The Summer Fey is made up of the spirits of good favor and growth, and eladrin infused with the spirit of Summer are the barons. The Court is overseen by the mightiest of the archfey, Queen Tiandra. She oversees not only the Summer Fey but also the Court of Stars and is said to be the most beautiful of all the archfey. Though, she is also known as a master strategist in her court as well as on the battlefield. Of all the fey, she has a great fondness for mortals and finds their urgency in all things amusing.
The Summer Court is ruled by the ever radiant and smiling Queen Tiandra. She is considered one of the mightiest of the Archfey besides the Twin rulers of the Court of Coral. She is seen as an Eladrin with sun-kissed skin and golden eyes wearing a white gown with gold trimmings and red floral designs.
Barons and Baronesses of the Summer Court may be gentle as the lazy sun on a good summer day or fierce enough to start wildfires with just a look. The Court of Summer is the most populous of the courts rivaled only by the Court of Winter. Majority of the members of this court take on the appearance of Eladrin, Brownies, Elves, and Satyrs.
The Main Court, Sennaliesse is decorated with flowers, fountains and very fine silks of radiant colors all open to the warm sun. The Court of Summer is very welcoming towards mortals that stumble through the veil. They are well known to have brief affairs with mortals they have taken a liking towards. Ballads and poems are sung by Archfey and mortals alike of these beautiful and sensual affairs or of stories they have heard from each other.
Hysram, the Prince of Satyrs is a well-known member of the Summer Court. He sings songs of a wilder and untamed feywild of when the Archfey had just awoken. Taking on the appearance of a satyr with curly locks, spiral horns, and dark passionate eyes. He skips and plays his songs for anyone who wishes to hear but most of all he loves to cause a bit of mayhem.
Eachthighern, Lord of Unicorns is another such famous member of the Summer Court. Taking on the appearance of a pure white Unicorn he is one who makes frequent contact and bargains with mortals. Thus, the word and depiction of Unicorn are much more common among the mortals even though many have not seen it.
Summer Court (Seelie Fey)
Favors sunshine, butterflies, flowers, music, and singing birds
Values ceremony and refinement (for example, proper ways of speaking, formal etiquette, and extravagant dinner parties)
Favors elaborate, manufactured costuming with immaculate tailoring
Harshly judges those who don't exhibit the proper etiquette (adventurers who commit social blunders make fools of themselves, might be labeled buffoons, and might be laughed out of court)
People tend to think of fey as lovely creatures of almost unearthly beauty and grace. This image epitomizes the fey of the Seelie Court. Many artists and bards, both fey and other, have striven to capture the beauty of the Seelie Court. Most have gone mad; none have truly succeeded. Pure manifestations of nature and beauty, the members of the Seelie Court view themselves as the pinnacle of perfection. This elitist attitude restricts status in the court to only pure-blood fey. A court fey can trace his or her lineage back several millennia, showing nothing but true fey (no templates, no transformations such as from the monk class or various prestige classes, and no other creature types by blood or breeding).
Fey high society and the fey realms, be they on the Plane of Faerie or fey high-society enclaves on the Material Plane, contain the only creatures whose opinions matter. Politics thrive in this elitist environment. Seelie fey form cliques and factionalize amongst themselves. In the endlessly politicking and gossiping world of the Seelie Court, status can be won by hosting guests (willing or unwilling) or attracting followers with great skill in a craft or performance art.
Seelie Court fey occasionally tolerate the company of beautiful or gifted creatures, preferring those of fey, elven, or celestial blood. These "court friends" may provide companionship and amusements, but only those with pure lineage may hold positions of importance.
Admittance to the Seelie Court for outsiders is extremely rare, even more so if the outsiders are not of pure fey blood. Upon entrance to the court, visitors must be prepared with valuable and unusual gifts for the Queen of Light, or they might find themselves lost in an endless hedge maze. Suitable gifts for the Queen include figurines of wondrous power, gems of brightness, and magical jewelry.
The physical appearance of the Seelie Court mirrors nature, to which the fey are intrinsically linked. White ash trees, strong and stately, with their branches intertwining to create a living ceiling, line the throne hall like marble columns. Gossamer streamers of iridescent blues, pinks and purples wind their way through the boughs. Phosphorescent flowers gleam like lanterns amidst the treetops. Semi-precious jewels of amethysts, tiger's eyes and topaz decorate flowers that float down the waterways lining the path to the throne. Statues carved of gold and adorned with gems further attest to the wealth and beauty of the current ruler, as each queen must display more splendor than the previous one or risk the gossip and scorn of her subjects. The throne itself, a and queen who sits on it, are the focal points of the room. The throne of the Seelie Court is shaped like a large ice dragon, as brilliantly cold and glittery as the fey nobility.
Queen Tatiana and King Oberon are the current rulers of the Seelie Court. An undisputed beauty, Tatiana looks unfavorably upon female courtier or visitors whose appearance rivals hers. This attitude is caused, in part, by the occasional wanderings of King Oberon's affection.
The Seelie Court fey find the Unseelie Court fey absolutely repellent.
Summer Court (MoP p. 37*; HotF p. 12, 18, 108, 121) – Court ruled by the Summer Queen
Summer Fey (MoP p. 37*; HotF p. 12) – Fey of the primal forces of weather and season; Fey allied with the Summer Queen