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Faen
Faen Faen is the name of a being who chooses brevity deliberately — in fae tradition, a shorter name conceals more. A character named Faen would be whimsical on the surface and dangerous beneath it: a fae trickster who appears helpful but always extracts an unexpected cost, or a changeling who has lived so long among mortals they have almost forgotten their nature.
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