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The Fae

At one time, the fae were a species that worked together.  They lived under one single rule, focusing on surviving throughout the changes of time.  As a species, the fae are older than human memory.  For the longest time, they strayed from helping humans, but as civilizations expanded, the fae began to help humans that proved themselves worthy.  In most cases, they were still cautious.

Despite the help they did offer to humans and other species, such as the wolves, the fae were always known as a mischievous lot.  They love to be playful, pull pranks, and enjoy life to the fullest.  Sometimes, that enjoyment comes at the price of others, but for the majority of the fae, this price is worth paying.

The majority of fae is a matriarchal society.  Power and family name pass through the females of the family.  Some families go against this, but for the most part, this is the generally accepted practice.  There are things such as arrange marriages, but these are in some of the most powerful families that need to produce heirs to continue on the family name.  Outside of this, the fae are fairly open to any sexuality.  Most fae will roll their eyes at the human’s need to label everything, and especially to judge another over who they love.

Within the fae, there are different “species” in the sense of their powers.  Not every fae has the same set of powers.  There are some powers that are default to the species, such as glamours, immortality, and enhanced senses.  Outside of that, the fae have power sets that vary greatly. This range of powers grew as families began to mix powers through marriage and reproduction.  Some families decided to keep the powers as pure as possible, but time has slowly lead to the breeding out of the “ancient” (most pure) powers.  

The fae remained a singular unit under the rule of the Silverwing family until around the 1600′s.  During this time, a civil war would break out among the fae over the choice to continue helping the humans or not.  The Silverwing family had always been major supporters of continuing a strong relationship with the humans.  During this conflict, a disease began to spread among the fae.  It caused the deaths of a great many.  Between the disease and the battles, the fae were left weaker, and in the end, there was a split among them.  There was now the Seelie and the Unseelie, as well as those that decided to remain unaligned.  One group was off shoot for all of these - the Aos Si.  They fled to America for a clean and fresh start from the conflicts that plagued the fae in Europe.

Seelie were led by the Silverwing family, and it would be the Blackwood and LaCroix families that took the helm of the Unseelie.  The unaligned had no clear ruler for sometime, and it was truly dangerous to be one of those without the protection of a court behind you.  It would be the Wild Hunt that continued to police the fae, crossing any boundary, regardless of their alignments.  This organization was both highly respected and feared by most of the fae.

The Glade

This is secluded location in Scotland that has been home for the dragons for millennia.  It is hidden from the sight of humans through magic of the dragons, but specifically, Belinda.  She is the key part of the security of the Glade.  It is nearly impossible for anyone to stumble upon the Glade due to her security barriers, but it does happen occasionally.  The dragons wanted to provide shelter and safe haven to those in need, especially fae, because they see the fae as their children in many ways due to the dragons hand in helping nurture the species over time.

The Glade would be kept off limits for the majority of other species until the time of the fae civil war.  This is when they made the decision expand the Glade, opening up to fae that did not wish to align with either the Seelie or the Unseelie.  It was also during this time that they officially turned over control of the Glade to Corie, a fae that had been friends with the dragons for some time.  The civil conflict of the fae brought to light just how tied to the Earth and the fae the dragons could be.  They wanted a non-dragon in control of the daily activities of the Glade.

The Glade flourished from this decision, and it became a home for a great deal of fae and wolves that needed a safe place to stay in the drastically shifting environment of their world.  Despite the darkness of the time period, the Glade became a shining light for all those involved.  It also became a place for sharing of knowledge between species, which was lacking in the outside world as the fae split into two.

Unaligned Fae

There have been unaligned fae for as long as their have been fae.  They would be the ones that did not agree with the current leadership, so they would go off on their own.  This would be risky, leaving them unprotected if other fae were to commit crimes against them.  

Unaligned became a larger faction in the years leading up to, during, and after the civil conflict.  This group continued to grow in the centuries that followed, because some fae grew disheartened with the direction their Court was taking.  To not pick a Court was a risk, but the great risk came to those who abandoned a Court they had already pledged their allegiance.  

