A Queen to Rule Them All [Character Profiles]
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				Title: <strong>A Queen to Rule Them All [Character Profiles]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Josietta</strong> on <strong>20-05-2009, 17:44:32</strong>
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				<strong><br><br><br>A Queen to Rule Them All [Characters and/or NPCs]<br><br><br><br>Please, post a PM to Wistful Dream or I, with the basic idea of your character. Everyone will have&nbsp; just one post and we'll edit it as more is filled in and we can help you fine tune if needed. If you still need help or want to talk more about any ideas please let us know.</strong><br><br><br>Profile<br><br>1) Name:<br>2) Alternate Name(s):<br>3) Title:<br>4) Physical Description<br>...... Hair Color:<br>...... Eye Color:<br>...... Skin Color:<br>...... Glow Color:<br>...... Age:<br>...... Height:<br>...... Ancestry:<br>...... Marks of Power:<br>5) Hand(s) of Power, if known:<br>6) Additional Power(s), if known:<br>7) Court:<br>8) Godhead, if known: (not required)<br>9) Place in Story:<br>10) Special Stuff:<br><br><br>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>(http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/11/8/1572554/Ellaria.jpg)</td><td><br><strong>1) Name:</strong> Princess Ellaria NicArren<br><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Player Name:</strong> Josietta<br><strong>2 ) Alternate Name(s):</strong> Aria<br><strong>3 ) Title:</strong> Princess<br><strong>4 ) Physical Description</strong><br><strong>...... Hair Color:</strong>&nbsp; Raven Black, with blue and violet purple highlights when the light shines upon it. Identical to that of a Raven and silky just the same.<br><strong>...... Eye Color:</strong> Black and White with rings of spectral grey, violet and stormy skies<br><strong>...... Skin Color:</strong> Ashen<br><strong>...... Glow Color:</strong> A white-ish blue hue that brightens with intensity to a blinding white light<br><strong>...... Age:</strong> 24<br><strong>..... Height:</strong>&nbsp; 5’9”<br><strong>...... Ancestry:</strong> Pure Sidhe<br><strong>...... Marks of Power:</strong> A small quarter sized raven on back of her neck at the base.<br><strong>5 ) Hand(s) of Power, if known:</strong>&nbsp; Summoning Spirits, Pulling the Soul from its host <br><strong>6 ) Additional Power(s), if known: </strong>Speaking with Spirits, Traversing through Reflection, Shapeshifting (Raven form) <br><strong>7 ) Court:</strong> Unseelie<br><br><strong>8 ) Godhead, if known:</strong> (none as of yet)<br><strong>9 ) Place in Story: </strong> Princess of Unseelie Court<br><strong>10 ) Special Stuff:</strong>&nbsp; Amulet of Dreams – given to her by her father who had the power to reach people through their dreams and to put them into a slumber. The amulet gives the power to see what dreams may come and what dreams lay within a person’s soul. She does not yet know how to activate said Amulet, or what it does exactly, it’s merely a memory of her father and a gift of love from him to her.<br><br><strong>History:</strong> Aria had never lived the normal life of a Sidhe girl. Her parents were of each side of the courts. They fell in love knowing that doing so was scandalous; but who could stop love and who wanted to. Her father was Unseelie and her mother of the Seelie’s shining court. They soon decided to marry and lived in the Unseelie Court, after her family cast her out for bedding with the dark side of Faerie. Prince Arren was to be king and Lady Illiandra his queen. Illiandra soon became pregnant sealing their marriage tight and gave birth to Ellaria a year later. She was the only child of Arren and Illiandra. Prince Arren fell ill when Ellaria was a young child of ten winters. He loved his daughter and showed her everything he could about the courts and what she would need to survive them. He passed on before he had a chance to be king and his wife, Princess Illiandra fled as she was already an unwelcome addition to the Unseelie reminding those of old of warring times and bad blood spilt. They left behind Aria, in hopes she would find happiness in that land and that her destiny would come to her. Aria was taken in and raised by her uncle and aunt. When Aria turned sixteen her uncle gave her a box that was kept for her until that day, it was from her father and was very special. Inside the box was an amulet with an inscription on the inside, something that she couldn’t understand and no one else could see. She wore the amulet on a silver necklace around her neck and it never left her person. It had been almost fourteen years since her family had left her and she still thought of them every day. Now at the young adult age of 24, she knew she had to find her destiny as it had not yet come to her.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
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				Title: <strong>Re: A Queen to Rule Them All [Character Profiles]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wistful Dream</strong> on <strong>20-05-2009, 22:14:07</strong>
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				<br><strong>Name:</strong> Cerridwyn<br><br>&nbsp;<strong>Alternate Name(s):</strong> Dawn, the name she grew up with<br><br><strong>Title:</strong>&nbsp; Princess Cerridwyn NicAp Mathonwy <br><br><strong> Physical Description</strong><br><em>Hair Color:</em> The color of newborn stars, a brilliant silver gold<br><em>Eye Color</em>: Tricolor eyes, the outer edge the dark midnight blue, then the soft hazy silver of the glow around the full moon, and last, most inner, the color of the center of stars, pure, light, white silver.<br><em>Skin Color</em>: Pale, pale gold<br><em>Glow Color: </em> The color of stars at their center, a bright, blinding silver gold<br><em> Age:</em> 29<br><em> Height:</em> 5"9<br><em>Ancestry:</em> Born of the King and Queen of the Seelie court<br><em> Marks of Power:</em> None as of yet<br><strong> Hand(s) of Power, if known:</strong> <br>1. Tidal Pull - As Cerridwen she has powers tied to the moon and the weather. She can call on powers from celestial bodies, alter seasons and summon storms at times. <br>2. Regeneration of Life - Descendant from fertility lines and powers she has the ability to use her magic to heal, though her powers are boosted and often strongest during intercourse. She is not limited to just healing other 'living' beings, but can heal the earth, and plants, often it happens without her meaning it to.<br><strong>Additional Power(s), if known</strong>: Prophetic powers (tied in with Cerridwen being the Goddess of Dark Prophecy), a sixth sense she has always had. Shape shifting, mostly into a Swan, but other birds as well, thanks to the powers of Caer. Along with her Tidal hand of power she also has a knack for 'seeing' things in the stars, able to read them without training, though this could fall under prophetic powers, which, are stronger at night accordingly. <br><strong>Court:</strong> Seelie<br><strong> Godhead, if known: </strong>Cerridwen, Moon Goddess, Great Mother, Grain Goddess, Goddess of Nature<br><strong> Place in Story: </strong>Seelie Princess<br><strong> Special Stuff: </strong><br><em>Historical</em>The white-corpse eating sow representing the moon. Welsh bards called themselves Cerddorion (sons of Cerridwen.) Had a magic cauldron of inspiration, the potion she made was called 'greal' from which the word Grail probably came from. She was also suppose to have brewed and given wisdom. <br><em>Rebirth</em>Though her godhead is that of Cerridwen, a moon goddess and the creator and holder of the Grail she is the soul of Caer Ibormeith, the swan maiden who married the son of the Dagda. It is not widely known, outside of the dreams she herself has of a man she does not know but loves, who comes to her every night and her choice of the swan as her crest. <br><em>Items</em> None as of now.<br><br><br><strong>History within the last thirty years</strong> <br><br>Cerridwyn was named for the Goddess who had once held the powers she one day would, according to her prophetic aunt. The first Cerridwen had chosen to fade and become a ghost of herself after her lovers death and ended up dying herself. Yet it was said that the tiny child would one day hold the same powers. She was born to the King of the Seelie Court, Gilfaethwy, to a Seelie Princess who's name she never learned. The name of the once Queen is now a guarded secret, none who know will speak of it and the girl herself never met her.