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[Player name] Kandy
[Age] 27
[Personal Journal] candied_crimson
[Other characters currently played]
Malik / Assassin's Creed / stumpygrump
Leonardo / Assassin's Creed / brblastsupper
[Character name] Niall
[Age] Over 900 years old
[Canon] Wicked Lovely
[Point in time taken from canon] End of book 2, just after he becomes King of the Dark Court
[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.
[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.
[Other important stuff] Niall has visible scars whether or not he holds a glamor over himself. The most visible one is a scar running from his temple to mouth, which he seems completely comfortable with showing off. His body is covered in scars too, all over, criss-crossing and numerous.
[Sample post]
[First Person]
--You are a given a mission. Would you complete it effectively or would you goof off and do something else? Expand a little on the response.
I would complete my mission as my King or Queen dictated, to the best of my ability, within my own moral precepts. Orders and negotiations most often leave enough room for interpretation that isn't strictly spoken, but I would do my best to adhere to the nature of the mission.
--If you could go back home, would you? Why or why not?
Yes. I have a Court to bring into balance, I have a mortal to care for. There is too much imbalance between the faerie courts for me to shirk my duty, even if it is not a duty I chose to shoulder. I cannot abandon the Dark Court even as I find it distasteful.
--The hottest boy/girl in class/workplace just confessed their love to you. How do you respond?
Amusement. Then bed them, mortal or fey. My touch is no longer addictive so there would be no reason not to indulge myself.
--Do you prefer the city or living out in the country? Why?
All faerie prefer nature, the moonlight, the fresh open air. To dance and revel, drink and feast and indulge yourself completely in the natural world. That is what we are.
--Your country is in the middle of a war. What do you think of it? Do you support it or try to solve it yourself by going on an epic quest? Explain.
War is not the best option, but it is something some in the Dark Court would like. Though I've not been part of the Dark Court for nearly a millennia I know this. The Summer Court is aligned with the Winter Court and the balance has been tipped, for the good I think, but I know my dark fey suffer for it. I would still never support a war and would attempt to find other alternatives to feed my fey and make them stronger, even if it meant going on a quest on my own.
--Would you consider yourself a power hungry individual?
No. If anything my powers seem to hinder me more than help me. These past 900 years I have done my best to ignore the potential power and influence at my disposal.
[Third Person]
Niall had been walking along the street, invisible to the mortals scurrying around him. The night was dark and the sheets of rain thick and coming in waves on the cold air. He had been visible for a time, with an umbrella even, but it had slipped from his fingers without much care from the faerie. The rain felt nice, he didn't mind it.
His eyes were on a particular mortal, a female, up ahead. There was a nice hotel lit like a welcoming and safe sanctuary from the rain-soaked street and she huddled against the doorway, the small overhang offering little protection from the temperature or weather. Niall walked closer, watching her. She looked anxious and vulnerable, weak, lonely, a delicious combination of lemon and honey thick on Niall's tongue. His guess was that she was waiting for someone.
She didn't see him, couldn't hear him, as he walked up and inhaled close to her mouth, just inches from her. Her brown eyes darted up and down the street looking for whomever she was waiting for. Niall moved behind her, letting himself become visible.
"What are you doing out here?" he asked kindly, his glamor in-place. She still stared at the long scar on his face, and he smiled.
"Waiting for my brother," she answered.
"Shouldn't you be waiting inside? It could be dangerous out here," Niall said.
She gave a shrug, trying to look more confident than she was. In another life, a millennia ago, he would have loved to pursue her. Such thoughts and feelings had been quashed for so long that Niall felt little more than a mental sigh at the remote possibility that if he had wanted to, he could have. "I'll be fine, the door is right here," she answered him.
"There are dangerous things out here," Niall replied, moving around her and into the small alcove of the front door with her, into the light. "Would you like me to wait with you at least?" he offered.
She smiled at him, the tension in her shoulders easing some and she nodded. "Alright. He should be along soon."
Niall nodded and leaned against the opposite wall, watching her, content to wait with her for as long as it would take for the brother to show. In the shadows down the street there were other fey, other dark faeries, who would have not hesitated for the chance at such a ready meal.
[Why do you want to play this character in Somarium?] I became interested in the books interacting with gentle_cruelty and took a few days to read the first few, and found Niall a really interesting character to play. I'm lucky enough to have one castmate too which is awesome, though he's entirely interesting on his own :)
[Which rule was your favorite and why?] No playercesting idk.
[Where did you hear about Somarium?] DURING A VISION QUEST
[Any questions comments?] I'm basing Niall's ability limitations off what I've seen Irial role-playing and I'll do a permission post for him too.
