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Prince Andhera is the Prince and First in Line to the throne of the Unseelie Court, as well as as the first and only Knight of The Court of Craft since its rebirth, having pledged fealty to BINX Choppley, their court, and their cause. They are also a member of the Pack of Pixies. He is played by Omar Najam.
Andhera is the younger brother of Princess Suntar, and the son of the Queen of Air and Darkness. As such, he is representing the Unseelie Court at the Bloom.
They are the first PC to join a court other than the one they were born into, and the only known character to hold dual-citizenship between Courts.
Description[]
"Andhera is a tall, toned, young man. The first thing you would notice about Andhera is their sort of tousled, curly hair that's sort of peppered and salted. And it falls over a dark purple face with just these piercing garnet eyes, and it's hard to read if it's specifically a scowl or a smile or somewhere in between. And their stature is perfect, absolutely regal looking out the window. And if you were to have any judgments about this individual, you might come to the conclusion that he definitely has muscle, but it's not muscle from actually doing the lifting. It's completely visual." ― Omar Najam
Personality[]
After a drastic change in appearance, Andhera is eager to reinvent himself after having previously been known for hiding behind pillars during events due to their shy personality (hence the nickname Pillar Boy). He reads a lot of books.
Appearance[]
Andhera is a tall young man whose body is toned with functionally useless vanity muscles. They have tousled, curly salt and pepper hair that falls over a dark purple face with piercing garnet eyes. He smells like an oncoming storm, dark water, and eroded stone. Both he and Advisor burn when they step into the sun. Their "blood" is dark cave river liquid. He is hung.
There was previously an elemental shard on the back of their neck which was driven there like a spike - a swirling, black obsidian jewel but instead of being shiny and going whiter in the middle, it goes darker. Occasionally, when he was feeling strong emotions, it would glow blue. Their skin had grown around it, but the edges of his skin were still unhealed. BINX removes it after Andhera decides to join her court.
In the past, Andhera was much smaller than they are now.
Outfits[]
Standard[]
He wears a robe in the style of a Shalwar Kameez which falls open enough to show a bit of chest, over a pair of pants. Post-Bloom, they also wear a brown piece of string tied in a bow around their finger like a ring, tying them to the Pack of Pixies and their open-invitation to the Court of Craft.
Masquerade[]
Andhera's Masquerade outfit was made by BINX Choppley. The vibes he gave them to work off of were "prince of darkness", "obsidian stalagmites collected together", "you don't wanna look for too long" (which BINX took to mean "hypnotizing"), "form-fitting", and "gemstone cave crown/tiara/headpiece". BINX assured him he could have a full crown.
Amphitheater[]
To the Amphitheater, Andhera wore a cave-dark granite suit with gold veins crossing through. He wore his double-bladed scimitar in halves on his back like bat wings. His appearance was similar to BINX's at this event, with her golden branch tattoo and gold-trimmed outfit.
Background[]
Andhera grew up as a remarkably small child in the Unseelie Court alongside his sister, Suntar; his mother, the Queen of Air and Darkness; and Advisor, his royal advisor. Andhera was a very shy child, often hiding behind pillars, which earned him the nickname "pillar boy" from the Lords of the Wing. For the longest time, Advisor was one of their only friends, also finding comfort in "rock friends" - various sizes of gems which Andhera used as toys. Suntar would often torment Andhera by hiding his rock friends from him, which caused Andhera to learn the spell Locate Object so he could search for them.
As a child, Andhera used to get in trouble for frequently making what was described as "mouth sounds" that could be heard throughout the cave systems. In order to deter Andhera from expressing strong emotions, the Queen of Air and Darkness had an elemental shard placed into his neck that would create a rain cloud over his head in reaction to them. The Court learned that this did not stop him from feeling anything, but did make expressing emotions an unpleasant and humiliating experience for Andhera. Overtime, the muscle in his neck rearranged to accommodate the gem shard, however, the wound created by its placement still appears to be sore. He also learned how to hide their feelings so that a raincloud does not appear, often touching the gem in order to stop it.
At some point, he became a Squire, then a Knight. During this time, it is widely known that Captain K. P. Hob fought Andhera in battle and knocked Andhera prone before sparing their life for unknown reasons. Although, since Andhera was a child at the time, this probably goes some way to explaining Hob's lenience in this matter.
