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HEREOS AND VILLAINS
OF THE CITY UPON THE FIELD OF GATES
by Peri Vale, Sluagh Courtisan and gossip Columnist to the Dreaming!!
THE NOBLE HEADS OF THE ESTATES OF LONDON
LADY EVELYNN ap FIONNA
Progenitress of the Regency and guardian of Tower Gate.
This matriarch of House Fionna has watched both her son and her grandson ascend the Seelie throne only to witness them die. The unstoppable force behind House Fionna's ancestral right to rule London as Regents in waiting for the Ard Righ has carefully manipulated the dance of ascension since the founding of the Field of Gates, for when the Sidhe returned to the Earth they soon discovered that the Regents family had never left. Her wisdom and political savvy is respected far and wide, garnering her many powerful allies and suitors. Lady Evelynn is the power behind the thrones of England and has no wish for direct power herself, preferring to play matchmaker, powerbroker and kingmaker from her garden at the Fionna freehold. When Lady Evelynn asks somebody to carry a small message to collect a trifling object, nobody refuses. This is because no one can deny her hand is what as kept London stable for so long.
EARL AUBERGE ap EILUNED
Head of House Eiluned and Guardian of the Aldgate.
(Suggested by a character in the Shadow court).
Elder Twin brother of Count Darkain, Earl Auberge rules the second largest Seelie Estate of London's dreaming. The Earl's court has long been an ally of the Fionna regents and the two houses have remained tied throughout the Civil war.Considered anachronistic by most, Auberge is a strict supporter of the Seelie way and often appears to defer to the stronger leaders of the regency. His stoic nature and attention to protocol have served him well in the past as the referee of disputes and courts of noble justice. Auberge is never far from the side of London's leaders in times of crisis and along with Lady Evelynn and Snowdon is responsible for the day to day planning of the Civil war.
COUNT DARKAIN
Leader of the Edgedancers and guardian of the Highgate.
(Suggested by a character in the Shadow court)
Younger twin brother of Earl Auberge and his Unseelie mirror image Darkain is frivolous and daring, cutting a dashing rogue's figure among the estates of London. Whilst he takes great pains to oppose his brother in any way, he is in truth his greatest supporter. Having two astute thinkers working towards the same goal from opposing standpoints can make the Earls court a lively and fractious place, but at the core the partnership adds strength to the freehold and its domain.
Much of the Counts less savoury machinations are carried out by the disaffected Childlings and wilders of his 'Groupie Oathcircle' the Edgedancers. As a master tattooist and body piercer, Darkain is close to the heart of Camden's counter culture and has a vast herd of dreamers to call upon in times of need. His Byronic Charisma allows him to seduce and solicit favours from all manner of political arenas, making Darkain a truly Machiavellian candidate.
LADY ELOISE ap FIONNA:
The Princess Regent, Heir to the Throne of London.
A Bastard daughter of Regent Shaughn by a mistress, the Princess was discovered by the Regency Oathcircle as she underwent her dream dance and approached her Chrysalis in a nightclub in Camden. Taken back to her grandmother Eloise was given the rushed introduction to the Dreaming and has been taken under wing by the Ladies at court. Her education was put back by her kidnap at the hands of Billy Bedlams thugs and she had to be rescued by a full-scale assault on the Gwydion Freehold by the Regency Oathcircle. Since her return to the Tower freehold, Eloise has been suffering from depression and debilitating nightmares and until she is over her terrible ordeal it seems unlikely that Lady Evelynn will subject her to the rigours of the Throne.
BARON GOLDHAWK ap GWYDION - Deceased
Crippled by a fire beneath the Fionna freehold started by unidentified assassin, Goldhawk rarely left his West London home in the recent years. In the years following the Sidhe re-emergence Baron Goldhawk held a Domain roughly half the size of London itself but losses to the Commoners of White city and the Unseelie of the Ravens court have stripped his holdings down to a tiny square of land. The loss of face turned this Gwydion noble into a petty man who spent the last decade in a 'cold war' with the Fionna and the Commoners.
Technically the leader of the opposition in the Seelie civil war, much of the Barons public duty was undertaken by Lady Kelemon ap Gwydion, his adopted daughter. Together with House Dougal and a few loyal House Liam knights, the forces of the Baron's estate took to hiring mercenaries and applying to stronger Gwydion estates for support.
