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Archfey

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Archfey are a class of fey beings that rule Thelanis, the Faerie Court.[5]

“
We are magic, and we are mystery. We are the lure of the unknown, the promise of a mother's tale.
”
— Thelania, the Queen of Dusk and Shadows[6]

Organization[]

Individual archfey of the Faerie Court are attended by various mortals on Eberron, including the Greensinger druids of the Eldeen Reaches.[7]

Eladrin archfey are called ghaele, and the eladrin and gnome rulers of the feyspires are known to also go by this title among others.[4] The ghaele that rule the feyspires consider each other "siblings" in a symbolical sense, given their shared status.[8]

Among the archfey there are expectations, such as following their corresponding stories and staying out of mortal conflicts such as the Last War, with judgment and punishment awaiting whoever disobeys those rules.[1] Generally each archfey stays within their domain, where their story happens and they are more powerful, but occasionally several of them meet in the same place to discuss important matters; such is the case of the Council of the Silver Tree.[9]

The different factions of Thelanis are called "courts", and they organize events in which they interact with each other, forming alliances or rivalries. The Moon Court is the name given to the gathering of archfey in the Moonlit Vale, the main layer of the plane, in which the moon Rhaan is always shining. In the Palace of the Moon, however, there are also other factions, including one for each of the four seasons: each of them has a tree representing them there, and serving as a home for the members of those courts. The many intrigues in the Moonlit Vale result in one of the seasons ruling over the rest for a while, transforming the entire layer to reflect it.[10]

Known Archfey[]

  • Hysram, a revelry-loving archfey.[38]
  • The Court of Night, which has a fey personification of each of the moons of Eberron.[39]
  • The Qaltiar primal spirits, whose stories can take the form of powerful spirits in Thelanis.[43][note 6]
  • The Forest Queen, ruler of the Endless Weald.[10]
  • The Forgotten Prince, ruler of the Castle of Forgotten Things.[10]
  • The Lady in Shadow, ruler of the Shadow, who personifies the archetype of the powerful witch in faerie tales.[10]
  • The Harvest Monarch, sometimes known as the Long Wanderer or the Exile when deposed from their rightful throne.[10]
  • The Mother of Invention, sometimes known as the Forge Maiden, ruler of The Assembly.[10]
  • The Second Son, whose formal title in the Moon Court is Count of the Barren Marches.[10]
  • Fortune's Fool, whose formal title in the Moon Court is Lady Perilous, ruler of Folly.[10]
  • Mocking Joy, considered the cousin of Fortune's Fool, a defiant archfey connected to a manifest zone in Droaam, where they grant powers to oppressed underdogs.[45]
  • The Merchant of Misthaven, a maker of dangerous bargains,[10] ruler of Misthaven.[46]
  • King Grayfinger, the Miser Beneath the Mountain, ruler of the Underhall, connected to the Graywall Mountains.[47]
  • Grandmother, who helps the underprivileged hoping that they, in turn, will do the same for others.[31]
  • The Dread Conqueror, who always wants to expand their territory.[48]
  • The Prince of Swords, who favors mortal warriors on the battlefield or in the court.[49]
  • The Prince of Misrule, whose story is about spreading mischief.[15]
  • The Spirit of the Riverwood, a hungry archfey connected to owls and water.[50][51]
  • The Queen of Sand, who lives in a desert where the sun never sets.[15]
  • The Ocean King, a marid-like archfey who claims dominion over all shipwrecks.[52]
  • The Snow Queen, one of the many archfey associated with winter stories.[53]
  • The Archdragon, a massive archfey that embodies the stories of dangerous dragons, living in a cave hoarding treasures and secrets.[54]
  • The Bright Dragon and the Night Dragon,[note 9] a pair of draconic archfey that embody opposing but complementary forces, and act as a magical source of dragon eggs.[55]
  • Margana Lain, also known as Margana the Fey, a mortal wizard focused on illusions and enchantments, whose arcane talent allegedly allowed her to become an archfey.[36]
  • Unnamed archfey mother of a Duchess of the Duskwood, whose domain was allegedly on the other side of that forest.[56][57]
    • Prince Dyran ir'Wynarn, also known as Clever Dyran, Khoravar son of the aforementioned Duchess of the Duskwood and a King of Galifar. He allegedly spent a lot of time with his fey grandmother, and when he died in 698 YK it is said he claimed a title in the Faerie Court, either as an archfey or as a greater fey in another's story.[56][57]

