Tea_Trio

A micro trio brought to you by Solan.
Out in the sleepier parts of southern Surrey lies a rather modest but surprisingly profitable hotel with a long-spanning history. Centuries ago it was literally just a house whose owner decided to build a spare room for travelers to sleep in for a coin or two, but through the years it became a way house, then a tavern, and with the modern age it's become a full-fledged hotel. Unsurprisingly, it's also remained in the hands of the same family through the years. Along with the hotel, however, stories have passed down among the members of that family, of soft sounds within the walls, and every so often, the soft sound of voices raised in song...

Pomme
Age: 17
Height: 4"
Race: Borrower (human)

The girl in the center of the picture, she is the youngest of the group, a Borrower from the north of England. Or so she calls herself, at least. Born to normal human parents, she's been her current size since early childhood and so no longer remembers what transpired to steal away her proper height, or indeed if she had ever been a normal-sized child. Her parents were good enough to take care of her for a number of years, but once she'd properly gotten her feet under her, she took to the fields, promptly got herself lost, and has been living on her own ever since. Luckily she's nimble and sure-footed, and rather adept at staying out of human sight. A self-styled fashionista and quite fond of gathering "accessories", particularly if they relate to her favorite food. Originally she called herself Apple, but changed her name after stumbling across an open French textbook in a boarding school's dormitory to sound more cultured. After meeting the other two at the hotel and taking up with them, she's more or less made the hotel her permanent home.

Limon
Age: ~200 years
Height: 3.5"
Race: Nymph

The girl on the right in the picture. The daughter of a hamadryad who inhabits a lime tree in Brazil, Limon was brought to the hotel in a rather large shipment of citrus fruits bought by one of the more reckless owners during the days it was a tavern. Having little head for things like maps, she's found it quite impossible to make her way back, so in Surrey she has stayed. Though born from one of the fruits of her mother's tree, she has an affinity for basically all citrus fruits, and tends actually to prefer lemons to all others; hence her name, which sounds closer to the latter but actually means "lime". As a nymph, she does have some minor magic, but mostly focused around flavoring and keeping things fresh; she can grow wings but rarely uses them out of respect to her housemates. She holds all the tempestuous nature of her tropical heritage, but seems content enough with her lot all the same. The most impulsive of the three (yes, even more than the Borrower who got lost her first time away from home), and a sweet friend, but offend her at your own great peril.

Cozy
Age: 4-5 centuries
Height: 3"
Race: Brownie

The girl on the left in the photo, and no, those definitely aren't -her- panties she's tugging out of the tea. The oldest of the trio, she's lived in the house since even before the spare room was made. Originally of Belfast, she decided to make her way far, far from any unpleasantry and tucked herself away somewhere peaceful in Surrey. The people of the family know of her, but she rarely lets herself be seen and is content to give what little assistances a house spirit has left to them in this age of modern conveniences like vacuums and maids. A consummate packrat, she gathers anything left behind by guests; anything unclaimed after a week's time is recognized to be hers and carried off to her nest in the ceiling over the main lobby. One of the few beings able to keep Limon's Brazilian fury in check, and often a liason between the home and the various feyfolk in the world around, particularly for her two younger companions. Even fonder of tea than Pomme and named for the cover one puts on the pot to keep it warm.