From Changeling Venue

Contents 1 Foreword 2 History 3 Environ 3.1 The Hedge 3.2 The Mundane 4 Local Celebrations, Holidays, and Ceremonies 4.1 Rites of Winter 4.2 Rites of Spring 4.3 Rites of Summer 4.4 Rites of Autumn 5 Characters 5.1 Winter Court 5.2 Spring Court 5.3 Summer Court 5.4 Autumn Court 5.5 Other Courts 5.6 The Courtless 5.7 Unsworn Allies 5.8 The Lost of the Lost 5.9 Frequent Visitors 5.10 Creatures 6 Endeavors 6.1 Businesses 6.2 Motleys 7 OOC Information 7.1 Contacts 7.2 Other Kansas City Wikis

Foreword

For the time being, this is the common reference point, repository and general go to point for information on Kansas City's Changeling Venue. Many of the details on this page will likely be changed as things progress and for now it should only be considered a planning tool.

Feel free to add in personal information to the various appropriate areas.

History

Environ

The Hedge

The Hedge is a dangerous and terrifying place in general, but in Kansas City it has been even moreso.

Since before 1998, at least as far as can be remembered by any of the local Lost population, there have been no Hollows, trods or byways. The Hedge itself grew out of control, and the beasts that dwelled within there were massive and more deadly than any other area that they had heard of.

Many times changelings had delved into the local Hedge, never to return. The vines and bramble that made it up would close up behind them faster than they were able to maintain. One could carve out a path, but it was more of an operation of futility and suicide.

Now, however, things have changed. During the Autumn Court's reign in 2007, a stranger was found within the Hedge. He was dispatched by the efforts of the Lost, and the Hedge stopped replenishing itself unchecked.

Normal Hedge activity seems to be returning. The Goblin Markets have begun to return. New, less deadly, Hedge creatures have been seen and encountered. Hollows have begun to be carved out of the Hedge.

But yet the local Lost can only wonder, did the strange overgrowth of the Hedge draw the attention of Them?

The Mundane

The Crossroads encompasses the Kansas City area south of the Missouri river.

The city is always bustling with a fine appreciation for amateur and ecclectic arts with a constant coffee scent in the air from the Folgers factory that sits downtown.

As you go to midtown and pass the Union Station a person can see why its called The City of Fountains. Large statues representing the city's rich history stand amidst beautiful showering shows of water spouting in a perfectly timed displays.

The apparent theme of Kansas City is diversity as each different culture spins the intricate tapestry of the city into a true traditional melting pot of middle America

Just like most midwest cities it experiences the full brunt of each of the seasons.

The Winter is always a bitter, icy-cold with light grey skies and it seems to drag on forever. Trees snap and break under the weight of the thick ice that entombs the tall giants. The purple-grey night sky is illuminated by the blue-pink explosions of transformers from the weight of every icestorm.

The Spring is always drenched in thick, fat rain drops and tornadic weather as cold fronts battle warm fronts and spawn massive tornados and microbursts that eventually yield beautiful sun swept days and rainbows followed by pink-orange sunsets.

The Summer is oppressively hot and humid. The heat blazes up from hot cement casting a flickering heat-wave illusion on the horizon. The day pushes on way past normal hours and the torturous humidity tests the mettle of all denizens of the Crossroads; causing the temperature to feel ten to fifteen degrees hotter than it is. The day eventually gives way to a cool evening and beautiful starry sky that shines brighter than any other sky during the year.

The Autumn is stunningly beautiful with all foliage blushing to deep shades of red and orange with the occassional yellow. Soft, cool, rain falls from overcast grey skies and chills the weather ever-slightly as the world drifts asleep toward Winter.

Local Celebrations, Holidays, and Ceremonies

Rites of Winter

• The Winter Ball
• The Winter Feast
• The Winter Market
• The Winter Wake

Rites of Spring

• The Revel

Rites of Summer

• The Tourney
• Fourth of July Picnic

Rites of Autumn

• The Fallen Fair
• The All Hallows' Eve
• The Hunt
• Thanksgiving

Characters

Winter Court

• King Klaus
• Wendy Ann Dahl
• Marshall
• John Rime
• Rosalyn
• Robert

Spring Court

• King Johnny Rumble
• Lorcan Blackwood
• Persephone
• Stacey
• Seamus
• Panzer

Summer Court

• King Tyler
• Rylana
• Bluto
• Steve

Autumn Court

• King Dr. Somnus
• Shula
• Samantha Glass
• Maelstrom
• Pawn
• Jack Sprat
• Chrissy Morow
  
  

Other Courts

• None currently known

The Courtless

• Sketch
• Ballerina
• Nepenthe
• Elmwood

Unsworn Allies

• J ason A lexander Bberwocky
• Symphony
• Razzle Dazzle

The Lost of the Lost

Frequent Visitors

Creatures

Endeavors

Businesses

• The Somnus Sleep Disorder Clinic

Motleys

OOC Information

Contacts

• Region: North Central
• Domain: Domain of the Dark Heartland, KS-020-D, Kansas City, Missouri, 52008
• Venue Storyteller: Marc "Spence" Spencer, US2002021142
• Domain Storyteller: Dave Cole, US2002021463
• Domain Coordinator: Misty Gates, US2002035145
• Domain Wiki Monkey: Jeremiah Bjorgaard, US2002066200

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