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DFRPG / Re: Your take on a Autumn and Spring Court ?
« on: May 19, 2011, 12:45:42 PM »
I like Erlking for Autumn King... but I'm not really sure about this...
I think all 12 months are divided and reflect the 6 Queens.
The Faerie Ladies are young and ambitious. They is Late Spring that brings warmth into the world, and Late Autumn in which the last leaves fall and the first frosts are seen.
The Faerie Queens are mature and dominant. They are Midsummer and Midwinter which reflect the height of their seasons.
The Faerie Mothers are old and wise. They are Early Autumn and Early Spring, which still reflect the warmth and chill of their full seasons, but are wise enough to yield and preserve balance.
This definitely fits to describe the Queens in their personalities and behaviors, but it does seem to contradict the passing of power at Midsummer and Midwinter. I could probably come up with something to reconcile this, but that's messy.
Of course, the passing of power being from Summer to Winter and Winter to Summer also contradicts the idea of Autumn and Spring Courts. Maybe in the past it was different, or maybe Autumn and Spring are more distant from the Mortal World. The Erlking is definitely more disinterested than the Queens after all. A second Table could reconcile this, but that's also messy.
In a nutshell, Autumn and Spring Courts would be cool, and you guys have come up with awesome ideas, but they don't quite fit into the Dresdenverse without making things messy.
I think all 12 months are divided and reflect the 6 Queens.
The Faerie Ladies are young and ambitious. They is Late Spring that brings warmth into the world, and Late Autumn in which the last leaves fall and the first frosts are seen.
The Faerie Queens are mature and dominant. They are Midsummer and Midwinter which reflect the height of their seasons.
The Faerie Mothers are old and wise. They are Early Autumn and Early Spring, which still reflect the warmth and chill of their full seasons, but are wise enough to yield and preserve balance.
This definitely fits to describe the Queens in their personalities and behaviors, but it does seem to contradict the passing of power at Midsummer and Midwinter. I could probably come up with something to reconcile this, but that's messy.
Of course, the passing of power being from Summer to Winter and Winter to Summer also contradicts the idea of Autumn and Spring Courts. Maybe in the past it was different, or maybe Autumn and Spring are more distant from the Mortal World. The Erlking is definitely more disinterested than the Queens after all. A second Table could reconcile this, but that's also messy.
In a nutshell, Autumn and Spring Courts would be cool, and you guys have come up with awesome ideas, but they don't quite fit into the Dresdenverse without making things messy.