Daemon, Prince of the Underlings

DAY 6 - Prompt: Scales

During Spookoctober, I will create a character sheet for twenty one dark Fae of the Court of Dew and Dusk, the main protgagonists in a new novel filled with humour, mystery and courtly shenannigans.

If Terry Pratchett had written 'A Court of Thorns and Roses' ... well, I am likely not going to be as witty as Terry, but it should be fun!

Backstory

Early life

Queen Sabine was still in her first millennia - and thus very much a teenager in the eyes of Faerie - when she fell in love with a dashing Princeling from the Light Court. The forbidden aspect of the romance added spice to the liaison, and the besotted princeling ( Prince Ame, Lord of the Golden Dawn) moved to the Underworld to be with his Queen - thus lost his title and standing in the Light Court.

The union was doomed from the start. Ame, despite the love he bore his queen, could not settle down in the harsh and dark environment of the Dark Court. In the end, the Queen forgot Ame and thought they did not fit after all. Ame, shunned by his beloved, left the Underworld and soon died of a broken heart.

However, from this union, a son was born—Daemon. Daemon was not the child's first name. He was first named Melisen after his maternal grandmother, Melisende, Lady of the Bright Springs. However, the queen thought it would be a fun poke at the Hells if he were called Daemon. She had just killed a demon lord  Rajusen, who had infiltrated her court and planned a coup against her.

However, before Rajusen was sent to oblivion, he cursed the Queen's child with a scaley skin and a forked tongue.  The Queen made sure that no one would know about the Prince's affliction and up to now - maybe Failin had an inkling about it - no one suspects his true appearance.

Youth/Education

Mid Life

Present

Personality

1 Heart

How does it show?

What lies?

How do others see him?

2 Intellect

How does it show?

What lies?

How do others see him?

3 Habits and Abilities

How does it show?

What lies?

How do others see him?

4 Morals, Beliefs and Ethics

How does it show?

What lies?

How do others see him?

5 Social

How does it show?

What lies?

How do others see him?

INTERVIEW (Sara Cannon)

Talent/Abilities

Good at (knack/special talent) / Bad at (embarrassment) /Skills rely on /Secret talents (shared?)

Interests

Loves/dislikes/Obsessed by/Pet peeves/Interests/hobbies/Hobbies would like/Alone why? Stress outlet/Find boring/entertaining/Creative side

Moral and Ethics

Black and White?/Champion causes issues?/Reactions when beliefs challenged?/Influencers?/Hidden moral beliefs no matter what

Relationships

Who closest to?/Make the first move?/Current relationship lacking?/Vulnerable with?/Show sensitive side to?
Who they avoid, why?/What type turn them off?/Person from their past? (upset/happy)

Secrets

Biggest secrets?/Fear of discovery?/Why secret important?/Think about it often? (Humiliating?)
Secrets they know (Secretkeeper)/Are they trusted? Found out? Confided?

Fears

Quirky/Surprising fear(s)/Cause embarrassment?/Irrational fears?/Trying to overcome it?/Past events caused fear?
Deeper fears (not want to admit)/How affected by fears?/How do they hide fears? (fake/pretend/personna)

Wounds

What caused deeper fears?/Sent life on a new path?/Who/what did they discard from their past?/What was lost/joy given up?
Is the character flawed by it? (feel unworthy?)/How wounds can be introduced in present story?/How can they face similar wound/situation again? (so they can overcome it)

Character Arc Questions

1 Plot: What does the character want to achieve?

Arc: What must be resolved by growth, change of mindset shift?

2 Plot: Why do they want to achieve the plot goal?

Arc: What do they need to make that internal change?

3 Plot: What is blocking them from achieving the goal?

Arc: What is blocking them from internal change?

4 Plot: What's at stake if they fail to achieve their goal?

Arc: What's at stake if they don't change?

Arc/Embryo

1 YOU

2 NEED

3 GO

4 SEARCH

5 FIND

6 TAKE

7 RETURN

8 CHANGE