<br><br>For with her birth, the same aunt who told of the powers she would one day wield also told her mother in confidence that her father would be the greatest threat to her child. So Cerridwyn was given to a mortal, a woman that the Queen felt close to and trusted. It was with Angela Baker and her husband Thomas that 'Dawn' grew up. She was a sweet child, pretty always, her pale blond hair a color that no dye seemed to ever match, and a mass of curls at that. Her eyes were a misty, faint gray and her skin never tanned. Much to Dawn's annoyance her hair would never take color and grew long and fast. She loved her mother though and her father, their simple life in Maine. She had a normal, mortal girls life, perhaps a touch charmed at times, with being so easily admired, so beautiful without every trying to. But that made her realize that she disliked people who liked her only for her looks. Dawn grew up with a firm moral cord, though Christianity never appealed to her. The girl loved to learn and excelled in her classes, yet from the age of sixteen on she had the same dream, night after night. Of a man, who's face she did not know and could not fully see, coming to her, talking to her, comforting her. He was her touchstone in a way and she never truly got involved with anyone else. <br><br>High school passed for her and she was accepted to every school she applied to, deciding to attend Columbia University in New York and getting her degrees in Political Journalism and History. Dawn moved to D.C., working at the nation's capital and making a name for herself. She became well known, success coming easily and early, a celebrated journalist in politics and world news at the age of twenty seven. Yet she was not happy, she still had not found the man in her dreams, the male who would whisper to her every night and the swans that flew when the dawn came and she woke. It made no sense to her mortal mind. Then strange things began to happen, someone was researching her, looking into her life and her parents. When she was approached about reporting on the sidhe she was curious but refused, something told her that going to the sithern's in St. Louis would change her life forever. The job offer kept on being placed on the table again and again, the Seelie Court wanted her to work for them. She went home for the fourth of July, to visit her parents. And then the fire happened, her mother died mysteriously and her father vanished. Her life was left in ruins when King Gilfaethwy suddenly appeared and informed her that she was his daughter. And the heir to the Seelie throne.<br><br>Dawn, now knowing her full name of Cerridwyn, refused to go to the Court at first, but a King's will is not an easy thing to fight and so she was taken, thrust into the courts at the age of twenty eight and with only the media's understanding of them. She became withdrawn, careful and talked to almost no one. Loathing her father and knowing, somehow that he was responsible for both of her mother's deaths. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: A Queen to Rule Them All [Character Profiles]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Will</strong> on <strong>20-05-2009, 22:24:30</strong>
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				<br><strong>1.) Name:</strong> Connal<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Player Name:</strong> Will1984<br><strong>2.) Alternate Name(s):</strong><br><strong>3.) Title:</strong> Head Guard to the Seelie Princess<br><strong>4.) Physical Description</strong><br><strong>...... Hair Color:</strong> Ebony black, glinting like a polished stone<br><strong>...... Eye Color:</strong> Black outer edge, surrounding deep dark emerald and then verdant, grassy green, pupils a pale, sea surf blue-green<br><strong>...... Skin Color:</strong> Golden like midday sunlight<br><strong>...... Glow Color: </strong>Pale yellow, growing to a brilliant white<br><strong>...... Age:</strong> Unknown<br><strong>...... Height: </strong>6'4"<br><strong>...... Ancestry:</strong> Pure Sidhe<br><strong>...... Marks of Power:</strong><br><strong>5) Hand(s) of Power, if known:</strong><br><strong>6) Additional Power(s), if known:</strong>&nbsp; Discerning, has a limited ability to see through illusions such as shapeshifting, as well as perceive a lie and read people's intentions.&nbsp; This power is unreliable at best.<br><strong>7.) Court:</strong> Seelie<br><strong>8.) Godhead, if known:</strong> Aengus; a god of love, youth, and poetic inspiration.&nbsp; Born of an affair between the Dagda and Boann, wife of Nechtan, his father made the sun stand still for nine months, and Aengus was conceived and born on the same day.&nbsp; He fell in love with a girl he had seen in his dreams, and his mother, Boann, searched Ireland for an entire year. Then his father, the Dagda, did the same. Finally, King Bodb Dearg of Munster found her after a year.<br><br>Aengus went to the lake of the Dragon's Mouth and found 150 girls chained up in pairs. He found his girl, Caer Ibormeith. On November 1, Caer and the other girls would turn into swans for one year, every second Samhain. Aengus was told he could marry Caer if he could identify her as a swan. Aengus succeeded. He turned himself into a swan and they flew away, singing beautiful music that put all its listeners asleep for three days and nights.<br><strong>9.) Place in Story:</strong> Cerridwyn's guard<br><strong>10.) Special Stuff:</strong><br><strong>......</strong>Carries the sword Moralltach, given to him my Manannan mac Lir.&nbsp; He gave it in turn to his foster-son Diarmuid, only to reclaim it after the young man's death.&nbsp; It has lost most of its power, although its voice can be heard humming faintly upon unsheathing.<br><strong>......</strong>His armor is a pale green metal, unknown but unmagical.&nbsp; It is ornately etched, and lined and engra
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				Title: <strong>Re: A Queen to Rule Them All [Character Profiles]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>elenisil</strong> on <strong>21-05-2009, 01:54:28</strong>
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				<strong>1)</strong> <strong>Name:</strong> Airmed<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Player Name:</strong> elenisil<br><strong>2 ) Alternate Name(s):</strong> Demi<br><strong>3 ) Title: </strong> none<br><strong>4 ) Physical Description</strong><br>...... <strong>Hair Color: </strong>&nbsp; Black and grey<br>...... <strong>Eye Color:</strong> Rings of Darkest blue, silver and grey with streaks of gold<br>...... <strong>Skin Color:</strong> Ranges from pale ivory to soft gold depending on mood<br>...... <strong>Glow Color:</strong> Golden varying in intensity<br>...... <strong>Age: </strong> 22<br>..... <strong>Height: </strong>&nbsp; 5’4”<br>...... <strong>Ancestry: </strong> Sidhe/Human<br>...... <strong>Marks of Power:</strong> Birthmark – a silver wheel on the nape of her neck, hidden by hair.<br><strong>5 ) Hand(s) of Power, if known:</strong>&nbsp; unknown<br><strong>6 ) Additional Power(s), if known:</strong> Empathy, sorcery, sight<br><strong>7 ) Court:</strong> Unseelie<br><br><strong>8 ) Godhead, if known: </strong> none known<br><strong>9 ) Place in Story:</strong> Half breed<br><strong>10 ) Special Stuff: </strong>&nbsp; <br><br><em><strong>History: </strong> </em> <br><strong>Mother:</strong> Arianrhod – Sorceress half sidhe of the Seelie Court and half human.&nbsp; (Died of natural causes when Demi was twenty.)<br><br><strong>Father:</strong> Wulfgar – Noble of the Royal Court of the Unseelie (murdered by Seelie renegades when Demi was sixteen)<br><br>Demi’s mother born into a long line of Sorceresses from Eire of ancient times. Her grandmother bewitched a Seelie prince to conceive Arianrhod and fulfill an ancient prophecy. Arianrhod was ignorant of her Sidhe heritage, raised by her mother in the ways of the sorceress.&nbsp; She met and fell in love with Demi’s father, Wulfgar a noble of the Royal Court of Unseelie and lived with him in the sithern until his death. <br><br>Unwelcome in either court she left with Demi to forge a life with the humans and teach her daughter the ancient ways. Raised for sixteen years in the Unseelie Court, Demi missed the touch of a Sidhe and returned at the age of twenty after her mother died of natural causes. Though she still faces some opposition due to her tainted human blood, she perseveres, supporting the Royal Princess in her quest to be the one Queen of the Sidhe.<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: A Queen to Rule Them All [Character Profiles]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ordell</strong> on <strong>21-05-2009, 02:31:47</strong>
