Chosen One

The Chosen Ones were human children whom Fairies would protect and avenge if harm came to them. Eventually, the Fairies would claim these children and take them to their "Lost Lands". Once there, the children would become Fairies themselves. The Fairies required these children to continue their race, despite being immortal (or near-immortal).

This connection between human children and Fairies plays homage to the writings of Welsh author Arthur Machen. He believed that faerie folk had to claim one human life every time they emerged, in order to replenish their ranks.

In 1909, one of Jack Harkness's soldiers accidentally killed a Chosen One in Lahore. In retaliation, the Fairies killed all his men, sparing only Jack.

In 2007, Torchwood Three allowed the Fairies to claim Jasmine Pierce as their Chosen One. (TV: Small Worlds)