Albion

"*I like war, and I like winning.*"
―Albion[[The Court of Five Thrones, Chapter 23: Confrontation]]

Fanart of Albion by kaza999 https://kaza999.tumblr.com/post/99708686919/ok-so-vane-and-ondine-from-the-newest-coft-chapter

## General details

### Roles or Vocation

* King of the Atlantic
* King of the Seelie Court

## Physical description

### Hair color

Black

**Albion** is a Seelie sea fae known as the King of the Atlantic, who served as one of Gwyn ap Nudd's Inner Court until Crielle ferch Fnwy revealed Gwyn's true alignment, whereupon Gwyn was demoted, and Albion became King of the Seelie. Albion then led a campaign against the Unseelie Court, which ended with the Coalition of the Classless. Albion largely retreated from public life at that point, until Olphix drained the power from the Seelie Court, and Albion unofficially gave the Kingship back to Gwyn.

## Appearance

#### Pronunciation

* Al-bee-ahn

In human-form, Albion has a 'dark moustache and beard' that are usually 'perfectly groomed'. He has 'deep, tempestuous blue' eyes.

In *Game Theory*, he once wore 'a severely cut black suit, a tiny pin of a wave on his lapel.' Later in the book, he wore 'a white suit with a navy shirt and collar, navy belt, [with a] navy pin of a whale breaching.' When Albion visited the Unseelie Court, he wore 'a three piece suit of royal blue, silvery patterns of tiny swarming fish etched into the edges.' As Seelie King, he wore a crown, and Gwyn noted that he looked 'very regal'. The crown itself was described as a 'gold-silvery . . . wreath of leaves and twigs.'

In *The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas*, he 'wore long robes of blue and grey sea leather that shone under the sun. He held a black trident in his hand, the points of it tipped with a shining blue. His other arm hung by his side. It was the one that Gwyn had injured in a battle from over ten years before. Eran thought he looked tired and he looked worn.'

When Albion is upset, or perhaps angry, sea foam flows from the corners of his mouth.

Albion's true-form is similar to a kraken. When he appeared in his true-form in *The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas*, there was an overwhelming mass of large tentacles. 'Eran got a glimpse of a huge body attached to the tentacles, an opaque black eye that reflected no light'.

## Personality

Gwyn said that Albion 'had a brisk, stern manner', and that he was similar to Lludd Llaw Eraint in that they were both 'ruthless, cold, stern'. Albion said he is 'not well-suited to entertaining our people.' Albion is dismissive of the affairs of Unseelie land fae, and considers them 'treacherous', which eventually resulted in his war to erase the Unseelie Court from existence.

Albion considers himself honorable. Gulvi Dubna Vajat stated that he has at least *some* honor, which stopped him early on from attacking the Unseelie Court. Gwyn stated that 'Albion has never liked violence as a default interrogation method. When we fought side by side he sometimes asked me to torture for him. He didn't like to get his hands dirty.' But Albion does enjoy fighting to some extent.

Mikkel stated that Albion is 'generally a proud, officious twat' and sometimes thinks about sleeping with certain mermaids. Mikkel also noted that Albion seems focused more on his own agenda than what's best for Seelie fae.

Mosk Manytrees thinks that Albion 'was just so sad at the end. Sad and grim and like a fae that knew their entire life in all its achievements amounted to nothing because of mistakes they made at the end. From all reports, Albion was one of the best rulers the sea had ever seen. No one on the land would ever know him for that. They'd know him as the one who let the Seelie Court fall after promising he would be a better ruler than any land fae. It was hard to hate Albion when he already hated himself.'

## Life

Albion is a powerful but unspecified kind of sea fae. He was 'King of the Atlantic Ocean for far longer than Gwyn had been King of the Seelie Court, and Albion was revered by some humans as a demigod, his presence was felt in multiple worlds.'

Gwyn chose Albion as a member of his Inner Court - and as Gwyn's King-in-Waiting - largely because Albion had no connection to Crielle ferch Fnwy, and because he would largely stay out of Gwyn's affairs, while handling his own duties as Inner Court. As Inner Court, Albion handled the Seelie sea fae. But as King of the Atlantic, he oversaw fae of both alignments. Albion also served as an advisor to Gwyn, and although he 'respected Gwyn’s nous with combat, . . . in matters of ruling, Gwyn had often deferred to Albion’s judgement.'

After Augus Each Uisge was defeated, Albion largely returned to the sea. Since Gwyn didn't do well at garden parties or diplomatic events, Albion and Ondine handled them far more often. Albion disagreed with Gwyn's decision to spare Augus' life.

