Court of the East - Accumulate wealth and power to be rooted firmly in mortal society.Court of the North - Become hard, detached, and ascetic give yourself so little to lose that you are no longer attractive to the Fae.Decisions for the freehold as a whole are made by the Court leaders working together. While they do not cede their power over time as the seasonal Courts do, the Emperors and Empresses of the directional Courts share leadership geographically, with each Court ruling the portion of the freehold corresponding to their direction. In places where Asian mythology and culture is dominant, the Courts are often based on the four cardinal directions. They thrive on Sorrow.Įach of the seasonal Courts have two Contracts: one Fleeting, which affects the court's emotion, and one Eternal, which draws power from the physical manifestation of the season. Winter Court - Masters of deception and keepers of mysteries.Autumn Court - Exploring the powers of faerie magic and the enigmas of the unknown.Summer Court - Seeking to strike out against the Fae directly.Spring Court - Focusing on hiding from the Fae by living amongst the mortals.In practice this doesn't occur in every freehold a particular Court may be ambitious and claim permanent rule (as in Miami), or there may simply be too few Changelings in a freehold for more than one Court to be adequately represented. Ideally each Court holds power only temporarily, with each King or Queen (the ruler of a freehold's Court) ruling during their season and then passing on the leadership to the next Court. The Seasonal Courts are most prominent in Europe and other Western countries. In return for the pledge, the character's seeming gains the Court's Mantle, a supernatural addition to the changeling's mien that reflects the Court's dominant characteristics. The Wyrd ties strongly to the seasons' interactions with time and the emotional affiliations that each Court assumes. Joining a Court involves a pledge on the part of the changeling, and the changeling's Wyrd supports that pledge. All that really matters is that the Courts' affiliation somehow confounds the Fae this may be achieved through ties to cyclical events, as the Fae are unchanging, or by the sharing of power, a concept alien to the Gentry.
The structure of a freehold's Courts is usually heavily influenced by the cultural heritage of the area and the folk tales and superstitions known to its members. The best-known Court structure (at least in the West) operates on a seasonal system, but there are Courts which are affiliated with different Earthly phenomena.
Most Courts also draw power from a specific emotion which is associated with the powers of the Court Changelings of the Court find it easier to harvest Glamour from their Court's emotion.Įach freehold has its own local Courts, usually reflections of the larger Court structures known to Changelings. Each Court represents both a philosophy and a supernatural pact with an aspect of the world that helps Changelings bolster their existence in the mortal realm, making them less vulnerable to the attentions of the Fae.
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