CHARACTER INFORMATION {THE BOTANIST}
Name:Â Darsh Virani
Age: 450 (Appears 40)
Gender:Â Cismale
Pronouns:Â he/him
Relationship Status: tbd
Sexuality:Pansexual, demiromantic
Species:Â FaeÂ
Face claim: Manish Dayal
Character Occupation:Â Owner of Alchemists Shadow/ Apothecary
Neighbourhood of residence:Â Piskie Woods
Affiliation: Elder Council
Length of stay in Holloway:Â Became a permanent resident in Holloway in 1666. âVisitingâ since 1643. BIO. STARTERS. THREADS. / Summary, HC's, potential connections below
CHARACTER SUMMARY:
The Grand Tour awakened his curiosity with the realm of Earth. He would spend several of his days surveying the different specimens of nature, and the differing scenery. Until he would ultimately end in Holloway, but his first steps into the woods werenât marked with a glorious welcome. In the year 1643 it wasnât such a safe place for him to explore. Dash would learn this when he ultimately was faced with the Hollow Goal first hand. Â
Trauma didnât leave him with a sour taste in his month. It did however, make him exceptionally paranoid once he was free and back into the familiarity of his woods. Settling his home in the Piskie Woods after his escape from the horror of Hollow Goal. This would be the same year he would try to go back through the veil and find out he couldnât.
Darsh felt a certain way about it, but he held it in and instead dove into his potion brewing. Patrons used to need to venture to his point of the woods to gain access to them. However, to protect himself he had started rumors about the area. Heâs not hard to find, but it is hard to pull him away from what currently has his attention.Â
Time itself moved on and imagine his surprise when he learned from the council that the veil had opened. Darsh kept an even face at the news, but in reality it hurt worse than Hollow Goalâs tortures. This time the taste in his mouth was bitter, and a grudge has started to fester.
The Cu-Sith became his newest obsession until its capture. Heâs currently offering help  on the logistics and how the creature was able to get through. In his spare time, he runs a small apothecary deemed the âAlchemists Shadowâ.Â
Character HC's ( will update more later) :
Wears a worn, cloudy, vial around his neck, rumored to be one of his first brewed potions after Hollow Goal.
Recently 'adopted' a feral cat named Glen.
As his normal morning ritual, goes on a gathering run every morning to the different woods with a picnic basket.
Still tends to overembellish the rumors of the Piskie woods, though most residents of Holloway know that's where he lives/works/breathes.
Close friends call him "Darsy".
Possible Connections ( will update more later) :
Other Fae he has encountered since the veil was opened, further making him lowkey salty.
Glen's other parent ( could be just a friend, or even an acquaintance the cat gets along with, even a stranger the cat adopted ).
Other elder council members that have to deal with him.
Customers/Frequents at the Alchemists Shadow, or that seek him out for potions.
Enemies ~ Though he is kind natured, some of his actions are questionable at best. He may have done something and it didn't interpret how he meant it. Something has made them never see eye to eye, and it has been years.
Exes ~ Darsh can be loyal to a fault, blindingly so. But there are still dealbreakers in a relationship. One is simply that he won't leave his home in the woods. Another is he has been married to his hobby for hundreds of years. Some his fault, some their fault.
Friends ~ Close or just acquaintances, Darsh has been around for hundreds of years. He believes there's nothing he hasn't seen, but ...time will tell.
The Grand Tour (Other) ~ Someone he would have met when he was first able to cross into the realm in 1623. They could have been the reason Darsh ended up in Holloway in 1643. Are they best friends? Are they enemies? Are they exes?
The Grand Tour (Fae) The tour for him started in 1623. This other fae he would have either came through with, or met along the way. They would have definitely partook in shenanigans, but they were able to get back before the close in 1666. Leaving Darsh behind. They are likely not on good terms, or Darsh has spent the better part of 2023 avoiding them.