Albion returned to the Seelie Court once Crielle starts pushing the rumor that Gwyn was 'not suited for Kingship', in order to allay it 'as soon as possible.' He urged Gwyn to appoint another Inner Court member - notably, Crielle - to manage 'the more leisurely aspects of the Court'. Albion insisted the promotion would help Gwyn, and show that Gwyn cared about such things. Gwyn shrugged him off, but from that point, Albion spent far more time at the Seelie Court, largely to babysit Gwyn.

When Gwyn left to treat with Tigbalan, he left Albion (and Crielle) in charge of the Seelie Court. Albion confronted Gwyn when he returned, lecturing him for abandoning the Court for a quest when favor was still turning against him. After Tigbalan bragged about what he did to Gwyn, Albion learned of it, and demanded to know, 'what [Gwyn] could possibly need that [he] would let [himself] be sullied by some Unseelie fae in such a fashion'.

When Crielle told Albion that Gwyn lied about his true alignment, Albion initiated the King's Hold, '[w]hen an Inner Court could freeze a King or Queen's power when they'd decided they'd had enough. It could only be done by an Inner Court, and it wasn't a demotion, per se, so much as a way of letting royalty know that something was very wrong and needed drastic measures to fix.' Gwyn described it as an uncomfortable power drain. Albion then confronted Gwyn about the lie, physically assaulting Gwyn in the process. During this, Seelie soldiers checked on Augus, and discovered his disappearance, which Albion realized was also Gwyn's doing.

Albion literally dragged Gwyn to the Seelie Court proper, where Crielle was sharing the story of the lie to the whole Court. Albion was dubious of the use of an aithwick, but Crielle insisted, and Albion ordered the guards remove Gwyn's shirt. They then used an ingrit knife to find and remove the aithwick. When Gwyn's true alignment could be sensed, Albion conferred with Ondine, then called Gwyn a traitor and put Gwyn's Kingship to a vote. As further incentive against him, Albion told the Court that Gwyn had released Augus, which turned the Court further against Gwyn. Albion then removed Gwyn's kingship and demoted him to underfae.

Albion then became King of the Seelie Court. He sent a messenger to the Unseelie Court to notify them that they had precisely a week to intervene on Gwyn's sentencing, as he was Unseelie. Albion also placed Crielle under temporary house arrest at the An Fnwy estate until her role in Gwyn's licgancy was determined. He brought mer-fae elite to serve in key positions at the Court to circumvent any attempts Crielle would make to control the Court. Albion's decision to become Seelie King created a rift in his underwater kingdom, which was inter-alignment, as he chose a side. That rift only grew over time, particularly when he seemingly disappeared entirely.

After bringing Alysia mer Malakhy and Mikkel to interrogate Gwyn and learn something of his backstory - that Gwyn was not the mastermind Albion had hoped for - Albion allegedly 'released' Gwyn into the wild with a bow and one arrow to have a chance of escaping his execution, but expected him to die in a private execution, largely because he didn't know Gwyn could still teleport as underfae. When Gwyn requested his Glasera armor and bow upon his 'release', Albion refused, stating that they 'are Seelie artefacts and they do not belong to you.' Albion withheld it because he refused to allow Gwyn to continue to pretend at being Seelie, and because he took Gwyn's actions in lying about his true alignment as a personal insult. After a brief angry conversation, Gwyn teleported away, which enraged Albion.

Albion met with Gulvi Dubna Vajat, Ash Glashtyn, and Augus - the Unseelie Court monarchs and sole Inner Court member - on neutral ground, to 'negotiate' over Gwyn. Albion's Court was late, as insult, particularly given that Seelie fae 'prided themselves on punctuality.' Albion assumed that Gwyn had gone to the Unseelie Court for asylum. Albion badly attempted to cover up his failure of not being able to keep Gwyn in custody. He and his Court insulted the Unseelie Court throughout the meeting. At some point after this, Albion recruited Old Pete onto his Court.

A week after Gwyn's coronation as King of the Unseelie Court, Albion met with Gwyn and his new Unseelie Court. Albion brought Davix, Old Pete, Alysia, and Oura Selich along with him. Gwyn and Albion verbally sparred and Albion threatened Gwyn and the Unseelie Court with war, after which Gwyn demonstrated his light abilities and dared him to start a war, before leaving.

