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====== Fae Magic ======
These are generalized concepts of fae magic; each fae type has a specialized magic that is expanded and explored more in their sections. 

[[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
  * it's magic they can't work anymore, enchanting objects permanently, and they hold those things precious

[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]]
  * iron is impossible for most fae to work, lead isn't much better, but silver...silver accepts magic easily and keeps it
  * if a fae is dealing with silver even a few with little magic could handle it

[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]]
  * fae things are rarely what they seem; and even very minor artifacts, given time, can gain power

[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #11: [[Storm Cursed]]
  * magic has rules; especially for the fae<sup>141</sup>
  * transformation magic—that is rare and belongs to only a few types of fae; with the exception of several of the Gray Lords, generally those are not powerful creatures<sup>141</sup>


===== Quenching =====
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]]
  * it is only the great weapons that are quenched when they are first made, usually in the blood of someone worthy, someone whose traits will make the sword more dangerous<sup>24</sup>
  * Excalibur was quenched in the blood of Lugh by Zee


“The easiest way would be to quench an object in her death.” I’d heard that word before. “Like when a weapon is quenched and takes on the personality traits of the person who dies.” “Like that, yes,” she agreed, “but it doesn’t have to be a weapon.” She gave me a detailed explanation and several possible solutions.
 425;Hollow
====== Fae Glamour ======
This is the only magic that all fae have in common. It allows them to look like anyone they want to look like and the illusion is so good that it affects not only human senses, but physical reality.
===== Goblin Glamour =====
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #11: [[Storm Cursed]]
  * goblins have a variation of glamour that other fae do not<sup>21</sup>
  * they are able to hid behind a veil of magic so as not to trigger the curse of the ancient bargain<sup>21</sup>
  * it allows them to lie and not be bound by the contract<sup>21</sup>
  * a secret held forever until the events of this novel

[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #12: [[Smoke Bitten]]
  * control of glamour is different from other fae<sup>59</sup>

====== Mercy Thompson Series ======
===== Moon Called =====
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]]
  * the spell that keeps them appearing human
===== Blood Bound =====
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]]
  * thanks to glamour, a fae can look like anyone they want to
  * glamour is the thing that makes something a fae - as opposed to, say, a witch or a werewolf
  * the fae change their appearance by magic--glamour, they call it...not entirely sure that the fae can see through each other's glamour<sup>123</sup>

===== Iron Kissed =====
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]]
  * most fae lived among humans under their glamour, even if they admitted what they were
  * people are just not ready to deal with the fae's true appearance
  * the only thing all fae have in common is glamour, the ability to change their appearance; the illusion is so good that it affects not only human senses, but physical reality<sup>13</sup>
  * it's not shapeshifting, but it's as close as makes no never mind<sup>13</sup>
  * glamour works best for sight and touch, very good for taste and hearing, but not as well for scent<sup>15</sup>
  * if glamour has a weakness it is scent<sup>28</sup>
  
===== Bone Crossed =====
  * illusion that make a fae look human

===== Silver Borne =====
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]]
  * with enough glamour, a fae can take on the appearance of any living thing, but something inanimate is harder<sup>88</sup>
  * their true faces are concealed behind other forms -- and designed to blend in with the human race and hide what they truly are<sup>124</sup>
  * there is a cost for magic
  * glamour has less than most now, but there is still a cost for sight and sound, a cost for physical dimensions
  * all fae have glamour which allows them to change their appearance; some of them can hide themselves entirely
  * when fae drop their glamour sometimes it's cool, with colors sliding and mixing; sometimes like when Mercy shifts - just blink and their different
  * the only glamour that works in an Elphame is the queen; if you wait until the Elphame rips it from you, it will alert those inside that they have an intruder

===== River Marked =====
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]]
  * a kind of magic the fae use to change their appearance
  * the ability to use glamour is what makes a fae a fae instead of some other kind of thing that uses magic
  * it is an illusion - but not

===== Frost Burned =====
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Frost Burned]]
  * fae have glamour - that's what makes them fae<sup>30</sup>
  * they can take any living shape they like, and mostly they like forms that blend in<sup>30</sup>
  * half-fae can go either way; some don't who don't look human also don't have enough magic to hide what they are<sup>182</sup>

===== Night Broken =====
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]]
  * fae were good with glamour: they could change their faces, their voices, even their sizes and shapes<sup>17</sup>

===== Fire Touched =====
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]]
  * can gift it to others; but if you do something to draw attention the glamour won't hold<sup>188</sup>
  * fae glamour might be awesomely powerful, but it seldom worked on scent<sup>189</sup>
  * some of the fae have favorite glamours they wear, visual impressions are not a definitive way to recognize a fae<sup>201</sup>

===== Silence Fallen =====
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #10: [[Silence Fallen]]
  * some lesser fae don't have enough magic to maintain glamour<sup>128</sup>

===== Storm Cursed =====
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #11: [[Storm Cursed]]
  * glamour was the magic the fae used to alter their appearance<sup>08</sup>
  * goblins have a variation of glamour that other fae do not<sup>21</sup>
  * the fae have glamour; they might tend to wear the same guise from day to day, but that doesn't mean that they have to<sup>234</sup>

===== Smoke Bitten =====
====== Alpha & Omega Series ======
===== Alpha & Omega Novella =====
===== Cry Wolf =====
===== Hunting Ground =====
[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #2: [[Hunting Ground]]
  * few of the fae are beautiful with their glamour on; beauty doesn't blend in very well. the fae, like werewolves, spent a long time learning to hide in plain site<sup>49</sup>

===== Fair Game =====
[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #3: [[Fair Game]]
  * glamour, the power that all fae shared, was a very strong illusion<sup>113</sup.
  * most glamour doesn't work on scent<sup>123</sup>

===== Dead Heat =====
[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #4: [[Dead Heat]]
  * changlings use a variation of glamour to appear like normal human being<sup>172</sup>

===== Burn Bright =====
[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #5: [[Burn Bright]]
  * some of the more powerful fae are able to maintain large and complex glamour<sup>61</sup>
  * only the Gray Lords working great magic together could confuse technology until it wouldn't work at all<sup>62</sup>
====== Mercyverse Short Fiction ======
[[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[Silver]]
  * glamour is a part of fae<sup>64</sup>