- "Am I the only one getting The Ring/Grudge-type vibes here?"
- ―Josh Hoberman
Naiads are nymphs that preside over fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of freshwater.
History[]
Encounter in Fillory[]
In a previous timeline, during his first visit to Fillory, Quentin Coldwater and his friends encountered a naked young woman submerged in a river. The woman's hair was dark and clumped with ice, her eyes midnight blue and unblinking, and her skin was a pale pearlescent gray. Coldwater suggested using a rope to pull her out before he opted to use a kinetic spell to lift her from the stream, but she stopped his spell before fully leaving the water, explaining that she was a naiad and couldn't leave her river.
Janet Pluchinsky asked if Castle Whitespire or a city was nearby. When Alice Quinn asked if the naiad served the rams, the naiad stated she served no false gods or goddesses, just her river.
Anaïs questioned whether or not there were other humans, but the naiad smiled and stated no humans like them were on Fillory before ending Coldwater's spell and diving into the river. Returning to the surface, the naiad offered the group a small ivory horn, instructing them to use it "when all hope is lost" before disappearing into the water.[1]
Burnt River Naiad[]
In Fillory there is a naiad that dwells within the Burnt River who is said to have glossy black skin and silver eyes. Eliot Waugh suggested asking the naiad about the cause of magic dying in the universe, but Janet Pluchinsky reassured him that was something they would do as a last resort.[2]
Ismenie's Warning[]
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The naiad Ismenie, a naiad in Fillory in the episode The 4-1-1. She was imprisoned because she had deboned several farmers that were drinking from her well. She explains that the water from the well is her very soul, an extension of her and drinking from it is drinking part of her. This was used later in the episode as a method of torture by Tick Pickwick to make her talk about the massive amount of magical water movement in the land.
She blames the thirsty Thirteenth, who is King Roderick, who created the fillorian plumbing system, capturing the naiads in certain places instead of flowing free in the land.
It is from Ismenie's information that High King Fen, Josh Hoberman, and Tick Pickwick will learn where the magical water is going; in the Secret Sea, hidden in Castle Whitespire.
Characteristic Traits[]
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Trivia[]
- According to Welcome to Fillory, it is important to remember the distinction between dryads and the naiads, even if they are both classified as Nymphs. The wrong name-calling will make them angry and hostile.