A Tourist's Guide To The Feywild 2020
A Tourist's Guide To The Feywild 2020
Feywild 2020
By Damian K. Duvain
Co-edited by Gabriel James Brightborne and Marchand Mourningfrost
Introduction: What/where is the Feywild?
A Fomorian, 5e
Political Structure
The Seelie Court (aka the Summer Court -- the “”good fae””, or
more accurately, the mortal-friendly fae)
Headed by Queen Titania
Also King Oberon but the queen really has the power
The Queen is not a person, but a title – if the queen dies, the next in
succession becomes Queen Titania and all that that entails
The Green Knight is the Titania’s primary guard
The Unseelie Court (aka the Gloaming Court, the Winter Court
-- the “”evil fae””, or more accurately, the not-mortal-friendly
fae)
Headed by Queen Mab/the Queen of Air and Darkness
The Prince of Frost, emo boy extraordinaire, is also a major The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania,
political figure Sir Joseph Noel Paton, 1849
Most fae belong to one of these two – some fae belong to one
Court their whole lives, but allegiances can also shift over time
Some fae are unaligned
There are also further subdivisions of the Courts, which we will
not get into here
Roles of the Courts
Mercurial
Tricksters
Cannot tell a direct lie
Hate being in debted to someone
Bound by promises/deals, but very good
at twisting these to their advantage
Often embody the emotions of their
season—or their season/allegiance may
change to match their emotions
Weaknesses: Iron, running water
Rules for Mortals Visiting the Fae Realms
Folklore
Lebor gabála Érenn : The book of the taking of Ireland, Robert Macalister
Fiction
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, William Shakespeare
The Dresden Files (particularly book 4, Summer Knight), Jim Butcher
A Wizard Abroad, Diane Duane
Television
Lost Girl, Canadian supernatural drama
Film
Maleficent (2014)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
Further Reading and Media Consumption, pt. 3
Music
Hozier
Florence + the Machine
Loreena McKennitt
Enya