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Orisons

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	* Caldrin the Almost-Crowned: Human, Man, Acrolon, Shattered Age, Dead. A noble whose coronation was delayed by a storm, then a riot, then a treaty, then a war. Each delay made his claim stronger in legend, though he never ruled a single day.		* Caldrin the Almost-Crowned: Human, Man, Acrolon, Shattered Age, Dead. A noble whose coronation was delayed by a storm, then a riot, then a treaty, then a war. Each delay made his claim stronger in legend, though he never ruled a single day.
	* Kalavera ~~The~~ Child of Seven Roads: Elf, Woman, Pelithos, Shattered Age, Dead. A wanderer whose life repeatedly intersected with historic events without ever altering them. Later scholars noted that every catastrophe narrowly avoided during the era occurred along a path she had just departed.		* Kalavera the Child of Seven Roads: Elf, Woman, Pelithos, Shattered Age, Dead. A wanderer whose life repeatedly intersected with historic events without ever altering them. Later scholars noted that every catastrophe narrowly avoided during the era occurred along a path she had just departed.

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Society

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	Those drawn to the Forgotten Court were gamblers, refugees, disaster survivors, diviners, and those who had outlived expectations. Mortals who had lost faith in merit or justice found grim clarity in the idea that meaning could only be assigned after survival. Among the Fey, this philosophy appealed to those disturbed by immortality’s guarantee, beings who longed to feel that existence still carried risk, even if only symbolically.		Those drawn to the Forgotten Court were gamblers, refugees, disaster survivors, diviners, and those who had outlived expectations. Mortals who had lost faith in merit or justice found grim clarity in the idea that meaning could only be assigned after survival. Among the Fey, this philosophy appealed to those disturbed by immortality’s guarantee, beings who longed to feel that existence still carried risk, even if only symbolically.

	=~~Society~~=		=Orisons=

	~~The Forgotten Court was subtle~~, ~~informal~~, ~~and strangely resilient~~. ~~Its members avoided grand rituals~~, ~~preferring small wagers~~, ~~casual risks~~, ~~and unplanned encounters~~. ~~Pucks were known for appearing at moments of transition~~, ~~disaster, or narrow escape~~.		* Caldrin the Almost-Crowned: Human, Man, Acrolon, Shattered Age, Dead. A noble whose coronation was delayed by a storm, then a riot, then a treaty, then a war. Each delay made his claim stronger in legend, though he never ruled a single day.
			* Kalavera The Child of Seven Roads: Elf, Woman, Pelithos, Shattered Age, Dead. A wanderer whose life repeatedly intersected with historic events without ever altering them. Later scholars noted that every catastrophe narrowly avoided during the era occurred along a path she had just departed.
	* ~~Essence~~: ~~Condition~~
	* Inflection: There were no Fey inflections to the Ancient Courts

	~~After Diothú Brí~~, ~~no member of~~ the ~~Forgotten Court remained. Fey culture bears scars where their practices once existed, though few can articulate what is missing~~.

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	==Ascension==		==Ascension==

	Seans ascended c. NIR 420, founding the The Court of Circumstance. He taught that Meaning arose not from intention, action, or belief, but from circumstance — from forces beyond control. To him, luck was not randomness, but a hidden structure only visible in retrospect. His philosophy was popular among the lost, dispossessed, and unlucky, which swelled the ranks of his Court in the Shattered Age.		Seans ascended c. NIR 420, founding the The Court of Circumstance. He taught that Meaning arose not from intention, action, or belief, but from circumstance, from forces beyond control. To him, luck was not randomness, but a hidden structure only visible in retrospect. His philosophy was popular among the lost, dispossessed, and unlucky, which swelled the ranks of his Court in the Shattered Age.

	His followers became the [[Pucks]], Fey who embodied mischance, coincidence, and near-misses. The Forgotten Court flourished quietly, its philosophy difficult to refute and impossible to predict.		His followers became the [[Pucks]], Fey who embodied mischance, coincidence, and near-misses. The Forgotten Court flourished quietly, its philosophy difficult to refute and impossible to predict.
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	In his anthropomorphic form, reconstructed from fragmentary accounts, Seans appeared as a genial elven man of unremarkable appearance, save for a persistent sense that he had arrived at exactly the right moment. His clothing and features were said to change subtly with circumstance, never drawing attention.		In his anthropomorphic form, reconstructed from fragmentary accounts, Seans appeared as a genial elven man of unremarkable appearance, save for a persistent sense that he had arrived at exactly the right moment. His clothing and features were said to change subtly with circumstance, never drawing attention.

