Joyous Guard is a Traditionalist Seelie Freehold. That is to say that the large majority of the freehold follows the beliefs prevalent during the Age of Legends. Traditionalists believe strongly in the right of kings and in the inherent leadership abilities of the sidhe. Traditionalist loyalties are particularly prevalent among the sidhe, trolls, nockers, and boggans. The Beltaine Blade is made up entirely of the most reactionary, of this philosophy. These traditionalist have spun up, from the plentiful sand of New Mexico, one of the most heartbreakingly beautiful freeholds in all of North America. This freehold is an early work of the resurgent sidhe which is only connected to the Autumn world by spidery thing raths (faerie passageways) that connect it to the Autumn world. Beautiful and fragile the freehold speaks to the spirit of the sidhe of the area.

Joyous Guard was one of the more powerful southern sidhe freeholds during the Accordance War of 1969 but a great deal of its power has been refashioned into other freeholds to protect the southern border of Concordia from hostile incursions along the Fate-Scar.


Positioned around Joyous Guard are the commissioned busts of Lord Tayern St. Clair ap Gwydion. A power sidhe noble of House Gwydion, Tayern matured into a true commander during a Dark-kin resurgence five years ago. Little did everyone know that this resurgence would develop into the current calamity which vexes all southern Kithain fiefdoms. These busts of Lord Tayern all capture a handsome strength and speaks to a rugged tenacity that may have been real or imagined. At noon each day the busts are ensorcelled to repeat one of his "legendary inspirational pronouncements"

Despite the regal beauty of the statue, and the effort placed into reworking Lord Tayern's legacy from who he actually was as a person, many of the courts still remember Lord St. Claire's legendary temper. A single year can only do some much to dim the fury temper of a Gwydion.

Rumor
• It is said that Cronol of the Starshine, Eshu Seer of the Caer Graceland is said to have been banished from the Kingdom of the Burning Sun for recounting a story of Lord Tayern's wrath.

Baroness Arabelle St. Claire ni Gwdion The Baroness has been a pillar of the community of Alburqueue for a decade. Both she and her husband have brought numerous business opportunities to the community particularly for Kithain and other Children of the Dreaming. Arabelle has inherited her husband's responsibility to wrangle Prodigals whom Tayern had proved skilled at manipulating in the past.

The commitments which fall from Tayern to Arabelle through bonds of marriage take up the large majority of Lady Arabelle's time, in addition, her right to rule is increasingly being tested by the Unseelie of Scarwood while a number of the freehold along the boarder of the Fate-Scar have called her military acumen into question.

From her seat of power in Alberqueue, the Baroness has declared all-out war on the Gallian and Thallain who accost the borders of the southern region of Concordia. Heart-hardened by the final-death of her husband.

Lady Arabelle St. Claire ni Gwydion is known to expertly wield the following Arts; Sovereign, Chronos, and Naming.

Knight: Quinton Ashley ap Eiluned
To strengthen the fidelity of noble structures the social practice of wards still exists in Concordia as a practice. The Eiluned Knight Quinton is a promising scion of the House of the Moon and is wickedly proficient with soothsay and the sword.

Knight: Pedro Ayala



Retainers



Chancellor: Randy Montague
Kith Boggan
Legacies: Bumpkin/Fatalist
Seeming Wilder

Randy helps to protect the fiefdom from attack. His intimate knowledge of the workings of the city earns the trust and respect of Baroness St. Claire. Randy also manages the fiefdom's resources, organizing and governing assets. He controls household finances, disburses chimerical and "real" weapons, and guards court treasures. Randy also trains and manages the household's other retainers.

Randy is proficient in the Chicanery and Contract Arts.

Randy's treasure of station is the Litigious Ledger which mystically traces/tracks the resources of Joyous Guard.


Herald: Juran Holt and Pheliope Hopper
Kith:     Eshu
Legacies: Dandy/Knave
Seeming: Wilder
Messengers, diplomats and couriers-hearlds enjoy a certain amount of diplomatic immunity when interacting with the courts of other nobles, so long as they pay the proper respect to their superiors in status.

Juran and Phelipoe draw their glamour from Joyous Guard when they are able. Each believe it is below them to cultivate their glamour from mortals but when they are required to do so they draw what power they can from festivals and mortal's love of fast cars.

Treasure of the Station: Seven League Boots and Ring of Noble Mandates


Seer: Annalese the Slugah
Kith: Sluagh
Seeming: Wilder

This skilled enchanter acts as an adviser to the Baroness. Her responsibilities include keeping watch for magical attacks, conducting rituals, and advising on the use of lore and chimera.

Annalese draws her glamour from fear and she rotates through a great number of Dreamers feeding off of their fears.

Annalese is proficient in Soothsay.

Treasure: Enchanted Tarot

Bards Saguine Sage Tollard Patrick
Bards are the court's storytellers and lorekeepers. Their persons are considered sacred, and bad luck follows those who knowingly strike a bard or engage her in battle when she is unwilling.

Treasure: Blood Quil

Jesters
Jesters entertain the nobility and usher in Glamour on certain festive occasions. They also act as the watchdogs of Banality. Jesters often point out the foibles and failings of nobles in ways that amuse rather than humiliate, thus providing a graceful means for a wayward noble to correct her behavior. Jesters have a duty to sniff out the mundane and destroy it before it poses a serious threat to a fiefdom.

Troubadours
Troubadours are the musicians and performers of a noble's court. They also lead the court in the practice of courtly love, acting as chroniclers and go-betweens.

Scribes
Scribes serve the vital function of transcribing not only court proceedings but also of recording any memories members of the court may have of Arcadia or their past lives.

Reeves
Reeves act as official liaisons between a noble and the commoners who dwell within that noble's fiefdom. They also fill the position of advocates for commoners, often appearing in court to press a commoner's claims or voice a complaint.

Thanes
Thanes are commoner warriors who have sworn loyalty to their lords. They are charged with hunting for Glamour for their masters.
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