Fae Court Submissions

[Mad Murdock]

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[center][size=26pt]Fae Court of [name][/size]


[b][size=20pt][Court type][/size][/b]
[i][Is the Court run as a monarchy? As a Democracy? A Dictatorship?][/i]

[b][size=12pt]-Areas Controlled-[/size][/b]
[i][Please list all the areas or nations your court has control or possession of, and have them separated with a comma.
“Name, Name, Name, Name”][/i]

[Choose one of the following for your court; Royalty, Democracy, or Dictatorship. The other two sections you must delete. More obscure systems of government can also be used, such as meritocracies or oligarchies, if that is the case simply edit one of the sections to suit and delete the others. ]
[b][size=12pt]-Royalty-[/size][/b]
[b]Current Monarch:[/b] [Please provide a link, like so: [url=paste url here in place of this text]Character's name[/url]
[b]Monarch’s Partner:[/b] [Please provide a link]
[b]Prime Advisor:[/b] [Please provide a link]
[If there are other members in the royal family, also list them; princes and princesses etc]

[b][size=12pt]-Democracy-[/size][/b]
[b]Current Representative:[/b] [Please provide a link]
[b]Council Members:[/b] [Please provide a link]

[b][size=12pt]-Dictatorship-[/size][/b]
[b]Current Ruler:[/b] [Please provide a link]

[Every court has members. Please list any extra Fae that are within your court.]
[b][size=12pt]-Members of the Court-[/size][/b]
[b][Their role]:[/b] [Please provide a link]
[b][Their role]:[/b] [Please provide a link]
[b][Their role]:[/b] [Please provide a link]
[Add to the list if there are more members]

[b]Ceremonial Object:[/b] [Each court has an object that suggests power and belongs to the Fae in charge. What is your court's ceremonial object? If you’ve created a custom object, please provide the link, otherwise describe it here as best you can .]
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[Thoroughly describe the estate/kingdom. Where is it located? How big is it? What style/era was it built in? There’s nothing like too much detail!]

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[Explain the history of the Court. You don't have to be super precise with dates and have every year explained but don't leave this section too short.
Also add in what countries they have control over and how they obtained them.]

[Gideon]

Added several things to the skeleton, cleaned up history somewhat, explained the political climate within
Rayisi’s empire and without.

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The African Fae Empire, The Five Court Kingdom


-Court type-
The African Fae Empire is a limited Republican Dictatorship as a whole, as within the continent there are four courts, representatives from each court come before the Emperor with their concerns, and he decides on how to proceed. The Courts rarely agree on anything, as such the Emperor will often act as a tiebreaker vote. The emperor rarely votes against all of the courts at once, though he is more than allowed to simply decline any of the proposals the Courts bring to him.

The Southern Court is a firm Republic, with minor Fae royals representing their sections of the region and making decisions based on a majority vote within the senate.

The Eastern Court is a Monarchy, having been ruled by the same family since the very first Fae Emperor rallied the entire continent beneath his banner. The Eastern Court is the only one still ruled by a Born Fae in Africa.

The Northern Court is also a Monarchy, it’s royal family is not of the same long standing age as the Eastern Court, but outside of the oldest of the African Fae no one remembers the previous rulers, they were removed  annals of history by the current Northern rulers and the Emperor.

The Western Court is a Dictatorship, ruled by a tyrannical fae with an iron fist. The Western Court ruler was put in place by Rayisi and the Shafarat after he first gained the throne due to the former Western Court ruler refusing to recognize Rayisi as the true emperor and threatening to rally the Western Fae against him. This ruler has proved much more loyal, and has produced a Court and a people that require very little oversight.

The Central Court is the true seat of power among the African Fae, and is where the Emperor resides within his palace. The Central Court is also a dictatorship, if ruled in a slightly less brutal manner than the Western Court. The laws that African fae follow are set by the Central Court and the Emperor, and enforced by regional Courts. If the court shows itself as unable to enforce the Emperor’s law then the Central Court will intervene, deploying the Shafarat, Rayisi’s secret police.

