Lady Seraphina

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@Prince of Seraphs He was toying with the idea. But dismissed it as she was... Spring.

@LadyRunic

Oooh, gross, Spring women. Can't be having any of that.

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Would that the Spring Queen still rule, but this is by far better.

@LadyRunic

Are you referring to Ceridwen as in he would have made this same offer to her had she lived?

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Nyx

Nyx saw the eyes of the Autumn King narrow as the Mara entered his view. He smiled slightly at Falk's annoyance. The Mara as a people had no allegiance to any one Court however the ease with which most brought out the most horrible nightmares in their meals rather than any other emotion to feed on meant the majority of Nyx's people lived in the Unseelie Courts. Of these a large population was under Falk's rule. It must have irked the Fall King to know that what should have been one of his subjects now stood as his equal, commanding the Court in direct opposition to his own.

Though his guileful smile betrayed how Falk's annoyance pleased the Archon Nyx was not fool enough to challenge or disrespect him openly. Even Cernunnos who most would say matched Falk in both power and age never challenged the Autumn Lord directly. Not that the former Archon feared Falk but Cernunnos respected the power he held and Nyx would have been a fool if he was not just as wary of that power.

Falk discarded his wine without offering any to Nyx. Not that the Archon expected any less, it was still impolite. The Fall King called the Moot to its official opening and offered the Winter Queen the role of the first offer. Nyx was surprised by the items she brought in trade. Blood Pearls. They were precious ancient stones that were a key component to some very old magicks. Not something to be pedaled lightly. Which meant one of two things. Either Arys didn't know their worth or she had far more than the number she brought to the bargaining table. It was never wise to bank on the stupidity of others which meant that Nyx had to assume however many Blood Pearls Arys was offering in trade she had at least twice that number in her personal stockpile.

Nyx would have some of the Blood Pearls for his kingdom, they were rare and he could make good use of them. Blood rituals were often temperamental and thus rarely attempted lest they end in disaster. He was somewhat less interested in the Unicorn tears of the Summer King. They were uncommon but by no means rare, perhaps the Unseelie Courts would be interested but Spring had its own stock of Unicorns. If Nyx truly wanted some of their tears he need not trade for them.

"My Winter Lady, in exchange for a small selection of Blood Pearls I can offer you this." Nyx pulled from his cloak a container of clearest crystal. It was tinted darkest red with the color of the liquid inside. The colors seemed to shift and dance like a burning flame. "Taken from the darkest part of the Spring Realm, water from the River Phlegethon. The Spring Fae had many names for this substance, Fire Water, Soul Flames, Scourge, Liquid Damnation. It tasted of liquid fire and burned the throats of any that drunk it but it also strengthened them, those that drank of it needed not food nor sleep, nor any other drink for several days. In Cernunnos time when he had tortured a prisoner to the point of death the Archon would force feed this substance to him to give the prisoner strength so that he might endue more pain without dying.

"I'm sure Lady Arys you could find many uses for such a substance, you have after all many enemies." As he said that word Nyx's eyes flicked almost imperceptibly to Feoras for a fraction of a second before he looked back at the Winter Queen with a cheshire grin on his face. "In addition to this limited commodity I would wish to renew our trade agreements of years past. As usual Spring can provide you one half of the textile material your people need." In this respect Nyx could not budge. Unlike Spring whose inhabitants wore cloths mostly made from plant material if they wore clothes at all Winter required something more substantial. In such a cold climate as their's Arys' people required leather and furs for their clothing. The animal population of Spring was considerably less than that of their Seelie neighbor and Nyx had no interest in hunting the species of his Court to extinction. He made available to Winter what he could in that regard but no more than that.

"In exchange for the furs and skins of Spring animals I would require the excretions of the Behemoths of your Court." It was of essentially no value to Winter while in Spring it served as an unparalleled fertilizer for the nature fae. It helped them grow larger and increased their abilities over time. This act allowed Nyx to keep control over the dryad population as well as increasing the strength of the nature fae in his army if war were to be visited on the land. "Spring can also provide the Winter Court with food in exchange for weapons grade iron ore extracts for armament and other purposes."