After Augus murdered Crielle and the entire An Fnwy household, Albion sent a messenger demanding that Gwyn answer for the murders. When Gwyn went to the Seelie Court, Albion didn't bother appearing, nor did Oura or Alysia, forcing Gwyn to treat with Old Pete and Mikkel instead, as an insult. The Seelie Court took charge of the An Fnwy Estate, under the terms of Crielle's will, which was supported by Lludd's wishes, making Gwyn an orphan and sundering him from his inheritance and even his name.

Although war was not yet officially declared, the Seelie Court was relentless in its battles with the Unseelie Court, and the much weaker Unseelie Court struggled to find ways to survive. Gwyn began using life debts to undermine Albion's forces and help the Unseelie Court, and Seelie fae began informing Albion, which prompted Albion to angrily come to the Unseelie Court himself. Albion then declared real war with the Unseelie Court, which was a truly bloody conflict, resulting in much loss of life. During this time, Oura retired from the Court, disgusted by the war, and Albion promoted Davix to his King-in-Waiting.

Albion eventually joined his forces to march on the Unseelie Court with an enormous force, besieging the Unseelie courtlands and taking hostages. On the battlefield, fighting was intense, and Albion lured Gwyn into a one-on-one fight, nearly killing him. But with Fenwrel the Mouse-Maiden and Augus' help, Gwyn injured Albion with his light and escaped, and the Unseelie forces ultimately retreated.

Some time later, the Coalition of the Classless met, and enforced sanctions on both Courts, ending the war. The Coalition's sanctions involved withdrawing the Seelie military from the Unseelie Court and avoiding direct conflict outside land disputes or self-defense for a decade, as well as assassinations. Albion was also ordered to stop messing with inter-alignment communities. The Coalition also sent two of its members - one each - to reside in and watch over the Court of the opposite alignment. The Spider Queen volunteered to go to the Seelie Court. She sent Gwyn accounts of what she observed 'once every full moon.' She noted that Albion seemed 'unmoored without a war to anchor him.'

Albion was absent when Eran brought Mosk to the Seelie Court for judgment. Gwyn wanted to at least *consult* with Albion about the ice plague, but after a time, many in Gwyn's party thought Albion could be dead.

When the House of Atros attacked the Mantissa in revenge for Stertes' death, Albion came to the Mantissa's defense, using his abilities to create cyclones and pull the Mantissa to a liminal realm, and then safer waters near the Seelie Court. He insisted on bringing Gwyn to see the Seelie Court, and that Eran accompany them as a neutral Seelie witness. When Eran struggled on the voyage to shore, Albion lambasted Gwyn for forcing Eran to travel over the sea, as it is known to drive fire fae mad. It's possible that since Albion would have no reason to know Eran's recent traumas on the Mantissa, Albion just used the opportunity to criticize Gwyn and Unseelie fae in general.

Albion revealed that the Seelie Court was fallen, overtaken by the ice plague, and Olphix had drained it of magic. Albion then unoficially gave the Seelie Kingship to Gwyn once more. Albion stated that he had fallen far over the past two years at this point, camped with Gwyn, Eran, and Mosk for a short while, and then disappeared, likely to finally become some form of god. Albion traveled briefly to announce his decision to give Gwyn the Kingship to other fae before he left the fae realm entirely.

## Special Abilities

#### Fae Abilities

**Teleportation:** Albion can teleport. Gwyn describes the experience as his lungs filling with saltwater.

**Water Manipulation:** Albion raised saltwater in Gwyn's lungs to drown him. He seems to have an ability to manipulate the water content in people's bodies.

**Weather Manipulation:** Albion has the ability to manipulate the weather, or at least affect it, even inland. He has been shown to manipulate the force of the wind, and can create cyclones.

#### Magical Abilities

**Magic Detection:** Albion has some ability to sense powerful magic and/or Old Lore, as Gwyn notes that Albion would have sensed the Soulbond.

#### Skills

**Martial Combat:** Albion fights with a trident and twelve-link chain in physical combat.

## Relationships

### Adali and Ambari

Albion knew Adali very well, and leaned heavily on her support during the war with the Unseelie Court. Albion also reached out to Ambari for advice.

### Alysia mer Malakhy

It's unclear how close Alysia is with Albion, but the two seemed to have some form of camaraderie, and she stayed at his side almost to the end of his Inner Court.

### Augus Each Uisge

Augus despises Albion, particularly for what Albion did to Gwyn, and nearly the Unseelie Court, and has little to no respect for him. Albion disagreed with sparing Augus' life after Augus' defeat, and has insulted him on multiple occasions, so it's likely Albion doesn't much care for Augus, either.

