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	Ruled by [[Queen Maeve]], the [[Seelie Court]] is the more benign of [[the Two Courts]] that rule [[the Arak]] (the other Court being the [[Unseelie Court]] ruled by [[Prince Loht]])<ref name="TSR p. 161">[[The Shadow Rift (Module)]] p. 161</ref> Each of the Two Courts rules Arak society in [[the Shadow Rift (Domain)\|the Shadow Rift]] six months during each of their [[year]]s<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref> (their year only a [[fortnight]] outside of the Shadow Rift due to [[temporal fugue]]<ref>The Shadow Rift p. 121</ref>). The [[Malachite Palace]] serves as the [[seat of authority]] for whichever faction is currently in power<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>. (Maeve and Loht will rule together during the couple of days between each regime rotation.<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>) In the months she is not ruling from the Malachite Palace, Queen Maeve holds her court either in [[Summer Palace\|her palace]] in [[Esmerth]] or moves it around [[the Greenlands]]<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>.		Ruled by [[Queen Maeve]], the [[Seelie Court]] is the more benign of [[the Two Courts]] that rule [[the Arak]] (the other Court being the [[Unseelie Court]] ruled by [[Prince Loht]])<ref name="TSR p. 161">[[The Shadow Rift (Module)]] p. 161</ref> Each of the Two Courts rules Arak society in [[the Shadow Rift (Domain)\|the Shadow Rift]] six months during each of their [[year]]s<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref> (their year only a [[fortnight]] outside of the Shadow Rift due to [[temporal fugue]]<ref>The Shadow Rift p. 121</ref>). The [[Malachite Palace]] serves as the [[seat of authority]] for whichever faction is currently in power<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>. (Maeve and Loht will rule together during the couple of days between each regime rotation.<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>) In the months she is not ruling from the Malachite Palace, Queen Maeve holds her court either in [[Summer Palace\|her palace]] in [[Esmerth]] or moves it around [[the Greenlands]]<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>.

	To her Seelie followers, Queen Maeve is like a highly beloved, idolized, and venerated celebrity, where all power and favor issues forth from her decree<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 114</ref>. Therefore, despite the highly structure etiquette protocols of the Seelie Court, the balance of power between individual parties or groups remains ever fluid. Most of the Seelie fey in the Court contend constantly for her favor, and the Court sometimes holds great festivities and contests of skill to win said favor<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 114</ref>.		To her Seelie followers, Queen Maeve is like a highly beloved, idolized, and venerated celebrity, where all power and favor issues forth from her decree<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 114</ref>. Therefore, despite the highly structure etiquette protocols of the Seelie Court, the balance of power between individual parties or groups remains ever fluid. Most of the Seelie fey in the Court contend constantly for her favor, and the Court sometimes holds great festivities and contests of skill to win said favor<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 114</ref>.

	==Composition==		==Composition==

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	==Composition==		==Composition==
	Of the Arak subraces, the [[shee]] hold the most sway over the Seelie Court<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>, but the [[portune]], [[alven]], and [[fir]] maintain significant presences as well. Due to decaying relations with Loht and her concern for [[Gwydion]]'s hidden but growing influence upon the Unseelie, Maeve has forbidden Unseelie fey from participating in the Seelie Court<ref name="Gaz V p. 162">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 162</ref>. This is not that much of a change, for most court-going fey attend it only when their faction is in charge, unable to stomach the contrasting ways of the opposite Court. (A few politically adept individuals do stay around the full year).<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref> However, this shaming has helped to drive the Unseelie into becoming more active in the surface lands of the humans.t<ref name="Gaz V p. 162">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 162</ref>		Of the Arak subraces, the [[shee]] hold the most sway over the Seelie Court<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>, but the [[portune]], [[alven]], and [[fir]] maintain significant presences as well. Due to decaying relations with Loht and her concern for [[Gwydion]]'s hidden but growing influence upon the Unseelie, Maeve has forbidden Unseelie fey from participating in the Seelie Court<ref name="Gaz V p. 162">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 162</ref>. This is not that much of a change, for most court-going fey attend it only when their faction is in charge, unable to stomach the contrasting ways of the opposite Court. (A few politically adept individuals do stay around the full year).<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref> However, this shaming has helped to drive the Unseelie into becoming more active in the surface lands of the humans.<ref name="Gaz V p. 162">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 162</ref>

