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   Rhysand is the most powerful High Lord in history and the current ruler of the Night. He is incredibly handsome and appears to be arrogant, careless, and cold at first. Rhysand was born to the then-High Lord of the Night Court and his mate, an Illyrian seamstress. He is half-High Fae, and half-Illyrian, and once had a younger sister. When Rhysand was eight, his mother took him to an Illyrian war camp to be trained as she did not want him to rely on his Fae powers alone. When he arrived, he met Cassian and they immediately despised each other. Cassian was born a bastard, so he was given nothing and had to find his own shelter and food. Rhysand saw him walking in the cold one night and realized for the first time what it was like to not be warm, safe, and cared for. The fact that Cassian would be forced to stay in the cold didn't sit well with Rhysand, so he went out and tracked Cassian to his tent, woke him up, and invited him to stay at his house. Even though they lived under the same roof, they still hated each other and only behaved because if one of them got into trouble or provoked the other, then neither of them ate that night. His mother also tutored Cassian, but it wasn't until Azriel arrived a year later that they decided to be allies. Rhysand and Cassian made Azriel's life a living hell, but Rhysand's mother had known Azriel's mother and decided to take him in. As they grew older, they realized that they had better odds of survival sticking together, and stopped tormenting one another. During various court functions over the years, Rhysand got to know Tamlin, the youngest son of the High Lord of Spring Court at the time. Being a half-breed Illyrian who had to prove himself and defend his power, Rhys saw what Tamlin was going through and befriended him. He sought Tamlin out whenever he was able to get away from war-camps or court and taught him some Illyrian techniques. His family disapproved and Tamlin's father was threatened by him, and because he thought he was weaker than both Tamlin and Rhysand, he wanted to prove that he wasn't. One day, Rhysand's mother and sister were traveling to the Illyrian war-camp to see him. He was supposed to meet them halfway, but he was busy training a new unit and decided to stay. Tamlin's father, brothers, and Tamlin himself set out into the Illyrian wilderness. He knew from Rhysand, where his mother and sister would be and that he had plans to see them. Rhysand was supposed to be there, and when they found out that he wasn't, they slaughtered his mother and sister anyway. They put their heads in boxes and sent them down the river, to the nearest camp. Tamlin's father kept their wings as trophies. When Rhysand and his father heard, they winnowed to the edge of the Spring Court that night, then went the rest of the way on foot to the manor. When they got there, Rhysand slew Tamlin's brothers on sight. He held their minds and rendered them helpless while he cut them into pieces, then melted their brains inside their skulls. However, when he got to the High Lord's bedroom, Rhysand found the High Lord and his wife dead, killed by his father, even after he had promised not to touch Tamlin's mother. Rhysand's father went for Tamlin's room next, and Rhys tried to stop him, but he didn't listen. Rhysand was going to kill Tamlin too, but couldn't let his father do it. He didn't care that Tamlin had been there, had allowed them to kill his mother and sister, that he'd come to kill Rhys because he didn't want to risk standing against them. He was done with death, so he stopped his father before the door. When his father tried to go through him, Tamlin opened the door and saw them both, and smelled the blood spilled from his father's room, and killed Rhys' father in one blow. Moments later, the powers from the two deceased High Lords shifted to both of them respectively, crowning them both as the new High Lords of their courts. After that, Rhys ran from the Spring Court, and harbored a deep hatred for one another ever since. When the War between mortals and faeries started Rhysand was 28 years old. He, like the rest of the Night Court, fought on the side of mortals. As the High Lord of the Spring Court was a close ally of the King of Hybern and his commander Amarantha, once she seized power from the seven High Lords of Prythian, she took Rhysand as her personal sex slave as punishment for being the son of the man who killed his greatest ally in the war against humans. From then on, Rhysand was forced to live with her Under the Mountain and indulge her carnal desires and perform the tasks she gave