#Mhoirbheinn's thing is just because

[thewolfisawake]

Flow of Gameplay:

Muses will be submitted to me via PM or discord (this is really just running in and saying who you want)

Which general, if a prey will be present, and/or another muse is supposed to join is also given to me at this time.

The first scenario will be rolled (also via d20) and slowly but surely we will roll out the successes and failures. All of these are run on scout's honor unless you want to show me some shiny click clacks. I'm all for that. Only disclaimer I add is that I likely will take out any scenario already played that run so as to not have the same situation run more than once (because rolling the same happens).

These do not have to be public (because I'm sure some muses have their pride) but it is an option to have the ride as a post where the scenario is written and muns can write how their muse succeeded (or failed) at their attempts. And just continue back and forth until we get our correct number of successes or failures.

Definitions/Additional Info:

Rolling: With either a d20 or number generator of 20, a number is produced and it will be result of the check. The success succession is critical failure > failure > success > critical success. A critical failure is counted as two failed checks. A failure is counted as one failed check. A success is one successful check. A critical success is two successful checks.

Prey/Other Muses: The addition of a prey or another person is upping the number of conditions of success. It also adds a few more scenarios to the pool. It is meant to make it more difficult if someone wants to make an additional challenge for the scenario.

Generals: The generals serve as an aid to some rolls. Dependent on if they have an applicable skill, they can increase the degree of success for your roll. So they can turn a failure into a success. A success to a critical success. However they cannot be used in every scenario and their aid can only be employed once (this goes up to two if you add a prey or work with another muse). This is so that it isn't completely breezy for rolling. The one exception to the ruling is Mhoirbheinn. Use is not required but choosing one is still needed just for story reasons. Generals and their scenarios are as followed:

Mhoirbheinn: The Royal Protector. He is adept at most scenarios by sheer force of will. However he has an unsociable attitude. Mhoirbheinn can be used in nearly all scenarios except certain social situations where he will decrease the degree of success.

Risteard: The Vizier of the Crown. A former noble that knows how to navigate uneasy waters with people. He also tends to notice clues normally overlooked.

Solanine: The King's Shadow. As an assassin, she knows how to sneak both herself and those around her. Sticky fingers are also useful in the right hands.

Norval: The Herald of the Unseelie. Uses guile to sway others rather than making compromises. He is quite perceptive to motives of others.

Morgan: The Court Mage. It'd be pretty embarrassing for her if she couldn't understand much of magic in the land. She is also familiar with the history of many races, lands and people.

[arcxnumvitae]

Sb: So you don’t hurt us, right?

Mhoirbheinn: …That’s right.

Sb: That’s a weird fucking tone, man!

Balmoral: That’s just the way he sounds, he has an asshole voice. Mhoirbheinn, tell them they’re okay.

Mhoirbheinn: …Everything’s great 😒

Balmoral: Dude.

Sb: Fuck!

[soulsxng]

💕 JJ and Mhoirbheinn. Yeah I'm trying to sic the yandere on JJ, what about it!

@arcxnumvitae mentioning @thewolfisawake's king of the yandere | Love Calculator | Accepting!

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Dr. Love thinks a relationship might work out between Jawyr Ravi and Mhoirbheinn Branan Maoldeigh Fearchar Geadais, but the chance is very small. A successful relationship is possible, but you both have to work on it. Do not sit back and think that it will all work out fine, because it might not be working out the way you wanted it to. Spend as much time with each other as possible. Again, the chance of this relationship working out is very small, so even when you do work hard on it, it still might not work out.

"Yeah, that one isn't all that surprising." Partially because...well, they pretty much looked like the same person. But also because JJ liked to poke at Mhoirbheinn, or give him a little bit of a hard time here and there. He wasn't really sure why that was-- maybe it was like a weird variant of the Cain instinct, or something? Like now, for example, he's obviously doesn't feel bad about joking over this one, like he had about he and Balmoral's.

"Sorry Mobee, looks like we're just gonna have to stay friends!"

