Queen Titania is an Archfey of the Feywild, and the Queen of the Summer Court.[1]
Description[]
Appearance[]
Personality[]
Titania displays the mischievous nature of fey, setting traps for those who wander onto her home plane. However, she also appears to have a certain level-headedness and benevolence, giving some intruders a chance to do good instead of destroying them outright.[1]
Biography[]
Background[]
Queen Titania was considered a powerful and influential archfey whose powers were able to bend her surroundings to her will.[2][3]
She used to set traps in the Feywild for outsiders. Once, a powerful balor named Naviask entered the plane to destroy it, and fell in one of those traps. Titania's magic changed the demon's essence and objective, turning him into a good fey spirit with the mission of "healing scarred lands with nature."[1]
Trivia[]
- Outside of Critical Role canon, Titania is considered both the queen of the Summer Court and the ruler of the Seelie fey.[4] However, in Exandria she is solely mentioned as queen of the Summer Court, while Lady Elmenore the Unforgiving is the Archfey holding the title of "Matriarch of the Seelie Court".[5]
- Outside of Critical Role canon, she is usually portrayed as having a romantic yet complicated relationship with another archfey, Oberon the Green Lord: they are considered lovers in 5th Edition rules, and husband and wife in older editions and in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Oberon has been mentioned as the kind of character who would be an archfey,[6] but hasn't been confirmed as a character in the Critical Role universe.
- Oberon was also mentioned by Matthew Mercer in "Dungeons & Dragons Campaign Tips" (1x12), as a reference for the kind of entity a warlock with the Pact of the Archfey would deal with.[7]
- James Haeck, co-writer of Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, stated that Oberon's presence in Exandria's Feywild is strongly implied by Titania's own presence in the book, although he also stressed that the proper confirmation should be said aloud or put in print.[8]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 See Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, p. 32.
- ↑ See "The Echo Tree" (1x63) at 1:30:33.
- ↑ See D&D: Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide, 5th ed., p. 138.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast, Domains of Delight (5e), p. 4.
- ↑ See Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting, p. 123.
- ↑ See "The Echo Tree" (1x63) at 1:30:33.
- ↑ See "Dungeons & Dragons Campaign Tips" (1x12) at 0:32:45.
- ↑
James Haeck (@jamesjhaeck) on Twitter: "Nothing's canon 'til it's said aloud or put in print! (But I would say this....strongly implies it." (2022-04-18) — in reply to @Micaerys: "If Titania is in the Exandrian Feywild, does that mean that Mr. Oberon the Green Lord could be there somewhere as well?"
Art:
- ↑ Fan art of Queen Titania, by Loekazz (source). Used with permission.
External links[]
Titania on The Forgotten Realms Wiki (note)
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