Flock: Visual novel vignettes based on a D&D campaign
northpilotVA for Lord Jovault, The Courtier
A lead for the script "Graceless".
A gracious nobleman of the fey, whose enchanting influence causes mortals to spend their nights dreaming of lavish fey ball dances full of music and luxury… but which drains away their soul the longer they spend there. His half-fey son stays away from mortals for that reason, refusing to bring his father more prey, and so the Courtier spends his nights tormenting his son in the lavish nightmares instead.
Being fey, he is ageless to an extent, but he is old enough to have a young adult son. He makes a perfect lordly master of ceremonies, full of charm, dignity and gentlemanly confidence, but behind his chuckles, jokes, and wry observations, there is something ancient and uncanny and cruel.
- english
- visualnovel
- aristocratic british
- british (london)
- male adult
- american
- all english accents
- fantasy
- all american accents
- male young adult
- audacity
- audacity
(Warmly, to his son as a child. Smiling, gentle, superficially paternal nobleman.) “You hear the music, my boy, don't you? We call this a waltz. If you listen closely, you can hear the laws that govern it. One-two-three, one-two-three, one-two-three, and so beats the heart of the music.”
(Tut tutting, airy, dismissive, smiling as he tries to justify devouring mortal souls… with a glimpse of offhanded cruelty.) "So serious-minded, boy. You should stop thinking of it as such a burden, and instead consider it... a gift. Think of all the joy you would be giving them in their final moments! Your mother certainly had no complaints. Not even at the end."
(Low, cruel, staring down at his son with cold authority. Disdainful, focused on breaking his son’s spirit.) "You wanted so badly to be alone... and so I gave you that luxury. But you're the only one who IS alone. So obsessed with tormenting yourself just to spite me. To deny me a drop, when my cup is already overflowing. You choose to protest in the most pathetic way: one that would make a difference to no-one but you."
