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Lord Lysander’s disappearance from the Arcadia Gateway corresponds with troubling events on Earth that indicate the Wyld is growing weaker. What happened to him will determine what the pack can do about it:

Faerie Sequester: Lysander is the only inhabitant of the Arcadia Gateway who is a fae noble. The Fair Folk have decided to withdraw into the Deep Umbra and leave Earth to its own fate. They have recalled Lord Lysander to Arcadia so that none of their kind is left behind when the gateway closes forever. Lysander disagrees with this decision and is trying to convince his fellow fae that Earth will soon be ripe for conquest. Does he truly wish to enslave humanity, or does he simply realize that Earth will lose much of its vitality if the Arcadia Gateway closes forever and so hopes to delay this as long as possible? What can the pack do to convince Arcadia’s inhabitants that it is in their interests to leave the gateway open — or to open it even wider?

The Twisted Lord: Lord Lysander never left the Summer Palace. He refuses to grant audiences because a Wyrm taint has twisted his body and soul. Perhaps he fights the poison that courses through him, but unless something cures him it will eventually corrupt him beyond recovery — and with it all of the Arcadia Gateway. Possibly an envoy of the Wyrm has corrupted Lysander and he now engages in malevolent amusements instead of defending the lands he rules. Maybe an evil councilor aligned with the Wyrm’s minions keeps Lysander prisoner in his own palace — whether with “cures” that keep the lord ill or lies that convince him that it is not safe to leave his chambers.

Imprisoned Lord: Lord Lysander’s enemies kidnapped him. Perhaps members of the Unseelie Court infiltrated the Summer Palace and abducted him, or maybe it was agents of the Wyrm with designs on the Arcadia Gateway or fellow Seelie nobles jealous of Lysander’s power. He might be held prisoner in the Fortress of Winter or in some other secret place in the Arcadia Gateway. If enemies from beyond the Realm kidnapped him, Lord Lysander’s prison could lie anywhere in the Umbra, including a cold iron cell in Malfeas.

The Cold Queen: Contradictory rumors about Queen Marianna swirl throughout the Arcadia Gateway. Some say she has a new advisor — a disfigured wolf-man who fans her ambitions and feeds her paranoia. Others claim she hopes to replace Lord Lysander because she knows how to save the Realm from eternal winter, but the indolent, incompetent Seelie Council stands in her way. Some note her increasing interest in the events of Earth and surmise she hopes to find some way to conquer it. Others suspect she wishes to locate and open the door to Arcadia, which she believes Lord Lysander has hidden somewhere in the Summer Fiefs.