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GENERAL INFO Character Name Oona Callan Nicnevin Nickname Foxfire, Kaleigh Blackmore Gender Female Age 366 Race Faerie Changeling Sexuality Undecided Heteromantic ------------ Occupation Princess of Elphame, Faerie Witch, Bounty Hunter Affiliation Queen of Elphame, The Seelie Court ABILITIES POSESSIONS Abilities FAERIE PHYSIOLOGY A magical humanoid entity as member of the Fae Faerie Kind Oona possesses many special qualities. Natively most faeries are very humanoid in appearance being attuned to nature and born from it in turn as magical spirits. Many become elves, sprites, or nymphs of the woodlands and vary in their appearances, abilities, and customs nevertheless, they share three main things in common A magical healing power, natural longevity, and the ability to perceive the true forms of magical beings. As a Changeling Oona is gifted with limited shapeshifting abilities that help her blend in with humans. Mystical Regeneration Fae possess a pale fluorescent gold amber colored blood called Ichor which is the substance that magical beings are formed of. Because of the innate magical qualities a Faerie can heal quickly from any wound as long as it is not decapitation or a debilitating element. As well it protects its body from many mortal diseases and some poisons though not all. Longevity As a Faerie, Oona, will live for over a thousand years in her prime and will never age physically as long as she remains a part of the Light Fae or Seelie. Shapeshifting Due to her existence as a Changeling, Oona, has the ability to shift between her human appearance and that of her true Faerie self upon will. Unlike many Changelings who lose their ability to take additional forms past infancy, she retains the potential but has not practiced much of it since youth. It is easier for her to take the shape of small animals such as foxes and hounds or those of birds. Otherworld Sight Oona as a Faerie is capable of perceiving the true nature of living beings and their surroundings. Because of her connection to the Otherworld she can see through the veil that obscures supernatural beings Faerie, Demons, SpiritsGhosts, Vampires, Etc from being noticed by mortals. Though it has been common that many powerful beings use magic to obscure their presence within the veil of the Otherworld thus hiding them. FAERIE MAGICK The Fae possess a very unique kind of magic that is tied almost predominately to the life forces of natures. Thus a Faeries magic are often tied to the classical pagan elements of Earth, Wind, Fire, Water, and Spirit. The important fifth element of spirit unlocks a deep connection to the ethereal and eldritch realms of magic that very few humans have contact to. A skilled witch Oona is capable of crafting spells that conjure, enchant, and transmute people or objects. Her skills can venture into the elements around her, but her powers dictates her as more spiritethereal caster. Through this focus she is also talented with binding curses and hexes to trap evil forces along with faerie wards that bar of specific supernatural forces. The following abilities are commonly used but not limited to Faerie Fire Or called Foxfire by some it is a very rare form of faerie magic thought to have been lost. Faerie Fire is a pale green flame that burns cold to the touch that hurt, numb, and stun organic life in small blasts. When these flames are sustained with intent they cause the flesh, blood, and bone to go through a phase of rapid petrification turning the object into a brittle, glossy, glittering stone tinted with a dark moss green hue that is phosphorescent. Effects vary upon certain supernatural creatures but humans and fae with no mystical protection are very susceptible. It is thought that these flames are the memory of fire's that have died out long ago, yet still burn within the aether. Because of this these spectral flames have been shown to hurt the infernal and divine equally. These flames are immune to water and need no air but can be banished through potent dispelling magic or warded with lines of salt. You can also extinguish faerie fire with normal fire. Cold Iron and Silver are shown able to reflect the Faerie Fire back. The effects of these magical flames do not render a person dead and can be undone through exposure of the unfiltered light of a full moon. Oona can generate and manipulate Faerie Fire instinctively projecting it how she wishes. Faerie Healing A very basic form healing learned from the Seelie Court through conjuring a faeries inner light. Channeling the magic in her ichor Oona can project a faint light from her palms and lay hands upon the wounded or sick. Depending on the severity of the ailment it can take several hours to days to fully heal, requiring specific magic poultices and potions to aid in the healing. Flesh wounds are the quickest to heal. Her healing cannot regrow digits or limbs but can regenerate damaged limbs or organs still connected. Faerie Summoning Oona being a Princess of the Elphame and a respected member of the Seelie Court she is able to summon and contract lesser Fae to her bidding. More experienced Faerie can be bought with gold, gems, and trinkets. If Oona has formed a contract or a bond with another Faerie, and theyve given their Oath to her, she can summon them through declaration of their name without the need of a ceremony or tribute. Illusion Casting Through her faerie magic Oona can create magical illusions called Glamours that play on mortal senses. While she can shape specific illusions of her own she