Hunt Club (CTD)
The Hunt Club is the Comital Freehold of Count Rual in the Duchy of Dogwood.
Overiview
Unlike the false front of restrained good taste in the Ducal Freehold of Dogwood, the Count of Jamesriver's holding at the Hunt Club is exactly what it appears to be. Surrounded by leagues of white fencing and acres of rolling grass and bisected by a tree-lined white drive, the Hunt Club is an exclusive steeplechase and fox hunting establishment located just outside of Richmond. It is so exclusive, in fact, that only changelings, most of whom are sidhe, are allowed on part of its grounds. A few commoners, servants of Count Rual, work at the club, some even serving as waiters and bartenders within the section open to mortals.
Inside, the Hunt Club features fine leather furnishings, Oriental carpets, green-shaded lamps, and a teak-wood bar. Oil paintings featuring the hunt, horses, and hounds line the walls, and collections of English snuffboxes and chia bric-a-brac are on display throughout the club.
Within the freehold, Count Rual holds numerous card parties, hosts balls, and organizes hunts. The freehold hardly differs from the public parts, except for Rual's pets: dozens of faerie hounds that inhabit the attached kennels and often wander through the open portions of the holding. A secret gate located behind the kennel leads to a minor trod that the count uses to train the hounds for hunts in the Dreaming.
References
- CTD. Kingdom of Willows, p. 72.