The Fey, or fairies, were once the most unique and well-known of creatures in the Old World. They were the keepers of peace, of seasons, and nature. They protected those who believed and children from malice and their evil kin that longed to do them harm. They were seen only if they wished to be seen, and even then, many people couldn't tell you if what they'd seen was a fairy or a someone of high beauty. The strongest of the Fey were those that were believed to be part of the Court, or nobility, that they had established among themselves. Whether they bred with mortals or not; it is unknown.

Back when the world was new and the mortal race was young, the Fey were their protectors. They kept the mortal race from dying out and provided them with the means necessary to survive the harsh environments that they tread. The strongest of the Fey were those that belonged to the High Courts, or the Seasonal Fey, and those that wished only harm to the mortals as the Dark Fey. Summer Fey taught the mortals how to farm and take only what they needed from nature. The Winter Fey, on the other hand, taught them that all things need to be given a break and that they themselves were allowed to rest. The Dark Fey, or those that had fallen into greed, spite, and disease wanted nothing more than to see the human race whither into nothingness. Alas, the Dark Fey were too few to accomplish their goals and the Seasonal Fey ruled over the mortals. Things were so simple back then...

But as time passed, the mortals began to make their own paths, create their own things. They moved away from deriving off of the glorious natural things and began to create machinery and new tools that would destroy the earth. Wars over land and plagues spread from the Dark Fey, who had grown stronger over the years as hatred and malice began to develop among the human race. The Summer and Winter Courts gathered to discuss if they would allow the humans to continue down the path to their own demise just as the Dark Fey intended, or if they would fight back and prevent their beautiful world from dying. The Summer Fey fought for the rebirth of the land, arguing that if the mortals saw more of the prosperous months they would end their own plight. The Winter Fey chose to fight for longer cold months, saying that the humans would slow down their destruction if they were forced back by the chilling winds of the north. They fought until they realized that nothing could be done, nothing could be decided for sure. They started their own war, creating the seasons of autumn and spring, hoping that they would provide what the mortals needed. Many of the Seasonal Fey died as they fought, but more so fell into their own despair and turned into Dark Fey themselves.

Although the mortals were unable to see the Fey fight, they could most certainly feel it. Crops would die if the autumns were too short and the soil would stay unhealthy if the snow could not heal it. But mortals did just as the mortals always had, adapt and continue onward their own path. But things are changing, Winter and Summer Fey are beginning to appear in front of humans more often, even mingling with them in hopes of escaping their Seasonal War. The Dark Fey have also hidden among the mortals, striking at every chance they get to fight for their own means.

Whose side shall you fight for? Or perhaps if you are mortal... whose side shall you choose?