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				<strong>Name:</strong> Maideth Maernlylth<br><br><strong>Alternate Name(s):</strong> N/A<br><br><strong>Title:</strong> Head Royal Guard to the Unseelie<br><br><br><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Physical Description</strong></span><br><strong>Hair Color:</strong> Shoulder length and black with silver trails along it.&nbsp; He has bangs covering one eye in a similar manner as the color around his hair.<br><strong>Eye Color:</strong>&nbsp; Red and Black with alternating rings of orange<br><strong>Skin Color:</strong>&nbsp; Ashen<br><strong>Glow Color:</strong>&nbsp; A dark redish aura that is tainted black to the eye.<br><strong>Age:</strong> Unknown<br><strong>Height:</strong>&nbsp; 6'6"<br><strong>Ancestry:</strong> Pure Sidhe<br><strong>Marks of Power:</strong>&nbsp; None yet<br><strong>Hand(s) of Power, if known:</strong>&nbsp; Fire<br><strong>Additional Power(s), if known:</strong>&nbsp; Can speak with spiritual beings<br><strong>Court:</strong>&nbsp; Unseelie<br><br><strong>Godhead, if known</strong>: Beli of Death and Sun<br><strong>Place in Story:</strong>&nbsp; Head of the Royal Guard, Aria's personal guard<br><strong>Special Stuff:</strong>&nbsp; The Reapers - These are a pair of daggers that Maideth has on his person at all times.&nbsp; The blade of one is silver and the other has a blade of black.&nbsp; It has been rumored that the color of the blade that ends the life of the individual decides their fate in the underworld for them.&nbsp; Of the lives that the blades have taken, he has noticed different expressions on the faces of those slain depending on the one they were killed with, so he assumes the rumors are true.&nbsp; The daggers have been passed down his family for generations.<br><br><br><strong>History:</strong> He was once the child of a great Sidhe family that lived the life of guarding whoever the royal family was.&nbsp; He was proud and honorable, but quite the conceited and foolish one in his family.&nbsp; It was some time ago that a young warrior made the great mistake of letting his physical desires get the best of what was right.&nbsp; He left the mounds and slept with a human girl of roughly the same age.&nbsp; They were young and foolish and in the heat of their passion, she was elf-struck.&nbsp; He was never considering anything serious, but as time went on and he started to see her less and less, she started to crave it.&nbsp; He could not afford to let himself be seen with an elf-struck woman following him around when he was outside his home, so he sought council.&nbsp; <br><br>Just outside of their land, lived an old Fae who was intelligent and much more educated than any of the scholars involved in the wars of the Seelie and Unseelie.&nbsp; Seeking his advice, he left and was predictably followed by the woman.&nbsp; What he ended up learning was that he should never be as foolish as he once was.&nbsp; It wasn't too long of a trip to the old Fae, but the woman kept pestering him, craving his attention and his touch and it got to the point that he could hardly handle it, but pressed on until they arrived.&nbsp; She repeatedly held him and made advances even while he spoke with his council and his eyes filled with rage as he turned and grabbed her wrist and went off on a tangent.&nbsp; Eventually, steam began to come out from her eyes and even from her pores until she no longer had life left in her and she withered much faster than he had ever heard tales of elf-stricken women before.&nbsp; <br><br>The old Fae told him what that power was and how it must have been that the godhead had manifested within himself.&nbsp; He finally departed back for his home changed.&nbsp; Not a single member of his family or any of the court he had come in contact with knew of the woman he had bedded outside their home, but all could see the change in his attitude once he had found out about this curse he now had.&nbsp; From that point on, he looked at a bracelet given to him on that day with the image of a black sun.&nbsp; He has lived with the regret, never seeming to age a day from when the events first transpired.
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				Title: <strong>Re: A Queen to Rule Them All [Character Profiles]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>miss Hysteria</strong> on <strong>21-05-2009, 18:25:51</strong>
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				1) Name: Lyranna<br>2) Alternate Name(s): Lira<br>3) Current Title: First Maiden of the Bedchamber<br>4) Physical Description<br>...... Hair Color: Red-orange<br>...... Eye Color: Red inside Blue inside Grey<br>...... Skin Color: Alabaster<br>...... Glow Color: Smokey Blue-Grey<br>...... Age: 32 (apparent.&nbsp; Actually age in the 1000’s)<br>...... Height: 5’7”<br>...... Ancestry: Lowborn Sidhe<br>...... Marks of Power: <br>5) Hand(s) of Power, if known: Fire control, an ability to call and control elemental fire.&nbsp; Fire is a difficult element to tame and, despite her years, she has yet to gain much true mastery.<br>6) Additional Power(s), if known: <br>7) Court: Seelie<br>8) Godhead, if known: Unknown (Brigit)<br>9) Place in Story: Seelie Princess’s Protector<br>10) Special Stuff: The Tear of Flame, a mystical gem that was given to her by the sorcerers of the Sect.&nbsp; Legend has it that the gem has a particular kind of healing ability that will sustain only those very near to death.<br><br>Lyranna never knew her parents, or anything about where she came from.&nbsp; She was selected at birth many thousands of years ago by a sect of mystics because she was a possible heiress to a portion of Godhead power, though this fact was never revealed to Lira.&nbsp; This faction had, using means that are not entirely savory, discerned that there would some day be a great upheaval and the fate of the Sidhe rested on a Princess of the Realm.&nbsp; It was Lyranna’s duty from birth to make sure that fated princess was able to fulfill her destiny.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The years passed and Lyranna was taught the prophecies, so that she would be able to recognize the coming of the Fated One, subtlety, so she could watch over Her, politics, that she could instruct Her, and above all war, so the girl would be protected at all times.&nbsp; In recent years, Lyranna lost touch with the Sect that created her but not with the mission they instilled.&nbsp; When the signs came, she recognized them and made the long journey to be at her Princess’s side.&nbsp; Perhaps, had the Sect still been around, she would have realized the situation was far more complicated than the prophecy lead her to believe—that there were, in fact, two princesses born under the proper signs.&nbsp; As Fate would have it, the first one she came across was in the Court of Seelie.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;When the child was moved to the Moral World, Lira followed.&nbsp; She never interfered or acted directly in the Princess’s life, but she was always there, watching.&nbsp; With help from the Queen, Lira took a position teaching at a school in the area of the mortal surrogate parents and convinced them to send the princess to her establishment.&nbsp; Acting as a mentor of sorts, she was able to guide the young girl while protecting her all the while.&nbsp; When the King finally returned for his daughter, Lira followed them back to the Seelie Court.&nbsp; Hiding her identity once more, she arranged to have herself instated as a handmaiden to the newly-returned Princess.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: A Queen to Rule Them All [Character Profiles]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sir Haley</strong> on <strong>21-05-2009, 21:53:34</strong>
