It seems I have far more research to do than I originally planned here.

[Organic life, this growing thing, and possibly the involvement of fae. The Ringmaster had struck her as being closer to a gem than a human, but it was possible, she supposed, that the same flaws could be shared across many, MANY species..]

I suppose a reasonable first question would be if faeries are organic at all. I'm afraid I don't have the senses to tell most species apart in that fashion..