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A swefn sidhe Court Master which I have not named as of yet.

  Swefn sidhe are a type of sidhe which are related to another type of fey known as tylwyths. Both are in the Sidhe family which is itself in the Aos Si Order along with the Seelie Fey Elders (the Tuath De) and the Nosralquen (which includes the ancestors of elves). I know I described them cladistically, but they are technically not cladistic factions as the Tuath De are so far removed from most other fey so take it with a grain of salt. >.<' Sidhes & tylwyths are often described as being the “undead of the fey.” Though this term is misleading as they are not undead, and there beng true undead fey (will o'wisps and dullahan being key examples), they gain this name due to their means of reproduction: like undead, they proliferate via the turning of humanoids (usually humans) into sidhes and tylwyths rather than through sexual intercourse or parthenogenesis.

  Swefn sidhe are capricious creatures which inhabit a specific portion of the Feywild known as the Court of Dreams.
These unseelie, dream-inhabiting fey reproduce via tricking mortals into bargains which slowly transport the victim to a special realm in the Plane of Dreams in order to reproduce. Technically, once the bargain is struck, the victim is split and made into two entities: their standard self which lives in the material world and a swefn sidhe self which lives in the dream world. As the victim sleeps, more and more of their lifeforce seeps into their alternate body as their soul inhabits the dream body. Eventually, the physical body dies leaving the victim left with their swefn sidhe body which they then inhabit permanently.
  Most who try to resurrect a victim after their physical body’s death find that no matter how hard they try, the person will not come back to life. As the victim is not dead but rather in a new form on another plane, of course a resurrection spell would not work. However, a clever mage knows a different set of spells are in order. The cheapest option is an entice fey spell, specifying the now swefn sidhe victim as the fey called.
  The Court of Dreams is located in an area where the Plane of Dreams and the Feywild overlap. As such, unlike most of the Plane of Dreams, planar traveling spells can be used to get to the Court of Dreams. While in the Plane of Dreams (whether contained within the Court of Dreams or not) and/or in the Feywild, swefn sidhe experience death like other fey: reincarnating within a day to a year of their death. Whether this reincarnation be back into the form they experienced before they died or being reincarnated into another of their kind, swefn sidhe cannot die in a traditional sense unless dragged out into another plane such as the Material Plane. However, a dead swefn sidhe always reincarnates in the Court of Dreams no matter where they actually died, usually in the court to which they belong to.
Within the Court of Dreams, swefn sidhes are able to manipulate their surroundings much like a lucid dreamer, able to manipulate the already flimsy fabric of dream reality to their wishes. However, control over the fabric of dreams is a skill like any other so it is not as simple as willing an occurrence, object, or spell into being. Some especially skilled dream weavers can even use their dream manipulating powers to a limited extent outside of the Plane of Dreams, even the Material Plane! Swefn sidhe are infamous for their dream traveling abilities, able to visit dreamers to meddle in their sleep. If a swefn sidhe takes an especial liking to an individual, they report back to their Court Master to request they trick the mortal into joining their court.
Even when it is likely for an individual to say yes if asked if they would like to join the court, swefn sidhe take great pleasure in tricking mortals and playing games with them seeing it as a sort of "rite of passage" for a burgeoning swefn sidhe, often setting up games and plots to allow for a targeted individual to find a way to remove their curse before their physical body dies however it is not uncommon for a Court Master to call off a game for an individual who was about to find a way to fix themselves especially if they become popular among the denizens of the court.
Depicted above is a Court Master whom I someday want to use as a villain in a campaign. I find it a cool idea if he tricked the bard/party troublemaker into "selling his soul" to him, and the party has to find a way to sever the bond between the bard and his swefn sidhe body before his physical body goes kaput! I also drew his court jester, but I did not color him as of scanning this so he will be submitted in a separate deviation. There is also another swefn sidhe I drew which is a recently turned wizard who is reasonably upset over his transformation and misses his life in the Material Plane. He'll also be posted later once I color him in.

  The inspiration behind sidhes and tylwyths is how many fairies and fey in mythologies are more akin to spirits, sometimes being attributed to the deceased causing mischief rather than solely being a product of a different realm or of nature. Sidhe in Irish means “burial mounds'' and the aos si which the sidhes of Thorn are based around are said to come from the Land of the Dead so I wanted to make a type of fey which reflect the spirits of the dead trope less used in fairy stories of today which is why they reproduce more like undead than traditional humanoids.
  Swefn Sidhe is a name made up by me btw. It is a combination of sidhe (an actual mythical being also called the aos si) and swefn which is Old English for dream.
I personally love how the colors on him came out, especially the gradients on his cloak. It really gives off the dream vibe I was going for.

May post stats for them for Pathfinder 1e later (especially if I use them for a campaign villain in the future).