[arcxnumvitae]

Two fae who, when I say are very straightforward in an uncharacteristically un-fae-like way, are on the opposite ends of the spectrum:

[arcxnumvitae]

Reminded of a moment in C.R1 episode 112 where (mild-ish choking-esque spoilers below if you know you know)

The archfey made a deal with the group and, upon finding out that one of the members can’t die permanently, determines part of the payment will be that he can strangle the guy to death. Just for the experience.

And….

Daileas.

[soulsxng]

@arcxnumvitae replied to your post:

Okay! So long as Enoch doesn't do any of that teasing that Zhaohui's familiar with things /should/ be fine....

"Mm, but Zhaohui is something of a special case, in that I only ever see him when he's with Darrow. I tease the little fox quite a bit, so by extension, Zhaohui gets somewhat similar treatment. I also doubt that he would leave me alone if I did him, since Darrow tends to be skittish around me, and Zhaohui is rather protective of him, from what I can tell. So why not have a bit of fun with him, if that's how it's going to be, regardless?"

[arcxnumvitae]

Also, pwdin eva is a Welsh dessert and Mhoirbheinn would have a R.atatouille moment if he ever ate it again.

[arcxnumvitae]

Someone please stab him now and put him out of his misery.

[arcxnumvitae]

Like--

“I won’t waste our time so I’ll just get to the point here. The princess has gone through great pains to mask her presence here at camp, both for safety and in an attempt to be treated no differently than any other recruit. Since you seem intent to treat her differently regardless, I will respond in kind. Continue as you have been with her, and I will string your pitiful entrails across the camp for all to see, much like festive holiday lights. If her cover is compromised because of your insipid grudges, and she is harmed as a result, I will do far worse. Why, if she is harmed in a way that has nothing to do with you ruining her cover I may very well still kill you because you have pissed me off that much. Are we clear?”

Mhoirbheinn: I'll sire those kids but I won't be their parent.

Also Mhoirbheinn, years later when he hears of someone messing with said kids:

[thewolfisawake]

The gaunt face and wispy locks of their mother peered down. Today it was scowling...she wasn't pleased. They couldn't quite understand her words but memorized them still. It would centuries before understanding her words were ramblings of disdain. That day particular cursing their appearance, their nature. How pitiable they were the last shot. A flitting sense passed them...they weren't sure on it.

You're just like him.

They stared at ghillie dhu, mismatched eyes wide. Not quite sure of the details but they knew that they were being sent away. With the people--fae--they were told to avoid. Not good folks. And Mawr had been the one to head the exchange. He said such unkind words and though they didn't understand, it brought a pain in their chest. How could they be hurt without bleeding? How could it hurt so much? How could he do this?

You're just like him.

They spat out that horrid concoction. The bile a combination of a sickly green and the silver of his blood. It burned and threatened to make their innards raw. Despite their effort, they retched again and again. Acid shearing their throat, the physical battering secondary to the pain from it. And seeing their own vitality splattered across the dirt was a crawling, chilling realization that some part of them was destroyed. A rasp escaping them making it evident, their voice was lost. A broken yet frenzied gaze turned to the perpetrators. One jubilant. One sorry, pitying. And it was the latter that brought it all about and did nothing to spare them.

You're just like him.

He was splayed beneath the man. Painted with a coyness while revulsion roiled within. It was one thing to sleep with the commander. It was another to do so knowing Mhoirbheinn watched him be dragged off. He hadn't wished to leave his friend but the commander was fickle. Especially when Mhoirbheinn pissed him off. The superior gave no thought as he inserted himself and while painful, it wasn't the worst that's been done to him. There were three goals in mind that night: butter up the bastard (as he's been doing), to reconsider his plans an upcoming skirmish, and most importantly, keep him from doing any further retribution to his friend. If it meant being taken with all the grace of horsetail, so be it.

Yet, he had woefully underestimated the irritation and the disdain the commander held for his association. Blood and ashes, it hurt. Of course, the other was uncaring of the pain. Nor did he care of bites and bruises that ravaged his frame. To his superior, he was an object of desire and tool for his games.

You're just like him.

