#gormlaith

Name: Ciarán

Meaning: “little dark one”

Alias(es): The Black Knight, The Black Horseman

Pronouns: He/Him

Age: Unknown

Sexuality: Pansexual

Appearance: A tall, imposing figure. His armour seems to be made of a jet black metal, but it is not identifiable. He also wears a tattered black cloak made of similarly foreign material. He lacks a head, and there appears to be simply a blue wispy flame in its place that varies in shape and intensity.

Notable Features: His weapon of choice is a shining knightly sword, (also known as an arming sword) or at least it appears to be one. He also wields a whip made of a human spine, but it tends to rest at his hip if he finds no need for it.

Personality: He is a grim and pitiless executioner, not swayed by sympathy or remorse. Still, all contacts with this being have observed that he seems to follow a chivalrous code of honour, but not one bound by good or evil. He may choose not to harm an unsuspecting person if they cross his path, but still should not be provoked. His behaviour has actually been recorded as slightly eccentric, but that is not out of the ordinary for anomalous entities. Either way, he remains aloof and foreboding.

Fun Facts:

His horse’s name is Gormlaith. Although he may often act like a cold and merciless being, he seems to dote on her.

Her breed is difficult to place. It does not seem to be of a type still alive today.

He is typically ‘felt’ or heard before he is seen, and a thick mist often accompanies him and conceals him when it is needed.

Any sightings unrelated to a killing were usually reported near a graveyard or bog, or occasionally an abbey. Strangely, he seems to particularly prefer places blooming with life. Sometimes flowerbeds were found plucked in the morning.

The bonewhip’s purpose is not to kill. Although he is rather pragmatic, he uses it to lash out the eyes of anyone who sees him. He may spare their lives, simply because they were not his target, but they cannot be allowed to look upon him.

It seems that neither bullets nor blades can penetrate his armour. Many have tried and failed, but he is more or less an unstoppable force.

He should normally be holding his head, but it seems to have gone missing.