Ancient Female Fae

Ancient Female Fae
General Information
Full name	Unknown
Species	Faerie
Home	Prythian (before it was known by that name)
Physical description
Gender	Female
Relationships
Family	Distant human descendants
Romances	Bone Carver †
Series Information
Appearances	A Court of Wings and Ruin (mentioned)

This Fae female lived where the kingdom of Prythian is today before it was known by that name.

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Who is the Ancient Female Fae in the kingdom of Prythian?

The Ancient Female Fae, a faerie from the early days of Prythian, played a pivotal role in the kingdom's history. She persuaded a powerful fae to reduce her powers, subsequently confining her to a cottage in Prythian's heartland. She was romantically involved with the Bone Carver and has distant human descendants. Her actual name remains a mystery.

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What is the Ancient Female Fae's connection to the Bone Carver?

The Ancient Female Fae played a pivotal role in the Bone Carver's history. She tricked his sister into reducing her power and confining herself, and similarly bound his brother, Koschei. The Bone Carver was imprisoned by this same Fae woman. Interestingly, he referred to her with affection and remembered her name even after countless eons.

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What is the significance of the Ancient Female Fae in 'A Court of Wings and Ruin'?

The Ancient Female Fae is a daemati under Amarantha's command in Under the Mountain. She is involved in the politics of the Winter Court when Amarantha contemplates assassinating High Lord Kallias, but Rhysand dissuades her. As a member of the High Fae, the ruling nobility in the Fae world, she is characterized by a human-like appearance, delicately arched ears, and elongated limbs.

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What is the story of the Ancient Female Fae crossing dimensions into another world?

The Ancient Female Fae, a significant fae woman, traversed dimensions aiming for Hel, but mistakenly arrived in Velaris near the Sidra River, bearing the Starsword. Azriel discovered her and transported her to a dwelling where she encountered Amren, Cassian, and Nesta. She attempted to converse in an ancient language. Previously, she had persuaded another being to reduce her powers and confined her in a Prythian cottage.

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How did the Ancient Female Fae come to exist in the world of Prythian?

The Ancient Female Fae originated from a powerful magical object, The Cauldron, in Prythian, a realm of faeries. She played a key role in ending a reign of terror, by causing Stryga to diminish her powers and confining her in a cottage in Prythian's heart. She also imprisoned the Bone Carver and Koschei.

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History

In A Court of Wings and Ruin the Bone Carver tells a little of his story to Feyre Archeron and Cassian when they visited him in the Prison, where he lived.

He tells them that in the distant past, in the times before the "Cauldron and the Mother" and before the kingdom of Prythian was created, he had crossed the dimensions of another world (he says he "fell" into this world of his own free will, along with his twin sister, Stryga, and his older brother, Koschei.) The three siblings, who were immensely powerful by the world's standards, were taken as "gods" by the ancient Fae that lived in the world, and later worshiped by those Fae.

The Bone Carver said that of the three siblings, he was the weakest in magical strength and that as a result, he feared his two siblings. It was fear that drove him to hide from the rest of the world. He allowed himself to be locked up in the Prison by the same Fae woman who first tricked his sister into "diminishing her power and becoming confined to the Middle" and later "confined and bound" his brother, Koschei "by his little lake on the continent."

The Bone Carver referred to the Fae female with some affection, saying that no one remembered her name anymore, but he did, and that he would not forget it. He says "She would have been my salvation, had I not made my choice long before she walked this earth".

Trivia

• Although her bloodline is long gone, a trace still runs through some human line according to the Bone Carver.

References

This page uses content from an article at the Spanish ACOTAR wiki. The list of authors can be seen in the page history.