The Baron's arrogance eventually led to his demise when he stormed into the House Fionna Freehold and demanded that Lady Evelynn and her whelps bow before House Gwydion. In the outraged uproar some enterprising soul took the oportunity to stick a cold Iron dagger through his shrivelled black heart. Maybe now theres a woman on the Gwydion throne this city will start getting its act together.
LADY KELEMON ap GWYDION
Leader of House Gwydion
While investigating the monstrous Chimera known as the Toy Stalker, the Regency oath Circle discovered rumours of a Gwydion Sidhe held captive in the White City beyond the Forest of lies.
The stories hinted that this Woman, called Kelemon, was in fact Lady Keridwen, the lover of lord Gwydion himself and that her rescue would be a huge victory against the forces of Nightmare. Cathal, newly appointed regent after his father was killed by the Toy Stalker decided to take his loyal Oathcircle to the haunted City to investigate this legend. In a Chimerical Airship crewed by the recently liberated Goblin slaves of Fear Doirchie, they set forth for Last resting place of the Fomorians White court.
The Battle was hard won, but the imprisoned Lady was indeed rescued and returned to the waking world. Unfortunately her freedom came at the cost of the lives of the Regent and half of his Oathcircle. Lady Kelemon was a descendant of House Gwydion, but alas, not as ancient as the legends believed. Her return was seen as a great blessing and served to reduce the tension between House Fionna and House Gwydion in London for a while.
Once returned to her family, being the Baron Goldhawk in London, Kelemon wasted little time in taking the reigns of command. Being of a bygone age she refused to even consider the possibility of House Fionna having any claim to leadership and demanded their immediate fealty and the Throne of London. House Fionna refused of course and Lady Kelemon responded with an arrogance that outshone even that of the detestable Baron himself. Raising an army of Red Branch knights, Gwydion nobles and as many old school vassals as possible she laid siege to House Fionna Estates, and the Civil War began. Since Goldhawk was crippled by an abortive attempt on both of their lives, Lady Kelemon made all the tactical descions and when he was assassinated she took the Gwydion crown officially and has led their forces ever since. Among her more questionable tactics have been the hiring of House Balor mercenaries and Redcap pirates under the leadership of Billy Bedlam. It is no secret in the corridors of power that many sane Changelings suspect that the creature that came back from the White city was more a tool of the Fomorians than the Tuatha de Danu.
COBLYNAU (KOBLER-NIGH)
Shadow Court President elect
During the interregnum, the waking world was the realm of the Commoners and the true Shadow Court was born to replace the power structures of the cowardly Sidhe. When the Sidhe returned and began laying siege to our holdings and murdering those who refused to bow before their dominance, the Shadow Court fought a guerrilla war for the survival of our very way of life. The secretive Shadow Court still exists and Coblynau is its Satyr Leader in London. As Commander of the Unseelie and master of the Thallain, Coblynau has a powerful force to call upon including a large portion of the Unseelie Nobles.
Rarely seen around the City, Coblynau prefers to use his agents and contacts to carry out Shadow Court business. Even such major events as the signing of the non-aggression pact with House Fionna and the Samhain revels are attended by his companion, Countess Lachesis Ailil or by his General Prince Yrtalin. The last time shadowy Coblynau attended any function openly was the crowning of Regent Cathal, when he presented Lady Evelynn with a huge casket that I for one am still desperate to peek inside.
LADY BLODEUWEDD, Queen of the Kuberas
[Bloewuedd/Blodwin/Blancheflor]. The goddess of the earth in bloom, flowers, wisdom, lunar mysteries, and initiations Blodeuwedd was not popular among the other children of the Tuatha de Danu because of her promiscuity. Blodeuwedd was the unfaithful consort of Lleu Llaw Gyffes and lover of Gronw Pebyr. Along with her lover, she plotted to kill Lleu but failed. Gwydion himself then attempted to turn her into an owl (outcast among birds) but she escaped to the Dreaming with her Inanimae vassals. Once she reached the great forest of the Dreaming Blodeuwedd spent a great deal of time building a kingdom for her Kuberas and made alliances with the Court of Masks and many other Forest dwelling agencies. In recent years her loyal forces had been observing the Forest of lies and the murmurs coming from the White City within its depths.
Upon hosting the Regency Oathcircles as it quested for Lady Kelemon, Blodeuwedd met and fell in love with the satyr Sylvannus. The two carried out a long distance love affair for several month's, her from her Forest tower in the Dreaming and he from his London townhouse. Eventually as Sylvannus was manouvered into taking a position of responsibility in London, he sent for his Love and recently married her. Those few who remember her sullied reputation either put those memories aside in thanks for warnings about the White court or dare not anger the Earl. Now the couple split their time between His duties as Earl of the New Cross gate and her responsibilities as Queen of the Kuberas.