Main Universe: Kingdoms of Thorn

Description
A swefn sidhe Court Master which I have not named as of yet.

  Swefn sidhe are a type of sidhe which are related to another type of fey known as tylwyths. Both are in the Sidhe family which is itself in the Aos Si Order along with the Seelie Fey Elders (the Tuath De) and the Nosralquen (which includes the ancestors of elves). I know I described them cladistically, but they are technically not cladistic factions as the Tuath De are so far removed from most other fey so take it with a grain of salt. >.<' Sidhes & tylwyths are often described as being the “undead of the fey.” Though this term is misleading as they are not undead, and there beng true undead fey (will o'wisps and dullahan being key examples), they gain this name due to their means of reproduction: like undead, they proliferate via the turning of humanoids (usually humans) into sidhes and tylwyths rather than through sexual intercourse or parthenogenesis.

  Swefn sidhe are capricious creatures which inhabit a specific portion of the Feywild known as the Court of Dreams.
These unseelie, dream-inhabiting fey reproduce via tricking mortals into bargains which slowly transport the victim to a special realm in the Plane of Dreams in order to reproduce. Technically, once the bargain is struck, the victim is split and made into two entities: their standard self which lives in the material world and a swefn sidhe self which lives in the dream world. As the victim sleeps, more and more of their lifeforce seeps into their alternate body as their soul inhabits the dream body. Eventually, the physical body dies leaving the victim left with their swefn sidhe body which they then inhabit permanently.
  Most who try to resurrect a victim after their physical body’s death find that no matter how hard they try, the person will not come back to life. As the victim is not dead but rather in a new form on another plane, of course a resurrection spell would not work. However, a clever mage knows a different set of spells are in order. The cheapest option is an entice fey spell, specifying the now swefn sidhe victim as the fey called.
  The Court of Dreams is located in an area where the Plane of Dreams and the Feywild overlap. As such, unlike most of the Plane of Dreams, planar traveling spells can be used to get to the Court of Dreams. While in the Plane of Dreams (whether contained within the Court of Dreams or not) and/or in the Feywild, swefn sidhe experience death like other fey: reincarnating within a day to a year of their death. Whether this reincarnation be back into the form they experienced before they died or being reincarnated into another of their kind, swefn sidhe cannot die in a traditional sense unless dragged out into another plane such as the Material Plane. However, a dead swefn sidhe always reincarnates in the Court of Dreams no matter where they actually died, usually in the court to which they belong to.
Within the Court of Dreams, swefn sidhes are able to manipulate their surroundings much like a lucid dreamer, able to manipulate the already flimsy fabric of dream reality to their wishes. However, control over the fabric of dreams is a skill like any other so it is not as simple as willing an occurrence, object, or spell into being. Some especially skilled dream weavers can even use their dream manipulating powers to a limited extent outside of the Plane of Dreams, even the Material Plane! Swefn sidhe are infamous for their dream traveling abilities, able to visit dreamers to meddle in their sleep. If a swefn sidhe takes an especial liking to an individual, they report back to their Court Master to request they trick the mortal into joining their court.
Even when it is likely for an individual to say yes if asked if they would like to join the court, swefn sidhe take great pleasure in tricking mortals and playing games with them seeing it as a sort of "rite of passage" for a burgeoning swefn sidhe, often setting up games and plots to allow for a targeted individual to find a way to remove their curse before their physical body dies however it is not uncommon for a Court Master to call off a game for an individual who was about to find a way to fix themselves especially if they become popular among the denizens of the court.
Depicted above is a Court Master whom I someday want to use as a villain in a campaign. I find it a cool idea if he tricked the bard/party troublemaker into "selling his soul" to him, and the party has to find a way to sever the bond between the bard and his swefn sidhe body before his physical body goes kaput! I also drew his court jester, but I did not color him as of scanning this so he will be submitted in a separate deviation. There is also another swefn sidhe I drew which is a recently turned wizard who is reasonably upset over his transformation and misses his life in the Material Plane. He'll also be posted later once I color him in.

  The inspiration behind sidhes and tylwyths is how many fairies and fey in mythologies are more akin to spirits, sometimes being attributed to the deceased causing mischief rather than solely being a product of a different realm or of nature. Sidhe in Irish means “burial mounds'' and the aos si which the sidhes of Thorn are based around are said to come from the Land of the Dead so I wanted to make a type of fey which reflect the spirits of the dead trope less used in fairy stories of today which is why they reproduce more like undead than traditional humanoids.
  Swefn Sidhe is a name made up by me btw. It is a combination of sidhe (an actual mythical being also called the aos si) and swefn which is Old English for dream.
I personally love how the colors on him came out, especially the gradients on his cloak. It really gives off the dream vibe I was going for.

May post stats for them for Pathfinder 1e later (especially if I use them for a campaign villain in the future).

Main Universe: Kingdoms of Thorn