Sun/Moontide Courts

The Idea is based on several mythologies, that pertain to the changing of the seasons. will be altered slightly to fit the theme of Valesk, but sources include; Persephone (Greek), Blue Corn Maiden (Hopi), John Barleycorrn (Celtic) and many others,

the names for Holy and Oak king, come from old traditions in Europe that pre-date Christianity. these traditions were soon absorbed and only a few remnants of them are known in the main stream. The Holly King became Santa Claus and the Oak King, the Easter Bunny..as funny as that sounds. but original stories have it as one of the earliest explanations for the changing of the seasons. On the Spring Equinox the Oak king is Born, and with his birth, green shoots of new plant growth push up through the frozen ground and animals begin to leave their dens and wake up from their hibernation, he grows quickly and his strength improves till the Summer Solstice where hes destined to fight and kill the Holly king. Warmth and Light rules, till the autumnal equinox when the new Holy king is born. the days get colder the leaves wither and fall till he fights and kills the Oak king on the Winter Solstice and the Holly king rules absolute till the Spring Equinox..where his rule is opposed by the new Oak king...and this cycle goes on and on for all eternity

OH there would still be a separation between the two types, Still a Moontide and a Suntide either way. just whether they both rule at once from 2 seats of power...or share the same singular seat for half the year and then switch. the new King/Queen replacing the officers with those of their choosing, but everyone able to bring topics up in Court. this opens way for some interesting political intrigue, trickery and espionage....when half the year the suntide, is all but under the rule of the Moontide..and the other half the Moon under the rule of the Sun. Light and Dark fae, does not mean good and evil.

King Connacharr for example in Irish Mythology was a Seelie court Fae, but the things he puts Deirdre and Naois through, could very well be viewed as evil.

I will be sure either way to make a distinctive difference between the two courts...Think Democrat vrs Republican...LOL

So far its looking Unanimous, but I'll wait a couple more days before I start writing it up

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The Sunfire Fae in Valesk are typically known as the Fair ones or Shining ones. Of all the Fae they are the ones most likely to be friendly to those of other races. They are more trusting of others and considered "good" by others, in comparison to other Fae. However some in the Sun Court are mischievous, especially when bored, but any pranks they pull are typically harmless in nature, though not always appreciated.


Sunfire are not always "good" either. They have a sense of honor and most would protect it to the death. The Sunfire are bound by their code of honor to repay any debt owed as soon as possible. This includes both favors and insults. The Sunfire would repay a favor in a timely fashion. At the same time, they would exact vengeance almost immediately, if their honor was tarnished or insulted.


Beauty is a gift to be cherished and protected. Sunfire have been known to go to war, to protect a person, thing or place of great beauty. They decorate their walls with shining crystals or other objects, and focus on arts and crafts to to bring more beauty into the world. Let it be, painting, sculpting, jewlery making, blacksmithing or cooking.


Overall, the Sunfire are a free loving group, cheerful and full of mirth and merriment. They like feasting and enjoying life. Throw lascivious parties, in which some mortals may be invited, but usually not without consequences. However, Sunfire do not fully understand most mortal emotions, with the exception of Love and Happiness. Thus their "pranks" are usually only funny to themselves. as an example, some Suntide could trick a mortal to join them in a party and enchant them to drink and be happy for years at a time, never once taking notice of his wife and children who spend the rest of their days wondering where their father was. When they finally do release him, they laugh as he stares down at his wife, who is now old enough to be his grandmother and his children have grown and moved on. They may be confused when the mortal doesn't get the "Joke".


To the Sunfire, those who follow the moon are more chaotic, and dangerous. Where the suntide creates, the moontide tends to destroy. They lash out in emotional rage and tend to be more utilitarian instead of focusing on beauty. Though they can get along, especially when they are required to, relations between them can be be strained.

Moontide Fae, contrary to their opposites are more akin to the creatures mothers will tell their children bedtime stories about, those unearthly beings that will just as soon take your coin as take your life if either will serve a purpose to them. The Moontide Court is rife with political ambition and underhanded tactics, and it shows through in how these Fae conduct themselves with other races. Deceptive, cunning, and manipulative, these Fae care very little for the lives of any non-Fae, considering them to be of 'less worth'.

They are not 'evil', however - not from their perspectives, at least. They consider themselves to be a necessary force in direct contradiction to their opposites the Sunfire Fae, and many of those Sunfire Fae agree. While Sun Fae may represent the beauty of growth and life, Moon Fae represent the grace and necessity of death.

Vanity and personal pride are huge motivators for the Moontide Court. They demand respect from their peers and their opposites the Sunfire Fae. If those not of their kind are unwilling to give them the respect and fear they deserve, they've been known to rend entire villages into the earth rather than let the slight pass without retribution.

If there is a single thing the Moontide Court agrees with the Sunfire on it's the value of beauty, though their definition of beauty tends to come across as...generous...at best. The unearthly and horrifying often comes off as incredibly beautiful to them, though the simple pleasures of nature are not lost to their eyes. Above all else, cycles are beautiful to the Moontide Fae, such as the cycle of life and death, or the constantly shifting political situation within their Court.

To the Moontide, those Fae who follow the sun are childish and unreliable. They see the Sunfire as younger siblings needing guidance, and tend to believe that Sunfire Fae are all too willing to put creation above destruction, when they 'know' each to be of equal importance within the cycle of the world.

That being said, when the Sunfire and Moontide Courts agree upon something and bring all of their resources and talents to bear on a single issue, there's often absolutely nothing the rest of the world can do to stop them from achieving whatever their goal happens to be.