Blodeuwedd never goes anywhere without her three closest companions; Damodine the Asexual Bard, Thorn her mischievous warrior and thief and the beautiful lady in waiting Orchidia. This trio of Kuberas act as her agents and keep tabs on anyone who crosses the Wily lady of the forests.
WARMASTER YRTALIEN ap AILIL
(Suggested by a character in the Shadow court)
This forsworn Duke is the recognised Lord of the Ravenscourt Estate, the Unseelie top dog and scariest Noble in the Lands of the Young. Machiavellian and erudite, Yrtalin and his Wife sit at the centre of the Shadow courts web pulling the strings of a thousand schemes without ever breaking a sweat.
Sat on his basalt throne and surrounded by his Chimerical pet sharks that swim trough the air and watch the lesser kiths with hungry eyes Yrtalin cuts an impressive figure. Black and silver livery frame a steely cold face and dark eyes, creating an archetypal villain lacking only the thin moustache with which to twiddle mid cackle. Oozing confidence and self-satisfaction, War master Yrtalin has suffered far less from the Civil war than either of the Seelie courts and one can only wonder if the surviving Houses will stand a chance against the Ailil, Balor and Leaunhaun when the smoke clears.
HARLESDON AND BRIXTON:
Troll and Redcap Leaders in exile of the White City Motley and guardians of the Notting HillGate.
The White City (London estate as opposed to the Prison of the Fomorian White court in the Dreaming) Motley grew from a small co-operative of artists. Veterans of the Accordance war gathered around the freehold, attracted by the ties of service to two old soldiers who had set up a Motley amidst the Dreamers. Harlsedon was a troll Knight who managed the seemingly impossible task of working alongside a gang of Redcap infantry led by Brixton Steeljaw. Harledon's 'Jubilee guard' and Brixton's 'Spring heeled Jax' fought the returning Nobles to a standstill at the battle of Chislehurst Caves and prevented the House Gwydion troops from advancing to the Southbank. This decisive move in the battle allowed the Ravenstorm redcaps loyal to Houses Ailil and Eiluned to reinforce the Fionna troops by ship up the River Thames and the Gwydion lost the war. Brixton's allies, the Chill wind held the Thames estuary against the House Dougal armada and saved countless lives in the same confrontation.
As the Veterans Motley grew in power, they annexed lands held by the Gwydion estates of Baron Goldhawk, uniting several times with the Unseelie Ravenscourt to expand their territory at the expense of the lacklustre Baron. By the time of the Civil war, the White City Motley was a large and self sustaining Estate with no vassalage to either of the Noble courts. The balance between the Seelie Harlsedon and the Unseelie Brixton shaped a comfortable political climate amidst the Motley and attracted many Changelings eager to see how an ideal split court group might work.
Unfortunately when Baron Goldhawk made his first moves for the Throne, the White city was his first target. Years of resentment were repaid the moment he had an army to be feared and the survivors of the Motley were forced to seek shelter within the Fionna Freehold. Now Brixton and his gang serve the Regent as information gathers and share patrols of the Western Boarders with their old allies under Harlsedon. The glory of days gone by has shaped both men into hard and stern leaders with an eye for harsh action and a minimal amount of socializing.
EARL SNOWDON ap ANNIS
Troll Master at Arms.
An ancient and venerable troll, Snowdon is descended from an ancient line of Trolls and Ogres, the children of Black Annis herself, the fearsome giantess. As the oldest of the ap Annis, Jarl Snowdon Ruled the Wintery freehold deep within Mount Snowdonia in Wales since the end of the Accordance war. Along with many veterans of the war he built a hall of glory and honour that trained many Knights and warriors of all Kith's. The old soldiers filled their Grumpdom by passing on their hard won skills and knowledge's to the next generation, teaching them everything they needed to know to ensure no Changeling ever had to go to war against his own kind again. They failed!
