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Neopets Faeries, based on mythological fairies, are mysterious creatures on the Neopets website, which are known to live until very old. There are six common types, a group of "fallen" faeries and unique faeries. Some of these faeries may give quests. Most of the all-female Faerie race live in the Neopian world of Faerieland.

Common Faeries
There are six different types of common Faeries in Neopia, each drawing their power from a different elemental source.

Air Faeries
Air FaerieS enjoy dancing on the wind and are a bit vain. If the player is granted a quest by an Air Faerie, she will ask for some type of beauty product to become more radiant. If the said item is supplied, the pet will get swifter, which means their Battledome statistic for movement is increased.

One of the more famous Air Faeries is Psellia, who was a part of the Altador plot. It was said that she saved a Blumaroo from falling off the clouds and became one of the 12 heroes of Altador. She has also saved Sir Jeran of Meridell in a similar way in the Battle For Meridell plot. Another famous Air Faerie is Briana, who lives on Lutari Island:).


Dark Faeries
Dark Faeries are the evil one's minions. They grant powers such as creating darkness, draining life, and night vision. The alignment of Dark Faeries has often been ambiguous, being alternatively described as fully evil and neutral. The Uber Dark Faerie will ask for toys for her quests. In return, she will raise a pet's hit points.

Famous Dark Faeries in Neopia are Jhudora, who lives in Faerieland and gives out quests (like Illusen; see Earth Faeries); The Darkest Faerie (also known as the Betrayer and the Sleeper); Mavara; Jennumara; Maelstra; and the Dark Faerie Sisters (Vanity, Malice, and Spite). Another Dark Faerie called Fiona tried to prevent Aethia the Battle Faerie from recovering the two swords belonging to the previous Battle Faerie, Valeane.

The Dark Faerie abilities are: Night Vision, Nighttime, Temporal Leak, Shroud, Demon Breath, Shadow Health, Sink and Drain Life.

Jhudora
Jhudora is a Dark Faerie who lives on a cloud in Faerieland. She gives out quests and is a mortal enemy of Illusen, the kind Earth Faerie in Meridell. Though the two were thought to be sisters, TNT (The Neopets Team) confirmed that they were not related in an issue of the Neopian Times. Jhudora's holiday (Jhudora Day) is on February 4th. If you complete one of her quests at this time, you will receive a special avatar. Little is known about her evil ways. Nobody knows why she and Illusen supposedly hate each other

Earth Faeries
Earth Faeries live in the tallest trees of the Neopian forests. They enjoy collecting and storing items and try to avoid creatures on the ground. They can toughen a creature's skin or give it the ability to magically create food or burrow into the ground.

The Uber Earth Faerie will ask for magical items for her quests. In return, she will heal and bloat the player's pet. This is often considered extortionate, as these things can be gained for free from elsewhere in Neopia.

A famous Earth Faerie is Illusen, who lives in Meridell and gives out timed quests to anyone who is willing. Her arch-nemesis is Jhudora. There is also Iyana, an Earth Faerie, who "lives in a forest, making her home high in the branches of the tallest tree." Ilere is an Earth Faerie who lives in the Haunted Woods and saved Sophie when the inhabitants of Neovia turned on her family.

The Earth Faerie abilities are: Magic Pebbles, Tough Skin, Magic Berries, Burrow, Negg, Twisting Vines, Great Feast and Regeneration.

Ilere
An Earth Faerie featured in the Tale of Woe plot. She gave Sophie a home and all she would need to survive in the Haunted Woods, including various magical items and ingredients.Even though she did this she still left Sophie th fend for herself in the dangerous haunted woods. Sophie never saw her again until the tale of woe plot. She lives in a closed off area of the Haunted Woods guarded by ghost meepits. Not much else is known about her.

Illusen
Illusen, an Earth faerie, lives in the land of Meridell and gives timed quests to those who come to her glade. Her holiday (Illusen Day) is March 17.

Illusen first appeared when the land of Meridell was discovered, soon after a war came by and destroyed her glade and home. She is a popular figure in the Neopian Times and is considered arch enemies with Jhudora, a Dark faerie. Much speculation surrounds their rivalry, but it is supposedly Illusen who witnessed Jhudora in the act of something so evil it would have her banished from the realm of faeries without powers or wings.

