The Never Queen and The Promised King
Template:Breadcrumb Morrigan and Finvarra
Overview
Morrigan (Feytongue \ʌ\ for great queen) and Finvarra (Feytongue \ˈfɪnvɑrɑ\ for pale top) are believed to be their original actual Elven names translated into Feytongue. Like most Strange Gods, lore about Morrigan and Finvarra is rare and incomplete. The lore comes primarily from scholars who have studied the Bleak Gods and their Orisons.
Morrigan and Finvarra are the rulers of The Court of Half Tomorrows, and are the Gods of the Changelings and Fetchlings.
History
Like all Bleak Gods, Morrigan and Finvarra came into existence when the Elves of Pelithos migrated across The Strange Sea to Arcadia in the early Dark Age.
Description
Queen Morrigan appears as an idealized Elven monarch, with only subtle hints of her Sidhe nature: her eyes are slightly too large and too far apart, he ears are slightly too long. She has radiant grey eyes, silvered hair, and wears a gossamer gown that looks like the night sky full of stars. She wears an elegant, but slightly sinister looking silver crown.
King Finvarra also appears as a stoic Elven monarch, with a distant smile and unsettlingly calm eyes. Small stag horns emerge from his hair, which glows softly with a silvery light. He wears silvered armor covered in shifting Fey runes.
The two rulers share a singular surreal form, The Moebius Monarch. In this form, they appear as two individuals sharing a body, eternally spiraling into and away from each other, shifting into each other. One half is black clad with a silver crown and weeps silver tears, always in a posture of being half-seated. The other half is white clad with a gold crown and looks up with hope, always in a posture of being half-standing. Their twin crowns twist into a moebius. Their robes twist into spiral of light and dark fabrics.
Personality
Queen Morrigan is an unsettling mixture of imperious and kind. She condescends so effortlessly, it doesn't seem to come from a place of malice - as though anyone in her presence couldn't help but be a disappointment.
King Finvarra is distant and aloof king. He seems to be constantly coming awake as if out of a daydream. He never speaks, but wears a friendly smile, even when committing horrible acts.
Strange Philosophy
Purpose is the birth of meaning, fulfillment is its death.
Morrigan and Finvarra teach that meaning is found in the journey, not the destination. That is why they seek to draw out the tension of unrealized potential as long as possible. They teach that:
- Conclusions collapse possibility, destroying entire worlds.
- Completion removes hope, the inspiration for everything.
- To arrive is admit that some part of you is dead.
Probably the most sinister practice of their Court is their reputation for abducting Mortal children, stealing them away to Arcadia, and replacing them with Fey creatures. This ties into their belief that power lies in subverting potential.
Orisons
Most Half Tomorrows Orisons are Changelings and Fetchlings who already worship Morrigan and Finvarra. Sometimes Mortals are given an Orison Pact by these monarchs, usually as a result of an exceptional offering: such as an oath of endless endeavor: they are attracted to people like artists unable to finish their masterpieces, parents who want preserve children forever, scholars obsessed with theories and fear testing them.