Editing Archfey (section)

==Great Wheel Archfey==
In the [[Great Wheel]], the archfey were first introduced as the Seelie Court, a cluster of deities united by their shared patronage of various fey races. They inhabited a wandering demiplane that shifts between the [[Upper Planes]] as it sees fit, mostly wandering between the [[Beastlands]], [[Ysgard]] and [[Arborea]]. In comparison, the Unseelie Court was located in Pandemonium, where it served as the underlings of the outcast fey goddess known as the Queen of Air and Darkness. Then 5e rolled around, and all the Fae got lumped together into a single inner plane called the [[Feywild]], which filled roughly the same cosmological niche as the [[Energy Planes|Positive Energy Plane]] did in prior editions (emphasis on "roughly", since the Positive Energy Plane is still around, it's just been moved to "outside" of the [[Great Wheel]] rather than being part of the [[Inner Planes]]).

These gods first appeared in the 1992 sourcebook "[[Monster Mythology]]", which looked at the gods of the various non-human races; here they were simply described as "The Sylvan Gods". They would receive some minor expansion in 1996's "On Hallowed Ground", in the form of a clear-cut table denoting their areas of concern, holy symbols, and places of residence in the cosmological setting of [[Planescape]], whilst the [[Forgotten Realms]] god [[splatbook]]s "Faiths & Avatars" and "Powers & Pantheons" offer some minor fey-related deities unique to the Realms. And, of course, there's always the blurring of whether nature deities like [[Silvanus]] and [[Mielikki]] are technically sylvan gods or not, since they often count those creatures amongst their faithful.

The archfey of the Great Wheel faded into obscurity with the coming of 3rd edition. Most notably, the [[Plane of Faerie]] was presented as an optional co-terminous Outer Plane (Mildly Neutral Aligned, Enhanced Magic, Flowing Time (1 day Faerie = 1 week Prime), Light Gravity, Infinite Size, Alterable Morphic, No Elemental or Energy Traits) in the 3e [[Manual of the Planes]], with the Seelie & Unseelie Fey being presented as fey creatures with the Celestial or Fiendish template respectively. Skerrit would receive an update to a 3e patron god in "Complete Divine", whilst The Queen of Air and Darkness would reappear only in brief as one of the Forgotten Faiths in the back of [[Dragon Magazine]] #359.

The Planewalker fansite for Planescape created its own, modified version of the Faerie Pantheon as part of its unofficial 3e update, most notably portraying Titania and the Queen of Air & Darkness as different sides of the same fey deity, Queen Mab.

Non-godly portrayals of Oberon, Titania and "Puck", an analogue to Squelaiche, appeared in [[Dragon Magazine]] #263, whilst an alternative "Fairy Queen" goddess named [[Rhiannon]] is presented in Dragon Magazine #155.

'''[[Titania]]''' is the Queen of All Faeries, a goddess whose portfolio consists of faeries, the kingdoms of faeries, friendship and magic. She is described in Monster Mythology as a beautiful female faerie, only three and a half feet in height, with gossamer wings, pale skin, a perfect complexion and cheek bone structure, and penetrating blue eyes, carrying a diamond-tipped wand. Sister to the Queen of Air & Darkness, she is also believed to be somehow connected to [[Cegilune]], the malign moon goddess who serves as the patron goddess of [[hag]]s. Her symbol is a white diamond with a blue star glowing in its center. Whilst all non-evil fairies respect her, worship of Titania is most prominent amongst the [[brownie]]s, [[pixie]]s and [[sprite]]s.

'''[[Oberon]]''' is Titania's prince consort, a fey god of nature, wild places, and animals who spends most of his time roaming [[Arborea]] and the [[Beastlands]], hunting wild beasts for his entertainment. His holy symbol is a white stag, and he appears as a male fairy of perhaps unusual size (4' 6") with no wings, and strongly muscled by fey standards. He is known to be allied with [[Corellon Larethian]] and [[Sehanine Moonbow]]. Unlike his wife, no particular fey race is especially close to his heart, though all seelie fey love and respect him.

