Common Rights Society
The Common Rights Society is a Changeling Society dedicated to achieving equal rights for all fae.
Overview
With the tumult and turmoil of the coming war in Concordia, many kithain are disgusted with the ongoing power and title struggles. They have organized a group dedicated to attaining equal, or common, rights for all. The name confuses some, thinking that it is only for commoners but in fact, while commoners do make up the largest portion, some Sidhe have also embraced the societies goals. These sidhe are usually Modernists who have embraced philosophies foreign to the rest of their Kith. The goal is equal rights and leadership by dint of proven ability and talent.
For such an innocuous and well-intentioned group, they have drawn a lot of enmity and resistance. The Nobles who know of the group and are not part of it believe the goals run counter to their place in the Dreaming and that it is a huge threat to changeling existence, maybe more than any other political society. If Sidhe are the dreams of nobility and leadership than to be less than that is to weaken the Dream and cause Banality. If everyone is the same than here comes boredom and with it Banality and then we're done step closer to Endless Winter.
On the other side of the debate are commoners who dislike Sidhe being accepted into the group at all. They see them as untrustworthy and likely to slide back into their old ways if given the chance. Some advocate the eradication of sidhe rulership entirely (for some this means eradicating the Sidhe). They believe that if the Dream Lords were serious then they would eschew leadership and avoid seeking election. Until they do so, some commoners are hostile toward them.
The society advocates common ownership of freeholds and equal sharing of Glamour, dross and treasures based on need. It also wants to get rid of the idea of Seelie meaning "good" and Unseelie meaning "bad," calling for acceptance of all fae without regard to kith, seeming, or court. As more and more fae are finding themselves exiled from home and hearth, the Common Rights Society starts to make more and more sense to many.
One of their obvious enemies would be the sidhe of the Beltaine Blade.
Membership
- Ravindiran Kalluri
- Red Sarah O'Roark
- Jennet Toefting
- Kimber Delivorias ni Dougal
Rituals and Rites
The Common Rights Society has an official policy of disdain for such exclusionary things as members-only rituals. Their meetings are open to any Kithain who wishes to attend and all are permitted a voice in the proceedings.
Boon
The members of the Common Rights Society possess access to the Court of All Seasons, an ancient freehold in the form of a tower, surrounded by the crumbling remains of a faerie thorpe of old. No being of ill intent, unwilling to abide by the peacebond that keeps the Court free of worldly violence, may enter into it.
Ban
In keeping with their acceptance by the Court of All Seasons, the members of the Common Rights Society are likewise peacebond: its members may do no violence to any other Kithain. Doing so causes them to be exiled from the Court until their have made restitution for their acts.
Recruitment
The Society recruits those who believe in absolute equality of all kiths, Seemings, and courts, and who wish to establish an egalitarian meritocratic society which does not restrict access to the Dreaming. This includes sidhe, civilized sorts of Thallain, and the Gallain. They draw the line, however, at admitting Adhene, as the Dark-Kin are unremittingly hostile to the Tuathan Dream and its allies.