The Dresden Files RPG

The Red Court

The members of the Red Court are inhuman creatures inside human shells; their true form is a thing of warped flesh and twisted bone. While they can maintain a pleasant and even beautiful human appearance, under stress they show their real nature: half-bat monsters drooling black venom and stretching long angular limbs out to seize their victims.

The Red Court has great influence in international finance and politics, manipulating mortals through their narcotic venom, as well as mundane bribes and influence. The core of the Red Court power is based in South America; they have strongholds throughout that continent. Addicting entire communities to their venom, they treat mortals as livestock.

The Red Court is ruled by a King. Various aristocratic bloodlines advise and intrigue with (and against) the Red King. The high nobles of the Red Court are very powerful and very inhuman. A few of these aristocrats maintain a semblance of civilized behavior through strict personal codes of honor—but most of them don’t, instead reveling in their power.

Apparently, the Red King has been planning a war with the White Council for years. Only recently has he been given a pretext to attack. Interestingly, the Red Court seems to have gained a tremendous amount of information on magic and the White Council that they didn’t have before. Despite these advantages, the current war with the White Council is occupying much of the Red Court’s time and resources.

Red Court Allies

For its part, the Red Court is using ghouls in the mortal world (as well as demons and Outsiders in the Nevernever) against the White Council. It is also trying to bring the White and Black—and possibly the Jade—Courts in on their side to help fight the “mortal freaks” (as wizards are termed). The White Court is neutral (due to infighting and a recent major setback), the Black Court is very small, and the Jade Court is very mysterious, so they haven’t joined the Reds quite yet.

The White Court

The White Court are psychic vampires; they live off the emotions of others, to the extent that they can drain other people to death. They can feed off various different emotions and use that energy to empower their supernatural abilities. White Court vampirism is hereditary (not infectious).

There are a number of Houses in the White Court jockeying for power and status—Raith, Skavis, and Malvora are the most powerful. Lord Raith is the current White King. In conclave, White Court members speak ancient Etruscan.

HARRY: The real power behind the White King is a total secret.  Daddy Raith isn’t all the man he used to be.

Though the Houses are divided in their opinions on the overall White Court response to the Vampire War, the White King has called for diplomacy. This, of course, has led to even more internal division.

The middle of February brings faeries.  Lovers beware.

See you in two weeks.