History
Crones
Isolated in the Murkendraw swamps, the crones are old creatures, it is believed that the three sisters have existed since the reign of the first Fey Kings. The crones are such creatures. No one knows what breed of monstrosity they, in fact, are. People believe them to be primal hags. Folk say they were four at first. The Mother, the Lady of the Wood, suffered terribly from loneliness, she made daughters out of dirt and water.
They were the first daughters of the Lady of the Wood, a fearsome archfey and the supposed mother of all witches. Each sister became bound to an aspect of time—past, present, and future.
A long, long Time ago the Mother was sole ruler of the spring court. Her daughters brought her the people's requests and served as her voice. Each spring, sacrifices of grain, animals, and men were made to the Lady of the Wood on her special night.
Their mother later adopted a dragon named Tasmira, raising her as her own. As Tasmira matured, so did her power, and the Crones grew resentful. Their jealousy only deepened when the Lady of the Wood chose Tasmira as her successor, granting her the title of Archfey of the Spring Court.
Feigning loyalty, the sisters embraced their new sibling, hiding their envy behind honeyed words and false smiles while secretly plotting her downfall. They waited for the perfect moment to strike.
When Tasmira returned from her travels, their trap was sprung—the sisters sealed her in temporal stasis, freezing her in time.
With Tasmira helpless, the Crones began carving out their own domain within the Spring Court. However, their mother refused to stand by idly and attempted to free her chosen heir. Declaring their mother mad, the sisters destroyed her body and imprisoned her soul into a bog, claiming it was the only way to "save" the court. Their mother blood and soul transformed the land forever, spawning the Murkendraw swamps.
The sisters, now rulers of the Spring Court, established their palace deep within the Murkendraw Swamps, guarding it fiercely while keeping Tasmira locked in temporal stasis. Though they sometimes offer aid to desperate locals, their help always comes at a price.
Their ambition spread over the land—elves took to abandoning their homes and setting out into the bog, where they became food for beasts. Before long, the land was drowning in blood.
Endelyn Moongrave, the eldest, demands payment in the form of severed ears, which she strings across the swamps, using them as listening posts to hear every whispered secret. The people, fearful yet resigned, offer children as sacrifices, sending them into the swamp knowing they will never return—devoured by the Crones.
As their influence stretched beyond the Spring Court’s borders, the Summer Court took notice. Unwilling to let their corruption spread further, the Summer Fey launched an assault on the Murkendraw, igniting a brutal war against the Crones.
The war
The Summer Court, under the rule of King Dasmag, a Satyr Lord, was worried about the ever growing influence of the Murkendraw, a swamp belonging to the Crones, archfey of the spring court.
King Dasmag's army was annihilated in their bold endeavor.
Aftermath
The crones divided, and they decided to go their separate ways. With their power weakened, Tismara was able to get free from the temporal stasis, getting back the leadership of the spring court and the archfey title. Endelyn who stayed in the swamp kept rulership over it and neither the spring court nor the summer court tried to contest it.
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