Calen

Calen, and its capital Quilir, serve as the seat of Seelie power, with the royal family being located there, claiming to be descended directly from the God Oberon himself, with several taking on his name in order to garner support, and claim power. The Oberon Royal Family has ruled over the Seelies for as long as memory serves and records show. There have, of course, been rebellious sentiments, that manifested themselves in the form of the Unseelies splitting away, in the hopes of escaping monarchical rule.

The primary reason that no rebellions have as of yet unseated any of the Kings from their thrones is due to a hereditary power, passed on from each King to all of his (and it has, historically, only been his) children. This power, called the ‘Anduari’, or ‘Spirit Guardian’, is a blessing from the Gods, that takes the form of a nearly invisible, nigh invincible beast that assumes a form and acquires traits based on the personality of the individual it belongs to. Each King has, of course, had more than one child, and hence there comes a time every few decades or so, when a successor must be appointed.

All of the heirs to the throne are given a perilous task, that usually involves acting so as to maximise one’s own chances of success, such that only one survivor remains. This survivor is then to be anointed as King, and is expected to decree his children to undergo the same.

Currently, King Oberon XVIII’s health is failing him, after a reign of over four hundred years, his strength wanes. All eyes, from both ally and foe, are trained on the fourteen Princes and Princesses, and assessing which one will survive to become the next King. Naturally, in the interest of avoiding any intervention from either the Mulan-Eladrin alliance or the Unseelies, the exact task to be carried out is kept strictly secret.

As of now, the heirs have been sent to the Feydark, and instructed to stay for a year. Any heir that returns before then is to be automatically disqualified from the succession war. With the strange new strategies that the Fomorians have been seen to employ however, there is far more tension than ever amongst those who are aware, that none will return, and the Royal Line will die out.