### Crielle ferch Fnwy

Crielle began working her influence on Albion to bend him to her will when he started spending more time at the Seelie Court. She stated in her personal journal that Albion was more difficult to manipulate without dra'ocht than the Oak King, as Albion was more skeptical. Albion appeared to trust Crielle over Gwyn to some extent, but still put her under house arrest when the ploy to hide Gwyn's true alignment was revealed. When Albion first suggested Gwyn appoint her as Inner Court to manage social events, Albion said she was 'charming. She knows the sorts of functions and events to arrange seasonally to keep the fae entertained and convinced they are in a warm and inviting Court.'

### Davix and Olphix

Although Albion made Davix his King-in-Waiting, it's unclear how close they were. Clearly not close enough for Albion to be able to tell the difference when Olphix began pretending to be Davix.

### Eran Iliakambar

During *The Court of Five Thrones*, Albion had Eran brought in for interrogation, partially as a maneuver to fracture the Afrit-Ambaros cabal. Mikkel said that Albion didn't like Eran much, likely due to the fact that Eran wouldn't abandon his family. When Albion later appeared on the Mantissa, Eran was terrified of him, partially due to recent events and Eran's ongoing struggle with traveling on the sea, but also because of Albion's use of his powers and his true-form. Eran finds him terrifying even in his human-form. Albion later tried to comfort Eran while Eran was struggling on land.

### Gwyn ap Nudd

Gwyn used to trust Albion to some extent (almost entirely in his capability with his power, and no more), but their relationship greatly soured, particularly as Albion showed he was more open to spending time with Crielle, and as Albion became more patronizing of Gwyn's behavior. Albion used to hope that Gwyn would grow into his role as King. Albion views Gwyn hiding his alignment as a betrayal, and his attacks on the Unseelie Court after becoming King were part of a vengeful vendetta against Gwyn. Albion has called Gwyn 'traitor' and a 'dog'. Albion reminds Gwyn of his father, in that they are both 'ruthless, cold, [and] stern'. Gwyn was enraged over Albion keeping Gwyn's Glasera armor, and even before Gwyn's demotion, was annoyed by Albion's gullibility to Crielle's machinations.

### Lludd Llaw Eraint

'Albion had always thought many of Lludd's . . . methods of deception in battle were underhanded and unwarranted.'

### Mera-Alane mer Malakhy

The Spider Queen stated that Mera-Alane offered succor to Albion while he resided in the Seelie Court. It's possible that when Mikkel referenced a mermaid(s) whom Albion wanted to sleep with, that Albion was thinking of Mera-Alane.

### Mikkel

Mikkel deeply disliked Albion, and thought that Albion was putting what he wanted over what was best for the Seelie fae.

### The Oak King

Quercus knows that Albion is, 'an exceptional underwater fighter', but 'excellent aboveground as well', which is why Quercus often brings Albion up to consult with Gwyn on strategy. Albion considers Quercus' promotion of Gwyn to King as 'high praise'. Albion disproves of Gwyn calling the Oak King a coward for running from his Kingship.

### Old Pete

Albion has no interest in seeing Old Pete because he believes that Old Pete has been corrupted by being around Gwyn. Albion even says that Gwyn 'stole' him.

### Ondine

Albion was so furious with Ondine when she refused to vote during the vote for Gwyn's Kingship that Albion demoted her to Outer Court and had her interrogated. Their relationship appears to be distant and tense, although Ondine was grateful that Albion saved the Mantissa from the House of Atros.

### Oura Selich

Since Albion made Oura his Queen-in-Waiting, it's possible he valued either her martial or administrative skills, diplomatic acumen, or friendship, greatly. Oura was clearly comfortable enough to touch Albion's shoulder to calm him during diplomatic relations.

### The Raven Prince

The Raven Prince doesn't appear to think that much of Albion, and expressed shock when he learned that Albion was in charge of the Seelie Court.

### The Spider Queen

Gwyn noted that Albion did not 'formally invite the Spider Queen into his Court, and he didn’t offer hospitality' while accepting the sanction of her presence in his Court. Albion obviously resented her presence, though she was able to closely observe his actions, to the point that she could see the relationship between Albion and Mera-Alane, to some extent.

