Fey

Fey are creatures hailing from or associated with the Feywild, a plane of existence parallel to the main one. They are often strange, and magical in nature and behaviour.

A pixie, a type of fey.

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Mystical creatures that dwell in twilight groves and misty forests. They have close ties to nature - and like nature, not all fey are good.

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— In-game racial description

Characteristics

Fey creatures are often shaped like humanoid or natural creatures, but with a magical or whimsical flair to them. They come in a variety of forms that make it difficult to ascertain their relation to one another.

Types of fey

Blink Dog

Main articles: Blink Dog and Blink dog on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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The flickering, unpredictable magic of the faerie realm courses through the blink dog - allowing it to flit in and out of this plane to avoid harm.

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— In-game racial description

Blink dogs are intelligent and yet mysterious canines that possess the ability to "Blink", or teleport. They also possess an acute sense of smell and excellent vision in the dark.

Blink dogs in Baldur's Gate 3

• Bitey Buddy

Hag

Main articles: Hag and Hag on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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Soothsayers, invaders of dreams, dark ritualists, saviours, murderers: hags are all of these and more.

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— In-game racial description

Hags are devious, witch creatures that resemble an old disfigured woman. Often disguising themselves as something much more attractive or innocent, Hags are beings of evil and seek to make bargains with victims that appear favourable to them but end up being extremely unfavourable in the end.

Hags in Baldur's Gate 3

• Auntie Ethel

Meenlock

Main articles: Meenlock and Meenlock on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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These crustacean-like Fey are spawned by fear and seek to destroy all that is good, innocent, and beautiful.

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— In-game racial description

Meenlocks are disfigured, crustacean-like creatures that telepathically project fear into their nearby victims to torture them.

Redcap

Main articles: Redcap and Redcap on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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Small, homicidal creatures. Born of bloodlust, they have to keep their caps steeped in blood to survive.

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— In-game racial description

Redcaps are evil, vicious creatures resembling elder gnomes. They are known for their red pointed caps, created from dipping their caps into the blood of their victims.

Redcaps in Baldur's Gate 3

• BOOOAL
• Redcap Blood Sage
• Redcap Boatswain
• Redcap Mystic Cannoneer

Other fey

• Dryad
• Pixie

Related spells and abilities

•  Turn the Faithless -  Turns nearby fey and fiends.
•  Protection from Evil and Good,  Dispel Evil And Good - Aberrations, celestials, elementals, fey, fiends, and undead have disadvantage against attacks on the target of the spell.
•  Planar Binding - If successful, the target celestial, elemental, fey, or fiend creature becomes an ally to the caster
•  Nature's Ward - Can't be charmed or frightened by elementals and fey.

External links

• Fey on the Forgotten Realms Wiki