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| title        =    King of [[New Hibera]]
 
| title        =    King of [[New Hibera]]
 
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| image1        =    [[File:Tready_Goofy_Fairy_JPG.JPG|200px|thumb|left|alt text]]
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| alt1          =    Richard Aengus, fairy king
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| archetype    =    <!--character archetype-->
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| archetype    =    Mischievous fairy king
| hair_colour  =    <!--hair colour-->
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| hair_colour  =    Pink
| eye_colour    =    <!--eye colour-->
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| eye_colour    =    Pink
| height        =    <!--height in feet and inches-->
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| height        =    3"
| build        =    <!--build - slender/skinny/stocky/muscular/fat/etc-->
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| build        =    Immensely rotund
| features      =    <!--notable features - tattoos/scars/birthmarks/mutations/etc-->
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| features      =    Excessive girth; pink skin and glow; pink wings
| birth_date    =    <!--date of birth-->
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| birth_date    =    308 years ago
| birth_place  =    <!--place of birth-->
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| birth_place  =    [[Old Hibera]]
| death_date    =    <!--date of death-->
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| death_date    =    Not deceased, but bodily transformed to Queen Mother [[Marian Aengus]] as of January 20, A. R. 214
| death_place  =    <!--place of death-->
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| death_place  =    Not deceased, but bodily transformation occurred in the royal bedroom suite at [[New Hibera]]'s palace
| spouses      =    <!--spouses-->
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| spouses      =    One wife (divorced)
| children      =    <!--children-->
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| children      =    One adopted child (missing)
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| profession    =    Fairy monarch
| religion      =    <!--espoused religion-->
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| religion      =    Devout member of [[Church of Tubbius]]
 
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==Description==
 
==Description==
The character's typical appearance - physical features, posture, demeanour, typical mode of dress, voice, attitude. What a stranger would first notice upon encountering the character.
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Richard Aengus was a fairy king born in the Kingdom of [[Old Hibera]] but who ruled [[New Hibera]] following a divide between the two lands.  He was elderly at 308 of a typical Hiberan fairy's 400 years, with pink skin, pink hair, pink wings, and a pink magical glow.  With the established color-based caste system in the Hiberan kingdoms, as a "pinkwing," he was bound for royalty by virtue of his birth.  The pillowy-bearded Richard was obese, on the same level as [[Aloisius Treadwell|Councilor Treadwell]] from [[Myrken Wood]], and thus was unable to make extended use of his slight, thin wings. For clothing, he favored mostly pink, purple, or lavender robes with his silver circlet of a crown.
  
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
 
===Origins===
 
===Origins===
Where the character came from; their childhood and adolescence, their family circumstances, their lineage.  
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Born in [[Old Hibera]] and former monarch there before the divide into the Old and New kingdoms, Richard found himself relocating to [[Myrken Wood]] many years ago and establishing [[New Hibera]] there.  His time there brought him in contact with human authorities on many occasions, most notably former Governor [[Maxwell Beauregard]] when time came for a peace treaty to be established to save the starving fairy kingdom.  He also encountered [[Aloisius Treadwell]] on numerous occasions, initially seeing the Councilor as a reviled enemy for roasting and eating one of Richard's advisors.  This led to Richard shrinking, capturing, and attempting to ruin Treadwell's standing among his human peers.  Treadwell's ultimate escape forced the King to reconsider his tactics so as not to bring the wrath of the Councilor on [[New Hibera]].  Eventually, Richard and his brother, [[Dr. Orin Barrin]], became loyal [[Church of Tubbius|Tubbian]] followers, paving the way for the entire kingdom to join them in worship of Tubbius]].
  
 
===The Broken Dagger===
 
===The Broken Dagger===
How the character found their way to the [[Myrken Wood]] and the [[Broken Dagger (Inn)|Broken Dagger tavern]]. Significant events experienced since their arrival.
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Richard Aengus rarely, if ever, frequented the Broken Dagger, finding "bigling" establishments quite dangerous at his small size.
  
 
==The Present==
 
==The Present==
The character's current circumstances. Where they can be found, what they do for a living, influential people in their life.
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The king spent much of 213 [[Anno Regalis|AR]] asleep. He had accidentally ingested the egg of a Hiberan rock rodent, an animal that on hatching establishes a symbiotic relationship with its fairy host by taking up residence in the wall of the stomach, and his half-brother/physician promptly put him into a magically induced, nourishing sleep so he could monitor the animal's growth until he could remove it.  After nearly ten months of inactivity on the doctor's part and continued growth on the part of the rock rodent, the doctor finally removed it.
  
==Plots==
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On awaking, Richard claimed he was missing a pair of daughters, named Lora and Lara.  On being slapped back to sense by the doctor, the king roused himself and went about his business until three months later, in January 214 [[Anno Regalis|AR]].  Then, on being asked, he finally explained the question of the missing children; during his extended sleep, he dreamed that he had been blessed by [[Marta]], the mother goddess, with twin daughters.  While Orin firmly denied any such, Richard was still getting older without a queen and living heir.
Major [[:Category:Plots|plot events]] in which the character has been involved.
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Given that Hiberan law codes prevent marrying or having children outside of a fairy's natural color, the then-depressed, fitful fairy king demanded his dream be made reality if possible, and, on finding reference to how to change the king's gender in an early draft of a law code written by [[William Aengus]], he pushed harder for his own satisfaction.
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As of the morning of January 18, 214 [[Anno Regalis|AR]], Richard got his wish, casting aside his manhood and status as King for life as he divinely conceived what would ultimately be four children.  With his transformation to a woman completed, he took on the name [[Marian Aengus]] and the title of Queen Mother of New Hibera, and Marian thus began the search for a husband and King.
  