	Whereas the Unseelie Court is for the most part [[Evil]], it is a mistake to label the Seelie Court as merely its [[Good]] twin<ref name="VRGttSF p. 72">[[Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey (Book)]] p. 72</ref>. It is true that the Seelie Court generally demonstrates good-natured, if condescending and dismissive, outlooks toward mortals<ref name="Gaz V p. 107>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 107</ref>, and several of Seelie fey races (the alven, portune, and Seelie fir]]) are for the most part Good. However, the Court overall has the pleasure centered, morally [[True Neutral\|Neutral]] of its shee dominant majority<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 114</ref>. For the most part, they wish to preserve humanity because mortals represent good objects of entertainment and fascination,<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 114</ref> not necessarily out of empathy. Although they are not usually aggressive unless provoked<ref name="VRGttSF p. 72">[[Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey (Book)]] p. 72</ref>, the wrath of the Seelie can be terrible once triggered. According to [["S"]], Maeve's [[punishment]]s can be just as horrific as Loht's but rely more on torment of the mind than of the body. Even the seemingly harmless alven can become highly dangerous if their [[garden]]s are hurt<ref>[[The Shadow Rift (Module)]] p. 142</ref>, for example punishing transgressors against the [[Midnight Garden]] by adding them to the [[bush]]es growing within<ref>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 122</ref>.		Whereas the Unseelie Court is for the most part [[Evil]], it is a mistake to label the Seelie Court as merely its [[Good]] twin<ref name="VRGttSF p. 72">[[Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey (Book)]] p. 72</ref>. It is true that the Seelie Court generally demonstrates good-natured, if condescending and dismissive, outlooks toward mortals<ref name="Gaz V p. 107>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 107</ref>, and several of Seelie fey races (the alven, portune, and Seelie fir]]) are for the most part Good. However, the Court overall has the pleasure centered, morally [[True Neutral\|Neutral]] of its shee dominant majority<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 114</ref>. For the most part, they wish to preserve humanity because mortals represent good objects of entertainment and fascination,<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 114</ref> not necessarily out of empathy. Although they are not usually aggressive unless provoked<ref name="VRGttSF p. 72">[[Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey (Book)]] p. 72</ref>, the wrath of the Seelie can be terrible once triggered. According to [["S"]], Maeve's [[punishment]]s can be just as horrific as Loht's but rely more on torment of the mind than of the body. Even the seemingly harmless alven can become highly dangerous if their [[garden]]s are hurt<ref>[[The Shadow Rift (Module)]] p. 142</ref>, for example punishing transgressors against the [[Midnight Garden]] by adding them to the [[bush]]es growing within<ref>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 122</ref>.

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	==The [[Marcusen Manuscript]]==		==The [[Marcusen Manuscript]]==
	A purported record of Seelie court proceedings was stolen from the Shadow Rift by [[Aldren Marcusen]], whom was later [[assassinated]]. According to the [[Weathermay-Foxgrove Twins]] in their book, ''[[Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey (~~Book~~)]]'', this court record (referred to as the [[Marcusen Manuscript]]) contains valuable and even dangerous [[knowledge]] (in the case of fey [[true name]]s) about the Seelie Fey, and to a lesser extent, the Unseelie Fey. Of the Seelie Court, the Manuscript indicates the existence of noble lords ruling the Arak subraces, one per each race. At the time the Manuscript was written, the Seelie court lords were [[Lord Plathena]], [[Lord Ochwach]], [[Lord Falrond]], and of course Queen Maeve.<ref>Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey (Book) p. 70-73</ref>		A purported record of Seelie court proceedings was stolen from the Shadow Rift by [[Aldren Marcusen]], whom was later [[assassinated]]. According to the [[Weathermay-Foxgrove Twins]] in their book, ''[[Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey (Item)]]'', this court record (referred to as the [[Marcusen Manuscript]]) contains valuable and even dangerous [[knowledge]] (in the case of fey [[true name]]s) about the Seelie Fey, and to a lesser extent, the Unseelie Fey. Of the Seelie Court, the Manuscript indicates the existence of noble lords ruling the Arak subraces, one per each race. At the time the Manuscript was written, the Seelie court lords were [[Lord Plathena]], [[Lord Ochwach]], [[Lord Falrond]], and of course Queen Maeve.<ref>Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey (Book) p. 70-73</ref>