-Areas Controlled-

The Southern Court: Red

The Eastern Court: Blue

The Northern Court: Pink

The Western Court: Green

The Central Court: Yellow

Neutral: Orange



The Central Court, Dictatorship-
Current Ruler: Rayisi Min Masir


 -Members of the Central Court-
Shafarat Grandmaster and Adviser to the Emperor: Nazim Khamel
Tax Collector: [Please provide a link]
Emperor’s Champion: [Please provide a link]



The Eastern Court, Royalty-
Current Monarch:
Monarch’s Partner:
Prime Advisor:


-Members of the Eastern Court-
: [Please provide a link]
: [Please provide a link]
: [Please provide a link]


The Northern Court, Royalty
Current Monarch:
Monarch’s Partner:
Prime Advisor:

-Members of the Northern Court-
: [Please provide a link]
: [Please provide a link]
: [Please provide a link]


The Southern Court, Republic
Current Representative:
Council Members:

-Members of the Southern Court-
: [Please provide a link]
: [Please provide a link]
: [Please provide a link]

The Western Court, Dictatorship-
Current Ruler:


-Members of the Western Court-
: [Please provide a link]
: [Please provide a link]
: [Please provide a link]

Ceremonial Object: Under the old king the African Empire’s object of power was a golden crown forged thousands of years ago by the first emperor, but with the death of the old king and the destruction of the old palace that object was melted down into a pendant that Rayisi wears. As it stands the central court has no object to serve as a symbol of office, Rayisi confers authority to himself by way of existing.

The Southern Court’s object is a ring with their emblem on it, worn by the head representative.

The Eastern Court’s object is a ceremonial sword known simply as Headtaker.

The Western Court’s object is a brass mask.

The Northern Court’s object is a scepter.



- Domestic Polital Climate, Court Culture-

Court Relationships within the Empire: The Central Court is the heart of the African Empire and all other Courts pay tithes to it in various forms. All courts pay taxes to the Central Court in a monetary fashion as one would expect, but they also tribute Fae to be used as administrative staff, soldiers, or recruits for the Shafarat in the central court. The taxes imposed on the other Courts are reasonable, and any grievances with them can be brought before the Emperor for review. Rayisi is careful to keep the other African Monarchs on his side without letting them push him around, as he knows very personally that Emperors before him have met a grisly end beneath the armies of a displeased alliance of courts.
The Southern and Eastern Courts are long standing allies, with both of them valuing culture and war in equal measure.

Legislative System: Rayisi’s word is law within the African Empire, though he does take the feelings and opinions of the other African Monarchs into consideration when making decisions regarding the empire as a whole.
The current set of governing laws over the African Fae are a mixture of the first and second emperor’s policies. Wars between the courts are not outlawed as the were under the old king, but a formal declaration of war must be made between the two courts in order for any of them to enter into open conflict. If a formal declaration is made the emperor will attempt to reach a solution that pleases both parties and avoid war. If no solution can be reached then war begins, but the courts are not allowed to involve any others that weren’t involved in the original declaration without going back through the process. Any court is allowed to declare war on any other court, including the Central Court.
Additionally, while Rayisi’s rule is far from the Kratocracy that the first emperor created he does encourage displays of martial strength to gain favor within the Courts. Killing a superior to gain their status is strictly outlawed, but any Fae is able to challenge any other Fae to a duel to first blood. The victor of this duel is allowed to either keep their position or gain the position of the loser. For example, an Eastern Court Baron is fully allowed to challenge a member of the Monarchy there for the right to rule. If the Baron were to win he would gain the status of the defeated Fae, and the defeated would simply switch places with the victor.
Honor duels vary in frequency of use depending on the court in question, but the law merely states that if challenged to a duel it must take place. Rayisi himself is not above this law, and has been challenged for the title of emperor before.

Culture of the Five Courts:
The Southern Court is a very economically oriented Court.
The Western Court is very militarily oriented.
The Northern Court is a well balanced mixture of warlike and cultural, with a good amount of economic weight.
The Eastern Court is very culturally oriented, as the only Court still ruled by Born Fae the easterners have a heavy focus on the history of their race and Court.


-Foreign Policy-

The African Fae Empire was well loved under the old king, but under Rayisi things have changed. Rayisi cut all ties with the former allies of the African Empire, choosing to focus all of his efforts on ensuring the loyalty and trust of the other African Monarchs. As a result the Empire has no alliances with the other Courts around the world, but the Empire as a whole has no true enemies either. Individual monarchs and the emperor himself have tense relationships or small agreements with other Courts or monarchs but there is no court that the entire Empire views as an enemy. The isolationist view of the Emperor means that any conflict between other Courts is of no interest to him unless it finds its way into his continent. Since Rayisi’s taking of the throne no foreigner belonging to a Court has seen him face to face, and no foreign Fae is allowed within the central court uninvited, any attempt to enter the Central Court without permission from Rayisi is considered an act of war.

