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notes!
Right, for those who are wondering about our incredibly synchronised entrance and incredibly bizarre take on Mordred and Galahad... *coughs*
There are, obviously, a million and one versions of the Arthurian legends. We’re not taking these particular characters directly from any of them, just taking the basic identities and building up our own fictional personalities. With added backstory, so we had something to do on our first night. NB – don’t mind us merrily being angsty and narrative-full in the middle of the bar. We’re just finding our feet and sorting out continuity issues. Once we’re done, the characters will be free to interact with anyone else who wants to play with them.
Backstory, the short version – the two had a twisted, possessive and frequently abusive (on Mordred’s side) relationship when alive, and Mordred died in battle a day or so after telling Galahad that he loved him. Hardly being the virtuous sort, he haunted the earth for the next one and a half millennia. He found Milliways by accident.
Galahad, however, committed passive suicide after he heard the news of Mordred’s death, and went straight to Milliways. Due to the handy-dandy warped time continuum, they arrived at almost the same time.
Character notes:
Galahad is unbalanced, to put it mildly. Issues a mile high about the fact that his mother died and his father didn’t want him at court. An incredibly low sense of self-worth that manifested itself in the violent relationship with Mordred.
He’s quiet and polite around most people, though it takes a bit of effort to get him talking. If you mention books, though, he’ll probably like you immediately. If he has to, he can fight. He’s very, very good at it, but he doesn’t do it too often (and at the moment he hasn’t got a sword, so he’s not much use anyway...)
Mordred is pretty much as he has been described in most of the more historical canons: soft-spoken, charming, and manipulative, with a deep running resentment against his father. He isn’t actively ‘evil’, being more amoral then immoral, but he is ruthless and can be very nasty to those he dislikes.
He holds most people at arms-length, treating them almost with bemusement. Despite this, he is usually fairly charming and likeable. Unless someone flirts with or hurts Galahad; then he tends to snap. He is also quite bitter about the fact that he wasn’t allowed to sleep in Avalon, and had to wander the earth for so long.
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Questions or screams of "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO THE ARTHURIAN LEGENDS YOU PERVERTED LITTLE GIRLS" can be directed at us :)
(By the by, I've seen Elaine around - Elaine-mun, how do you want to play this? Galahad probably wouldn't be too pleased to find his dead mother wandering around as her younger self. But it could be interesting. Up to you!)
There are, obviously, a million and one versions of the Arthurian legends. We’re not taking these particular characters directly from any of them, just taking the basic identities and building up our own fictional personalities. With added backstory, so we had something to do on our first night. NB – don’t mind us merrily being angsty and narrative-full in the middle of the bar. We’re just finding our feet and sorting out continuity issues. Once we’re done, the characters will be free to interact with anyone else who wants to play with them.
Backstory, the short version – the two had a twisted, possessive and frequently abusive (on Mordred’s side) relationship when alive, and Mordred died in battle a day or so after telling Galahad that he loved him. Hardly being the virtuous sort, he haunted the earth for the next one and a half millennia. He found Milliways by accident.
Galahad, however, committed passive suicide after he heard the news of Mordred’s death, and went straight to Milliways. Due to the handy-dandy warped time continuum, they arrived at almost the same time.
Character notes:
Galahad is unbalanced, to put it mildly. Issues a mile high about the fact that his mother died and his father didn’t want him at court. An incredibly low sense of self-worth that manifested itself in the violent relationship with Mordred.
He’s quiet and polite around most people, though it takes a bit of effort to get him talking. If you mention books, though, he’ll probably like you immediately. If he has to, he can fight. He’s very, very good at it, but he doesn’t do it too often (and at the moment he hasn’t got a sword, so he’s not much use anyway...)
Mordred is pretty much as he has been described in most of the more historical canons: soft-spoken, charming, and manipulative, with a deep running resentment against his father. He isn’t actively ‘evil’, being more amoral then immoral, but he is ruthless and can be very nasty to those he dislikes.
He holds most people at arms-length, treating them almost with bemusement. Despite this, he is usually fairly charming and likeable. Unless someone flirts with or hurts Galahad; then he tends to snap. He is also quite bitter about the fact that he wasn’t allowed to sleep in Avalon, and had to wander the earth for so long.
~
Questions or screams of "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO THE ARTHURIAN LEGENDS YOU PERVERTED LITTLE GIRLS" can be directed at us :)
(By the by, I've seen Elaine around - Elaine-mun, how do you want to play this? Galahad probably wouldn't be too pleased to find his dead mother wandering around as her younger self. But it could be interesting. Up to you!)