Feywild

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The Feywild is a place of unrestrained and awe-inspiring natural beauty. The plane is always bathed in twilight of the setting (or perhaps rising) sun, with lanterns and fireflies providing additional, haunting lights. Visitors to the plane found that all sensations, both sensory and emotional, were heightened. Smells were stronger, colors were more vivid, and sounds were clearer, but at the same time shadows were darker and impulses were harder to control. Strong emotions even altered the landscape of the Feywild itself, wilting flowers trailed the despondent or furious and carefree animals traveled alongside chipper and cheerful individuals.

# The Feywild

As an "echo" of the Prime Material plane, its geography was similar although not entirely identical to that of Listerra, but the natural landscape was markedly more dramatic and beautiful in the Feywild, with mountains standing straighter and sharper, rivers flowing clearer and faster, flowers bloom brighter and more fragrantly, and weather manifesting in supernatural ways. While most Prime locations and landmarks had analogues in the Feywild, sites of civilization in the Prime could be so unimportant in the Feywild as to be easily missed, while natural landmarks might be significantly more majestic or extreme. Navigating the Feywild was further complicated by the fact that distances did not always make sense. While two landmarks might be the same distance apart as in the Prime when travelling in one direction, they might be inexplicably further or closer on the return trip.

Arcane magic ran more freely and powerfully in the Feywild than it did in the Prime, and it was for this reason that so many of its inhabitants and landmarks were suffused with magic. As an additional consequence of this all-encompassing magic, arcane spells tended to be amplified in power or duration when cast in the Feywild, and other times would manifest in entirely unexpected ways.

#### Feywild Sparks

Motes of energy that originated in the Feywild manifested as feywild sparks. These were highly sought after by adventurers that dared to brave the planes perilous wilderness.

Due to their rarity and process of creation, they can be used for trade in the Feywild. Some vendors may only be willing to part with certain items in return for a set amount of sparks.

They are worthless to those who do not know how to use them in the Material Plane.

#### Flora and Fauna

The Feywild was home to unique varieties of plant life, including various fungi that held supernatural properties. Notable among these were eldercaps, Executioner's Hoods, and hummingbrellas.

#### Dangers of Inter-planar Travel

Further complicating any visit to the plane was that time did not flow the same in the Feywild as on the Prime. While any visitor would experience time flowing as normal, it was often the case that more time was passing in the Prime, sometimes on the order of weeks, months, or years longer than expected, although it was also possible for little or no time to have passed instead. More concerning, leaving the Feywild could have dire consequences. Lost time could suddenly "catch up" to a mortal, sending them into fits of exhaustion or hunger, or even killing them instantly if many years had passed. At the same time, those with no fey ancestry might find their memories of time spent in the Feywild going hazy, if not vanishing altogether.

# Kingdoms of the Chromatic Court

The Feywild used to be home to many Fey kingdoms, most prominent being the kingdom of Ladinion. That is, until the day a corrupting presence reached the now unnamed Queen of Air and Darkness.

Legend has it that in the time before history began, dwarven miners had unearthed a ten-faceted black gemstone of dark beauty, innocently deciding to present it to the queen of the fey as a gift. The fey princess who would become known as the Queen of Air and Darkness remained in court on this particular day while her sister Titania was bathing in the waters of the river Afon Bhlu, which fed the lake Cwm Glas. The gem, which is whispered to have been the creation of Tharizdun, god of Darkness and Destruction, slowly corrupted the princess, eating away her physical body and destroying her soul. Ultimately she left the her sister's kingdom, absconding with her precious diamond and the great treasures of her race in a black chariot that belched smoke and fire. Soon after, the mountain from which the diamond was unearthed exploded, destroying the primordial fey kingdom of Ladinion and decimating its people, including her own sister and queen of the fey.

Survivors of that tragedy have scattered throughout the Feywild, finding new homes and lives. This event sparked fear in the other kingdoms, causing them to unite until the threat was dealt with. This unity lasted decades, then centuries, until it was decided that they would all unite under one banner. Thus began the era of the Chromatic Court. To this day, the kingdoms are still on the lookout for the Queen's forces, should she ever find expansion appealing.

#### The Kingdom of the Silver Star

Home to most of the Feywild's Eladrin population. The Kingdom of the Silver Star holds many great cities under its protection:

* The City of Taeraniel, the capital of Silver Star.
* The City of Lothlorien, the second largest city in the kingdom.
* The City of Doronth, known as the city of crafts.
* The City of Erthant.
* And finally, the City of Lilitrin.

