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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). | 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 | This connection between human children and Fairies plays homage to the writings of Welsh author {{w|Arthur Machen}}. He believed that fairy folk had to claim one human life every time they emerged in order to replenish their ranks. | ||
In [[1909]], after a heavy night of drinking among his unit, one of [[Jack Harkness]]'s soldiers accidentally killed a Chosen One in [[Lahore]] by running them over with a military vehicle. In retaliation, the Fairies killed all his men, sparing only Jack, perhaps aware of his inability to die. | In [[1909]], after a heavy night of drinking among his unit, one of [[Jack Harkness]]'s soldiers accidentally killed a Chosen One in [[Lahore]] by running them over with a military vehicle. In retaliation, the Fairies killed all his men, sparing only Jack, perhaps aware of his inability to die. | ||