Besides this, Illusen is a kind and loving faerie and is willing to help those in need. She is a quest faerie who sends users looking for utterly random things, said to combat Jhudora. Every third quest or so, she rewards questers with progressively better items. Almost anyone can agree that the honey potion she gives out on the 35th quest is well worth it. She is the guardian of the eastern Woodland area of Meridell and is its resident Faerie. Her powers were only defeated by Darigan and the power of the orb in the Battle for Meridell.

Fire Faeries
Fire Faeries have very strong mischievous streak. They love to play pranks, especially during the Neopets Faerie Festival.

The quest-giving Fire Faerie will ask for clothing for her quests. In return, she will increase the player's pet's strength level. Fire Faerie abilities are as follows: Smoke Screen, Fiery Roar, Fiery Gaze, Fireball, War Cry, Lava Spit, Meteor Shower, Song of the Volcano, and Boil. Fire Faeries are also known to be very loyal to traditions.

The most famous Fire Faeries include Nuria, Eithne, Fuhnah and Ember. Nuria appeared as a statue in the Lost Desert plot, though not much is known about her. Eithne is an evil Faerie banished in the Mystery Island plot and who has never seen again. Ember is one of the players of Gormball.

Light Faeries
According to Neopian legend, "living on clouds on the upper levels of Neopia are the radiant Light Faeries. Devoted to the cause of good, they will rarely stray deep down to the lower levels. If a creature is noble and bold of heart, these magical sprites can grant him or her holy powers such as bless and restore".

The Uber Light Faerie will ask for collectible cards for her quests. In return, she will raise the player's pet's level.

A famous Light Faerie in Neopia is Siyana (also known as the First to Rise), who lives in Altador.

Light Faerie abilities are as follows: Magic Torch, Flash, Bless, Sun Ray, Psychic Blast, Mote Dance and Restore.

Water Faeries
Water Faeries are found in the rivers and streams of Neopia and have mermaid tails and fins. The Uber Water Faerie will ask for books for her quests. In return, she will increase a pet's defense level.

A famous Water Faerie in Neopia is Nereid. The Drenched, three Water Faerie witches, appeared in the "Curse of Maraqua Plot". Another famous Water Faerie is the Fountain Faerie, who runs the Rainbow Fountain. The Healing Springs are also run by a Water Faerie, though her name is unknown.

Water Faerie abilities are as follows: Heal, Bubble Shield, Water Jet, Quench, Steam Shield, Water Breathing and Water of Life.

Fountain Faerie
This famous faerie lives in Faerieland, where she operates the Rainbow Fountain. She gives Fountain Faerie Quests as random events (although they are quite rare); and, after a player completes one of her quests, she may paint his/her active pet almost any color previously released to that pet species (exceptions being Royal, Robot and MSP). The Fountain Faerie asks for items with a rarity value of between 90 and 99, which are usually expensive. However, she sometimes asks for items that are relatively cheap. Items she has asked for in the past include Korbat Whips and King Hagan Usukis. As the cheapest non-basic paintbrush (Sketch) costs around 40,000 Neopoints, the most expensive (Pirate) costs around 5 million, and her offering of colours include those that are otherwise only available by using the secret laboratory ray such as Coconut; most would say that they are quite worth it. However, receiving the Fountain Faeries quest is extremely rare and thought of as the rarest of the quests. If someone goes to the Rainbow Fountain and do not currently have a completed quest from the Fountain Faerie, the Fountain Faerie will tell them that "All the magic has gone :( Unfortunately it seems that too many Neopets have bathed in these magical waters and have used up all the fountain's magical power. Oh well :( Maybe if you come back at another time you will be slightly more lucky!"

Bottled Faeries
Bottled Faeries are elemental faeries trapped in a bottle and may bless a player's Neopet if they are released. A player releases the Faerie by activating the item. The Faerie will then either bless the player's Neopet with a Battledome ability or fly away depending on the pet's level. There are 8 Fire and Earth Faerie abilities and 7 each of the other types. Each ability can be leveled up by landing on the correct slot in The Wheel of Excitement or use (eat) a Radioactive Negg, though they don't often work effectively any more due to the ability levels being thought as an idea long abandoned by Neopets. Bottled Faeries are bottled by Balthazar the Lupe. A minor reference to Bottled Faeries is present in Neopets: The Darkest Faerie, where The Darkest Faerie captures Queen Fyora in a bottle.

