Maphesa
Appearance
Towering by human standards, but of moderate height for a Duanann, Maphesa is in possession of both great beauty and full awareness of it. Ever since her departure from The Summer Court she has taken a preference to wearing exclusively black clothing; often opting for close fitting but extravagant gowns.
Skills and Abilities
Maphesa is a lunar fae and her power governed by the moon; it is at it's greatest upon the winter solstice, and weakest during the summer's.
She holds further alignment to the elements of air and water. Maphesa can neither freeze, nor suffocate, nor drown. As such, she will usually opt to dress the same regardless of the elements, leaving her resistance to cold glaringly obvious in such weather. The animal form she takes is that of a dark-mantled albatross.
All Duanann are attuned to an aspect of life; Maphesa holds affinity to passion and fares best when others are driven by want. She further holds power to sense and often manipulate the desires of others; either through suggestion or outright deception. To see one fail is delightful, but she'd rather not see someone give up. Usually.
She holds further alignment to the elements of air and water. Maphesa can neither freeze, nor suffocate, nor drown. As such, she will usually opt to dress the same regardless of the elements, leaving her resistance to cold glaringly obvious in such weather. The animal form she takes is that of a dark-mantled albatross.
All Duanann are attuned to an aspect of life; Maphesa holds affinity to passion and fares best when others are driven by want. She further holds power to sense and often manipulate the desires of others; either through suggestion or outright deception. To see one fail is delightful, but she'd rather not see someone give up. Usually.
Personality
While Maphesa has eschewed devotion to the principles of The Summer Court, she still retains many of the values particular to the seelie, albeit selectively. Beauty in appearance and gracefulness in action are considered highly desirable attributes to have, and she deems her own to be fittingly grand.
While she may narcissistically judge those who lack or deny such qualities, she's ill apt to scold them directly. It's not her desire to enforce rules; those who display such lack thereof need not learn to correct themselves. Rather, Maphesa holds that they merely need to accept their inferiority and the misfortunes that come with it.
While she may narcissistically judge those who lack or deny such qualities, she's ill apt to scold them directly. It's not her desire to enforce rules; those who display such lack thereof need not learn to correct themselves. Rather, Maphesa holds that they merely need to accept their inferiority and the misfortunes that come with it.
Biography & Lore
A seelie fae, Maphesa was once a stalwart Magnate of the Summer Court. She had earned her title through dedication and more than a fair bit of manipulation, though the latter remained well hidden under the veil of kept secrets. While ever obedient and honourable in the public eye, Maphesa never truly cared for the principles of the court; rather, she saw the rules are mere restrictions that must be either followed, or sidestepped in order to obtain what she desired.
And once she had it? She grew bored.
She had a fair villa on a generous parcel of land, and a title that earned her secure existence evermore. But what was there to do now? She could enforce the rules, and while many seemed to take pleasure in doing that, Maphesa found it awfully restrictive to only punish those who’d done something to deserve it. She found she did not care for the restrictions with which she had to display herself in public either; she’d put up with it out of sheer competitive determination to earn her title. But now? It was just another barrier to freedom, and a comfortable existence no longer appeased her to it.
Only after obtaining her long sought after prize did she realize that she hardly valued it as much as she thought she would’ve. The dull existence success granted her, coupled with her cut-throat efforts used in gaining it, had taught her a lesson:
Getting things was far more fun than having them.
Thus, not long afterwards Maphesa simply vanished. None knew she was leaving, and while most of her finest possessions were gone, plenty had been left behind. She then found her way into The Dawn Court, having followed the path of so many fae before her.
And once she had it? She grew bored.
She had a fair villa on a generous parcel of land, and a title that earned her secure existence evermore. But what was there to do now? She could enforce the rules, and while many seemed to take pleasure in doing that, Maphesa found it awfully restrictive to only punish those who’d done something to deserve it. She found she did not care for the restrictions with which she had to display herself in public either; she’d put up with it out of sheer competitive determination to earn her title. But now? It was just another barrier to freedom, and a comfortable existence no longer appeased her to it.
Only after obtaining her long sought after prize did she realize that she hardly valued it as much as she thought she would’ve. The dull existence success granted her, coupled with her cut-throat efforts used in gaining it, had taught her a lesson:
Getting things was far more fun than having them.
Thus, not long afterwards Maphesa simply vanished. None knew she was leaving, and while most of her finest possessions were gone, plenty had been left behind. She then found her way into The Dawn Court, having followed the path of so many fae before her.