The Fey Realm

The fey have long lived in the shadows of the mortal world, their presence hidden behind the veil of glamour, only revealing themselves when it suits their purposes. Among these ancient courts, none has stirred such fear and chaos as the Court of the Voidbound. Known for their insatiable bloodlust, they have waged endless skirmishes upon the other fey courts, but their most relentless attacks have always been directed at the Court of Eternal Edict.

Now, with his court weary and vulnerable, Prince Aelion, Argent Oath, has taken a bold and dangerous step. He has approached Queen Nythra, the Shadowed Sovereign, ruler of the Voidbound, with an audacious proposal—a truce. For the next six months, the Voidbound would redirect their bloodlust towards mortals, granting the Court of Eternal Edict the time they so desperately need to recover and gather their strength. In exchange, Queen Nythra would be granted free rein over mortal realms, unchallenged by the other courts.

To formalize this fragile peace, a grand ball has been called—a gathering of all the fey courts to celebrate the proposed truce and cast their votes on its acceptance. Prince Aelion and Queen Nythra are the hosts, with the prince protected by his steadfast guardian, Lady Valeria, the Stalwart Blade. The event is to be a display of fey elegance and power, but beneath the shimmering glamour, tension brews.

As the ball unfolds, the fate of both mortal and fey realms hangs in the balance, with every whispered conversation and veiled smile concealing the true stakes of this night. 

Though their world is seemingly timeless, the fey cannot entirely ignore the changes in the mortal realm. The courts have adapted human customs and inventions over the centuries, but only slowly, and only when they find these innovations useful for their own purposes. Guns and modern warfare, for example, have no place in the fey realm, as most courts prefer the intimacy of magic or more personal, physical combat. The Voidbound, with their predilection for chaos and violence, disdain the detachment of firearms, preferring the visceral thrill of close combat. The Verdance rejects human technology altogether, their world rooted firmly in nature and the endless cycle of growth and renewal. The Veil, being preoccupied with the mysteries of death, similarly see little reason to embrace the mortal obsession with progress.

The Eternal Edict, however, does adopt certain human practices but only reluctantly. Their strict adherence to rules makes them selective in what they allow from the mortal world. Where humans might change and evolve, the fey remain stubbornly the same—especially in the Court of the Eternal Edict, where the belief is that the old ways are the best ways. Still, they cannot completely ignore mortal progress, especially as the barrier between the two realms seems to thin with each passing century. Technology may one day force the fey to either retreat further into their realm or confront the mortals in ways they have long avoided.