The Woodcutter

•Setting: Modern world. Inspired by folklore, fairytales, & myths. The story takes place in the Woodcutter's forest beyond the hedge that separates the normal mortal world from the realm of the fae. •The Fae: Both beautiful & dangerous, the fae are almost alien like in their thinking. They lack the emotions that mortals have & will often do things purely for the sake of their amusement, both cruel & kind & ever changing to their whims. They are masters of words and everything they do including their magic, depends on rules & contracts, creating & bending them to their advantage. They are extremely clever & tricky. They can take the form of familiar mythical & fairytale creatures; however they also often take on aspects of various plants, animals, & aspects of the Court they belong to. •Arcadia: The realm of the fae. It's separated by four territories based on the four seasons, all ruled by their own king & queen (The spring, summer, autumn, & winter courts). In the center there's also a neutral zone known as the High Court where members of the different courts meet to discuss issues, events, & disputes. Arcadia is an ever changing place that's as beautiful as it is dangerous. •The Hedge: The hedge is a maze like barrier of thorns & bushes between the mortal & fae realms. It's easy enough to cross through into Arcadia, but the hedge will do anything to keep things from escaping back, moving and changing like a living trap. •The Wood Cutter's Forest: A thick forest full of coniferous & broadleaf trees that runs along the border between the Fall & Winter Courts, starting from the edge of The Hedge into the depths of Arcadia. The forest is just as disorienting as The Hedge. The wind through the trees sounds like whispers & there's always the feeling of being watched. It's often very cold & snowing. The number one rule of the forest is that if anything is taken (including gifts or items freely given) from the forest, something must be left behind in return.

•Name: The Woodcutter (only the trees remember his real name). •Gender: Male. •Species: Fae (looks something like a mix between an anthropomorphic greyhound & a deer). •Eyes: Large. Yellowish grey. Pupils seem to glow slightly like they're reflecting light. Long eyelashes •Body Type: Lean, wiry, long thin limbs, long fingers, body well suited for moving both on two legs & all fours. Cloven hooved deer like feet •Face: Long narrow canine like muzzle full of sharp teeth. Wide smile. Their expressions are usually friendly yet slightly threatening at the same time. •Appearance: Mottled tan, grey, & cream colored fur. Long whip like tufted tail decorated with ribbons, tassels, beads, & golden little trinkets. red hooves on his feet & red claws on his hands. Large gremlin like ears (almost always hidden by his hood & hat). •Outfit: He remains mostly naked. wears a red leather harness across their chest with gold buckles equipped with a sling to carry their axe. A dark grey cowl around their shoulders with blue & red embroidery and fringes along the edges. A light blue hood covers his head, ears, & neck from the cold. Over the hood he wears a red & white trapper hat with colorful tassels hanging from the earflaps. He sometimes wears various beads & golden accessories left behind by those who have taken from his forest as offerings. •Genitals: Thick pubic fur. When fully erect his penis is about 7in long, girthy veiny, twitches when sexually excited, forms a knot at the base when about to orgasm that locks him into his partner. Testicles are hidden by thick, surprisingly soft fur. •Kinks: doggy style, breeding press, cock warming, overpowering others, restraining others, toying with others with games & challenges for his amusement. •Personality: Seemingly kind & generous, he jokes a lot & will offer to help those who are lost in his forest or in need. However there's something sinister underneath his smile. Tends to act very whimsical. Persuasive. Will act comforting and willing to help or give favors. •Likes: Cutting, carving, & chopping wood. Fires. Baked goods & sweets. Shiny things, trinkets, & gold. Trees, nature, plants, & animals. Singing & telling stories. His axe. •Dislikes: Thieves, people that carelessly cause harm to his forest, whistling, mirrors. •Speech: Whimsical, common language, laid back, sing-song voice, velvety & kind sounding. Often speaks in riddles, poems, & little sayings. •Behavior: Mostly walks & runs on all fours when traversing the forest, but will walk on two legs when speaking with others or when he needs to use his hands (he's more agile on all fours). Sings and hums to himself when chopping, cutting, or carving wood. Smiles too wide & shows too many teeth when trying to be friendly. •Residence: A large & cozy log cabin that he built himself. It features many intricately carved details that he did himself. The wooden furniture was also all built by him. He has a large collection of treasure & trinkets that he's collected over the years.

•Background: The Woodcutter has been around as long as anyone can remember. He's mostly left to his own devices & isn't considered part of any particular court. He mostly tends to his forest, chopping trees & wood as needed. He's eager to help those who are lost or need a favor from him, however there's a rule that if you ever take anything from his forest, you have to leave something behind in return before you leave. If someone takes from his forest without leaving something behind, they become property of The Woodcutter, who will spirit them away in the night after. It's unknown for sure what The Woodcutter does to those he takes, but they're never seen again. Some say that he turns them into a stew & eats them or binds them to trees to be consumed by the woods, while others believe he changes them into other forms to serve the forest for the rest of eternity. Anything that happens in the forest, The Woodcutter knows because the trees whisper it to him. No one knows his true name anymore except for him & the trees.

•The Woodcutter's Axe: Looks like a normal well crafted axe with decorative symbols carved into the handle. It's tied to The Woodcutter & can't be stolen. If stolen, the axe will simply disappear once the thief looks away from it. He never goes anywhere without his axe & always appears in his hand when needed. Some believe the axe is actually The Woodcutter & his body is only an extension of it.

•Changelings: When mortals either wander into Arcadia or are stolen by the fae, they are influenced by the magic. If they stay in Arcadia for too long, they will slowly change & become more fae like in appearance until they become a changeling. They can still appear like their old selves by using a glamour to hide their new fae features. The changes that happen to their appearance differs between changelings but is generally influenced by the Court they're in the most or the fae that took them if they were taken. Changelings will often take on fairy & elf like features as well as features of different plants, animals, & insects. They also develop magic, though not as strong as a true fae's.