welcome to Midsummer
Welcome to the wilds of Faerie, where deception and intrigue wind through the courts of the fae. Revels overflow with excess, beauty, and betrayal, while the students of the Iris Academy learn to take their place in a world where nothing is ever as it seems. Now, as a blue moon rises, the reigning High Court prepares to make peace with the Undersea, but peace is not something that rises easily from the ashes. Beware wandering into a faerie circle, mortals, and never strike a bargain with the fae; they may not be able to lie, but they are always hiding something.
Midsummer is a character-driven, fae folklore, text-based RPG site, founded 3 September 2023 by admins SeaJem + M. We are a collective of writers from a variety of backgrounds and histories, and we value community, character development, and sharing a love of writing. Feel free to look around and explore—but don’t go too far, or it may be hard to leave.
Site Updates
September 2024 (IC Fall):
Fall is here in Faerie, as the Garden Party and related events continue. Several different plots are beginning as winter creeps in, including the Northern Rebellion, the Viola's Greatest Threat, and the Undersea's Traitor. Information on all of these plots will be released through September and October and all are availiable to all members. The Iris Academy has reopened, and some positions at the High Court have become available, largely those of advisors.
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Site Lore
The Faewild is comprised of four Cardinal Courts, plus the ruling High Court and the Undersea. The Seelie Courts, North and South, are slightly more traditional and straightforward (as much as the fae ever are), which their Unseelie counterparts to the East and West are duplicitous and wild.
Farthest south, beneath the waves, lies the Undersea, home to the pearl-encrusted Sunken City. The Undersea fae are a proud people—perhaps too much so, according to some of their counterparts on dry land. All of the Faewild is ruled by the High Court, whose power is personified in the High King and Queen. By wearing this crown, they take on the spirit of the Faewild; their hearts beat with the heart of the land. Beware, and choose your words carefully: the fae are a capricious and tricky people, as fickle as they are cunning, and their rulers are the most of all.
Keeping Tabs - Cassie's Plotter (WIP)
Nikolai Hugh-Sokolov
Mod
Duke Of The East Court
Crown Prince of the East Court
cassie
19
Fae
"I shall make you the poem, and not always the poet."
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Sept 18, 2023 16:22:16 GMT
Post by Nikolai Hugh-Sokolov on Sept 18, 2023 16:22:16 GMT
Nikolai Aleksander
Hugh-Sokolov CROWN PRINCE ▲ EAST COURT ▲ DECEMBER 22ND ▲ NORTH COURT ▲ 19 ▲ FAE
TRAITS & FACTS: Nikolai is lazy. He is the picture perfect playboy, sleeping around, mooching off of his parents immense wealth. He believes that he wasn’t made for being in love, only attraction. He knows he is attractive, he knows everyone either wants him or wants to be him. But to the untrained eye, Nikolai can be seen as selfish, lazy, and unkind. Deep down, he is really just scared that no one will ever accept him for who is, instead of what he looks like and what he has. Don’t mistake his laziness for stupidity. No, that would be a grave mistake. Nikolai is deadly smart, and has quite the photographic brain. How his mother and father’s gene pool combined to make him like this, he will never know. Nikolai has an extremely photographic memory, which makes it easy for him to learn things, as he memorizes them quite quickly. He has no qualms about using it to his advantage, and does not consider it cheating. If it was cheating, it would be untruthful, and therefore he wouldn't be able to do it, right? This ability does not make Nikolai a prodigy, per se, but it definitely gives him prodigy-like abilities. (COPIED FROM APPLICATION)CURRENT INFORMATION: Nikolai currently lives in the East Court's palace. His most recent relationship is with Jin-Hwa Mei , though the two are openly disloyal to each other. It is no matter, though. After being captivated by Talia Avedon 's beauty and meeting her at his aunt's home, it seems that his and the Undersea princess's relationship will be over soon. Because of Talia, Nikolai is trying to be better, growing out of the playboy part of his life and into who really is: a hopeless romantic, a boy who loves beauty and art.RELATIONSHIPS: Any character listed here that does not have a tag is an NPC, also up as a want ad!Mother - Queen Duchess Velikaia Sokolov - Hugh (North) Father - King Rex Hugh (East) Paternal Aunt - Princess Alita Hugh (East) Maternal Aunt - Sapphira Sokolov (North) Half sister - Annalise Lorelai Luce (Changeling) Current partner - Jin-Hwa Mei (Undersea) Plotted partner - Talia Avedon (East) | squish2 ▲ Hugh Laughton-Scott |
THANK YOU HANNAH FROM ADOXOGRAPHY
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Adem Agni Yadav
South Court
Herbalism School
cassie
17
Fae
"It's you and me, that's my whole world."