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				<strong>1) Name:</strong>&nbsp; Adhamhnan Gairden <br>&nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Player Name:</strong>&nbsp; Sir Haley<br>2<strong>) Alternate Name(s):</strong>&nbsp; Adham <br><strong>3) Title:</strong>&nbsp; Royal Guard to the Unseelie<br><strong>4) Physical Description</strong><br>...... Hair Color:&nbsp; Shoulder-length, straight brown hair, often tied up<br>...... Eye Color:&nbsp; Rings of steely blue, black and silver<br>...... Skin Color:&nbsp; Tawny<br>...... Glow Color:&nbsp; Golden-brown<br>...... Age:&nbsp; Unknown, though his appearance is that of a human in their mid-twenties<br>...... Height:&nbsp; 6'5''<br>...... Ancestry:&nbsp; Half human/half sidhe<br>...... Marks of Power:&nbsp; none<br><strong>5) Hand(s) of Power, if known:</strong>&nbsp; Hand of ice.&nbsp; Can summon, manipulate and use ice.<br><strong>6) Additional Power(s), if known:</strong>&nbsp; Protective Auras.&nbsp; Is known to surround himself and his allies in various offensive and defensive magics.<br><strong>7) Court:</strong>&nbsp; Unseelie<br><strong>8) Godhead, if known:</strong> unknown<br><strong>9) Place in Story: </strong> Guard to the Princess<br><strong>10) Special Stuff:</strong>&nbsp; The massive, two handed blade he prefers is ever sharp, with a black, leather grip and sapphire pommelstone, and sheaths to his side.&nbsp; With this sword, he brings unprecedented speed and power, few able to stand between him and his target.&nbsp; However, there are moments when a flurry of steel is needed, which is the reason for the twin, one-handed swords sheathed on his back, both with matching leather black grips and azure stones on the hilts.<br><br><strong>History:</strong>&nbsp; Born of the pairing between a sidhe and human, the infant was sent nearly instantaneously to the mounds after the death of his human mother.&nbsp; Soon thereafter, his father was cut down in an ambush of the Seelie.&nbsp; An orphan, the Guard adopted him and trained him in every art of war and magic possible, and the young boy absorbed it much like a constantly dry sponge.&nbsp; As a young child, he idolized Maideth and thought constantly on becoming much like him.<br><br>Twenty seven years later, all the training and practice has created what many have called "Death Incarnate", a being capable of killing a foe in various ways.&nbsp; Many have placed him as their best, young Guard.&nbsp; Looked upon many a female sidhe as extremely attractive, he has engaged in various sexual acts without disdain, as this has been the only life he has ever known, however, no emotion enters his mind.&nbsp; Believing that emotions are the way the body betrays itself, his man keeps a calm, cool center.<br><br>Please, let me know what else I should include!&nbsp; Thanks!!
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				Title: <strong>Re: A Queen to Rule Them All [Character Profiles]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krule</strong> on <strong>28-05-2009, 00:32:20</strong>
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				<table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>(http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/5733/warriordvt.jpg)<br></td><td> <br><br>1) Name: Lord Cadeyrn <br>2) Alternate Name(s): Keith (he took on the name Keith after the last time the courts gave up power)<br>3) Title: The Duke of Knives and Air, Lord of Red Skies<br>4) Physical Description<br>...... Hair Color: Dark Brown, touched with gold<br>...... Eye Color: Layered Greens<br>...... Skin Color: Pale<br>...... Glow Color: Golden<br>...... Age: Thousands of years<br>...... Height: 6ft 1in <br>...... Ancestry: Pure Sidhe<br>...... Marks of Power: Golden twisting mark on right chest<br>5) Hand(s) of Power, if known: Hands of Knives and Air<br>6) Additional Power(s), if known: Powerful in mystical arts<br>7) Court: Unseelie<br>8) Godhead, if known: Was a god of Air and Battle<br>9) Place in Story: Captain of Princess Ellaria NicArren’s guard<br>10) Special Stuff:&nbsp; He carries a blade, one known only by the title, Skycutter.. It can only be used by someone with the hand of knives, it will cut anyone else to pieces, as though they were sliced into dozens of pieces by razor sharp knives.&nbsp; With this blade in his hands, he can use the hand of knives to cut though anything he sees, rather then being limited being a few feet<br><br><br>Known History: <br>Lord Cadeyrn, or Keith as he goes by in this modern age, is the Duke of Knives and Air, The Lord of Red Skies, once a god of sky and battle, he's very very dangerous, between having the hand of Knives and the hand of Air, he's someone to treat carefully.&nbsp; His power is very great, he can hear his name whispered on the wind, and can walk though the air like it was solid, he can affect the air in many ways, and once, before the courts gave up much of their power, he could even transport himself anywhere, though the air.&nbsp; With the hand of Knives, he is terrifying at close range as well, being able to cut though someone like knives would, just by willing it, though he has to be within a few feet of them, unless he uses his sword.&nbsp; He’s one of the more powerful members of the court<br><br>Bearing the hand of Knives, he always carries a few regular knives on him, kept razor sharp, they are all ordinary weapons, rather then magicial, and he has sought, over the centuries, to master every form of fighting with blades, though he has focused on swords and knives, the things he can do with a knife are amazing and a bit scary.<br><br>He became captain of the guard about 6 years ago, during a infamous incident regarding the princess, though the full details are not completely know, other then that he was involved in curbing a rather impulsive act on her part.<br><br>Which god of the air he was, he will not say, and the others who know respect that particular desire.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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				Title: <strong>Re: A Queen to Rule Them All [Character Profiles]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Amberghylles</strong> on <strong>28-05-2009, 09:15:01</strong>
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				<strong>1) Name:</strong> Roarke <br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Player Name:</strong> Amberghylles<br><strong>2 ) Alternate Name(s):</strong> none<br><strong>3 ) Title:</strong> Guard to Princess of Seelie<br><span class="bbc_u"><strong>4 ) Physical Description</strong></span><br>...... Hair Color: Thick earthy brown locks, naturally curly and almost always slightly wild and unkempt. <br>...... Eye Color: A deep chocolate surrounded by dark green and then hazel <br>...... Skin Color: Deeply tanned<br>...... Glow Color: Cobalt blue <br>...... Age: Uncertain but over 100<br>...... Height:&nbsp; 6'2"<br>...... Ancestry: Halfbreed, offspring of a satyr and an unseelie lady.<br>...... Marks of Power: (none yet)<br><strong>5 ) Hand(s) of Power, if known:</strong>&nbsp; (none known)<br><strong>6 ) Additional Power(s), if known:</strong> His close presence causes arousal, the more senses engaged and the more directly the stronger the reaction.&nbsp; His music or singing is somewhat hypnotic, charming listeners to pay attention as long as he continues and swaying their emotions as long as they listen.<br><strong>7 ) Court:</strong> Unseelie<br><br><strong>8 ) Godhead, if known:</strong> (none as of yet)<br><strong>9 ) Place in Story:</strong> Protector of the Seelie Princess<br><strong>10 ) Special Stuff:</strong> Satyr's Pipes - a set of well-made but seemingly ordinary wooden pipes.&nbsp; However in the hands of one with satyr blood, they amplify the power of his song magic greatly, making it nearly irresistible while he plays and leaving stronger lingering emotional effects. <br><br><strong>History:</strong> Roarke knows little of his mother beyond that she was swept off her feet by a band of satyrs one midsummer and that she turned the resulting child over to them to raise when it proved to be male.&nbsp; He spent his youth and some time thereafter among the satyrs, living the carefree and decadent lifestyle of a satyr.&nbsp; But in time, his shide blood grew restless with the simple hedonistic party and his differences made him more and more of an outsider.<br><br>He arrived in the courts, and quickly discovered that while his well-muscled and stocky form was ruggedly handsome to many, it was not beautiful enough for the Seelie.&nbsp; And while he did not have animal legs and hooves, the stubby claws tipping his fingers and the small horns upon his forehead were glaring faults in the eyes of the pureblooded shide.<br><br>However, his talent with music and sway with the ladies allowed him to find a place within the dark court and he has often been one of Princess Aria's favored choices for her 'entertainments'.&nbsp; Recently however, he carried out the shocking act of swearing an oath to protect Princess Cerridwyn.&nbsp; <br><br>Thus, he remains a member of one court but sworn to the service of the princess of the other.&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: A Queen to Rule Them All [Character Profiles]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Antone</strong> on <strong>01-06-2009, 05:43:51</strong>