is far more talented in empathic illusions. This is a form of illusions that specifically isolate a single raw feeling and forms a vivid illusory projection of that feeling fear, desire, love, regret, and so forth. These illusions are based on the victims mind and thus only possess information they know. Oona has used her illusions to reveal the true intentions of her enemies and allies to others. Invisibility By submerging herself between the veil of the Physical Plane and the Otherworld, Oona, can make herself relatively invisible to the mortal eye. As well this spell has shown to walk in the blind spots of mediums and those possessing Otherworld Sight. Dimensional Travel Through focusing her energies Ooona can create a tear in the veil to the Otherworld. From there she can traverse the mystical causeways to other realms such as Elphame Faerie Home or back to the mortal world in another part of the universe. However she can only perform this skill a few times a day as it is very taxing and right after a traversal she is left momentarily exhaustedvulnerable. LimitationsWeaknesses Iron More specifically Iron that has never been smelted down or turned into an alloy. The purities of natural iron that has been cold-forged cold iron possess a natural magical quality against Faerie that diminishes their magical abilities and strength to resist it. Iron is such a foe many Fae are naturally repelled by the sight of it as cold iron shackles can restrain them. Worse is a cold iron weapon that wounds a Faerie taints their ichor preventing them from healing until the wound is washed in clean water. Rowan Wood While not particularly harmful to a Fae the sap of this tree when mixed with the right herbs can be used to poison and even kill them. The sap of the Rowan would pacify the Ichors response to foreign substances, and allows poisons and toxins to infiltrate affect the immune system of a Fairy. Fire A primary symbol of nature a Faerie cannot stop fire and their healing will not work until extinguished. It is especially dangerous as their blood ichor is highly flammable causing them to continue burning even doused in water as it burns off their magic. Decapitation Many faerie are incapable of surviving decapitation in spite of their magical healing. Oathbreaking Through magical law of their existence when a Faerie Seelie makes promise or oath they must keep it or suffer corruption. Corruption changes a Faerie and may rob them of some abilities or furthermore disrupts those they keep. When fully corrupt they become Dark Faerie Unseelie who are deathly weak to silver and are hunted by members of the Seelie Court. Sweeten Dairy The mixture of sugar and Dairy have a very intoxicating effect on Faeries. This links back to the old tales of house maidens laying out bowls of cream for their unseen guests to appease a Faerie into kindness. Thus Sweeten Dairy can have an effect similar to alcohol upon Oona and is very addicting to her. Notable Skills Arcane Knowledge Raised by a Pict Witch and further being trained by the Seelie Court, Oona is a talented magician with incredible well of knowledge of Faerie Magick, as well the arcane forms of various tribes of humans. While specializing with Faeries and Spiritual magic she has cursory understanding of most common witchcraft despite not practicing it. Master Apothecary While her spellcraft is impressive Oona is truly a master of the apothecary arts able to mix herbs, oils, and other components into magical potions and poultices that can heal many ailments. In fact her elixirs are a primary source of her strengths allowing her heal or enhance the magical properties of others. Hunting Tracking Trained by the Seelie Court how to spot Dark Faeries and Oathbreakers. Oona knows how to hunt and track the various kinds of faerie, spirit, even the occasional demon she is sent to slay. She is considered very stealthy preferring to use traps and mystical snares to distract her foes so she can get close and end them. Skilled Combatant Trained to fight through various mentors Oona is a master of various forms of Scottish combat especially those involving blades. While she is able and competent to grapple she wont due to her size, and instead favors forms of combat based around dagger or knife-like weapons. She is noted for her adaption of the Dirk Dance Scottish Knife Fighting as her primary form of combat. If forced to she is capable fencer as well. Marksmanship By trade Oona is a talented archer who through her many years of practice has steadied her aim with deft clarity. While not the best her experience makes up for her lack of raw talent. Multilingual She is fluent in English, Gaelic, Scots Middle, Modern, and Welsh. Possessions Blackmore Family Grimoire What is left of the Pict legacy it is one of the last surviving family grimoires that details their spells, practices, notes, and information about supernatural creatures they encountered or learned of. Within its thickly bound pages is the entire legacy of a people as well possessing a family record of the clans dating back to the late 600 A.D. Oona uses this as a vital resource and having inherited from her Pict mother despite not possessing the bloodline she adds on to it in an attempt preserve their culture for surviving generations. The Seelie Dagger A long thrusting Scottish dagger crafted by the Seelie Fae from enchanted silver. Etched with old GaelicCeltic rune magic the daggers the blades edge is flawless and made keen impervious to wear. When used against the Dark Faeries or Unseelie it will poison and burn them. The