Since childhood, Andhera has grown up significantly, both physically and socially. They are still very awkward, but no longer hide in social settings. They also put on a fake, more fancy sounding accent. Due to Andhera's social standing as the son of the Queen of Air and Darkness as well as his physical attractiveness, he is now the most eligible Bachelor at the Bloom.
There is a rumor that Andhera is at the Bloom by force.
History[]
Relationships[]
Advisor[]
Advisor was Andhera's advisor, and is now the court librarian. Due to Andhera's bad social skills and overly trusting nature, Advisor would often have to be with him to point out "glaring red flags" which Andhera would otherwise miss.
Advisor did not take Andhera's orders or personal space very seriously, and seemed at first to be suspicious of him. Andhera often seemed equally displeased by Advisor's company, although when asked about childhood friends, Andhera says that "I had Advisor". Advisor often watches Andhera whilst hiding, and gets mad if Andhera doesn't call him a "cool dude."
At the end of episode 2, Advisor hugs Andhera to calm him down after Andhera became scared about how they were acting socially, and the two are seen anxiously squeezing eachother's hands for comfort at the end of the episode.
In Episode 3, Andhera attempts to be kinder to Advisor and asks him what he wants to do. Advisor replies that he wants to go home, as as a cave dwelling creature he is hurt by the sun. Andhera cannot fulfill this wish as they would get in trouble if they sent Advisor away, but they go searching for a dark, damp, space for Advisor to hang out in.
In Episode 10, Andhera uses one of his denouement scenes to talk to Advisor. Advisor reminds Andhera that he has always been the heir, and the only thing that has changed since Suntar left was losing a potential usurper. Andhera tells Advisor that his services are unneeded, since he represented the practices of the Queen and Suntar, although he maintains that Advisor did sometimes show him kindness, which they both had to work to hide so Advisor wouldn't be punished. He asks Advisor to relinquish his position, and offers him instead the position of Court Librarian. He asks only that he extends the library to include space for a collection of unfinished manuscripts and works from the Court of Craft. Advisor agrees, happily.
Andhera holds out their hand to Advisor and thanks him, before asking to know his first name. Advisor hugs him, and tells him that he will never find out. Andhera laughs and promises to find out. Advisor tells Andhera he's proud of them, and they'll make a great ruler one day. Andhera tells them that first they just want to be a good person, and Advisor tells him he's already on the way, before saying he'll be back in a Mahnth and leaving.
BINX Choppley[]
BINX and Andhera worked together during the Great Hart Hunt, although it was Andhera's co-operation with Chirp which secured him the partial victory. BINX and Andhera referred to eachother as "friends" during this time. Andhera later gifted BINX one of two shells he found on the beach, which she turned into a bracelet. At the Hedge Maze, Andhera saw BINX's true form and recognised them by their eyes. Andhera took no offence or fear to the glamour they'd deceived everyone with, and when Andhera won the Crystal Heart, he passed it over to BINX instead, causing them to dramatically touch hands unglovéd.
BINX left a black apple with the note "thank you for seeing me" at Andhera's door at the exact same time when Andhera was at BINX's door leaving a note. At the confrontation between BINX and Hob at the Tailor's, BINX breaks herself off mid sentence to say hi to Andhera. When she shows Hob who she is, Hob is surprised, but Andhera laughs, admitting that they had figured it out the previous day. Andhera also reveals his true voice at this meeting as he wanted people to know that they weren't the only one putting themselves out there by revealing things, although he recognises that this is the smallest revelation of the meeting. When BINX is turned into a small golden frog, he tells them "you make an excellent frog". They then walk out together to give Rue and Hob some privacy.
Andhera's masquerade outfit was made for him by BINX, with BINX claiming the task made for one of the best days she'd had in a while. She asks him how he was ever lonely in a full court, and Andhera tells them that his mother keeps everyone separate, as love and sentiment were seen as a weakness. Andhera saw this view as fear, which made the court and his mother angry. He would often be described as hysterical within the courts for laughing, and as such his mother had an elemental shard put in the back of his neck that would make it rain on him if he expressed emotion, with the intent to humiliate him. BINX expresses sympathy for him and tells him she could remove it if he wanted them to. Andhera swears himself as loyal to BINX's cause, and she "knights" them with a cardboard tube.