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The Central Court: The Central Court makes its home in a grand palace located in the center of the Tropic of Cancer in northern Niger. The palace is surrounded on all sides by the Saharan Desert and concealed from prying eyes by the same cloaking field used to conceal the home of the Brides of Blood Tears. The palace isn’t visible until you come within 50 meters, making finding it nearly impossible without exact coordinates.

When you approach the palace the first thing you’re likely to notice is the grand enclosed staircase that leads up to the monstrous dome. The stairs contain 2,872 steps, the number of years that the African Fae Empire had stood when Rayisi took over, and are all hewn from brilliant white marble. The total run of the stairs is over a kilometer in linear distance. On either side of the staircase is a marble wall, 3 meters high and 1 meter thick. The walls and ceiling of the staircase show the history of the African Fae Empire beginning with the first empire unifying the disparate tribes beneath his golden bull banner, and ending with a group of Fae plotting against the old king.

After that you enter the dome, which serves as a foyer of sorts for the palace. From this point onwards every point in the palace is connected, and all of the floors are stone. This allows Rayisi to detect the footsteps and location of anyone in the palace. This is because the area taken up by it is such that his power can reach anywhere from the stairs to his chambers at the far end no matter where Rayisi himself is.

The walls of the dome are lined with trophies and tokens of the wars fought by the first emperor and by Rayisi, among them are the first emperor’s sword and the skull of the old king. In the center of the ceiling is a painting of Rayisi standing above the old king’s broken body, surrounded by the ruins of the old palace. The old king’s blood runs down the curved ceiling to the floor, bleeding into a sunset that forms the backdrop for the mural of Rayisi’s campaign toward the old palace that runs along the walls at ground level.

At the far end of the dome is a hallway that leads to the chambers that the monarchs of all 5 Courts meet to discuss matters that pertain to more than themselves, which also serves as Rayisi’s throne room. In the center of the room in the table they meet at, a massive oval of stone and gold, ringed by opulent chairs selected by each of the Monarchs. A sixth chair sits facing the door which is the seat reserved for the Emperor’s spymaster, Nazim Khamel. Behind this chair again sits the emperor’s throne. Carved from a massive stone by Rayisi himself, the throne sits 2 meters above the ground on a dais, with the seat of the throne being another meter above the dais itself. The throne back has 5 points that protrude from the top  with the tallest one in the center being 6 meters tall and the other 4 points at 3 meters tall, representing the 5 Courts. The chair part of the throne is far from opulent, a simple stone chair with high arms and a blood read cushion on the seat.

The rest of the palace can be accessed behind the throne by pressing the stone crown that belongs to Emperor Rayisi into a ring next to it. The throne moves to reveal a hallway leading underground that is just as spartan as the throne that hides it. The hall is quite barren if extremely wide to allow for Rayisi to extend his wings to their full span. The hall is lit by modern fixtures attached to solar panels located on the dunes above. There are several offshoot hallways of the same size leading to various rooms, an armory, Rayisi’s bedroom, a repository of artifacts from the old Eastern Court and around the world, and his studio. The armory and Rayisi’s bedroom are as spartan as you would expect, stone box rooms with important objects and nothing else. The Repository is somewhat more grand, the walls are painted with murals of the old palace and Rayisi’s old family in the North. The ceiling is another painting of a sunset, though with less macabre imagery. And beyond that the studio is even less barren than the repository. The studio is where Rayisi keeps all of his artwork and other paraphernalia. The floors, while still technically stone, are a glossy black granite. The walls are lined with wood and paintings both by Rayisi and other artists that he finds notable. When you first walk in there is a bookshelf at the back of the room, standing almost 3 meters tall and 6 meters wide. It is at this point that one realizes the bookshelf is the back wall, with shelves cut out of the stone and sanded to a glossy shine.

Madagascar, the Mahali Pu Mkutano (Meeting Place): On Madagascar there is a large house constructed to look like an old southern plantation house. It was erected by the old king in the late 1880’s, and serves as a place where the 5 will meet in times of war between themselves or with other Courts. Madagascar serves as a true neutral ground for the African Fae, and no blood has been spilled on its soil by the Africans or any other court since its construction. 

