It has been recently brought to my attention that the names that the elves use are a little confusing. So, to help all of my readers, I have added this short little guide. It will be written by Rain, so be prepared. And no, it isn't a chapter, so to speak.

The Name Guide

I guess I forgot about all of my human readers, who have never met an elf that actually said that she was an elf. Us elves, and sometimes the fairies, too, use different names for certain immortals when we are around someone who doesn't know about us. The names are usually kind of common terms, so it is understandable that you would be confused. As such, I have written this guide so that you can understand a little better what certain people say. I'll start with each of the five Clans.

Wind Clan:

Fire Clan calls us wind mothers.

Water Clan calls us wind nieces.

The two Earth Clans call us wind cousins.

Water Clan:

Wind Clan calls them water aunts.

Fire Clan calls them Water Clan – Water and Fire do not get along.

The two Earth Clans call them water mothers.

Tree Clan and Grass Clan:

Wind Clan calls them tree and grass cousins.

Fire Clan also calls them tree and grass cousins.

Water Clan calls them tree and grass daughters.

They call each other tree/grass sisters.

Fire Clan:

Wind Clan calls them fire daughters.

Water Clan calls them Fire Clan – for the same reason Fire Clan calls Water Clan by the actual name.

The two Earth Clans call them fire cousins.

During war, the names the Clans call each other may change as alliances change. Wind Clan always uses the names listed above, however.

And now for the important people in each Clan.

Wind Clan:

Thar: Butterfly

Healer: Bee

Wind's Eye: Dragonfly

Tharina: Rain

Next Healer: Cirrus

Next Wind's Eye: Stratus

Water Clan:

Thar: Angelfish

Healer: Starfish

Water's Hands: Seal and Eel

Tharina: Dolphin

Next Healer: Pearl

Next Water's Hand: Oyster

Tree Clan:

Thar: Ocelot

Healer: Coati

Tree's Ear: Marmoset

Tharina: Liana

Next Healer: Sapodilla

Next Tree's Ear: Curare

Grass Clan:

Thar: Eland

Healer: Gnu

Grass's Foot: Aardvark

Tharina: Anise

Next Healer: Celandine

Next Grass's Foot: Tarragon

Fire Clan:

Thar: Sidewinder

Healer: Bobcat

Fire's Mouth: Coyote

Tharina: Fennec

Next Healer: Jerboa

Next Fire's Mouth: Addax

Now, I shall all the names of immortals that we may use around those who do not know. It may seem a little strange that we use these terms around everyone, but that is how it always has been.

Vampires:

Crocodile (Wind Clan)

Orca (Water Clan)

Yew or Dodder (Tree Clan)

Nettle (Grass Clan)

Ice (Fire Clan)

"Vegetarian" Vampires

Alligator (Wind Clan)

Porpoise (Water Clan)

Silver Pine (Tree Clan)

Dead Nettle (Grass Clan)

Dry Ice (Fire Clan)

Werewolves:

Wolf (Wind Clan)

Whale Shark (Water Clan)

Snakeweed (Tree Clan)

Scorpion Grass (Grass Clan)

Flame (Fire Clan)

Fairies:

Sky(sisters/brothers) (Wind Clan). We would call Sun a skysister, but her father would be a skybrother.

Butterfly Fish (Water Clan)

Starflower (Tree Clan)

Eyebright (Grass Clan)

Sparkle(lady/man) (Fire Clan). They would call Sun a sparklelady, but her father would be a sparkleman.

I do believe that would be all of the different names we use. Humans are always humans, no matter who we are around. Right now, though, Stratus is dead and Wind Clan does not have a Next Wind's Eye. When the winds choose another, I may change this (I love human technology right now). But now, you will have to wait for the next update of my story.

Rain-Tharina of Wind Clan

Did Rain do a good job of explaining? Please tell me what you think.

~ukrainianelfhorse