Fae Conclave Lore

With nine books planned, this series promises to transport readers right into the heart of Faerie.

The Eight Feuda of Faerie exist in a tense and fragile peace, united by a single biological reality: Fae children born of Fae parents are too magical to survive: the magic burns them alive before they have a chance to grow up, sometimes before they're even born.

Fae need humans for procreation, and their Gods provided them with The Gift: thresholds through to the human realm. This Gift is sacred, but the humans are often not. Each Feudum has its own customs, its own traditions for survival, and its own rulebook for human acquisition and treatment.

The Eight Feuda represent the realms of Fae all centered around their Gods and what they held dear:

The Feudum of Stone worships Kamena, the Mother Goddess who fiercely defended her children. Fae in Stone are taught to be as strong as the rock of their mountain home, as merciless as the winter's ice, as ferocious as the Faebears that roam the crags.

The Feudum of River worships Opros, the Abundant One, who provided for his children. Fae in River toil the fertile land and provide for all of Faerie, revering parenthood as sacred.

The Feudum of Sand worships Azara, the Passionate, the Goddess of creation and expression. Sand Fae worship her through artistic creation, through music and colour, through emotional expression.

The Feudum of Reed worships Sraveni, the Memory Keeper. Sraveni is the Goddess of knowledge and study, and Reed Fae show their devotion through their attempts to know, understand and bring order to the world around them.

The Feudum of Flame worships Pyrrha, the Goddess of the Fire. The fires of her volcanic home are purifying, and they Fae of Flame are the most devout, striving to be among her favourites.

The Feudum of Oak worships Derven, the Man of the Woods. Derven is the God of life, and the Fae of Oak worship life in all its forms: the beauty and happiness, the cruelty and sorrow, blurring the boundaries between Fae, flora and fauna.

The Feudum of Veil worships Umbros, The Shrouded One. The twin of Opros, Umbrow walked the other path: the path of shadows and secrecy, the path of solitude and strategy. Fae of Veil do not worship through coming together, they worship through mastering the mists of their archipeligo, through survival in a land that's determined to end them, through staying two steps ahead at all times lest you fall behind forever.

The Feudum of Gold worships Elamon, the Bright One, the God of trade and business, the god of persuasion and charisma. Fae of Gold are taught the tricks of trade, and the most devout Gold Fae are also the richest.

The Unfeuda lies at the heart of the realm, a wasteland, a parcel of land that worships no God, bows to no Lord. The Fae here are those who were exiled, or chose to leave, their homes in more civilised society. Legends say a ninth God once blessed these lands, but no known sign of them lingers today.

Fae have been bringing humans to Faerie for centuries. But what happens when the humans stop behaving?

Book one, In Stone Halls, opens with Elena, who was taking an Uber ride home from visiting her brother in hospital when the Uber crashed. Elena should have died. Instead she wakes up in the heart of Stone with two Fae males telling her they own her now.

But Elena wasn't born to be owned.