Winter Court

The Winter Court or Unseelie Court is one of the Faerie Courts, ruling over part of Faerie in the Nevernever. It is ruled by the three Winter Queens.

Faeries allied with the Winter Court are, among others, termed Winter Sidhe, or Winterfae.

Description
Harry decribes Winter: "Winter's nature was beautiful violence, stark clarity, the most feral needs, and animal desires and killer instinct pitted against the season of cold and death—the will and desire to fight, to live, even when there was no shelter, no warmth, no respite, no hope, and no help."

Order
The Winter Court is ruled by the three Winter Queens: Mother Winter, Winter Queen, and Winter Lady. It also keeps a mortal champion, the Winter Knight.

Mother Winter
The Mother Winter is the oldest of the three Winter Queens. She was the previous holder of the title Winter Queen, and is mother of the current one. She is not referred to by name but by her position.

The current holder of the title is Mab's mother, Mother Winter.

Winter Queen
The Winter Queen is the ruler of the Winter Court. She was the former Winter Lady, and will be the future Mother Winter.

The current Winter Queen is Mab.

Winter Lady
The Winter Lady, or the Cold Lady, is the youngest of the three Winter Queens. She is the future Winter Queen, and (sometimes) daughter of the current one.

The Winter Lady was Maeve. As of Cold Days, the current Winter Lady is Molly Carpenter.

Winter King
The Winter King is a Wyldfae associated with the season of Winter. He is independent of the Queens, and has a nature that is sort of the opposite of his season's queen.

The current Winter King is Santa Claus.

Winter Knight
The Winter Knight is a mortal chosen as the champion of the Winter Court.

From at least Summer Knight onwards, the Winter Knight was Lloyd Slate. In Changes, Harry Dresden takes up the post.

Characters:

 * Mab
 * Mother Winter
 * Maeve
 * Molly Carpenter
 * Harry Dresden
 * Kringle
 * Santa Claus
 * Lloyd Slate
 * List of Faerie characters

Titles, Groups, Other:

 * Arctis Tor
 * Winter Lady
 * Winter Queen
 * Winter Knight
 * Faerie Courts
 * Faeries
 * Sidhe
 * Nevernever
 * Summer Court
 * Sidhe Knight
 * Summer Knight