Unseelie Court
When the Queen of Air and Darkness lost the winter war, she retreated deep into the feydark. Alongside her, came many of her followers and the many dark fey who had fought for her. They were branded Unseelie by Titania and the arcadians, a derogatory term that refers to malevolent fey who betray their very nature in their existence. The Queen adopted this term for their Court, in mockery of the foolishness of the Arcadians. The Unseelie court is not a court in the same way as the Arcadian courts, rather, it is a gathering of fey who are outcasts in the eyes of the Arcadians. Some of these fey are vile and thirst for blood, but far from all of them. Some of them are just dissatisfied with Titania's rule, feeling powerless in regards to the goings of the universe at large. Power in the Unseelie court lies with those who are the oldest and strongest, with the Queen of Air and Darkness as monarch. The Unseelie have also attracted many other archfey who were previously banished from Titania's realms. The ultimate goal of the Unseelie court is to overthrow the court of arcadia and allow all fey to interact with the material plane and with mortals just as all other species can.
The Unseelie court is based within the feydark, in the dark cities they have built there.
The following are prominent members of the Unseelie Court:
The Queen of Air and Darkness: The leader of the court, the Queen was once an eladrin explorer turned archfey who challenged for the position of winter monarch. After her rebellion was quashed, she was driven into the feydark by the white riders. She has always been ambitious, seeking a greater significance for the fey that are so commonly overlooked as great events happen in the rest of the world. This ambition caused her to chance upon the night diamond, an artifact of Vedena that sported incredible power. This diamond amplified her negative qualities while diminishing her positive ones, twisting her ambitions into shadows of their once good intentions. While she wishes for fey to be a greater player on the world stage, no longer confined to the feywild and hampered in their interactions with mortals, she sees no problems behavior of the fey that Titania was trying to address by banishing them to the feywild. As such, she has become a rather cruel and cold queen, wholly beset on achieving her goal of freedom from the chains of arcadia.
Nintra Siotta, Archsage of the Court: An archfey who was banished from arcadia for her use of shadow magic. She is knowledgeable in the ways of magic, and also serves as the adopted daughter of the Queen. She is the leader of the Trifold Tome, an order of Unseelie magicians who practice all three types of core Ithesian magics.
Kannoth, Champion of the Court: The archfey who spawned the vampire race also serves as the champion of the court, personally commanding the armies of the Unseelie against the court of Arcadia. Along with the Stag King and Nintra, he is among the most powerful members of the court in the eyes of the queen.
The Stag King, Grove Captain of the Court: A powerful archfey in service to the queen who is in charge of defending the borders of the forest from interloping arcadians. He is the biggest wildcard among the 3 archfey who are closest to the queen, being unpredictable in his activities.
Kerosh, Demon of the Lines: A fey of some notable power who prowls the leylines within the material plane. He is known as a demon but is actually a fey turned archon due to extreme exposure to the leylines. Once a fey arcanist, he has been driven mad by power through the leylines that he once studied, being brought to partake in a brutal bloodlust against mortals. He now roams the leylines of Jezat, causing disruptions in the latent magic of the continent wherever he goes.
Calvaros, The Gray Ruin: An Eladrin sorcerer who was able to harness his bloodline magic through a powerful deck of cards that was forged by the King of Nightmares. He acted as a spy for the Unseelie Court in the heart of the Winter Court, only to be eventually found out and killed by the gray blades. His spirit was resurrected by Kannoth, as a wraith in service to the Queen of Air and Darkness. Since then, he has wreaked havoc across the feywild, levelling garrisons with his destructive magical power. He was recently wounded and deprived of his deck but is still alive and seeks to win it back.
Atrius, King of Nightmares: A particularly unusual fey spawned by the elevated fears of mortals during the Sundering of the World. His forming essence was harnessed by the Queen of Air and Darkness who gave him solid form and set him to her service. His domain is dreads, and that is what gives him much of his power, but he is simply a spirit of nightmares and as such does not embody a full archfey despite having many of their characteristics. He frequently roams the mortal planes, seeking to terrify young children as he gains power from those who fear him, especially if that fear manifests in nightmares.
The Negotiator: A rather dangerous Eladrin who has set up shop in the city of Goldcrest. He is a crime lord, and controls much of the cities underground along with other parts of the Dresgari plains. He does not serve the court directly but there is a seat there reserved for him as he is among the most powerful fey who reside in the domain of mortals. He simply wants to be able to conduct his business freely which often involves breaking the rules of Arcadia. He is constantly being hunted by the White Riders but is too well hidden for them to find.