The Fall of the Snowdonia freehold was set in motion by an act of kindness, the Troll's gave shelter to a family of unusual Sidhe. The Mother, a daughter of House Gwydion had twin children with most unusual traits. Both had undergone the Chrysalis as youngsters and the Childlings displayed Goat like horns and thick furry legs in their Chimerical mien, the legacy of a Satyr father. Jarl Snowdon did not understand the political importance of these hybrids and so he showed them the same hospitality he would show any Changeling. As news that these hunted children had found sanctuary leaked out, other Half breed Changelings arrived at the Mountain hold. Each had tales of woe, being hunted by Crimson clad knights since the day of their birth. One night the Crimson elite came and slaughtered every soul within the Freehold, Jarl Snowdon and his nephew Tarquin survived because they fell through a cave floor weakened by the Art of Chronos and the assassins believed them dead.
When they finally healed themselves with Tarquin's Primal Art and climbed the vast chasm walls, they found their families and friends butchered with only a handful of badly injured youngsters still alive. By now the trail was Cold and all Jarl Snowdon could do was to take the boy to London and seek sanctuary himself from his ally Lady Evelynn Fionna. Since that time the Regent made Snowdon an Earl and made him Master at arms and general to the Fionna armies. His years as a soldier once more defined him and he slowly watched as the war strips everyone of the Chivalry and honour he once hoped to pass onto the next generation.
While his long hair, bushy eyebrows and great white beard all bedecked with permanent ice crystals give Earl Snowdon a fearsome countenance, behind the image is a gentle giant. Like his nephew, Earl Snowdon has inherited the demeanour of the Annis, terrible in battle but loving and protective of the weak. As he crouches over his tactical map with a huge wolf pelt cloak slung from broad shoulders making plans for the defences of the Fionna estates, Snowdon seems almost resigned to the bloodshed that house Gwydion has set in motion. He has never questioned his Regent even when the murder of the Baron Goldhawk seemed to go unpunished and his loyalty is as sturdy as the foundations of the freehold itself.
SERPENTINE
Sluagh Dominatrix of the Seven sisters and guardian of the Southgate.
As the erstwhile 'Mistress' of the Seven Sisters Motley and guardian of the South Gate, the Sluagh Wilder Serpentine maintains a tenuous grip on the North Eastern estates of London through cunning and diplomacy more than military might. Certainly it is unofficially accepted that those who cross her Dark Sisterhood almost always meet with a sticky end reminiscent of the 'messages' sent by the Monkey's paw and other Anti-Noble Cliques, but a Girl's gotta do what a Girl's gotta do in this male dominated farce.
Whilst six of the seven sisters, Serpentine herself, the Nocker Bella Trix, Myself and my sister Maida, Bethany and the Satyr Pandora, are well known, the Seventh is a secret we keep to ourselves. You, dear reader, must forgive me this one secret in light of such open candour about every other child of dreams in London, but us girl's must keep some secrets.
Eschewing the anachronistic fashions of her Kith Serpentine prefers to adorn her wispy frame with impossibly tight corsets and pinstripe business suits, like some power dressing Dominatrix. A daring fashion statement adopted by many of her Motley. Serpentines choice of attire is perhaps the most obvious indication of our close association with the Edgedancers of Camden. Together with the Apolitical Children of doom and gloom we are responsible for keeping London's Northern Estates neutral in this war and free to go about our own business. After all sweet reader, how would your author ply her trade if she wasn't exempt from the petty bickering of Court and house?
MEPHISTOPHELES - Commander of the Ninth Wave
A Knight Errent and member of the Grey watch, Mephistopheles and his two Redcap Bitches are an unknown quantity in the Fionna household. No one has ever seen him without his exsqusite silver mask so the air of secrecy and mystery that surrounds him is well deserved. Rumours that this Rouge Sidhe of House Balor was responsible for the assassination of Baron Goldhawk have begun to circulate lately, but so far nothing official has arisen from them. Mephistopheles was recently asked to head the small troupe of Grey watch set to guard the Moorgate until a replacement for the late Lord Islington can be found.
For Mephistopheles history and his conection to London CLICK HERE
REDHAND - OF THE CRIMSON TIDE
The Crimson Tide are a far smaller pirate band than the Rawhead and bloody Bones, and while the gang was small, they never ran from a fight and it seemed to them that hardly a week went by when they didn't run into Bedlam's slobs. Redhand was surprised to discover that she began to look forward to these attacks and particularly the boarding skirmishes. As the brigands stormed the decks she would batter them and cut them from groin to throat but her eyes forever scanned for one red-haired terror. When this Redcap girl sprung into view, Redhand's heart leapt with excitement and something else she didn't understand. For the giant Piratess who never needed a weapon to cause bloodshed, these battles were all she lived for.
