Regarded by some as an unseelie counterpart to changelings, pookas have the same propensity for shifting and mutable forms, but add to it a considerable suite of unseelie powers that the Collegium is, at present, unable to explain. These include the ability to become invisible, incorporeal, or airborne seemingly at will. Pooka also have been observed to fast for months or to engorge themselves at a rate that would explode the stomach of a human or seelie fae, among other feats.

Again unlike changelings, pooka seem to have no clear agenda with their impersonations, and seldom attempt to fit in or remain in a single form for long. A single prank is normally the limit of their attention span, and they will often “break character” by assuming a deliberately frightening or alarming form, another behavior rarely seen in changelings.

Despite their classification as unseelie, however, there are no known examples of violent attacks by pookas, and they generally seem to be interested in causing chaos rather than bloodshed. There are recorded cases of pookas pledging their services to mortals in payment after accidental killings, but while surely well-intentioned these have never lasted for more than a day or two before the pooka once again becomes destracted and wanders off.

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