Here is a word of advice. When traveling through fey country and things start to seem odd, turn your hat and coat inside out and wear them that way. Any fey magic should be dispelled, and many fey creatures won't attack you like that.
Of course, this is heavily dependent on the DM and isn't official, but as a DM I use this because it is connected to real world mythology.
For true names, something like Command makes sense. Simply charming them doesn't really make sense. They should be under your control.
Gotta turn all your clothing inside out.
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"Where words fail, swords prevail. Where blood is spilled, my cup is filled" -Cartaphilus
"I have found the answer to the meaning of life. You ask me what the answer is? You already know what the answer to life is. You fear it more than the strike of a viper, the ravages of disease, the ire of a lover. The answer is always death. But death is a gentle mistress with a sweet embrace, and you owe her a debt of restitution. Life is not a gift, it is a loan."
iirc it’s that they can either have control over you since more than likely you gave them your “true” name or they just straight up steal your name or both
Telling a faerie to go away out of annoyance is also a really bad idea.
I really like D&D, especially Ravenloft, Exandria and the Upside Down from Stranger Things. My pronouns are she/they (genderfae).
Gotta turn all your clothing inside out.
"Where words fail, swords prevail. Where blood is spilled, my cup is filled" -Cartaphilus
"I have found the answer to the meaning of life. You ask me what the answer is? You already know what the answer to life is. You fear it more than the strike of a viper, the ravages of disease, the ire of a lover. The answer is always death. But death is a gentle mistress with a sweet embrace, and you owe her a debt of restitution. Life is not a gift, it is a loan."
iirc it’s that they can either have control over you since more than likely you gave them your “true” name or they just straight up steal your name or both
They can use it to control you.