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There are plenty of other published worlds to explore as well, including adventures to be had in other planes of existence. In addition to the material realms, there are the elemental planes of fire, water, earth, and air. The <anchor>Feywild</anchor> serves as a fantastical reflection of the material world, while the Shadowfell stands as its dark echo. As you dive into your D&D journey, you may find yourself in these lands and more.
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# Welcome to the Feywild: A Beginner's Guide to the Plane of Faeries

## Welcome to the Feywild: A Beginner's Guide to the Plane of Faeries

Dungeons & Dragons' upcoming adventure book, The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, takes player characters into the Feywild, the Plane of Faeries. It is inhabited by sylvan creatures such as elves, dryads, satyrs, and pixies, as well as hags, giants, and other troublesome creatures. These kinds of creatures have played a role throughout D&D's history, and some were inspired by real-world folklore, including the Norse's Alfheim and the English's Fairyland. But such folklore has always been painted in mystery and been inconsistent.

Whether you're looking to prepare for adventures in the Feywild — or have a wizard's curiosity about the plane — here's what we know about its history and what you can expect when you travel there.

## What is the Feywild?

The Feywild is a parallel plane to the Material Plane. Unlike the Material Plane, the Feywild is fueled by wild, magical energy drawn from the emotions of its inhabitants. Because of its connection to the Material Plane, the Feywild has similar topography and geography to the mortal world, though exact locations are constantly shifting and are therefore impossible to plot.

Although the general geography of the Feywild and the Material Plane is similar, the Feywild has a much more primal landscape. Nature rules in the lands of fey. Where you would find sprawling cities in the Material Plane, you might discover only hunting outposts or desolate ruins in the Plane of Faeries. Similarly, locations with patches of wilderness in the mortal realm could be vast, impassable forests in the Feywild.

This raw, primal magic makes the Feywild an extremely dangerous place, even for those who call it home. Adventurers, or those unlucky enough to unwittingly stumble into this land from the Material Plane, must ensure they are not lulled into a sense of complacency by the Feywild’s beauty. The sporadic, magical nature of this land can kill mortals as quickly as any of its dangerous inhabitants.

### History of the Feywild in D&D

The Feywild as we know it in D&D fifth edition was first introduced in the fourth edition book Manual of the Planes. This realm of magic and chaos is seen as the spiritual successor to the Plane of Faerie featured in the third edition book Manual of the Planes.

The fourth edition first introduced the idea that eladrin, powerful elf-like beings that make up a large portion of the plane’s population, originated in the Feywild rather than the Plane of Arborea as discussed in previous editions. The fifth edition supplement Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes has expanded on this sentiment, stating that eladrin are elves that might be native to the Feywild, or were at least exposed to the presence of the Feywild for more than a century.

## Getting to the Feywild

Due to the Feywild’s close relationship with the Material Plane, crossing between the two is considered so easy that it is sometimes done by accident.

Fey crossings — areas where the two planes converge — can be found in ruins and old forests, often changing locations based on the weather, alignment of the planets, or time of year. These portals are random enough that unwitting travelers can stumble across the barrier between the realms by being in the wrong place at the wrong time. By the time the hapless traveler realizes that something is amiss, the portal might disappear, not to return for an hour, a day, or a century.

While the random convergences of the planes are dangerous and chaotic, there are areas that act as permanent fey crossings for the purpose of intentional travel between the Material Plane and the Feywild. These crossings are usually well-guarded secrets, as the fey don’t want just anybody to be given carte blanche access to the powerful magics that reside in the land of faeries.

If your players are looking for access to the Feywild, they may seek out assistance. For instance, they could navigate a treacherous swamp and bargain with a hag for the knowledge, or protect a patch of wilderness against an industrious noble for a druid who knows the fey’s secrets.

## Traveling throughout the Feywild

Whether travelers arrive intentionally or by accident, the chaotic Plane of Faeries does not show favor or mercy. The Feywild is deadly, there are no two ways around it. Because the Feywild has few civilized areas and the roads between them are unpredictable, traveling from one part of the Feywild to another is dangerous. Adventurers looking to move between cities in the Feywild might have to cross through swamps full of poisonous gas or forests that attempt to trap travelers in a never-ending maze.

