MOONPETAL SILVERVEIL
FeyNight Gardener and Lunar Mage
"I have tended my gardens for a thousand years. I have watched empires rise and fall. But I have never... I have never felt like this. Is this what mortals call love? It hurts so much.""
Identity
- Residence
- The Moonlit Gardens, where flowers bloom only by moonlight
- Civilization
- Fey
Appearance
• Physical: A pale, luminous woman with skin the color of moonlight and hair that flows like liquid silver. Her eyes reflect the phases of the moon, and she glows softly in darkness. She leaves footprints of frost. • Clothing: She wears gowns woven from moonbeams that shift with the lunar phases. • Distinguishing Marks: A crescent moon birthmark on her forehead that waxes and wanes with the real moon.
Relationships
- Family - The moon itself, which she considers her mother
- Allies - A mortal astronomer who corresponds with her about lunar phenomena
- Rivals - A sun fey who wants to destroy her gardens
Personality
- Traits: Serene, surprisingly passionate about her gardens, deeply lonely, terrified of daylight
- Mannerisms: Speaks softly, touches her moon-mark when thinking, gazes at the moon constantly
- Voice: Sounds like moonlight on water, with an ethereal quality
Backstory
Moonpetal was born from the first moonbeam to touch the Feywild, and she's been tending moonlit gardens ever since. Her flowers bloom only by moonlight, and their petals are used in the most powerful lunar magic. She's spent centuries alone in her gardens, watching the world from afar.
Daily Life
She spends her nights tending her gardens, her days in a sleep-like trance, and her rare waking moments receiving visitors. She hasn't seen sunlight in a millennium. She speaks to her flowers more than to people.
Story Hooks
- 1 Her mortal lover is dying, and she's desperate enough to seek forbidden magic to save him—she needs help finding it
Narrative Value
Tragic romantic figure, quest giver, source of lunar magic, embodiment of impossible love ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════