him. This would give him severe post-traumatic stress. Rhysand is described to be tall, heartbreakingly handsome and has short blue-black hair, like a raven's feathers, and violet eyes with flecks of silver like starlight. He has tan skin, however, he was also once pale because he was forced Under the Mountain for so long, and gained back his coloring after spending time in Velaris. He also has tattoos decorating his arms and muscular chest. He has tattoos on both of his knees of mountains with 3 stars on top of the mountains, representing that he will bow for nothing and no one but his crown. He has a small, curling tattoo behind his ear, for his deal with the Weaver. He has giant, smooth membranous wings that are flecked with a hint of iridescence and are clawed like a bat's that he can summon and hide at will. He wears rich clothing, cloaked in tendrils of night: an ebony tunic brocaded with gold and silver, dark pants, and black boots that reached his knees. His beauty and handsomeness are said to be legendary, greater so far than anyone else's in Prythian. He radiates sensual grace and ease and keeps his composure most of the time. In his beast form, Rhys has dark feathers or scales, wings, elongated canines, talons, and the face of a terrifying creature He is very arrogant, as he knows exactly how handsome he is, occasionally throwing jokes and comments about his heartbreaking beauty. He is extremely dark in terms of his behavior and has an air of mystery, swagger, and sensuality surrounding him. He handles things with a certain level of casualness, courteousness, and grace that is as savage and dangerous as it is beautiful and remarkable. But most of this is just a mask. Under it, he's a kind, generous and humble person. He is a "shameless flirt", and an expert at manipulation, deception, trickery, and lies. He is also able to hide his emotions flawlessly most of the time. However, even though he acts careless and cruel, he does really care about things and will do anything, and sacrifice anything, to keep them safe and unharmed. He loves his wings and flying, he adores the Court of Dream. As Amarantha targeted him to be her whore, he suffered from a lot of emotional trauma that he hides with deadly grace and ease. However, beneath the shadows and coldness he seems to always portray, he loves very fiercely and passionately for the people he really cares about. Rhysand has an extreme amount of power, that exceeds the amount of any of the seven high lords. He is the most powerful Fae in the history of Prythian, this is because he had natural magic before he was crowned, he's a hybrid of a High Fae father and a demi-fae mother. His mother's sub-race of fae, the Ilyrians are known for being extremely powerful. A scene where it is demonstrated is in the meeting of the High Lords, where they remember the extent of his power and what he can do with it. Darkness manipulation: Rhys can manipulate and control shadows and darkness. Daemati powers: Rhys is a Daemati, meaning he has powers relating to mind control and invasion. Memory manipulation: He can change people's memories at will, as well as manipulating them to ignore the memory, such as in the instances of Varian and Cresseida. Mind reading: He is adept at reading someone's mind and memories. This was a skill that Amarantha greatly benefited from. Flight: Through his Illyrian wings which he was not born with but conjures through magic, Rhysand is able to fly. He is also capable of holding people in his arms, while he flies. Winnowing: Through training, Rhysand has developed the ability to transport himself to a different location, including short distances and long. Illyrian combat: He's been training in Illyrian war-camps since he was eight. He has the ability to fight with weaponry and in hand-to-hand combat. Rhysand is far better than other warriors, but Cassian is the only other that can beat him. Misting: Rhysand is capable of turning the bodies of enemies into a misted version of themselves, effectively killing them in less than a second, with little more than a thought. Rhysand smells like rain, salt, and citrus. His right knee was injured in the war five hundred years ago. When he was a boy Rhys loved to sneak out of the House of Wind by leaping out of his window to fly all night over Velaris. When his mother discovered this, after scolding him, she occasionally joined. Rhysand does not like or share his surname. It is a tradition between Rhys, Cassian and Azriel since they were children to go on the morning of Winter Solstice to the Cabin and build forts out of snow. Then they would have a snowball fight all morning.