Every city has three noble families. The head of the most prominent family of the three is in charge of the city, with the heads the other two families acting as advisors. Below is the list of noble families within each city:

##### City of Taeraniel

 House Dryearlylth
 House Tyrneamitore

##### City of Lothlorien

 House Hurinthalion
 House Kille'raheal

##### City of Doronth

 House Auvreathem
 House Orleatear

##### City of Erthant

 House Bannidlues
 House Dwin'urdrenn

##### City of Lilitrin

 House Dirthaear
 House Teasen'tlarn

#### The Kingdom of Llyrath

Home of the Sprites. The Kingdom of Llyrath is a small one, but no less powerful than its counterparts. Llyrath only has a single city, its capital. The subjects of Llyrath live wherever they please within its borders, which are heavily guarded by warrior sprites and pixies. The capital is a great, walled city. It is named after the kingdom: **Llyrath**. The current Queen of Sprites is **Queen Tamasyn**.

#### The Kingdom of Thasdorei

Home of the Nymphs: fey spirits that manifest from the beauty of the elemental forces of Creation. There are many kinds of Nymphs—Dryads of the forests, Naiads of the rivers, Oreads of the mountains, Aurae of the night sky, and Nereids of the sea.

Like the Kingdom of Llyrath, Thasodrei only has a single city, it being its capital, that is named after the kingdom: **Thasdorei**. This is because Nymphs feel most at home in nature. The current Queen of Nymphs is **Queen Malyra**, an Aurae who's been ruling the kingdom for a millennia.

#### The Kingdom of Thylie

Home of the Satyr: a race of fey Creatures with a strong link to the Feywild and all of the Creatures and races that come from it. They prefer forested Wilderness but are not against living in Towns and Cities to enjoy the company and other benefits of civilization. The Kingdom of Thylie is a smaller one, so it only has three cities to its name, but it makes up for it with the sheer amount of communal villages in its territory. The cities of Thylie are:

* The city of Thelin.
* The city of Krice.
* The city of Lustra.

There are no noble or royal families in Thylie. The people elect three leaders, one for each city, to represent them in Court meetings and events. The current elected leaders are **Nov of Thelin, Faema of Krice, and Xilotea of Lustra.**

# The Forest of Shattered Dreams

The Queen of Air and Darkness only grew in power during her time away from the rest of the fey kingdoms. She gathered more followers by the day, be it through intimidating shows of power, or through a more simplistic show of charisma.

She promised her followers real power. Power strong enough to turn the weakest ant of a sprite into a nimble quickling, faster than an enchanted arrow. Her promises were delivered, but, as they say, power corrupts, and this power is corruption itself.

The Queen rules from her throne in the Kingdom of Air and Darkness, hidden deep within the Forest of Shattered Dreams; an enchanted, and similarly corrupted, forest that never stays in one place long enough. The forest randomly takes form in the wilds of the Feywild, transporting all the Kingdom's subjects within it along. The forest's current location is yet to be found, but its last known location was deep within the Feydark.

# The Feydark

Similar to the Underdark, but also very different. The Feydark is the echo of the Underdark in the Feywild. Like most parts of the Feywild, it is more majestic and fantastic than its natural counterpart, with cavernous maze-like tunnels filled with exotic fungi.

Beautiful as it may be, the Feydark is very much the echo of the Underdark; filled with various dangerous creatures native to it. Among those creatures are the Fomorians, a race of giant-kin hideously deformed by an ancient curse, considered to be the most hideous and wicked of all the giant races.

#### Mag Tureah

The most powerful of the Feydark's fomorian realms stood within a country-sized cavern lit by precious gems and stones. This kingdom was ruled by the fomorian king Bres.

#### Vor Thomil

This filthy subterranean realm is ruled by the malevolent fomorian Queen Connomae. Outsiders captured by the resident giants were mocked and humiliated for the queen's amusement, forced to masquerade as courtiers for a twisted mockery of royal assembly.

# Domains of Delight, and the Courtless Fey

Within the Feywild were numerous demiplanes created by the Archfey, independent realms that were each formed to reflect the whims and and emotions of its creator. They grew or shrunk in size depending on the power of their Archfey, occasionally leading to discontent among their leaders when borders of neighboring domains overlapped with one another.

The Archfey powerful enough to create their own demiplanes to reside in were considered Courtless; outside of the jurisdiction of the Chromatic Court or any of the other kingdoms residing within the Feywild. Though Courtless, they were still recognized by the courts for their power, and were treated as nobility when, or if, they decide to visit the rest of the feywild. Those powerful Archfey were granted the title Lord or Lady of their demiplane.

> Note: They are only treated as nobility and granted their titles if they created their demiplane on their own, without the help of another Archfey. For example, hags of a coven are not treated as nobility.
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