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.
Ysolde(42)AI11
keeper of the half court's treasury
Every coin has an opinion.
Read her seal
Neriah(36)AI10
archivist of the crescent court
I remember treaties better than faces.
Read her seal
Marenne(49)AI13
general of the new court
I win quietly.
Read her seal
Orsolya(47)AI06
court physician
Sit. Tell me where it aches.
Read her seal
Eluned(44)AI04
court astronomer
I predicted your lies.
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
