The Fey

History
"The Fey" does not describe a single race, but a vast variety of nature's ancient creatures who have walked the surface of Tekkar since the beginning of time. Sentient or lifeless, intelligent or primal, magical or mundane, there is no stipulation for what is Fey in these regards. For tens-of-thousands of years the Fey have followed under the guidance of the most developed of their brothers and sisters, the Elves. Through the Elves the Fey expanded beyond Haven and into the land now known as Ossimor, until humans drove all Fey from this land for their own growth. At first the Fey fought back after seeing how Humans destroy ancient groves to build large cities. This ultimately proved useless as Humanity had developed weapons, armor, and martial prowess from centuries of fighting with their own people which easily overwhelmed the creatures of nature.

After crossing the World Bridge back to their home they now called Haven, the Elves made a deal with the Humans: The Humans could keep their land of Ossimor so long as they did not expand into the untouched wilds of Haven. Humanity agreed, and the first Pact Between Worlds was created.

Almost 900 years later Humanity would break this pact when they brought large steam-powered machines over the World Bridge into Haven. Once again the Fey retaliated, this time with their own weapons; however, yet again it was mostly futile as the Humans, with their advanced technology threatened to scar the land of Haven. The fighting ceased once more, and a new pact was signed The Second Pact Between Worlds. This new agreement halted any further destruction of the Fey's homeland.

Government
Before their first interaction with Humans, the Fey would simply follow under the guidance of their strongest and most developed people, the Elves. Now the Elves are the face and voice of the Fey. A council of twelve individuals, Eleven Elves and One Half-Elf, meet occasionally to deal with conflicts, decide upon laws, and simply govern the Fey that adhere to their guidance.

Of course not all Fey still follow the Elves. Plenty of rebellious spirits reside in Haven, ready to overthrow the Elves and take back their homes from the humans.

Today
The current year, 913 HR, and the second pact is still in place, Human and Fey relations appear to be steady, with only a few altercations happening close to the border between these two worlds. The land that the Fey still control has been named The Fey Lands. Fey are allowed to travel or even live within Human borders, but Humans are not as welcomed within land controlled by the Fey.