When Andhera admits he won't be the one to marry Grabalba, Hob attempts to push him towards BINX so they can dance, and, seeing him, Rue does the same to BINX. They both fail, and almost start a fight. Later, BINX and Andhera are seen talking, and BINX splits a black apple with him, which shows him their memories from the Court of Craft in the mortal realm, sitting by a fire and telling jokes. Andhera replies that his happiness up until then was like striking flint in the dark, and in this moment it is a fire. He then takes them on their arm to go talk to the Lords of the Wing about preserving the material plane, and the portal to it.
As of episode 8, there is a rumour going around that Prince Andhera has found his love-match in the “average” Lady BINX Choppley, which was started by Squak casting Suggestion on someone to scream it at a luncheon. BINX asks Chirp momentarily if its possible that Andhera is in on the Unseelie conspiracy, but quickly forgets this.
Hob and BINX later had a clandestine meeting in the abandoned Tailor’s. Hob complimented their craftsmanship, saying both on the map and Andhera’s attire for the Masquerade. BINX reacts defensively, defending her friendship with Andhera, which hadn't even been mentioned, and Hob replies "hey listen, i should know about falling in love at the bloom last night!". The two of them stammer at eachother for a bit before Binx and Hob admit their respective love for Andhera and Rue, and both cry. BINX proposes that they murder Apollo and frame Suntar, which Hob happily agrees to, and suggests they get Andhera in on it, after which immediately BINX starts talking about whether Andhera likes them or not. Hob tries to comforts her. He tells her that given Andhera and her stations, it is nowhere near as unlikely for them as it is for him and Rue and impresses that "In love and war you must not miss your moment to strike"
In Episode 9, Andhera offers all of the Pack of Pixies a position in his court. BINX says she would love to accept, but cannot as if she left her court it would die with her, and offers her own invitation to join the Court of Craft in return.
When the two of them and Rue are at the cliff/waterside and Hob shows up, Andhera and BINX make up a bad lie that BINX has a thing and Andhera needs to make sure it doesn't get out of hand because it's so wild and messy. BINX grabs Andhera's hand and they run off together. When they're alone, BINX drops his hand, self conscious, and Andhera tries to ask if they're okay, which they react awkwardly to.
Andhera tells them that they will happily join her court, but he would like to also keep his allegiance to his own court - he would like to become a kind of dual-citizen. BINX accepts happily, and he feels unstable inside himself, but he is happy. He takes some damage from this, but eventually accepts the two courts into himself. She asks that he lets her remove his elemental shard, as she doesn't like how it "dampens the fullness of who you are.". While he thinks, BINX goes to receive a message from one of the magical blossoms, and is poisoned by it (although she doesn't enter the poisoned condition due to her proximity to Andhera), then attacked by vines while Andhera watched, horrified. She evades them, but they continue to come.
Andhera removes both ends of the double bladed scimitar from their place on his back and locks them together to protect BINX. He asks if they are feeling okay, and she responds that it's hard to breathe, so Andhera immediately casts Protection from Poison on them, telling her "Nothing can happen to you". BINX then takes out her wishbone shaped crossbow for the first time and responds "Nothing can happen to you" in return.
Andhera requests that BINX removes the shard, and she agrees. She spins him around before putting him to his knees, and removes the shard with Arcana. When BINX saw Suntar as the controller of Andhera's shard, she protectively states "You will not control him". Suntar responds "HE WAS MINE TO CONTROL." The shard was also preventing Andhera from accessing the full range of his magic as heir to the throne, and it becomes easier for him to accept both courts within himself when it is removed.
Andhera takes BINXs hand, and the massive storm which he is controlling does not rain on them. They go together to the portal.
During Andhera's duel with Suntar, BINX kept her crossbow trained on Suntar.
During the Denouement, Andhera comes to find BINX immediately after speaking with Advisor and Hob, addressing her as "My Dear BINX" confidently. She tells him that she heard their Court reaching out to them, to which Andhera reacts happily, and ruminates that she must not have to open her court anymore. BINX reminds them its not really a court, but a home, and tells him he is always welcome in their home. They tell him she's never been a leader and it frightens her. They thank Andhera for their help, and reach out to the Pack of Pixies using their last token, extending an open invitation to their home in the form of a brown piece of string tied around their fingers like a ring.
BINX then invites Andhera to come with them to the mortal realm, and Andhera gleefully agrees, offering sympathy for how scary being leader is, but reminds them that they already are a leader, as she lead the revolution of their group. He takes a knee in front of them and reminds her of their pledge of fealty to her, promising to be there whenever she is scared for the rest of their combined existence. BINX takes Andhera's hand, kneels so that they are eye to eye, and kisses him. Andhera immediately kisses back, accidentally forming a late spring cloud that begins to rain.
