sandman Fables It's about creating the atmosphere for fey. Can PC's defeat the fey? Sure. But if they were frightened and confused, and everyone thinks they are nuts.. then they've had something to do with the fey. [/QUOTE]
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