	In his surreal form, called The Coin, the King Who Never Was appeared as a colossal coin of dull silver, spinning endlessly in place. No face is ever revealed. Around it orbit rings of combinatoric devices: dice rolling endlessly, spinning cards with changing faces, colored beads. The air is heavy with unresolved outcomes. To witness this form is to feel that something decisive is about to ~~happen—and~~ never does.		In his surreal form, called The Coin, the King Who Never Was appeared as a colossal coin of dull silver, spinning endlessly in place. No face is ever revealed. Around it orbit rings of combinatoric devices: dice rolling endlessly, spinning cards with changing faces, colored beads. The air is heavy with unresolved outcomes. To witness this form is to feel that something decisive is about to happen and never does.

	=Personality=		=Personality=
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	* Obsession with misfortune and near-misses		* Obsession with misfortune and near-misses

	Those drawn to the Forgotten Court were gamblers, refugees, disaster survivors, diviners, and those who had outlived expectations. Mortals who had lost faith in merit or justice found grim clarity in the idea that meaning could only be assigned after survival. Among the Fey, this philosophy appealed to those disturbed by immortality’s guarantee — beings who longed to feel that existence still carried risk, even if only symbolically.		Those drawn to the Forgotten Court were gamblers, refugees, disaster survivors, diviners, and those who had outlived expectations. Mortals who had lost faith in merit or justice found grim clarity in the idea that meaning could only be assigned after survival. Among the Fey, this philosophy appealed to those disturbed by immortality’s guarantee, beings who longed to feel that existence still carried risk, even if only symbolically.

	=Society=		=Society=

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Philosophy

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	==Philosophy==		==Philosophy==

	* Meaning ~~arises~~ from ~~circumstance beyond~~ intention		{{quote\|Meaning is not found, it is bestowed by the whims of the universe.\|Forgotten Court adage}}
	* No one controls (or ~~even fully perceives)~~ the ~~beginning~~ or the ~~forces that shape them~~
	* ~~Obsessed~~ with ~~probabilities~~, misfortune, and ~~luck~~		The Forgotten Court taught that meaning arose not from intention, effort, or structure, but from contingency. They believed that the universe revealed its truth through randomness. What survived chance and improbability possessed meaning precisely because the universe chose it to. They believed that only by embracing the uncertainty and lack of control would meaning be revealed, that all intentional attempts to find or impose meaning were illusions, tricksy dreams of Strange.

			* Meaning emerges from chance, not design
			* Embrace misfortune, for if the universe wants you to have meaning, you will endure
			* Obsession with probability, odds, and coincidence
			* Obsession with misfortune and near-misses

			Those drawn to the Forgotten Court were gamblers, refugees, disaster survivors, diviners, and those who had outlived expectations. Mortals who had lost faith in merit or justice found grim clarity in the idea that meaning could only be assigned after survival. Among the Fey, this philosophy appealed to those disturbed by immortality’s guarantee — beings who longed to feel that existence still carried risk, even if only symbolically.

	=Society=		=Society=

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	[[Category:Strange Gods]]		[[Category:Strange Gods\|King Who Never Was]]
	[[Category:Fey Gods]]		[[Category:Fey Gods\|King Who Never Was]]

	{{Breadcrumb King Who Never Was}}		{{Breadcrumb King Who Never Was}}

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Origin

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	==Origin==		==Origin==

	Before Arcadia, Seans was an [[Elf]] of the early [[Shattered Age]], c. NIR 250, born into what can only be described as a cursed life. Every misfortune save death seemed to befall him and those near him. ~~Before he was fully grown, he~~ exiled himself to the wilderness of [[Pelithos]]. There he began to explore the purpose of such a cursed life. This eventually entered his dreams, and he was transported to Arcadia, following whispers of meaning.		Before Arcadia, Seans was an [[Elf]] of the early [[Shattered Age]], c. NIR 250, born into what can only be described as a cursed life. Every misfortune save death seemed to befall him and those near him. He exiled himself to the wilderness of [[Pelithos]]. There he began to explore the purpose of such a cursed life. This eventually entered his dreams, and he was transported to Arcadia, following whispers of meaning.