The two of them stand, and BINX tells Andhera "We have so much to experience together", before they both walk through the portal together.
Lady Chirp Featherfowl[]
Both Squak and Chirp seemingly knew Andhera when they were younger, although they didn't think much of him back then. They used to call him "Pillar Boy", as he was so shy that he kept hiding behind pillars. They both have since noticed that Andhera has become a very eligible bachelor, and is also quite hot.
Andhera gifted Chirp some powerful drugs as a gift to say "What's up". Chirp loves a What's Up Gift. He also wrote the exact same friendly letter to Squak and Chirp during the Bloom. This was not intended to be a power move, but was perceived as such by the cousins.
Andhera and Chirp worked together at the end of the Hart hunt and agreed to split the prize. Later, Andhera came to visit Chirp and gifted her a letter filled with pick up lines and lewd drawings. Both Chirp and Squak find it very inconvenient that they knew Andhera as a child, as his awkwardness then makes it hard for them to appreciate his hotness now.
In Episode 6, Andhera sends Chirp a bad pick up line as a letter. to which Chirp decides the best response is to let him think she's in love with him. so she writes a letter faux-romantically telling him he drives her wild with his absence, so he should stay away. Andhera then becomes worried that she loves him, when he has realised he only likes her only in "a babysitter kind of way", so he comes to the nest to apologise and let her know that. Chirp, under the effects of Zone of Truth, tells him that she wants the best for him, but she is not in love with him but with someone else, which calms him. Andhera suggests he could fight someone to the death and then bring them back to life to make the Bloom less dour for the cousins. Andhera asks if he could call them Auntie and Uncle, to which the cousins reply emphatically no and Chirp dispels the Zone of Truth. Andhera then offers to be Chirp's beard, but she thinks that would be weird given he just tried to call her Auntie. The three of them agree to be friends, and Andhera tells them they used to make the Blooms fun when everyone was mean to him..
In Episode 8, after they get kicked out of their nest, Andhera lets the Lords of the Wing stay at his house (after a brief moment where they consider breaking in). He reveals however that he knows Squak is Airry Pearry due to a Locate Object spell, and the cousins almost kill them before Rue interrupts. When Rue interrupts the Cousins trying to kill Andhera for what they know, the two of them accidentally spill their meeting spot and their plans.
In Episode 9, Andhera offers all of the Pack of Pixies a position in his court, and gifts two Wands of Wonder which he commissioned from Fable to Chirp and Squak. Chirp gives everyone a "bluebird tooth" - a bluebird that sits in their ear - so they can keep in contact at the theater.
During Suntar and Andhera's fight, Chirp and Squak consider stopping Suntar from casting a spell on him, but Hob convinces them it will be cooler if he fights it himself.
Delloso de la Rue[]
Rue knew Andhera when he was younger and discussed with Squak and Chirp his prior reputation as pillar boy. They haven't been very close or distant throughout the series, although Andhera was the first person to approach and congratulate Rue after they shed their glamour, even risking a diplomatic incident by leaving Viscountess Gribalba with Lord Oberon, which left Rue confused but appreciative. They believe he knows what its like to hide oneself.
At the confrontation at the Tailor's shop, Andhera is under the effects of a potion of Detect thoughts, meaning Andhera therefore knows that Rue and Hob are enamoured by each other. Andhera also reveals his true voice at this meeting as he wanted people to know that they weren't the only one putting themselves out there by revealing things, although he recognises that this is the smallest revelation of the meeting.
When Rue interrupts the Cousins trying to kill Andhera for what they know, the two of them accidentally spill their meeting spot and their plans.
In Episode 8, Andhera offers all of the Pack of Pixies a position in his court.
While taunting Suntar during his duel, Andhera compliments Rue and tells them that they created a successful Bloom, as it brought the Pack of Pixies together.
During the denouement, Hob bursts into the Library where Andhera is, asking for what they found out at the tailor shop when they were reading minds. Andhera responds that he didn't dig very deep out of respect for Rue and BINX, but he picked up a lot of "vibes". Hob then shakes Andhera aggressively and yells "BE MORE SPECIFIC". Andhera exasperatedly tells him to just tell Rue how he feels, and Hob hugs him.