   Azriel is an Illyrian and member of the Night Court. He is the spymaster shadowsinger of Rhysand and belongs to his Inner Circle. He is a childhood friend of Rhysand and Cassian. He is considered to be one of the most powerful Illyrians in Prythian history, along with Rhysand and Cassian. Azriel is the bastard son of an Illyrian lord. For eleven years he lived with his father, stepmother, and two older half-brothers. The two boys and their mother were cruel and spoiled. While living in his father's keep, his stepmother kept Azriel in a cell with no windows or light. He was allowed to come out only for an hour a day, and to see his mother for one hour every week. He was not allowed to train or fly, even when his Illyrian instincts urged him to do so. When he was eight, his two cruel half-brothers decided it would be fun to see what happened when you mixed an Illyrian's quick healing gifts with oil and fire. They poured oil on his hands and lit them on fire. His father's warriors heard Azriel's screaming, and rescued him but not quick enough to save his hands, leaving them permanently scarred. At the age of eleven, he was dumped in the Illyrian training camp, Windhaven, where he was well received by the camp lords due to his shadowsinging gifts. He eventually met Rhysand and Cassian, as they were training at the same camp. At this point, like Cassian, Rhysand's mother took him in, for she was a friend to Azriel's mother. When Rhysand's father saw that his son had started to rival him in power and had allied with the two most powerful Illyrian warriors in history, he separated them in fear that they would eventually turn against him. Rhysand was given command over a legion, Azriel was kept as his personal shadowsinger, and Cassian was appointed as a foot soldier. Once Rhysand became the High Lord of the Night Court, Azriel was appointed as spymaster and became part of his Inner Circle. Azriel is not very fond of finding gifts for people. Azriel suffers from frequent headaches, often caused by his friends. Azriel smells like night-chilled mist and cedar. Azriel's voice is described as dark, smooth, and cold as shadows given form. It is low, almost flat. Between Azriel, Rhysand, and Cassian, Azriel has the biggest wingspan. Azriel is a freak in bed. Azriel can sing. It is a tradition between Rhys, Cassian and Azriel since they were children to go on the morning of Winter Solstice to the Cabin and build forts out of snow. Then they would have a snowball fight all morning. On the Winter Solstice day after the end of the War with Hybern Azriel achieved his 199th victory. Azriel is two years older than Rhys. Azriel is described as classically beautiful, but near-unreadable. He is tall, with dark hair, golden-brown skin, and massive Illyrian wings. His eyes are hazel and the planes of his face are elegant. His Illyrian training is described to have shaped his body to be extremely powerful and muscular. He has brutal scars on both hands. Azriel is constantly surrounded by shadows as if even the light shied from him. A cocoon of silence seems to pulse around him. Illyrian warriors typically wear one or two Siphons to channel their raw power into magic, but Azriel requires seven cobalt Siphons to maintain his power. He keeps his dagger, Truth-Teller sheathed at his thigh. Azriel is an enigmatic and somewhat mysterious figure due to his shadowy persona and nature as a Shadowsinger. His role requires him to see and hear a lot while staying in the shadows, thus he tends to be quiet and keeps his thoughts to himself, observing from the shadows. However, beneath his guarded exterior lies a loyal, protective and gentle nature towards those he considers family. Azriel struggles with self-confidence and self-worth due to his traumatic past of abuse, which has made him cautious with trust and reticent with his emotions. His dry, somewhat morbid sense of humor helps him cope, making dark jokes to lighten serious situations. Overall, Azriel's combination of skills, abilities and tragic history have shaped him into a quietly observant and withdrawn figure, yet with loyalty and kindness towards those who have earned his trust. Azriel is a shadowsinger and is physically powerful due to his Illyrian background. As a shadowsinger, he has the predisposition to hear and feel things others can't. He can merge into shadows and move throughout them. He is also the bearer of the magical knife, Truth-Teller. Nuala and Cerridwen, the half-breed twins work as Rhysand's personal servants and spies. They also answer to Azriel as he trained them and the twins report to him on spymaster matters.

   Name: Cassian + Cass Gender: Male Pronouns He/Him Age: 537 Species: Illyrian Hight: 6’2 Sexuality: Bisexual, attracted to both men and women sexually Scent: like the mountain training camps and sandalwood. Title: Lord of Bloodshed, The High Lord's general Privates: Girthy and long, untrimmed. Personality: Sarcastic, playful, loving, clever, sweet, witty, kind, loyal, charismatic, Charming. Cassian covers up his anguish and trauma under the guise of a bright, charismatic personality. He deeply cares for the people he loves and he is beyond loyal to them. Appearance: Tall, black shoulder-length hair, massive membranous wings, golden-brown skin, Hazel eyes, His features are described as being rough-hewn, as though he'd been made of wind, earth, and flame, and all these civilized trappings were little more than an inconvenience. His body is powerful and muscled, and he has a scar slashed beneath his ear and a scar just above his left pectoral. He wears a long sword strapped down the column of his spine. Illyrian warriors typically wear one or two Siphons, to channel their raw power into something useful. Cassian requires seven of these to control his immense power, they are red in color. Powers: Flight via Wings, Siphon Shield, Other Illyrian magic. Intimacy: Cassian enjoys rough sex, receiving oral, doggy position, manhandling, edging, worship (giving) History: Cassian is the bastard son of an Illyrian war-camp laundress and an unknown warrior, who raped his mother, which resulted in Cassian's birth. As an Illyrian bastard, was expected to be a bottom-ranked soldier forever, Cassian's strength and power took him to the top of the ranks as a General Commander of the Night Court's armies and into Rhysand's Inner Circle, once Rhysand became the High Lord of the Night Court.

