The Sidhe of Ynys Pryd

Well I have been gradually fleshing out my alternate world in which my characters find themselves in.

Basically the Sidhe once ruled over the four other groups of Faerie. The Dryads, The Draconai, The Sprites and The Merrow. They had four castles built from marble and limestone. One for each of the four Sidhe courts. Each court having just enough of a change to make it different from the next.

Eventually the Sidhe tire of lording over the other Faerie and shift there world away from the mundane. Inhabiting the "Shadows".

Magic, Towers and Other Things

Okay so I currently have a million and one threads going on at once when it comes to planning my novel.

I am still trying to figure out what to call a witch, when he or she has strong abilities in two elements. ie. Sea and Sky, Land and Sea or Sky and Land. I need a term that means "mix" or something I think. But nothing JK Rowling-ish.

As for the Five Towers of Faerie (Arcadia to the Sidhe), figuring out what to name them is a real challenge. Figuring out the components of each is only slightly easier.

One thing I have discovered, however, is that my novel this year is being told by two major characters, Morgaine and Morwenna. In a sort of chronicle. Morwenna's part of the story kicks off when she's about sixteen years old. Pre-war. Possibly a few snippets of her life seen before then as well. But Morgaine will mostly be the front runner main character wise.

And a second revision of the Ynys Pryd Calendar is coming up, I might finally have figured out this Sidereal Time mess. How they world 365 days out of 13 x 27, I have no idea. Of course, maths isn't my specialty. So I'm going to have to go over the notes I snatched from the net.... again.

The Five Towers of Arcadia and their Keepers

And thus, it comes to the Towers, and the beginning of my novel this year.

So far all that is known of the Towers, is that there are five of them. Not three, which is assumed by some.

It is also known that for each Tower, there is a Keeper. And the Keeper of each Tower, belongs to one of the five Faery races.

The Sidhe, The Dryads, The Sprites, The Draconai and The Merrow.

Magic of Ynys Pryd

The magic of Ynys Pryd isn't all that complex.

There are three major elements, The Land, The Sea and The Sky.

Land magic is the embodiment of Earth. People who have a talent for this particular element know how to capture the following essences of magic and lore.
Gemology
Herbology
Animal Lore
Healing
Fire

Sky magic is the embodiment of Air. People who have a talent for this particular element know how to capture the following essences of magic and lore.
Weather magic
Astrology
Sun Lore and Magic
Telepathy
Night Magic

Sea magic is the embodiment of Water. People who have a talent for this particular element know how to capture the following essences of magic and lore.
Chaotic forces of nature
Moon Lore and Magic
Dreams

Aether/Void is the embodiment of Spirit. People who have a talent for this particular element are a rare breed and extremely powerful, as they also have the knowledge of the other three elements.
They know how to capture the following essences of magic and lore.
Transformation
Divination
Astral Travel

Note: Some witches have been known to be void of any ability. These witches are known as mundanes.
There are also witches that straddle the between. Having strong abilities in two elements.

The Sidhe and the Lesser Fae of the Outlands

So, having finally worked out who is who when it comes to the Fae that grace my novel this year, I have decided to share them.

The Sidhe: Belonging to two groups, the Seelie and Unseelie Courts. 2 subgroups operate under each of these.

Seelie Court- Rose and Emerald Courts
Unseelie Court- Onyx and Ash Courts

Now in the hierarchy of the Fae, it works out something like this

Sidhe
Dryad, Sprite
Draconai, Merrow

Meaning that the Merrow are the lowest of faery beings.

The Seven Houses of Ynys Pryd, Part Two

Alright, so the place names in my novel have undergone yet another revision, and the map has also. Subsequently I have just resorted to numbering the regions on the map, in case I wind up with renaming some or all of them before November begins.

So we have the following regions:

Annavern
Fellslea
Brinden
Bramblemere
Eadon
Marchmain
Penallon

I'll work out what name for what region later.

The Seven Houses of Ynys Pryd

In my world there are seven royal houses or kingdoms.

They are:

1. Nysse - Known as the House of Nysse; the people are called, Nyssi
2. Mora - Known as the House of Mora; the people are called, Moran
3. Deira - Known as the House of Deira; the people are called, Deiranni
4. Ceirdwyn - Known as the House of Ceirdwyn; the people are called, Ceirdi
5. Catrin - Known as the House of Catrin; the people are called, Catrinni
6. Mabyn - Known as the House of Mabyn; the people are called, Mabii
7. Annwyl - Known as the House of Annwyl; the people are called, Annites