The Oak

The Oak is the main faery dwelling in the Faery Rebels trilogy.

Geography
The Oak is a great old oak tree located in Kent, England. It stands opposite the McCormick House surrounded by other trees. In Torch, it is stated to be far east of the River Tamar.

History
The Oak is at least five centuries old. Approximately one hundred years before the events of Knife, the Oak's queen Snowdrop was killed and overthrown by Jasmine, a human-hating faery who was cast the Sundering.

Locations
There a many rooms in the Oak, most of which are plain-walled, clumsily furnished, and cramped.

Dining Hall
TBA

Queen's Apartments
The Queen’s apartments are nine-floors up from the kitchens, at the top of the Spiral Stair. According to Linden, the Queen's bedchamber is the most elegant room in the Oak. Carvings of vines and berries surround every door and window frame, all the furnishings are antique, and the floor is carpeted in a thick white ermine pelt.

Queen's Hall
TBA

South Root Tunnel
TBA

Queen's Gate
TBA

Known residents
Before the Sundering, during the Days of Magic, there were said to be over two-hundred faeries residing in the Oak, but by the time the events of Knife take place there only about forty-five left.

Before the Sundering

 * Azalea (presumably deceased)
 * Bryony (deceased – froze in an ice storm)
 * Heather (deceased)
 * Laurel (presumably deceased)
 * Lavender (deceased – infected with the Silence)
 * Lily (presumably deceased)
 * Snowdrop (deceased – crushed by the South Root Tunnel)

After the Sundering

 * Amaryllis (deceased – relinquished her magic)


 * Bluebell (formerly; alive)
 * Campion (alive)
 * Daisy (deceased – infected with the Silence)
 * Foxglove (deceased – killed by Old Wormwood)
 * Holly (alive)
 * Henbane (deceased – shocked by an electricity cable)
 * Jasmine (formerly; deceased – stabbed)
 * Knife (formerly)
 * Linden I (deceased – killed by Old Wormwood)
 * Linden (alive)
 * Mallow (formerly; alive)
 * Sorrel (deceased – infected with the Silence)
 * Tansy (alive)
 * Thorn (alive)
 * Valerian (alive)
 * Wink (alive)

Occupations

 * Chief Cook
 * Known chief cooks: Mallow
 * Cook
 * Known cooks: Sorrel


 * Chief Gatherer
 * Know chief gatherers: Holly
 * Gatherer
 * Known gatherers: Henbane, Linden
 * Healer
 * Known healers: Valerian
 * Librarian
 * Known librarians: Campion
 * Queen
 * Known queens: Snowdrop, Jasmine, Amaryllis, Valerian
 * Queen's Hunter
 * Known hunters: Foxglove, Thorn, Knife
 * Seamstress
 * Known seamstresses: Heather, Bryony, Wink