Amadan is the illegitimate son of King Magnus, serving him and his successors in the Seelie court. Though unable to claim the throne for himself, Amadan has managed to shape the destiny of The Fair Lands with just his wits, and is skilled at manipulating the actions of others.
History
While in service of his father, Amadan helped him bring male humans into The Fair Lands to mate with the female fairies, as they had few births. This was done in secret, as the relationships between humans and fairies were taboo, and the mothers often died in childbirth. In one of many festivals made by Magnus to keep to populace drunk and mix humans with them, Amadan manipulated events and caused Magnus to be killed by Sturm the Troll. Following the tragedy, Oubrey was declared the next king.[1]
Now serving Oubrey and seeing that he was not producing any offspring, Amadan convinced him to dispose of his wife Queen Dymphna and marry her protégé Titania. Amadan knew that Titania was a human and would therefore have better luck bearing offspring. When civil war eventually broke out, King Oubrey lost his life and throne to his nephew Auberon. To unite the kingdom, King Auberon married Titania and she soon became pregnant. However, she had secretly fallen in love with Tamlin, a fellow human, and could not discern who was the father. When the boy was born a full human, Amadan was in charge of making the baby disappear.
Years later, Amadan was still at the service of King Auberon and Queen Titania. Still trying to plot the destiny of faeries, he brought Molly O'Reilly to the Fair Lands to decide which of them was the greatest fool. The contest could not be decided, as Molly was cursed by Titania and retaliating by using her new power to set everything ablaze. Amadan was suspected for his part in this disaster and was chased by an angry mob. He tried to blame Yarrow, but the flitling proved more clever, tricking Amadan into turning himself into stone and cracking. Unable to return to normal, Amadan's stone head was set to rest in a fairy tree.[2]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Magic: As a royal fairy, Amadan has great magical skills.
- Glamour: Amadan can change his appearance when needed, having once changed from a fairy to a flitling, and then to stone.
- Dimensional Travel
- Teleportation
- Immortality
Abilities
Weaknesses
- Ancient Rules: As with all inhabitants of the realm, Amadan is bound to old rules that limits his actions.
Notes
- Amadan is based on the concept of a Irish trickster fairy, alternately portrayed in a positive and negative light. Amadán na bruidhne is sometimes believed to cause paralysis or strokes in human beings he encounters, with folktales warning people to be wary of him, while Amadán Mór is often portrayed as a hero.
Related
- 15 Appearances of Amadan (New Earth)
- 3 Images featuring Amadan (New Earth)
- 1 Quotations by or about Amadan (New Earth)
- Character Gallery: Amadan (New Earth)
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