Winter Court

The Winter Court is the kingdom of the unseelie fey in the plane of Feywild (a.k.a Plane of Fearie), which exists parallel to the Material Plane. While the vast majority of their domain lies in the Feywild, their reach extends into the Material Plane in certain "enchanted" regions. One such region is the Duskwood, on the north-western side of Aegeron. It is ruled by the twisted unseelie fey of the Winter Court, while the neighboring Dawnwood belongs to the Summer Court ruled by their friendlier brethren the seelie fey.

The fey are immortal creatures of Nature, their goals and desires are mostly alien to mortals; many scholars have tried and failed to make sense of their actions. Still, it is often true that the Winter Court acts as an agent of Death and Decay, so mortals often regard their actions as evil. But their role is just as important in the Great Cycle of Life as Rebirth and Peace (domains of the "good" seelie fey).