A/N: I've given a lot of information in this story in a very short amount of time. I'm going to take the time to give the full history and layout of what my version of the Underground is like. I got a lot of inspiration for character names and creatures from Roman/Greek mythology and Irish mythology.
Author's Note:
The Underground is made into six main parts. The Winter Woods/ Eternal Forest, the High Court of Faire, The Forest of Mystery, the Black Gate and what lies beyond, The Raging Sea, and the Labyrinth. There are eight main rulers that govern over a certain amount of races.
The Labyrinth has the Goblin King Jareth, who has no queen at his side yet. When the Labyrinth gains a queen both of them will be equals and share in equal power; as it is written in the ancient tomes. Jareth governs over all the people within his kingdom; be it fey, goblin, brownie, dwarf, ect. There are a great many creatures that live in the Labyrinth. It is well supplied and protected, it's king cares for his people.
The Eternal Forest and Winter Woods are governed by King Artio and his Queen Aoife. They are both Ailill, elves, the King makes more of the decisions when it concerns politics than does the Queen. The Queen had fallen ill a century before the story takes place, so she does not have much of an appearance. She was badly poisoned and was lucky to escape with her life. It is rumored the attempt was done by the High King because of something Artion did.
The Black Gate is ruled by Queen Druantia; the druid and fey halfling. Her domain starts at the gates and consists of Slievemore the great mountain and whatever extends behind the mountain. She is a cruel dictator and has a love of punishment. She once wished to marry Jareth to attain great social status and more control of the Underground in general. Jareth saw her power hungry intentions and denied her. Which causes tensions to run deep between them. The mountain ranges around the Black Gate are the Cian Mountains and they are ruled by the dwarves. Great mines of precious stones and minerals run through all the mountains in this range.
The Forest of Mystery is an ever changing place. You never know what creatures dwell in or where you might end up. It makes communicating with the two courts that reside here extremely difficult. The best way to communicate is talking mirrors; they're enchanted so when you cast a spell with intent on who you want to see and talk to. It sends a signal to a mirror near the person; that lets them know someone outside of their domain wants to speak with them. The fairies have their main domain here, ruled by their Taoiseach, Queen Gwyenn and her husband King Daire (who is more of a figure head than a ruler). Fairies live in every domain and come in every shape and size. They have the ability to change their size at will (from a human to pixie size). They hold some of the most ancient magic inside them and if it weren't for them most of faire wouldn't exist.
The Raging Sea is home to the merpeople, sirens, water sprites, and other elemental creatures. It is governed by Ambassador Falbeard of the High Court. The people of the sea live by their own standards and despise other races meddling in their affairs. They are always changing like the sea around them so why would they stick to strict rules?
Finally, The High Court of Faire. It is ruled by the High King Conlaoch and High Queen Deirdre. They are also Jareth's parents; they haven't spoken much since the last war. Conlaoch is cunning and ruthless, if he sees a challenge to his power or authority he doesn't hesitate to lash out. He is known for his temper and ability to govern others. Dierdre is a seer of great power; Anu gifted her with the gift of prophecy. The kingdom resides in a space above the Labyrinth, in order to reach it you have to go through teleporting crystals which reside in all the main kingdoms/queendoms (since some of the domains are ruled primarily by their queen). The place is light and made of crystal and pale marble stone trimmed with gold. The streets are literally made out of gold; the area has be light of color or void of it because of how close it is to the sun. The lightness of the place often fools visitors that all inhabitants of the light are inherently good. Which is not true at all.
A/N: This gives you a brief overview of the area and the different kingdoms. I might update this page with the politics, war, and such at a later date.