Part 2 of my character summaries! This time it’s the antagonists
Tawnyfrost - Primary antagonist
Age: Late 20s
Personality: Arrogant, ambitious, violent
Lore: A military prodigy born to a particularly old fashioned family, Tawnyfrost believes that the current council system of government is weak, and that the previous system with the armies of each court in charge was better and more in tune with fairie’s true natures. She joined up with the army of her court as soon as she was able, her sights set on the position of Head of Military on the council. She ends up as one of the youngest fairies in history running for the position, but her aggressive attitude has her just as many opposers as supporters. She is ultimately passed over the position in favor of her more even tempered collogue Stormleap. Not long after that, she meets with Petalblossom and Foxroot, who both arrived in her court to forge a political alliance. Tawnyfrost has a better idea, however. Why change the government from the inside when she can just do it from the outside! She wants a coup.
The coup fails in specular fashion, and Tawnyfrost barely escapes with her life. Petalblossom and Foxroot are both killed as a result, but death is merely a setback and Tawnyfrost brings them back as soon as she can recover their bodies, a new plan forming. She just needs some backup, in the form of some rather well known historical soldiers.
Petalblossom - Secondary antagonist
Age: Early 20s
Personality: Sharp, gossipy, acts demure
Lore: Born the heiress to what’s functionally an old money military family, with a father on the council, Petalblossom spent most of her years navigating a political battlefield as opposed to a physical one. She has plenty of formal military training of course, and is quite formidable, but her real strength lies in the pretty face and ditzy demeanor she projects to lower people’s guards to collect information. With the fairie lands in a time of peace news flows freely, and Petalblossom is well aware of Tawnyfrost, and agrees with her opinions, by the time she’s passed over for the promotion. It’s her idea to seek her out alongside Foxroot, in the hopes of securing a political ally.
Petalblossom is killed in the initial fight. As a result she’s also the first to be brought back by Tawnyfrost, and she aids in the recovery of Foxroot’s body. Despite the failure of the initial coup, Petalblossom knows the council was shaken. The second coup will cause then to crumble, she’s sure of it.
Foxroot - Secondary antagonist
Age: Mid 20s
Personality: Charming, curious, sadistic
Lore: The son of well known alchemists, with a mother on the council, Foxroot takes after his parents interest in alchemy. He appears overall well mannered, but even from a young age he was fascinated by what various potions and poisons could do to a fairie. This made him off putting to most, though he still had one or two friends, one of them being Petalblosson. As Foxroot grew older, this interest moved from hypotheticals to him experimenting on living fairies, typically criminals that were apprehended and passed on to him by his parents. Like Petalblossom, he was well aware of Tawnyfrost and in agreement with her opinions before her failed promotion, so he follows Petalblossom when she leaves to seek Tawnyfrost out.
While Foxroot survives the initial coup attempt, he is later quietly executed before he can escape. However, Tawnyfrost and Petalblossom successfully recover his body, and he is brought back to life shortly after. With his newly changed physiology, he now has a new interest in seeing just what can be done to these new bodies.
