History Literature / FaeTales

* TheChick: Ash puts his glamour to good use soothing the tensions that tend to build up among the Unseelie fae at court....though ironically ''not'' serving this role among the actual core group for a good part of the story. He gets better.

* TheBigGuy: Gulvi, Queen-In-Waiting and assassin extraordinaire, hardly fits the usual trope image of a literal big guy, but as the only one of the core group aside from Gwyn who sees violence on a regular basis as part of her job, certainly fits this role in their FiveManBand.

* FiveManBand: [[TheLeader Gwyn]], [[TheLancer Augus]], [[TheBigGuy Gulvi]], [[TheChick Ash]] and [[spoiler:[[TheSmartGuy Fenwrel]]]] form this as the titular Court of Five Thrones.

* TheLostWoods: Eran and Mosk travel through a couple examples of these, with varying degrees of creepiness and danger. The Unseelie Court look like a slightly more benevolent, perpetually twilight version.

The series currently comprises three major [[WebSerialNovel novel-length works]], various short stories, and more in-progress writings yet to be released. The lists below are not complete; take a look at the author's pages on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/not_poignant/works?fandom_id=1322680 yourself]].

* ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/973180 A Broken Feather, Straightened]]'', the one where Augus sets out to bed the Raven Prince and they both find more than they bargained for.

* ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/3166064 There Are Flowers]]'', a short, sad look at where Terho is currently.

** ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24162271/chapters/58185805 The Nascent Diplomat]]'', the sequel to ''The King's Dog'', concerning Gwyn and Augus' continued relationship as they negotiate with the vench for the Raven Prince.

* ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1466731 Quid Pro Quo]]'', a relatively light look at how Gwyn/Ash might happen.

* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/1046268 Salt Water]]'', a dark exploration of Stertes/Augus.

* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/5309501/chapters/12258215 Tumblr Prompts - Fae Tales AUs]]'', a series of single chapter AUs featuring the Fae Tales cast.

** ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/25401025/chapters/61598329 The Spoils of the Spoiled]]'', an Efnisien-focused story set after ''The Spoils of the Spoiled''.

* ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/3070304 The Best of Broken Resolutions]]'', or as the author describes it, 'Gwyn and Augus are yuppie architects'.

* ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1447171 Strange Sights]]'', a dark exploration of Augus/Ash.
* ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1466731 Quid Pro Quo]]'', a relatively light look at how Gwyn/Ash might happen.
* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/22333180 The King's Dog]]'', expanding on the premise of ''The Lone Wolf'', currently in progress.

* ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/887622/chapters/1711442 The Augus and Ash Interludes]]'', character studies of, well, [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Augus and Ash]].

* ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2127711 The Spoils of the Spoiled]]'', a HighSchoolAU fic.

* ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/3831187 The Lone Wolf]]'', a short story about Gwyn being a Master Mage, having been half-raised as the protégé of the Raven Prince.

* ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/887622/chapters/1711442 The Augus and Ash Interludes]]'', character studies of, well, [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Augus and Ash]].

** ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/26266345 Book 3 - The Ice Plague]]''. Currently in progress.

* ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1035694 The Drawn Bead]]'', the story of Gwyn's first real friendship and romance.
* ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1571246 The Nightingale and Terho the Mouse-Lad]]'', the new canon for how Augus came to be where he was at the start of ''Game Theory'', rendering ''[=SaL=]'' AlternateContinuity.

* ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2034456 The Curse]]'', the backstory for Crielle, Gwyn's mother.
* ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/3652500 Deeper into the Woods]]'', how Augus and Gwyn first met.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Gwyn and/or Augus were a protagonist in each Fae Tales work, which was written in third-person from their points of view. ''The Nightingale and Terho the Mouse-Lad'' has them as supporting cast, and is in first-person, as a story recounted by Old Pete.

* BiggerBad: [[spoiler:Davix, currently the DragonWithAnAgenda to Albion, but strongly hinted to be an impending, much greater threat.]]

* BornAgainImmortality / {{Reincarnation}}: Certain fae identities, such as the Each Uisge and the Glashtyn, work on this. If the current Each Uisge is killed, a new one is born, usually retaining the same appearance and powers. They don't retain their memories, however.

Written by the same author who wrote the ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians Rise of the Guardians]]'' fanfic duology ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Fanfic/ShadowsAndLight Shadows And Light]]'', Fae Tales is a series of original dark fantasy/explicit erotica featuring, well, [[TheFairFolk fae]]. Characters and worldbuilding first featuring as supporting cast and antagonists in ''[=SaL=]'' have more than taken on a life of their own.

* {{Asexuality}}: Mikkel the Reader.

* AFatherToHisMen: Gwyn knows his soldiers by name, and can even remember which of them have families and children.

* AnIcePerson: Davix.

* DeadlyDecadentCourt: It’s mentioned that Crielle’s influence made the Seelie Court increasingly this.

* ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/915296 Game Theory]]'', which begins six months after the events in ''[=SaL=]''.
* ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1749290 The Court of Five Thrones]]'', the direct sequel to ''Game Theory''.

* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874 The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas]]'', directly continuing from Book 1. Currently in progress.

* ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2601050 These Troubled Times]]'', a sequel to ''A Broken Feather, Straightened''.

* BlackAndGrayMorality: When the villains do such things as devour [[TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow forbidden power]] from [[EldritchLocation the underworlds]] in order to [[AGodAmI achieve godhood]] at the expense of the fae realm's stability, an [[DarkAndTroubledPast emotionally-unstable]] [[ToServeMan waterhorse]] who realises that he wasn't entirely in his right mind when he nearly destroyed the Unseelie Court and multiple wetland systems.... well, the latter looks positively heroic in comparison.