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[Character Name] Niall
[Canon] Wicked Lovely
[Point Taken from Canon] End of Book 2
[Age] Over 900
[Gender] Male
[Sexual Orientation] Pansexual
[Eye Color] With Glamor: brown, Normally: reflective like a cat's
[Hair Color] Brown
[Height] 6'2" (just gonna say, no canon reference)
[Other]
With Glamor
A young man with shorn brown hair, not that remarkable except for a large scar he wears proudly from temple to mouth.
Without Glamor (his normal Faery appearance):
"His scar glared like a fresh jagged wound; his eyes reflected the streetlight like an animal's. His bones weren't quite right, like there were extra lengths or joints [...]. His cheekbones were too severe for a human's face, too angular, and his skin glowed as if illuminated by a light inside him, as if his skin were too sheer, like parchment over a flame."
He also has scars all over his body.
[Clothing] Modern (21st century) clothing, American, casual but tasteful.
[Background]
Of the Courts of Faeries, Niall belonged to none. He was an unaffiliated Gancanagh, a faerie whose very skin is addictive to mortals. Niall doesn't know this until he meets a certain faerie of the Dark Court, the King himself, Irial. Irial uses Niall's naiveté to draw in mortals for the entertainment of the Dark Court, who feed off the darker emotions of the mortals to strengthen and nourish themselves. Niall participates in everything not knowing that the mortals he touches are lost nor that Irial is the Dark King. Eventually, Irial does bring him to the Dark Court and shows him all the lost mortals he's created for them to feed on.
At this point Niall makes a bargain with Irial: him in exchange for the mortals he has unwittingly handed over to the dark Fey. Irial agrees, and instead of the mortals being the subject of the night's entertainment, Niall is. He is left with scars all over his body and one particular one on his face running from his temple to the corner of his mouth.
Driven by guilt and disgust, Niall abandons Irial and the Dark Court and turns to the Summer Court. He becomes the Summer King's regent, and feels indebted to him. He serves in this role for 900 years, aiding Keenan as he attempts to find his Summer Queen. Keenan only subjects him to one primary rule: no mortals. Niall must never touch one or drive them insane with need for him again. Until a mortal named Leslie, he is able to hold true to that promise.
Keenan finds his Summer Queen, a mortal named Aislinn who is turned into a faerie. Her friend, Leslie, has caught the attention of the Dark King Irial. Through a process known as an Ink Exchange he binds Leslie to him. When he does this, all the dark faeries are drawn then to her and eventually through her, Irial is able to feed off of the dark feelings of mortals and spread it to his entire Court. Niall, being a dark Gancanagh, is also drawn to her and Keenan uses him as a tool to get closer to the truth of the Ink Exchange and the Dark King. Unaware of the Summer King's use of him, Niall becomes closer to Leslie, drawn to her, but the Ink Exchange is finished before she can become addicted to him.
Eventually he helps Leslie free herself of the Ink Exchange and her bind to Irial and his Dark Court. Niall has sworn off his fealty to Keenan and is once again unaffiliated with any court. Irial is no longer able to sustain his Dark Court and in order to protect his Fey, protect Leslie and protect Niall, he hands his throne over to Niall as he had originally offered 900 years ago. Niall isn't given a choice in the matter, but does know that with the new position he will have enough power to make his touch no longer addictive to mortals.
[Personality]
Niall is stubborn, loyal and duty-bound. He's patient and compared to the dark fey he once associated with, optimistic and kind. Unlike most faeries he seems more grounded in reality, more logical, and more ethical. He understands how the faeries affect mortals and doesn't believe in many of their ways. Even then some of the practices of the "good" Court, the Summer Court, are distasteful to him. He's aware of the inhibitions forced on the Summer Girls of Keenan's court and reminds the King and the other regent, Tavish, of this. He seems to have more concern for the well-being of mortals than almost any of the other faeries, even the Kings and Queens.
He considers himself very moral and compared to the other fey he is. Even if he is at odds with someone he will stay and fight with them if they are outnumbered, for example. Despite his own desire to feed on mortal addiction to his touch, Niall is able to control his need for them for almost a millennia, satisfying himself with other Fey instead.
That being said he does still indulge himself in faerie behaviors that aren't necessarily moral, and there are things about mortals he doesn't understand or respect necessarily. For example he will remain invisible and touch and speak to them despite their being unable to hear him or do anything about it. He does indulge himself with Leslie to a point, despite knowing it's wrong and despite the Summer Queen's wishes.
Overall he is kind, thoughtful, moral but with a darker mischievous streak.
[Specialties/Abilities]
As a Gancanagh, Niall's touch is addictive to mortals. However, as King of the Dark Court, his new powers can override that addictive quality if he chooses (which he always will).
He is invisible to mortals unless he chooses to be visible to them (or they have abilities that counteract it).
He can use glamors to disguise his true faerie form and look like a typical human. This mask will be what most everyone sees all the time when interacting with him, though his true form isn't too different.
Niall can sense and taste the emotions of others and feed off them to nourish himself, this is linked to his connection with all those fey in his Court.
As a faerie (and even more so as a King) Niall can move at super-human speeds, is super-humanly strong, and impervious to toxins, poisons, etc. for the most part. Most Faerie cannot be around or touch steel or iron, but as a monarch Niall will be able to with no ill-effects.
[Affection] Very affectionate, feel free. He may be a little hesitant or leery but he likely won't show it.
[Fighting] Niall is quite handy in a scrap and he's not afraid to jump in, especially if it's to help someone else out. If it's not his fight, he really doesn't care though? I'm up for about anything..
[Other Permissions] I'm open to about anything, but keep in mind that Niall is the King of the Dark Faery Court, so it may be much more difficult compared to a regular mortal.
