# The Windfairies — The Windfairies character guide

> The Windfairies in The Windfairies by Mary De Morgan.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Windfairies, Dear windfairies

**First appearance:** 0001-the-windfairies

## Snapshot

Grey, feather-light spirits who spin the mill sails and the sea waves, trading forbidden dances for promises no mortal keeps.

## Who they are

The windfairies sweep the earth, turn the miller's wheel, and gather by night to dance as lightly as down. They are drawn to Lucilla's loneliness but wary of her kind, warning that no mortal can keep a secret and that broken faith brings heavy feet and a curse on what she loves best. Their bargain sets the story's central wager: a child's word against fairy law, with help promised only if she stays true.

## Relationships

### [Lucilla](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_windfairies_se/characters/lucilla)

_friendship_

A whimsical, protective bond where Lucilla communicates with and is guided by the magical Windfairies.

### [Hulda](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_windfairies_se/characters/hulda)

_psychological_

A fearful, superstitious relationship where Hulda believes the Windfairies spy on her and bring bad luck.

### [Lucilla](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_windfairies_se/characters/lucilla)

_friendship_

A whimsical, protective bond where Lucilla communicates with and is guided by the magical Windfairies.

### [Lucilla](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_windfairies_se/characters/lucilla)

_friendship_

A whimsical, protective bond where Lucilla communicates with and is guided by the magical Windfairies.

### [Hulda](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_windfairies_se/characters/hulda)

_psychological_

A fearful, superstitious relationship where Hulda believes the Windfairies spy on her and bring bad luck.

## In the story

### [The Windfairies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_windfairies_se/chapters/the-windfairies)

Central magical beings of the chapter, embodying the forces of wind and nature.

### [The Windfairies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_windfairies_se/chapters/the-windfairies)

Magical beings who teach Lucilla to dance and later help her in her time of need.

### [The Pool and the Tree](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_windfairies_se/chapters/the-pool-and-the-tree)

The wind blows the cloud across the sky, aiding its journey to find the tree.

## Links

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