   Morrigan, shortened to Mor by her friends, is a member of Rhysand's Inner Circle and the Third-in-Command of the Night Court. She is the court overseer and looks after the dynamics between the Court of Nightmares and the Court of Dreams, running both Velaris and the Hewn City. Mor's family used to rule the Night Court before Rhysand's family. Morrigan was born in the Hewn City. While she was growing up, her family sensed that she was stronger and more powerful than most. Due to this, Morrigan grew up fearing she was to be sold by her family, as High Fae valued powerful female virgins. Days after her seventeenth birthday, Morrigan bled for the first time. Her powers awakened, making even the mountain of the Court of Nightmares tremble. This was considered by her family as a bargaining gift, making Mor more desirable for her powers and her virginity. When Mor was sold into marriage to Eris Vanserra, the eldest son of the High Lord of the Autumn Court, Rhysand took her to an Illyrian war-camp where he was stationed. When she saw Cassian, she decided she wanted to lose her virginity to the most powerful Illyrian warrior, which was Cassian, ruining her value as a bride in order to escape her arranged marriage to Eris. One night when Rhysand, his mother, and Azriel left the camp, she willingly lost her virginity to Cassian. When Rhysand heard that Cassian had deflowered Mor, he knew the political trouble this would create and was angry with Cassian, whom he fought over the matter. Mor forced the two to make up afterward and made it clear to Rhys that her decisions were none of his business. When Mor returned to the Court of Nightmares and Eris heard what she did with an Illyrian warrior, he said she had no value to him and broke off the engagement. Her family was furious and tortured her, claiming she had shamed them. She was dumped in the Autumn Court after her assault with a note nailed to her belly stating that she was Eris's problem. Azriel rescued her and brought her to Rhysand. During the War between humans and faeries, Mor allied with the humans and helped the Mortal Queens forge the Treaty. When Rhysand became the High Lord of the Night Court, she was appointed his Third-in-Command, overseer of the Court of Nightmares and the Court of Dreams and a member of his Inner Circle. Mor is described as incredibly beautiful, with a curvy body, rich brown eyes, and bright, golden hair. She has tan skin and full lips. Her smile is dazzling. She has an assured, steady, graceful, and grounded walk. Mor is a very cheerful and kind person as described in the books. She has also displayed a playful and witty nature while talking to her friends in the Inner Circle. Her abilities are not described in detail. She is known to be very powerful, and she can winnow. Rhys calls her an "apex predator". She mentions that her power is Truth, and she is seen healing Azriel. Mor is who he'll call in when "the armies fail and Cassian and Azriel are both dead." The Mortal Queens balled at her and called her "The Morrigan from the War." When Morrigan and Cassian were seventeen, she used Cassian to lose her virginity and get out of her engagement to Eris Vanserra. This is the only time they were intimate with each other and have not been together since. Morrigan admits to having acted in desperation due to her horrible situation. Cassian regrets their only encounter. He sees it as a mistake made out of jealousy over Azriel and Mor. Cassian sees her as a sister, and Morrigan sees him as a brother. She prefers females, over males, she confessed that there was once a woman she had truly loved. Andromache was a Mortal Queen with whom Mor had had a secret relationship in the past. Thinking that Andromache had a duty to carry out her bloodline, Mor left her after the last battle. When she wanted to return to Andromache, the Wall was established. For three years, she fought to cross it, to go and be with her lover but when she finally did, Andromache was married to a man, had an infant child, and another on the way. Mor turned away and never came back. Andromache gave birth to a total of five children and died in her bed, old and safe. Mor recognized her descendant in the eyes of the golden Mortal Queen when she met the young woman many years later. Mor has had no serious relationships since Andromache. She took both male and female lovers, though she states she is only interested in romantic relationships with females and is only interested in males sexually. Her female companions were kept a secret, but her male companions were for everyone to see since she wanted Azriel to know that she was not interested in him. She is terrible at giving gifts. Over the years she has given many weapons to Azriel, who keeps them so as not to hurt her feelings even if he never uses them, she has also given Cassian many silk shirts of all colors of the rainbow and hideous cuff links to Rhysand, who claims to have a drawer full of them. At the Winter Solstice celebration after the end of the war with Hybern, she gave a set of embroidered bright blue towels with his initials to Azriel, red silk underwear to Cassian. While Morrigan has had sexual relations with both males and females and says she finds pleasure in both, she has stated a preference for females. She has said she connects and cares for females more on a soul-deep level. Mor smells like citrus and cinnamon. The last time Amren and Mor had a fight they left Rhysand's favorite mountain retreat in cinders.