The Southern Court: TBD

The Western Court: TBD

The Northern Court: TBD

The Eastern Court: TBD

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Preface/General Overview

The African Fae culture is a truly ancient one, with them having recorded contact with the Ancients following their rebellion against the Faceless ones. The Fae here have been forming small courts and regional powers for over ten thousand years, but in that time only four individuals have managed to gain some form of control over the continent.
The original “emperor” was a less of an emperor and more of warlord that brought the African Fae together to combat the threat of the Ancients occupying their land.
The first true emperor brought the African Fae together under a brutal and warlike culture based on promotion through the murder of one’s commanders. He fell after this system resulted in an all out civil war that left him dead.
The second emperor, referred to as the Old King, came out of the strongest court that followed that civil war, modern day Egypt. This emperor outlawed open war between the Fae Courts and established the Five Court system that stands today.
The current emperor took the throne toward the tail end of the mage war as a result of the Old King cutting a deal with Canaan Primal that ceded territory from the Northern Court over to the new Sanctuary in Côte D’Ivoire. The current emperor rules in a style that blends the first and second emperors policies.


Pre-History and The Sunderer War

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Some theorize that the African Fae and the Ancients that resided there have had numerous small conflicts with one another throughout the millennia, this is a half truth.
The African Fae and the Ancients who fled to Africa in the wake of their devastating civil war didn’t have several small conflicts, but a gargantuan one that lasted for thousands of years. After the successful sealing of the faceless ones, the Ancient Sunderer known as Canaan Primal claimed much of Africa for himself, declaring that anyone attempting to live within the region he claimed would pay tribute or die. Among the individuals living within Canaans “territory” were a large group of African Fae, and as a proud people they had no interest in paying tribute to this Ancient, regardless of the power he and his kin wielded.
And thus began the Sunderer War, an event so grand in its scale and devastating in its nature that many scholars believe it to be the source of Africa’s Cradle of Magic status. The Ancient’s power is well known, but a more obscure fact is that magic is nowhere near the level it used to be. The weakest of the first Fae at this time would be like gods to modern mortals and mages alike, and to the Ancient occupiers they were far from beneath notice. Especially once they all banned together behind a single Fae with a name untranslatable into English.
Thousands of Fae marched against hundreds of Ancients led by Canaan himself. Fae cultures in Africa would contain imagery of one man capable of transforming himself into a legion of black dragons that breathed pillars of green fire for millennia, along with other depictions of what are now known to be Sunderers. For the Fae this “war” was more of an extended extermination. Their hubris making them think they stood any chance at fighting these beings so far above them resulted in a protracted war of attrition that was mostly composed of the African Fae attempting to ambush a single Ancient in their hundreds.
Luckily for the African Fae, or what was left of them, the Ancients that had intended to occupy Africa had bigger things on their minds after 2000 years of uneasy peace with each other. The Sunderers began to fight amongst themselves over the remaining God Killer weapons, no longer interested in ensuring the eradication of the Fae. The ending death toll is believed to have been in the thousands of Fae, with only three Sunderers confirmed dead, one of which was due to being caught in the crossfire between the Fae and other Sunderers.
Fae numbers in Africa required thousands of years to be back to a level where they could form more than a single Court, and the Sunderer War left a lasting impression on the culture of African Fae to the present day. Often elders will warn misbehaving fresh turns that a flock of some animal will come and take them away, only for that flock to become a single man that will eat them alive.

The First Emperor, Rise and Fall

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The oldest record of a Fae Court after the Sunderer War controlling more than a few square miles of land is in 2,800 BC, in what is modern day Egypt. This Court was the first true Court to withstand the test of time in Africa. They expanded their influence along with the Egyptians of old and beyond. The first “modern” emperor rose from this original Court, his name since lost to history, but he is believed to have gained the title in 950 BC after unifying all of the Fae on the continent under his banner. The first emperor’s rule was far from stable, with positions within the empire being primarily decided by duels to the death or active assassinations of superiors. But the first emperor maintained order through a mixture of fear and awe inspiring power. Full fledged war between the various generals and barons of the continent were a constant, and the African Fae developed quite the warlike reputation even for their kind. But any empire founded on the idea that just because you can murder your superiors and take their place you should murder them is doomed to fail. And thus in 100 BC the first Fae Empire in Africa fell, and its emperor laid defeated in his own palace.

