Seelie Basics
the word "seelie" comes from the scottish lowlands, describing fae that are "happy, blessed, lucky, kind, and bringers of good fortune". the seelie court is described as court of pleasant, happy people and the members of it are known to be benevolent for no other reason than the sake of kindness. they are extremely generous to those that that favor and often give gifts of corn and bread to the hungry and poor. they are also known to do things around the house for humans, such as in the case of the brownie.

but their kindness should not be confused with ignorance and it should not be assumed that they're easy to use. members of the seelie court will still kidnap humans and infants (replacing them with their own as seen with changelings). they will readily avenge any wrongs or slights against them and can be dangerous when offended or harmed. seelie fae will generally warn people at least once before retaliating.

Seelie Court
known as the light court, are the fae that are more inclined towards kindness to humans and are more likely by nature to have interests or goals aligned with humans. the magic of the light tends towards healing, blessings and increase. they rule over the seasons of spring and summer, bringing bounty, blessings, food and fertility to human kind. the magic of the aos si of this court tend to be of the elements of earth and water.

Faerie Rade
rides out as they please and is described as a grand procession of fairy knights in an armed excursion. fairy rades are dangerous to any humans they come across as well as any unaligned fae, but also offer the opportunity to free captives to those brave enough to confront them. they generally hunt down the slua si.
Seelie Moral Code
Death Before Dishonor - the seelie hold honor a virtue above all others - above love, above beauty, above debts. a seelie who has given his word to do something will not-- in many cases can not, go back on that word. a seelie who has sworn an oath to hunt down and kill all redcaps who enter his domain, even given evidence that a particular redcap is good and noble, will struggle with this dilemma in a way that is unfathomable to mortals. but for the seelie, breaking an oath, dishonoring their word, strikes at the very heart of what they are. they may mourn the redcap's passing in their heart, but not nearly as much as they would the shattering of their honor that comes from letting it live.

they hold others to the standards of chivalry and honor, too. if a seelie noble finds out that one of their vassals has betrayed them, he will not hesitate to strike that vassal down to cleanse both of their honors. in fact, should a seelie noble find one of her servants is planning to betray her, she may decide to simply kill the servant before he can stain his honor - in her mind, itis better he die before he breaks his oaths of fealty and stains his honor. a more humanist seelie may send their servant on what amount to suicide missions - this helps preserve the seelie's honor by keeping the letter of their oath, while still removing the servant in question. in fact, it can further be justified by reminding the potential traitor of their own loyalties through their striving to please their liege.

to a seelie, killing someone is less a sin than breaking an oath.

Love Conquers All - further commentary suggests that anything is permitted in the name of love. one may kidnap a mortal without a thought.one may bar a lover in a tower inaccessible to any but oneself, simply to keep her from rivals. stealing? as long as it is abauble for one's love. lies? as long as one isn't violating one's oaths and besmirching your honor (remember, honor is the highest virtue...). even murder could be justified if one were deep enough in the throes of passion. love conquers all, afterall.

and when one grows tired of love? unfortunately for one's lessers, there are no provisions for what happens after love in the seelie code.

Beauty is Life - and by extension, ugliness is death? a seelie will throw all his time and energy into preserving a single rare rose bush. but, a starving, shivering sluagh sitting in the gutter? it's ugly. better to let it die and make more room for beauty. at it's most extreme, this part of the code can be the most monstrous. filthy peasants can be devoured by gem-scaled dragons, fields can stolen from commoners to make room for a, yes, a beautiful, but otherwise pointless flower garden, and fae are by definition superior to any mere commoner.

Never Forget a Debt - this is one of the more worrisome aspects of the code for mortals. faeries are immortal. one of your ancestors may have tricked a fae noble in the 11th century - god help you if he dishonored the fae. well, the fae remembers this. and he will repay the debt in full. on you. much of fae capriciousness may come from this fact. they may discover that your seventeen times great grandfather stole a golden goose from them, and go from your best friend to a shrieking harridan demanding you repay that debt.

and repayment of a debt owed may be just as dangerous. saving the life of a fae may result in your being gifted a painting of such exquisite beauty that any mortal laying eyes upon it is entranced. you may find yourself possessing a wondrous treasure that while not deadly in and of itself, belonged to another faerie, and was stolen from them to please the debtor's lover of three centuries past.

don't think declining the honor of a reward will save you. seelie are forbidden from forgetting a debt. if you're not...blessed... with a reward, you're simply damning your ancestors to dealing with the problem. asking for a much smaller, "can't fail" tiny reward? honor will not allow a debt to be repaid except in kind - and we remember how much the seelie value honor, right?