Urisk

Urisk
Alis from the A Court of Thorns and Roses Coloring Book
Name	Urisk
Status	Extant
Hair color	Various
Skin color	Tree bark like
Related to	Lesser Faeries
Home	Summer Court
Notable Members	Alis Alis's Brother-in-law † Alis's Cousin Alis's Nephews Alis's Sister †
Series Information
Appearances	A Court of Thorns and Roses (first appearance) A Court of Mist and Fury A Court of Wings and Ruin

The Urisk are a species of Lesser Faeries that is characterized by having a similar built to that of the High Fae but with the difference of presenting a skin with the texture of the bark of a tree.

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What distinguishes the Urisk species from the High Fae in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series?

Urisk, a species of Lesser Faeries in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series, are distinguished from the High Fae by their tree bark-like skin, despite a similar build. A notable Urisk is Alis, Feyre Archeron's former servant. In contrast, the High Fae, known as the ruling nobility, resemble humans but with delicately arched ears and longer limbs.

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What is the physical characteristic that sets the Urisk apart from other faeries?

Distinct from other faeries, the Urisk, a Lesser Faeries species, possess a tree bark-like skin texture. Their build resembles the High Fae, with the most notable Urisk being Alis, Feyre Archeron's former servant at the Spring Court in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series.

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Who is the most notable Urisk character in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series?

In the A Court of Thorns and Roses series, Alis stands out as the most notable Urisk character. She served Feyre Archeron at the Spring Court and belongs to the Lesser Faeries species. Alis has a build similar to the High Fae, but her skin resembles tree bark. Her affiliations include the Summer Court and a family consisting of her late sister and two nephews.

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How does Feyre initially perceive Alis, the Urisk character in the series?

At first, Feyre sees Alis as a plump, brown-haired Fae. Her perception changes when Tamlin enables her to see Alis's tree-bark like skin, a trait of the Urisk, a Fae subspecies. Initially, Alis is cold and distant due to Feyre's killing of Andras, but she later clarifies that Andras was aware of the risks crossing the Wall.

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What change allows Feyre to recognize Alis as an Urisk?

After being granted the clear vision of the Fae by Tamlin, Feyre noticed Alis's skin resembled tree bark, a feature she hadn't seen before. Alis later disclosed to Feyre that she was an Urisk, a Fae subspecies identified by their bark-like skin.

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History

Very few faeries belonging to this group appear in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series, the most remarkable of them being Alis, the former servant of Feyre Archeron at the Spring Court.

At first Feyre sees her as a normal High Fae like the others, but after Tamlin opens her senses she is able to see her as she really is, which results in an initial shock.

Alis says that her whole family is like that and that they come from the Summer Court but after Amarantha attacked for the first time she decided to go to the Spring Court with her nephews, although they did not live in the manor at first, as it was dangerous. Finally, after Amarantha's death, she takes them to live in the manor.

Trivia

• The Urisk can have mates, as is the case of Alis's sister.
• Alis says that, as with the High Fae, childbearing in her kind is rare and therefore children are highly prized, more so than jewels and gold. She says that it is a miracle when her sister became pregnant again when her first child was only five years old.
• The Urisk age differently from the High Fae, they reach adulthood after seventy-five years of life.