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Duchy of the Setting Sun
County of Lion's Reach	County of Emerald Dale	County of Ember Skies	County of Reflective Dawn

Rows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere,
I've looked at clouds that way.

But now they only block the sun,
They rain and they snow on everyone
So many things I would have done,
But clouds got in my way.

I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down and still somehow
It's cloud illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all
-Joni Mitchell, "Both Sides Now"

It was a long time ago that my people, the Nunnehi, sung of Summer Country. A kingdom, rich, fresh and sweet with dreams and full of glamour. A time when anything was possible and there was peace throughout the lands. We shared a sacred bond with some of the others out there, our allies amongst us, the shifters; brothers Wendigo, Croatan and Uktena. Our families, people and tribes were strong then and times were good...though things were not always to last and soon did times change. The foreigners came to our lands across the Great Seas with their diseases and lies.

They poisoned the lands and brought with them the cold harsh winter of banality and forced upon us their beliefs and strange ways. That was the time when the great storm came to pass throughout the Dreaming and the horrid things of Nightmares came into being, striking across the lands in suffocation and threatening our very lives. It was only the time of the great sacrifice that held the monsters at bay and our friends along with much of our family were lost. Now...now the Kingdom has a new name. A different time to come as the Seelie courts of the Sidhe try to take firm hold over the area, freeholds within, and around, attempting to enforce their regime and standards upon all who live within.

Now is the time for the setting sun and so the kingdom was given root: Kingdom of the Setting Sun for its different times and grasping what was left of the glamour left within the city. Changelings around and alike fight for the dreams that mankind has left to hold back the bitter tides of Winter, some fight the harsh restrictions and politics of the courts while others simply try to survive the banality that eats away at our Fae selves every night and day. These...are different times my friend, though there lie ahead many paths to choose from here.

Rules and Systems

Quickstarts
Approved Books
Approved Merits
Arts
Realms and kith affinities
Backgrounds
Character generation
- Kinain character generation
- Nunnehi character generation
Banality
Escheat

Escheat and Introductions

While the County of Lion's Reach has a NPC Countess, the interpretation and enforcement of the Escheat has been left to the various Barons and Baronesses that rule over the various parts of the County. Laws are laws for a reason, but it is entirely possible that the punishment for any given offense might vary immensely depending on who hands the verdict out.

Newcomers to the County would do well to introduce themselves to one or more of the ruling Nobles/Commoner leadership in the region, keeping in mind each may very well have vastly differing expectations of said newcomers, and of how they expect them to uphold the Escheat:

County	Ruler	Court	Kith	Holdings
Lion's Reach	Ambrosine Deforest (ni Beaumayn)	Seelie	Sidhe	Barony of the Shadowed Souls
Lion's Reach	Carolyn Owen (Seabhaic ni Scathach)	Seelie	Sidhe	Barony of Astral Seas
Lion's Reach	Danielle Marcus (Briar Silverflame)	Seelie	Pooka	Barony of Garran De Na Crainn Sean
Lion's Reach	Richard Sterling (ap Fiona)	Seelie	Sidhe	Barony of Divertimento Dithyramb Dance
Lion's Reach	Sir John Balance (ap Beaumayn) Ethan Sienna	Netural	Sluagh Kinain and Redcap	Guardians of Rhapsody_Freehold by proxy for its Dragon
Lion's Reach	Katya Volkov	Unseelie	Redcap	Knight of the Crystal Rose
Lion's Reach	Locke Drest (Talorc Dunadd)	Seelie	Redcap	Warlord of Snow Fang Peak
Lion's Reach	Ethan Sienna	Seelie	Redcap	The Ebon Watchtower Mew
Reflective Dawn	La Wolfe (Ethan James Alan Nevill Money-Coutts ap Eiluned)	Seelie	Sidhe	Barony of the Starless Lodge
Reflective Dawn	Haylee Matson	Seelie	Selkie	Squire of the Mirrored Court
Emerald Dale	Emmet Cash Montgomery-Regan (Dairmuid ap Fiona)	Seelie	Sidhe	Barony of Starlit Caverns
Ember Skies	Harper (Ezradein Maleva ni Varich)	Unseelie	Sidhe	Barony of the Weeping Bog

Carolyn: Newcomers can just stop by The Sideshow or the Grove of Tethys and say hi; a 'formal audience' is likely to be anything but formal.