Oathkeepers Bow A bow that is the surviving remnant of a lost order of Faerie nobility, this bow is tied to a Guardian Spirit of Oaths. Strung of the finest silver threads and its oaken bow darkened with age and the scribing of ancient maesters. When an arrow is knocked back with this bow a personal only need claim a name of a person whom they know. Releasing the arrow enchants it to follow its target with unyielding persistence, known for splitting through bark and wood to end its target, only stone and metal have ever been known to halt an arrow shot by shattering it. Because of this many arrows are lined or tipped with silver as a means of hunting Faerie who have broken their Oaths. PetsCompanions Wooly Dog C-Sth A rarely seen faerie hound that are regarded as death omens due to their loyalty to the Dredge Lords. Known for their great size, dark blackish green fur, and burning eyes when a C-Sth barks they will be heard by their victim and those surrounding. Their barks are such even fishermen can hear the baleful howl at sea, though only those who are marked with death or who have experienced a fate close to death may hear it. One bark is a warning, Two means it will take something precious, but Three consecutive barks means the hound is coming for your soul. The hounds bay is such that it will steal the breath of life from the body and force a man to succumb to his greatest terror. These beasts are of incredible stature said to be that of horse in size while their strength is even more terrible, enough to drag up to five tons in weight, and gnarled paws fierce enough to tear through iron and steel. They are fast enough to keep up with a speeding car 85mph and move with spectral silence and invisibility. As servants of the Dredge Lords they are able to ferry souls to the Afterlife. Just as the Fae themselves these hounds are incredibly long-lived if not immortal. They are barred by lines of salt and can be killed with Cold Iron. Wooly Dog however is a white furred runt standing only 38 ft. at the shoulder. Abandoned by the dredge lords in the lonely Scottish Moors to die, it was raised by Oona from the age of a pup, and has served as her faithful companion. It is just as strong as its fellow hounds despite its size, but far faster able to race almost a 100mph with a good sprint. Loyal to Oona it is very protective of her and those she takes under her stewardship. APPEARANCES Play-By Rose Leslie ------------ Eye Color Light Blue Bright Green magic Hair Color Red Ginger Height 55 ft. Weight 114 Lbs. ------------ Description A pale elfin beauty Oona or Kaleigh, whichever name she chooses, is a youthful woman with remarkable milky complexion dotted with freckles and the rosy blush of life. She inherits much of grace and features from her human mother, to whom shed shaped herself after. Long flowing locks of soft and wild red hair, twinkling blue eyes, and a rounded nose. Thin lips are expressive with the tightly angled jawline and rounded chin. When she reveals her Faerie nature Oonas ears begin to sharpen in shape, her hair grows wilder, and her canines and incisor begin to sharpen. She takes a bit more of a slightly animalistic nature as her brows slow with a wolfish quality, but despite this she remains fair, beautiful, and exotic as ever. Her physique is always well fit and does not exaggerate too much with an understated bust, but with curvy hips to compensate. PERSONALITY Description Whether as the woman or the Faerie there is one thing very clear about Foxfire. She is driven. And it cannot be understated that when she seeks something she is willing to do all in her power to get it. This is partly from the life she had lived, losing much of what she treasured to a passive lifestyle and lack of self-awareness. Oona is always on alert and even among pleasant company she keeps her wits about her. As any Faerie worth her salt she is quite witty and mischievous. She will walk the unbeaten path and lure many into her wake, so she is quite fond of traps in a way. There is a sort of humor in what she does and Oona understands that, which means she is never above satirizing herself and poking fun at the nature of her being A Faerie that hunts other Faerie and wild things. But she accepts the criticism in any form it takes. In her heart she is a kind woman. Oona Callan Nicnevin is fortunate and charitable but more so motherly to those close to her. And it is her fierceness to protect the lives of the innocent that motivates her to be so driven. She has a very fond respect for nature and all living things. She is doting upon children, stern with the elders, but she is never willfully unfair. She operates with an even hand. But even the deft measure of her emotions cannot stay the great fire of indignation spurred at those who wrong others. Because a Faerie is only worth the promises they keep Oona takes a promise seriously. Someone who breaks their oath to someone is not a person to be trusted. And a person that betrays the trust of friends is one to fear her wrath. At her core Oona is loyal. Not because of the promises that bind her, but of the merits born into her and the lessons her mother taught her. She will not turn away even if it is better that she should, for if she is needed then it is her mission to aid her friends. Even in the face of fright and terror Oona shall be brave and chase fear back, not for glory, but for others and for love. HISTORY Born as Oona Callan Nicnevin in the spring of 1650 A.D., she was the youngest daughter of the Queen of the Elphame. She was given to a Blackmore