Greater Fey[]

The greater fey are those denizens of Thelanis that have enough personality and identity to have a story of their own and a role to play, either in the Faerie Court in general (although they can leave the plane to pursue their own goals) or as victims, enemies, or allies of an archfey. The greater fey are more complex than an archfey's usual "supporting cast", and can gain new powers connected to their story. In the most extreme case, if an archfey dies, a way they can reform is by a greater fey ascending to fill their role, even if they aren't exactly the same as their predecessor.[10]

Known greater fey[]

Thelanis Court

The nymph queen Ellida with her champion Tioboid and some pixies and pets.

  • Ellida, a nymph queen who established her own court in Xen'drik.[58][15]
    • Other unnamed nymph queens.[59]
  • Lady Sharaea, the former beloved of the Prince of Summer who broke his heart running away with a mortal and traveling in time to escape the archfey.[60][61]
  • Marrot the Fool, the gnome patriarch of the Harlequinade and the closest friend of Shan Lian Doresh.[62]
  • Sidgevin, Viscount Vindicator and noble eladrin of the Fortress of Fading Dreams, obsessed with battle since the feyspire returned to Eberron.[63]
  • The Paranymph, Bridesmaid of Souls and the spokeswoman for the fey and those who make pacts with the Fading Dream, "wedding" them when they make such deals; she was either a water nymph of the Spire of Dreams before the war, an eladrin princess meant to marry someone in the City of Silver and Bone, or some combination of those options.[63]
  • The successors and predecessors of Shan Tira, who become rulers and archfey of the Court of the Silver Tree when the story of the feyspire changes enough.[15][note 10]
  • Killing Frost, Forget Me Not, Mask of Mists, and First Snow, the leaders of Hail, Ice, Sleet, and Snow, respectively, the four branches of the court under Shan Syraen.[64]
  • Lady Darkheart, the Heart of the Darkwood Grove, a powerful dryad and the youngest of the seven Darkwood Daughters, who influences nature in the Deepwood Moon and was betrothed to the Woodsman for the same reason.[26]
  • The Crooked Tree, an old dryad from the Deepwood Moon that gives its name to an inn and keeps it free and independent from the local archfey.[65]
  • The Prince of Bones, a war troll warlord of Droaam who's believed to be immortal, and tied to the fey story of Sora Maenya.[66][29]
  • The children of the Forest Queen, who abandoned the Endless Weald to pursue their own dreams.[10]
  • The siblings of the Forgotten Prince, who receive the praise the archfey earned.[10]
  • The Sleeping Prince, who rules a small kingdom in the Shadow sometimes known as Whitestone, and is usually the victim of the Lady in Shadow's magic.[10]
  • The Woodcutter's Daughter, who usually saves the Sleeping Prince.[10]
  • The siblings of the Second Son, whose lands are always better than the Barren Marches.[10]

Appendix[]

Background[]

Keith Baker has suggested on his website that each archfey embodies a particular fairy tale, setting its story in motion and playing a key role in it, while their fey servants as well as the realm itself exist to help them fulfill the tale.[15]

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Notes[]

