The Summer Court is tied to the emotion of Wrath. Some use Wrath covertly and with a subtle hand. Others, most some would argue, bring their Wrath to the open.
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Court
The Summer Court wears many faces, all of them angry. Some focus their anger and wrath, funneling it into actions of justice and defense. They protect the freehold, taking up arms against Keeper incursions, loyalist pigs, slavering hobgoblins, and whatever other
threats wait in nightmare and shadow. They protect humans, too; the aimless and ignorant masses sometimes need a hand to walk them through tough times or a fist to knock the teeth out of bullies and abusers.
They don’t punish needlessly. Justice is fair, given some semblance of balance. Everybody gets a shot, even the vilest loyalist or lunatic (though they are, of course, shackled to the strictest pledges if they want to keep their heads). In such places, wrath has been leashed. It has been made to serve, like a loyal hound.
- Estival Sovereign
- Sentry of Summer’s Vigil
- Mule Squire
- Dust Grunt
- Constable of Calefaction
- Man-At-Arms
- The Sun’s Tongue
- Arrayer of Distant Thunder
- Hunter of the Longest Day
- Iron Adjutant
- Red Victor
- The Wroth General Calescence
- Sun’s Shadow
- Courtier
Ideals of Sun and Song
What face does the Summer Court put forth? What ideals does it hold to — or, at least, claim to hold to — when canvassing potential recruits?
- Brotherhood: It’s a bit like a fraternity or sorority.
- Combat: Want to learn how to fight? The Summer Court will show a changeling how.
- Defense: Not every changeling in Faerie was the victim of abuse: some were drugged with beauty or formed into callous knights with only the barest memory of once being a good person.
- Competition: Competition is healthy, so says the Summer courtiers; it’s not a thing to be feared.
- Greater Good: The Iron Spear knows that its actions are not always easy or, well, moral.
- Revenge: This one’s simple: the Summer Court offers a chance at revenge.
Whispers Kept Quiet
It isn’t all honor and nobility and good soldier boys in the Summer Court. Not everything smells of roses, and they like to keep the stink down when it comes to bringing neophyte recruits on board.
- Brutality: Violence is a living thing. Some liken it to a worm that burrows in your heart or a wolf that lives in your ribcage.
- Sacrifice: This is related to the “hard choices for the greater good” idea, but it’s easier to think of the greater good than the personal sacrifice.
- Struggle: They don’t like to make this clear up front, but the struggle for prominence and status within the Court is a toothy bitch.