Other Faeries
As well as the normal Faeries there are some other unique Faeries living in Neopia.

Ambition
Ambition is a Faerie in the mysterious group known as The Three. The Three were responsible for giving Kass the power to seize control of the Darigan Citadel and attack Meridell, causing the conflict known as the Battle for Meridell. Ambition's element is fairly ambiguous, which causes her to be alternatively viewed as either a Dark Faerie (because of her dark attire) or a fallen Light Faerie (because of her glowing wings). While little is known for certain about The Three, Ambition appears to be their leader.

Battle Faerie
In olden times of war, this magical creature was said to help inexperienced pets learn to defend themselves and on rare occasions teach the strongest ones a lesson they would never forget. The current Battle Faerie is Aethia. Her predecessor was Valeane. Legend says whoever defeats her will be rewarded with one-of-a-kind items. She has been retired from the Battledome and her weapons are available from the Battle Magic shop. She currently runs her own Faerie Weapons shop in Faerieland. A Battle Faerie avatar is sometimes made available to the player after completing a 1-player battle.

She is said to ride on an Eyrie.

Dung Faerie
The Dung Faerie will occasionally donate a pile of dung to the rubbish dump.
She is a secretive faerie uncommonly seen donating random things at the Meridell Rubbish Dump.

Fyora
Fyora is the Faerie Queen and ruler of Faerieland. Fyora has been queen for as long as anyone can remember. She was featured in the "Darkest Faerie" video game and is also known for her quests, which increase a pet's stats greatly. It is extremely rare to be given a quest by Fyora. She has a shop called the Hidden Tower, a shop that sells things for at least 110,000 Neopoints, can only be visited by users whose accounts are at least four months old and gives out an avatar to anyone who buys an item from there. Her remarks are often scarcastic.

Grey Faerie
The Grey Faerie is a poor, miserable creature that has lost her magical powers and wings. So far, she is the only one of her kind reported, although it has been hinted that whenever a faerie loses its wings, it turns into a Grey Faerie. The only way for a Grey Faerie to get her powers back is to get new wings and to do that she must get a new name.

Tavi asked the faerie's name, but she did not reply; instead, simply looking at the magical lock. In order to set herself free, the Grey Faerie said the lock's name must be spoken. Tavi and the lock agreed that they would ask each other questions, Tavi finding out the lock's name and the lock trying to figure out what was in Tavi's pack. However, they could not ask what was the lock's name was or the contents of the Kyrii's bag. The lock was so over-confident it let the brave Kyrii go first. She asked what the faerie's name was, for Tavi had seen the Faerie look at the lock when questioned her name. The lock, grumbling, told the truth, to which Tavi replied, "Then your name must be Baelia." The two escaped together, all the while the lock calling to them that 'his lady of shadow shall find the Grey Faerie, and capture her once more'.

It is rumoured that in her original form, Baelia wore green clothing, had green eyes, and sported white feathered wings.
It is also a common belief that normal Faeries can be turned into Grey Faeries as punishment when they break Fyora's laws.

Happiness Faerie
The Happiness Faerie bears a great similarity to the evil Dr. Sloth, except the Happiness
Faerie wears a small mask, a pin and carries a flower. It is greatly suspected that the Happiness Faerie is really Dr. Sloth in disguise. Nobody knows why neopets released the happiness faerie.

Jhuidah
Jhuidah (not to be mistaken with Jhudora) runs the trading post and cooking pot in Mystery Island and is described as an "Island Faerie." During the Mystery Island plot, she was shrunk and trapped in a fish bowl at the Mystery Island petpet shop. Players had to give her a Tagobo Potion to free her, and those that did received a now-retired avatar.

Library Faerie
As well as running the Faerieland Bookshop, the Library Faerie runs the Daily Crossword. The faster players complete the crossword, the more Neopoints they receive. If players get the crossword done, they receive an avatar.

Negg Faerie
The Negg Faerie lives in the Neggery in the Ice Caves. Here players can trade neggs and negg tokens for one another and purchase some of the rarer neggs available.

Soup Faerie
The Soup Faerie, the Neopian Faerie of Love and Kindness, lives in the Neopia Central market place and runs the Soup Kitchen, where Neopets can be fed if their owners cannot afford to buy food (or when the owner has 0-3000 neopoints in total). Players who feed their pets here may receive an avatar.

