He is considered an amusing, if dangerous, addition to the court, a beloved and necessary evil-yet another double-edged dagger in the twisted political intrigues and immortal social maneuverings of the sidhe.Ĭalaedwyn hails from a family whose manorhouse cellars hide generations worth of “little black(mail) books” and other delicate information concerning delicate individuals. He styles himself an information and acquisition consultant, an unveiler of truths and arranger of liaisons. The Baron(et) Hallowmorn is a master and student of courtly intrigue. All important traits in his line of “work.” Rarely absent from court and seemingly well liked, despite his dubious nobility, Calaedwyn is educated, charming, and intelligent and has proven (outwardly) to be unambitious and discreet. His Grace, the Baron(et) of the Grymwyld, guardian of the Laughing Hills and commander of the Windvale garrisons, is a minor noble of unremarkable lands and lineage who nonetheless moves with ease through the highest of political, social, and arrogantly aristocratic circles of the sidhe. Seelie courtiers ultimately serve as a filter to and from the highest levels of the upper tier of sidhe society. But also ambassadors and officials, royal audience seekers and petitioners, all mingling with the oldest and utmost of the high-born fey. Often, they are young or ambitious sidhe, friends-of-friends, politicos, lesser nobles, and second-born sycophants. Frequently, courtiers are royally invited (compelled) to attend, acting as personal or assigned advisors, companions, and servants to the ruler’s family, guests, and household. Seelie courtiers attend at all hours and at every possible occasion, hoping to gain notice and to serve and advise their lord or lady or any other influential dignitaries or personalities present. And the most powerful and otherworldly of any royal court to which a fey might aspire is that eternally exquisite gathering of beauty, power, and vanity-the Seelie Court. Royal courtiers among the fair folk constitute the bulk of any ruler’s court or entourage. Here, however, we deal only with the fragmented aristocracy of the lords and ladies of the Seelie Court. You’ll often find them near barrows and sacred oaks, near moonlit monoliths and other remnants of the old ways. ![]() Whether exiled wanderers or founders of new kingdoms beyond the veil, the fairest of Otherworld came to be called the sidhe and are wardens of the secret places, the forgotten ways, and the faerie roads. As the ancient traditions faded and the Old World separated from the New, some were compelled to depart along with it, by necessity or by choice or by force. Once great powers and influences have been diminished or forbidden or forgotten. Since the rise of the “young” races , the boundaries of Faerie have waned and receded farther into the shadows.
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