He knew Foirtchern was playing some game. He had too much confidence about coming to the throne room. Despite having never been present in Unseelie in centuries, almost seemed to understand its workings still. And he knew what to bring up. Balmoral was suspicious of him from the beginning. Yet he decided to avoided speaking the link between them. Because he knew his misdeeds were interspersed with the topic. He thought he could avoid much of it if he was decisive and could speak the right words. And Foirtchern knew he would. And he had said it hadn't he? How he inherited the same skill...though Balmoral could only now see he was nascent compared to Abyssborn's use. How Balmoral too would weave through deceit and omission.

You're just like him.

Witnessing the perpetrator to a massacre had shaken some up. However, Bal remained undeterred. Red and silver gore trailed up and down the manor. And a certain trail led to a man. Shattered around his entrails and sinew were remnants of a mask. He only knew of him through tales but something told him this was one that his mother wished vengeance on. Already taken out. He didn't know why.

No, that was untrue. At least now it was. He knew this man died because of his cruelty and disregard. Balmoral knew that he had two childred, the younger he disdained yet would not waste. He told that child he was mistake, a spare and that he should have been grateful for his purpose. Then continued to ignore that child despite the unknowing squalor he let him be raised in and the mistreatment from his 'heir.' Bhaltair Rathais died a death that was likely deplorable in his own eyes. He was abhorrent in memory and reason to his killer--his so called spare--and he was unforgivable in every sense to Balmoral.

And he was just like him.

It drove the fae to consciousness. Balmoral shot up, a stinging permeating in his chest. A stinging that became a stab as he noticed...sensed...the coldness and emptiness beside him. He expected no less.

He was a swindler. He was a betrayer. He was an accomplice to misery. He was a user, uncaring of whom he took advantage of. He was manipulator. He was cause for suffering for someone he said innumerable times he loved. This was just deserving of his sins throughout his existence.

Balmoral looked down at his hand. Slowly unfurling his clutched hand, showed a signet ring. The edges having cut into his palm, staining it alongside another. There on his middle finger was a band of silver, vibrant against the dried blood. He closed his hand again to see the dark stone housed within. A gift he was wholly unworthy of.

"...Ha..." he said resting his head against it. To still wish despite all he's done, "...what a wretched creature I am."

[thewolfisawake]

So the downside of having a smart character is that I am a dumbass truly. So I feel bad I don't get to expound about Risteard's wit and why there was reason why Balmoral had healthy 'fear' of the noble. But I did come across a small thing while listening to all these random vids I watch. And it ended up a whole scheme and now you all get to hear it.

This takes place during the Unification Campaign, this being a civil war where parts of the Unseelie seceded and the ruler at the time was willing to make the power move to unite all of Unseelie. This is normally talked about as the war that gave Balmoral, Mhoirbheinn and Siubhan prominence within the militia. However, such a big event is one that only fools would not take advantage of. So Risteard had actually been a secret player within this war.

With such a rampant uptick of disorder with regions either locking down or thrown into chaos because of the force, he put forward giving a temporary authority to those like merchants and scholars to be able to do a more severe form of citizens arrest. This essentially allowed for people to be detained or 'imprisoned' until brought before essentially the nobility in charge of the region. This was meant to keep from tying up the militia so that they can focus on their fights with rogue regions. However, I suppose it the control freak in him or having an eye for out of place things, Balmoral found there was something elusive about this ordeal.

What was found was that Risteard had orchestrated this set up, yes, to technically keep the militia from wasting manpower, but more importantly, this was Risteard's way to evacuate civilians caught up in the Unification Campaign. Risteard, as he says even to this day, is not a fighter. However he was a gentry, who tend to use politics and governance to get what they want. So him setting up the ruling to allow the citizens arrest was so that many people can be moved without suspicion.

And he chose both merchants and scholars for a reason. He essentially bargained with them. Most of the time it's the people themselves as the chips. Merchants needs manpower, especially in a time of war, having a few hands to help them move stock or the like in exchange for just moving them to a place they are going anyway is pretty cheap price for them. For some Risteard did have to essentially bribe. As for scholars, he used a tax that was not of money, but of resources. The 'fairy stones' that Unseelie is known for is around the entirety of the realm but it has to be found/mined. This tax gave ample leverage to encourage scholars to participate in exchange for getting these stones as reward for 'turning in' others.