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	==The [[Marcusen Manuscript]]==		==The [[Marcusen Manuscript]]==
	A purported record of Seelie court proceedings was stolen from the Shadow Rift by [[~~Aldred~~ Marcusen]], whom was later [[assassinated]]. According to the [[Weathermay-Foxgrove Twins]] in their book, ''[[Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey (Book)]]'', this court record (referred to as the [[Marcusen Manuscript]]) contains valuable and even dangerous [[knowledge]] (in the case of fey [[true name]]s) about the Seelie Fey, and to a lesser extent, the Unseelie Fey. Of the Seelie Court, the Manuscript indicates the existence of noble lords ruling the Arak subraces, one per each race. At the time the Manuscript was written, the Seelie court lords were [[Lord Plathena]], [[Lord Ochwach]], [[Lord Falrond]], and of course Queen Maeve.<ref>Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey (Book) p. 70-73</ref>		A purported record of Seelie court proceedings was stolen from the Shadow Rift by [[Aldren Marcusen]], whom was later [[assassinated]]. According to the [[Weathermay-Foxgrove Twins]] in their book, ''[[Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey (Book)]]'', this court record (referred to as the [[Marcusen Manuscript]]) contains valuable and even dangerous [[knowledge]] (in the case of fey [[true name]]s) about the Seelie Fey, and to a lesser extent, the Unseelie Fey. Of the Seelie Court, the Manuscript indicates the existence of noble lords ruling the Arak subraces, one per each race. At the time the Manuscript was written, the Seelie court lords were [[Lord Plathena]], [[Lord Ochwach]], [[Lord Falrond]], and of course Queen Maeve.<ref>Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey (Book) p. 70-73</ref>

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	Ruled by [[Queen Maeve]], the [[Seelie Court]] is the more benign of [[the Two Courts]] that rule [[the Arak]] (the other Court being the [[Unseelie Court]] ruled by [[Prince Loht]])<ref name="TSR p. 161">[[The Shadow Rift (Module)]] p. 161</ref> Each of the Two Courts rules Arak society in [[the Shadow Rift (Domain)\|the Shadow Rift]] six months during each of their [[year]]s<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref> (their year only a [[fortnight]] outside of the Shadow Rift due to [[temporal fugue]]<ref>The Shadow Rift p. 121</ref>). The [[Malachite Palace]] serves as the [[seat of authority]] for whichever faction is currently in power<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>. (Maeve and Loht will rule together during the couple of days between each regime rotation.<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>) In the months she is not ruling from the Malachite Palace, Queen Maeve holds her court either in [[Summer Palace\|her palace]] in [[Esmerth]] or moves it around [[the Greenlands]]<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>.		Ruled by [[Queen Maeve]], the [[Seelie Court]] is the more benign of [[the Two Courts]] that rule [[the Arak]] (the other Court being the [[Unseelie Court]] ruled by [[Prince Loht]])<ref name="TSR p. 161">[[The Shadow Rift (Module)]] p. 161</ref> Each of the Two Courts rules Arak society in [[the Shadow Rift (Domain)\|the Shadow Rift]] six months during each of their [[year]]s<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref> (their year only a [[fortnight]] outside of the Shadow Rift due to [[temporal fugue]]<ref>The Shadow Rift p. 121</ref>). The [[Malachite Palace]] serves as the [[seat of authority]] for whichever faction is currently in power<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>. (Maeve and Loht will rule together during the couple of days between each regime rotation.<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>) In the months she is not ruling from the Malachite Palace, Queen Maeve holds her court either in [[Summer Palace\|her palace]] in [[Esmerth]] or moves it around [[the Greenlands]]<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>.