  1. ↑ Keith Baker has stated that although the Lord of Winter and the Prince of Frost were created as different entities, they can be combined into a single figure for simplification purposes, if one wants to have one single cold-themed fey prince in Thelanis.
  2. ↑ The name of this archfey is unknown, but based on the titles of the other ghaele eladrin, their formal title would be Shan Tirias Tolai (Lord/Lady/Prince/Princess of Silver and Bone), Shan Tolai (Lord/Lady/Prince/Princess of Bone), or Lord/Lady/Prince/Princess of Song and Silence.
  3. ↑ The Gates of Night talks about nine brothers, while Dungeon #184 mentions seven. Keith Baker treats them as if they were nine, and revealed the identities of all of them in a Q&A. However, at the moment that content is Patreon exclusive.
  4. ↑ Keith Baker has stated that Baba Yaga can be combined with Sora Kell as an alter ego if she visits Eberron. Moreover, in the hypothetical case of a figure like the archmage Tasha being included in the setting, Sora Kell also takes the role of Baba Yaga in the story as the adoptive mother of the wizard.
  5. ↑ Instead of 'archfey', City of Stormreach p. 144 uses "lord of Thelanis".
  6. ↑ According to Xu'sasar in The Gates of Night, the Brothers of Night would be comparable in status to them, and the book uses the same terminology for those archfey, the Qaltiar spirits, and Thelania (see reference for the corresponding pages). The book also implies that the archfey-like Qaltiar spirits play a role but aren't necessarily the actual "highest spirits" worshiped by the drow, as Vulkoor himself, for example, doesn't interact with living creatures directly.
  7. ↑ Not to be confused with Sul Khatesh, an Overlord with the same title.
  8. ↑ In The Gates of Night, Lady Darkheart confirms to Lei d'Cannith that the serpent represented Ko'molaq itself.
  9. ↑ Not to be confused with Falazure, a draconic god with the same title.
  10. ↑ In The Fading Dream Shan Tira mentions three of her predecessors as archfey: the earliest Lord of the Silver Tree that received Ourelon's Gift; Tira's grandfather, who ruled the Silver Tree during the war against the Cul'sir Empire; and her father, who was able to turn people into glass statues. She also had at least one son that was killed.

