Editing Elves and Faeries

[[File:DQV Honey DS Art.png|right|thumb|200px|Honey, a spritely example of the fair folk]]
{{translation|'''Elves''' and '''Faeries'''|エルフ & 妖精人}} are recurring races in the {{DQSeries}}. Two of the fundamental fixtures of fantasy folktales and literature, the terms are used interchangeably in {{Main Series}} to refer to feminine beings of otherworldly nature. Often just outside the ken of men, they are nevertheless as important to the ways of the world as [[human]]s are.

==Characteristics==
Though Elves and Faeries typically vary in depiction between games, they are almost always shown to be women of supernatural beauty with pointed ears. Hair colors such as violet, emerald, and fuchsia are common, and in official illustrations their clothing is more ornate and distinct from the medieval European rags most [[human]]s wear. 

Faeries were first drawn with lavender, dragonfly-like wings in the ninth game, and Elves were given similar wings in the tenth game. In the former's case, this coincided with a marked reduction in height that made the appear as children compared to humans.

Both species are extraordinarily long lived, far surpassing the life-spans of [[human]]s and {{MFamilies}}s alike to the point that some believe them to be blessed with eternal youth. 

==Appearances==
==={{DQ}}===
No actual faeries appear in the game, but they are alluded to with the [[Faerie Flute]], which proves to be a useful tool for dealing with the [[Golem]] that protects [[Cantlin]].

==={{DQI&IIHD}}===
In this version of the game, faeries play a major supportive role in the story as the servants of [[Rubiss]].

==={{DQ3}}===
The Faeries of the [[Overworld (Dragon Quest III)|overworld]] live in the [[Faerie Village]] north-west of the town of [[Norvik]]. They greatly distrust [[human]]s out of fear of being kidnapped, and the [[Queen of Faeries|faerie queen]] forbids any interaction between her subjects and [[human]]ity. When young love bloomed between a man from [[Norvik]] and the queen's only daughter and the two of them eloped, the queen assumed that the villager done away with her as she feared and in retaliation placed a curse upon [[Norvik]] that sent the entire village into an eternal slumber. 

The only one to escape this morphean malediction was the boy's father, who traveled to the hidden village to explain that his son had grown angry with his folk's trepidation regarding the fair folk, and had disappeared after announcing his love for the queen's daughter. Both the queen and the old man assume the duo to be in hiding in the depths of a nearby cave, prompting the player to spelunk within. Upon reaching the bottom, the party will find the lover's suicide note--they had drowned themselves to be together in death instead of allowing their peoples' laws to keep the apart. Bearing the tragic news to the queen will cause her to undo the curse on [[Norvik]].

Several Faeries of the [[Alefgard|Underworld]] serve the Goddess [[Rubiss]], acting as her agents while she is trapped in suspended animation by [[Zoma]]. These aids give important items  required to bridge the gulf between the [[Zoma's Citadel|devil's citadel]] and the rest of the landmass. These Faeries appear to be more lax about interacting with [[human]]s. One Faerie is sitting at a table next to a bard in [[Damdara]], presumably dating, and she tells the player where to find the [[Faerie Flute|flute]] she dropped in [[Kol]]. Regardless of which world they are encountered in, the Faeries of the third game all speak in a very childish manner and are highly emotional, showing great bursts of excitement and lowly sullenness in equal measure.

[[Rubiss]] herself utilizes a sprite that strong resembles those of the Faeries, leading to fan speculation that she is indeed one of the fey. This would seemingly be confirmed by her {{DQStars}} illustration, where she is depicted as being very similar to the faerie queen in appearance.

{{spoiler|start}}
As of the {{SFC}} version of {{III}}, the {{Hero 3}} is tested by the dissembodied voice of an unknown  person by one of various [[Dream Scenario]]s, after which, the voice might deliver harsh critique of the how the {{Hero 3}} handle the event.

The voice belongs to a Faerie in the [[Shrine of the Spirit]] holding the [[Staff of Rain]] and apologies for her past rudeness by giving it to the {{Hero 3}}.
{{spoiler|end}}

==={{DQ4}}===
Elves play a substantial role in the story of {{Dragon Quest IV}}, being the original impetus of the world-shaking events.