Space Faerie
Players can receive a quest from this Faerie, from which a pet will gain four points in a random stat upon successful completion.

This Faerie starred in the original Sloth plot and was supposed to star in the Return of Dr. Sloth plot, but that plot was cancelled and replaced with Hannah and the Ice Caves plot. She is known for her strong hatred for Sloth and her compassion for Grundos. The Space Faerie is now the spokesperson for Neopets Premium.

Taelia
Also known as The Snow Faerie, Taelia lives on the top of Terror Mountain and gives out quests. Unlike other faeries, users can choose to get a quest from Taelia whenever they wish to a maximum of 10 times a day. She is always in need of spell ingredients, but what she uses them for is unknown. Seemingly cold on the outside, Taelia really has a warm heart and often helps lost Neopets, including Hannah, from the Hannah and the Ice Caves plot. She is also known for her healing powers.

Tooth Faerie
The Tooth Faerie often appears in random events to give money for "lost teeth". The player usually receives between 60 and 1000 neopoints and possibly the chance to use the Tooth Faerie avatar. She also has a few items and even once had a day dedicated to her.

Faerie Quests
Fyora, the elemental Faeries, the Space Faerie, and the Fountain Faerie give quests as random events. These quests involve finding an item without the aid of the Shop Wizard (the user shop search engine), thus limiting the ways to find the requested item. The auction house and trading post can be used to get around this, as can the Quest board on the message boards. In this board, many users are willing to use the Shop Wizard in the quester's stead and retrieve the username of the shop with the cheapest price. A player can cancel any quest by clicking on the "I don't want to do this quest!" option given when retrieving the item. The rewards and requests vary depending on the faerie:
* The Earth Faerie will ask for a magic item and, in return, fully heal and fill one of the player's pets with food.
* The Water Faerie will ask for a book and raise the defense of a random pet.
* The Fire Faerie increases a random pet's strength in return for clothing.
* The Air Faerie increases the speed of a random pet in return for beauty products.
* The Light Faerie will raise the level of a random pet in return for a trading card.
* The Dark Faerie will increase a random pet's a hit points in return for a toy.
* The Space Faerie will ask for any random item and increase a pet's level stat by 4.
* Fyora will ask for a rare item and will give a pet a raise of 1 level, 3 strength, and 3 hit points.

Fountain Faerie Quests
Arguably the most desirable quest, the Fountain Faerie assigns quests. She will ask for any item with a rarity level of between 90 and 99 (they are usually expensive, though she has been known to ask for cheap items like Icy Snowballs and Puntec Fruits) and, in return, the player will be able to access the Rainbow Fountain in Faerieland. They will have the option of using the fountain to paint one of their pets almost any colour you wish. Most rare colours (i.e. Malevolent Sentient Plushie) and lab-ray only colors such as Robot are not available as options; although Usuki/Quiguki, Coconut, the magical Chia colours, Mallow, and other rare colours are present. If a player uses the Rainbow Fountain to paint a Buzz, they will receive an avatar.

Illusen and Jhudora
Illusen and Jhudora each offer a different type of quest. They are both game like quests, Illusen's Glade and Jhudora's Cloud. Their quests can be taken on demand (with a 12 hour wait in between each one) and they do not give rewards for every quest. A tally is kept of the number of quests completed in a row, and prizes are given at set intervals. Unlike the quests that are given out randomly, players may use the Shop Wizard to find the item, though they are also given a time limit of around 16 minutes and 40 seconds for each quest. The early rewards are poor and worth very little, but completing 35 quests or more in a row will earn players very rare and expensive items. It is almost always said that their quests are a waste of time and money and that when an expensive or rare item is acquired, it is usually not worth the trouble the player has been through. A possible exception to this is Illusen's 35th Quest reward, a Honey Potion, which sells for upwards of a 800k and does a lot of damage. There are only a very few number of people who have managed to complete all 50 quests of either Faerie. Players cannot do quests for both at the same time, as the two hate each other and will know if the player has been doing quests for the other; the only way to switch to the other Faerie is to wait twelve hours after completing a quest for the one you are "working" for. As a result, it is one question every twelve hours, with it not mattering which one. Jhudora is also featured in the Gallery of Evil, and Illusen is featured in the Gallery of Heroes. Illusen and Jhudora have been enemies ever since.