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				(http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/2/26402/485959-415863_green_goblin_ultimate_00_super_super.jpg)<br>(coloring of the image does not match that of the actual character)<br><br><br>1) Name:&nbsp; Fenris<br>2) Alternate Name(s): none<br>3) Title: King of the Goblins<br>4) Physical Description<br>...... Hair Color: Black<br>...... Eye Color: Pure White (no visible iris)<br>...... Skin Color: Dark Green (almost black)<br>...... Glow Color:<br>...... Age: Appears-28&nbsp; &nbsp;Actual - 1529<br>...... Height: 6'2"<br>...... Ancestry: Half-Goblin, Half-Sidhe<br>...... Marks of Power:<br>5) Hand(s) of Power, if known: Shapeshifting, Speed<br>6) Additional Power(s), if known: Endurance of the Troll - Able to heal from wounds much like a Troll, though at a bit slower pace... but still faster than is normal.<br>7) Court: Goblin Court<br>8) Godhead, if known: (not required)<br>9) Place in Story: Goblin King<br>10) Special Stuff: Belt of Will - Prevents the wearers mind or emotions from being swayed or altered in any way from the magics or abilities of another.<br><br>11) History-<br><br>&nbsp;Its a commonly known fact that whenever negotiations with goblins are made, sex is often a part of it. A way to break the ice, and a showing of trust that one would copulate with one, or a dozen, of these evil, foul creatures. Time and time again, such copulations happen... though oddly enough, it was rare for goblins to breed with other races.... mostly due to the extent those other races took to avoid such children. But rarely... -very- rarely... a child is born of a goblin and sidhe coupling.<br><br>&nbsp;Such was the case of Fenris.<br><br>&nbsp;Most people would have destroyed the baby, knowing its heritage... but Fenris' mother was a gentle, loving nurturing type... and to protect him, she raised him in secret, which gave him a sheltered life for the most part. But during those years, books had become the friends he'd never known. So when the years passed, and he was finally able to move out into the light of the world, he was further educated than most might think.<br><br>&nbsp;He tried to join the courts of the sidhe, seelie and unseelie alike... but prejudice wasn't so easily overcome. His ancestry, while not a big issue in his mind, was apparently a huge one in the eyes of the creatures of perfection like the seelie... and even those cast away, and brought into the unseelie court couldn't find a way to trust a man who was half-goblin, so he too was cast from their court.<br><br>&nbsp;With nowhere else to turn, Fenris turned to the goblin courts. At first, he didn't know what to expect... though what he found, a world of sex, violence, perverse debauchery... A world of goblins. But he saw that it was a world where power held purchase. He knew that he could never be anything of worth in the seelie and unseelie courts... so as a last attempt, he threw himself into the court of goblins. The court of his father.<br><br>&nbsp;At first, he was out of place, his mind more educated than the thinking of natural goblins. But in time, he began to see how the hierarchy worked... and began to work towards gaining his own place in this world of seeming chaos. As he learned the ways of the goblins, slowly, he began garnering his own power, and soon became a force to be reckoned with. But he was an ambitious man... and his eyes were aimed towards the top.... the King himself.<br><br>&nbsp;It took a full 3 years of planning before he actually put the plan into motion.... but when all was said and done, there was a new King of the Goblins. Most would have rose up and killed the man... but over the years, he'd learned to develope the powers granted to him through his sidhe blood... and such powers were displayed in the process of overthrowing the King. And even goblins were quick enough to see that, perhaps, this man who shared the blood of sidhe, and had the power to kill the old King could raise the power of the goblins....<br><br>&nbsp;A thousand years have passed.... and the goblins have indeed grow in power... they've become a truly formidable force, all in thanks to the quick mind of their king, who has roused their chaotic world into a world of power.... although still very chaotic.
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				Title: <strong>Re: A Queen to Rule Them All [Character Profiles]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sir Wolfgang</strong> on <strong>02-06-2009, 03:16:49</strong>
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				(Will finish later)<br>1) Name: Fionn Lorcan <br>&nbsp; &nbsp; Player Name: Sir Wolfgang<br>2) Alternate Name(s): Is typically called Fionn (pronounced Finn)<br>3) Title: Second in Command of the Seelie Guard<br>4) Physical Description<br>...... Hair Color:Bright blonde, bordering on white. Mid-length, typically somewhat touseled.<br>...... Eye Color:Grey, almost silver, with flecks of blue around the edges.<br>...... Skin Color: Golden<br>...... Glow Color:Bright white<br>...... Age: Unknown<br>...... Height:6'1"<br>...... Ancestry:Pure Seelie<br>...... Marks of Power:<br>5) Hand(s) of Power, if known: Purification. Because his godhead is Belenus, God of Light, Fionn has the capability to use light to heal wounds, regardless of their severity, although he is still somewhat rough in this area, and has difficulty with wounds that would be considered life-threatening. He is also able to create and condense light into solid matter (think the Green Lantern), most typically a sword and shield. <br>6) Additional Power(s), if known:<br>7) Court: Seelie<br>8) Godhead, if known: (not required) Belenus, Gaelic God of Light.<br>9) Place in Story:Second in Command, Seelie Guard<br>10) Special Stuff:<br>His armor is a bright, glistening golden hue, given to him as a gift by the Fianna after his time traveling with them. His sword, named Skofnung, was also a gift from King Hrolf Kraki of Denmark, during Kraki's voyages to make a name for himself. <br><br>History of the past Thirty Years:<br><br>Fionn is one of the prominent members of the Seelie court, second only to Connal in prominence. Despite this, he and Connal are long-time friends. <br><br>Some of Fionn's recent exploits include a period of time in the court of King Brian Boru, during which he helped to overthrow the Ui Neill, then the ruling family of Ireland. He was also briefly affiliated with Fionn Mac Cumhael, and the Fianna, during which time he was given his armor. <br><br>Fionn has never been married in his lengthy life, instead dedicating himself to the cause of protecting the Seelie court and gaining prestige amongst the mortals of Ireland. He is a courageous warrior, although his lack of experience with his healing powers nearly cost King Hrolf Kraki his life during his Irish exploits. <br><br>Most recently, Fionn's whereabouts were unknown, until he appeared in the Seelie court several days prior to Dawn's arrival. He refuses to discuss where he had been previously, dismissing questions with a friendly laugh or artful subject change.
