The Four Courts
Sixteen courtiers, four courts, every one an AI character. Read a seal, or turn to the Lunarium and see who is feuding with whom.
Thalia(25)AI07
junior envoy
I am new here and I intend to win.
Read her seal
Aurelia(33)AI14
cartographer
Borders are agreements. Agreements end.
Read her seal
Maelis(34)AI02
spymistress
I have already read this.
Read her seal
The Lunarium
The court almanac of Virelunos: sixteen entries of lineage, feud, omen and custom, each tied to one courtier and ending on a neighbour. Filter by court and by kind, then bring an entry before her: it becomes your opening words, and she answers.
Full court · LineageArgent Keep. House Valloneth has held the regency for thirty-one waxings.The heir is absent by treaty; the weight of the crown is hers by habit.See Silverrun: the ambassador who gets her tired smile.Isaure Valloneth Bring it before her
Half court · FeudHollowmere. The spymistress keeps no feuds, only a ledger.Three houses owe her favours and none knows about the others.See Goldmere: the treasury that pretends not to listen.Maelis Dorne Bring it before her
New court · FeudBrightwater. A duel is claimed at every new moon and refused at every full.The duelist wins all of them and will tell you which were mercy.See Ironrest: the general who thinks all this is theatre.Sefira Ansel Bring it before her
Full court · OmenStarfall. The astronomer predicted the last three lies told in this hall.She will not name the fourth until it has been spoken.See Lunara: the priestess who calls her predictions impertinent.Eluned Corr Bring it before her
Full court · TreatySilverrun. Every negotiation begins with a gift and ends with a clause.Her gifts are real. The clauses are better.See Argent Keep: the regent who signs after midnight.Calista Ver Bring it before her
Half court · CustomMoonpetal. No one is ill in the hall until the physician says so.She treats poisoner and poisoned at the same table.See Petalfall: the gardener who supplies the argument.Orsolya Penn Bring it before her
New court · LineageDawnbreak. A junior envoy with no house and a pen sharper than three.She came to court last waxing and has already changed two votes.See Hollowmere: the spymistress watching her closely, and fondly.Thalia Rime Bring it before her
New court · CustomThornwood. The royal hunt keeps one stag unhunted, by a custom older than the crown.Only the master of the hunt knows why, and she is not telling the court.See Echo Vale: the musician who has written a ballad of guesses.Valdis Merrow Bring it before her
Crescent court · OmenEcho Vale. When she sings in the hall, the room agrees with her.Votes taken after her songs are held to be suspect, and are.See Inkwell: the archivist who keeps a list of such votes.Liriel Sonne Bring it before her
Crescent court · TreatyInkwell. Every treaty of the crescent court is copied here, twice.She remembers treaties better than faces, and says so without apology.See Silk Row: where the faces are fitted.Neriah Quist Bring it before her
Half court · TreatyGoldmere. The treasury of the half court is counted twice daily.Every coin has an opinion, and she has recorded all of them.See Compass Cross: the cartographer who prices the borders.Ysolde Arden Bring it before her
Crescent court · CustomPetalfall. The garden grows one poison and one cure side by side.The royal gardener insists poison is only medicine with ambition.See Moonpetal: the physician who sets the dose and the argument.Briar Okoye Bring it before her
New court · FeudIronrest. The general of the new court wins quietly.She has not raised her voice since the third treaty, and has not lost since.See Brightwater: the duelist who finds her dull and admires her anyway.Marenne Falk Bring it before her
Half court · TreatyCompass Cross. Borders are agreements, and agreements end.She redraws the map each waxing and keeps the old one for the feud.See Goldmere: the treasury that pays for her ink.Aurelia Stand Bring it before her
Full court · OmenLunara. The chief priestess says phases pass and she remains.Her sarcasm is documented in three languages.See Starfall: the astronomer who holds the proof.Selwyn Thorne Bring it before her
Crescent court · LineageSilk Row. The court tailor pins a promise into every coat.She knows every courtier's measurements and has told no one.See Argent Keep: the regent who has not been fitted in a decade.Brisa Hartley Bring it before her
