Fae Kingdoms

There are 3 factions of Fae. And numerous kingdoms.

## **Seelie, Unseelie, and Wild.**

#### **Seelie Fae**

Seelie Fae are often what the mainstream thinks of as Fairies. They are creatures of light and illusion. They tend to be beautiful to behold and very charming. Unfortunately, they are just as tricksy and hungry as any fae. They are masters of expectations.

#### **UnSeelie Fae**

TheUnseelie Fae tend to be the darker and more monstrous fae. They rely less on illusion and more on pride and power and playing off of those to achieve their goals.

#### **Wild Fae**

Wild Fae are fae that are neither Seelie nor Unseelie. Some were born outside the courts, some were exiled, some left on their own, are renegades--or just thought it sounded cooler.
To be completely clear, these not fall along lines of “good and bad” Fae. Any Fae, Seelie, Unseelie, or Wild can be as good or bad as they like. Some like to be helpful. Some like to eat human children. Some just want to be left alone. Being part of a court is up to the individual Fae--although once chosen, unchoosing is extremely difficult. That being said, there’s no such thing as a harmless fairy.

#### Fae Governance

Fae governance is all self elected. The only difference between a person with leadership skills, a following, and power and Queen is the word ‘Queen’. Think of it like this: anyone on tiktok can declare their character is a Queen. But if they don’t have the skills to film, design a character, pull people into the story etc, no one if going to play in that space with them and the title they gave themselves is meaningless. But if they do have those things, their followers will also refer to them as queen and defer to them.

So it is with the Fae; anyone can at any time declare themselves royalty. It is up to them to enforce and follow up. This is hard work and with success comes danger. When you have, others will covet. Still, power and respect is worth the risk for some.

There is less risk involved in naming yourself lesser royalty in service to a King or Queen. Dukes, Duchesses, Counts, Viscounts, etc. are more common for this reason.

The most successful King of all time however, was the Alderkoenig. He was extremely powerful and for a time ruled all of Fairyland with an iron fist...but he vanished very suddenly and wasn’t heard from again.

## Fae Courts

#### Court of Dreams and Darkness

One of the most successful Queens of the Fairy is the Unseelie Queen Mab. Her court is of Dreams and Darkness. She has held her titles, her lands, her followers, her wealth and power by being the best. Some have tried to challenge her for them, but she wins every time. The title of Queen didn’t get her that, she did, by being the best at what she does.

Known Fae in Court: Queen Mab, Nyx -her handmaiden, Memory - her favorite, Finley - A kelpie

#### Court of Golden Bestown

A Seelie court that is in exact opposite rival of Silver and Crown. They are glittery and golden in everything they do.

#### Court of Moon and Haze

Smaller court that Pepper was once a part of. (More info coming.)

#### Court of Salt and Starlight

Salt and Starlight is a small but influential Seelie court ruled by Queen Nacella. The main holding is the Mirror Palace in the Wildes Salt Flat. The landscape resembles a giant natural mirror and at night, one is surrounded entirely by the endless sky. Because of the reflection and amplification of the power of starlight, the court’s magical abilities is unparalleled and their enchanting is second to none. However, due to the fae allergy to salt, fae members of the court are sickly and physically weak. Still, they judge it worth it for the incredible power they get in exchange. Most will die of salt poisoning.

They are one of the court most likely to employ or kidnap mortals to work for them because they aren’t strong enough themselves. They import nearly everything, and export enchanted goods and powerful sorcerers.

#### Court of Silver and Crown

Court of Seelie fae that specialize in Silver and Filigree Crowns. They are glittery and a bit uppity. They are known to have a lot of faun and satyr like fae, but not ones from the Greco Pantheons.

Known Fae: Sarthus-High Duke

#### La Cour de Faucon

La Cour de Faucon is a small seelie kingdom filled with birdlike fae. Their palace is a large tree called The Living Tree. La Cour de Faucon is mostly healers and they use the magick of The Living Tree to achieve such feats. It's a symbiotic cycle, the tree has magick within it's veins that provide to the fae to heal powerfully, and the fae lay all their dead at the base of the tree. At the base of the tree is filled with skeletons and corpses as it decomposes them to further the cycle of life and death.

Known Fae: Perrine - The Heir Apparrent, Côme- Mate and bodyguard of Perrine, Thècle - an elder and lead healer of the kingdom.

## Uncatergorized or Courtless Fae

Artmesia

Cheshire

Cobweb

Jack O' Lantern

Ysandre

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