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				Title: <strong>Re: A Queen to Rule Them All [Character Profiles]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moth</strong> on <strong>03-06-2009, 03:02:27</strong>
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				(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e320/wellworm/allih.jpg)<br><span style="font-family: times new roman;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-family: times new roman;" class="bbc_font"><br>1) Name: Shar Helms<br>2) Alternate Name(s): Zigzag<br>3) Title: Procurer of Entertainments, Rogue<br>4) Physical Description<br>...... Hair Color: Jet black.<br>...... Eye Color: Blue such a dark shade that it appears to match her hair. <br>...... Skin Color: Very pale white with with faint violet hues. <br>...... Glow Color: A faint silverish gray.<br>...... Age: Appears to be in her early thirties. Her actual age is in the mere centuries, making her youthful in Fae terms.<br>...... Height: 6'0<br>...... Ancestry: Goblin/sidhe half-breed<br>...... Marks of Power:<br>5) Hand(s) of Power, if known:<br><br><strong>Shadow Manipulation</strong> - Where others may control the winds, flames, or seas, Shar draws from the power of shadow. Her movements in the darkness are nearly imperceptible, and especially difficult as she can teleport herself through her element. Additionally, she can craft objects from shadow such as weapons and tools. Such creations can only last for a limited duration, and the time before powerful objects fade away is particularly short. Her power can substantially weakened when exposed to bright light. <br><br><strong>Poisonous Flesh</strong> - As a result of her intense experimentation with the lethal substances, Shar has gained their mastery. When she desires, her flesh can excrete a toxic venom that poisons upon impact. She is immune to her own toxins, and the only known antidote is a vial of her blood. Depending upon concentration, its effects can range from paralysis to death. <br><br>6) Additional Power(s), if known:<br><strong><br>Poison Resistance</strong>: Poison immediately becomes diluted in her blood stream, making her far more resistant to various toxins than most. Although she can still be affected by the stronger varieties, it takes a much greater duration of time. <br><br>7) Court: Unseelie <br>8) Godhead, if known: (not required)<br>9) Place in Story: She serves the Unseelie Court as an attendant to the Princess. Her main task is to procure entertainments for the various royals, such as mortal playthings or perhaps substances intoxicating even to the Immortals. However, she is willing to do almost any job assigned to her, seeing service as her method to rise in power and influence. <br><br>10) Special Stuff: Her weapon specialty is the usage of fine-tipped needles, intended to be able to deliver deadly poisons with only the slightest of pricks. Some are so thin that the victims often can't even feel their entrance, if particularly distracted (a method she had made use of with both pleasure and pain). When she needs to utilize a more direct form of combat, she prefers to work with a tapered dagger, often aiming for vulnerable areas. While not especially strong, she is agile and fast. <br><br>History: Shar can claim no particularly distinguished lineage - her mother was a minor noble who had an a child with a Goblin Lord in order to secure a contract. As an exotic, she had some novelty when quite young, but she was mainly kept in the darkness behind her more acceptable siblings. It was in their shadows that she discovered her talents. And the sheer lack of attention paid to her gave her some mobility. Eventually, as her reputation grew, she became an object of greater and greater suspicion. However, her service to the nobles permits her to stay in the Sidhe court. Whether that position is secured is still left to be decided. <br><br>Because of a similar heritage and a far more prestigious career, she admires half-breed King Fenris. Occasionally, she had made visits to the court of her father to roam amongst the goblins and learn their ways. It was there that she learned the mastery of poisons - crafting substances dangerous even to her kind. She considers herself a goblin at heart with only Sidhe leanings, but she remains amongst the Unseelie due to her ambitious nature. It is also a whispered rumor that she distantly watches and desires the Princess of her court, but given the implications of such a low-born mutt observing such a treasured noble, it's talk that she is fast to quell. <br></span></span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: A Queen to Rule Them All [Character Profiles]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>11-06-2009, 01:00:43</strong>
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				WIP<br><br>(http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa75/SAsmTOP/zaby/Satyrs/Cernunnos.jpg?t=1244675438)<br><br>1) Name: Cernunnos <br>2) Alternate Name(s): Cernenus, Cern<br>3) Title: King of the Sluagh, Master of the Wild Hunt, Great Horned One, Lord of the Animals, Lord of Wild Things<br>4) Physical Description<br>...... Hair Color: Long and dark<br>...... Eye Color: Three shades of green, from dark green to almost black.<br>...... Skin Color: Tanned<br>...... Glow Color: Green<br>...... Age: Ancient. <br>...... Height: 6'6<br>...... Ancestry: Sidhe<br>...... Marks of Power: Stags antlers growing from his forehead<br>5) Hand(s) of Power, if known: Hand of Blood<br>6) Additional Power(s), if known: Summon the Wild Hunt. Call the Gáe Bulg (magical barbed spear) to him. Shapeshifter. Tracking.<br>7) Court: Sluagh<br>8) Godhead, if known: (not required)<br>9) Place in Story: King of the Sluagh<br>10) Special Stuff:
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				Title: <strong>Re: A Queen to Rule Them All [Character Profiles]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Galatine</strong> on <strong>29-06-2009, 05:48:03</strong>
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				1) Name: Avalerion ap Adar<br>2) Alternate Name(s): Emrys Gale<br>3) Title: King of the Demi-fey, Falcon-lord<br>4) Physical Description<br>...... Hair Color: Shoulder length and a light grey in color, soft feathers make up the lower third of his hair. When in his guise as "Gale", he hides this with a powerful illusion to make his hair seem that much shorter. To be safe he also changes his hair color to a deep russet.<br>...... Eye Color: Instead of black, his pupils are a glacial blue. The Iris' are heterochromatic, the iris of the left eye is brown, while that of the right is a deep forest green. When in his guise as "Gale", he uses his powerful illusions to shift the colors around into the Sidhe tri-iris pattern with first the blue ring, then the green, then the brown.<br>...... Skin Color: Pale, enough so that one can barely see the bluish veins in his skin. A true "Blue-blood"<br>...... Glow Color: A deep blue, invoking a cloudless noonday sky.<br>...... Age: 178<br>...... Height: Normally: "doll sized"&nbsp; as Gale: 5' 11"<br>...... Ancestry: Son of Queen Arundel ap Adar and a consort. The House of Adar is directly descended from the legendary Adar Llwch Gwin, specifically the Fairy Wife of Drudwas ap Tryffin. As such Avalerion has a small amount of human blood from this mighty warrior who was his great grandfather.<br>...... Marks of Power: As a descendant of the Adar Llwch Gwin, Avalerion has black facial markings similar to the malar stripes of a kestrel, extending from his cheeks to his eyes before turning and going away from the nose before disappearing into his hair. As Gale, he again uses illusions to hide this.<br>5) Hand(s) of Power, if known: none<br>6) Additional Power(s), if known:<br>Fae Illusions: As one of the Demi-fey, Avalerion has an instinctive grasp of the magic that makes up the majority of his being. As such he can form glamour magics without need for great amounts of preparation, only a small amount of blood. Royal blood produces the most intense and powerful illusions, though his own will not suffice without sufficient preparatory magic. Typically Avalerion uses large and flashy illusions to mask the smaller and more important ones he has. An example would be illusioning up a thrown ball of flame to mask the illusion that his sword arm is in a place a few inches or degrees removed from where it appears to be.<br><br>Small enough illusions, such as those he uses to change his features as "Gale", are minor enough to mostly fade into the background magic of Faerie, being very difficult to detect.<br><br>Language of Birds: Avalerion's heritage from the Adar Llwch Gwin allows him to speak and understand the magical language of birds. He uses this to gather information, as birds see many things and aren't typically inclined to lie about them. In the past, this ability was seen as almost prophetic as a result. It is not. Should he will it, Avalerion can make his dispatch understood by select others. This does not extend to being able to speak it, or understand others speaking it.<br><br>Flight: As a Demi-fey, Avalerion can flit about with great maneuverability and speed. Because he does not have any wings, Avalerion tends to hide this ability when he is not wearing his cloak, giving the untrue impression that his human heritage makes him reliant upon the cloak to access this power. While he is shape-changed to human size, this power will not work as he is simply too big and heavy then.