Various other Kinain and Kithain can be found and made introduction to in the Waking World. Each are also good first points of contact in the County:
- Ethan and Chastity can be found at Steamed_and_Hammered_Tavern.
- Sir John 'Balance' ap Beaumayn can be found at Off_the_Record and Club Rhapsody.
- Gliadrachan ni Gwydion is available at Greyhawk_Ranch.
- Nicky.
- Mitchell can often be found at The Sideshow.

History of Lion's Reach may be found HERE.

Area

Duchy of the Setting Sun
- County of Ember Skies (Del Mar to the north)
- County of Emerald Dale (Chula Vista to the south)
- County of Lion's Reach (Prospect)
- County of Reflective Dawn (La Jolla to the north)
Part of the Grand Kingdom of Concordia
- Some of this is canon (Nobles: The Shining Host 51-53 / Kingdom of Willows 174), some of it is made up
- Setting Sun may have been carved out of Illusions at some point in the past
- History of Lion's Reach may be found HERE.

PCs who choose to be members of a County or Barony recognize the authority of its leaders, and agree to follow the terms of the Escheat as interpreted by them or accept the consequences for breaking faith.

Hangouts

Mundane

Off the Record - Owned by John Balance and leads to Lost in Time Market.
Patisserie Fantastique - Owned by Chastity.
Pendragon's Dance - Owned by Caerwyn and leads to Tenebrous Caer.
Rhapsody - Owned by John Balance and leads to Rhapsody Freehold.
Steamed and Hammered Tavern - Owned by Ethan Sienna and Sir John 'Balance' ap Beaumayn and leads to Ebon Watchtower Freehold.
The Sideshow - Owned by Carolyn and leads to Grove of Tethys.

Dreaming

Caer Buillemilis - County Seat of Lion's Reach.
Icepeak Tavern - Owned by Locke located at Snow Fang Peak.
Lost In Time Market - Commoner owned, located outside Rhapsody Freehold.
Rêves à Vendre - Owned by Balance, a kinain. At Lost in Time Market, Northeast face.
Dragon's Roost Tavern - Commoner run, located outside the Starlit Caverns Freehold.
Blue Boar Inn - The inn at Rhapsody Freehold, owned by Lee.

Events

Ongoing Changeling Plots
Next Date	Storyteller	Name	Description	Logs
TBA	Miranda	Dragon Rescue	There are signs that a baby Chimerical Dragon is being held captive by ruffians.	@mail Miranda if you wish to participate

Past Changeling Plots
Storyteller	Name	Description	Logs
Clementine	Imbolc Celebration	Festival Celebration at the Blue Boar Inn - stories, songs, food, drink, fun!	2023.02.02 Imbolc
Clementine	Flea Market Treasures	Clementine's Chimerical Sprites (gremlins) have inhabited some small balls of yarn, and they are trying to point toward some lost treasure in the local flea market. Or just cause chaos!	2023.02.09 Flea Market Treasures
Rodrigo	The Natives Are Restless	They're not particularly interested in me or you	2015-07-09:TheNativesAreRestless
Dyson	The Great Tree	It all started with a seed. It was a singular kernel born from the first spark of intelligent thought. It was the first Dream.	TBD
Tabin	Privateer	High Stakes Sailing and Adventure	See Privateer Plot Page

Feel free to add your name here if you're interested in running one-shot PrP events.

Holidays

January	February	March
13 - Midwinter/Hogmanay The Old New Year (Hogmanay - Scottish term for New Year) and the prelude to the celebration of Imbolc	2 - Imbolc A celebration of the Balefire 14 - Lupercalia Celebrates purification and fertility 28 - Carnival Celebrates the unity between the Nobles and Commoners	21 - Ostara Celebrates the Vernal Equinox
April	May	June
4 - The Greening Informally celebrates the beginning of Spring	2 - Beltaine Traditionally marks the beginning of the Seelie half of the year	21 - Midsummer Celebrates the longest day of the year
July	August	September
17 - Highsummer Night (Pranksgiving) Celebrates freedom for all	1 - Lughnasadh Marks the beginning of the harvest season	21 - Mabon Celebrates when light and dark are equal
October	November	December
4 - Pennons Celebrates the arts of war and competition 31 - Samhain Traditionally celebrates the beginning of the Unseelie half of the year	5 - Guy Fawkes Day Celebrates Commoner freedom	22 - Midwinter's Night / Yuletide Celebrates the longest night of the year 25 - Saturnalia Merrymaking and revelry 26 - Boxing Day Celebrates Noble and Commoner ties