Nyx was rather pleased with the rift that was between Summer and Winter. Though the two courts under any ruler had never been considered allies by an definition in peace times they would often trade. With Arys' frozen heart Feoras couldn't hope to establish any trade relations with her which meant that anything that Winter needed which could only be supplied by a Seelie Court had to come through Nyx. His position at the bargaining table lent him a decent advantage over both Summer and Winter. Fall was much more slippery. Trades between Autumn and Spring were a rare occurrence usually only for very specific and unique items and they were always one time deals. Never a renewal of contract between Falk and Nyx.
@Belle@BlackPanther@LadyRunic

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Nyx

Nyx watched as the other rulers congregated but at this point he was more than aware that nothing more of importance would be said before his arrival. There was too much distrust among the three gathered for that. Nyx glanced up at the stone whose shadow he hid within. It was ancient and rugged. The surface was coarse and offered many places to grip with those that were skilled at such things.

Smiling Nyx began to climb, keeping himself hidden as he did so. When he reached the top of the Standing Stone and was looking down on the other four rulers of the moot he took a seat on the edge of the stone, letting his legs dangle in the air. Nyx did enjoy making an entrance. Before he did however the Archon decided to watch a few moments longer. The Summer King foolish as he was greeted his former lover by kissing her hand. Nyx was surprised Arys with her frozen heart did not freeze his hand solid to match.

The ice carvings she made, sitting on her throne of frost were interesting but it was not obvious that the meeting had come to a standstill without its third member. Sighing Nyx cast aside his glamour and called out from his place on the Standing Stone. "I do hope I have not kept you waiting. I was so enjoying the view." He said this with a sly smile as he jumped from his perch and landed among them. "Shall we call the meeting of the Lords of Faerie to its official beginning?"

@Belle@BlackPanther@LadyRunic

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Seven RPers, eleven characters. Could use more.

OOC

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What do you guys think of me? Honestly. I won't be offended.

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@LadyRunic Maybe we should have waited for more players before starting? It seems like there aren't enough people outside of the four rulers to have decent interactions with for those people that aren't Court Rulers. We've got Laira, Max, Sini, Raven and the Headless Horseman which doesn't seem like enough people to sustain an RP if the Rulers are going to be tied up for a long period of time with the Moot. Which looks to be the case. Might we look into recruiting more people?

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@Prince of Seraphs
It is how it is

@BlackPanther

But it isn't how it is. LadyRunic has given us a clear rule about how halfling Fae operate. Laira seems to defy that rule, there could be an explanation as to why. Perhaps she has in fact been to Faerie before but rather than asking for that answer everyone is just telling me to shut up.

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@Prince of Seraphs
This does take place all over the world
So it does not have to be the UK

@BlackPanther

Yes but Laira turned into a Horse and ran to Stone Henge which is in the UK. As Kelpie I suppose she could run over water but since there was no mention of her running for days the closest place she could have come from would be one of the countries bordering the English channel and all of those have also had orphanages phased at for a good long time.

Incorrect. Half Fae may have powers if they have been the Fae Realm to unlock their powers FIRST. Then when/if they return to the mortal realm they may still use their power. It seemed to me that @Ojo chan 42 character's power was already unlocked.

Stone Henge is just one Portal and the chose place, other fae may use that portal. Though most will not when the RUlers are holding Moot.

@LadyRunic

Okay that's my bad but if a halfling has to have been to Faerie to have there powers unlocked how could Laira have Kelpie powers as she'd never been to that land before?

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@Prince of Seraphs

(hopes you can take Laira with you cuz I have no idea how to introduce her into this RP any other way)

@Ojo chan 42

How to put this lightly... No. The Fae Moot is meant only for the Court Rulers, having an extra party there could destabilize the entire meeting, as in we could very well be at war by the end of the IC day unless you want to figure something else out.

I look to @LadyRunic or @Zahrale for this but I believe the consensus was that half fae inside of Faerie are Seasonborn and those in the mortal world have no powers. Plus Stone Henge is (correct me if I'm wrong) the Ruler's portal, the one that no other fae may use.

I was sort of under the impression that Laira was from some distant past time and came to Faerie looking for her name. If she is from modern day there are some things you should be aware of. First The UK doesn't have orphanages anymore. They were phased out in favor of direct support to vulnerable families and the development of foster care and adoption services. My knowledge of the UK is limited but I don't think there are settlements there anymore small enough to be called villages. Regardless of that though she'd either be adopted or become a foster child, given that you seemed to indicate the rest of the town was frightened and put off by her adoption wouldn't be likely so as a foster child she'd get bounced from home to home to home in various areas, where ever they had room for her.

It might just be easier to say that the stuff in the bio happened pre WWI and she's been in Faerie for a number of years searching for this Clyde. Certainly fae/human impregnation would have been more common in a time when the fae were believed in. One more thing judging from the fact that she is near Stone Henge does that make Laira English?