These are generalized concepts of fae magic; each fae type has a specialized magic that is expanded and explored more in their sections.

Mercy Thompson Series #2: Blood Bound

• sharp astringent scent

Mercy Thompson Series #3: Iron Kissed

• if you use a fairy gift more than you have permission for, there are consequences
• it's magic they can't work anymore, enchanting objects permanently, and they hold those things precious

Mercy Thompson Series #5: Silver Borne

• iron is impossible for most fae to work, lead isn't much better, but silver…silver accepts magic easily and keeps it
• if a fae is dealing with silver even a few with little magic could handle it

Mercy Thompson Series #9: Fire Touched

• fae things are rarely what they seem; and even very minor artifacts, given time, can gain power

Mercy Thompson Series #11: Storm Cursed

• magic has rules; especially for the fae¹⁴¹
• transformation magic—that is rare and belongs to only a few types of fae; with the exception of several of the Gray Lords, generally those are not powerful creatures¹⁴¹

Mercy Thompson Series #8: Night Broken

• it is only the great weapons that are quenched when they are first made, usually in the blood of someone worthy, someone whose traits will make the sword more dangerous²⁴
• Excalibur was quenched in the blood of Lugh by Zee

“The easiest way would be to quench an object in her death.” I’d heard that word before. “Like when a weapon is quenched and takes on the personality traits of the person who dies.” “Like that, yes,” she agreed, “but it doesn’t have to be a weapon.” She gave me a detailed explanation and several possible solutions. 425;Hollow

This is the only magic that all fae have in common. It allows them to look like anyone they want to look like and the illusion is so good that it affects not only human senses, but physical reality.

Mercy Thompson Series #11: Storm Cursed

• goblins have a variation of glamour that other fae do not²¹
• they are able to hid behind a veil of magic so as not to trigger the curse of the ancient bargain²¹
• it allows them to lie and not be bound by the contract²¹
• a secret held forever until the events of this novel

Mercy Thompson Series #12: Smoke Bitten

• control of glamour is different from other fae⁵⁹

Mercy Thompson Series #1: Moon Called

• the spell that keeps them appearing human

Mercy Thompson Series #2: Blood Bound

• thanks to glamour, a fae can look like anyone they want to
• glamour is the thing that makes something a fae - as opposed to, say, a witch or a werewolf
• the fae change their appearance by magic–glamour, they call it…not entirely sure that the fae can see through each other's glamour¹²³

Mercy Thompson Series #3: Iron Kissed

• most fae lived among humans under their glamour, even if they admitted what they were
• people are just not ready to deal with the fae's true appearance
• the only thing all fae have in common is glamour, the ability to change their appearance; the illusion is so good that it affects not only human senses, but physical reality¹³
• it's not shapeshifting, but it's as close as makes no never mind¹³
• glamour works best for sight and touch, very good for taste and hearing, but not as well for scent¹⁵
• if glamour has a weakness it is scent²⁸

• illusion that make a fae look human

Mercy Thompson Series #5: Silver Borne

• with enough glamour, a fae can take on the appearance of any living thing, but something inanimate is harder⁸⁸
• their true faces are concealed behind other forms – and designed to blend in with the human race and hide what they truly are¹²⁴
• there is a cost for magic
• glamour has less than most now, but there is still a cost for sight and sound, a cost for physical dimensions
• all fae have glamour which allows them to change their appearance; some of them can hide themselves entirely
• when fae drop their glamour sometimes it's cool, with colors sliding and mixing; sometimes like when Mercy shifts - just blink and their different
• the only glamour that works in an Elphame is the queen; if you wait until the Elphame rips it from you, it will alert those inside that they have an intruder

Mercy Thompson Series #6: River Marked

• a kind of magic the fae use to change their appearance
• the ability to use glamour is what makes a fae a fae instead of some other kind of thing that uses magic
• it is an illusion - but not

Mercy Thompson Series #7: Frost Burned

• fae have glamour - that's what makes them fae³⁰
• they can take any living shape they like, and mostly they like forms that blend in³⁰
• half-fae can go either way; some don't who don't look human also don't have enough magic to hide what they are¹⁸²

Mercy Thompson Series #8: Night Broken

• fae were good with glamour: they could change their faces, their voices, even their sizes and shapes¹⁷

Mercy Thompson Series #9: Fire Touched

• can gift it to others; but if you do something to draw attention the glamour won't hold¹⁸⁸
• fae glamour might be awesomely powerful, but it seldom worked on scent¹⁸⁹
• some of the fae have favorite glamours they wear, visual impressions are not a definitive way to recognize a fae²⁰¹

Mercy Thompson Series #10: Silence Fallen

• some lesser fae don't have enough magic to maintain glamour¹²⁸

Mercy Thompson Series #11: Storm Cursed

• glamour was the magic the fae used to alter their appearance⁰⁸
• goblins have a variation of glamour that other fae do not²¹
• the fae have glamour; they might tend to wear the same guise from day to day, but that doesn't mean that they have to²³⁴

Alpha & Omega Series #2: Hunting Ground

• few of the fae are beautiful with their glamour on; beauty doesn't blend in very well. the fae, like werewolves, spent a long time learning to hide in plain site⁴⁹

Alpha & Omega Series #3: Fair Game

• glamour, the power that all fae shared, was a very strong illusion<sup>113</sup. * most glamour doesn't work on scent¹²³

Alpha & Omega Series #4: Dead Heat

• changlings use a variation of glamour to appear like normal human being¹⁷²

Alpha & Omega Series #5: Burn Bright

• some of the more powerful fae are able to maintain large and complex glamour⁶¹
• only the Gray Lords working great magic together could confuse technology until it wouldn't work at all⁶²

Mercyverse Short Fiction: Silver

• glamour is a part of fae⁶⁴