Even if visitors from the Material Plane manage to survive the untamed wilderness, innumerable deadly creatures call the Plane of Faeries home. Because the magic that shapes the Feywild is more chaotic and powerful than the Material Plane, even its most common creatures can be infused with power that can rival hardened adventurers.

Thus, those who journey to the Feywild — whether on purpose or by chance — must tread carefully, for even the most innocuous-looking clearing or creature could lead to their end.

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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight is D&D's next big adventure storyline and is now available for preorder on D&D Beyond! It brings the wicked whimsy of the Feywild to fifth edition for the first time and offers new characters, monsters, mechanics, and story hooks suitable for players of all ages and experience levels!



Mike Bernier ( @arcane_eye) is the founder of Arcane Eye, a site focused on providing useful tips and tricks to all those involved in the world of D&D. Outside of writing for Arcane Eye, Mike spends most of his time playing games, hiking with his girlfriend, and tending the veritable jungle of houseplants that have invaded his house.

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The feywild is a really interesting concept and I’m exited to use it in a campaign.

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Finally! This is awesome, I've been waiting for something to help GM's flesh out the Feywild!

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Third! Hope this gives some more hag variants.

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Looks great!

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Happy to see more planar adventures. The cover of the book is pretty confusing though, makes the Feywild seem like some kind of circus, when my mental image is of intractable, magical, mysterious wilderness.

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Yes. I agree with everything you said. I think the circus part is part of the adventure, and it probably has something to do with The Carnival because part of its story is that it traded carnivals, one of which in the Shadowfell and the other in the Feywild.

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"Tall Tales of the Wee Folk"  - from the short lived Creature Crucible series of i think 1st Edition - did an okay job of introducing the races and some of the setting of Woodland Fairie creatures - fairly Shakespearean (Oberon references etc).  DnD has included some of the same races - Centaurs, Faun's, "owl folk" (called Hsaio in this accessory). Other playable races were Treant, Brownies and Redcaps, Dryad, Leprechaun, Pixie, Sprite, Wood Imp, Woodrake, Sidhe and one of my faves - Pooka. (their main magic was time manipulation and making wine)

A far cry from this circus themed Feywild I'm guessing, but it had some entertaining ideas.

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I've been waiting for a supplement for the Feywild since Vox Machina went there!

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looks interesting. Glad that there's some variety in the book settings.

kind of agree with this, but based on the way a lot of the feywild beings act (satyrs, dryads, etc) it would be kind of cool for there to be some magical circus. especially with something like night hags

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Just wait until Davvy Chappy hears about this

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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! WE FINALLY GET A FEYWILD BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK!!!

If you couldn't tell, I'm rather excited.

I just love the feywild because of how unpredictable it is. It's a DM's playground. Basically, put whatever you want there as long as the saturation is 200%! You wanna introduce a hill giant with a tux and a +5 intelligence? Feywild. Wanna make a sorcerer? Feywild. Wanna use pretty much any monster in a strange role? FEYWILD. You can just do whatever the heck you want, with all sorts of adventures, such as intrigue (rival feylords debate over territory and use their warlocks to their advantage), exploration (what?? Another breathtaking landscape?), and combat (the hag opens her arms, and swarms of insects pour out... roll initiative.)

I love it.

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I take it he likes the feywild.

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I can't wait. There hasn't been a single adventure I DMed where my players didn't get tricked by a fey or another (mostly hags. I love hags)

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I was hoping for a monster book, but this is quite interesting as well! Fingers crossed that we’ll get some interesting Fey.

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Super good article! I love your Arcane Eye site and use your tips all the time! Welcome to DDB!

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So, i'm kinda confused about one thing. Do creatures of the feywild have access to the material plane when a portal is accessible between the two, or is the portal one way? Also, what kind of creatures besides Eladrin live in the feywild, like all fey's, or just some, and are their beasts in feywild, too?

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All Fey live in the Feywild, and there are some beasts, mostly giant ones, I believe. There are also Treants, Blink Dogs, Faerie Dragons, Unicorns, Blights, Goblinoids, Ogres, and Giants (especially Fomorians), according to the DMG.

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