Fey clan

The Fey clan is a family of spirit mediums who are directly descended from Ami Fey. These mediums are known to harbor the "Kurain Channeling Technique" to call spirits. They are mostly situated in Kurain Village.

History
The Kurain tradition started long ago with Ami Fey, who invented the Kurain Channeling Technique. Her bloodline became very influential over the years as government and other high-ranking officers began to rely on them.

The DL-6 Incident, however, shattered the image of the clan. The Master at the time, Misty Fey, was accused of being a fraud, and she disappeared for 17 years. The clan's reputation began to recover after the case was finally closed 15 years later.

Kurain Channeling Technique
When a Fey performs the Kurain Channeling Technique, her body transforms into the likeness of the person she channels. This change extends to her voice and physical appearance, although her hair and clothes remain the same. From this point, the channelled spirit takes control of the body and the medium loses consciousness and is unaware of anything the spirit does during the channelling. This lack of consciousness is complete, the medium doesn't even dream. The spirit generally leaves voluntarily.

It is unknown to what extent the physical changes can occur, as although height, figure and voice change, only female characters have been seen being channelled by Phoenix Wright. The only mentioned case of a member of the clan channelling a male spirit is that of Gregory Edgeworth and this was not shown. A male medium couldn't perform the channelling as only female members of the clan inherit the ability to use the technique. It is known, however, that two people may not simultaneously channel the same spirit, so there are limits.

Family structure
As only the females in the clan are able to inherit the Kurain Channeling Technique, the clan structure is very matriarchal, such that males are rarely ever mentioned. As such, marriages in the clan usually fail, and daughters of the Fey clan generally take on the Fey matronym.

The clan is governed by a Master, who is usually the eldest daughter of the previous Master, and the Master's family is referred to as the main family. The other daughters and sons form what are known as branch families that are forever deemed inferior to the main family and must serve the main family. This has lead to a long history of violent usurpations of the main family. Thus, one branch family exists at Hazakura Temple whose duty is to protect the main family.

The eldest daughter usually becomes the next Master because she has the most spiritual power. However, occasionally, another daughter becomes more spiritually powerful and becomes the Master instead. These instances are particularly shameful for the eldest daughter.

During Phoenix Wright's career
Members of the Fey clan played very prominent roles in Phoenix Wright's career.

Known members
During Wright's career, the Master of the Technique was Misty Fey, who went missing after the DL-6 Incident. She had an elder sister, Morgan Fey, who tried twice to usurp the main family by framing and then trying to get Maya Fey killed. Phoenix Wright's late mentor Mia Fey and her younger sister, Wright's assistant Maya Fey, are also members of the clan; Mia abandoned the society, choosing not to compete with her sister for the title of Master. Morgan also has three daughters: Dahlia Hawthorne, Iris and Pearl Fey.