The Glade

Long before the split of the fae factions, there were off shot groups that kept to themselves.  Some were good in nature, while others were malicious.  It was when the civil war took hold among the fae that something more official was needed.

Not many knew how the Glade came to be, all that they knew was that a fae named Corinne was in charge.  She was the one that allowed new people within the safety of the Glade’s magical barriers; which were similar to those of the fae Courts.  The Glade’s barriers were stronger, however, due to the magic which went into creating them – magic which was sustained by the dragons which secretly called the Glade their home.

The Glade was open to anyone that needed shelter – fae, wolf, human – anyone.  There was, and still is, one main rule – do no harm within Glade walls.  Conflict did happen between the inhabitants of the Glade, but it was handle with in the most peaceful way possible.  After the civil war, all of those that lived within the Glade had seen more than enough bloodshed for their lifetime.

Fae with extraordinary powers were sheltered within the Glade.  These were fae with powers that could be twisted in the hands of darker beings.  Corie never forced someone to stay, but they were made aware of the truth of their world – the fae courts were no longer safe.  In fact, very few places in the world were safe.

Corie worked, and still does so, with other trusted guardians around the world.  They run waystations, inns, and other safe havens for those seeking protection from any that wish them harm.  It’s the work that began in the Glade that helped save the heart of the fae, even as corruption worked within both the Seelie and Unseelie lands.

The Glade

Long before the split of the fae factions, there were off shot groups that kept to themselves.  Some were good in nature, while others were malicious.  It was when the civil war took hold among the fae that something more official was needed.

Not many knew how the Glade came to be, all that they knew was that a fae named Corinne was in charge.  She was the one that allowed new people within the safety of the Glade’s magical barriers; which were similar to those of the fae Courts.  The Glade’s barriers were stronger, however, due to the magic which went into creating them -- magic which was sustained by the dragons which secretly called the Glade their home.

The Glade was open to anyone that needed shelter -- fae, wolf, human -- anyone.  There was, and still is, one main rule -- do no harm within Glade walls.  Conflict did happen between the inhabitants of the Glade, but it was handle with in the most peaceful way possible.  After the civil war, all of those that lived within the Glade had seen more than enough bloodshed for their lifetime.

Fae with extraordinary powers were sheltered within the Glade.  These were fae with powers that could be twisted in the hands of darker beings.  Corie never forced someone to stay, but they were made aware of the truth of their world -- the fae courts were no longer safe.  In fact, very few places in the world were safe.

Corie worked, and still does so, with other trusted guardians around the world.  They run waystations, inns, and other safe havens for those seeking protection from any that wish them harm.  It’s the work that began in the Glade that helped save the heart of the fae, even as corruption worked within both the Seelie and Unseelie lands.

This list of characters does not mean they are all played.  These are simply apart of the overall storyline that is the backing of this blog.  Some may become open to be played with by all over time, and if they are, their profiles will be linked.  The names listed are the ones they go by usually - which is not always their birth/given name.  The alignment here is also the one they claim, which is not always the one of their birth or the one they pledged themselves to for a time.  For more information on playable muses, check the muse page.

Quorra Blackwood

Eireann Kennedy

Liam Cathall

Raleigh Duncan

Tobias MacCallister

Loreinne Cassdy

Phoebe Oakwood

Ryleiah Reverie

Lolanae MacKenzie

Matthias Cael

The Unaligned are fae that have given up both their birth right and their allegiance to either court.  This weakens their power a little.  That is not the worst part of this path, though.  The worst part is that leaves you unprotected.  You do not have the Courts to fall back on for safety.  Once you pick (or are forced into) this path, you can no longer return to courts officially.

However -- Unaligned are fae that can go into Seelie and Unseelie lands unchecked.  That is one perk to this, but it's a perk that could easily mean your death.

Quorra is officially unaligned.  Ryleiah, Lolanae and Ciaran have debated it, but all three of them would more than likely reswear allegiance to Seelie if they had the chance after breaking their oath to the Unseelie.