Melchor

*'Let me be explicit, Lady. We are here to ensure that you can continue to exercise your ‘appetites,’ while making certain that the front you present to the rest of the Seelie Court is one of perfection. To them, you shall be a paragon of loveliness and proper conduct, a victim of the untimely and tragic death of your parents. To us, you shall be yourself – we will find you… prey, if you will, and assist you in maintaining a* clean *home.'*

## Appearance

Melchor was aristocratic in appearance, with small facial scales the colour of fire opals. He had smiling eyes, and sharp, pointed teeth.

## Personality

Melchor had a firm and capable personality - and needed one, to work honestly with Crielle ferch Fnwy. He was diplomatic, polite, cunning, strategic, and not a stereotypical Seelie by any means. It was clear that he was loyal, and when Crielle and Lludd Llaw Eraint initially courted one another, Melchor made Crielle feel safer simply by being nearby. He looked down on uncivilised and uncontrolled behaviour. Crielle speculated that he might also be the kind of fae who enjoyed digging his claws into viscera, and speculated that he was very old.

## Life

Melchor was a member of Crielle's personal entourage, managed the An Fnwy estate, and concealed Crielle's cruel appetites while also facilitating her sadism. Melchor was originally hired by Crielle's grandmother, Rhiamon ferch anFnwy, along with his team, to specifically facilitate Crielle's appetites and protect her from the public eye.

Through Melchor's assistance, Crielle's heartsong changed to appearance and he encouraged her to cultivate it. He was also the reason she moved her laboratory and poisons down to the basement, to avoid suspicion, which caused some argument between them before she agreed.

When Augus Each Uisge went to the An Fnwy estate to confront Crielle during *The Court of Five Thrones*, Augus murdered Crielle and all the on-site servants he could reach, including Melchor.

## Relationships

#### All'eth

All'eth was part of the initial team Melchor brought to work with Crielle. They were often mentioned together in the same sentence.

#### Crielle ferch Fnwy

Crielle clashed with Melchor over hiding her nature, but they by and large got along. Crielle noted she had a 'strange affection' for Melchor, because he was by her side for so long. Melchor was a truly loyal servant and advisor, so it's possible that through the nature of their relationship, Crielle was much closer to Melchor than she was to her husband or many other people in her life. He was still loyally serving her and the interests of the An Fnwy estate thousands of years later, during *The Court of Five Thrones*.

#### Gwyn ap Nudd

Due to Gwyn being a victim of Crielle, it is likely that Melchor was one of the people involved in concealing her abuse of Gwyn from others, in order to protect Crielle. It's also possible that Gwyn cared for Melchor to some extent, as when Gwyn was upset that Augus had murdered more than Crielle during Augus' massacre, Gwyn said, 'You killed all of them! You say I might not have survived Crielle, then, *all right*- But the others? How could you kill Delphine? And even Melchor? *How?*'

#### Penarddun ferch Fnwy

Penarddun was scared of Melchor. Melchor looked down upon uncontrolled behaviour, and as a result, considered Penarddun to be childish because of her wanton and unrestrained cruelty.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *The Curse*, Chapter 1. Accessed 14 March 2021.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 *The Curse*, Chapter 2. Accessed 24 March 2021.
3. ↑ *The Court of Five Thrones*, Chapter 1: Massacre. Accessed 01 May 2021.
4. ↑ *The Court of Five Thrones*, Chapter 12: Drown. Accessed 17 October 2021.