The following is a mixture of World of Darkness Cannon (mostly taken from The Time of Judgement) and my own takes on the story. It is not meant to infringe upon the rights of the authors. Rather, it is here for my players who may not be familiar with Changeling: the Dreaming.

"Once upon a time, a young noble David Ardry was discovered by True Thomas, a legendary bard of the fae, and eventually crowned high king of Concordia. To the surprise of many nobles and commoners alike, he proved to be a just and fair king, ruling for many years of relative peace and prosperity. Several years ago he fell in love with Faerilyth, a beautiful princess of House Eliuned and the nice of King Melige. They were married amid a cloud of suspicion about the purity of Faerilyth's affection, a cloud that darkened when David went missing while on tour with his new wife through her home, the Kingdom of Willows. Sir seif, a young eshu knight, suddenly found himself in possession of Caliburn, the sword of the high king, and took it as a sign that he should set out to find David. Seif vanished in turn.

"Without David to sustain it, the peace between nobles and commoners shattered into open revolt, along with a vicious mulit-partite struggle for the throne among different factions of nobles and the commoners loyal to them.

"Now, the main contenders for power are Faerilyth, still high queen and desperately searching for her husband; Princess Lenore ap Dougal, once named heir by David himself; Queen Mab, ruler of the lands surrounding Tara-Nar, who refuses to relinquish the palace to anyone but David; and Morwen, David's sister and a favorite of the commoners. Rumor also has it that Meilge himself has his eye on the throne. In the background, the insidious Shadow Court sets all sides against each other, reveling in the chaos. Complicating matters further, a number of noble houses have recently returned from Arcadia, bringing ominous tidings with them. No one faction has achieved dominance and the war drags on, each day bringing new tales of heroism and honor - as well as bloodshead and brutality." ((Rein-Hagen M (2004). World of Darkness: Time of Judgement p 21.))

On September 11, 2001, the fighting ceased as a wave of Banality swept accross Concordia, and indeed, the entire world. Many Changelings were undone as dreams of freedom and safety were replaced with fear and grief. On September 12, Queen Faerilyth called for peace. She gathered each warring faction in a quiet grove in the Near Dreaming, and asserted one last time to be recognized as high queen:

"My husband's greatest dream was to see his kingdom grow from the land of division and malace he saw as a child into a true home for all Kithain, where they might live happily together and prosper as true children of the Dreaming. He cared not for his crown, but for the Kithain whose strength truely supported it, noble and common. And yet, here we are, killing each other over who may lay claim to a soulless piece of metal. I say enough. This bloodshed ends tonight. For one final time, I assert my title as rightful High Queen of Concordia, not that I might further my own glory, but that I might finish the dream my husband began. So I swear upon the soul of the Dreaming itself!" As she finished her speach, Caliburn appeared before her, and accepted her as high queen. ((Rein-Hagen M (2004). World of Darkness: Time of Judgement p 27.))