Raghnall Burke

WRITER: W. Olivia (Nici)

Email:  Nicirace@aol.com

AGE: 34

CHARACTER'S NAME: Raghnall Burke

CHARACTER'S AGE: Irrelevent.

NATURE: Fey

DESCRIPTION: Male, about six foot four, lean, but well muscled, with almost translucent pale skin and straight black hair that falls to his waist.

He is High Seelie, with origins with the Daoine Sidhe. Incredibly beautiful, only some indiscernible shape of the jaw makes his features not too feminine. His eyes are pale grey, almost silver, in certain light.

PERSONALITY: Raghnall is quiet and introspective, preferring to live quietly and alone. Perhaps hermit is too strong a word, however he does try to avoid contact w/ others as much as possible, presently doing so successfully by working through his agent to sell the jewelry that he creates.

Although he has lived among humans for a hundred years, he avoids close friendships and long term relationships. He has a habit of settling in small, remote area and as such, most of what has occurred in the past 100 hundred years with regard to history has passed him by emotionally and kept him extremely aloof.

He knows that to return to fey he must learn to use his power more carefully, but he has been afraid to try, simply put. He has a love of beautiful things, and he tries to collect as many little objects de' art as he can, especially finely made glasswork and carved statues and things made of silver and crystal.

ABILITIES: Raghnall has the ability to manipulate dreams, to make them pleasant or to make them horrible. This ability is strongest around humans with no psi abilities. A strong mage or master vampire would be able to detect his powers and their wards and shields would keep his powers in check, if not deflect them totally. He does also have the power of glamour, although he uses this talent sparingly as it reminds him of home and what he lost due to his folly. Cold iron is his greatest enemy, as is common with the fey and can weaken him and also hurt him physically.

HISTORY: He was a court favorite until he was exiled by Finvarra for manipulating dreams too much, specifically sending nightmares, which caused more than one mortal to suffer a mental breakdown. This angered Finvarra, for it was behavior very close to Unseelie. His punishment? To live among humans until he learns the error of his ways and learns to use his powers more carefully. He carries no obvious marks to distinguish his exile, although some fey might recognize him for what he is, and in doing so, be able to tell that he is in exile-if they choose to look that far. Young for a fey, and frightened of what his power cost him, he has vowed never to use his ability to manipulate dreams again. This act has kept him stranded and in flux on this plane. He has made a living during his years here by crafting jewelry out of silver and precious stones, at first bartering with others to make a living in small towns and in later years, selling his creations to small galleries and gift shops, through the use of an agent. Although he has kept himself apart from humanity, he is aware of the changes that have transpired over the years.

Technology has allowed him to wall himself away from most contact and now his business dealings can be handled mostly through phone and fax. Sanctuary appeals to him, out of fey-like curiosity. He plans to continue his solitary existence, however Sanctuary might have other ideas. Perhaps redemption or his unconscious need for some measure of peace has drawn him here.

      

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