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Sept 21, 2023 2:50:07 GMT
Post by Adem Agni Yadav on Sept 21, 2023 2:50:07 GMT
Adem Agni Yadav HERBALISM SCHOOL ▲ SOUTH COURT ▲ AUGUST 29TH ▲ CARETAKER/PROTECTOR ▲ 17 ▲ FAE
TRAITS & FACTS: Adem is not quiet, but not loud either. He has a gentle, calm aura that hides the turmoil inside very well. He is the sort of person who never is suspected of anything, which drives him insane, knowing full well what he’s done. He's the golden boy of the family, with the best grades, best reputation, best behavior. He knows he never deserved this title, he knows he is far from perfect. Adem's littlest secret is that he barely scraped by on his finals last term, and only did so because he cheated . There, he admitted it. Adem Agni Yadav is a cheat. Adem is not the most mentally healthy person. It doesn't affect his time in school or while working, as he hides it extremely well. But the guilt that he feels for the loss of Teo's leg is incredibly strong, and has festered into a deep pattern of depression and self loathing. He doesn't take care of himself the way he should. He doesn't believe he deserves it. (COPIED FROM APPLICATION)CURRENT INFORMATION: The King and Queen of the South Court used to just be his parents' employers, but now they are his too. Their niece, Tsukishima "Suki" Kagome , has gotten into too much trouble for her aunt and uncle to manage, so they charged Adem with watching over her. He's getting closer to his breaking point, though he'd never admit it. The guilt, the poisons, the fire, his brother's leg, his new job, school. On and on and on it goes. The pressure that Adem is under just keeps growing.RELATIONSHIPS: Any character listed here that does not have a tag is an NPC, also up as a want ad!Mother - Sujaya Yadav (South) Father - Kumail Yadav (South) Younger brother - Teo Yadav (four years younger, South) Younger sisters - Reyi and Meera Yadav (twins, eights years younger, South) Romance - Tsukishima "Suki" Kagome
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THANK YOU HANNAH FROM ADOXOGRAPHY
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Cassie Eloise Enigma
High Court
Princess Of Faerie
Emissary between High Court and the Undersea
cassie
18
Fae
"She's sexy and she's kind, she's pretty when she cries."
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Sept 21, 2023 3:01:54 GMT
Post by Cassie Eloise Enigma on Sept 21, 2023 3:01:54 GMT
Cassandra Eloise
Enigma EMISSARY ▲ HIGH COURT ▲ MARCH 10TH ▲ THE UNDERSEA ▲18 ▲ FAE
TRAITS & FACTS: If Cassie was asked to describe herself, she would just starting flirting with the person who asked. She’s confident and in a very blunt manner. She doesn't care what you think, and she will let you know it. She's also extremely intelligent and can memorize most things very quickly. Cassie pays attention to details, as opposed to the bigger picture, which can often lead her to overthink some things. Everything always turns out in her favor, though. More importantly, she feels extremely strong emotions but struggles with showing affection and apology, which makes people think that she doesn't care, often causing them to grow apart. She is incredibly bold but very introverted. Cassie is somewhat of a wandering spirit and a hopeless romantic. She struggles with having actual intimate relationships, though true feelings are all she craves. One can only have so many flings. Cassie’s father is the High King. Her mother is (or was, who knows) an Undersea faerie, who gave birth to her in the Undersea where she lived for the first eight years of her life. Her father summoned her to live at court, knowing her exact parentage, and wanting to use it to his advantage. He began to have tutors teach her, drilling her every day, with the objective of having her become an emissary between the High Court and the Undersea. There she has lived for the past 10 years, in the same palace as her father, whom she has only had one real conversation with. (COPIED FROM APPLICATION) CURRENT INFORMATION: Cassie currently lives at the High Palace. Her father has given her one year to explore the land Faerie, make connections, forge alliances, do all around emissary things. So far, she has only been around the High Court, though the North Court is next on her list. She denies that she is trying to avoid going back to the Undersea.RELATIONSHIPS: Any character listed here that does not have a tag is an NPC, also up as a want ad!Father - High King Alaric Enigma (High) Mother - Unknown (Undersea) Stepmother - Queen Consort Maeryn Enigma (High) Half brother - Crown Prince Ambrose Enigma (same age, High) Half brother - Gemini Enigma (2 years younger, High) Half sister - Ophelia Eurydice Enigma (11 years younger, High) Half sister - Laurel Echo (4 years younger) Half brother - Elwin Deuce (6 years younger) Half brother - Tyrion Foxglove (15 years younger) Cousin - Nyra Charlotte Enigma (same age, High) Childhood friend - Jin-Hwa Mei (Undersea) Friend - Talia Avedon (East) Fling (?) - Kallias Greyson (East)
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THANK YOU HANNAH FROM ADOXOGRAPHY
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Jan 27, 2024 19:03:38 GMT
Post by Ilya Konstantin Coult on Jan 27, 2024 19:03:38 GMT
Ilya Konstantin Coult STUDENT▲ WEST COURT ▲ JANUARY 13TH ▲ 11 ▲ FAE
TRAITS & FACTS: Compared to his twin, Ilya is much quieter and calmer. This being said, one shouldn’t dare to assume Dmitri is the weaker of the two simply because of his sickly disposition. But Ilya seems to be the brains of the pair, the more logical. He makes sure that Dmitri doesn’t get himself into too much trouble. Which twin is stronger remains to be seen. Both twins are tricky little pranksters, but Ilya is less so than his brother. Ilya struggles with disassociation. He is curious to find out if he is this way mentally because his brother is sick physically. As if fate has decided they should both be sick, only in different ways. CURRENT INFORMATION: Lives in his home in the West Court, being privately tutored. RELATIONSHIPS: Any character listed here that does not have a tag is an NPC, also up as a want ad! Father - Felix Coult (West) Mother - Yekaterina (North) Twin brother - Dmitri Lev Coult (West)
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