Collection: February: The Winter Palace

In February 2025, subscribers explore the Winter Palace.

As the grayness of winter begins to wane and the days grow incrementally longer, each family sends its representatives to a gathering at the Winter Palace. The Houses gather to make plans for the year ahead. During the day, they compare notes on the landscape and weather to decode any portents. They catalog sightings of the Darkness. In lighter work, they start seeds in the warm and ample conservatories. At night, they gather around the Palace’s oversized fireplaces to work on handicrafts and gossip. Many creatures don’t have time for languid storytelling during the planting and harvesting seasons, but winter offers some fallow hours for rest and conversation.

Every House has a stake in the Winter Palace. Over time, they’ve all added to its ornate interior.  The Foxes contributed carpets woven with motifs of herbs and flowers; the Crows, doorways ornamented with acorns and oak leaves; the Wolves, inkwells carved from agate and jasper.  The visiting members of each House, spotting these flourishes, feel a renewed affinity 
with their historic kin.  

The Winter Palace Box includes an abundance of beautiful objects; hints and additions to expand the story; a mysterious document; and a lore card.