In {{DQ4 Chapter 1}}, [[Healie]] wonders if the [[Strathbaile]] [[Inn]]keeper's son, [[Willy Wally]] flew off to the Realm of the Faeries.<ref>Suggested by Healie through [[Party Chat]] after talking to the Innkeeper.</ref>

In {{DQ4 Chapter 2}}, [[Alena]] and co. see an elf named [[Oopsy and Daisy|Oopsy and her sister Daisy]] at the top of [[Birdsong Tower]]. Though the pair flee as soon as they see the party, they mistakenly leave behind a phial of [[Birdsong nectar]] that is necessary to restore the voice of [[Tsar Stepan]] of [[Zamoksva]]'s supernatural silence. 

Later, in {{DQ4 Chapter 5}}, the {{Hero 4}} and [[Party]] will meet [[Rose]], an Elf who was hunted by [[human]]s because her tears transmute into small rubies. Her lover is [[Psaro the Manslayer]], the game's main antagonist, whose resolve to crush [[human]]ity is fortified after saving the lass from a trio of bandits. The master of monsters builds a tower to protect his love, around which the town of [[Rosehill]] grows. A few other elves also live in [[Rosehill]], as it gradually became a shelter for {{Dwarves}}, talking animals, civilized {{MFamilies}}s, and other supernatural beings from the machinations of greedy and malicious [[human]]s.

Towards the end of the game the party will also travel to the incredibly isolated [[Yggdrasil]], at the roots of which the elves have built their main city, [[El Forado]]. Since Yggdrasil grows in a vast desert barricaded on all sides by colossal mountain ranges, the Elves of [[El Forado]] are safe from the worst of humanity and do not shun the Chosen Ones. Oopsy, Daisy, and an unnamed third elf are also seen again in [[Zenithia]]'s garden. 

After the Chosen Ones defeat [[Estark]] at his tomb in [[Mamon Mine]], one of {{Psaro B}}'s lieutenants will inform him that [[Rose]] has been slain, claiming it was done by [[human]]s. In reality, it was {{Psaro B}}'s second in command, [[Aamon]], who arranged for the girl's death; he desired for {{Psaro B}} to give into blind rage and allow himself to become more easily manipulated and thus allowing [[Aamon]] to rule {{MFamilies}}-kind from behind the figurative throne. With the loss of his love, {{Psaro B}} gives into despair and utilizes the secret of evolution to become a [[Psaro the Manslayer|hideous beast]] with enough power to crush all of [[human]]ity. 

==={{DQ5}}===
Faeries are considerably more playful than in the previous two games, acting more akin to the mischievous fey of English folktales than the previous tragic figures. Many of them they dwell in the [[Faerie Lea]], a separate world in which their leader, Treacle, initiates and guides the changes in the [[human]] realm's seasons. During the {{Hero 5}}'s youth he is enlisted by the wily [[Honey]] to help the faeries retrieve the [[Herald of Spring]], a powerful instrument necessary to put an end to winter, from the villainous [[Winter Queen]]. [[Honey]] makes a special shortcut in the basement of [[Pankraz]]'s house to enter [[Faerie Lea]], but the main portal between the two planes is hidden in a bewildering forest called the [[Neverglade]].

Years later, the {{Hero 5}} and his own children would be tasked by [[Zenith Dragon|Dr. Agon]] to seek the aid of the faeries in raising the sunken [[Zenithia]] to the skies. The peculiar man states that the Golden and Silver Orbs that power the heavenly castle were the work of fey artisans and the denizens of the [[Faerie Palace]]. Not a place detached from the [[human]] world, the palace is ensconced by a ring of mountains far from civilization, and rests atop a placid lake hidden in mist. The ruler of the palace, Queen Caramel, aids the {{Party 5}} in restoring [[Zenithia]] to its former splendor and grants the {{Hero 5}} a final chance to speak with his departed father. Additionally, the [[Princess Robe]] can be found in the castle basement and one of the Faeries within the palace confirms the ancestry of the [[Heavenly Bride]] when spoken to.

If the {{Party 5}} returns to the palace after the game has been completed, an additional chance to speak with [[Pankraz]] will become available: a gift from a [[Zenith Dragon|friend in a higher place]].

The fifth game also introduces the first new fey iconography since the original game's flute, being the [[elfin charm]], [[elfin elixir]], and [[faerie foil]]. The former is handy accessory that cuts the accuracy of status ailment spells by 3/4ths, the elixir is a titanic tonic that restores all of the drinker's MP, and the foil is a powerful sword that far exceeds most human weapons.

