The Enchanted/Cursed - History of the Enchanted/Cursed

Before the werecreatures, shifters, and even vampires existed, Fae turned their attentions toward the human population. They rather enjoyed humanity, and many of them saw no issue with having physical relationships with humans. Some Fae thought humans were too simple to be more than a passing fancy, while others decided to take long time lovers. But no one really expected the offspring of these couplings to be very special, until it finally happened. While many of the physical relations between Fae and humans did not produce offspring, and the ones that did did not produce offspring with certain powers, there were times when the child of a Fae and a human would begin to exhibit strange magic that others of their kind could not. These rare few seemed to be able to pass as a Fae as much as they did a human, and were endowed with great power.

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It was not until most of these special human children grew older that it became known there was something different about them. The magic that flowed through their Fae parents flowed through their veins, though not nearly as strong. Those of Fae descent were called many things in each culture; Some were thought to be blessings, others - demons. And some were unlucky enough to be captured for sacrifices that led to nowhere.

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They quickly learned to blend in, since they were never accepted as Fae or allowed into Underhill, nor did the humans really accept them as their own. And because there were always power-hungry humans looking for the next way to become stronger, these gifted humans kept to themselves lest they attract the eye of the more nefarious. Generation after generation passed and so did the magic, never weakening from one to the next though not all received it even if both parents had magic. In time, those that could trace their blood back to a Seelie Fae became known as Enchanted. Their magic was usually helpful, at least compared to those that traced back to the Unseelie Fae, the Cursed.

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When the Fae and other magical races went into hiding in Haven, most of the Cursed and Enchanted were left to flourish or fail amongst the humans. Only a few families were able to keep the knowledge of their Fae bloodlines, while most were lost and do not even know where their abilities come from. Today, these gifted humans are found everywhere on the planet, though many have taken up residence in Haven so that they do not have to fear showing their powers in public.