Oria, Eyes of Amber: The high priestess of the court, who serves the Queen of Air and Darkness. She embodies the original aims of the queen, that of a free feywild, and spreads these beliefs to the people. She projects many illusory forms of herself who go about the many realms of the feywild, preaching freedom and rebellion against the courts of Arcadia. She takes the form of a female satyr with black hair, a black cloak, and piercing amber eyes. She carries with her a staff that contains a white shard of ice at its tip.
The Unseelie court is based within the feydark, in the dark cities they have built there.
The following are prominent members of the Unseelie Court:
The Queen of Air and Darkness: The leader of the court, the Queen was once an eladrin explorer turned archfey who challenged for the position of winter monarch. After her rebellion was quashed, she was driven into the feydark by the white riders. She has always been ambitious, seeking a greater significance for the fey that are so commonly overlooked as great events happen in the rest of the world. This ambition caused her to chance upon the night diamond, an artifact of Vedena that sported incredible power. This diamond amplified her negative qualities while diminishing her positive ones, twisting her ambitions into shadows of their once good intentions. While she wishes for fey to be a greater player on the world stage, no longer confined to the feywild and hampered in their interactions with mortals, she sees no problems behavior of the fey that Titania was trying to address by banishing them to the feywild. As such, she has become a rather cruel and cold queen, wholly beset on achieving her goal of freedom from the chains of arcadia.
Nintra Siotta, Archsage of the Court: An archfey who was banished from arcadia for her use of shadow magic. She is knowledgeable in the ways of magic, and also serves as the adopted daughter of the Queen. She is the leader of the Trifold Tome, an order of Unseelie magicians who practice all three types of core Ithesian magics.
Kannoth, Champion of the Court: The archfey who spawned the vampire race also serves as the champion of the court, personally commanding the armies of the Unseelie against the court of Arcadia. Along with the Stag King and Nintra, he is among the most powerful members of the court in the eyes of the queen.
The Stag King, Grove Captain of the Court: A powerful archfey in service to the queen who is in charge of defending the borders of the forest from interloping arcadians. He is the biggest wildcard among the 3 archfey who are closest to the queen, being unpredictable in his activities.
Kerosh, Demon of the Lines: A fey of some notable power who prowls the leylines within the material plane. He is known as a demon but is actually a fey turned archon due to extreme exposure to the leylines. Once a fey arcanist, he has been driven mad by power through the leylines that he once studied, being brought to partake in a brutal bloodlust against mortals. He now roams the leylines of Jezat, causing disruptions in the latent magic of the continent wherever he goes.
Calvaros, The Gray Ruin: An Eladrin sorcerer who was able to harness his bloodline magic through a powerful deck of cards that was forged by the King of Nightmares. He acted as a spy for the Unseelie Court in the heart of the Winter Court, only to be eventually found out and killed by the gray blades. His spirit was resurrected by Kannoth, as a wraith in service to the Queen of Air and Darkness. Since then, he has wreaked havoc across the feywild, levelling garrisons with his destructive magical power. He was recently wounded and deprived of his deck but is still alive and seeks to win it back.
Atrius, King of Nightmares: A particularly unusual fey spawned by the elevated fears of mortals during the Sundering of the World. His forming essence was harnessed by the Queen of Air and Darkness who gave him solid form and set him to her service. His domain is dreads, and that is what gives him much of his power, but he is simply a spirit of nightmares and as such does not embody a full archfey despite having many of their characteristics. He frequently roams the mortal planes, seeking to terrify young children as he gains power from those who fear him, especially if that fear manifests in nightmares.
The Negotiator: A rather dangerous Eladrin who has set up shop in the city of Goldcrest. He is a crime lord, and controls much of the cities underground along with other parts of the Dresgari plains. He does not serve the court directly but there is a seat there reserved for him as he is among the most powerful fey who reside in the domain of mortals. He simply wants to be able to conduct his business freely which often involves breaking the rules of Arcadia. He is constantly being hunted by the White Riders but is too well hidden for them to find.
Oria, Eyes of Amber: The high priestess of the court, who serves the Queen of Air and Darkness. She embodies the original aims of the queen, that of a free feywild, and spreads these beliefs to the people. She projects many illusory forms of herself who go about the many realms of the feywild, preaching freedom and rebellion against the courts of Arcadia. She takes the form of a female satyr with black hair, a black cloak, and piercing amber eyes. She carries with her a staff that contains a white shard of ice at its tip.
Type
Secret, Occult