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Keith Baker & James Wyatt (2004). Sharn: City of Towers. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 76. ISBN 0-7869-3434-4.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Keith Baker (2006). The Gates of Night. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 132. ISBN 0-7869-4013-1.
  3. ↑ Keith Baker (2006). The Gates of Night. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 355. ISBN 0-7869-4013-1.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 James Wyatt and Keith Baker (2009). Eberron Campaign Guide. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 144. ISBN 0-7869-5099-4.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Keith Baker, Jeremy Crawford, & James Wyatt (2019). Eberron: Rising from the Last War. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 232. ISBN 0786966890.
  6. ↑ Keith Baker (2006). The Gates of Night. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 135. ISBN 0-7869-4013-1.
  7. ↑ James Wyatt, Keith Baker, Luke Johnson, Steven Brown (2006). Player's Guide to Eberron. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 61. ISBN 0-7869-3912-5.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Keith Baker (October 2010). The Fading Dream. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 144. ISBN 0-7869-5624-0.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Jeff LaSala (November 2010). “Explore Taer Lian Doresh: Villains and Vendettas” (PDF). Dungeon #184 (Wizards of the Coast) (184)., p. 46.
  10. ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 Keith Baker (2020). Exploring Eberron. (Dungeon Masters Guild), pp. 194–198.
  11. ↑ Keith Baker, Jeremy Crawford, & James Wyatt (2019). Eberron: Rising from the Last War. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 116. ISBN 0786966890.
  12. ↑ James Wyatt and Keith Baker (2009). Eberron Campaign Guide. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 135. ISBN 0-7869-5099-4.
  13. ↑ Keith Baker (2018-08-27). Dragonmarks: The City of Silver and Bone (Blog). Dragonmarks. keith-baker.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-01. Retrieved on 2025-01-15.
  14. ↑ Keith Baker, Jeremy Crawford, & James Wyatt (2019). Eberron: Rising from the Last War. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 136. ISBN 0786966890.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 Keith Baker (2016-12-15). Dragonmarks: Thelanis and the Fey (Blog). Dragonmarks. keith-baker.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-15. Retrieved on 2025-01-27.
  16. ↑ Keith Baker (November 2011). “Taer Syraen, the Winter Citadel” (PDF). In Steve Winter ed. Dungeon #196 (Wizards of the Coast) (196)., pp. 2–32–3.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Keith Baker (2020). Exploring Eberron. (Dungeon Masters Guild), p. 197.
  18. ↑ Jeff LaSala (May 2010). “Explore Taer Lian Doresh: Fortress of Fading Dreams” (PDF). Dungeon #178 (Wizards of the Coast) (178)., pp. 78, 79.
  19. ↑ James Wyatt and Keith Baker (2009). Eberron Campaign Guide. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 92–93. ISBN 0-7869-5099-4.
  20. ↑ James Wyatt and Keith Baker (2009). Eberron Campaign Guide. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-5099-4.
  21. ↑ Keith Baker (2023-10-06). Keith Baker on X. Twitter/X. Retrieved on 2025-01-27.
  22. ↑ James Wyatt and Keith Baker (2009). Eberron Campaign Guide. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 170. ISBN 0-7869-5099-4.
  23. ↑ Keith Baker, Imogen Gingell, & KB Presents (November 2022). Chronicles of Eberron. (DMs Guild), pp. 61–62.
  24. ↑ James Wyatt and Keith Baker (2009). Eberron Campaign Guide. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 60. ISBN 0-7869-5099-4.
  25. ↑ Keith Baker, Jeremy Crawford, & James Wyatt (2019). Eberron: Rising from the Last War. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 171. ISBN 0786966890.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 Keith Baker (2006). The Gates of Night. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 49. ISBN 0-7869-4013-1.
  27. ↑ Keith Baker (2004/10/18). The Daughters of Sora Kell, Part 1. Dragonshards. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016/10/31. Retrieved on 2021/06/23.
  28. ↑ Keith Baker (2022-06-17). Dragonmarks: Hags of Eberron (Blog). Dragonmarks. keith-baker.com. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved on 2025-02-03.
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 Keith Baker (2024-07-18). IFAQ: Troll Origins (Blog). IFAQ. keith-baker.com. Archived from the original on 2024-07-18. Retrieved on 2025-02-03.
  30. ↑ Keith Baker (2004/10/25). The Daughters of Sora Kell, Part 2. Dragonshards. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016/11/01. Retrieved on 2021/06/23.
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 Keith Baker, Ruty Rutenberg, Greg Marks, Shawn Merwin, Derek Nekritz (2019). Morgrave Miscellany. (Dungeons Masters Guild), p. 78.
  32. ↑ Keith Baker (September 2011). “Eye on Eberron: Daask” (PDF). Dungeon #194 (Wizards of the Coast) (194)., pp. 2–3.
  33. ↑ Keith Baker, Bill Slavicsek, & James Wyatt (2004). Eberron Campaign Setting. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 166. ISBN 0-7869-3274-0.
  34. ↑ Craig Campbell (November 2011). “Baba Yaga's Dancing Hut” (PDF). In Steve Winter ed. Dungeon #196 (Wizards of the Coast) (196)., p. 52.
  35. ↑ Keith Baker (2014-11-14). Dragonmarks: Warforged and More (Blog). Dragonmarks. keith-baker.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-16. Retrieved on 2025-02-08.