	To her Seelie followers, Queen Maeve is like a highly beloved, idolized, and venerated celebrity, where all power and favor issues forth from her decree<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 114</ref>. Therefore, despite the highly structure etiquette protocols of the Seelie Court,the balance of power between individual parties or groups remains ever fluid. Most of the Seelie fey in the Court contend constantly for her favor, and the Court sometimes holds great festivities and contests of skill to win said favor<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 114</ref>.		To her Seelie followers, Queen Maeve is like a highly beloved, idolized, and venerated celebrity, where all power and favor issues forth from her decree<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 114</ref>. Therefore, despite the highly structure etiquette protocols of the Seelie Court, the balance of power between individual parties or groups remains ever fluid. Most of the Seelie fey in the Court contend constantly for her favor, and the Court sometimes holds great festivities and contests of skill to win said favor<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 114</ref>.

	==Composition==		==Composition==
	Of the Arak subraces, the [[shee]] hold the most sway over the Seelie Court<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>, but the [[portune]], [[alven]], and [[fir]] maintain significant presences as well. Due to decaying relations with Loht and her concern for [[Gwydion]]'s hidden but growing influence upon the Unseelie, Maeve has forbidden Unseelie fey from participating in the Seelie Court<ref name="Gaz V p. 162">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 162</ref>. This is not that much of a change, for most court-going fey attend it only when their faction is in charge, unable to stomach the contrasting ways of the opposite Court. (A few politically adept individuals do stay around the full year).<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref> However, this shaming has helped to drive the Unseelie into becoming more active in the surface lands of the humans.t<ref name="Gaz V p. 162">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 162</ref>		Of the Arak subraces, the [[shee]] hold the most sway over the Seelie Court<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>, but the [[portune]], [[alven]], and [[fir]] maintain significant presences as well. Due to decaying relations with Loht and her concern for [[Gwydion]]'s hidden but growing influence upon the Unseelie, Maeve has forbidden Unseelie fey from participating in the Seelie Court<ref name="Gaz V p. 162">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 162</ref>. This is not that much of a change, for most court-going fey attend it only when their faction is in charge, unable to stomach the contrasting ways of the opposite Court. (A few politically adept individuals do stay around the full year).<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref> However, this shaming has helped to drive the Unseelie into becoming more active in the surface lands of the humans.t<ref name="Gaz V p. 162">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 162</ref>

	Whereas the Unseelie Court is for the most part [[Evil]], it is a mistake to label the Seelie Court as merely its [[Good]] twin<ref name="VRGttSF p. 72">[[Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey (Book)]] p. 72</ref>. It is true that the Seelie Court generally demonstrates good-natured, if condescending and dismissive, outlooks toward mortals<ref name="Gaz V p. 107>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 107</ref>, and several of Seelie fey races (the alven, portune, and Seelie fir]]) are for the most part Good. However, the Court overall has the pleasure centered, morally [[True Neutral\|Neutral]] of its shee dominant majority<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 114</ref>. For the most part, they ~~with~~ to preserve humanity because mortals represent good objects of entertainment and fascination,<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 114</ref> not necessarily out of empathy. Although they are not usually aggressive unless provoked<ref name="VRGttSF p. 72">[[Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey (Book)]] p. 72</ref>, the wrath of the Seelie can be terrible once triggered. According to [["S"]], Maeve's [[punishment]]s can be just as horrific as Loht's but rely more on torment of the mind than of the body. Even the seemingly harmless alven can become highly dangerous if their [[garden]]s are hurt<ref>[[The Shadow Rift (Module)]] p. 142</ref>, for example punishing transgressors against the [[Midnight Garden]] by adding them to the [[bush]]es growing within<ref>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 122</ref>.		Whereas the Unseelie Court is for the most part [[Evil]], it is a mistake to label the Seelie Court as merely its [[Good]] twin<ref name="VRGttSF p. 72">[[Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey (Book)]] p. 72</ref>. It is true that the Seelie Court generally demonstrates good-natured, if condescending and dismissive, outlooks toward mortals<ref name="Gaz V p. 107>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 107</ref>, and several of Seelie fey races (the alven, portune, and Seelie fir]]) are for the most part Good. However, the Court overall has the pleasure centered, morally [[True Neutral\|Neutral]] of its shee dominant majority<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 114</ref>. For the most part, they wish to preserve humanity because mortals represent good objects of entertainment and fascination,<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 114</ref> not necessarily out of empathy. Although they are not usually aggressive unless provoked<ref name="VRGttSF p. 72">[[Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey (Book)]] p. 72</ref>, the wrath of the Seelie can be terrible once triggered. According to [["S"]], Maeve's [[punishment]]s can be just as horrific as Loht's but rely more on torment of the mind than of the body. Even the seemingly harmless alven can become highly dangerous if their [[garden]]s are hurt<ref>[[The Shadow Rift (Module)]] p. 142</ref>, for example punishing transgressors against the [[Midnight Garden]] by adding them to the [[bush]]es growing within<ref>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 122</ref>.

