Water fairies: how we recognize them

These are not the fairies of storybooks. The water ones are the beings we associate with a river, a stream or the sea, and over years of working we learned to recognize them by a few consistent traits.

They tend toward cool tones, blues and greens and greys, and a lighter, more changeable feel than the earth beings. A guardian of this lineage usually suits people who live near water or are drawn to it.

If one of these chose your home, it is the kind of presence that settles a room rather than stirs it.