## Quotations

* 'Eran, I knew your mother better than everyone here, and I am certain that she would be so, so proud of you. Please, don’t live long enough to see yourself become a coward. Remember your duty to the Seelie fae, your family, yourself. The sea blesses you, Eran. And it is a rare thing, a fire fae to be blessed by any sea at all. But the sea will forgive you as well, if you never look at her again.'
* Gulvi: 'I believe you once said that land-fae were the fat, farm-bred versions of fae, too sedentary and leisure-focused to be anything more than long-living mulch for the land that sustains us.'
* Gwyn: 'you, yourself, once said that you *wished* you could feed upon the deaths of your prey, because that would make it even more satisfying after a good battle.'
* 'You think to impose sanctions on me?’ Albion said. ‘After he betrayed the Seelie? The Court? I am a demigod, and if you think-'
* 'I am going far away,’ Albion said softly. ‘Very far. I expect no one will ever be able to reach me again, where I’m going. It’s cowardly. At the end of it all, I stayed long enough to see myself become a coward. I should have left a long time ago. But I wanted to stay long enough to…'
* To Gwyn, about Albion: 'Yes,’ Augus said, ‘children are very remorseful once they’ve completely broken their toys and realised that it’s never going to be the same as it was and you can’t get them a new one. That’s what children do. Stop defending him. That creature tried to drown you by drawing saltwater into your lungs and would have destroyed the Unseelie Court were it not for that Coalition of the Classless. I care not that he spent the last however long, feeling sorry for himself in the pit of the sea, realising he made a mistake only then.'
* Mosk: 'Albion was just so sad at the end. Sad and grim and like a fae that knew their entire life in all its achievements amounted to nothing because of mistakes they made at the end. From all reports, Albion was one of the best rulers the sea had ever seen. No one on the land would ever know him for that. They’d know him as the one who let the Seelie Court fall after promising he would be a better ruler than any land fae. It was hard to hate Albion when he already hated himself.'

## Trivia

* Albion noted that he was familiar with interrogation and torture methods prior to Gwyn's imprisonment.
* Gulvi noted that Albion has used the type of 'give you one chance at freedom' private execution method he used on Gwyn before he used it on Gwyn.
* Albion's heartsong seems to be unusual for a sea fae, as Augus noted, 'Whoever heard of an ocean King having a centre like stability?'
* King-in-Waiting is spelled 'King-in-Waiting' five times in the canon, 'King in Waiting' four times, and 'King-in-waiting' twice, whereas 'Queen-in-Waiting' is also the most common spelling of the Queen version, so 'King-in-Waiting' is used here.

## Folklore/Mythology

'In Greek mythology, Alebion (Ancient Greek: Ἀλεβίων) or **Albion** (Ἀλβίων) of Liguria, was a son of Poseidon and brother of Bergion (also known as Dercynus). . . . Alebion attacked Heracles with Dercynus when he passed through their country, Liguria in North-Western Italy, on his way back to Mycenae from Iberia having obtained the Cattle of Geryon as his tenth labour. The battle that followed was fierce; Albion and Dercynus (or Bergion) were supported by a numerous army. Hercules and his army were in a difficult position so he prayed to his father Zeus for help. With the aegis of Zeus, Heracles won the battle, and both brothers were killed.'

'In the mythical story of the founding of Britain, Albion was a Giant son of Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea. He was a contemporary of Heracles, who killed him. Albion founded a country on the island and ruled there. Britain, then called Albion after its founder, was inhabited by his Giant descendants until about 1100 years before Julius Cæsar's invasion of Britain, when Brutus of Troy came and defeated the small number of Giants that remained (as a group of the Giants had killed all the others).'

According to Geoffrey of Monmouth's *Historia Regnum Britanniae*, Brutus of Troy 'and his fellow Trojans escape from Gaul and "set sail with a fair wind towards the promised island".

"The island was then called Albion, and inhabited by none but a few giants. Notwithstanding this, the pleasant situation of the places, the plenty of rivers abounding with fish, and the engaging prospect of its woods, made Brutus and his company very desirous to fix their habitation in it." After dividing up the island between themselves "at last Brutus called the island after his own name Britain, and his companions Britons; for by these means he desired to perpetuate the memory of his name". . . . Later, in the 14th century, a more elaborate tale was developed, claiming that Albina and her sisters founded Albion and procreated there a race of giants.'

'In the mythology of William Blake, Albion is the primeval man whose fall and division results in the Four Zoas: Urizen, Tharmas, Luvah/Orc and Urthona/Los.'

## Image Gallery

Fanart of Albion by kaza999 https://kaza999.tumblr.com/post/99708686919/ok-so-vane-and-ondine-from-the-newest-coft-chapter
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