			==The [[Marcusen Manuscript]]==
			A purported record of Seelie court proceedings was stolen from the Shadow Rift by [[Aldred Marcusen]], whom was later [[assassinated]]. According to the [[Weathermay-Foxgrove Twins]] in their book, ''[[Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey (Book)]]'', this court record (referred to as the [[Marcusen Manuscript]]) contains valuable and even dangerous [[knowledge]] (in the case of fey [[true name]]s) about the Seelie Fey, and to a lesser extent, the Unseelie Fey. Of the Seelie Court, the Manuscript indicates the existence of noble lords ruling the Arak subraces, one per each race. At the time the Manuscript was written, the Seelie court lords were [[Lord Plathena]], [[Lord Ochwach]], [[Lord Falrond]], and of course Queen Maeve.<ref>Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey (Book) p. 70-73</ref>

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	Of the Arak subraces, the [[shee]] hold the most sway over the Seelie Court<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>, but the [[portune]], [[alven]], and [[fir]] maintain significant presences as well. Due to decaying relations with Loht and her concern for [[Gwydion]]'s hidden but growing influence upon the Unseelie, Maeve has forbidden Unseelie fey from participating in the Seelie Court<ref name="Gaz V p. 162">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 162</ref>. This is not that much of a change, for most court-going fey attend it only when their faction is in charge, unable to stomach the contrasting ways of the opposite Court. (A few politically adept individuals do stay around the full year).<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref> However, this shaming has helped to drive the Unseelie into becoming more active in the surface lands of the humans.t<ref name="Gaz V p. 162">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 162</ref>		Of the Arak subraces, the [[shee]] hold the most sway over the Seelie Court<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>, but the [[portune]], [[alven]], and [[fir]] maintain significant presences as well. Due to decaying relations with Loht and her concern for [[Gwydion]]'s hidden but growing influence upon the Unseelie, Maeve has forbidden Unseelie fey from participating in the Seelie Court<ref name="Gaz V p. 162">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 162</ref>. This is not that much of a change, for most court-going fey attend it only when their faction is in charge, unable to stomach the contrasting ways of the opposite Court. (A few politically adept individuals do stay around the full year).<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref> However, this shaming has helped to drive the Unseelie into becoming more active in the surface lands of the humans.t<ref name="Gaz V p. 162">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 162</ref>