The Second Emperor

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The second emperor arose several decades later out of the south, this time building the empire on a foundation that of diplomacy and working for the mutual gain of all Fae on the continent. His name isn’t lost to history like the first, instead it was wiped from all records by the current emperor after he rose to power. Any mentions of this Fae simply refer to him as ‘The Old King’. The old king saw the Fae in Africa flourish, and established the five court system that stands to this day. The Old King was well loved by the other Monarchs, his rule was a stable one and he was open to alliances with the other Courts around the world. His rule lasted over 1000 years, watching the fall of mortal, mage, and Fae empires, the deaths of other monarchs, and the change of his own continent as his court stood like a rock, inviolate and unbreakable.
During the War the old king was more or less on the side of the Sanctuaries by proxy. While not associating with them and definitely not actively aiding them, Mevolent’s army and generals in Africa had the same “kill on sight” policy toward the Fae. The old king suspected that were Mevolent to be the victor in the War his reign would he far more proactive in the destruction of the African Fae than the Sanctuaries would be.
The old king established two things during his time that ensured the survival of the African Fae to a larger degree than anything else he accomplished. For one he saw the threat of monster hunters coming sooner than other monarchs, and made Africa an incredibly hazardous place for any monster hunter to attempt to hunt Fae in. As a result of this and Africa’s Cradle of Magic status Africa has a much larger monster population in general than most other places, as until very recently being known as a monster hunter in Africa was considered a death sentence, as assuming one of the ridiculous beasts that live on the Dark Continent didn’t kill you, a Fae certainly would.

Good for the Fae, bad for his rule. Seeds of doubt within the Empire

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With the monster hunter threat being taken care of, a new one emerged in the mid 1800s, a Sunderer with a long history with the Fae, Canaan Primal. he made a deal with Canaan Primal. Canaan’s appearance as the grand mage in Côte was enough that the old king was willing to cede the territory Canaan demanded without a fight. His power was so far beyond anything he met before that the old king genuinely feared that Canaan could wipe out the empire if he didn’t do as the Sunderer asked. And his concerns were not unfounded, with Canaan revealing to the old king in person that in the time before humanity he and his kin in Africa had slaughtered Fae wholesale for attempting to subvert their authority. And records do exist within Fae archives of a being composed of hundreds of black dragons that all share one mind as a short of boogeyman. Unfortunately this angered the Northern Court, the family there not willing to believe that one man, even a Sunderer of such incredible might could wipe out the Fae Empire, this began to sow seeds of doubt in some of the other Monarchs about whether the old king was still fit to be the emperor.
This deal with Canaan, regardless of the validity of it, had angered a prince from the Northern Court enough for him to decide that any emperor willing to hand over not only his own territory but that of the other Courts was unfit to rule. Not to mention that a ruler so easily swayed by the wishes of one man was not a strong enough ruler to keep an Empire of his size under control.

The Five Court War, the Monster of the East, The Death of the Old King, and the Third Emperor

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Rayisi Min Masir came in like a hurricane in 1916, sweeping from the North along with allies from the Eastern Court and annihilating anything that stood in his way. Eventually laying siege to the Old King’s palace. The campaign toward the palace lasted four years, and the siege of the old palace was another year before Rayisi gained the upper hand, breaching the walls and defeating the Old King and his allies from the South and West.
Rayisi’s initial taking of the crown was met with a tumultuous couple decades. The other monarchs of both Africa and the world viewed him as untested at best and a dangerous unknown at worst. The situation wasn’t improved when Rayisi cut ties with all of the Old King’s previous allies. With the rest of the world now not his concern, Rayisi moved to focus his efforts almost entirely on assuring the loyalty of the African Monarchs. He started in the west, it’s ruler had been causing problems since the day the Old King was disposed of. Rayisi and his elite Shafarat bodyguards removed him swiftly, and in his place Rayisi put a tyrannical Fae loyal to him first and foremost. Then he moved onto the North, where the family he had come from to take the title of emperor was beginning to plot against him. Rayisi’s father feeling that he should be the one to take the title of emperor, not his son. Rayisi made an example of them. He burned all of their estates, killed every member of the family, and erased them from history so thoroughly that within the borders of his empire not a single record remains of his own family. He then installed one of the baronial families as the rulers of the Northern Court. Since the Northern Suppression Rayisi’s rule in Africa has been unchallenged, and he remains with very little opposition within his own empire. But the kingdoms without are not as certain about the relatively new emperor. His willingness to kill other Fae en masse and his seeming lack of willingness to initiate alliances means Rayisi and his empire are often viewed with a mixture of suspicion and fear for his unknown intentions and respect for his ability to control a region of his size with so little fear of rebellion or need for alliances. Though some within his court are well aware that he has considered an alliance with the Australasian King, Pedri Bane.