	Seans was among the earliest migrants to Arcadia, arriving soon after the first two Ancient Courts were founded. He aligned loosely with the [[The Keening Women]], from whom he learned the principles of philosophical power, though he never fully adopted the form of a [[Hag]].		Seans was among the earliest migrants to Arcadia, arriving soon after the first two Ancient Courts were founded. He aligned loosely with the [[The Keening Women]], from whom he learned the principles of philosophical power, though he never fully adopted the form of a [[Hag]].

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War of Erasure

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	It is unknown why he aggressed against other Courts with this tool of philosophical violence. Several Courts were dissolved in this way. Emboldened, Seans attempted to apply Denial to the [[Court of Alignment]], seeking to disprove one of the other Ancient Courts.		It is unknown why he aggressed against other Courts with this tool of philosophical violence. Several Courts were dissolved in this way. Emboldened, Seans attempted to apply Denial to the [[Court of Alignment]], seeking to disprove one of the other Ancient Courts.

	He did not succeed. Where his prior targets tried to rebut the attack, [[Lolth]] was more clever by far and realized how to win. She accepted the argument, but then turned it against Seans own philosophy. Once she had the upper hand, she deployed her own terrifying form of philosophical violence that would become known as [[~~The~~ Erasure]].		He did not succeed. Where his prior targets tried to rebut the attack, [[Lolth]] was more clever by far and realized how to win. She accepted the argument, but then turned it against Seans own philosophy. Once she had the upper hand, she deployed her own terrifying form of philosophical violence that would become known as the [[Erasure]].

	This did not stop at stripping Seans of his godhood or dissolving his court. The Erasure removed the entire Strange Essence of Condition from philosophical consideration in Arcadia. The Forgotten Court ceased to exist. Seans was annihilated completely. A terrifying prospect considering no Fey had been known to be able to die.		This did not stop at stripping Seans of his godhood or dissolving his court. The Erasure removed the entire Strange Essence of Condition from philosophical consideration in Arcadia. The Forgotten Court ceased to exist. Seans was annihilated completely. A terrifying prospect considering no Fey had been known to be able to die.

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Society

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	The Forgotten Court was subtle, informal, and strangely resilient. Its members avoided grand rituals, preferring small wagers, casual risks, and unplanned encounters. Pucks were known for appearing at moments of transition, disaster, or narrow escape.		The Forgotten Court was subtle, informal, and strangely resilient. Its members avoided grand rituals, preferring small wagers, casual risks, and unplanned encounters. Pucks were known for appearing at moments of transition, disaster, or narrow escape.

			* Essence: Condition
			* Inflection: There were no Fey inflections to the Ancient Courts

	After Diothú Brí, no member of the Forgotten Court remained. Fey culture bears scars where their practices once existed, though few can articulate what is missing.		After Diothú Brí, no member of the Forgotten Court remained. Fey culture bears scars where their practices once existed, though few can articulate what is missing.

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Origin

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	=History=		=History=

	=Origin=		==Origin==

	Before Arcadia, Seans was an [[Elf]] of the early [[Shattered Age]], c. NIR 250, born into what can only be described as a cursed life. Every misfortune save death seemed to befall him and those near him. Before he was fully grown, he exiled himself to the wilderness of [[Pelithos]]. There he began to explore the purpose of such a cursed life. This eventually entered his dreams, and he was transported to Arcadia, following whispers of meaning.		Before Arcadia, Seans was an [[Elf]] of the early [[Shattered Age]], c. NIR 250, born into what can only be described as a cursed life. Every misfortune save death seemed to befall him and those near him. Before he was fully grown, he exiled himself to the wilderness of [[Pelithos]]. There he began to explore the purpose of such a cursed life. This eventually entered his dreams, and he was transported to Arcadia, following whispers of meaning.

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	{{Breadcrumb King Who Never Was}}		{{Breadcrumb King Who Never Was}}

	[[File:seans.png \| 400 px \| x 600 px \| right \| border \| frame \| A rare depiction of The Fortunate King.]]		[[File:seans.png \| 400 px \| x 600 px \| right \| border \| frame \| A rare depiction of The Fortunate King, from a sculpture at an unknown location.]]

	[[File:the-coin.png \| 600 px \| x 400 px \| right \| border \| frame \| A rare depiction of The Coin. A painting from an unknown Orison of the Shattered Age, who encountered the Coin in a dream.]]		[[File:the-coin.png \| 600 px \| x 400 px \| right \| border \| frame \| A rare depiction of The Coin. A painting from an unknown Orison of the Shattered Age, who encountered the Coin in a dream.]]