	Whereas the Unseelie Court is for the most part [[Evil]], it is a mistake to label the Seelie Court as merely its [[Good]] twin<ref name="VRGttSF p. 72">[[Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey (Book)]] p. 72</ref>. It is true that the Seelie Court generally demonstrates good-natured, if condescending and dismissive, outlooks toward mortals<ref name="Gaz V p. 107>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 107</ref>, and several of Seelie fey races (the alven, portune, and Seelie fir]]) are for the most part Good. However, the Court overall has the pleasure centered, morally [[True ~~Neutra~~\|Neutral]] of its shee dominant majority<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 114</ref>. For the most part, they with to preserve humanity because mortals represent good objects of entertainment and fascination,<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 114</ref> not necessarily out of empathy. Although they are not usually aggressive unless provoked<ref name="VRGttSF p. 72">[[Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey (Book)]] p. 72</ref>, the wrath of the Seelie can be terrible once triggered. According to [["S"]], Maeve's [[punishment]]s can be just as horrific as Loht's but rely more on torment of the mind than of the body. Even the seemingly harmless alven can become highly dangerous if their [[garden]]s are hurt<ref>[[The Shadow Rift (Module)]] p. 142</ref>, for example punishing transgressors against the [[Midnight Garden]] by adding them to the [[bush]]es growing within<ref>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 122</ref>.		Whereas the Unseelie Court is for the most part [[Evil]], it is a mistake to label the Seelie Court as merely its [[Good]] twin<ref name="VRGttSF p. 72">[[Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey (Book)]] p. 72</ref>. It is true that the Seelie Court generally demonstrates good-natured, if condescending and dismissive, outlooks toward mortals<ref name="Gaz V p. 107>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 107</ref>, and several of Seelie fey races (the alven, portune, and Seelie fir]]) are for the most part Good. However, the Court overall has the pleasure centered, morally [[True Neutral\|Neutral]] of its shee dominant majority<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 114</ref>. For the most part, they with to preserve humanity because mortals represent good objects of entertainment and fascination,<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 114</ref> not necessarily out of empathy. Although they are not usually aggressive unless provoked<ref name="VRGttSF p. 72">[[Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey (Book)]] p. 72</ref>, the wrath of the Seelie can be terrible once triggered. According to [["S"]], Maeve's [[punishment]]s can be just as horrific as Loht's but rely more on torment of the mind than of the body. Even the seemingly harmless alven can become highly dangerous if their [[garden]]s are hurt<ref>[[The Shadow Rift (Module)]] p. 142</ref>, for example punishing transgressors against the [[Midnight Garden]] by adding them to the [[bush]]es growing within<ref>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 122</ref>.

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	Ruled by [[Queen Maeve]], the [[Seelie Court]] is the more benign of [[the Two Courts]] that rule [[the Arak]] (the other Court being the [[Unseelie Court]] ruled by [[Prince Loht]])<ref name="TSR p. 161">[[The Shadow Rift (Module)]] p. 161</ref> Each of the Two Courts rules Arak society in [[the Shadow Rift (Domain)\|the Shadow Rift]] six months during each of their [[year]]s<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref> (their year only a [[fortnight]] outside of the Shadow Rift due to [[temporal fugue]]<ref>The Shadow Rift p. 121</ref>). The [[Malachite Palace]] serves as the [[seat of authority]] for whichever faction is currently in power<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>. (Maeve and Loht will rule together during the couple of days between each regime rotation.<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>)		Ruled by [[Queen Maeve]], the [[Seelie Court]] is the more benign of [[the Two Courts]] that rule [[the Arak]] (the other Court being the [[Unseelie Court]] ruled by [[Prince Loht]])<ref name="TSR p. 161">[[The Shadow Rift (Module)]] p. 161</ref> Each of the Two Courts rules Arak society in [[the Shadow Rift (Domain)\|the Shadow Rift]] six months during each of their [[year]]s<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref> (their year only a [[fortnight]] outside of the Shadow Rift due to [[temporal fugue]]<ref>The Shadow Rift p. 121</ref>). The [[Malachite Palace]] serves as the [[seat of authority]] for whichever faction is currently in power<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>. (Maeve and Loht will rule together during the couple of days between each regime rotation.<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>) In the months she is not ruling from the Malachite Palace, Queen Maeve holds her court either in [[Summer Palace\|her palace]] in [[Esmerth]] or moves it around [[the Greenlands]]<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>.

	To her Seelie followers, Queen Maeve is like a highly beloved, idolized, and venerated celebrity, where all power and favor issues forth from her decree<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 114</ref>. Therefore, despite the highly structure etiquette protocols of the Seelie Court,the balance of power between individual parties or groups remains ever fluid. Most of the Seelie fey in the Court contend constantly for her favor, and the Court sometimes holds great festivities and contests of skill to win said favor<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 114</ref>.		To her Seelie followers, Queen Maeve is like a highly beloved, idolized, and venerated celebrity, where all power and favor issues forth from her decree<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 114</ref>. Therefore, despite the highly structure etiquette protocols of the Seelie Court,the balance of power between individual parties or groups remains ever fluid. Most of the Seelie fey in the Court contend constantly for her favor, and the Court sometimes holds great festivities and contests of skill to win said favor<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 114</ref>.

