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The Fae: Seelie and Unseelie Courts

The fey are originally the offspring of demons and angels, with the beauty of angels and the viciousness of demons. The Fair Folk cannot be said to be morally aligned with either of their parent races. They are good and evil tangled up, following neither the morality of Heaven nor the immorality of Hell but rather their own capricious code of behavior. They are very long-lived and become only more artful and powerful as they age. 

Although the fey are active members of Downworld, faeries are more removed from the affairs of our world than any other known creatures except angels. They usually keep to themselves, and have their own complex politics and social structures, which only tangentially affect our world. Commonly they are organized into Courts, with sovereigns presiding over specific territories in our world and in theirs. They delight in manipulating one another, and usually if the problems of the fey intrude into our world, it is the result of conflicts between rival courts, sometimes playful, sometimes serious and brutal…

– The Shadowhunter’s Codex: Fairies