[Age] 27
[Personal Journal] candied_crimson
[Other characters currently played]
Malik / Assassin's Creed / stumpygrump
Leonardo / Assassin's Creed / brblastsupper
[Character name] Niall
[Age] Over 900 years old
[Canon] Wicked Lovely
[Point in time taken from canon] End of book 2, just after he becomes King of the Dark Court
[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.
[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.
[Other important stuff] Niall has visible scars whether or not he holds a glamor over himself. The most visible one is a scar running from his temple to mouth, which he seems completely comfortable with showing off. His body is covered in scars too, all over, criss-crossing and numerous.
[Sample post]
[First Person]
--You are a given a mission. Would you complete it effectively or would you goof off and do something else? Expand a little on the response.
I would complete my mission as my King or Queen dictated, to the best of my ability, within my own moral precepts. Orders and negotiations most often leave enough room for interpretation that isn't strictly spoken, but I would do my best to adhere to the nature of the mission.
--If you could go back home, would you? Why or why not?
Yes. I have a Court to bring into balance, I have a mortal to care for. There is too much imbalance between the faerie courts for me to shirk my duty, even if it is not a duty I chose to shoulder. I cannot abandon the Dark Court even as I find it distasteful.
--The hottest boy/girl in class/workplace just confessed their love to you. How do you respond?
Amusement. Then bed them, mortal or fey. My touch is no longer addictive so there would be no reason not to indulge myself.
--Do you prefer the city or living out in the country? Why?
All faerie prefer nature, the moonlight, the fresh open air. To dance and revel, drink and feast and indulge yourself completely in the natural world. That is what we are.
--Your country is in the middle of a war. What do you think of it? Do you support it or try to solve it yourself by going on an epic quest? Explain.
War is not the best option, but it is something some in the Dark Court would like. Though I've not been part of the Dark Court for nearly a millennia I know this. The Summer Court is aligned with the Winter Court and the balance has been tipped, for the good I think, but I know my dark fey suffer for it. I would still never support a war and would attempt to find other alternatives to feed my fey and make them stronger, even if it meant going on a quest on my own.
--Would you consider yourself a power hungry individual?
No. If anything my powers seem to hinder me more than help me. These past 900 years I have done my best to ignore the potential power and influence at my disposal.
[Third Person]
Niall had been walking along the street, invisible to the mortals scurrying around him. The night was dark and the sheets of rain thick and coming in waves on the cold air. He had been visible for a time, with an umbrella even, but it had slipped from his fingers without much care from the faerie. The rain felt nice, he didn't mind it.
His eyes were on a particular mortal, a female, up ahead. There was a nice hotel lit like a welcoming and safe sanctuary from the rain-soaked street and she huddled against the doorway, the small overhang offering little protection from the temperature or weather. Niall walked closer, watching her. She looked anxious and vulnerable, weak, lonely, a delicious combination of lemon and honey thick on Niall's tongue. His guess was that she was waiting for someone.
She didn't see him, couldn't hear him, as he walked up and inhaled close to her mouth, just inches from her. Her brown eyes darted up and down the street looking for whomever she was waiting for. Niall moved behind her, letting himself become visible.
"What are you doing out here?" he asked kindly, his glamor in-place. She still stared at the long scar on his face, and he smiled.
"Waiting for my brother," she answered.
"Shouldn't you be waiting inside? It could be dangerous out here," Niall said.
She gave a shrug, trying to look more confident than she was. In another life, a millennia ago, he would have loved to pursue her. Such thoughts and feelings had been quashed for so long that Niall felt little more than a mental sigh at the remote possibility that if he had wanted to, he could have. "I'll be fine, the door is right here," she answered him.
"There are dangerous things out here," Niall replied, moving around her and into the small alcove of the front door with her, into the light. "Would you like me to wait with you at least?" he offered.
She smiled at him, the tension in her shoulders easing some and she nodded. "Alright. He should be along soon."
Niall nodded and leaned against the opposite wall, watching her, content to wait with her for as long as it would take for the brother to show. In the shadows down the street there were other fey, other dark faeries, who would have not hesitated for the chance at such a ready meal.
[Why do you want to play this character in Somarium?] I became interested in the books interacting with gentle_cruelty and took a few days to read the first few, and found Niall a really interesting character to play. I'm lucky enough to have one castmate too which is awesome, though he's entirely interesting on his own :)
[Which rule was your favorite and why?] No playercesting idk.
[Where did you hear about Somarium?] DURING A VISION QUEST
[Any questions comments?] I'm basing Niall's ability limitations off what I've seen Irial role-playing and I'll do a permission post for him too.