Oaths [[fairy gifts]]: you mean no harm to me and mine, you will swear it 89 ====== The Ancient Bargain & Lies ====== [[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 [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #11: [[Storm Cursed]] * goblins are a part of that ancient bargain18 * if the powers that be hear us lie, a terrible and mortal fate comes to us, as to all fae18 * 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 lips18 [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #12: [[Smoke Bitten]] * fae are creatures whose lives are bound by rules282 * that they cannot lie being the core rule all of them must follow282 * important thing to remember about the rules is that they constrain all of the fae; but only the fae282 * the fae can lie—they just suffer a horrible fate if they do282 * that may be the rule; if a fae lies they will suffer a horrible fate282 ====== Fae Laws ======= * 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]] [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]] * have to bargain hard and fast—and be diplomatic [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]] * fae are very particular about their bargains67 * grandstanding is a very bad way to make bargains149 * few fae who can bargain for the fae as a whole166 * even if you bargain, you might not be safe171 * bargaining room; you won't know what you have until you talk to them173 * there is magic in bargaining with the fae that has nothing to do with what they had the power to do or not do218 * that's why so many of the fae are willing to strike odd bargains—they can gain power from it218 * a bargain can be sealed in blood220 * receiving an item in fulfillment of our bargain324 * ways to void a bargain325 [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #10: [[Silence Fallen]] * wolves are not fae to hold to bargains they view as forced24 [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #11: [[Storm Cursed]] * a fae had betrayed a bargain she had made with Bran; she lied to him; paid for those lies21 * [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #12: [[Smoke Bitten]] __**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 \\ ==== Fae Guesting Laws ==== [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]] * if claimed as a guest, the fae couldn't do anything bad to you without challenging the host [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] * anyone who is offended by a guest must go through the host first [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]] * half-blood is not human enough to be saved by the guesting laws of the Elphame [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]] * guesting laws; a person who asks for shelter will get twenty-four hours if he makes no move to harm76 * he will get food, drink, and a bed76 * protection from his enemies; safety76 ==== Fae Policing ==== [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] * 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't want to be held, is near impossible * 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 ======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 =====Fae Glamour===== [[Fae Glamour]]