Mylishae (MAI-leh-shay)

Mylishae was created by the Archfey of Dreams, Matron Iahalae of the Stars. It is an old settlement, with history branching back at least as far as the onset of the Matrons of Chaos, but there is also signs that point to the settlement itself being somehow older.
The Starlit Woods surround, and are the heart of, Mylishae itself.
Matron Iahalae guards The Starlit Woods through a variety of means, but the main one is tricking wanderers into losing their way. It is also rumored that Matron Iahalae controls the dreams of those within the woods, granting them nightmares, silence, or pleasant dreams dependent on her mood and the way they treat Mylishae’s inhabitants.

Demographics

A primarily Eladrin society of more solitary individuals. Households are small and further apart from each other. These individuals do not belong to the main Seelie or Unseelie Courts, but either pledge themselves to the Court of Stars or are nomadic Fey, belonging to no court.

Government

Individuals primarily self-govern themselves with the knowledge that their homes are guarded by the Archfey Iahalae of Dreams and the Court of Stars.

Defences

The Starlit Woods are guarded by magic orbs that appear to be stars within this everdusk location. The "stars" are not truly stars and often are not found above the treeline. Those not familiar with the Woods get turned around easily, and often will never find their way to Mylishae unless guided there.

Infrastructure

Mylishae is small as a city goes, but the Starlit Woods sprawl much farther than the village center. Within the center of the village there is a shared space that all inhabitants of Mylishae are welcome to. This contains books, foodstuffs, and other items that are typically not found within Mylishae. Visitors must provide a gift "To the Stars" or to the city itself to be welcomed by the inhabitants. These gifts are then able to be taken by inhabitants who live there as they need.

History

Mylishae has an uncertain history. It was created by the Archfey of Dreams, Iahalae, and is said to have been around since the beginning of the Matrons of Chaos... but there are signs that point to it being somehow older than that. It does not make sense in manners that other settlements might make sense, as there is no large infrastructure or trade routes within the area.

Architecture

Buildings are formed from developing trees and this process takes hundreds of years to fully be completed, so most homes within Mylishae are gifted to new individuals once the old inhabitant passes away. Older inhabitants take on the task of teaching new inhabitants how to work the developing trees into homes for the future.

Geography

The Starlit Woods surround Mylishae as a settlement, but the Starlit Woods are also very much a part of the settlement themselves. The Woods do not end where Mylishae begins, nor is the opposite true. A spiraling stream provides the settlement with fresh water (it spirals in towards the center of the Starlit Woods, but encircles the outside of it all). Trees are giant in the center of the Woods, guarding the younger trees making up Mylishae itself. 
The large size of the surrounding trees leave Mylishae in a state of constant Dusk, leaving the "Stars" as the main form of light for inhabitants within the city itself.

Climate

Cool and dry is the main climate of Mylishae. In its everdusk state it does not garner the warmth of a sun, and while the two moons provide plenty of light to see by, they do not build enough heat. It oft does not rain in Mylishae, though there has never been fear of a drought, for the stream has always provided.

Alternative Name(s)

The Starlit Woods

Type

Village

Population

2300

Inhabitant Demonym

Myleshian

Location under

Mylishae

Included Locations

• Mylishae

Characters in Location

• Iahalae of the Dreaming