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 Keith Baker (2021-01-08). Dragonmarks: Arcane History (Blog). Dragonmarks. keith-baker.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-08. Retrieved on 2025-02-08.
  37. ↑ Keith Baker, Nicolas Logue, James Desborough, C.A. Suleiman (2008). City of Stormreach. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 114. ISBN 0-7869-4803-5.
  38. ↑ Dungeons & Dragons Online Standing Stone Games, Turbine (Former) (February 28, 2006). Daybreak Games, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (Former), Atari (Former), Code Masters (Former).
  39. ↑ Keith Baker (2020-01-31). Dragonmarks: Lamannia (Blog). Dragonmarks. keith-baker.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-22. Retrieved on 2025-02-03.
  40. ↑ Keith Baker (2005/04/04). Lycanthropes and the Purge. Dragonshards. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016/11/01. Retrieved on 2021/07/06.
  41. ↑ Keith Baker (2018-10-26). Dragonmarks: Lycanthrope (Blog). Dragonmarks. keith-baker.com. Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved on 2025-02-03.
  42. ↑ Keith Baker (2022-04-13). Dragonmarks: The Roots of the Reaches (Blog). Dragonmarks. keith-baker.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-13. Retrieved on 2025-02-03.
  43. ↑ Keith Baker (2006). The Gates of Night. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 80, 93, 135, 188, 252, 355. ISBN 0-7869-4013-1.
  44. ↑ Keith Baker (2006). The Gates of Night. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 176. ISBN 0-7869-4013-1.
  45. ↑ Keith Baker (2023-04-13). IFAQ: Troll Origins (Blog). IFAQ. keith-baker.com. Archived from the original on 2023-04-20. Retrieved on 2025-02-03.
  46. ↑ Keith Baker, Imogen Gingell, Alex D'Amico (September 2024). Frontiers of Eberron: Quickstone. (DMs Guild), p. 208.
  47. ↑ Keith Baker, Imogen Gingell, Alex D'Amico (September 2024). Frontiers of Eberron: Quickstone. (DMs Guild), p. 204.
  48. ↑ Keith Baker (2023-12-04). IFAQ: November IFAQ Roundup: Atur Innovations, Karrnathi Law, and History vs Thelanis! (Blog). IFAQ. keith-baker.com. Archived from the original on 2023-12-04. Retrieved on 2025-03-14.
  49. ↑ Keith Baker (2018-01-01). Dragonmarks: The Fighter (Blog). Dragonmarks. keith-baker.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-07. Retrieved on 2025-02-03.
  50. ↑ Keith Baker (2024-10-02). Vampires of Eberron: Lady Talon (Blog). Vampires of Eberron. keith-baker.com. Archived from the original on 2024-10-02. Retrieved on 2025-02-04.
  51. ↑ Keith Baker (2024-10-25). Monsters of Eberron: Vampires (Blog). Monsters of Eberron. keith-baker.com. Archived from the original on 2024-11-01. Retrieved on 2025-02-04.
  52. ↑ Keith Baker (2020-11-04). IFAQ: Swearing, Djinn, and Genasi (Blog). IFAQ. keith-baker.com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-04. Retrieved on 2025-02-03.
  53. ↑ Keith Baker (2020-04-15). IFAQ: Historical Figures in Thelanis? (Blog). IFAQ. keith-baker.com. Archived from [hhttps://keith-baker.com/ifaq-history-thelanis/ the original] on 2020-04-16. Retrieved on 2025-02-03.
  54. ↑ Keith Baker (2021-10-01). IFAQ: September Lightning Round! (Blog). IFAQ. keith-baker.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-01. Retrieved on 2025-02-08.
  55. ↑ Keith Baker (2022-01-22). IFAQ: Fizban's Treasury and Eberron (Blog). IFAQ. keith-baker.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved on 2025-02-08.
  56. ↑ 56.0 56.1 Keith Baker, Imogen Gingell, & KB Presents (November 2022). Chronicles of Eberron. (DMs Guild), p. 32.
  57. ↑ 57.0 57.1 Keith Baker (2025-12-05). Today in #Eberron, 12/4/698. Today in Eberron. Twitter/X. Retrieved on 2025-02-08. "Today in #Eberron, 12/4/698: Khoravar Prince Dyran ir’Wynarn vanishes on his 111th birthday and is never seen again; people whisper that he claimed a title in the Moonlit Vale of Thelanis. His will orders his vast collection of fey trinkets to be scattered among the people. #dnd"
  58. ↑ Keith Baker, Jason Bulmahn, & Amber Scott (2006). Secrets of Xen'drik. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 66. ISBN 0-7869-3916-8.
  59. ↑ Keith Baker, Scott Fitzgerald Gray, Nicolas Logue, & Amber Scott (2007). Dragons of Eberron. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 134. ISBN 0-7869-4154-5.
  60. ↑ Keith Baker (June 2009). “Court of Stars: The Prince of Frost”. In Chris Youngs ed. Dragon #374 (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 53–64.
  61. ↑ Keith Baker (2022-02-04). IFAQ Round-Up: Archfey, Astral Questions, and Saints (Blog). IFAQ. keith-baker.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-04. Retrieved on 2025-02-09.
  62. ↑ Jeff LaSala (November 2010). “Explore Taer Lian Doresh: Villains and Vendettas” (PDF). Dungeon #184 (Wizards of the Coast) (184)., p. 47.
  63. ↑ 63.0 63.1 Jeff LaSala (May 2010). “Explore Taer Lian Doresh: Fortress of Fading Dreams” (PDF). Dungeon #178 (Wizards of the Coast) (178)., p. 80.
  64. ↑ Keith Baker (November 2011). “Taer Syraen, the Winter Citadel” (PDF). In Steve Winter ed. Dungeon #196 (Wizards of the Coast) (196)., pp. 32–35.
  65. ↑ Keith Baker (2006). The Gates of Night. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 109. ISBN 0-7869-4013-1.
  66. ↑ Keith Baker, Jeremy Crawford, & James Wyatt (2019). Eberron: Rising from the Last War. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 115. ISBN 0786966890.
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