Pict, Elspeth, whose young daughter was unjustly murdered by pious men. A witch and a faithful keeper of the old ways she shared her grief with the Fae, and promised to raise the young changeling as her own. Oona would take on the likeness of her human mother and be christened Kaleigh of the Black Mountain Moors Blackmore. The young girl would not know her true heritage for many years as she was raised in the Old Ways and taught Pictish magic. She also learned of her exceptional gift of Faerie Fire, a magical talent long thought lost to the Fae. During her early years she was witness to the Dredge Lords of Annwn whod sought to drown a young pup in the River Shira. It was a C-Sth to her mothers great displeasure but Kaleigh rescued the pup regardless. Shed name it Wooly Dog for its shaggy white coat of fur. Elspeth would find it fortunate that the hound was saved as it served as their protector. There were many nights where they were in danger of men and the wild, with all that separated them from death being the baleful cries of the hound. When Kaleigh became a young woman age of fourteen shed be visited by the Fae who would give her welcome to the High Courts of Elphame. Elspeth had never told her young daughter the truth of her birth, and Kaleigh had felt spited not knowing the truth of her birth as a Faerie. She was a Princess of the Elphame, one of over a hundred. Leaving with the Fae in anger it would seem the young woman would abandon her mother for her Fae-kin. And for several years did Kaleigh, now embraced as Oona, enjoy the comforts of the Elphame. But just as well shed fall victim to the politics and games of her mothers subjects attempting to curry favor with the Queen. Shed find her heart and whims toyed with as a grand gesture of the courts, but when one of the ploys resulted in the public stoning of her Kobold friend Waldorf, Oona saw the truth of her reality, that very few cared for her, and she could hardly go to her Queen mother for help, as she had been a stranger to her just as she was with all her daughters. Returning from the Otherworld to the Scottish Highlands the young woman sought out her human mother. Shed find her hobbled in a small village crippled by the men and forced to serve as their medicine woman against her will. In sorrow and anger the daughter of Blackmore razed the village in emerald flames, turning the cruel men to stone, and haunting their wives and children away. Rescuing her mother Kaleigh made a promise to not leave her until her final days. Elspeth would live almost two decades with the company of the Wooly Dog and her daughters love, but she would be lost to infirmities and the cold of night. As both Kaleigh and Oona she would live her life. Learn to love and as well how to bury those shed loved. Her children were frail no matter the father and would succumb within ten years of their life. It was not until 1820 that shed married to a Knight of Elphame, Baird Lugson, the son of the last Oathkeeper. Together Baird and Oona would birth a healthy baby boy named Rory. The young boy would share his mothers affinity for magic, and his fathers prodigious talent. It would seem shed been blessed with a great fortune, but it was but another stone in the steps towards her true destiny. It would be revealed Rory possessed an unnatural power over life and death, or more specifically over the spirits of the dead and their corpses. He was a necromancer. In 1838, Baird would meet a mysterious and tragic end. Oona would be in great mourning for her loss and Rory age of sixteen would demonstrate over his fathers grave that power over the dead. This act horrified her as the result was inhuman. The lifeless body of Baird was a shambling puppet of her son, who was proud in his work. Over a short time of questioning her son it would be revealed Rory had purposefully poisoned his father with sap of a Rowan and Nightshade. For the boy his actions were pursued out of a curiosity to see if he could perform his magic upon a person, and seeing as his father had already found him raising dead animals it seemed the proper course to avoid further discovery. But this act made the child Unseelie, a dark and corrupted Fae. Unable to receive his mothers welcome Rory fled into hiding. Oona would take up her husbands bow and choose to hunt down her son despite the advisement of the Seelie Court who would send their Bondsman after Rory. She was quicker than them and driven by a passion to bring justice and rest to her beloved husband once and for all. Eventually Oona would find her son in the midst of a ritual at a mass grave, the boy was still young, and he pled for his mother to understand, but she drew back the Oathkeepers Bow and spoke his name. Tipped in silver the arrow chased after the boy for a minute before catching him in the back and piercing him right through the heart. It was 1840 only a year after the death of her son did Seelie Court reach out to Oona. They saw in her a great potential. As well they saw a deep frustration with world she now knew, of the Dark Fae, the Unseelie that had sought to corrupt so many, urging them to break their Oaths. From despair to devotion they gave the Faerie-Witch a chance at vengeance to hunt down the unlawful, to right the wrongs, and bring an end to the darkness. Oona would agree, a choice that would turn her into a legend among the Elphame. Theyd call her Foxfire for her gift. You would know she found you a white hound bayed three times in the distance. BEHIND THE SCENES GenreFandom Modern Fantasy Hero Folklore Eras Modern Recent Past Other Info NA