Zephyr

**Zephyr** is the archfey of music, freedom and nightmares, as well as Lilith Blackwood's patron.

## Connections

### Close Allies

* Lilith Blackwood (warlock)
* Lady Getsumei (warlock)

### Family

* The Wild Mother (mother)
* Sammy Bryne (brother)
* Prospera (sister)
* Unnamed sister

### Enemies

* Sammy Bryne
* The King of Hallowes
* Toshiro "Silkmoth" Yamamoto (former warlock)
* Paeris, Gwilla, and Ellie
* Atticus Snapdragon

## Appearance

Zephyr takes on the appearance of a humanoid man in his late 20s-mid 30s with tan skin and artfully messy hair. The right side of his face is covered by burn scars and butterflies that serve as eyes.

Zephyr's true form has a massive butterfly for a head that hovers above the coat that he wears in his humanoid form. The eyes on the butterfly's wings blink on their own accord, and the right wing is disfigured and torn. Crammed into the coat is an ungodly mess of butterfly legs and broken wings, with 4-7 of them serving as his actual legs.

## Backstory

Little is known about Zephyr's past other than that he was greatly affected by Prospera's death at the hands of her followers.

Hundreds of years later, Zephyr posed as Lilith Blackwood's piano tutor to foster her musical abilities. He also encouraged her to rebel against the Church of Pholtus, presumably so that he could recruit her as a warlock. When Lilith was disowned by her father, Zephyr revealed his archfey nature to her and forged a warlock pact.

Some time later, Zephyr and his warlocks, including Lilith, began to sow sociopolitical discord under the banner of Metamorphis. Their main aim was to overthrow the king and secure freedom for the people; whether Zephyr had ulterior motives is unknown. Lilith's untimely death after the Massacre of the Drow affected him greatly, and under his command Metamorphis grew even more overzealous in their methods.

According to Toshiro, Zephyr drove the King of Hallowes mad to avenge Lilith, which gave the Mourning Queen an opportunity to usurp the throne and cast the curse.

## Personality

Zephyr initially comes off as affable and flirtatious, but later sessions reveal him to be cunning, self-absorbed, manipulative, and cruel. He enjoys sowing chaos and breaking people's spirits when he feels it is necessary, which has made him something of a black sheep within the ranks of the archfey.

Despite his flamboyant and confident facade, Zephyr appears to have a fragile ego. He cast a nightmare curse on Paeris when the latter implied that he was manipulating Lilith, and later gives them horrible headaches whenever they insult him. Zephyr also has a habit of making himself known to Lilith whenever he feels like someone is trying to steer her away from him and their pact.

## Quotes

* "How cute that you think I put that butterfly decoration there. For the record, it wasn't me -- though in hindsight I should have taken the credit." (*to Lilith after being summoned, Session 5*)
* "Just as the presence of the gods changes people, so too do the actions of mortals change the gods. And Pholtus, my dear, has changed for the worse since your passing." (*to Lilith, Session 5*)
* "I would NEVER do that to my girl. But if you wanted, I could make you a martyr." (*to Paeris, Session 5*)
* "You may not be tethered to gods. But you are to me." (*to Lilith after she shows Atticus her wings, Session 9*)
* "Don't you get it? I like breaking people for fun." (*to Paeris during their nightmare, Session 9*)

## Trivia

* Zephyr identifies as pansexual and polyamorous.
* In Madam Menagerie's tarot reading to the party, the upright Devil card represents Zephyr.

### Meta Trivia

* Zephyr's wings are based on those of a peacock butterfly.