<br><br>Kiss of Birds: An ability said to be a gift from the Deity, Avalerion can heal the wounds of whosoever he kisses.<br><br>Shape-change: As a particularly potent example of a Demi-fey, Avalerion has the coveted ability to transform into a human-sized form of himself. Normally this does not change any of his features. Nor does this extend to clothing, necessitating he keep a few sets for use then. This power is one of the most closely guarded secrets of the Demi-fey, and Avalerion keeps it well.<br><br>7) Court: Demi-fey<br>8) Godhead, if known: none<br>9) Place in Story: King of the Demi-fey<br>10) Special Stuff:<br>House Adar Cloak: The cloak worn by Avalerion is styled like the folded wings of a Kestrel, the feathers and patterns clearly visible in the thread. It adjusts its size in accordance to the one who wears it, and is always snug and warm. With a motion, the wearer can also cause the cloak to unfurl into a pair of wings similar to those of a Kestrel. Avalerion has not disabused the commonly held rumor that this allows feature makes up for his human heritage, allowing him to fly. But neither has he told the truth. He finds it convenient for others to underestimate him at times.<br><br>Carnwennan: A dagger, styled similar to a dirk. Its clean blade hosts no markings of any kind, its broad blade guard no engravings. It is made out of a dull, matte grey material that seems to suck the color out of everything around it, the darkness out of everything, grinding them down into shades of grey. The hilt is a solid piece of white oak, with a ball of the grey metal serving as the pommel of this banal dagger. The story behind the dagger explains the unsavory reputation it has, even among those who wield it. When the great warrior Drudwas ap Tryffin went to war against the Pendragon, he used the oaths of loyalty through his marriage into the Adar Llwch Gwin to bind them to his cause. Specifically they were to fight the warrior who first took to the field. Fate, however, played a cruel trick. Arthur, who should have been first onto the field of battle was delayed, and the Adar Llwch Gwin were forced by their oaths to kill Drudwas. Being just and sorrowful for this unfair onus put upon the Adar, Arthur took on all responsibility for the death of Drudwas and paid weregild to the newly widowed Fairy Wife. That weregild was his dagger, Carnwennan, which had been used by Arthur to slay one of the most powerful Unseelie Witches of his time, an evil being that called herself the Midnight Witch.<br><br>The Carnwennan is a baleful dagger, having an almost animalistic hunger to it, seeking to destroy magic that it touches. It cleaves through protective magic with trivial ease, rending them like so much paper. The wounds it causes are also resistant to healing magics, and even a seemingly light wound can be draining to a Faerie creature. Being more or less pure magic, Carnwennan is even more deadly when used against a Demi-fey. Indeed, it is only the human heritage of the House of Adar that allows them to even wield it, and even then it does not protect them from the dagger's hateful bite or the discomfort all Faerie things feel when it is unsheathed.<br><br>However, despite its dread potency, Carnwennan is still a dagger. Its reach is short, and its balance and shape make it unwieldy when used by someone of a Demi-fey's size. Mundane armor also stops it just as well as any other dagger.<br><br>History: Adar Llwch Gwin. It was the ancient name of Avalerion's family. Their heritage, their proud clan. Before the ascendency of the House of Adar the Demi-fey were not a people unified under a court like other Faerie creatures. Being, in a very real way, Faerie itself, moving from the clan like system they used simply never occurred to them. Some clans would ally with Unseelie, causing mischief as was their nature. Others would ally with the Seelie, still causing mischief but more of the type that tended to help more than hinder. As was their nature. And still others allied with neither court, keeping to themselves. The system worked, and few cared that they were slowly being subsumed by the Sidhe courts.<br><br>That changed with the rise to power of the Adar. While they had been a powerful clan, the Adar Llwch Gwin, who tended to take the form of hawks, were not the rulers of the Demi-fey by far. They were, however, fiercely independent. And like a few other Demi-fey clans they made alliances, dalliances, and marriages with humans at times. So it was that one of the mightiest warriors of the time, Drudwas ap Tryffin, was married into the Adar. It was a marriage alliance of convenience for both. The Adar wanted an ally in human affairs, and Drudwas needed magical aid if he wished to keep his independence from the Pendragon. Using his marriage oaths to the Adar, Drudwas secured the aid of his new family members, who he made vow would kill with first warrior who took the field of battle. Arthur was delayed to the field, however, and not realizing this Drudwas took to the field. Bound by their sacred oaths the Adar wept as they tore their human brother asunder.<br><br>While it was only a chance of Fate that caused this, being the kind and just king that he was, Arthur could not help but to feel responsible for the death of Drudwas. Thus he quit the war and gave Drudwas a burial fit for a warrior of his stature. He also paid weregild to the now pregnant widow of Drudwas: his own dagger Carnwennan. Being human, Arthur did not know much of the Demi-fey or magic in general, that being the purview of his mentor and advisor: Merlin. Thus he did not understand just what he had given up. The Fairy Wife did.<br><br>She soon gave birth to a half-human son Bran ap Adar. And when he came of age she gave him Carnwennan, knowing that only he among the Demi-fey could wield it. For his human blood protected him from the baleful presence of the blade in his hands. Bran was as ambitious as his father, and as fiercely independent as his mother. Using the Carnwennan and his raw charisma and powerful magic, Bran united the clans of the Demi-fey into a true court, styled after those of the Sidhe. In doing this he declared that the Demi-fey would not be subsumed and would maintain their affairs separately. Bran ap Adar was the grandfather of Avalerion, the current King of the Demi-fey.<br><br>Avalerion is the first King of the Demi-fey born on American soil, having been born to Queen Arundel 178 years ago. As such he is more in touch with modernity than many Fae. When he was younger, after just learning how to change his size, his mother ensured that Avalerion went to a human collage. As such Prince Avalerion, under the name Roland Blackwood, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1883 with a Juris Doctorate in Law with a specialization in laws pertaining to Faerie citizenry. He is fond of his old school, and regularly sends endowments to it, under aliases of course, and attends the occasional lecture at the University, reminiscing about old friends and good times. After graduation he divided his time between the Demi-fey court and maintaining the Blackwood Law Practice he established in Indianapolis. After the fading of the Queen 75 years ago, Avalerion ascended to the throne of his court taking possession of the Crown and the Carnwennan, arranging for the "death" of his Roland persona and the closing of his law offices to enable him to devote his full attentions to the Court.<br><br>Being one of the few Demi-fey who can change their size, Avalerion established a separate identity for his shape-changed form after he ascended to the throne. When in that form he calls himself Emrys Gale, a sidhe belonging to neither of the courts and thus being more or less welcome in places where a Demi-fey King would not be. Gale is charming, always ready with a laugh and an offer for a drink, always refusing offers to officially join either court. It would be lying to say the King has not had his share of dalliances as Emrys. He does, however, make certain that nothing comes of them. The King's bachelorhood is a tool to be used to further the Court. And as always that is Avalerion's primary goal: To bring the Demi-fey greater security, greater prestige, greater power.<br><br>To this end, Avalerion has made polite overtures to the Seelie Court. The Demi-fey are widely known to have many secrets, as secrets are their primary trade. They know secrets embarrassing and dangerous to many of the nobles in all the Courts, and it is rumored some even more powerful and potent secrets. Avalerion plays off of this, testing the waters towards an outright alliance with the Seelie. While it is not widely known, the Demi-fey ARE Faerie. They are the land. They are the belief humans have in Faerie. Avalerion sees the storm-clouds in the distance, sees how the face of Faerie may be changed, and rumors that some wish not for two Sidhe courts, but one, with one Queen. The fear and darkness that the Unseelie will bring should they come to power over Faerie is not something Avalerion sees as advantageous towards the Demi-fey. In the past the Unseelie have had no compunctions against treating humans as chattel. So Avalerion seeks to bring about the opposite. But first he must see what the intentions of the Seelie are. First he must see about their new Princess.
