Unseelie Accords (2024)

The Unseelie Accords are the laws all Fae must follow, including Wyld Fae. They are as follows:1) A favour once owed, must be repaid. There must always be balance. Never take anything without giving something of equal value in return. Never give a favour without getting one in kind. All of Reality depends on it.2) No true Fae may allow a lie to leave their lips, else let their power be stripped and never returned.3) A promise thrice made is as close to absolute truth as a faerie can give; another asking a question three times binds the third answer given as the truth.4) Do not feast of the fae’s food, nor quench your thirst with their drink. Doing so will cause you to become property of the court, both seelie and unseelie. 5) A favour must be carried out to the letter. Failure to do so will result in your soul belonging to the fae to whom you owe. 6) An oath of fealty to a Faerie Queen puts an obligation on the Queen to carry out the obligations of the one who is sworn to her if he is not able to for whatever reason, even death.7) If asked for hospitality, a Fae must oblige and spare the guests from any harm that could befall them while in their home. Failure to follow the rules of the house however leaves your punishment in the hands of the head of the household. The binding oath of hospitality is as follows “While I am here, I am bound by the same traditions as would apply were I your invited guest. I will offer no harm to anyone you have accepted into your home, nor take any action which would be considered untoward for a guest. I will report nothing of what I see and hear in this place, and make every effort to aid and assist your household and other guests while I remain”. To break this oath is the same punishment as any other.8) If two Fae dispute over a claimed soul, the soul is destroyed to avoid conflict.9) The rule of the Fae wilds shifts is decided upon each solstice with a battle between courts. Whichever side is the first to claim the stone table rules till the next solstice. Due to Winters power being at its greatest during the winter solstice and the same vice versa it’s easy to tell who typically wins.10) Any slight to the Court Knight, Lady or Mother is treated as a slight against the Queen and as such is punishable by death.11) The Court Lady must always be a young maiden of any race as long as they hold the potential for magic.12) The Court Knight must always be willing to take the mantle. The oath spoken to take the mantle goes as thus. “I swear my fealty to my queen and the court of the *Insert court here*. My hand is yours as is my fate, I serve thee under the name of Knight of *Insertcourthere*”.13) Upon the death of the Court Mother, the Queen must immediately relinquish her position to the Court Lady and assume the role herself.14) A duel, once issued must take place within a week and it is to the death. The only exception is made when the Court Mother decrees.15) Any child born of the Court Mother, Queen or Knight, is considered a child of the court, with all the responsibilities and rights that brings.16) A Court Knight must always answer their Queen’s call. Failure to do so allows said Queen to punish you in anyway they see fit.17) To those born outside of the Summer and Winter Courts, they are Wyld Fae. Though they follow many of the rules that Fae do, they only answer to one power. The Wyld Hunt.