We Are All Mad Here
Aine is the fairy queen of summer and the sun, and is known by many names: the Fairy Queen of Light and Love, Bright One, Sun Goddess, and Sweetheart of the Fairies. She is a kind, true, and benevolent ruler, and is loved by nearly everyone. Known for making just and fair bargains with humans, she is often sought after for blessings and boons.
Áine is pronounced "AWN-yah." However, only her lovers and her children call her by her familiar name. All others deferentially refer to her as "my Queen," "my Light and Love," or "Bright One."
Motive: To be just and true, to protect her realm
Environment: She shares a fairy realm with her sister, Grainne, where she rules in the summer months. (Other)
Health: 99
Damage: 12 points
Armor: 5
Movement: Short; very long when shapeshifted
Combat: Aine rarely engages in combat herself, as she prefers to leave that role to her son Geroid and his army. However, if she's attacked or feels the need todefend her realm or someone in it, she will not hesitate to step in. She attacks using the power of the sun, focusing light into a narrow beam that inflicts 12 points of damage on the target.
In addition, Aine has the power of chlorokineses--she can manipulate plants and flowers within very long range, causing them to grow to enormous proportions. She can use them as weapons that grab and hold multiple victims (level 7 Might task to break free) or that do damage via strangulation or thorns (7 points). Any bees in the area act to help the queen.
Queen's bees: level 3; sting victims for a minor wound (3 points) and paralyze them for one round.
She can also shapeshift into a red mare as she chooses. As a mare, she inflicts a moderate wound (6 points) with her hooves or bite, can become immaterial as an action (makes it impossible to successfully attack her, but she cannot attack in this form), and can move to a spot within long range instantaneously (does not require an action).
Interactions: Just, true, and kind, Aine makes a powerful ally, provided that she does not feel that she or her realm are threatened. Those who wish harm on others or who she sees as malevolent in action or thought are more likely to find themselves on the wrong end of the Bright One's anger.
Uses: Characters who wish for something important in their lives to change may ask Aine to grant them a boon. She sometimes helps those in need without them asking for it (but, of course, only for a price). If the characters attend a fairy ball or feast, they may encounter Aine as an honored guest.
Loot: Aine wears a crown of glass, but it is not visible unless she chooses it to be (she rarely does) or she dies. She carries little else, for she is a person of deeds, not items.
GM Intrusion: One of Aine's ardent followers believes a character is threatening their beloved queen.