And as for gentry...because Risteard never put his name down nor seemed to be 'leading charge' for any of the rulings that helped this cause, it was never clear that he was for nor against. This put him in a neutral space that made him 'safe' for any thinking to defect or those staunchly against it to come to him. With Risteard keeping the information on both sides for his own gain. And further more it kept him and his family safe from reprisal and being seen as traitors to anyone.

Besides this was the whole 'bringing it to nobility,' Risteard had actually brought up if they were brought either to the Gallobchar or nobility he knew he either had control over or could reasonably estimate their motives. It was something of a chore since the noble would have to oversee the 'charges' and make judgments. Which could cut into doing....well, whatever else a noble wanted to do. So Risteard essentially offered to take the load off in exchange for what he might have found profitable from the noble family he was taking work from.

In addition to getting paid for doing what the others didn't, there was also another side effect of doing so. Because more were brought to the Gallobchar's 'province' so to speak, that also meant a lot more people were brought into it to begin with. Since Risteard's family never seceded and his family viewed it as 'grunt work' to deal with mundanities, Risteard went unchecked for whatever his judgments were. He didn't let people off scot-free as that's suspicious but essentially, he had them work in his province and the fervor of the success of the Unification Campaign allowed him to quietly pardon or reduce already being served sentences. This brought more productivity and prosperity to his region without folks really noticing...

And it's the without notice that really caught Balmoral's attention to Risteard's work. And with him essentially solidifying the militia in his hands...the handiwork he saw told him he needed to go deal with the gentry. If not pull such an elusive person into his fold, then to eliminate such dangerous enemy that knew how to pull the strings.

Just as a note, Bal knew about someone covertly getting people moved from war zones. He didn't know whom it was nor did he know about what was gained. Essentially he really did not know who Risteard was but he did know his style of getting things done. It is after starting to mingle with the gentry and having Somairle essentially tell him about the families he started to make lists of possible suspects. Also mind you, Risteard was young doing this. Like I imagine it's the equivalent of an 18 year old finessing the system. Also also since I have no other place to put it, Risteard to this day does not ever directly acknowledge his ploy. He would say that he made 'various decisions that seemed logical at the time.' Although as the ones that lived through the plan in action, some that were moved out and 'sentenced' by him likely have an idea. Not a main reason but a factor in Unseelie's generally favorable reception of Risteard.

[arcxnumvitae]

This one is Just Etienne. Kind of like Zhifeng, this is in a sort of hypothetical, ace-spec who he'd choose if presented with a fmk.

Somnio. He's pretty. And a demon with power over sleep/dreams? It's got the potential for, wait for it, somnoph-- *gets shot*

Amara. He's pretty and warm.

Kareena. She's pretty.

Ren. P retty.

Thanatos. It's Death. He's intrigued.

Val. We all know the allure of a gruff tsundere. Etienne is not immune.

Emil. Listen, Emil's got charisma out of the ears when he wants to. I could see him easily and accidentally making Etienne swoon.

Xiaodan. Just looking at Xiaodan in that context would have him blushing. Plus, dragon? Super duper bonus.

Huaxiu. He's almost too hesitant to choose Huaxiu because Huaxiu looks too pretty and otherworldly in an almost out of his league way.

Aur. Pretty. So pretty. Fae? And th-then the plants? Yeah. Aur is a romantic mfer so that'd really get Etienne's heart racing.

Ruaidhri. Pretty.

Eilidh. Pretty in a way that makes him nervous. She'd eat him alive.

Aodh. Again, tsundere.

Kasemchai. To go further into detail would necessitate a n.sfw tag.

Zaisan. Pretty.

Tara. Pretty.

Iomhar. I mean. It's Iomhar.

Taichiro. The second sole human on this list, good for him.

Kaisei. The horns and--

Mhoirbheinn. Just seeing Mhoirbheinn would put Etienne into such a tizzy.

Daileas. He looks like he could really take control of things, and, again. pretty fae.

