Pour L'Amour et Liberte: The Book of Houses 2 is a sourcebook for Changeling: The Dreaming. It deals in further depth with the three original Unseelie Houses.
Summary[]
A Darkened Sky
With the disappearance of the High King, a chill of Winter spreads across the land - now is the dawn of the Unseelie Court! Once the Courts traded rulership - Seelie ruled the summer months and the Unseelie the winter, but since the Shattering the Seelie have reigned supreme while the Unseelie patiently waited. With David Arty gone, Winter has begun to set in and the noble houses of the Unseelie Court prepare to take their proper places as the rulers of the land of Concordia. All Hail Discordia.
A Darkened Soul
The Book of houses II offers a look at the three most prominent Houses of the Unseelie Court. Each has its own plans for the coming Winter and each has its own means of attaining them. Within you will find the history of the Unseelie Courts, from their ancient betrayals to their modern day treacheries.
- A complete guide to the Unseelie Houses: Ailil, Balor and Leanhaun
- New Merits and Flaws, Treasures and even a new Art
- New insights into the plans of the Unseelie Court and how they plan to deal with the disappearance of the High King
Contents[]
Book One: House Ailil: Shapers of the Endless Winter[]
- Secret Societies:
- Guardians of the Silver Dragon
- Les Amoureux (The Enamored)
- The Disinherited
- Merits and Flaws:
- Gifted Liar (3 Pt. Mental Merit)
- Guileless (2 Pt. Social Flaw)
- Forsworn (3 Pt. Social Flaw)
- Roving Reporter - House Ailil Unseelie Sidhe Template
Book Two: House Leanhaun: By Dreams Afflicted[]
- The Oath of Joining
- The Oath of Adoption
- The Oath of Majority
- The Oath of Mutual Support
- Oath of Service
- The Pledge of Binding
- Secret Societies:
- Forbidden Treasures:
- Leanhaun Finder - House Leanhaun Unseelie Sidhe Template
Book Three: House Balor: Born in Darkness[]
- Oath of Majority
- Oath of Loyal Service
- Oath of Adoption and Ritual Maiming
- Oath of the Enchanted Servant
- Secret Societies and Acknowledged:
- Balor Deformities:
- Balor's Gleam
- Arms of Lugh
- Selkie Skin
- Serpent's Tongue
- House Treasures:
- Fell Rider of House Balor - House Balor Unseelie Shadow Court Sidhe Template
A Word form Art Haus[]
Background[]
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Memorable Quotes[]
Characters[]
House Ailil Members[]
Other House Ailil Members[]
- Lady Arlana - House Ailil
- Calinthe - House Ailil
- Sir Lochlan - Lorekeeper of Silverwood
- Lord Thierry - Household Courtier of Silverwood
- Garsen - Troll Captain of the Guard of Silverwood
- Ziloa - Eshu Bard of Silverwood
- Declaniel - House Ailil
- Queen Maeve - Ailil's Wife
- Lady Fainche - Ailil's sister
- Lord Cillian - Lady Fainche's lover
- Doireannara - House Ailil
- Duke Florian - House Ailil
- Lord Giacomo - Satyr, House Ailil
- Yrtalien - House Ailil
- Rosie - Seelie Boggan governess to Princess Jessamy
House Leanhaun Members[]
- High Lord Eleanor
- Sir Tairngrim, Champion of the High Lord
- Sir Strallach, Captain of the Knights Protector
- Lady Gentian
Other House Leanhaun Members[]
- Lady Arvinialyndryia, "Lyn" - House Leanhaun
- Leanhaun
House Balor Members[]
- The Ancients
- High Lord Li-Tili
- Lady Eithlinn of the Gleaming Eyes, Head of Security
- Lord Raghnall, "The Dancermaster"
- Lord Grodolf, Commoner General
- Lady Moya, "Hand of Vengeance"
- Cathal
Other House Balor Members[]
- Lugh - Cian's Son, House Balor's Founder, Seen as a Traitor to the House
- Duke Gordwyn - House Balor General of the Elite Guard
- Duchess Rowhenne - House Balor Lady General of the Forces
- Duke Fearan - House Balor General of the Bleak
- Lady Tangiria - House Balor
- Lord Zurtok - House Balor
Others[]
- High King David
- Sir Gannon - House Dougal Knight
- Eregannon ap Dougal
- Lady Moira
- Declan Ap Gwydion
- Oberti - Satyr
- Lady Finellia - House Liam, cursed Leanhaun, died
- King Liam
- Edann - King Liam's Bard, destroyed
- Baron Temparch
- Sir Andreyan ap Dougal
- Conrad - Guard
- Cook
- Healetha
- Annaiya
- Balor
- Nuada - Tuathan King
- Bres - Fomorian
- Caitellin - Balor's Wife, Fomorian
- Eithlinn - Balor's Daughter, Fomorian
- Glas Gaibhleann - Cow, owned by Cian
- Cian - Tuathan Noble
- Birog - Tuathan Seeress
- Manannan Mac Lir - Tuathan Overlord of the Sea
- Diancecht - Tuathan Healer
- High Lord Ardanon - House Gwydion
Terminology[]
Silverwood (Freehold), Teign, Ritual of Teign, The Shadow Court, Purists, Repudiators, Ritualists, Modernists, Anarchists, Thallain, Children of Lilith, Las Ombras, World's Order, Fior, Fosterage, Escheat, Ravaging, Rhapsodic Love, The Great Ritual, Sea Cove Castle, Balefire, War of Rulership, Fir Bolg, Tuatha de Danaan, Children of Danu, Selkie. Mer-Folk. Fomorians, Balor's Isle, Dancers, Howlers, Fell, Fomori, General of the Elite Guard, General of the Forces, General of the Foreign Guard, General of the Bleak, Head of Security, The Iron Guard, Paths of Balor, Sleeping Sandmen, Pentex, Ebonmere (Freehold),
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