Faeries(Fairies) and Other Folk



	Lí Ban (Paula Tracey Wilson): Sister to Queen Fand, Princes Lí Ban was once a faery and lived with her sister on the faery island of Lough Neagh. She loved the sea more than anything, and her happiest times were spent playing in the ocean with all of her undersea friends. She wished – she wished –– she wished she were a fish! And one day, her wish was magically granted, and she became a mermaid! Now Princess Lí Ban can be a faery or a mermaid whenever she chooses. For more info on Lí Ban, go to Lí Ban.
	Aeracura (Kerry Bishop): An earth faery. Aeracura is the protector of life’s journey. Whenever you are feeling stressed or overwhelmed, think on her, and she will help you put your goals and challenges into perspective. She reminds us that the journey is part of the adventure not just the destination. She especially looks over artists and inventors, and gently encourages them to have patience and tenacity. Whenever you feel you have lost your dreams, you can call on Aeracura to help guide your on way.
	Noll the Troll (Ronnie Sperling): A funny hill dweller, which is why Trolls are called Hillpeople or Hillfolk. He lives in an abandoned dusky–footed woodrat’s home in the hill near Heavenly Pond. Although he is quite shy, he is fond of applause, and you can usually lure him out of hiding with a round of applause and laughter. Once he is charmed by the faery song, he proves to be a wonderful ally to the faeries.
	Fand (Michelle Merring–Hayes): A water faery princess of the Sidhe and now a guest in the court of Queen Ainé, Princess Fand and Princess Lí Ban are identical twin sisters and both love the water. You can find Fand in a tear that runs down the cheek from your eye, tears of joy and tears of sadness. If it is tears of sadness, she will help cheer you up. And if it is tears of joy, she will join you in your happiness. More on Fand can be found at Fand.
	Daisy Flower: Auntie Angelica discovered me when was just a seedling. I got my start on stage at the Groundlings where my talent really sprouted. There, I was able to grow until it was time for me to leaves. I had a bit of a dry spell then, but was soon showered with luck! I got to work with Scott’s Miracle and boy, did I really bloom. I’m happy to be back with Auntie and the faeries, because singing and dancing is so organic to me and I feel I am back to my roots.
	Shaylee (Ashlee LaPine): Shaylee, the faery of Harmony. When you hear the wind blowing through the leaves and flowers or feel the light flutter of the wings from a butterfly or bird fly by, that might be Shaylee making music with nature. For here in Faeryland, harmony is very important to all of us. Call upon Shaylee when you can use some harmony in your life.
	Isfandiar, the Simurg (Chris Halsted and Jason Hayes): The Simurg is a jewel–like gentle creature whose feathers have powers of healing. He once was a Scottish knight who was magically transformed him into this benevolent half–man, half–bird. Embarassed about of his birdie appearance, the knight hides himself by the Majestic Redwood in the other part of the forest. You can hear his beautiful birdie song at sunset. For more information go to Isfandiar.

	Fauni (Lindsey Stakoe-Neumann): A Guardian of the forests, gardens, fields, and Faeryland. She is a wood spirit and an Earth elemental. Fauni loves to dance. She will encourage plants and flowers to grow by dancing joyously around the new growth. When she whispers in your ear, you will get an uncontrollable tickle to dance too and often will. Whenever she is near, she offers you the protection of grounding, and helps you to trust your instincts and to find your hidden beauty and treasures from within.
	Posey (Paula Tracey Wilson): Cousin to Queen Fand and Princes Lí Ban. She is a flower faery. She lives in the meadows on the island of Lough Neagh. It was her great great great great great grandmother Ilene, who was the first faery princess to find the Lia Fail and keep it safe within her hand. She loves to laugh and be silly. Her favorite color is pink. And her favorite thing to do is leave a pink posy on your pillow after a sweet night's sleep.
	Queen Ainé (Paula Davis Wynant): She is an Irish fairy queen, and a member of the Tuatha dé Danann. The fairies from the Tuatha dé Danann are known for their power, beauty, intelligence, and grace. She can become visible or invisible and shapeshift at will. Queen Ainé is famous for her kindness and concern for human children. With her magical faery light, which she wears in a beautiful necklace, she guides the human children from their sleeping and dreaming state to the world of awake. Since she had lived for many years by the banks of Lough Gur in Ireland, she is quite comfortable now living in the gentle radiance of Heavenly Pond. For more info on the Tuatha de Danaan go to Tuatha de Danaan.