Fable[]
Andhera goes to Fable to ask for two wands of Wonder with which he can impart trickery on the Bloom. He burns two tokens for this - the dagger he got from the duel with Hob, and the knight chess piece he got from tricking Suntar, as both represent humiliation.
Viscountess Grabalba[]
K.P. Hob attempted to arrange a match between Andhera and Grabalba. However, Andhera passed Gribalba on to Lord Oberon in order to talk to Rue, and Grabalba refused to switch back as she felt she had traded up.
In episode 6, Andhera spread the rumour that he had been sent to the Bloom to catch the eye of Grabalba, thus elevating her status.
Grabalba is later seen speaking conspiratorially with Fable, and feels embarrassed about being caught out by Andhera, but feels better when Andhera repeatedly compliments her by calling her "filthy" and "nasty". Later at the masquerade, Hob asks Andhera if there is any chance they will be the one to marry Grabalba. Andhera stutters a bit and says he could if Hob needed them to, but when Hob pushes for a real answer Andhera says no.
The morning after the ball, Grabalba sends Andhera a letter acknowledging the rumors of his affections, but confesses that she has shared a "romantic" evening with Fable of the Trickster Court. She wishes to maintain a friendly camaraderie with Andhera despite a planned marriage alliance between the Goblin and Seelie Courts, but warns him “Don’t stalk me, my boyfriend will kill you.”. Andhera responds that he couldn't be more delighted for her, and sends her some trash as a "preemptive marriage gift".
Grandpa Dog[]
Andhera keeps an Yeth Hound, presumably as a pet, which he took with him to the Bloom. Advisor refers to the Yeth Hound as "[Andhera's] beastie" and appears uncomfortable at the mention of it. Andhera says that he and Advisor have previously tried to teach the Hound to speak, although he has only ever said "shit" or "thanks" at most.. Andhera simply calls the Hound "Dog." or "Grandpa Dog". Dog is once seen delivering a letter from Andhera to Gwyndolin. Andhera takes Dog to the sparring match with Hob, where it becomes clear he has little control over Dog. Dog sleeps in front of Andhera's door.
The Hedge Maze[]
Andhera is one of few people to talk to the Maze, another being Chirp. Andhera is kind to the maze, initially tries to ask them what they want, and they reply psychically that they want to find the one who is worthy. Andhera explains their plan to the Maze, then while he is waiting for Mucky to appear, he allows them to feed off of his memories and thoughts, and promises he would never shit in it. The Hedge shows him Suntar and reminds him that no-one from his family has gotten the crystal heart before due to his mother's refusal to engage with the Bloom. The Bloom doesn't necessarily want him to persue it, the hedge just gives them that information. When talking to Chirp, The Hedge Maze recognises Andhera by the name "Pillar Boy". The Maze listens to Andhera attentively even when he talks out loud to himself for no reason. When Mucky forms, Andhera tells them that the Hedge is their friend, and tries to stop them from setting the hedge on fire or eating it. He continues to trust the Maze to choose who is the most worthy of the heart.
Major K. P. Hob[]
Andhera and Captain Hob once faced each other on the battlefield. What exactly transpired is unknown, but rumor has it that Hob managed to knock Andhera off their horse and for some reason spared him. It can be inferred from Andhera's toast that they wielded a double-bladed scimitar during their battle.
Due to their past relationship as enemies on the battlefield, their relationship now is awkward as neither of them know how to behave around one another in this new context. Andhera also became Wuvvy's second in a duel against Hob and lost quickly, but lasted longer than expected by being very slippery.
Andhera gifted Hob some trash and he and Hob engaged in friendly dueling at the beginning of episode 4. Hob gave Andhera some friendly advice that he didn't have to air his greatest shames, and Andhera shared instead his greatest pride: that he once folded 100 paper bats. They then sparred. Later, before the tea party, Andhera and Hob spoke, with Hob encouraging Andhera to spend time with the Viscountess Grabalba. This is the first time Hob saw himself and Andhera as peers.
Andhera was Hob's second while meeting at the abandoned Tailor with Binx, and Hob tells him that he trusts him implicitly. Hob then gave Andhera a potion of Detect Thoughts so that Andhera could stay alert and let him know if there was any danger imminent. Andhera therefore knows that Rue and Hob are enamoured by each other. Andhera also reveals his true voice at this meeting as he wanted people to know that they weren't the only one putting themselves out there by revealing things, although he recognises that this is the smallest revelation of the meeting.When Hob reveals that the K in K.P. stands for Knickolas, Rue very loudly sighs dreamily and exclaims in their brain that they love him, which Andhera hears.
