Ok hello I really want to organize some stuff with the rebellion against the fairy queen! A few sparknotes before I get to the want ad portion of this:
The Fairy Queen has been ruling for 400 years. She’s half-fae, half-human, born of an alliance to try and settle the age-old war between humans and fairies in Vanasta.
While her intentions are noble, her methods are often questionable. She barely ever interacts with her human subjects, and the most influence that the human/non-fairy population feels from her is the kidnappings/changelings.
The humans don’t know WHY this is happening, because the Queen ended the gruesome tradition of changelings when she first claimed the throne. Back then, fairies actually would do horrible things to the people they captured. While the Queen assures her subjects that those she holds captive are unharmed, they’re far from convinced, because they’re never heard from again. A lot of times they’ll be replaced with fae babies, ostensibly to improve human and fairy relations.
What most of the non-fairy population DOESN’T know is that the Queen implemented changelings again because it adds to her power. Being half human, she’s mortal, and her powers are waning. This could be bad, very bad, because fairies have long memories, and many of them relish the idea of getting back at the humans who made war on them so many centuries ago. The Fairy Queen holds them at bay. Her intentions are good, but her methods are questionable, and it’s been seriously upsetting people for a long time.
Aside from the issue of changelings and kidnappings, the Queen doesn’t actually do a ton of ruling in the mortal world, preoccupied as she is with governing capricious fairies. The laws of Vanasta have barely changed for 400 years, and the different noble houses often have their own laws for the land they rule. Disputes over land and inheritance are usually solved with blood, because the humans don’t want to have the Queen, disconnected as she is, meddling in their affairs.
On the house list I put that House Sable is the leaders of the rebellion, but this isn’t set in stone so if anyone has ideas for a different house we can definitely change things up.
Right now I imagine it’s about to kick off. The humans have noticed that the FQ has become weaker over time, or more withdrawn, so they’ve been concocting plans to free themselves from her rule.
The motivations for this are varied – some are very preoccupied with ideas of liberty and self-governance, some just hope to grab power for themselves, and still others just want some vengeance for the fact that some of their family members have disappeared.
Others are against the idea because it will mean more deaths and disappearances and not worth the effort. Some believe that even if she has weakened a bit, she’ll still too powerful to take on. There are also a few that believe her claims that their family members are unharmed but being held hostage, and worry that if they retaliate, they’ll die.
Fairy opinion is mixed too. Some should like the idea because they view humans as pesky and either want to be free of them or want to do terrible things once FQ’s protection over them is broken.
I’ll be making a member of House Lionheart, though the other houses have nothing decided as present so there’s a lot of flexibility
Here’s what we need: Vanasti characters of varying opinions and roles.
House heads and members who are willing to do some moving & shaking are definitely needed
Anti-Queen because of anger over her practices, especially changelings
Anti-Queen to take power for themselves
Pro-Queen for fear of oathbreaking, loss of life, or for other reasons
Anyone who wants to participate in any way, message me!!