[thewolfisawake]

While both Sceolan and Nathair have been described this way and that there are random things about their appearance that has been thought of and wanted to put down.

Shared appearance traits:

When glamored they both have dark black with a whisper of blue hair that is considered 'long.'

They have the same height of 6'0 although Sceolan grew to the height first.

Neither of the kids have sclera...somewhat lucky on their parents' part.

Both of their eyes are blue with a small 'starburst' of vermilion and silver from the pupil that scatters into flecks.

They have brown skin

The twins are a mix of their parents but they usually clock as one parent first (Sceolan/Balmoral and Nathair/Mhoirbheinn) but if you looked at them with the other, they do have similarities to them as well.

At this point in their lives, Nathair and Sceolan very much look related. They have more similarities than differences and honestly really the air they give off is whom they more look like at that moment.

Sceolan appearance traits:

Unglamored, her hair has more of a misty glow on the underside to her hair. Much like illumination lightning gives to clouds during a storm.

Unglamored, Sceolan has veins that look like lightning just beneath the surface. Actually this is like the black veins of Mhoirbheinn's unglamored form.

Sceolan has a smile that is just like Mhoirbheinn's.

Her more commanding and upfront presence does attribute to how she is 'easily' Balmoral's kid.

Nathair appearance traits:

Unglamored, his hair has an oil slick coloring (purples, blues) to his hair. It is more noticeable with some lighting.

Unglamored, Nathair has dark 'talons' that sprawl into lichtenburg figures across his forearm that seem to meld with his veins and glow.

Growing up, Nathair was a dead ringer for a young Mhoirbheinn (only real difference was his hair was longer).

When Nathair was younger, he and Sceolan looked less alike because he was much paler than her. This changed as he got older.

[thewolfisawake]

Guess I'm putting my own timeline of physical appearance/characteristic of Bal at different times of life. It's also to help me know when some things started to show up.

Smol Bal:

Considered the timeframe after leaving Faolan (young child to child)

They/them is used as Bal had no concept of gender

Very much uncivilized and ignorant of normal language

Speaks fragmented sentences and often makes 'weird noises' (this is technically 'language' of insects, which obviously sounds different verbalized)

Always unglamored

Hair longer than their body, unkempt and adorned with leaves and flowers

Both eyes have more of a 'glow' to them, being faintly illuminated in the dark

Very timid yet curious and immensely naive

Mimics a lot of beings around them

Snowdrop:

The time that Bal was in the brothel (childhood)

Used they/she mainly because they were mainly around women.

Kinda a crybaby, having felt sadness for the first time and it's still the strongest feeling to them

Understands more of how vocalize their thoughts into words

Completely glamored though not happy about it

Sensitivity about their hair

Hair is at the bottom of their shoulder blades, adorned with pretty baubles

Their eyes are just blue and gray due to being in constant glamor

Still naive with curiosity turned to observance

A rough charismatic presence as they learn from the ladies how charm customers

Young Bal:

The time after the brothel, basically street urchin (childhood to teens)

No preference in pronouns as everyone calls them whatever

F E R A L

They have felt betrayal again and instead of sadness, they just feel rage

Oscillates between a temper and keeping the 'sweet' disposition others liked

Kinda went on a spree of doing bad things

Struggling with their hunger (peak of putting stuff barely or not considered edible in their mouth).

Where most of the casual/'rougher' way of speaking comes from

Starts taking seriously 'by any means'/'to be used' ideals

Pessimistic but secretly longs for there to be good

'Talk to the moon' in the sense that they view the colored threads, particularly the one they grabbed, as motivation to get through their days

Time where they are constantly learning new skills, words, places, etc

A diamond in the rough sort of charm, still working on their eloquence

They do not unglamor, thus still blue and gray eyes

Hair is mid-back, very nice despite their rough surroundings

Early Militia/Pre-Mhoirbheinn:

What it says on the tin

Stronger preference for he/him but still not upset by any other pronouns

Shameless af

Still has a temper, just not feral in response. Unhinged though...

