There are two broad types of faery: the Seelie Court and the Unseelie Court, 'seelie' and 'unseelie' being Scottish in nature. The Seelie Court are the 'good' faeries (though one would never want to anger them, and even 'good' faeries can be vengeful), whilst the Unseelie Court are the 'bad' faeries. 'Seelie' means 'happy,' 'blessed,' or 'lucky,' according to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seelie_Court).'The Shining Throng,' 'The Golden Ones,' and 'The Light Court' are other names for the Seelie Court, according to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classifications_of_fairies#Seelie_and_Unseelie_Courts).
Seelie are (mostly) benevolent, asking humans for help and helping them in turn. They are most often seen at twilight.
'The Host' are members of the Unseelie Court who fly through the night, capturing hapless victims, beating them and forcing them to participate in the Unseelies' activities, which include shooting other men and livestock with elf-shot.
There is also a collection of 'weird and terrifying monstrosities' who belong to the Unseelie Court, according to Froud and Lee (Faeries); these monstrosities are often associated with particular localities.
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