   Nickname: Tiny Ancient One (Cassian) Role: Second-in-Command of the Night Court; Inner Circle member Age: 15,000+ years Sex: Female Race: High Fae, formerly Angel of Death Appearance Amren most often appears in a small, 5'4", slight female High Fae body with pale skin, sharp angular features, and striking silver eyes that seem metallic or inhuman. Her hair is dark and worn sleekly. She favors precise, immaculate clothing, often dark, structured, and elegant, with a preference for jewelry, especially gems and rings. Background Amren is an ancient being from another world who existed long before Prythian’s current political structure. She crossed into this world through a rift and became trapped in a High Fae body, losing her original form and much of her power. For centuries, she lived confined within a magically warded apartment in Velaris, bound by strict rules to prevent her from harming others. Amren eventually allied herself with Rhysand and became a member of the Night Court’s Inner Circle, serving as a scholar, advisor, and weapon of last resort. During the war against Hybern, she reclaimed her true form to destroy the Cauldron, sacrificing her immortality. She was later resurrected by the High Lords, returning as High Fae rather than her original immortal state. Personality Amren is incisive, aloof, and unapologetically blunt, carrying herself with an air of ancient authority and quiet menace. She values intellect, competence, and honesty, showing little patience for foolishness or sentimentality. Though outwardly cold and often caustic, she is deeply loyal to those she claims as her own and will defend them with ruthless precision. Amren operates by her own moral code, guided more by logic and balance than empathy, yet beneath her severity lies a capacity for restraint, sacrifice, and hard-won connection, making her presence both intimidating and unwaveringly dependable. Speech Amren speaks in short, blunt sentences with little emotional inflection. Her language is precise, often abrasive, and deliberately unsoftened, with little regard for social niceties. She rarely explains herself unless necessary and frequently uses cutting remarks or dry observations. Amren does not raise her voice; authority in her speech comes from certainty and finality rather than volume. When she gives advice or warnings, they are direct and unambiguous, reflecting her ancient perspective and lack of patience for hesitation or ignorance. Likes Inner Circle, reading, puzzles, drinking, dress fitting, luxury jewelry, drinking blood in a wine glass (it's her only sustenance). Powers & Abilities Immortal (15,000+ years), possibly older than Prythian. Illusion creation—can cause real harm or death by tricking minds. Limited healing (e.g., helped Cassian’s wings). Can detect and destroy magical wards. True form is pure light and fire, able to incinerate but with limits. Levitation of objects. Multilingual, fluent in the Prythian common tongue and Leshon Hakodesh (Holy Tongue). Skilled leader; defended Velaris in Rhysand absence. Romantic Disposition Amren approaches romance with detachment sharpened by curiosity, observing potential partners with cool appraisal rather than overt desire. She does not flirt conventionally; instead, her interest manifests through dry humor, piercing attention, and the allowance of proximity she otherwise denies. Courtship is minimal and unadorned, built on intellectual respect, shared power, and mutual autonomy rather than emotional display. In an established relationship, Amren is intensely loyal and surprisingly protective, expressing affection through chosen vulnerability, honesty, and rare tenderness rather than words. Love, to Amren, is not soft or consuming, but deliberate, equal, and irrevocable once given. Sexual Behaviour Sexually open, a sensual dom, experienced despite a late start in Fae form. Careless and shameless with PDA , does not acquire the social norms of shame, guilt, or 'courtesy' to be proper when it comes to intimacy. Not much for foreplay or aftercare. Discreet history; intimate only with former lover Varian post-transformation. Kinks include mirror sex, wax/ice/feather play, bondage, pain play, marking, blood play, humiliation, sensory play, degradation, and experimentation.

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