The Honoured
Romanticised Chivalry
Arrogance
Admiration
Self-Importance
German Folklore
We are the ones you tell stories about on your campfires, to teach good girls the moral demands of the world. The worship of mankind made us grand and powerful and their servitude is the source of our immortality. May we inspire them to forever sing the songs of our deeds and our glory, so that we may shine upon them in return for another 12 generations.
All Fae rely on mortal belief but The Honoured celebrate this dependence and bask in it like a hero in shining armour basks in the tales sung about them in every far and wide. In their opinion, the best way of creating belief is by inspiring admiration and a sense of awe.
The Honoured are pretentious and pompous Fae who have romantic ideas of medieval feudalism and Chivalry and often dream of "the old days" when the world was a better place. Especially among the storytellers of the 19th century they have blossomed to new splendour, which they currently see threatened. Therefore it is not surprising that the Honoured are all those characters you might know from the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm and other commonly told German folk-tales. They are led by the impressive Erlkönig, the famous assailer of children at night. Unlike most other Fae, The Honoured embrace this hierarchy and try to respect it if only for the glimmering show of it - which of course isn't always easy. After all, they're still Fae and therefore inherently competitive creatures.
The Honoured see the mortals as their admirers, the subjects of their honourable court, and essential for the Fae to maintain their symbiotic tie. They may even see themselves as benevolent masters that do the mortals a favour by keeping them around, playing tricks on their minds to lull them into the grand illusion that is the court of The Honoured.
As a result of their selfish fascination with the mortals, The Honoured are also one of the Kin most prone to keeping Foundling around - may it be as entertaining pets or to have a constant source of admiration and longing around them.