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Author: LordGro

Mar 10th 2013 at 12:05:37 AM

^ Proper formatting and ExampleIndentation would help. Did it.

"Fairy Servant" is too broad. A servant is not tied to a specific place, nor is the House Spirit normally an all-purpose servant. "Fairy servant caring for your property" is just perfect IMHO -- not too narrow, not too vague.

From what kind of folklore is the Brownie? English? Scottish? The example doesn't say.

The description mentions that ungrateful mortals are the creatures' "BerserkButton". Is that really true? The elves from "Literature/TheElvesAndTheCobbler" disappeared forever when the cobbler made clothes for them. Also, the House Elves from ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' were pathologically servile and submissive; they seemed unaffected by the ungratefulness of their masters. It seems it isn't really a core trait of the trope.

Maybe a nitpick, but the description refers to the House Fay as "he". This would imply the creature is always male. Is that true? I can't think of a female example, but maybe "it" would cover all eventualities.