Unseelie is an ongoing blog written by Hexillith. It is set in the fictional city of Tansermorghaine, which is ruled by six of the Nephilim and surrounded by a thick white mist filled with nasty things. It can be read here.
The story employs experimental, intentionally purple prose, and its Fear portrayals are generally amalgamations of multiple Fears.
Characters[]
Humans[]
The story's point of view rotates throughout the story as Mimir shifts their gaze.
- Sivan: A ragged, fearful young woman enslaved by Lamia.
- Ailiss: A maintenance worker and mother forced to take a dangerous job outside the city walls to provide for her family.
- Breghan: A subversive agent working for Tansermorghaine's undercity, a network of thieves and rebels.
The Nephilim[]
Formal name for Unseelie's Fears.
- Mimir: "Scribe and seer of the Unseelie Court," and the story's narrator. Fear of Knowledge. Serves the Court; does not have any real power.
- Lamia: Rules the city's largest factory district. Fear of Control, with strong shades of The Intrusion. Appears as a shriveled corpse, inside of which thousands of insects have made their home.
- Pan: Rules the Orchard, Tansermorghaine's main source of food and other plant and animal products. Throws wild parties. Fear of Temptation and the Irrational. Appears as an attractive, almost-human man with curved horns.
- Araun: Runs the city's court systems and police. Fear of Control. Appears as an impossibly tall, thin, robed figure with a deer skull mask.
- Echo: Supervises maintenance and most of the city's dreariest jobs. Fear of Depersonalization, Isolation, and Ourselves. Appears as a pale woman who exhibits signs of hypothermia, and whose hair is crusted with ice. Radiates cold, both physical and psychological.
- Dullahan: Rules most of Tansermorghaine's housing districts. Fear of Dying and Disease. Appears as a starving man covered in boils.
- Morrighan: Supervises defense against the creatures which lurk outside the city. Fear of Nature. Appears as a woman with bloody claws and teeth, wearing a cape of black feathers which can transform into a flock of ravens. Uses the birds as scouts, sometimes working closely with Araun.
- Cuannun: Servant of Araun, hunts down criminals and dissidents. Fear of Guilt. Appears as a large black dog or wolf, and can sense fear and guilt. Has many identical bodies.