Ane carling of the Quene of Phareis,
That ewill win geir to elphyne careis;
Through all Braid Abane scho hes bene
On horsbak on Hallow ewin;
And ay in seiking certayne nyghtis,
As scho sayis, with sur sillie wychtis

-Robert Sempill, 1584

There will be revelry tonight. The fair folk are gathering: they come from valley and moor, mire and dune, fen and heath. They come on riverboats through the mist, or on horseback along the fairy roads. They dance under the starlight, to the music of flute and fiddle.

See how beautiful they all are? Straight-backed and tall, skin flawless, hair elaborately arranged, wearing the most sumptuous costumes. It is illusion. They are all (except that troublesome imp Robin Goodfellow) wearing magical glamours. If you saw their true faces, you would not soon sleep.

Not all are fae, strictly speaking. This one was a changeling, a human man who was stolen from his parents as a baby, and raised at King Oberon's court. That one is a demoness, an emissary from Hell. You can tell by the fiery eyes.

Beware. The Unseelie Court is a dangerous place for mortals. The fair folk have powerful magic, quick tempers, and their own laws wholly different from our own. It is as perilous to catch their interest as it is to anger them.

Perhaps you should not have come here. By the time you set eyes on the revelers, you're already half-bewitched. A ravishing creature approaches you and takes you by the hand, drawing you further in. You start dancing to the music, and feel like you may never stop...

Happy Halloween.

 
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