In Episode 7, Hob asks Andhera if there is any chance they will be the one to marry Grabalba. Andhera stutters a bit and says he could if Hob needed them to, but when Hob pushes for a real answer Andhera says no, so Hob attempts to push Andhera towards Binx to dance, although unsuccessfully. Andhera thinks he has upset him by turning down Grabalba, and Hob sets it straight that he's not mad it's just that "I thought I was doing something. I wasn't doing anything".
When talking with Blemish and Boil, Hob tells them that although Suntar is conspiring with Apollo, Hob is sparring partners with Andhera, and if they were to elevate his position, they could hold power in the Unseelie Court. He calls Andhera "the boy" and then corrects to "the man". Hob later tries to persuade Binx to persue her crush on him.
In episode 9, Andhera casts Dispel Magic on the arrows that Apollo shot Hob with, and also cast Cure Wounds, although Hob wouldn't let them remove the arrows for fear of tampering with the evidence. He apologised to Andhera before making a generalised comment about Princes in light of the attack from Apollo, and Andhera just nodded agreeingly.
When Squak performs surgery on Hob, Andhera tries to help by bringing Squak a bowl of sterilized (not disinfected) water. Andhera offers all of the Pack of Pixies a position in his court.
After Hob and Rue have a difficult conversation heading to the theater, Hob becomes upset and Andhera misinterprets it as Hob still being injured, and tries to cast Lay on Hands on him. Hob says "just hold me, just fucking hold me, just fucking hold me".
During Suntar and Andhera's fight, Chirp and Squak consider stopping Suntar from casting a spell on him, but Hob convinces them it will be cooler if he fights it himself.
During the denouement, Hob bursts into the Library where Andhera is, asking for what they found out at the tailor shop when they were reading minds. Andhera responds that he didn't dig very deep out of respect for Rue and BINX, but he picked up a lot of "vibes". Hob then shakes Andhera aggressively and yells "BE MORE SPECIFIC". Andhera exasperatedly tells him to just tell Rue how he feels, and Hob hugs him, telling them he heard the conversation between them and Advisor, and they already are a good person.
Mucky[]
Mucky is Andhera's Nightmare which he has owned since he was young. It can be assumed that Mucky is the same horse that K. P. Hob knocked Andhera off of during their first meeting, and when Mucky first forms in the series, Andhera tells them they missed them. Andhera has to fight himself not to lick it. Mucky is very affectionate with Andhera, nuzzling and head butting his hand. They are also very loyal and willing to do whatever Andhera asks. The two of them can communicate without speaking. Andhera looks very hot while riding on Mucky.
Queen of Air and Darkness[]
The Queen of Air and Darkness is Andhera and Suntar's mother. She is the ruler of their court, and rarely debases herself with a physical form. She did temporarily give herself form to catch some luggage Andhera angrily kicked into the ether, which was described as the kindest thing Andhera could think of or remember her doing. The Queen of Air and Darkness does seem to care for both her children, but in a distant way. Andhera wishes to prove himself to be her better child/"her best boy".
In Episode 5, he tells Suntar that it's very difficult for him to look good in front of their mother.
In Episode 7, Andhera tells Binx that his mother keeps everyone separate, as sentiment was seen as a weakness. Andhera saw this as fear, which made the court and his mother angry, He would often be described as hysterical within the courts for laughing, and as such an elemental shard was put in the back of his neck that would make it rain on him if he expressed emotions, with the intent to humiliate him. Suntar is the one who was in control of it.
Andhera confronts his mother, who appears to him in physical form in the tumultuous and windy mouth of a sea cave. He confronts her about the fact that the court is clearly building to something that he has not been involved with, and tells her she will include him, or it won't happen, as Suntar is incompetent, and the Queen is clearly also not able to do anything on her own, or she wouldn't have created her children to do her bidding. He elects himself to represent their court, and boldly remarks, “If this hurts your tender feelings, Mom, I would ask you to pack those down. We have work here to do.”
She is offended by this, and reminds him of all the children of hers who have died, and mocks his sentimentality and his desires to be loved and held. He responds that he has the boldness to be sentimental, a trait seen as a weakness among previous generations of unseelie royals, ("Where are they now, dear Queen?") and argues that this trait makes him more suited for mastery over his mother’s domain.
