The Problem with Magical Creatures

In almost every book you read you will find that the magical creatures are depicted as either Vain or proud.
I'm not saying that yours need to be, but it is good to keep that in mind as you think about them.

Description is everything. The way you describe things will always be different from the way others describe things. Take the above picture. How would you describe it? What is it? What isn't shown in the photo? What colors are shown? Describe one thing, what adjective is the first that comes to mind?

That's your description.

Not let me tell you my answers.

Mushrooms were closely packed together, like a tight little village of Pixie homes. Hiding away in their elusive houses, they peek out their windows at you as you pass. The roof's deer-like color stands neutrally against the green life surrounding it. Easily destroyed are their delicate homes, so watch your step.

Quite different, right?
It doesn't go into intricate details, but it gets the point across; that there were some mushrooms bunched together and that the writer thinks of mushrooms as little fairy homes. (Which they totally are!)
Though Mushrooms also make people think of:
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So take some time to think about what types of homes your creatures live in.
Do they live in mushrooms? Or enchanted tree houses? A cave? A mine? A castle, a hut, a farmhouse? Do they have a home? Or is the Creature a wanderer?

Practice Describing.

On Pixies: Part 2; Winter

Winter Fairies. Snow, ice, cold, barren land, bare trees; all the elements that make up winter, that is what these fairies are all about. Now it is not necessarily those weary things, they could be obsessed with the beautiful things of winter too like frosted windows, beautiful landscapes, sledding hills, frozen ponds for skating on, wintery clothing, and each little snowflake that must be woven uniquely.

They are passionate, but sometimes very chill in their relationships with other people. The Shadow, the night fairies, and them get along mostly in all ways, except that which I have already told you, and even then I will touch some more fairy differences when I get to night fairies to show you what I mean.


One example of a Winter fairy would be Winterlynn. Winterlynn is as her appearance portrays her; Cold, icy, unfriendly, deathly beautiful. She only loves certain people, she is only friendly with certain people. Her general rule is if you are like her, you are her friend, if you are a winter fairy, you are her friend, if you are family, depends on your relationship.


Another example of a Winter fairy would be Gavin Frosty-foot. He got the name Frosty-foot when saving a little girl from frostbite when he was really too young to be doing any magic, as a result, his foot is practically dead, and his foot is forever frost-bit. He loves children, he would spend whole Balls just playing with them, and singing them to sleep, tucking them into bed, and watching them sleep peacefully in the flickering candlelight. He is shy because of his foot, and blushes blue when a girl talks to him.


These two types of winter fairies clash, and would usually end up killing each other, but some keep the peace. They do their jobs, and get as much joy from it as possible. They are always working on new projects for winter.


When winter isn’t in season, they still make snowflakes for next year, they do the frost in early spring and in late fall. They rest for the most part. They look to expand their family, and they visit family.

Pixies

   Pixies; Wonderfully small fairies (or Faeries) that help bring beauty to nature.
That, at least, is my opinion.

The Dictionary's Definition=
       Pixie- a fairy or elf: a fairy or elf often depicted as having pointed ears, wearing a long pointed hat, and being cheerful and rather mischievous

I will talk more than once on the topic of Pixies, usually telling you of the Jobs that I have found out about from my little pixie friends.

In my opinion, Gail Carson Levine's Pixie Dust books were very good; she made each fairy unique, explained what some of the jobs were, and had some wonderful illustrations.

But, here goes nothing and something at the same time.

The First Kind of Pixie I want to touch on is...

Autumn fairies -Do their jobs as if it was the most fun one would ever have your whole life. The Autumn sun soaks right into their skin, and gives them such energy and joy that they can only contain it by creating a fall more beautiful than the last. They are unlike any fairy really, the only fairy I could barely relate to it would be an Animal fairy.
Each one is more beautiful than the last, yet all are equally beautiful. When they rest, they look around them, satisfied with what they have accomplished, then drift into a serene sleep. It is this way that many have been killed by careless feet.
They make sure that the fall season produces enough food for all of the animals, then move on to taking down the leaves for a special festival. With the leaves they make houses, and fresh bedding, they make decorations, and insulate animal homes, they make clothing, all from the leaves of the trees.
What is left of the acorns, the tops and all, are used. They can be used for storage, the caps can be hats, or cups, and the nut (of course) is eaten in the festival.
I will give you two examples of Autumn fairies. A lovely fairy named Jubalana was caught soaking in the autumn sunlight, preparing to take a nap, as many autumn fairies do. Caralana, Jubalana’s littler sister, hands young squirrels acorns while taking quick breaks from painting the leaves, on occasion. They do their job, big or small, they do it well or not at all.
During the other seasons they plan on what to do better for the next year, they look for husbands, they spend more time with their families, go to balls, travel to far away places, anything to occupy their time.
They are kind, and generally marry those they have grown around. They like familiar things, but they also like new things. They build large houses, and sometimes, when a young couple decides to, they will move into it, all alone, and start a family that will live there until another young couple decides to break away. Otherwise they just keep expanding the house!

I think Pixies are able to be whatever size they wish, but some are different than others.