Diyue Rhianni
The Eventide Nightingale
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The name Diyue Rhianni is not just famous in the Winter Court. Not just a High Lord of the Second Order and heiress of House Rhianni, she is also a celebrity renowned as the Eventide Nightingale. She stands as a popular prospect as the next Queen of the Winter Court and a young duanann expected to emerge as a leader among her generation of unseelie fae.
Appearance
The hand of creation that shaped Diyue must have been an artist. Her cheekbones are high as the mountains that protect Unerhill and her body is as lush and graceful as the rivers that flow through their valley. Her skin is rich as silt, her hair is black as the darkness between stars, and her lips are tinged the deep sanguine red of blood in the moonlight. Beneath dark lashes and a clever brow her eyes flash like the sharpest rubies.
Or so her admirers would say.
Plainly, Diyue is beautiful in the way all duanann are. Then again, how could she not have been? Tall and dark, she comes from two proud lineages of the Winter Court’s 50 Houses of Duanann.
Diyue carries herself with grace and poise, aware that she is always in the watchful eye of society. She appears to carry it effortlessly. A knowing smile is never far from her features and her eyes, though pretty and doe-like, smile even when her face does not -- as if she is always privy to something amusing that everyone else is not.
Or so her admirers would say.
Plainly, Diyue is beautiful in the way all duanann are. Then again, how could she not have been? Tall and dark, she comes from two proud lineages of the Winter Court’s 50 Houses of Duanann.
Diyue carries herself with grace and poise, aware that she is always in the watchful eye of society. She appears to carry it effortlessly. A knowing smile is never far from her features and her eyes, though pretty and doe-like, smile even when her face does not -- as if she is always privy to something amusing that everyone else is not.
Duanann Affinity
Some duanann are poised for greatness very early on in life. Diyue is an example of this. Her affinity is not something as mundane as fire and rivers, but rather she weaves her gift from passion. Passion is born of many emotions and Diyue has learned to manipulate them all. Hatred, vigor, excitement, desire -- she has the ability to amplify or diminish the passion one feels.
With a powerful gift comes a powerful cost, however. The acts of amplifying or diminishing one’s passion can affect Diyue in a myriad of ways. Simply speaking, it works as an exchange. What she takes, she earns. What she gifts, she loses.
In a more complicated explanation, her gift reflects back to her like a mirror; every use of her affinity demands a price opposite of its use. If she bolsters the passion of an individual’s love, she will feel a decrease in her love toward another as well. If she drains the vigor of one’s lust for life, she feeds her own. For effects reaching beyond her own well of passion to offer, she can siphon between individuals directly, though she is still affected by this process and serving as a conduit is more physically draining.
Being an affinity of enormous potential and variety, Diyue is still learning how to control it even after hundreds of years. She can sometimes unintentionally manipulate others and there are times when she cannot fully predict how the price will come back.
With a powerful gift comes a powerful cost, however. The acts of amplifying or diminishing one’s passion can affect Diyue in a myriad of ways. Simply speaking, it works as an exchange. What she takes, she earns. What she gifts, she loses.
In a more complicated explanation, her gift reflects back to her like a mirror; every use of her affinity demands a price opposite of its use. If she bolsters the passion of an individual’s love, she will feel a decrease in her love toward another as well. If she drains the vigor of one’s lust for life, she feeds her own. For effects reaching beyond her own well of passion to offer, she can siphon between individuals directly, though she is still affected by this process and serving as a conduit is more physically draining.
Being an affinity of enormous potential and variety, Diyue is still learning how to control it even after hundreds of years. She can sometimes unintentionally manipulate others and there are times when she cannot fully predict how the price will come back.
Celestial Alignment
Diyue was born in the light of a full moon -- a fortuitous birth made even more special by her lunar alignment. Her magick peaks at the winter solstice and is strongest when the moon is full.
Elemental Alignment
Air and earth Diyue’s elements. A cool floral scent lingers about her person, and she surrounds herself with flora. Since the cold can never harm her, she prefers cooler climates.
Animal Shape
Diyue can turn into a black cat. While this shape might not be very intimidating, it is very charismatic. As duanann, this secondary shape is unique to her in particular but as familiar as the humanoid body she was born into.
Skills and Abilities
Warlocks: Oddly enough, Diyue is quite fond of warlocks and over the year has kept more than ten. Currently, she only has two, the least she has had in two centuries. Pacts, however... That is an entirely different subject.
Pacts & Deals: Diyue loves making deals. She likes to be outsmarted and is always a good sport about it. Like any self-respecting unseelie, however, in pacts she is constantly doing her best to outsmart the mortals seeking her aid. Over the years, she's developed a knack for being cunning and tricky, and is always finding new ways to wriggle out of her deals.
Pacts & Deals: Diyue loves making deals. She likes to be outsmarted and is always a good sport about it. Like any self-respecting unseelie, however, in pacts she is constantly doing her best to outsmart the mortals seeking her aid. Over the years, she's developed a knack for being cunning and tricky, and is always finding new ways to wriggle out of her deals.