Unlike the Bloody Bones they concentrated their activities to the open sea, avoiding the shore raids that their rivals used to fill their holds when large enough seagoing prey was available. Thus they were a perfect choice for the Balor Knight Mephistopheles when he needed to hire a crew and vessel to hunt a Chimerical beast of the Irish Sea. When Redhand looked as this masked warrior, the strange feelings she felt for the Redcap returned and she was confused. Love, it is said, is not a natural emotion for a killer, but Redhand was in love with Both Lonestalker and Mephistopheles. The Balor Knight saw how she watched him, and to her surprise began to pay her attention. Redhand was used only to being avoided by her fellow pirates, kept by the captain for her combat abilities but shut out from celebrations and conversations. But this Strange Sidhe spoke to her of the Monsters he had hunted and killed and he told her exotic stories about the Changelings of the inland courts.
All too soon the Monster was sighted, and the Sidhe slew it as it tried to drag the ship beneath the storm tossed waves. Its head taken for trophy the Crimson Tide put ashore for repairs and Mephistopheles made to leave. Redhand felt like she would be undone if he left, but before she could realise what was happening he turned and beckoned her to follow. Redhand never even looked back to the crew she ad lived with since her chrysalis and strode down the gangplank after Mephistopheles. As the ship left Redhand felt some undeniable certainty and with unpractised difficulty tried to explain it to him. Mephistopheles simply nodded and the two lit a small fire and sat down to wait for what turned out to be the arrival of Lonestalker.
Sullen and withdrawn for a Redcap, this intense Redcap Girl allows her lovers, Mephistopheles and Lonestalker to do all her talking and social interaction. Preferring instead to reserve her energies for combat. Few who have seen the sheer destructive ferocity of Redhand's frenzied slaughters have anything they wish to say to her anyway. The diametric shift from shy bumpkin to carnal nightmare is enough to strike terror into even the beefiest Troll. When she does speak her companions listen because she is prone to strange instincts and feelings. This emotive visions have served the trio well in the past and apparently a particularly strong one led them to London.
LONESTALKER - OF THE RAWHEAD AND BLOODY BONES
Once a Pirate with Billy Bedlams bloodthirsty fleet, Lonestalker was almost as famous as the Brigand himself. When the Rawhead and Bloody Bones attacked a ship, Lonestalker led the boarding parties and took great delight in terrorising Mortal crews and slaughtering any Changelings she found on board. Lonestalker loved the danger of battle and the heart pounding fear of avoiding mortal and supernatural authorities, but when the Ship was between raids she found life difficult. Her personality led her too engender difficulties for the Gang, leaving it too long before fleeing their crimes and even leaving clues as to their plans when they faced enemy gangs of Redcaps.
It was in a running battle with one of these rival hordes that Lonestalker met Redhand. From that day on, Lonestalker subconsciously sought to bring the Bloody bones into conflict with the Crimson tide as often as possible. Bedlam grew tired of Lonestalker's obsession, and jealous of her distracted attentions no doubt and the pair began to argue over matters of tactics and quarry. Finally as the Bloody bones bore down unsuspectingly on the Crimson tide, expecting instead an Irish Fishing vessel, Lonestalker made a desperate choice. Finding no fishing boat and no Crimson Tide either the Redcaps turned on her and she jumped ship to save her skin.
Swimming ashore in a fierce storm Lonestalker found her object of desire sitting on the rocks waiting for her along with a strange Knight. RedHand had also left her Band to become a monster hunter after butting heads once to often with her captain. She had left the Crimson Tide with the Knight and had known with some strange certainty that they would be joined by the strange and exciting Girl if they waited on this beach.
Now Lonestalker fights alongside Mephistopheles and Redhand, seeking danger and thrills wherever they might be found. She is by far the least focused of the terrible trio and her murderous rages keep the adventures vital and exhilarating. Lonestalker has been 'reminded of her station' several times at court by the Troll's and her lack of decorum and manners tend to scare the less boisterous Kith's. As disruptive as their attendance at court can be, lady Evelynn not only allows them to stay but she actually seats them at her table in a sign of respect. Only time will tell how well the Two redcaps and their Balor master can fit into their new position among the Grey watch, but I wager Sir Dillon MacRoth will regret inviting them to join before much longer.
THE FORMORIAN SORCERESS
'Come not between the Witch and her Art! Or she will not slay thee in thee turn. She will bear thee away to the houses of lamentation, beyond all darkness, where thy flesh shall be devoured, and thy shrivelled mind be left naked to the lidless Eye.'
