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| Realm of the Fey; Bunch of Fuckin' Faeries | |
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| Heckler And Kochica | Jan 11 2016, 08:54 PM Post #1 |
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Major types of faeries:
Influential and important Fae Mab Mab, Queen of the Faeries, was once more powerful than she is. She was once the next best thing to a goddess in fact, and yet still might be so, but she no longer possesses the sort of transcendental power required for such an act. Like her Siblings, she commands a mere facet of Fae society, primarily Elves and Nymphs, with the odd nod of recognition from Gnomes and Trolls. She rules them from a great city on one of the many islands the Fey hold sway over, one of the only cities of the Fae that still remain since the ages of their Empire. She is the only of the four of the great faeries that could be said to wield supreme executive power after her sister took to residing more in a higher plane. Previous to the Faerie Empire's collapse she ruled over the Southern portion of the Empire in the greatest city the Elves ever possessed, on a great island that now serves as the last vestige of Faerie presence in the south, and even they have turned to primitive activities. Once known as Arctis Tor, the city served as her prison until recently, released by the wane of the Tezzarian Empire's power. Following her release she has taken her husband's throne, ruling in the North in the last vestige of Faerie power. Mab is insane, but not much more than the average Elf could be called such, she's dangerous and sociopathic, but calm and always collected, her grace is one of the only reminders of the old Winter Elves, who are rare in the Contemporary Realm, having either fled there or turned to barbarism. She is willing to use every power in her inventory, including her perfect appearance all the way down to violent disembowelment, in order to get what she wants. She's generally seen as a tall, extremely pale woman with blonde hair and ice blue eyes, her lips permanently tinted blue, bleach-white and light blue, antler like structures growing a few inches out of her head just above her pointed ears which look for all the world like formations of opaque ice. Erlking The Erlking is the former King of Wood Elves, in the North of the former Faerie Empire, the area which now is the only remaining vestige of Elven power. He too was imprisoned by the old Empire in the city that he commanded his people from, but it was much smaller than Mab's domain of Arctis Tor. It was one of the only cities that didn't fall to ruin and disorder in the wake of the Tezzarian Empire's invasion. However, the Erlking has largely abdicated his throne in favor of taking to the underground, always having had more of an affinity with the Goblins and Trolls; Mab, his sister has taken his throne above ground. He is generally more bestial and intune with nature than Mab, though strangely he is also possesses far more temperance than her, brutal but not quite insane and holding the respect of all facets of Faerie society. However, it shouldn't be said that he is any less willing to use whatever is in his power to get what he wants, he is just much more inclined to use the more peaceful methods in order to solve problems, and it is thus the result that while Goblins are far more savage and willing to stoop to lower levels, they are more organized and less prone to violence than Elves. The Erlking only has slightly less power than his wife and is a much better planner. The Erlking is rarely seen without a heavy cloak, which hides an incredibly large frame. The Erlking is much more strong than any elf and is no less tall than the average elf, massive, 30 point antlers sprouting from his head making him absolutely unmistakable in appearance no matter where he goes. Herne Herne the Hunter is the third sibling and youngest brother of the four major Faerie Lords and Ladies, though he shares a father with Nivian rather than Erlking or Mab, only being the half-brother of the latter two. He has arguably the smallest role in any of their exploits; Simply being the leader of the Wild Hunt, which is a rare event to be sure. Herne can be expected at all times to be in some part of the great wildernesses that cover the Eastern parts of the continent, frequently being found in the far south where Faeries are quite rare now. Unlike his brothers and sisters he has rarely held any position of power, preferring a life of adventure and excitement over anything so dull as life as a sovereign. Regardless, wherever he goes he commands the utmost respect for his role in Fae culture, regardless of the mixed feelings surrounding the outcome. Herne is as bestial as his brother and as violently inclined as his eldest sister, but he holds quite a great deal more whimsy and cheerful naivete than any of his siblings. Unlike his eldest siblings he is just as inclined to find enjoyment in the company of others and in merriment as he is in violent exploits. Herne is also far less recognizable than his elder siblings, being short for an Elf and of much softer appearance, features meaning that for those unfamiliar with faeries he could easily pass for a tall particularly handsome human. Nivian Nivian is the youngest of the Faerie Lords and Ladies and shares both parents with Herne, like him only being half related to Mab and the Erlking. She is far and away the most sane and passive of the lot of them, and is arguably the most powerful, certainly being the closest to a Deity the Faerie realms still have. Nivian has a particular fondness for Gnomes and Nymphs, those being the least violent and most carefree of all Faeries. She prefers not to interact with her siblings, each such get-together making her dreadfully uncomfortable for a number of reasons. She keeps to herself mostly, watching the mortal world and occasionally imparting her wisdom on the subject of her attention, helping them to achieve whatever greatness they strive for. She is also the only one of her siblings, interestingly, who hasn't broken free of her imprisonment, technically speaking, her soul being bound to the higher plane that once was the residence of their parents, only able to make herself known in the mortal realm through still pools of water or lakes; However, it is in this way that she was the only of her three siblings who was able to still impact the world at large in imprisonment, and it could be said that this ability is one of the reasons she is not as mad as the others. Nivian generally appears in modest robes, hooded at all times. She has much softer features than her sister, brown hair and similar eyes giving her an appearance that would almost be called plain by Elven standards. The Wild Hunt The former favorite passtime of Nivian and Herne's father, whose name has faded out of history aside from within the memories of the Lords and Ladies like all the rest of Fae Deities. The Wild Hunt was once a great spectacle of awesome power being put to work, flying mounts and infernal hounds roaring across the sky and slaughtering or assimilating all who stood in its path, it was once the subject of terrifying truth among humanoid civilizations, now all but forgotten as a part of legend. The rules of the Wild Hunt were simple, all fae who wished to participate were admitted in, though traditionally it was only Elves who ever made up a majority of the hunt's participants. The Hunt would then ride across the sky over a seemingly random stretch of land, destroying everything in its path except those who willingly joined it, who would be given a horse and a chance for glory as part of the spectacle. A Wild Hunt has not occurred since the collapse of the Faerie Empire, and without the sort of titanic power that could be brought to bear by a god it seems as though it will never happen again, though Herne has inherited his father's infernal hounds and possesses his hunting horn, he could perhaps resurrect the tradition. Fucking Governments, How Do They Work? Fae governance is generally simply a case of the Fae Lords and Ladies holding the most power and ability to command than anyone else. Other than recognition that these powerful Fae are the ultimate rulers, most Faeries are allowed to rule themselves for the most part, aside from most Elves and Goblins, who are organized in a more Feudal society for the most part. Pixies generally rule themselves in diminutive kingdoms that may simply rule over a particularly large grove, while Nymphs are almost entirely anarchic and Trolls self-govern in a sort of primitive democracy without leaders. Edited by Heckler And Kochica, Jan 18 2016, 12:38 PM.
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