She deals 28 points of psychic damage against Andhera to punish him for challenging her, but admits that she isn’t responsible for Suntar’s ideas and leaves Andhera to face off against his sister, saying “I hope you are stronger than the rest. You are bolder, certainly,” before disappearing.
Immediately after she disappears, Andhera dispels Heroism and vomits out of pent up anxiety.
Lord Squak Airavis[]
Both Squak and Chirp seemingly knew Andhera when they were younger, although they didn't think much of him back then. They used to call him "Pillar Boy", as he was so shy that he kept hiding behind pillars. They both have since noticed that Andhera has become a very eligible bachelor, and is also quite hot. Andhera wrote the exact same friendly letter to Squak and Chirp during the Bloom. This was not intended to be a power move, but was perceived as such by the cousins.
Squak, Chirp and Andhera worked together to distract Theodore, during the Great Hart Hunt, telling Theodore that Squak was injured and needed "sexy help". In episode 3, the three of them bonded in Chirp & Squak's nest after Andhera came by to gift Chirp a letter filled with pick up lines and lewd drawings and the three of them drank tea and talked about their flaws. Both Chirp and Squak find it very inconvenient that they knew Andhera as a child, as his awkwardness then makes it hard for them to appreciate his hotness now.
Andhera suggests he could fight someone to the death and then bring them back to life to make the Bloom less dour for the cousins. Andhera asks if he could call them Auntie and Uncle, to which the cousins reply emphatically no and Chirp dispels the Zone of Truth. The three of them agree to be friends and Andhera tells them they used to make the Blooms fun when everyone was mean to him.
At the Masquerade, Binx and Andhera go to speak to Chirp and Squak together, and Andhera asks them to help preserving the portal to the material plane.
In Episode 8, after they get kicked out of their nest, Andhera lets the Lords of the Wing stay at his house (after a brief moment where they consider breaking in). He reveals however that he knows Squak is Airry Pearry due to a Locate Object spell, and the cousins almost kill them before Rue interrupts. When Rue interrupts the Cousins trying to kill Andhera for what they know, the two of them accidentally spill their meeting spot and their plans.
Squak agreed with and repeated Binx's sentiment that the pack of pixies were family. When Squak performs surgery on Hob, Andhera tries to help by bringing Squak a bowl of sterilized (not disinfected) water. Soon after, Andhera offers all of the Pack of Pixies a position in his court and gifts two Wands of Wonder which he commissioned from Fable to Chirp and Squak.
During Suntar and Andhera's fight, Chirp and Squak consider stopping Suntar from casting a spell on him, but Hob convinces them it will be cooler if he fights it himself. While taunting Suntar, Andhera calls out Squak's effective distraction technique on Apollo.
Suntar[]
Suntar is Andhera's sister. They appear to have been raised in conflict with each other, as their mother made them feel as though they had to compete for her affection. As a result, Andhera became angry when they heard that Suntar would also attend the Bloom, and vowed to prove himself as "the better child" and his mother's "best boy".
Growing up, Suntar would hide Andhera's toys, which were mostly differently shaped gems which he called his "rock friends". The intention of this was never for Andhera to find the gems, but to separate them from Andhera. Because of this, Andhera knows Locate Object.
After Chirp casts Slow on Suntar at the Bloom, Andhera uses a Haste potion on Mucky and lends Mucky to Suntar, ostensibly to allow Suntar to reach the Crystal Heart. Suntar was originally suspicious of this, given that Andhera and her were not on good terms, but eventually mounted the horse. Once Suntar is on it, however, Andhera tells Mucky to run as fast as he can in the opposite direction, telling her "Dear Sister, GET FUCKED". since Suntar had no reactions (due to Slow), Suntar lost her chance at getting the Crystal Heart.
Andhera tells the Pack of Pixies "I have it on good authority from my mother, the Queen of Air and Darkness, that my sister, Suntar, sucks", and that she is acting outside of the court, so he will do what he can to stop her. He assures Binx that he didn't know what Suntar was up to, although he is not surprised.
Andhera would often be described as hysterical within the courts for laughing, and as such an elemental shard was put in the back of his neck that would make it rain on him if he expressed emotions, with the intent to humiliate him. It is unclear whether Suntar installed Andhera's shard or not, but she was certainly in control of it.