Coming into the personality known more in present

Starting more of their tactical and ambitious mindset

Usually multitasking and spends a lot of nights practicing

Occasional problems with hunger

Above leads to their reputation as the 'camp whore'

More realist than pessimist (if choosing to do impossible can still be apart of that)

Really getting into that eloquence

Hair ends up just at the hips although usually up

Starts unglamoring eyes every so often

Past this point, Bal is a lot the personality and presence in the present. But random points that might be of note:

Bal leaves eyes unglamored basically all the time after starting his friendship with Mhoirbheinn. It's not because of Mhoirbheinn but it did occur after him.

The fight with the commander had Bal cut his hair back down to the bottom of his shoulder blades and he's grown it and cut it several times since

Bal had a much worse temper when he was in the militia than current. So he's mellowed.

At some point there was eye switching which also is left unglamored.

Both the uneasy relation of being close to Mhoirbheinn and seducing the commander as well as the fight over Bal's jealousy gave form to a sense of shame.

While he's been lusted over and 'wined and dined,' Bal had never been looked at with love and thus acted oblivious/weird when it was presented to him.

The reversion had the pale part of his hair spread much further than it usually did and he decided to keep it glamored until it was...not like that?

His overflow of his aspect actually never showed up until he started being friends with Mhoirbheinn. He was able manifest bits of ice occasionally but it only grew more sophisticated with their continued friendship and his own understanding

He still had hunger issues within the militia that was exacerbated by Bal hiding how large his appetite was because it would damage his reputation as 'weak' or 'dainty.' This does shift eventually.

Bal had to be submissive in a lot of the relations at the time, which leads to his pretty much only dominant role when he throws away the commander.

[thewolfisawake]

Name: Norval Chaput

Personality:

Norval can be see as a rather unusual piece to the rest of the generals. Maybe that lack of bloodlust and having a more jovial nature. However, he does use his 'ditziness' and 'lackadaisical' attitude to get underestimated. Behind his grin is a mind that sifting through the little tells and moods. But he's a person that'd love to make friends not enemies.

Background:

One of Balmoral’s generals and the Herald of the Unseelie. Norval tends to keep an eye on goings on with the people. He essentially is the PR for within the Unseelie, advising Balmoral on decisions best to grab his subjects (although he tends to joke Bal doesn’t need him for that). He tends to mediate with and for the settlements as well as some of the non-fae representation within the realm. Basically, he deals with much of the external affairs.

Much of Norval’s past is considered ‘barely worth a footnote’ by himself. He had initially grown up in the mortal realm and had ended up in the Unseelie by accident. He had no knowledge of how things were done and ended up a thrall within the citadel. However it was due to his dhampir heritage that he didn’t completely fall to the glamor and convinced his owner he was more useful with his mind intact. This owner was a merchant that tended to trade between the settlements. Norval would consider ‘he wasn’t bad at it but he also wasn’t good at it.’ So Norval made his way as the one behind the scenes of his master’s ‘sudden�� success. All the while, he was taking his meager coin to find better opportunities. 

This was one of his first run-ins with Balmoral. They were both looking into an investment that would eventually be Corpsevain Run. Norval thought it too outlandish but had changed his mind when he saw this fae that ‘without a fear within his mind handed what must’ve been his entire pay’ and even negotiated with this planner. He ended up putting in for it too and while it took a while to get it off the ground, it paid dividends to Norval. 

Norval had a lot going on but he was sure of one thing: he’d gotten too big for where he was. So he had…disposed of his owner and took on the business for himself. With a combination of charm and cunning, he built it up to a decent place. And he even started to have it where it was running by itself with him simply checking in. This led to him having a lot more time to do…hobbies. 

These hobbies included writing sensational pieces on affairs throughout the realm and implicating scandals amongst all classes and regions. It made enemies sure, but because of how he went about it, no one knew it was Norval. And because of how much buzz and popularity it brought, any place that received his pieces would not turn them down. So it was something of a win-win for him. And only really changed with the Rising Dusk Campaign, the war Balmoral waged to usurp the throne. 

