Aes Sídhe
Irish Fairy Nobility
The high nobility of the Fae — ancient, beautiful, and dangerously powerful. The Aes Sídhe are the closest thing to true Fae lords in Amantia. They dwell in sídhe (mounds, hills, or hidden otherworldly places) and intervene in mortal affairs according to their own inscrutable agendas. They are not gods, but they are old enough that the difference is academic.
Racial Traits
Creature Type: Fae (True Fae) Fey Ancestry: Advantage on saves vs. charm; immune to magical sleep. True Name Binding: Speaking a Fae’s true name aloud binds them to honesty with the speaker for 1 minute. Aes Sídhe know the weight of true names instinctively. Glamour: Cast Disguise Self at will; Charm Person once per short rest. Charisma is the spellcasting ability. Obligation: Cannot break a promise or bargain made with deliberate intent. Workarounds are possible; outright breaks are not. Languages: Fae, Common, Ananthean (Siórtharan), and one additional language.
Appearance
Unearthly beauty. Tall, with luminous skin that seems lit from within; hair that appears to be made of moonlight, autumn leaves, or flowing shadow depending on the individual; eyes that shift colour like a sky moving through weather. They are beautiful in a way that unsettles rather than comforts — too symmetrical, too still, too aware.
Culture
The Aes Sídhe operate by their own rules of obligation and debt — a favour given must be repaid, a name spoken binds, a promise made cannot be broken without consequence. They interweave with mortal nobility in some Siórtharan kingdoms through ancient agreements stretching back centuries, appearing at courts as advisors, allies, or dangerous guests.
Time moves differently for the Aes Sídhe. An Aes Sídhe NPC may remember events that historians have lost, regard a century-old feud as recent, or be working toward a goal they’ve pursued for three mortal generations.
Homeland
The Siórtharan kingdoms, particularly the High Kingdom of Séraevirhae and the Green Star Islands. Found wherever old druidic magic is still practiced and the boundary between the mortal world and the Feywild remains thin.
See also: Species Index | Fae & Fae-touched | Elves | Cosmology & The Planes | Religious Orders