[Mad Murdock]

Any issues I had with this Empire were spoken about via Discord, and I think I can safely say I'm happy with this final profile!

1/2 approved

[Astaphaios]

i spent the majority of yesterday questioning you about it, i'm cool w. it

2/2 approved.

[Gideon]

[Astaphaios]

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The Fae Courts of the Americas


The Hierarchy
The American Fae Courts are run as both a Democracy and a Royalty. At the head of the entire system, there is the Sovereign Monarch - in this case, the Queen - who has total authority over all matters. Just underneath the Monarch’s rule is their Consort, who has almost complete authority and defer only to the Monarch on issues in their land. The Royal Family have ultimate veto power on all matters within the Court lands, though this power is very rarely exercised due to the sheer landmass that this Court rules.
Underneath the Royal Family is the Sovereign Council. This is a group of seven old Fae, all original members of the Court, who take charge of a certain number of Barons within the region. The Council convene every fortnight to talk about current events and make decisions on any problems that arrive. It is their decision on how the Court is run as a whole, and their job to keep it cohesive, though the Monarch and their Consort have the power to deny assent from their choices.
The Seneschal is the representative of the Court. As well as this, it is their job to keep an eye on absolutely everything. They ensure that the meetings with the Council are orderly, that the Royal Family is comfortable and safe, and that foreign relations are always good. The Seneschal also works with the Captain of the Vanguard to keep training efficient, and working closely with the Palace Revenants in their clandestine matters.
The power of the Monarch is delegated to twenty different Barons. These are usually people who have proven their loyalty and ability to rule in different regards. Their power is divided as such:

CANADA
The Baron of Alaska
The Baron of Prairie and Northern Canada
The Baron of Pacific, Atlantic, Ontario and Quebec regions of Canada.

THE UNITED STATES
The Pacific  Coast/ West Coast Baron and*
The Californian Baron *
The Baron of the Midwest
The Southern Baron
The Heartland Baron
Atlantic Coast Baron

MEXICO
The Mexican Baron.
The Jamaican Baron.

SOUTH AMERICA
 The Carribbean North Baron.
Brazillian Baron.
Andean West Baron.
Southern Cone Baron.
The Four Island Barons live together.

*(due to the proximity of their land and how it overlaps, these two barons often work together).

Underneath the Barons in hierarchy are the Vanguard. They are an official Court militia; each Vanguard has to swear an oath before their monarch of unflinching loyalty. They are usually warriors, and considered to be the ideal citizens of the Americas. They train rigorously and act as both a defensive and peacekeeping force in the Americas. They enforce the law of the American Fae, and dress in the Colours of the main Court. The Captain of the Vanguard takes on the role of a general - and sits in the Monarch’s Council as the War Advisor.

The Spymaster leads the clandestine aspects of the Court - ensuring that everything runs smoothly, traitors are easily exposed, and keeping an eye on every Fae to step foot in their land. They take authority over the Revenants, who are usually spies and other unsavoury types, it is their job to know everything there is to know of the Fae in their area and to report their findings directly to the Seneschal. It is the Revenants that deal with the more under-handed tactics that allowed the establishment of the Court, and it is considered taboo to talk about them in public (or at all).

The Americas are one of the only Court Systems to have a strict legal system in place. All Fae, foreign or no, that step foot in their land are expected to adhere to this strict legal system and to graciously accept any punishment for not following their custom. There is a lenient punishment for many wrongdoings in this Court. However, loyalty is considered the most important virtue - traitors to the Crown are punished severely, and oathbreakers are punished even more harshly above all.

-Areas Controlled-
The entirety of the Americas other than Greenland are in control of this Court. This is a total of 55 countries under their rule, though the level of control the Court exercises varies. The countries in question are; The United States, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Canada, Peru, Venezuela, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Cuba, Bolivia, Haiti, The Dominican Republic, Honduras, Paraguay, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, Guadeloupe, Martinique, the Bahamas, Belize, Barbados, French Guiana, Saint Lucia, Curaçao, Aruba, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, US Virgin Islands, Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Sint Maarten, British Virgin Islands, the Carribean Netherlands, Anguilla, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Montserrat, Falkland Islands. 