This was where they met again and where their relationship had developed. Initially Balmoral had come to ‘him’ for the knowledge the caravans held of the layout of the vast system of the Unseelie and any quiet places to hide. Norval later found that this was half a ruse on Balmoral’s part. Basically while he was talking to Norval, Mhoirbheinn was using the time to check the immediate vicinity while Solanine was checking more discreet places. Because Balmora just wanted to confirm that Norval was the ‘Echo of the Unsung,’ the writer that caused stir left and right within the Unseelie. Caught, Norval asked if he intended to be rid of him. 

“Rid of you? Why would I do that?” Balmoral asked him. Because indeed Bal had a use for him. While then general didn’t have a need for ‘gossip’ and ‘drivel,’ he did need some that could observe and understand the sentiment of the people. And with that understanding to make his crusade more tolerable for the people, “I have some ideas but I think you’re more suited to it. What do you say?”

And the rest is history, as Norval would put it. He has helped Balmoral since and remains because of a combination of getting to live the high life and he’s a little passively daunted by Balmoral. Even if he can’t hold the Echo secret over him anymore. That and Norval generally enjoys the company kept. 

Miscellaneous:

Norval is good at writing pieces in relation to actual people and the like. He is terrible at any fantasy, which is ironically what he wants to write.

He low key really ships Balmoral and Mhoirbheinn, which is interesting considering most of the kingdom know nothing about that.

Balmoral actually has Norval enlisted where he is because he's not a fae. He can actually lie and his charm makes it believable.

That being said, Balmoral isn't bothered by but can be wary with Norval because of the same reasoning. 'A fae does not lie and at least demons have their own deals and codes. Someone like Norval is as capricious as a fae and wheels and deals like a demon with none of their pitfalls. Of course I do not trust him.'

[thewolfisawake]

Part 2

Jasper: Ehhhhhh

Bijou. He too likes to flirt with danger.

Beatrix. Something about the strictness he likes?

Percy. Just to wipe that smug look off his face.

Mikoto. Something about the gap between her fighting him and making breakfast in the morning.

Ceilidh: She's a romantic at heart I suppose?

Samir. He's a sweet man! Leave her alone.

Bijou. Just one compliment and she'd fold.

Tannim. Suuuuper embarrassing for her though because he's like one of those types that she imagines from her books but she'd die before letting that be known.

Altyn. Duped by the changeling but hey! She was very persuasive!

Eiji. He's pretty.

Risteard. He's a nobleman that treated her with dignity and got an air about him that's like that cool, mysterious type. Her thoughts not mine.

Balmoral: Almost easier to say who he wouldn't but I'll endeavor anyway

Kesil. How to put it? Balmoral likely likes Kesil because of the personality traits that make him think of Mhoirbheinn. However he sees Kesil as needing to 'sit in a barrel.'

Samir. How cute. He'd love to fluster the hell out of him. And he's freaky? Bal's alright with that.

Bijou. Flirts get on flirting with each other. Who knew.

Noita. But hasn't because even if they can conceal it, Bal feels a bit odd messing with Tannim's reason for doing his Harbinger madness.

Sullivan. Hot.

Beatrix. He is turned on by ambition, what can he say?

Bayani. Can't figure out why though.

Donovan. They have fucked. Battle maniacs and all...

Oren. Same as Beatrix.

Deianeira. I think Bal gets on pretty well with demons and hey, if it's one of their top dogs...

Risteard. Also has done it. It is a guilty fantasy to want to do so with him and Mhoirbheinn. Bal knows that will not happen and chooses never to bring that up. But if the boys are fighting--

Solanine. Have done it. Only real place where he feels it's more of a companionship thing than like any attraction on either of their parts.

Risteard: Figuring him out is a paaaainnnnnnn

Crowe. Can't figure out definitively why but likely some combination of decent head on his shoulder and freak.

Dominicus. Unfortunately, I find Risteard has a type in charismatic men.

Beatrix. But likely it is more of Hera's influence. I can't tell you why.

Luis. I think his brand of humor would make Risteard laugh.

Percy. Same as Dominicus.

Balmoral. They already did so. Risteard cannot imagine doing so again but at the same time Balmoral has traits that Risteard finds attractive. It's a problem. Which he feels is saved by his perpetual annoyance of the king's shenanigans.