Suntar believes that "HE WAS MINE TO CONTROL." The shard was also preventing Andhera from accessing the full range of his magic as heir to the throne, and it becomes easier for him to accept both courts within himself when it is removed.
At the portal, Andhera casts Compel Duel on Suntar by throwing the elemental shard into the ground before her. She picks it up using Mage Hand and accepts. She casts a spell on him, dealing him 44 points of lightning damage. Andhera spit out "blood", before just laughing in response. He tells her that he spoke to their mother, and Suntar claims not to care about the Queen, and Andhera responds first in shock before telling her that makes sense, given she split off from their mother to persue her "utter fucking failure" of a plan. He then taunts her, asking if the shard was her attempt at controlling Andhera, to which Suntar responds that it worked until recently. Andhera continues that Suntar is alone, having destroyed her relationship with the Unseelie Court and having allied with someone who is now dead after becoming distracted very easily, and instead of creating allyships has just allied the Pack of Pixies against her. They tell her that she could kill him very easily if she wanted, but then she would be killed by his friends, while she has no-one.
Suntar backs out, but tells Andhera she will one day see them again, before trying to open a Dimension Door, which is counter-spelled by Chirp, throwing her off balance, and Hob kicks her through the portal to the mortal realm.
Wanessa[]
Andhera initially reacts with shock and dismay towards Wannessa, exclaiming "what the fuck are you?", while Wannessa reacts with fear towards his rain cloud. He then quickly reverts back to an attempt at kindness. He attempts to bond with her by asking what it is like to die, then asks them to tell him when she finds out.
Wannessa becomes mildly aggressive towards Andhera when she thinks he might hurt BINX, and Andhera awkwardly asks to have tea together. Wannessa knows Andhera's title, but does not treat him with reverence because of it- she almost seems to see them as a peer.
Trivia[]
- Due to Andhera’s overhead raincloud and choice of clothing, it is mentioned by Oscar and Aabria that they are noticeably well endowed.
- Their favorite food is cave water.
- One time, they folded 100 paper bats. They consider this their greatest achievement.
- Andhera is asexual.[1] Andhera is also on the aromantic spectrum.[2]
- Andhera is a big fan of The Green Hunter, and offers to duel Squak for his scathing reviews of it, though he later discovers that Squak is Airry Pearry through casting Locate Object on a letter. He thinks Renner is a good choice for the part.
- Omar's original plan for Andhera was to be "a smoky Darcy just hanging out and just smouldering", but Omar admits he was not able to pull this off.[3]
- Andhera cannot hold onto any thoughts, he just has to say them. This means they don't have a lot of secrets, but they do have a secret talent for "playing Glow worms" like a musical instrument.[3]
- Andhera doesn't sleep, he just meditates.
References[]
- ↑ Omar Najam via Twitter, 25 August 2022: https://twitter.com/OmarNajam/status/1562974668499234818
- ↑ Omar Najam via Twitter, 12 September 2022: https://twitter.com/OmarNajam/status/1569459642853621760
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Adventuring Party (Season 10), Episode 9: Schrödinger's Canon
| A Court of Fey & Flowers Characters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player Characters | Prince Andhera | BINX Choppley | Lady Chirp Featherfowl | Delloso de la Rue | Gwyndolin Thistle-hop | Major K. P. Hob | Lord Squak Airavis | ||
| Non-Player Characters |
Animal Companions | Grandpa Dog | Mucky | Wrackingspelt | |
| The Goblin Court | The Goblin King | Viscountess Grabalba | Scorple Lord Blemish and Lady Boil | Captain Gorebladder | Ustain Bolt | ||
| The Court of Hoof and Claw | Theodore | ||
| The Seafoam Court | Baroness Alven | Ephendra | Kiri | Sorwen | The Wavemaster | ||
| The Seelie Court | King Oberon | Lady Sylmenar | ||
| The Court of Stone | Jarl Korguf | Claete | Ruyin | ||
| The Unseelie Court | The Queen of Air and Darkness | Advisor | Princess Suntar | ||
| The House of the Wing | Grandfather | Gobble | Caw | ||
| The Court of Wonder | Prince Apollo | The Blue Fairy | Wuvvy | The Chorus | ||
| The Trickster Court | Fable | ||
| Unknown Courts | Capacea | Leona and Thymor | The Hedge Maze | ||
| The Material Plane | Mika | Scratch | Wannessa | Esmé | Peep | Jeremy Renner | ||
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