cadre

The cadre is a group of 8 fairies dedicated to the protection of a fairy village deep within Spring's forests. The village has a key & important purpose: Producing new fairies. Their members are, by order of age:

1. Ginny Thornearcs
2. Ser AmberSer Amber / Burning Knight
3. Ser XanderSer Xander / Shining KnightSer Xander has led a long & complicated life, propelled by virtuous might yet ever yearning for further strength. As with all faerie, Xander is just a small part of his true, full name, as he does not give that out to anyone but those he would die to protect. * Relationships * History * Arcs * Forks * Knives * Spoons Xander stand at around 12 inches tall. Tall for a Sprite. He has energy-based wings which propel him forward akin to jets. He is atypical for a Sprite, keen to wear armor & wield
4. Ser Bramblearcs
5. Tricklearcs
6. Serarcs
7. Chrys StormshadeChrys Stormshade / Flower of the New DawnChrys Stormshade has had a very colorful life, as she is quick to make friends, and flatter foes. As an extreme rarity among faerie kind: Having a twin, much of her life has been influenced by her brother's presence. As with all faerie, Chrys is just a small part of her true, full name, as she does not give that out to anyone but those she would serve for life. Ciaran's flippant use of his last name - which she shares - exposes her to danger, but it is his right, and so she accepts this. As he
8. Ciaran StormshadeCiaran Stormshade / Story Keeper of the Blarney

While Ginny is the true leader, she delegates guiding the fairies to their goals to Ser Xander, thanks to his more logically oriented mindset coupled with his age, as he was a fairy present during the last great war. Ser Amber lacks the temperament, and Ginny has "enough on her plate" to deal with.

Uniquely, among the cadre, Ciaran being the youngest does not leave him at the bottom of the "totem pole". He is the village's Story Keeper, designated so by Ginny, and as such, has a variable position in the hierarchy of age. In some spheres, only Ginny will tell him to "stuff it". In others, he may as well not be a member of the cadre, lacking any social influence at all.

This is much to the frustration of his twin, Chrys, an uppity member, hoping to one day shine in the eyes of others the way Ginny does with her gallantry. So, when her younger brother has responsibility beyond her own, she takes it as a personal offense. Since no one would convey displeasure at Ginny's decisions, she is left to stew in her feelings of inadequacy until something comes along to distract her away from them.