	Of the Arak subraces, the [[shee]] hold the most sway over the Seelie Court<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>, but the [[portune]], [[alven]], and [[fir]] maintain significant presences as well. Due to decaying relations with Loht and her concern for [[Gwydion]]'s hidden but growing influence upon the Unseelie, Maeve has forbidden Unseelie fey from participating in the Seelie Court<ref name="Gaz V p. 162">Gazetteer V p. 162</ref>. This ~~policy~~ is not ~~as consequential as it may seem~~, for most court-going fey attend it only when their faction is in charge, unable to stomach the contrasting ways of the opposite Court. (A few politically adept individuals do stay around the full year).<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref> In the ~~months she is not ruling from~~ the ~~Malachite Palace, Queen Maeve holds her court either in [[Summer Palace\|her palace]] in [[Esmerth]] or moves it around [[~~the ~~Greenlands]]~~<ref name="Gaz V p. ~~113~~">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. ~~113~~</ref>.		==Composition==
			Of the Arak subraces, the [[shee]] hold the most sway over the Seelie Court<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>, but the [[portune]], [[alven]], and [[fir]] maintain significant presences as well. Due to decaying relations with Loht and her concern for [[Gwydion]]'s hidden but growing influence upon the Unseelie, Maeve has forbidden Unseelie fey from participating in the Seelie Court<ref name="Gaz V p. 162">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 162</ref>. This is not that much of a change, for most court-going fey attend it only when their faction is in charge, unable to stomach the contrasting ways of the opposite Court. (A few politically adept individuals do stay around the full year).<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref> However, this shaming has helped to drive the Unseelie into becoming more active in the surface lands of the humans.t<ref name="Gaz V p. 162">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 162</ref>

			Whereas the Unseelie Court is for the most part [[Evil]], it is a mistake to label the Seelie Court as merely its [[Good]] twin<ref name="VRGttSF p. 72">[[Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey (Book)]] p. 72</ref>. It is true that the Seelie Court generally demonstrates good-natured, if condescending and dismissive, outlooks toward mortals<ref name="Gaz V p. 107>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 107</ref>, and several of Seelie fey races (the alven, portune, and Seelie fir]]) are for the most part Good. However, the Court overall has the pleasure centered, morally [[True Neutra\|Neutral]] of its shee dominant majority<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 114</ref>. For the most part, they with to preserve humanity because mortals represent good objects of entertainment and fascination,<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 114</ref> not necessarily out of empathy. Although they are not usually aggressive unless provoked<ref name="VRGttSF p. 72">[[Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey (Book)]] p. 72</ref>, the wrath of the Seelie can be terrible once triggered. According to [["S"]], Maeve's [[punishment]]s can be just as horrific as Loht's but rely more on torment of the mind than of the body. Even the seemingly harmless alven can become highly dangerous if their [[garden]]s are hurt<ref>[[The Shadow Rift (Module)]] p. 142</ref>, for example punishing transgressors against the [[Midnight Garden]] by adding them to the [[bush]]es growing within<ref>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 122</ref>.

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	Ruled by [[Queen Maeve]], the [[Seelie Court]] is the more benign of [[the Two Courts]] that rule [[the Arak]] (the other Court being the [[Unseelie Court ruled by [[Prince Loht]])<ref name="TSR p. 161">[[The Shadow Rift (Module)]] p. 161</ref> Each of the Two Courts rules Arak society in [[the Shadow Rift (Domain)\|the Shadow Rift]] six months during each of their [[year]]s<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref> (their year only a [[fortnight]] outside of the Shadow Rift due to [[temporal fugue]]<ref>The Shadow Rift p. 121</ref>). The [[Malachite Palace]] serves as the [[seat of authority]] for whichever faction is currently in power<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>. (Maeve and Loht will rule together during the couple of days between each regime rotation.<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>)		Ruled by [[Queen Maeve]], the [[Seelie Court]] is the more benign of [[the Two Courts]] that rule [[the Arak]] (the other Court being the [[Unseelie Court]] ruled by [[Prince Loht]])<ref name="TSR p. 161">[[The Shadow Rift (Module)]] p. 161</ref> Each of the Two Courts rules Arak society in [[the Shadow Rift (Domain)\|the Shadow Rift]] six months during each of their [[year]]s<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref> (their year only a [[fortnight]] outside of the Shadow Rift due to [[temporal fugue]]<ref>The Shadow Rift p. 121</ref>). The [[Malachite Palace]] serves as the [[seat of authority]] for whichever faction is currently in power<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>. (Maeve and Loht will rule together during the couple of days between each regime rotation.<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>)

