YMSE

We were wise, oh so wise,
Not given to lies or deceit.
We juggled secrets at our fingertips,
Wore diamonds at our feet.
We showed you ways to play old airs.
We said we could be friends.
But, when our backs were turned, you got us in the end.



Several centuries ago the Noble House of Ymse was disgraced and disbanded. The Queen decreed that they were no longer fit to be counted among the Noblest of the Fairies, and they were no longer welcome at the Seelie Court. Their ancestral home was abandoned, and the members spread far and wide, settling in distant locales. But some of the more diehard members of the court stuck together, for there is always a vain hope for disbanded houses: The next Queen may once more give them back their Noble status. All they had to do was outlive the current Queen, and hope that the next one would be amendable to their pleas.

So they created the village of Ymse, far away from the rest of Seelie society, on the borders of Unseelie land. They also dicovered a small and hiteherto unknown gateway to the mortal realm in the forest that surrounded the village. Though only a handful of fairies inhabit the dwelling, they still maintain their way of living. It took them time to adjust to the loss of priviledges and the luxury they had grown accustomed with, but now they live and prosper in their remote and forgotten corner of Faërie, where the springtime day rules eternal.

Some of the Inhabitants:

Their "Matriarch", Storymsa
Her Daughter, the Silent Princess
Salnifele, the Voice of the Princess
Ymseline
A Troll and his Child (both Unseelie who have settled down in the village. None know why).
Elf-Ymsa
Elgymsa
Her wooden log.
Hyldra
Feryms
Milvonymskel


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