Cressinda Geamhradh

Cressinda Geamhradh, more commonly known as Cres, is the half-High Fae/half-Seraphim daughter of Tiernan Gaemhradh, the late Duke of Frostirin. She is the exiled Lady of Frostirin and Keeper of Creation for the Winter Court, and the current Potion Master of the Night Court.

## Cres Geamhradh

### Also Known As

* Cres (by most people)
* The Lady of Ice
* Half-breed (by Celos)
* The Bastard of the Winter Court
* Snowflake (by members of the Winter Nobility)

### Species

* 1/2 High Fae
* 1/2 Seraphim

### Powers

* Glamouring
* Ice Manipulation
* Flight (via Wings)
* Winnowing

### Home

* House of Wind, Velaris
* Icedrop Manor (formerly)

## Relationships

### Family

* Tiernan Geamhradh ✝ (father)
* Nephelle (mother)
* Celos Geamhradh (younger half-brother)
* Lucia (maternal step-mother)
* Meliona Sneachda ✝ (paternal step-mother)
* Kenlas Geamhradh (paternal grandfather)
* Kallias Geamhradh (paternal uncle)

## History

Cres was born Lady Cressinda Geamhradh to the High Fae Duke Tiernan Geamhradh of Frostirin and the Seraphim Nephelle on the Winter Solstice (December 21) of 9580 AF. She was born in the mountains of the Winter Court, Nephelle having met Tiernan at a diplomatic meeting, and the two became lovers. Nephelle was not ready for a child and knew she had to stay with her people, and as the Duke, Tiernan couldn’t abandon his people. They made the decision for Cres to grow up in the Winter Court with Tiernan.

When she was about 5, Tiernan got married to Meliona Sneachda, a Lord’s daughter and they had a son named Celos. Cres was adored by Frostirin and her Uncle Kallias, though many people within other courts or older Fae referring to her as the Bastard of the Winter Court due to being half-Seraphim.

As the eldest child of Tiernan, it was Cres's duty to aid her father to secure a smooth transition between Tiernan and Celos when it came time for Celos to rule over the duchy. Cres was also given the position of Keeper of Creations within the Winter Court, as she is huge lover of knowledge and loved experimenting and inventing things.

## Appearance

Cres is a tall and a bit stocky woman, with broad shoulders and strong thighs, a common trait of Winter Fae. She is quite tanned, and has a prominent scar across the bridge of her nose from her imprisonment by Celos. She has long, snow-white hair that is normally secured in a high-ponytail and piercing diamond-blue eyes. Her Seraphim features are limited to her skin-tone and her six white angel wings.

Cres favours dresses with form-fitting bodices and loose skirts. Despite being a member of the Night Court, she tends to dress in blues, white, and silver (colours of her home court). Her standard, day-to-day attire is a solid-coloured silk slip dress and leather boots.

## Relationships

### Tiernan Geamhradh

Cres was exceptionally close with her father throughout her childhood, having been the favourite child and the Darling of the Geamhradh family. Cres is heartbroken by the murder of Tiernan, and never gets over his death.

### Nephelle

Nephelle, is unbeknownst to everyone save for Tiernan, Cres's mother. Cres is yet to meet her mother post-birth.

### Meliona Sneachda

Meliona is Tiernan's wife and Cres's stepmother. As the two were married when Cres was only five, Cres counts her step-mother as her mother, despite knowing that they weren't biologically related. Meliona doted on Cres, treating her as her own daughter and the two was exceptionally close. Cres still holds an annual memorial for Meliona's passing.

### Kenlas Geamhradh

Kenlas is Cres's grandfather and despite him being a very chilly and stern man, he loved his oldest grandchild dearly. It is said within the Winter Court that Cres resembles her deceased grandmother a great deal, and many believe that that is the reason why Kenlas favours Cres. Cres spent significant time in her child seated on her grandfather's lap during his Council meetings, and he frequently took Cres out on polar-bear rides.

