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Undine are a race of sea fae. An Undine first appears in Rosemary and Rue.

Undine water

Undine (Water Elemental)

About[]

The Undine came from Maeve's tears the first time Oberon left Maeve to go to Titania. Maeve didn't understand and nearly died of sorrow. Her tears were the first Undine, which therefore do not have a Firstborn. This also means Undine cannot mate with humans, so they have no changelings, but it is unclear if they can reproduce with one another or if Maeve's tears are what gives birth to new Undines.[citation needed]

"Even new Undine are older than the rest of us. They remember when the ocean ruled the world." Amandine to October.[citation needed]

Characteristics[]

Undine are only flesh because they want to be. They are beautiful with scales and slightly webbed fingers.[citation needed]

An Undine's body is made entirely of water, which doesn't understand illness. Undine can get polluted but not sick.[1] They are also unaffected by cold; with exception the some of the various breeds of snow fae, the Undine could walk naked in subzero temperatures and not be affected.

Every Undine has a pearl that serves as a physical anchor. If the pearl is damaged, then so is the Undine; if the pearl is safe, the Undine remains healthy. Significant damage to the pearl without immediate treatment can kill the Undine outright, a feat impossible even by fae standards. Undine are also tied to their lands. They cannot travel or relocate without significant help, for example a Firstborn like Amandine.[2]

As with many fae, iron is like acid to an Undine.[citation needed]

Abilities[]

Undine are known for their healing abilities. However, they may require consent to heal someone, either verbal or via blood of the injured. Lily is able to use plants to aid in her healing, foxglove being one of the plants she uses.

Characters[]

Lily[]

Lily is the lady of the Tea Gardens. Amandine helped her relocate from Japan to San Francisco many years ago. She became friends with Amandine's daughter October in her own right, and has healed Toby a number of times. Lily died after her pearl was poisoned by Rayseline Torquill and Oleander de Merelands.[1] When she dies, her knowe disintegrates and her people must relocate.[3]

Mythology[]

Undine are found in Greek, Irish, Scottish, Russian, Norse, and German stories.[4]

They are a water elemental who eventually morphed into tales of nymphs, naiads, and mermaids. They are typically depicted as females who live under waterfalls and forest pools and have enchanting singing voices. Although resembling humans in form, they lack a human soul, so to achieve mortality they must acquire one by marrying a human. Such a union is not without risk for the man, because if he is unfaithful, then he is fated to die.[5]

In the legends of ancient Greece, Undine appeared in the Aegean Sea as seahorses with human faces and the word 'Undine' means wave.[6]

Another spelling is ondine.[7]

References[]


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