[OOC] Fae Courtis: The Wylde Hunt (Reboot)

[LadyRunic]

@shylarah Sini could be revived if you want to join again Shy. Fyi.

[shylarah]

@LadyRunic ...oh gosh, please don't tempt me. I kind of want to, and it was a very hard decision I had to make, leaving, but...ugh, and I have such a thing for triumph out of tragedy. >.< *shakes fist at you* You're awful, you know that? =P Making me question my decision. I shouldn't be considering it, but I am. >.< GAAAAAH.

[FallenTrinity]

@shylarah

Maybe could get the general on your side ;)

[LadyRunic]

@FallenTrinity Falk would reward a general like that very handsomely. And he has the means to.

[Belle]

Why you guys trying to take the yummy man away from me ;__;

Lol

[BlackPanther]

I have no idea how to respond

I'm sitting here freaking out inside because I want to make it perfect
Argh

[shylarah]

@Belle because you have Falk? Also the yummy man is there to enjpoy no matter who he's loyal to? *blinks, shrugs*

Actually I didn't know there was any taking away to be done here. I was trying to help Fallen.

[LadyRunic]

@BlackPanther @Belle @FallenTrinity

Ive really been thinking with his age and all. He would probably be best in summer or spring or fall. Though i will be honest Fall would be the most interesting with his age and all. Plus hed be close to Falk a big figure and someone who is very much shrouded in mystery. Plus his ambition and personakity. It would be something Falk would have killed for to keep a general like that.

But also you have to think about the type of fae you want to be. What species? That also effects court choice if you dont have a plausible reason how theybswitche from summer tobfall or winter to summer, ect.

[FallenTrinity]

@LadyRunicI cannot find the list for fae species

[LadyRunic]

@FallenTrinity its almost any fae in folklore.

[BlackPanther]

@FallenTrinity
This might help
stephanie-fowers.com/list_of_creatures..

[shylarah]

@LadyRunic don't necessarily need a reason for him to have switched. It could just be a reason his parent(s) switched. ^.^ Additionally, killing to keep a general is different from killing to /steal/ a general, and that might start serious hostilities.

[LadyRunic]

@shylarah You're underestimating Falk. The Fae is sly and cunning, I don't put it past him to BREED his Fae like livestock. But Falk would not do such a thing, though others might have been more tempted. He finds the thought repulsive and useless.

[FallenTrinity]

@LadyRunic

Looking at maybe species Hound of Ulster

[FallenTrinity]

@LadyRunic

I may also make my old dragon buddy Suleykaar

[shylarah]

@LadyRunic If a trusted commander left another court, I think the court he went to would be under considerable suspicion. Might not have proof, but this is the fey. I am curious, though. It seems he is similar to both Duska and Sini, yet Falk did not try to steal either of them. Perhaps because Sini is young, though I believe Duska is considerably older. Certainly a few thousand, at least. Perhaps because they were Spring? Perhaps because Sini, at least, is not so entirely ruthless? I'm curious as to his reasoning. Then again, they were known to be very loyal -- but so is Sorin, to the point of being vicious to traitors. I wonder if Falk could sway him -- at least, before the death of his ruler. Hm, if he was Spring...but no, Ceridwen swayed people right away, so even if he had wished to leave then he wouldn't have been able. So /maybe/ at her death, if Sorin was Spring. That would create tension, if he'd left, and Sini encountered him again.

I could see him possibly changing locations if Falk timed his offer to coincide with Arys's rise to power, or Feoras's. It really depends on if his loyalty is to king or court.

Just ideas. I don't have any for him originating in other seasons, so I can't suggest too many there. *throws ideas at the wall to see what sticks!* Obviously I /personally/ am rather fond of him as Spring, but it's not my decision to make. ...I'd totally have Duska study under him if he was, though, at least at some point. Hm, actually, I don't know if Sini would ever take a leadership position without a ruler, with him around. So maybe a different court is better. She'd totally respect him, though. ...And now I want to see them interact. *puts a stop to speculation before it gets out of hand*

So...coming back. *wrestles with self* It seems names can be forcibly taken, then? Or at least under duress? ...I really do want to play this. I just...I really worry I'm going to have similar problems to before.

Out of curiosity, what wars have there been in the fey realms recently? *trying to figure out where Duska and Sini would have fit in with those*

[LadyRunic]

@FallenTrinity I allow that type, as the hound will be a better form of a Hell Hound. The dragon, no. I've called no dragons before, I'll call it now.

