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Status can be won by hosting guests (un/willing).

Seelie court fae usually prefer fae, elven, or celestial bloodlines.

Admittance to the seelie court is extremely rare for outsiders, especially so for non pureblood faes. Valuable or unusual gifts for the queen of light, or they might find themselves lost in an endless maze for years.

figurines, gems, magic jewelry

physical appearance of seelie court mirrors nature, to which the fae are intrisically linked.

trees line the throne hall like marble columns,

flowers gleam like flowers amongst the treetops, providing light

waterways make their path with jewels enlaid in the bottom

each queen must elevate the beauty and elegance and splendor of their realm moreso than the previous queen, lest be subject to the scorn of their subjects.

Seelie court throne - large ice dragon, brilliantly cold and glittery as the fae themselves.

queen titania and king oberon are the rulers.

fae nobility skirt hte edge of divinity. primordial, derive their powers from nature itself, the stuff of imagination. every time a bard tells a tale, some small part of their imagination has actual power on the feywild, and that power filters up towards the fey lords and ladies. they have no interest in mortal souls, but prefer mortal life - the struggles, hope, dreams, drama, love, fear, hope, anger and triumph. of ordinary, and extraordinary, who inspire others of hteir time.

seelie court thrives on heroism, love, romance, grace, inspiration, beauty

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unseelie court welcomes anyone and everything with a drop of ancestral fey blood. fey can and do breed with anything, creating weird mixtures. most species consider them grotesque, mutant. these species gravitate towards to the unseelei court, where these strangenesses are the norm. and more hospitable for nonfae.

court nobles eagerly provide patronage to creatures who are extremely strong, clever, dextrous, powerful, or beautiful. obtaining a sponsorship is not without its rewards,....nor without its dangers. a gifted bard who impresses a fae nobleman might be invited to his castle as a guest. once there, the bard will be fitted and asked to play *EVERY* night..and never permitted ot leave.

ruling over these oddities is the queen of air and darkness. no current consort or surviving children (causing the court to be rife with gossip and political intrigue). many hope to gain the queen's favor ot become the next royal heir.

The feywild is an echo of the prime material plane, it represents dreams, the supernatural, an intense place. Colors more vivid, emotions more passionate, nature bigger, magic thrums through everything.

Fey courts - summer, winter, wild, and gloaming courts. Ruled by archfeys. Only outmatched by the gods.

Seelie & Unseelie - fey perspectives. (Unseelie believe its best to be detached from mortals, helping a mortal that might spark a chain reaction that ultimately leads to harm for hte fae)

Fae represent our dreams, our wonder, our mystery. Embodiments of fantasy..itself.

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Seelie are emotional and compationate, but they might be short sighted in that way. Unseelie are unconditional in their reasoning, looking at the long term in all things. A Seelie might grant you a magical transforation to help you get to the ball. An Unseelie would show up a few weeks early, and set you up with a sewing set and show you where to find materials because you survive on your own merit. But yah. Annis Hags are so Rich in story possibilities