The sweetest of nightmares are those born from pleasant dreams that fester and turn to poison, and these nightmares are the forte of the White Court. In the times when the Fomorian menace walked the waking world and the Tuatha de Danu shared Eire with their Fir-Bholg brothers, the Sorceress was a young princess of the Sea devils, a great grand daughter of balor himself. She learnt her dark arts from her mother, a powerful Witch, and was instrumental in the final days of the War of trees. Drawing her power from the meaner forms of life the Sorceress is an expert in twisting and altering the spirit of lesser creatures. In her power Chimerical Dragons become fearsome Wyrms, Rose bushes wither to thorns, Lions become manticore and Butterflies become beetles. It seems this power allows her some kind of sympathetic control over heraldic beasts and those who hold to their imagery. Her symbol is the Hypogryph, the spiteful and twisted cousin of the Gryphon, and this might explain her fascination with brining sorrow to House Gwydion.
The Sorceress was trapped within the white City along with the rest of her court when the Forest of lies swallowed that haunted place. She was imprisoned with an incantation upon her lips. The Glamour of this spell eventually served to help her break her bonds sooner than her companions when the magic that bound the White City began to falter. As her consciousness reached out from the Bone forest it found a young Sidhe woman descended from the very House she had once taken pleasure in tormenting. This Gwydion girl, Lady Kelemon, was looking to make a name for herself and had foolishly come to the Forest alone. It was nothing for the Sorceress to bend the creatures of the forest to her will and to first lure and then capture her.
She imprisoned Lady Kelemon in the City, binding her with the few roots and branches she had managed to manipulate and then sent her creatures abroad to spin her web of lies. The Legend of Lord Gwydion's lover returned from Arcadia were taken up by the Sidhe and they did her work for her. The myths of her imprisonment in the White city followed after that and the trap was set.
While the tendrils of half truth and gossip did her bidding in the waking world, the Sorceress found her bondage in the White City less restricting. Before long she was able to effect the trees and structures within the city. Soon she could even project her mind into others for short periods and could walk abroad in the Dreaming. Each venture in a stolen form allowed her to examine and test the magical bonds of the city and with time she lessened them. As the cage was weakened, others of the White court began to awaken and they lent their powers to their daughter. In return for her compliance in their own nefarious plans, the Fomorians of the White court devised a spell to release her from the bondage of the city.
As she cast her mind wider than the immediate forest the Sorceress discovered a band of young fools heading for her lair in response her lies. By the time the Regents Oathcircle arrived at the White City she had co-opted a large portion of the Goblin retainers and only needed two ingredients to completely break her bonds. The first element needed for her spell was a noble sacrifice and the second was the spilling of Royal blood. Her agents had managed to capture a Gryphon and she intended to sacrifice the Royal creature to complete the sorcery. Never in her wildest imaginings did she realise that she would manage to effect the goblins enough to complete both requirements with one action.
When the Goblins built their anti Troll lightning cannon, they did a typically mayhem inducing job. By aiming at the Regent, the Sorceress was convinced at least one of the fools would sacrifice themselves to save their leader, but she had no idea that the weapon would not only eviscerate Sir Uthden, but continue on to kill the Regent Cathal as well. Royal blood was spilt and a noble sacrifice made for nothing. The Sorceress was freed from the Tuatha de Danu's Prison and escaped into the Dreaming. She attacked the escaping Oathcircle again as they fled back to London with the rescued Lady Kelemon and Crom of House Liam died before she was driven off again.
Since then, the hand of the Sorceress has been suspected in much of the horrors that accompany the Civil war, especially those perpetrated by house Gwydion's alliance. With her abilities to turn not only the form, but also the minds and hearts of others, the Sorceress is one of the most dangerous players in the game for London's throne. Even her reasons behind her one open gambit, transforming Lady Kelemon into a Hypogryph when Gwydion forces attacked the Fionna freehold is impossible to second-guess. That this ill fated adventure ended with the assassination of Baron Goldhawk and the deliverance of her one time captive Lady Kelemon to the highest rank in the Goldhawk court is difficult to ignore. The Sorceress excels at the Arts of Chronos, among others and has a penchant for Lies, Shapeshifting, possession and corruption. She has Allies with several Water bound creatures including the Merudach, the Triton and the Undine as well as monsters such as the Knuckeleevee. Whatever the true intentions of the White Court, its daughter has certainly set her sights on our city and the Field of gates.
