I echo the unanimous general impression about that story, not out of sheepishness, but because I really think it.
If Afqithan has faerie traits, arcane magic is indeed empowered, maximized and extended (divine magic and psionics are unaffected). More importantly, Faerie has flowing time, and in a version that you catch on when you exit it -- they'd better not stay too long on it. Faerie also has light gravity and infinite size, the rest of the traits being default. I can imagine Afqithan having a mild evil alignment, however. And why not having the "nastier faerie trait" entrapping...