Faeries

A young boy named Oisin finds a deer while trying to bring some game home for his manhood feast. The deer turns out to be a Faerie called Princess Nimah. Oisin is transported to the Faerie Realm where the King explains their world is under attack from his enchanted Shadow gone rouge. The evil Shadow is draining all the Faerie folk's power that is why the King asked his daughter to find a Mortal who is not affected. Oisin agrees to help as long as he is retuned home. The King orders Puck the comic shape shifter to go with the boy. While on their travels Oisin and Puck come across three Trows who are fighting over a Kobold they caught for dinner. While the Trows argue, Oisin frees the grateful Kobold who joins their quest. When the three heros reach the Shadow's lair the Kobold stays behind and Oisin and Puck go to face off the Shadow. The Shadow is quite frightening and the two are helpless. Luckily, the Kobold (with his candle hat lit) runs from some rats and bats and goes in the Shadow's chamber as well. The Kobold's light helps Oisin produce a shadow just as big as the dark villian himself. The two shadows battle. Oisin is wounded at first but brings in more courage and defeats the Shadow who skrinks in size and vainishes. The castle falls apart after the Shadow is defeated and Puck morphs into an eagle and brings Oisin and Kobold back to saftey. The Faerie King thanks the heros and announces that his shadow has returned to normal and all their powers are back. Oisin says his goodbyes and is returned to the human world. Where his horse has many animals strapped to the saddle so Oisin's hunting party is amazed how quickly he hunted and how grown up he has become. Story ends where their riding back home, and an owl winks to Oisin who is no other then Puck himself.

Oisin, Princess Niamh, Faerie King, Shadow, Puck, Fir Darrig, Kobold, Hags, Trows, Hunters

Nominee, Emmy Award, Outstanding Animated Program, 1981.
Nominee, Emmy Award, Outstanding Editing, Peter Aries, 1981.
Nominee, Emmy Award, Outstanding Film Sound Editing, Peter Aries, 1981.
Nominee, Emmy Award, Outstanding Individual Achievement (Animated Programming), Alan Aldridge, Lee Mishkin (Teleplay).
Christopher Gore (Story), 1981