The Amber Court

art school kids but they installed a shogun     Gentry   The Acceptant - they live apart from the rest in a vault of moving, living art. They have accepted their lack of control over the world in most things, but enjoys playing house with their living art pieces    The Paranoid - Was low-status and almost unbegotten for dumb reasons when they were young and was always terrified of being unbegotten. Now they stir up fear and worry at every turn and desperately cling to their companions.   The Carefree - their favorite art was always done via the medium of experience, and they now create magical illusions and psychedelic art that they are now never without. They love to fly around mortal realms not knowing what's going on, because they think it’s a kind of art they don't get but want to appreciate   The Caretaker - they are the most social of the gentry, who try to bring everyone together with limited success. They think they are very put together, but tend to get kinda messy in gentry friend politics   The Beautifier - they see no value in what is not beautiful to them, and will destroy/mutate anything they see as ugly to "fix" it. Dangerously unhinged and completely removed from empathy, they thankfully keep to their little studio.   The Self-Appointed Leader - they see themselves as the Amber Monarch, but their fellow gentry often ignore them. They know how screwed the gentry are and it makes them nervous, so they try to keep things as status-quo as possible   Captain Fireworks - they always enjoyed kicking the other gentry's sandcastles, and as an artist they justified this behavior by claiming that art is most beautiful when temporary. Faux-deep and pretentious, they enjoy blowing stuff up and have to keep to their own corner.   The Critic - they had good takes about art pretty consistently in the old days, but that has basically taken over their personality. They situate themselves as the ultimate judge of artistic quality and often squabble with the others as they invade their spaces and give semi-helpful critiques   The Survivalist - Once a very pragmatic artist and the most in-touch with the world, they are most attuned to how close the court is to being destroyed. They have given up trying to beat their friends into line and now just focus on fortifying the heart of the court with defenses and spells.