Sins Of The Loose Buttons are an alternative rock band that hails from the streets of the greatest city in the world. Sins has only been together since early 2007, but the hard rock, funk influenced New York rock band’s style has been created by the members through years of immense practice to prefect their respective instruments. Sins of The Loose Buttons consists of Eric Nizgretsky , Sam Hellerman , Zack Kantor , and Ryan Bondell .


Biography

Sins was started on a dream, to make it to the top of the music industry. And from the beginning, all 4 members had the will, determination, potential and overall passion for music to get them there. The band runs on the great chemistry developed by the band member’s thorough years of friendship. But the bands chemistry isn’t the only think that keeps the band alive, it is Ryan's intense drumming, Sam’s drive, Zack's insane solo’s and Eric’s energetic and raw vocal performances. Sins are just beginning to show the NYC music scene what rock is truly about.

Their blending of funk, and southern rock with today’s modern alternative rock sound separates Sins Of The Loose Buttons from the typical teenage band. One thing that makes this band unique are their lyrics, they vary from life-changing experiences like getting stuck in quicksand to truthful tales of the messed up society we live in. Eric Nizgretsky explains: “When I write lyrics, I dig deep into the things that are happening or did happen to me. You know, I can write about the feelings I have for a girl and then I can talk about how screwed up society is”.

Everyone can relate to the dynamic aspects of their music. They posses a very mature sound for a group of kids that were in diapers when Nirvana came out with Nevermind. The intensity they bring to the stage is not only because of their elusive take on present day alternative rock but it is also because of the electrifying stage presence each member possesses. It is pretty safe to say Sins of The Loose Buttons knows how to have a good time all the time.


Musical Styles

Sins Of The Loose Buttons has a unique style of playing their instruments, which separates them from most other bands. The each bring their own individual styles to the group to allow Sins to have its unique style. While listening to many of the bands songs, you can separate certain aspects of the songs that sound unique and very much one of a kind.

When listening to the lyrics of almost every one of the band’s songs, you can always relate to some parts. Eric Nizgretsky sings about a broad range of subjects regarding things that go on in his life. The vocals of Sins are distinct and unique because of the great melodies against the chord progression or riffs that Kantor is playing. Nizgretsky also has an individual way of singer, which is in a way rapping and singing at the same time. Often times his vocals are compared to those of Anthony Kiedis. Nizgretsky’s way of going against the traditional style of singing and his outstanding live stage performances are part of what help to make Sins so distinct.

Zack Kantor is the lead guitarist of Sins. Kantor has played guitar since he was 10 years old and he does not look like he is interested in stopping in the near future. His style of playing consists of finger picking, riffing, creating unique chord progressions that work well with Nizgretsky’s melodies, and even tapping. Many people can distinguish Kantor’s distict guitar solos in songs like “Top of the World” and “Quicksand”. He plays using different scales other than just pentatonic scales. You can hear the unique sound of the Dorian mode in the guitar solo of songs like “The Amp”. Kantor is always coming up with great riffs that blend amazingly into the other parts of the songs.

Throughout songs like “Hard to Explain”, you can hear the styles of Sam Hellerman playing his bass, which is different than most other bassists. Hellerman uses different notes that many people would be circumspect to play. His style of playing many notes quickly distinguishes him from other bassists. Hellerman is a naturally talented teenager who plays both the drums and the guitar as well as the bass. He is currently playing in multiple bands with different instruments, which shows just how great he is. Hellerman taught himself the bass with true determination and he plays almost every day both with the band and by himself. To him, music is more than just a sound you hear coming out of the radio in the car, it is a way of life.

Ryan Bondell (Bondi) is the drummer of Sins of the loose buttons. Not only is his drumming polished and superb, but Bondi is also part of what makes the band so fun to be around because of his diverting personality. Bondi has been playing the drums for a while now and to him, they are more than just an instrument. He practices the drums every day so that when he comes in to practice with the band, his beats are polished and perfected. When he plays he thinks only about the task at hand which is playing the correct rhythm at the correct time and because of his love for the drums and music, Bondi always rocks out behind his set drawing more and more attention to the percussion section of the band.


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