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				Title: <strong>Re: A Queen to Rule Them All [Character Profiles]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Madalina</strong> on <strong>01-07-2009, 19:03:33</strong>
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				1) <strong>Name:</strong> Kenzy Adwyn O’Donaigh<br>2) <strong>Alternate Name(s):</strong> None<br>3) <strong>Title:</strong> Officially it is Handmaiden to Princess Cerridwyn<br>4) <strong>Physical Description</strong><br>...... <strong>Hair Color:</strong> Auburn<br>...... <strong>Eye Color:</strong> Silver<br>...... <strong>Skin Color:</strong> Very pale, but flawless<br>...... <strong>Glow Color:</strong> A very light translucent blue<br>...... <strong>Age:</strong> Appears in her mid 20’s<br>...... <strong>Height:</strong> 6’1<br>...... <strong>Ancestry:</strong> Pure Sidhe<br>...... <strong>Marks of Power:</strong><br>5) <strong>Hand(s) of Power, if known:</strong> Manipulation of Air (winds and storms)<br>6) <strong>Additional Power(s), if known:</strong> None known<br>7) <strong>Court:</strong> Seelie<br>8) <strong>Godhead, if known:</strong> None<br>9) <strong>Place in Story:</strong> Princess Cerridwyn’s handmaiden and bodyguard<br>10) <strong>Special Stuff:</strong> She has been trained in many fighting arts and has specialized with the bow and arrow. In fact, she more than likely has figured out how to hide a bow and at least a couple arrows on her person if she is not suppose to be publicly carrying them…<br><br><strong>History: </strong>Kenzy was raised in the house of the Seelie King and Queen, her mother had been a handmaiden to the Queen and her father had been one of the King’s Royal Advisors. Their home had always been the Seelie Court. The King took notice of the fact that she had inherited her father’s height, and the gears in his mind had started turning. Instead of spending her days learning the female arts, she was taken out onto the battle training grounds with all the lads her age. Growing into an adult was a constant battle to assert her dominance over the naturally stronger boys and to conquer her female tendency to get her feelings hurt. Yet the Queen kept a close eye on her, not allowing her to grow completely wild and insisting that three days out of her week were devoting to spending time with her mother and the Queen and learning the ways of Court refinement. The combination of it all has created a bodyguard for Cerridwyn that can move throughout the Court at ease and without calling attention to herself, but can slit the throat of any threat without batting a lovely eyelash.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: A Queen to Rule Them All [Character Profiles]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lady Annabelle</strong> on <strong>21-11-2009, 21:08:55</strong>
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				<table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>(http://th02.deviantart.net/images/300W/i/2003/36/5/0/Autumns_Handmaiden.jpg)</td><td><strong>1) Name:</strong> Lyranna<br><strong>2) Alternate Name(s):</strong> Lyra<br><strong>3) Current Title:</strong> First Maiden of the Bedchamber<br><strong>4) Physical Description:</strong><br>&nbsp; &nbsp;---<strong>Hair Color:</strong> Red-orange<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;---<strong>Eye Color:</strong> Red inside Blue inside Grey<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;---<strong>Skin Color:</strong> Alabaster<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;---<strong>Gown Color:</strong> All pure white lace<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;---<strong>Age:</strong> 22<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;---<strong>Height:</strong> 5'7"<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;---<strong>Ancestry:</strong> Lowborn Sidhe<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;---<strong>Marks of Power:</strong><br><strong>5)Hand(s) of Power:</strong> Wild emphatic powers as she is attuned with all the emotions and thoughts around her.<br><strong>6) Additional Power(s), if known:</strong><br><strong>7) Court:</strong> Seelie<br><strong>8) Godhead, if known:</strong> Unknown<br><strong>9) Place in Story:</strong> Seelie Princess's Protector<br><strong>10) Special Stuff:</strong> The Tear of Water, a mystical gem that was given to her by the sorcerers of the Sect.&nbsp; Legend has it that the gem has a particular kind of healing ability that will sustain only those very near to death.</td></tr></tbody></table><br><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>(http://api.ning.com/files/9vzSjr6c1-A*BrGoXQ*qiJumQN1dBdV034Kx5uonRdphOrLBvbHVRqKDbxedF1qjoIQko16*kj2b0lWzgOb9c7mZroG1s4JI/handmaiden1.jpg)</td><td><strong>History:</strong>&nbsp; Lyranna never knew her parents, or anything about where she came from.&nbsp; She was selected at birth by a sect of mystics because she was a possible heiress to a portion of Godhead power, though this fact was never revealed to Lira.&nbsp; This faction had, using means that are not entirely savory, discerned that there would some day be a great upheaval and the fate of the Sidhe rested on a Princess of the Realm.&nbsp; It was Lyranna’s duty from birth to make sure that fated princess was able to fulfill her destiny.<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;The years passed and Lyranna was taught the prophecies, so that she would be able to recognize the coming of the Fated One, subtlety, so she could watch over her, politics, that she could instruct her, and above all war, so the girl would be protected at all times.&nbsp; In recent years, Lyranna lost touch with the Sect that created her but not with the mission they instilled.&nbsp; When the signs came, she recognized them and made the long journey to be at her Princess's side.&nbsp; Perhaps, had the Sect still been around, she would have realized the situation was far more complicated than the prophecy lead her to believed that there were, in fact, two princesses born under the proper signs.&nbsp; As Fate would have it, the first one she came across was in the Court of Seelie.<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;When the child was moved to the Moral World, Lira followed.&nbsp; She never interfered or acted directly in the Princess's life, but she was always there, watching.&nbsp; With help from the Queen, Lira joined the princess at a school in the area of the mortal surrogate parents and quickly became endearing friends to the royal being.&nbsp; Acting as a true friend of sorts, she was able to guide the young girl while protecting her all the while.&nbsp; When the King finally returned for his daughter, Lira followed them back to the Seelie Court.&nbsp; Hiding her identity once more, she arranged to have herself instated as a handmaiden to the newly returned Princess.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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