### Kallias Geamhradh

Kallias adores his niece, and it is known throughout the Winter Court how much Cres and Kallias love each other. Throughout her childhood, whenever Kallias escaped from his duties, he played with Cres and frequently went on sleigh rides with her. After her disappearance/exile, his heartbroken for the loss of his favourite niece.

### Celos Geamhradh

Celos is Cres's younger half-brother and the heir to the Duchy of Frostirin. Despite being ahead of her in succession, he has always been jealous of his older sister and how everyone in the family prefers her over him, even if she isn't true-born and a bastard. Celos was known to be incredibly vicious towards his older sister, and no one else coming to his defence only fuelled that. In an effort to get rid of his sister, he once attempted to have Cres betrothed to Rhysand when she was young, in order to gain allies in the Night Court to overthrow his family and seize the position of High Lord for himself. Cres has a vendetta against her younger brother for poisoning their father and exiling her, and seeks to expose him someday.

### Rhysand Oidhche

Rhys and Cres have a unbreakable friendship, as it is he who rescues her during her escape from the Winter Court. Both being bastard Fae Royalty, the two have quite a few things in common and trust each other entirely. Both consider the other as their best friend.

### Cassian

Cres and Cassian have a very playfully and flirty friendship, bordering on sexual despite no action between either of them to make any moves. Cassian is a great fan of Cres's collection of weapons, and the two are sparring partners. Most of her trips to Emerie are escorted by Cassian (for her safety).

### Morrigan Trom-Laighe

Mor and Cres are incredibly close friends, with their friendship rivalling Cres and Rhys's. It is hinted by the other members of the Inner Circle that the both of them have romantic interest in one another, though neither party has made any moves towards another.

### Amren

Cres and Amren are good friends, Amren frequently randomly appears inside of Cres's Tower and spends her day in there.

## Abilities

* **Combat** - Cres is a skilled and talented warrior, having been granted the ability to train physically as a child by her father. She is highly capable in a multitude of blades, but favours daggers and her twin Seraphim blades Lightbane and Stormcaller. Her stamina is impeccably high, able to keep up and match Azriel and Cassian in flight duration.
* **Ice Manipulation** - Cres is arguably one of the most powerful Ice Manipulators in the entire world, second only to Kallias and used her powers frequently during the Hundred-Year War to protect Frostirin, making her even more beloved by her people.
* **Flight** (via Wings)
* **Glamouring**
* **High Intellect** - Cres is shown to be incredibly intelligent, having held the title of Keeper of Creations within the Winter Court for over 200 years. She is especially knowledgeable on poisons, chemicals, mechanics, smithing, and alchemy. Currently, her intelligence is being employed within her position as Position Master of the Night Court.
* **Trickery** - Cres is known to be quite cunning and capable of pulling off tricky schemes, shown in her possession of half of the sacred blades of Prythian

## Possesions

* **Oblivion**, a Longsword forged in the time of the First Gods, found by Cres pre-Hundred Year War
* **Fleshrender**, the sacred dagger of the Autumn Court, found by Cres in an abandoned jade mine when she was 28 during a visit to the Autumn Court.
* **Purifier**, the sacred dagger of the Summer Court, found by Cres when she was in her early 100s within a ruin outside of Adriata
* **Nightfall**, the sacred dagger of the Night Court, was gifted to Cres by Rhysand unknowingly when they were young at the Snowdrop Gala in 9600 AF
* **Oathkeeper**, the sacred dagger of the Winter Court, gifted to Cres by Kenlas for her 100th birthday
* **Lightbane** and **Stormcaller**, twin Seraphim Blades that were left by Nephelle for Cres, which were then gifted to Cres by Tiernan on her her 16th birthday

OblivionFleshrenderPurifierNightfallOathkeeperLightbane and Stormcaller
* Poisons
* Antidotes
* Tiernan's favourite parka

## Trivia

* Cres smells like fresh snow and spiced wine
	+ Cres is known within the Winter Royalty and Night Royalty for her spiced wine
* Horrible at cooking
* At Frostirin, she had pet twin polar bear cubs named Neve and Eirwen that were 8 when she fled from the Winter Court
* Loves the smell of cinnamon and warm spices
* Is a bookworm