	Princess Penelope (Kate Huffman): A faery of the Twyleth Teg a Faery Family of Wales. Her people are known for their love of the earth, particularly mountainous islands, and her ancestors were responsible for the construction of the ancient stone megaliths of Ireland and Wales. Penelope herself has been entrusted to keep and protect the Lia Fail, the Stone of Destiny, which cries out in the presence of a wrongful ruler, but gives a roar of joy when a righteous leader is nearby. More on the Lia Fail? Click here Lia Fail.
	Grundle (Nathan Andy Cambridge): Grundle is a trow from the Shetland Islands. Related to the trolls from Scandinavia, he is smaller in size than his Nordic cousin, but similar in humor. He loves to tell jokes to create laugher and applause. He has a odd penchant for performing a strange lopsided dance called the Henking. He is humanlike in form, with huge ears, hands and feet. He likes to live in the forest – mostly underground in hills or mounds called “howes” or “knowes”. For more info, go to Grundle the Trow.
	Gerome the Gnome (Jason Hayes): He is a your not so typical garden gnome. Although you can often find him standing completely still for hours on end, if you're quick you might be able to catch him out of the corner of your eye engaging in his favorite pasttime -- playing the banjo. He hangs out with Grundle the trow because they like to share all the newest jokes around in Faeryland, laugh for hours and besides -- Grundle has cable.
	Poppy (Sonia Hoffman): Poppy is loved by all the flowers in Faeryland because she can change their color with a snap of her fingers. Poppy’s favorite colors are yellow, pink and blue and will change her dress many times in one day, since she can't decide which color is her favorite. Poppy is very girly and loves to decorate herself and others with flowers of all kinds. She also loves to play pretend and you can often find her acting out her favorite stories for the flowers of Faeryland. She is very dramatic but in a good way. She loves human children and will visit their world in the form of her namesake to be close to them. So when you see a poppy, it could be her.
	Petal (Grace Winch): Petal is our newest member of A Faery Hunt. Though small, Petal brings joy and laughter to every who is near her. Petal is usually with seen faery Poppy, but is a favorite of all of the faery folke in Faeryland..
	Sparrow (Ben Hayes): A wood sprite from the queen’s court. Even though he appears small, his job is a mighty one. It is his honor to guard and protect all the tiny creatures of the forest and help them so that their spirit can grow strong.
	Roseabella (Jaz Hayes): She is an earth faery and a princess of the Seelie Court –– a group of beneficial spirits who are faery friendly towards humans. Her good friends call her Rose for short. She is a nature spirit that provides a link between the sun’s energy and the soil’s minerals. She protects the new plants and helps them find their sunlight.
	Eunice the Unicorn: A regal character, you can often find Eunice galloping and playing in the open grasslands of Faeryland. Although she does love to play, she takes her job of keeping an eye on King Lugh, the King of Faeryland. You see, she is the smarter of the two, and gently guides the King to make the right decisions to rule Faeryland.
	Gladamir the Gnome (Corey Pepper): He is known as "Glad" for short, because he is smiles and is happy all the time. A fun and simple character, Gladamir loves to spend his time with Noll the Troll, Grundle the Trow and Germone the Gnome. The typical sidekick, his favorite thing to do is laugh at Noll, Grundle and Gerome's jokes. His life's dream is to someday, eat an entire pizza by himself.
	Auntie Angelica Root (Debbie Rothstein): A gentle Mother Goose-type character, Auntie Angelica is loving, colorful, fun character. Auntie speaks mostly in rhyme. And in the center of her beautiful garden is a fairy ring, which leads to Fairyland.
	Puckle (Pasha Wynant): Puckle is a pooka and is known for her funloving tricks on humans. She is a shapechanger and can become a faery, a dwarf, an elf, a brownie, a pixie, a gnome, an animal or human at will. She loves Princess Penelope, and is often found by her side.
	Frances Griffin and Elsie White (Debbie Rothstein and Ann E. Chatterton): The story about Frances Griffith and Elsie Wright –– the girls who took the pictures of the Beck Faeries –– inspired my cousin and I so much, that we, too, have devoted our lives to the study and research of faeries and other elementals. Not to mention also that our names were strangely similar! When Frances Griffith was visiting her older cousin Elsie Wright in the summer of 1917, in Cottingley, England, they photographed actual fairies in woods behind the Wright’s home. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle later proved the photos to be genuine by getting them authenticated by the Kodak Company. He later wrote an article in “The Strand” based on Frances and Elsie’s stories. These discoveries brought hope of the magical to a disheartened World War I England. (For more information go to Cottingley Fairies . ©2004 Debbie Rothstein. All rights reserved. The shows and characters cannot be reproduced or used in any way without permission.
Images by Ray Samuel, John Michael Ferrari, David Hofman and Walter Robles. To view more John Michael Ferrari scenes from A Faery Hunt, click here.
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