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The Faerie Courts

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There are six major courts of Faerie, and they are sometimes used interchangeably.
(The Seelie Court is like Summer and Spring combined, with a twist of really "evil" .
The Unseelie Court is like Winter and Autumn combined, just more "evil")

Once upon a time, there was just Faerie with a Faery Queen (and King I believe.. maybe),
and all inhabitants lived in this "City of Everlasting Change." One could say they were the
original Seelie Court. One day there was an uprising. Groups of Fae no longer wanted to be
part of the entirety of Faerie. They wanted to hold a hierarchy of their own thus branching
off from Faerie. These Fae were the beginning of the Unseelie Court. I think monarchs are
able to reign for 1000 years. This time can be extended if the people of their court agree to
their reign (in Faerie time).

The Winter Court represents what people see as the malevolent side of the Fae. The fae of
this court frown upon humans. They're more inclined to talk about their ope cruelty. This
makes them look none other than evil, however one chooses to define evil. The Winter
Court has free reign over winter solstice and autumn equinox months, and are strongest
during that time. By and by, the fae of this court are sensible, chilled, dark, baleful, and
what have you. They are the epitome of winter.

The Spring Court is seen as the much "calmer" ones to the benevolence of the Fae
compared to Summer. The fae of this court are generally polite and bright-eyed and bushy-
tailed. These fae are more apt to lure humans in with sweet dew. They also have
blossoming curiosity. The Spring Court is strongest during the ends of winter and
throughout the spring season, despite the Summer Court having reigned. These fae are
peppy, quiet, seductive, emotional, and vernal obviously. The epitome of spring.

The Summer Court represents what people see as the benevolent side of the Fae. The fae
of this court are generally considered more polite or mannered, albeit they are still very
capable of cruelty (but will be more hush-hush, or subtle about it). The Summer Court has
free reign over summer solstice and spring equinox months, and are strongest during that
time. Needless to say, the fae of this court are frivolous, venereal, hot-headed and what
have you. They are the epitome of summer.

The Autumn Court is seen as the equally malevolent side of Fae in comparison to Winter,
but much more middling. The fae of this court are generally the ones doing the "dirty work"
and "trooping". However, these fae can have much nicer sides than any of the Fae and
return great favors. The Autumn Court is strongest during the ends of summer and
throughout the autumn season. These fae are strong, mystique, eerie, ravishing all the
same, and devious. The epitome of autumn.
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Unseelie Court

(associated with Summer) (associated with Winter)

- types of Fae - types of Fae

- personality-wise - personality-wise

- usually benevolent - usually malevolent

(associated with Spring) (associated with Autumn)
 - types of Fae - types of Fae

- personality-wise - personality-wise

- sometimes benevolent - sometimes malevolent

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The Summer Court and Spring Court are closely associated with the Seelie and The Winter
Court. T Autumn Court is closely associated with the Unseelie, but they are separate courts.
They each have different roles and regulations. When they are
used interchangeably, people just clump them together as ONLY Seelie or Unseelie. They
are not different names for Seelie and Unseelie; people just tend to see it that way.

The Seelie Court is seen as more beneficent toward humans. Seelie means "Blessed" or
"Holy" and is akin to German selig and Old English slig. The modern word, "silly" which
can be understood as happy, harmless, or beneficial. In Irish it is spelled seleighe. The fae
of this court are known to seek out humans to warn those who had accidentally offended
them in one manner or another, and to return human kindness with favors of their own.
Fae don't like to be in debt. Even so, a faery belonging to this court will most definitely
avenge insults and are prone to much mischief. The most common time of day to see them
is twilight and sometimes dawn.

The Unseelie, the "Unholy" or "Unblessed" Court consists of the malicious and more evilly-
inclined fairies. Unlike the Seelie Court, offense is not necessary to bring down their foes or
anyone they choose to bother for that matter. As a group, or the 'host' as we Fae call it,
they appear at night and assault travelers either 'physically', emotionally, and/or mentally
especially spiritually ignorant folk. Like the faeries of the Seelie Court, neither are
the faeries of the Unseelie court always evil. However, when one of them is forced to
choose, they will naturally prefer to harm than help.
On Politics: What do the Courts do?
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In a nutshell, the Faerie Courts are the paramount social structures of Fae society. The
Courts are very strong political allegiances that enforce their philosophy on existing
members, recruit for new members, build armies, hold say in seasonal power, and blood
nobility in a odd communist society only the nobles truly have.

There are, of course, those who swear no allegiance to any Court, they are known as
Solitary Fae. Nowadays, Solitaries are seen as having a neutral/balanced/common ground
between the courts and they are also seen as some of the most dangerous. Living a life a
as Solitary can be simple and good in some respect, but because they have chosen to be
cut off from the larger support network social interaction with others is not as available.
Even so, Solitary fae can finds means of interacting with others and can often be an
intermediary for many purposes of Faerie and of Earth. Solitaries are usually
unpredictable and have been seen as the outcasts (either banished, choosing to leave, or
not choosing at all), and the "wild wee ones". There are not many that regret their decision
of being court less.

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