A court of independent, Unseelie fey led by Archfey, satyr, and bard Lady Luanach.
The Tenets, Watch, and Concord
The Six Tenets of the Moon Court as Dictated by Her Ladyship Celenica Luanach
I. All those who bear the title “of the Moon Court” will abide the Old Way of an ever honest tongue and speak no overt falsehood.
II. All who are “of the Moon Court” or within the Cressida Weald will revere the power of the heavens, paying special reverence to the Moon, for it seeth all folly.
III. Any who gain hospitality within the Cressida Weald will respect the authority of Archfey Lady Luanach and abide by her will.
IV. The effort to better the soul shall be respected and assisted by all who bear the title “of the Moon Court”. This assistance may vary from experimentation to servitude.
V. Celebrations of the lunar cycle and the Day of Reflection will be attended by all present within the Cressida Weald. Failure to attend will be met with punishment.
VI. Violations of the former tenets or other conflicts shall be brought before Lady Luanach and the court’s Celestial Watch for trial.
The Seats of the Celestial Watch
I. The Enforcer: A native of the Moon Court who has demonstrated immense strength of judgment and physical or magical prowess. Tasked with ensuring the tenets are obeyed and apprehending those who would break them.
-Position held by the annis hag Aunt Erma Goodgrove.
II. The Hunter: A native of the Moon Court who has shown excellence in their ability to navigate and an impeccable ability to track. Tasked with discovering and apprehending enemies of the court outside the Cressida Weald.
-Position held by the satyr Heiress Amaris Luanach.
III. The High Priest: A native of the Moon Court with an intrinsic ability to decipher the passive will of the moon. Tasked with leading the other Lunar Faithful in prayer.
-Position held by the dryad Rosemaris Trueleaf.
IV. The Empiric: A native of the Moon Court who has made strides in soul experimentation. Tasked with furthering the court’s understanding of and ability to manipulate the soul.
-Position held by the naga Lamura.
V. The Minstrel: A native of the Moon Court with great and varied musical ability. Tasked with leading official festivities and all manner of revelry.
-Position held by the faerie dragon Newt.
The Moon-Wynteria Concord
In accordance with Her Ladyship Celenica Luanach and Her Eminence Aurora Allurian, the courts of Moon and Wynteria do hereby decree an alliance. Henceforth, these courts shall ally with one another in conflicts concerning other fey houses and shall assist each other in affairs concerning mortals, should it be determined that such help is a necessity. These courts shall bear no ill will towards each other for past conflicts and shall move towards a more revelrous future in tandem. A member of the Moon Court shall not declare a geas over a member of the Wynteria Court and a member of the Wynteria Court shall not declare a geas over a member of the Moon Court. Fey pacts made between those who hail from either court shall be honored lest the violator invoke a greater curse than would be typical for violation of such a bargain. To see that the traditions of both courts are respected by the other, the Moon Court will henceforth celebrate the Day of Reflection and the Wynteria Court will henceforth celebrate the Day of the Dark Moon. Finally, Heiress Amaris Luanach and Successor Sayla Allurian shall wed. With these terms, the Moon-Wynteria alliance is sealed.
Lady Celenica Luanach
Eminence Aurora Allurian
History
The Amber Red Rebellion
Two-hundred years ago, the founders of the Moon Court lived in a Seelie section of the Feywild called the Amber Glade. Although all Seelie fey are ruled by the Summer Queen Titania, smaller, individual domains tended to be overseen by Archfey appointed to their positions by the Queen. The ruler of the Amber Glade was a summer eladrin who had released themselves from their humanoid constraints to embrace their fey heritage and become an Archfey. This eladrin’s name was Lord Gallias Brightdew. He ruled the Amber Glade with a vanity common amongst Archfey, but one day made the mistake of trying to take the satyr Celenica Luanach as his wife. Celenica had spent her days in the Amber Court performing as a bard, and though her singing and lyre-playing was phenomenal, her true passion was not with being on stage, but with experimenting to see how the magic of a bard’s song could impact the souls of those around her. So dedicated was Celenica to her arcane research that she hardly took any notice of Lord Brightdew, so when he proposed she turned him away for she hardly knew him. Lord Brightdew grew angry at her refusal and decided to take away the research she valued so highly by outlawing soul interference or experimentation in the Amber Court. Celenica’s response was to simply abandon the Amber Glade.
(According to Lady Luanach, the likelihood of the Amber Court approving escalations in soul experimentation was low, and so a separation—regardless of the outcome of Lord Brightdew’s proposal—was likely inevitable).
Surprisingly for Lord Brightdew, Celenica’s songs and soul research had inspired quite the following and there were many who left with her. Among Celenica’s followers was the faerie dragon Newt. In the Amber Court, Newt’s cleverness was often overlooked in favor of treating him, and other faerie dragons, like a common household pets. This was another one of Lord Brightdew’s blunders. Newt had accrued a great many secrets in his time being doted on as though he were senseless, and under Celenica’s tutelage he learned the ways of the bard, quickly becoming capable of weaving secrets into weaponized words. Celenica was not the only one who had grievances with Lord Brightdew’s decree against soul research. Another eladrin, a cleric named Cosmystia Lunari, had been deeply intrigued by the effects that minor soul tampering could have on healing. She was making great strides in finding more effective healing methods before her research was banned entirely. Naturally, she was among those who chose to leave, and she and Celenica became fast friends.
