Queen of Air and Darkness
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| Dungeons & Dragons Deity | |
| The Queen of Air and Darkness | |
|---|---|
| Title(s) | |
| Homeplane | Windswept Depths of Pandemonium |
| Power Level | Intermediate |
| Alignment | Chaotic Evil |
| Portfolio | Magic (especially illusions), darkness, murder |
| Superior | |
In many campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, The Queen of Air and Darkness is the fey deity of magic (especially illusions), darkness, and murder. The evil Queen hates and opposes Titania's Seelie Court and everything they stand for.
The Queen's Unseelie Court can be found on the plane of Pandemonium.
[edit] Other uses
"The Queen of Air and Darkness" is also the name of one of the four volumes in English author T.H. White's retelling of the myth of King Arthur, The Once and Future King. The Queen in the book is Arthur's half-sister Morgause.
"The Queen of Air and Darkness" is also a short story by Poul Anderson which plays on fairy mythology in a science fiction setting.
The Queen of Air and Darkness also appears as the Queen of the Unseelie Court in fiction such as Laurell K. Hamilton's Merry Gentry series, and Emma Bull's War For the Oaks.
The title "Queen of Air and Darkness" is also associated with Celtic goddesses such as the Morrigan (who, in turn, are often equated with the queen of the fairies). The phrase was originally coined by the poet A.E. Housman in an untitled poem about vanquishing an enchantress.
