maeve breathnach
birthdate april 1, 1954 (69) ❀
hometown cráeb ❀
currently moonbright ❀
species leprechaun ❀
occupation artificer & shop owner of mage to order ❀
history
ask mae about her childhood and she will be cagey about the details. she jokes that its 'within her rights' as a fae to not be forthcoming, but the truth is that she hasn't healed from the emotional wounds caused by the prompt end of her whimsical childhood years.
her mother and father had a tenuous noble standing within their insular fae community. the politics of it all still remain lost on mae. even in the decades since. what she understands is that her parents angered the wrong people, though she doesn't know why or how, shortly before her eighteenth birthday.
it is said that leprechauns are created when cast aside as outsiders by their courts or communities for being deemed "ugly" before the age of eighteen. when the clock struck midnight on april 1, 1972, mae was declared a hideous monster unbefitting of the realm. with less than an hour to collect her belongings and say her goodbyes, mae was cast out of the fae community of cráeb.
feeling as though she no longer belonged in the magical realm of redania as a whole, mae lived many decdes on the other side of the veil. for the most part she worked as a nanny or babysitter, enjoying the innocence and imagination of human children. she struggled with her leprechaun curse, occasionally stealing small trinkets from the homes of the families she worked for. she felt wholly unwanted and unable to be loved, a mix of negatvitiy she still grapples with to this day.
in 2013, mae decided to return to redania, wanting to more actively use her magical powers for good instead of petty shoplifting or riggging horse races for money to get by. she opened mage to order, which specializes in bespoke magical constructs to assist with menial household tasks. she has even opened her heart to the idea of friendship, trying to cultivate something of a found family as she sorts out for herself how she is going to manage for the centuries remaining of her life.
leprechauns
leprechaun's touch this blessing is either a gift or a curse that leaves the recipient with magic rooted in luck. mae cautions everyone that luck is entirely subjective and based on her own feelings about what would be beneficial, and is highly influenced on her moods.
fool's gold mae deals with a compulsive obsession to pursue gold and jewels. if she hasn't been gifted gold for a lengthy span of time, this can lead to her pickpocketing or stealing in order to satiate this desire.
treasured possession mae carries her mother's wedding band on her person as a protected item. if it was ever stolen from her, she would be bound to grand one wish of choice to the thief.
semi-immortality mae possesses regenerative healing abilities and ages at a significantly lesser rate than humans.
fae magic due to her fae lineage, mae inherited the abilities to teleport short distances as well as turn invisible from her parents.
weaknesses both cold iron and silver can cause significant damage to mae. in her case, touching silver will cause her hands to burn, and the burn will spread up through her arms and the rest of her body the longer she holds it.
more on leprechaun lore here
☉ aries, ☾ pisces, ↗ gemini
mae is the first to start and finish whatever it is that she sets out to do. she is active and energetic, pairing that with being direct and straightforward. she expects the same responses from others and is baffled when they possess more conversational tact than she does.
she loves to innovate and takes pride in her craft as an artificer, though often times abandons projects midway through when she gets bored of them. she rarely takes shortcuts, and holds her work to a high standard.
mae has an almost child-like enthusiasm and curiosity about the world around her. she struggles deeply with feelings of neglect and being unwanted due to the circumstances surrounding her leprechaun curse. because of this, she has very few romantic relationships in her history and rarely seeks physical intimacy.
where she lacks real world savvy, she makes up for with remarkable intuition. she is hyper-vigilant when it comes to anticipating the needs of others, and will put a loved one before herself every time. this doesn't come from a sense of altruism, but rather, an insecurity that if she isn't useful she will be abandoned.
her linen closet is the entry to a pocket dimension where she stores her assorted stolen goods, as well as an impressive collection of rubber ducks.
npcs & lines
aoife breathnach (mother, 229)
feidhlim breathnach (father, 230)
una breathnach (sister, 72)
tomoltach breathnach (brother, 74)
julien ❀
cait ❀
loch ❀
esi ❀
odie ❀
