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Created on 2016-05-31 23:14:45 (#2519876), last updated 2016-06-09 (471 weeks ago)
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| Name: | Kieran O'Leary |
|---|---|
| Birthdate: | Mar 26 |
Kieran and Quinn O'Leary are two such children, born two years apart and yet both fey-touched, born to human parents. It doesn't happen often, but where Quinn was born an Earth faerie, Kieran was born touched by Fire, and darker in spirit than his bright and joyous older brother.
Migrating from their native Dublin to Lakeshire, England as children, the O'Leary boys were educated by the Lady of the Lake herself to understand their origins as well as their power. Unlike his brother, Kieran struggled to control his power, and when he came of age in a youthful act of rebellion sought refuge in the Unseelie court under the auspices of Queen Mab. In time, he learned to cope with the rash decision he had made, and since the death of Mab has not only reclaimed a great deal of freedom to stay close to his family, but risen within the ranks of the court as the King of Iron weeds out his opponents.
ABOUT THE FEY
According to Kieran's eldest cousin, Seamus, the first thing to know about the fey is that you must forget all you know. Well...most of it, anyway. Some of the stories are true, and some are bunk. In general, there's a handful of rules to remember when dealing with any faerie of any court:
· Respect the natural world, for that is where their power lies.
· Observe the Golden Rule. The fey return kindness, cruelty, and indifference in equal proportion.
· A name is a gift, use it carefully. Invoke a faerie's name to bind them, and they shall destroy you.
· Stand firm your ground, for even a benevolent faerie will take advantage of weakness or uncertainty in a man.
· Most vital of them all, never, EVER thank a faerie outright for a deed. To say 'thank you' is to acknowledge a debt, and to acknowledge a debt to the fey is to seal it in stone. The fey are fickle and tightly bound by honor: if you owe a faerie, they WILL collect even at the cost of an innocent life. What the debt is worth is theirs to decide, and they are known to change their mind.
KIERAN AND THE FIRE DWARVES
Sprites are renegades among the faerie, wild powers that are difficult to contend or reason with. Some sprites, such as those touched by Water, are so powerful and lovely they are classified as sidhe. Others however, such as Earth and, occasionally, Fire, often fall into the lower classes of fae such as gremlins, leprechauns, and dwarves.
Kieran falls into the last group as a fire sprite, or as they are commonly known, a 'fire dwarf.' Able to summon and manipulate fire, as well as channel raw magic into flame, they earn their nickname for their most common uses of power: working the forge. A gifted fire dwarf can easily make their way in the realms of Faerie as a blacksmith or silversmith, enchanting weapons and talismans as they are being wrought in pure flame.
Choosing to make his way in the Mortal realm, despite his Unseelie affiliation, Kieran is a gifted jeweler, crafting talismans and the like for the supernatural community with the blessings of his monarch. Unlike most fire dwarves, Kieran has an affinity for the Earth powers, despite being Fire fae, which not only has affected his appearance, but gives him the ability to work with certain alloys: he is capable of working with cold iron in very small amounts, but must do so carefully lest he poison himself.
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