[quote=@LadyRunic]
[@Prince of Seraphs] Nightmare. It's a very Unseelie aspect. It could be Fall or Winter, but I would think Fall since Falk would have recruit Fae, especially Fae like the Mara.
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But that's just it, a single aspect. They are called Mare or Mare and while they are the root of the word Nightmare that is not all that they are. Their ability can evoke both pleasure and pain. They can feed on hope just as easily as terror. I'll be the first to admit that most Mara are not particularly virtuous people but what they can do doesn't make them that way, it is what they do with that power.

And if Falk or any other ruler can recruit a certain type of fae what is the point of segregating fae by type into each court? Otherwise a ruler could just be like "I want that one" and suddenly the mold is broken. Besides even Falk for all his power can't recruit or control an entire species. If they could belong to either Winter or Fall then the [i]should[/i] belong to both. Not saying that Falk wouldn't have some pretty powerful Mara in his employ but if he can recruit Mara then why couldn't Aryssyla Te'GarNegan do so just as easily?

Besides couldn't (in the specific situation of Nyx) Falk or Aryssyla have made a deal with Cernunnos. Petaline in exchange for something else that the Winter or Fall might value? I mean Spring while Seelie is more or less a neutral party. They have resources that Winter requires and given the hostility between Winter and Summer the other Seelie Court would likely not be providing them. Cernunnos could have demanded Nyx's mother as a perk of establishing a new pack with Winter or Fall. Or perhaps something as simple as an exchange. Cernunnos gives a type of fae from his Court that he has a dime a dozen, say a nature spirit in exchange for something a little more rare to him. 

[quote=@LadyRunic]
Also, there is the Sidhe. Which in my Lore are something of the rarest species. Their Earthly kin are about here and there and often are spread through out all the Courts but the opalescent kin? They are rare indeed. Most of them tend to hide themselves under a guise of a seasonborn Fae. It is unclear why and I am going to add this tidbit into the races part. Plot point here.
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Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't the Sidhe derivatives of the Irish version of the fae? Relatable to the Aos Sí. Basically just a blanket term for supernatural creatures from Irish Folklore?

[quote=@LadyRunic]
And can I get a Spring sketch of your realm from you?
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Spring is the land of eternal youth and rebirth however despite its appearance it is the oldest of the fae lands. The trees that grow in Spring and young and new, their wood pliable and there color green. In many places in spite of their youth the trees form dense canopies that let only the merest trace of sunlight beneath them. Compared to the other realms Spring has blended much more thoroughly with the nature of their lands. Rather than build houses or pull stones from the Earth for their roads most everything in Spring is created from the Earth. The fae live in houses sung from the trees or burrowed into the earth. The paths that line the land are hard packed dirty from millennia of travelers crossing them. Spring possesses no farms for the time of harvest never arrives in that realm. Instead the fae seek out the ripe fruits and lush berries of the woods to feed themselves. Spring is dainty but never be fooled by the appearance for it is also the deadliest of the four realms. Deadly because it pretends its weapons are welcomes and its curses blessings. Berries of vile poison cannot be discerned from those of rich sustenance. The prettiest of trees had leaves so sharp they may slit the skin. Blessed Springs guarded by the Naiads are safe to drink should their spirit be willing but those without a guardian may look pure and clean but house deadly acids. Most dangerous of all though is the oldest realm of the Spring Court, a stretch of woods that fae call in whispers 'The Borogoves'. 

They are the sight of twelve ancient trees. Trees so old they say that they stood before there was a Spring Court, before there was a Seelie or Unseelie Court. It is said that they remember the rule of the Tuatha and the great war of the fae. The spirits of these trees no more venture forth from their wood as that of the young ones do but should you stray into their path they shall whisper to you. Talk of your hearts greatest desire, of everything you ever wanted, they will entwine you in their forest song and then in their branches and you will die with a smile on your lips. Only those without a heart, without a want, without a wish, without a desire have ever survived the Borogroves. It is said that should you reject them they will speak to you a single truth of your choosing.

The Palace of the Spring Court is housed within the Greatest tree to ever live. The mortals called it Yggdrasil, the World Tree. It stretches so high it's branches disappear into the clouds. It is said that the roots stretch down into the underworld itself. It is an ancient thing that some fear to approach. The royal court and the fae it houses occupy only the central section. Those fae that live in the palace fear what they may find if they venture too high or creep too low. No one knows all the mysteries of Yggdrasil, not even the Archon though he knows much more than any other and much more than he would ever let on.