	To her Seelie followers, Queen Maeve is like a highly beloved, idolized, and venerated celebrity, where all power and favor issues forth from her decree<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 114</ref>. Therefore, despite the highly structure etiquette protocols of the Seelie Court,the balance of power between individual parties or groups remains ever fluid. Most of the Seelie fey in the Court contend constantly for her favor, and the Court sometimes holds great festivities and contests of skill to win said favor<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 114</ref>.		To her Seelie followers, Queen Maeve is like a highly beloved, idolized, and venerated celebrity, where all power and favor issues forth from her decree<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 114</ref>. Therefore, despite the highly structure etiquette protocols of the Seelie Court,the balance of power between individual parties or groups remains ever fluid. Most of the Seelie fey in the Court contend constantly for her favor, and the Court sometimes holds great festivities and contests of skill to win said favor<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 114</ref>.

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	~~The~~ [[Seelie Court]] of [[the Arak]] ~~are comprised~~ of ~~those~~ [[~~loyal~~]] to [[Queen Maeve]]. ~~They primarily come from~~ the [[shee]], [[portune]], [[alven]], and [[fir]].<ref>[[~~The Shadow Rift~~]] p. ~~161~~</ref>		Ruled by [[Queen Maeve]], the [[Seelie Court]] is the more benign of [[the Two Courts]] that rule [[the Arak]] (the other Court being the [[Unseelie Court ruled by [[Prince Loht]])<ref name="TSR p. 161">[[The Shadow Rift (Module)]] p. 161</ref> Each of the Two Courts rules Arak society in [[the Shadow Rift (Domain)\|the Shadow Rift]] six months during each of their [[year]]s<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref> (their year only a [[fortnight]] outside of the Shadow Rift due to [[temporal fugue]]<ref>The Shadow Rift p. 121</ref>). The [[Malachite Palace]] serves as the [[seat of authority]] for whichever faction is currently in power<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>. (Maeve and Loht will rule together during the couple of days between each regime rotation.<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>)

			To her Seelie followers, Queen Maeve is like a highly beloved, idolized, and venerated celebrity, where all power and favor issues forth from her decree<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 114</ref>. Therefore, despite the highly structure etiquette protocols of the Seelie Court,the balance of power between individual parties or groups remains ever fluid. Most of the Seelie fey in the Court contend constantly for her favor, and the Court sometimes holds great festivities and contests of skill to win said favor<ref name="Gaz V p. 114">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 114</ref>.

			Of the Arak subraces, the [[shee]] hold the most sway over the Seelie Court<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>, but the [[portune]], [[alven]], and [[fir]] maintain significant presences as well. Due to decaying relations with Loht and her concern for [[Gwydion]]'s hidden but growing influence upon the Unseelie, Maeve has forbidden Unseelie fey from participating in the Seelie Court<ref name="Gaz V p. 162">Gazetteer V p. 162</ref>. This policy is not as consequential as it may seem, for most court-going fey attend it only when their faction is in charge, unable to stomach the contrasting ways of the opposite Court. (A few politically adept individuals do stay around the full year).<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref> In the months she is not ruling from the Malachite Palace, Queen Maeve holds her court either in [[Summer Palace\|her palace]] in [[Esmerth]] or moves it around [[the Greenlands]]<ref name="Gaz V p. 113">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 113</ref>.


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	The [[Seelie Court]] of [[the Arak]] are comprised of those [[loyal]] to [[Queen Maeve]]. They primarily come from the [[shee]], [[portune]], [[alven]], and [[fir]].<ref>[[The Shadow Rift]] p. 161</ref>		The [[Seelie Court]] of [[the Arak]] are comprised of those [[loyal]] to [[Queen Maeve]]. They primarily come from the [[shee]], [[portune]], [[alven]], and [[fir]].<ref>[[The Shadow Rift]] p. 161</ref>

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