Afterwards, Blackthorn and the Summer Court are wary of provoking Amareros and his fellow Grand Primevals under any circumstances. No one knows exactly what Amareros did, and the Changelings will not discuss it, but it was known that the Summer Court was brought to its knees overnight and Blackthorn was forced to bargain for his and his Scions' survival. Break the Haughty: Collectively suffered one from Amareros, the Love Primeval, one of the oldest and most powerful deities on Equus, after some Changeling Kings attempted to subdue Amareros for their own ends and the Summer Court caught Amareros' ire for how they abused Love for their own ends.Most of it seems to stem from Emperor Blackthorn, who neglects his children at best, kills them when they fail him at worst, and favors those who prove exceptionally useful to him and his grand plans. Big, Screwed-Up Family: Compared to the Royal Changelings of the Spring Court, which consists of benevolent queens with a few bad apples, the Royal Changelings of the Summer Court are far less adjusted as a family, with plots and ambitions galore.They don't dare go after Amareros, however, given the Love Primeval is a primordial deity powerful enough to (and HAD) brought them to their knees overnight.Were it not for Emperor Blackthorn holding them back, the Summer Court would had gone after Princess Stitching Time for briefly erasing them from existence with the Hooves of Oblivion while she was still the mad, corrupted time goddess Final Epoch.King Brachion tried to kill Ahuizotl upon realizing he was manipulated into releasing a world-threatening biological menace.
As a result, the majority of Changeling Kings are this. Bastard Bastard: It's implied, as opposed to Blackrose, Blackthorn rarely, if ever, stays with any of his scion's mothers, let alone marries them.Toxikon managed to become this to the entire Court. Arch-Enemy: Several Kings have one in a hero competent and intelligent enough to take them head on.Not all of them, however, and it's ironically those who don't pursue unfettered ambitions (as much) or do so in more 'constructive' manners that prove far more effective than their more bog-standard peers. Ambition Is Evil: Goes without saying, it affects much of the Court, with many of the Kings pursuing ever greater power over non-Changelings and each other as their father does.Amazon Brigade: The Summer Court has the "Black Maidens", an all-female group of extremely powerful and deadly Changelings who serve both Blackthorn and the Crone as warriors, spies, and assassins.Changeling King: The fallen souls of Amorea sends their regards.