==={{DQ6}}===
An Elf appears in the {{MFamilies}}-oriented version of [[Reaper's Peak]] as an innkeeper. A humorous subversion from previous Elves, she is curt, informal and seemingly uninterested in running an [[inn]].

==={{DQ7}}===
Though unconfirmed by official sources, it is commonly speculated that the young girl who watches over the sapling of [[Yggdrasil]] in the forest surrounding [[Gröndal]] is an Elf. In the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version she refers to herself as a "forest Faerie', and her position as guardian of the great tree along with the vine-like accessories stemming from her green hair are reminiscent of classical dryads.

==={{DQ8}}===
In the distant past, during the Lord of Darkness' assault on the world, the great sage Kupas saved the lives of an elf and a [[Gigantes]]. The Elf's name was Raya, and she and the Gigantes pledged allegiance to Kupas in gratitude, becoming his inseparable traveling companions. As the lives of humans are brief compared to elves and monsters, the duo honored Kupas's dying wish by founding the village of [[Tryan Gully]], where Elves, [[human]]s, and peaceful {{MFamilies}}s could co-exist together. 

The hidden community was also dedicated to preserving the memory of the dark lord reign of terror, with several inhabitants having first-hand knowledge of those infernal times. Speaking to Raya herself is also important to advance the game's story, as she bequeaths the [[List of items in Dragon Quest VIII#Incredible Items|Darktree leaf]] to the {{Party 8}} in order to track down the fiend before his resurrection can be completed. 

Being the sole Elf the player can speak to in the game, Raya is a strong departure from former fey, having neither the fearful suspicions of humans as past Elves nor childlike mischievousness of the Faeries. She has great respect for the legendary [[Seven Sages]], being awed by their courage in standing up to a world-ending threat, and this as given her a positive outlook on humanity in general. Being the leader of her hidden hamlet, she welcomes the party warmly.

==={{DQ9}}===
Twin sisters Wanda and Wandine will [[List of quests in Dragon Quest IX: 51-100|ask the player for assistance]] (Quests [[Template:DQIXQuest/95|95]] and [[Template:DQIXQuest/95|96]]) if there is a [[Mage]] at Level 15 or higher in the {{Party 9}} once they rest at {{Alltrades Abbey 9}}. The plucky pixies have gotten themselves stuck in a peculiar plane all to themselves inside of a [[Faerie staff|certain wand]], and need the player to help free them. 

[[Stella]] is rumored to be a faerie, and stops herself from admitting as much a handful of times during the game. However, the little lass' backstory is intentionally kept vague by the developers, and trying to make sense of it can be just as aggravating as her air-head attitude.

==={{DQ10}}===
<center><small>'''Elves: Airy and Graceful'''
This beautiful race is known for the delicate wings on their backs and their profound love for their forest home.
Highly cultivated, they set great store by learning, tradition and good manners. They count many expert sorcerers capable of wielding powerful spells among their number</small></center>
Elf is a race that can be chosen for the player's character in {{DQ10}}.  Prior to version 3.2 of the game, elves boasted the highest magical mending and second highest magical might development of the playable races as well as a 20% resistance to all wind-based skills and spells.

After starting out as a [[Human]], the player may become this race or any of the other four races, including {{Ogre}}, {{Dwarf}}, [[Poppet]] or [[Wetling]].

The tenth game introduces two new [[alchemy|alchemical]] ingredients named after the faeries, being the [[faerie fluff]].

==={{DQM3}}===
Being based on ''Dragon Quest IV'' and with Rose as one of the central characters, elves receive considerably more focus in this spinoff than they did in the 1990 original. Here it is revealed that elves once lived in an ancient kingdom known as [[El Zetta]] on the surface of [[Terrestria]], of which only the ruins of [[El Fayum]] remain. These ancient elves were capable of crossing dimensions through the powerful crystals known as [[travelite]], and [[chronocite]], used to control time and space respectively. At one point, some El Zettians even summoned [[Wyrmsworth]] the wyrmhole dragon and traveled with him through different dimensions.