Here are some sites I used when researching this RP The second one is very good:
ladyaleta.com/aleta/types.htm

fairiesworld.com/myths-mythology/folkl..

@shylarah Easy there, this is a Work In Progress, and you're overthinking it. You're presuming FallenTrinity is going to switch Courts. On top of that you're presuming it is commoner than it is. If a commander left from one court to another they would be killed, lest the Ruler or their over-Lord had something to prove they were not such a easy turncoat. A hundred times out of a hundred a rogue commander is killed by both enemy and allies. When you reach such a rank within a Court there has to be a VERY good reason that you leave it, that you would rather death than to stay! For common Fae to switch Courts is such a sentence. Though rather one of indentured servitude till they either won free of the bond or were ransomed back. IF they were ransomed back they could expect anything from better to worse treatment and possibly- agian- death. It's a INCREDIBLY risky thing to do, changing courts. A child may get away with crossing the border or slip through a hole, generally becoming indentured servants when they are caught. It's why Falk was so infuriated about Nyx. A Shade, a wright from his Realm betrayed and defected to have a child! Half breeds are generally either left to suffer the prejudiced of their outsider heritage. Most of these live in the No'Man's Land strips between Fae Lords, eking out what living they can. That Nyx was raised in the palace with such a friend as Circe (?) was a wonder. That he became a King galled the Ancient Fae Of Fall. And reasonably so.

If Fallen's character defected, Falk would have his name. He would have it if Fallen's character was born to Falk as well. Why he didn't take Sini was because she was Spring, and Nyx. He couldn't touch her, much less offer her aught when he knew she would bring nothing but trouble. Spring in Fall! He would have a uprising for a petty little sprig! Better to see her dead, and her king as well.

Names can be taken but they must be willing given. Duress aside. Falk doesn't do it often, but when he does... He tries to keep the impact to peaceful discussion, and pleasent threats. And with such a ancient Fae? Threats are sometimes all that are needed, to see him in a wrath helps.

War between Summer and Winter, as was noted. Before that there was really only skirmishes over trivial matters. Fae Wars don't erupt over much, but they do happen every now and then.

Notable wars: ((SPOILERS))

My Hider

- Sidhe and the Darkness
-Earth Sidhe and Heavenly vs the Tuatha de Danann
- Seelie and Unseelie Split
- Fall and Spring Form
-Falk Rises
-Power struggles as rulers change (About one large war every few hundered years, depends how often the rulers change)

[FallenTrinity]

@LadyRunic

ok because the Hound of Ultar is a fairly powerful one and because he uses destructive magic in battle it would fit his battle nature

[FallenTrinity]

if anything I may go fall but his personality falls a bit more in line with the winter court

[shylarah]

@LadyRunic You proposed him switching to Fall; I was working off that. There was a scenario presented and I proposed possibilities for it. You've also said that fey do change courts, though mostly ones that already live in border areas and without close ties. Nyx's mother was from Winter, and given to Spring. There was no escape involved. Nor are the mara exclusive to fall. They are in Winter too, and my understanding was that there tend to be a few of most sorts of fey in any court, even if it's not technically their native one. Looked down on, perhaps, but present.

Sini herself is a halfbreed. Her father was Summer, and it's well known. Duska never had a reason to keep it secret. You never mentioned any issues for her parentage. Do I need to fix this?

Fey with relatives on both sides of a border would have every justification for switching. You said it's uncommon, but not that it's such a death sentence. I take it you are changing that? If that's the case, I feel that there should be unsworn fey in the border areas, or "wild" fey: ones with allegiance to no court, thoguh they have to follow the rules of the land their homes fall in.

I'm not clear what you're talking about with indentured servitude here. o.o Or being ransomed back -- if they were captured, that's hardly switching courts.

From this it looks like Sorin's experience would have to be at the death of a leader and the resulting power struggle. However, unless this was a /lengthy/ conflict -- or perhaps if there was a long period with many different leaders in short succession -- it seems like the last generals and captains of great renown would be dead, given that there's none left alive who saw Falk's rise to power. That is, outside of the ongoing conflict between Summer and Winter, where there would be plenty of opportunity to shine. This poses an issue for Sini and Duska. Where did they get their experience and earn recognition? I had figured there were at least raids, or.../something/, possibly of unaligned fey, possibly of disavowed fey from other courts. Enough to be a serious threat in attacks. That's the most feasible solution, I think. If that's not workable, I'll need to think of something else.

As a note, I'm really not clear on what you mean by freely. Duress isn't freely given, no matter how indirect the threats. Would you please explain?