-Royalty-
Current Monarch: Wrathia Venora.
Monarch’s Consort: Pedri Bane.
Crown Prince: With the lack of a true heir to the Court at current and in the event that anything does happen to an heir to the throne, the only known living relative to the monarch’s consort through blood is considered to be the Crown Prince (even if only in name) - this is Emrys Perennial
Prime Advisor:
Council Members: - There are seven Council Members -




-Members of the Court-
Seneschal: Rhiannon Hiraeth.
Spymaster: Verita Recluse.
Master of Revels: Ronan Mammon.
Court Archivist:


Ceremonial Object: The Ceremonial object for the Americas is a longsword. It is made of white gold. The blade is double-edged, approximately 110cm long and 2 inches thick. The quillon is made to look like vines that go into a very intricate basket hilt - appearing to be a rose. It is very clearly of British (or perhaps Scottish) origin, and it is unknown when it made its way into the Americas. The sword is absolutely useless in combat due to the softness of the metal, and the crusted blood of the old monarch has remained dried on the balde. It resides above the monarch’s throne.

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Sitting comfortably within the Nantahala Forest, the main residence of the Court is heavily warded to prevent mortals or normal mages from wandering in. It is well known that the monarch enjoys the presence of nature, and so her manor is a large stone mansion of a couple of acres that was built in a Gothic design near a stream.
A lot of the building is overtaken with vines and there are as many ways to integrate nature into the stone as possible, many of the pathways and courtyards are surrounded by foliage. There are three Courtyards - one is indoors, with a glass roof, and very sparse gardens, the only real purpose for this courtyard is for dueling, a custom in the Americas to settle disputes between people in a quick and orderly manner. There are weapons lining the walls of this courtyard for that exact reason.
The other two courtyards are outdoors and function as both gathering places for the residents of the Court and gardens for the monarch.
The halls are large and decadent, and there is a large tapestry amongst the entryway of the Seneschal in battle - clearly lovingly made by someone with an eye for embroidery. The throne room is the main hall, it is where the monarch takes audience and does not look to be too opulent. It is clearly made with only practicality in mind, as the throne is merely a wooden carved chair placed on a heightened platform before a large window, where the ceremonial sword lies in its cradle.
The kitchens are a level below, opening up into the main gardens. The monarch’s chambers are at the highest level. All other rooms are either function rooms, music rooms, art rooms, libraries, or residential rooms.

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Originally, the Americas were little more than disconnected tribes at war with each other. There was a North American King and a Canadian King, the rest were considered small settlements. The two royal families were spread out along the continent, attempting to take control of their own land - though they ended up turning against each other and fighting for more land and more power. Many innocents were caught in the cross-fire, and an official war was being conducted.
This changed when one particular Turned individual decided that she did not much like the way that things were being run - there was too little order, and everything was chaotic. Wrathia Venora was considered young for a mage and even younger for a Fae when she started her war campaign against the Born Fae in America.
Having little to no physical power compared to these older and stronger Fae, Venora’s campaign was a long and bloody one. She created her own army in a short period of time, and carved a bloody path through the settlements - claiming each one for herself until she had reached the Canadian King and killed him herself with the help of her spies and took his Court for her own. Having been labelled the rightful Queen, she’d started her reign in Canada, moving to America very shortly.
The North American King was killed by the soon-to-be Seneschal, who fought in every battle after her turning alongside the soon-to-be Master of Revels, and the Americas were soon united under one rule, after the Court had been built in South Carolina in the 1700s, this would later be considered the true seat of power for this Court. Almost all Born Fae were eradicated, with the exception of a few who would later come to join the monarch’s Council or establish their own Baronies for their loyalty, helping to create a true legal system for the Americas.
The current Monarch finally getting her throne, makeshift as it was, was the true wind of change for this continent. It was when there was finally an established system and an organised rule, no matter how ruthless it may be seen by foreigners - whatever the Americas were before, they were now a well-oiled machine. The only real problem facing them were their own nature, making this the Court with likely the most infighting and ambition, and the increased Changeling population due to the death of many Born Fae parents.
At current, the Americas are a steadfast and incredibly strong ally to the Australasian Court, looking for a merger between both Courts.