[Other Facts] none right now :B
[Canon] Wicked Lovely
[Point Taken from Canon] End of Book 2
[Age] Over 900
[Gender] Male
[Sexual Orientation] Pansexual
[Eye Color] With Glamor: brown, Normally: reflective like a cat's
[Hair Color] Brown
[Height] 6'2" (just gonna say, no canon reference)
[Other]
With Glamor
A young man with shorn brown hair, not that remarkable except for a large scar he wears proudly from temple to mouth.
Without Glamor (his normal Faery appearance):
"His scar glared like a fresh jagged wound; his eyes reflected the streetlight like an animal's. His bones weren't quite right, like there were extra lengths or joints [...]. His cheekbones were too severe for a human's face, too angular, and his skin glowed as if illuminated by a light inside him, as if his skin were too sheer, like parchment over a flame."
He also has scars all over his body.
[Clothing] Modern (21st century) clothing, American, casual but tasteful.
[Background]
Of the Courts of Faeries, Niall belonged to none. He was an unaffiliated Gancanagh, a faerie whose very skin is addictive to mortals. Niall doesn't know this until he meets a certain faerie of the Dark Court, the King himself, Irial. Irial uses Niall's naiveté to draw in mortals for the entertainment of the Dark Court, who feed off the darker emotions of the mortals to strengthen and nourish themselves. Niall participates in everything not knowing that the mortals he touches are lost nor that Irial is the Dark King. Eventually, Irial does bring him to the Dark Court and shows him all the lost mortals he's created for them to feed on.
At this point Niall makes a bargain with Irial: him in exchange for the mortals he has unwittingly handed over to the dark Fey. Irial agrees, and instead of the mortals being the subject of the night's entertainment, Niall is. He is left with scars all over his body and one particular one on his face running from his temple to the corner of his mouth.
Driven by guilt and disgust, Niall abandons Irial and the Dark Court and turns to the Summer Court. He becomes the Summer King's regent, and feels indebted to him. He serves in this role for 900 years, aiding Keenan as he attempts to find his Summer Queen. Keenan only subjects him to one primary rule: no mortals. Niall must never touch one or drive them insane with need for him again. Until a mortal named Leslie, he is able to hold true to that promise.
Keenan finds his Summer Queen, a mortal named Aislinn who is turned into a faerie. Her friend, Leslie, has caught the attention of the Dark King Irial. Through a process known as an Ink Exchange he binds Leslie to him. When he does this, all the dark faeries are drawn then to her and eventually through her, Irial is able to feed off of the dark feelings of mortals and spread it to his entire Court. Niall, being a dark Gancanagh, is also drawn to her and Keenan uses him as a tool to get closer to the truth of the Ink Exchange and the Dark King. Unaware of the Summer King's use of him, Niall becomes closer to Leslie, drawn to her, but the Ink Exchange is finished before she can become addicted to him.
Eventually he helps Leslie free herself of the Ink Exchange and her bind to Irial and his Dark Court. Niall has sworn off his fealty to Keenan and is once again unaffiliated with any court. Irial is no longer able to sustain his Dark Court and in order to protect his Fey, protect Leslie and protect Niall, he hands his throne over to Niall as he had originally offered 900 years ago. Niall isn't given a choice in the matter, but does know that with the new position he will have enough power to make his touch no longer addictive to mortals.
[Personality]
Niall is stubborn, loyal and duty-bound. He's patient and compared to the dark fey he once associated with, optimistic and kind. Unlike most faeries he seems more grounded in reality, more logical, and more ethical. He understands how the faeries affect mortals and doesn't believe in many of their ways. Even then some of the practices of the "good" Court, the Summer Court, are distasteful to him. He's aware of the inhibitions forced on the Summer Girls of Keenan's court and reminds the King and the other regent, Tavish, of this. He seems to have more concern for the well-being of mortals than almost any of the other faeries, even the Kings and Queens.
He considers himself very moral and compared to the other fey he is. Even if he is at odds with someone he will stay and fight with them if they are outnumbered, for example. Despite his own desire to feed on mortal addiction to his touch, Niall is able to control his need for them for almost a millennia, satisfying himself with other Fey instead.
That being said he does still indulge himself in faerie behaviors that aren't necessarily moral, and there are things about mortals he doesn't understand or respect necessarily. For example he will remain invisible and touch and speak to them despite their being unable to hear him or do anything about it. He does indulge himself with Leslie to a point, despite knowing it's wrong and despite the Summer Queen's wishes.
Overall he is kind, thoughtful, moral but with a darker mischievous streak.
[Specialties/Abilities]
As a Gancanagh, Niall's touch is addictive to mortals. However, as King of the Dark Court, his new powers can override that addictive quality if he chooses (which he always will).
He is invisible to mortals unless he chooses to be visible to them (or they have abilities that counteract it).
He can use glamors to disguise his true faerie form and look like a typical human. This mask will be what most everyone sees all the time when interacting with him, though his true form isn't too different.
Niall can sense and taste the emotions of others and feed off them to nourish himself, this is linked to his connection with all those fey in his Court.
As a faerie (and even more so as a King) Niall can move at super-human speeds, is super-humanly strong, and impervious to toxins, poisons, etc. for the most part. Most Faerie cannot be around or touch steel or iron, but as a monarch Niall will be able to with no ill-effects.
[Affection] Very affectionate, feel free. He may be a little hesitant or leery but he likely won't show it.
[Fighting] Niall is quite handy in a scrap and he's not afraid to jump in, especially if it's to help someone else out. If it's not his fight, he really doesn't care though? I'm up for about anything..
[Other Permissions] I'm open to about anything, but keep in mind that Niall is the King of the Dark Faery Court, so it may be much more difficult compared to a regular mortal.
[Other Facts] none right now :B