'''The [[Queen of Air and Darkness]]''' is said to be Titania's corrupted evil sister, a malign fey deity whose portfolio covers magic, illusion, darkness and murder. Normally invisible, this cold and emotionless creature, whose true name has been forgotten for ages, can be perceived magically as a faerie with pale, angular features, blood-black eyes, and a mane of black hair. She is beautiful, but hers is a terrible, eldritch beauty that chills the bone. Her unholy symbol is a black diamond. Because she embodies the corruption that can take root in the heart of the elvish race, many members of the [[Seldarine]] - [[Corellon Larethian]], [[Erevan Ilesere]], [[Rillifane Rallathil]], [[Sehanine Moonbow]], and [[Solonor Thelandira]] - all despise her, and consider her to be as much an enemy as [[Lolth]]. In 3rd edition, she grants access to the [[Cleric Domain]]s of Air, Chaos, Darkness and Trickery, and her portfolio is given as being darkness, magic, murder and evil fey.

'''[[Verenestra]]''' is one of Oberon & Titania's children, and is the fey goddess of female faeries, charm and beauty, whose holy symbol is a filigree-edged silver mirror. Needless to say, her worship is most popular amongst [[dryad]]s, [[nymph]]s and [[sylph]]s.

'''[[Damh]]''' is Verenestra's brother, and the only other member of Oberon & Titania's family to sit amongst the archfey of the Great Wheel. In appearance, he resembles a [[korred]] or a [[satyr]]; a humanoid fairy with the cloven-hooved, digitigrade legs of a goat and long, tawny-auburn hair tied into braids. Fey god of dance, song, and celebrations, his holy symbol depicts flutes, pipes, drums and harps, all instruments that he himself plays. In addition to being the patron of all fey [[bard]]s, he is the racial patron of the [[korred]]s, [[satyr]]s and the atomies - the tiniest breed of [[sprite]]s. He has a demipower daughter called [[Shiallia]] who is only worshipped on Faerun.

'''[[Squelaiche]]''' is the fey god of [[leprechaun]]s, trickery and illusions, and is basically a masterful leprechaun [[illusionist]] who serves as the Seelie Court Jester. He uses both a clover leaf and a red pointed hat as his holy symbols.

'''[[Caoimhin]]''' is the fey god of [[kilmoulis]], food, shyness and friendship. His symbol is a tiny bowl and pin and he wears enchanted fey armor under a thick coat of rags.

'''[[Eachthighern]]''', who may have the worst name of the entire mock-Irish/Celtic faerie pantheon, is the god of [[unicorn]]s, [[pegasus|pegasi]], healing, loyalty and protection. Appearing as a majestic winged unicorn, with a unicorn's horn as his holy symbol, Eachthighern is known for serving as the steed of Oberon. Any connection between him and the Faerunian demipower [[Lurue]] is unknown.

'''[[Emmantiensien]]''' is the god of [[treant]]s, trees, and the magical energy that rises from deep, hidden places. His worshippers use a dual-acorn symbol to show their faith, and he appears as a massive treant with well-sheened bark and a mysterious magical crystal clutched in his roots. He known to be closely allied with [[Rillifane Rallathil]] and [[Corellon Larethian]].

'''[[Fionnghuala]]''' is the goddess of [[swanmay]]s, communications, and sorority. Her symbol is a white feather.

'''[[Nathair Sgiathach]]''' is the fey god of mischief and pranks, which you might suspect to be a rather redundant position. He appears as a [[Faerie Dragon]], and may in fact be the same deity as [[Hlal]], just in a different identity. Whilst he is considered the racial god of faerie dragons, he is also popular amongst [[pseudodragon]]s, [[sprite]]s, [[pixie]]s, and grigs. He made a surprising return in 5th edition after having been ignored since 3rd, although he is no longer a deity here - instead, he's just a Faerie Dragon greatwyrm, and thus exists on multiple parallel dimensions simultaneously.

'''[[Skerrit]]''' is the racial god of [[centaurs]], although he is also considered the fey god of forests and those who would live in harmony with them, as his title of "The Forester" and his holy symbol (an oak sprouting from an acorn) would suggest. He is the least-connected to the archfey pantheon, but simultaneously the most well-known- he had his own appearance in the [[Planescape]] supplement "Warriors of Heaven", which was all about playing [[angel]] and [[aasimar]] PCs, whilst in 3e he was promoted to full god status in the official splatbook "Complete Divine", as well as appearing in its 3.0 precursor "Defenders of the Faith". Aside from centaurs, he's also popular with [[satyr]]s and with sylvan [[elves]].