This civilization would crumble, as some time in the distant past the wicked [[Aamon]] would lead an army of monsters to raze El Zetta to obtain the crystals. Once in his possession, Aamon would drag the ruins of El Zetta deep underground to [[Nadiria]], where he would then curse the queen of the elves to become the very [[Circle of Caprice]] itself as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genius_loci genius loci]. Her subjects would not be spared, being cursed into becoming mindless [[stone golem]]s that slave away mining the precious [[Penteractic crystal|penteractic crystals]] necessary to create the [[Secret of Evolution]]. A single elf, [[Pierre]], would retain his sentience and plead for {{Psaro C}} and Rose to free his people from Aamon's lieutenant [[Petrarch]], who oversees the mining operation. With Petrarch slain, the stone golems crumble to dust and the souls of the elves are freed.

Much later, after Aamon's plot is exposed and he is defeated in [[Aamon's Sanctum|his sanctum]], the curse he placed on the queen of the elves fades and she returns to her original form. After retrieving the souls of the formerly-cursed elves, she expresses her immense gratitude to the party and presents a piece of white-coloured travelite that will allow them to invade the Upper Echelon of the [[Circle of Conquest]] and take the fight to Psaro's father [[Randolfo]]. The queen also uses the power of the chronocite to create an exact duplicate of the Circle of Caprice for the benefit of the monsters that had unknowingly inhabited her during her curse. The queen wishes the group farewell, and disappears in a flash of light.

The elven power of time and space manipulation is the focus of the post-game, where it is revealed that [[Ludo]]'s mother [[Elshael]] was the living seal that kept the madwoman [[Azabel]] trapped in the depths of the [[The Whispwoods|whispwoods]]. Once the genocidal [[Zenithian]] is slain and Elshael freed, Ludo asks her to use her power to begin creating a utopia in a different dimension freem of the tragedy that plagues Terrestria like a blight. Doing so would destroy the entire material realm, leading to the final stand off against Ludo.

As it turns out, even distant descendants of the El Zettian elves are capable of channeling the power of travelite, as demonstrated when Rose performs a ceremonial dance around a piece and enables [[Rosehill Tower]] to teleport between Terrestria and Nadiria.

==Trivia==
*Until the release of {{X}}, all elves and faeries were shown to be female.
**Contrary to popular belief, [[Ishmahri]] is not an elf--he is a spirit of the dreamlands.
*Though never outright stated to be an elf herself, [[Eliza]]'s heritage is speculated by fans due to her sprite having pointed ears.  If this were true, it would make {{Psaro B}} an unwitting hypocrite for slaying a non-human to further his agenda. 
*The stock art of the male elf in {{X}} greatly resembles the Eastern Kaioshin of [[Akira Toriyama]]'s ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' manga, with only the clothing and hair being different.
*Though his original form is never shown due to his curse, Pierre confirms that male elves do in fact exist within the [[Zenithia Trilogy]].

==See also==
*[[Dragon (race)|Dragon]]
*{{Dwarf}}
*{{Ogre}}
*[[Poppet]]
*[[Wetling]]

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
V-Jump Queen of Faeries.jpg|The Faerie Queen in ''III''
HoneyArt.png|Honey's original design in the {{SFC}} version of {{V}}.
Honey DQX promo 2.jpg|Honey's current design for {{X}}.
Honey DQX faerie flute.jpg|In-game model for {{X}}.
Honey rivals card.png|Honey's card in {{Rivals}}
Treacle ps2.jpg|Treacle as she originally appeared in {{V}}.
Treacle-DQX.jpg|Treacle as she appears in {{X}}.
Treacle DQX offended by slime.jpg|
DQX_Elf_Male.png|Default male elf in {{X}}.
DQX_Elf_Female.png|Default female elf in {{X}}.
DQX Five tribes members.jpeg|Group shot with the other races.
DQ Stars Android Rubiss 1.jpg|[[Rubiss]] as she appears in {{Stars}}.
DQ Stars Android Rubiss 2.jpg|
DQ Stars Android Elven Queen.jpg|Elven Queen in {{Stars}}.
DQ Stars Android Faerie 1.jpg|Faerie in {{Stars}}.
DQ Stars Android Faerie 2.jpg|
DQ Faerie Flute.png|The Faerie Flute, circa 1986.
Herald of Spring.png|The Herald of Spring, circa 1992
DQV Elfin charm.png|The Elfin Charm.
DQVIII Elfin Elixir.png|Elfin Elixr.
Faerie foil higher res.png|The Faerie Foil.
Faerie staff IX artwork.png|The Faerie Staff.
Faerie fluff xi icon.png|Faerie fluff.
Lamplight xi icon.png|The faerie flame; this icon would be reused for the [[lamplight]] in {{XI}}.
</gallery></center>

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