"Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité"

We, the Spades, are the root of the Unseelie Court. We embrace resilience and resourcefulness over flash and hierarchy. You wont find us covered in glitter; we are clad in sweat, tattooed in filigrees of dust and dirt patterning our sun-baked skin. Where Diamonds dazzle and Clubs boast, we get the job done with practicality and a touch of cunning. Challenges are opportunities to prove that a gardener’s spade is mightier than a gilded sword.

We yearn to break the chains of imposed order, to see a world where hard work carries the same weight as a crown. In this daring game of Hearts, we don't chase titles, we seek to shake the very foundations. The sweetest victory is not our own climb, but the moment we watch the mighty fall, and see the world, for just a moment, tilt on its axis.

Special Laws for Spades: On Misrule days, Spades sit at the top of the hierarchy and all must bow down. They can use any of the other suits special Laws on these days to defend their cards.

Any spade player can declare a Misrule day whenever they want. But will the other suits recognise this rule?

Morgan is the Ace of Spades

You are likely to find Morgan in a circle of friends. Confidence fits them like well-used workgloves or perfectly broken-in boots. Is the Ace the highest or lowest card in Spades? Morgan laughs and tells you that’s exactly how all the other suits think, in petty hierarchies and meaningles pecking orders. Unlike some who scramble to change their suit, Morgan wears their card with the quiet pride in where they came from, rooted in deep respect for the honest work and resilience it embodies.

But A flicker of something else sparks in Morgan's eyes when they observe the elaborate courtly games. A memory surfaces, a whisper from a forgotten past. The fabled Day of Misrule, when the Spades, usually relegated to the fringes, rose to the top. The Unseelie court without a King, without a Queen – a society built on shared work, not birthright or too-clever stratagems. This memory planted a seed of yearning in Morgan, a question that hangs unspoken: what if a court could reflect its foundation, where power was shared between nurturing hands, not handed down by those that command?

Morgan's formidable presence in the city is undeniable. Their unflinching honesty cuts deeper than any thorn. Challenges are met with a steady gaze and practical efficiency, a constant reminder that true strength often lies in the unassuming.