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* The '''Black Queen Player''' plays the '''Black Queen'''. She also controls three other pieces on the Black side: The ''Seelie Knight'', The ''Seelie Bishop'' and the ''Seelie Rook''. Collectively, these four pieces are called the ''Shadow Actors of the Black Court''. | * The '''Black Queen Player''' plays the '''Black Queen'''. She also controls three other pieces on the Black side: The ''Seelie Knight'', The ''Seelie Bishop'' and the ''Seelie Rook''. Collectively, these four pieces are called the ''Shadow Actors of the Black Court''. | ||
− | Note that | + | Note that players A & B are both aligned to the White Court, so they are allies with the same agenda. However, Player A represents the Seelie pieces in the White Court and Player B represents the Unseelie Pieces in the White Court. |
− | Likewise, | + | Likewise, players C & D are both aligned to the Black Court, so they are allies with the same agenda. In the Black Court, Player C represents the Unseelie pieces in the Black Court and Player D represents the Seelie Pieces in the Black Court. |
This may seem counterintuitive at first... you may want to question why there are Unseelie Pieces serving the White and Seelie Pieces serving the Black. | This may seem counterintuitive at first... you may want to question why there are Unseelie Pieces serving the White and Seelie Pieces serving the Black. | ||
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The answer to this is that whatever the Nature of the King, he must eventually rule over all Fae, both Seelie and Unseelie. Thus it is only appropriate that he has servants of both natures. Of course, the White King would rather leave the "dishonourable business of subterfuge, subversion and espionage" to his Unseelie White Queen, while the Black King happily delegates "all that high society and by-the-book warfare nonsense" to his Seelie Black Queen. | The answer to this is that whatever the Nature of the King, he must eventually rule over all Fae, both Seelie and Unseelie. Thus it is only appropriate that he has servants of both natures. Of course, the White King would rather leave the "dishonourable business of subterfuge, subversion and espionage" to his Unseelie White Queen, while the Black King happily delegates "all that high society and by-the-book warfare nonsense" to his Seelie Black Queen. | ||
− | Regardless of personal nature, every | + | Regardless of personal nature, every Piece is ultimately loyal to his or her own King, and to that King's Court. Every Piece will do all that he or she can to attain victory for his Court. This is not a matter of personal ideology, but rather one of survival and personal protection... after all, the Court of a defeated King will likely have no place in the new world order. |
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===A note on Terms, Gender and Pronouns=== | ===A note on Terms, Gender and Pronouns=== | ||
− | For the purposes of the game, ''Pawns, Knights, Bishops, Rooks, Queens and Kings'' are all referred to as '''Pieces.''' Any aligned with the Black Court are called '''Black Pieces''' and any aligned with the White Court are called '''White Pieces' | + | For the purposes of the game, ''Pawns, Knights, Bishops, Rooks, Queens and Kings'' are all referred to as '''Pieces.''' Any aligned with the Black Court are called '''Black Pieces''' and any aligned with the White Court are called '''White Pieces'''. |
Additionally, the following pieces are referred to as '''Back Row Pieces''' - ''Knights, Bishops, Rooks, Queens, Kings.'' These are also sometimes called '''Player Characters''', and sometimes '''Actors'''. | Additionally, the following pieces are referred to as '''Back Row Pieces''' - ''Knights, Bishops, Rooks, Queens, Kings.'' These are also sometimes called '''Player Characters''', and sometimes '''Actors'''. |