The pink-winged, bushy-bearded, big-bellied fairy called Richard Andrew Aengus has lived a complicated life, holding a number of positions in a number of areas. His primary role is that of the king of [[New Hibera]], a small fairy kingdom positioned in the south-central area of [[Myrken Wood]].
 
  
Richard himself is currently 308 years old--elderly, for fairies from [[New Hibera|New Hiberan]] stock, who typically live 'only' four centuries. He has ruled the combined nations of [[Old Hibera]] and [[New Hibera]] for 252 years, taking the throne as a child at fifty, until his loss of control of the former. Now, Richard lives alone in [[New Hibera]]; a former wife and adopted daughter have been missing, assumed deceased, since July, 206 [[Anno Regalis|AR]].
 
  
The majority of his life as prince, then king, was a simple one, governed solely by his whims and his gluttony, until he grew bored with it all and wanted to see just a little bit more. A mix of boredom and curiosity led him to investigate the lives of '[[Biglings|bigling]]' humans, an interest that would eventually culminate in a fictitious claim that he had taken on a fabricated identity of an actor turned politician named [[Aloisius Treadwell]], supposedly from [[Westenford]], a middling port town on the coast of [[Amasynia]] known for its shipping and its thoroughly corrupt government council. Of course, the claim itself was thoroughly false; the man in question was very much real flesh and blood.  As punishment for devouring one of Richard's closest friends and advisors in late 205 [[Anno Regalis|AR]], Treadwell was captured and put to sleep for fifteen months, only to wake at the command of various Old Hiberan officials.
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==Plots==
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Richard Aengus has occasionally surfaced in relations with [[Myrken Wood]], although he is no longer involved with the ongoing plots under this identity.
  
For a brief time, Richard did manage to rule both halves of Hibera under his one reign; instead of ruling through messages sent to his cousin, [[James Aengus]], he took responsibility for [[New Hibera]] on his own, moving into the palace there and severing ties to [[Westenford]].  On arrival, still claiming to be Aloisius Treadwell, he likewise systematically started to cut all connections that Treadwell had held.  In his dedication to ruin Treadwell's life as a more permanent repayment for eating the fairy king's friend, a vengeful Richard was ultimately was the catalyst for [[Raylan Treadwell]]'s leaving Myrken Wood and the Council's repossession of Treadwell's house and toy shop in [[Myrken Wood]] for a brief time.
 
 
Richard's true role and personality are tricky to uncover.  He has a deep-rooted love for good art, wonderful music, and horrid poetry.  Richard is quite beloved by all Hiberans, mainly because he seems harmless.  He appears to be a dreadful political bumbler with little common sense, claiming ignorance and lack of interest in such things.  However, below this comical surface--an image he relishes and exploits with the help of his plump appearance and jolly manner--lies the heart of a fairy who will do as he must to maintain his control of New Hibera, just as his grandfather, [[William Aengus]], and his father, [[Richard Scott Aengus]].
 
 
In recent years, Richard and his half-brother, [[Dr. Orin Barrin]], have spearheaded a kingdom wide devotion to the Tubbian faith; this devotion is completely responsible for the immense fattening of the doctor, formerly stick thin, and the rest of the fairy population.  This nationwide plumping out was enabled by Tubbius' blessing of Hiberan food and drink stores; as repayment for a short term show of devotion, the harvest god has provided them with unending food and drink.
 
 
The king spent much of 213 [[Anno Regalis|AR]] asleep.  He had accidentally ingested the egg of a Hiberan rock rodent, an animal that on hatching establishes a symbiotic relationship with its fairy host by taking up residence in the wall of the stomach, and his half-brother and physician promptly put him into a magically induced, nourishing sleep so he could monitor the animal's growth until he could remove it.  After nearly ten months of inactivity on his part and continued growth on the part of the rock rodent, the doctor finally chanced removal of what has become Richard's pet, named Squeaky for its trilling noises.
 
 
On awaking, Richard claimed he was missing a pair of daughters, named Lora and Lara.  On being slapped back to sense by the doctor, the king roused himself and went about his business until three months later, in January 214 [[Anno Regalis|AR]].  Then, on being asked, he finally explained the question of the missing children; during his extended sleep, he dreamed that he had magically been made hermaphroditic, being told that was his natural state that had long since been hidden, and that he had been blessed by Marta, the mother goddess who is Tubbius' wife, with twin daughters.  While Orin firmly denied any such, Richard was still getting older without a queen and living heir.  The as of late generally depressed, fitful fairy king demanded the dream be made reality if possible, and, on finding reference to how to change the king's gender in an early draft of a law code written by [[William Aengus]], he pushed harder for his own satisfaction, much to his physician's chagrin.  As of the morning of January 18, 214 [[Anno Regalis|AR]], Richard got his wish, and just after midnight on the twentieth, he received divine confirmation of his conception on begging for a sign from Marta, mother goddess in the Tubbian faith, after extended prayer.
 
 
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Richard Andrew Aengus
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Information
Title(s) King of New Hibera
Archetype Mischievous fairy king
Hair Colour Pink
Eye Colour Pink
Height 3"
Build Immensely rotund
Notable Features Excessive girth; pink skin and glow; pink wings
Born 308 years ago
Old Hibera
Died Not deceased, but bodily transformed to Queen Mother Marian Aengus as of January 20, A. R. 214
Not deceased, but bodily transformation occurred in the royal bedroom suite at New Hibera's palace
Spouse(s) One wife (divorced)
Children One adopted child (missing)
Profession Fairy monarch
Religion Devout member of Church of Tubbius

Description

Richard Aengus was a fairy king born in the Kingdom of Old Hibera but who ruled New Hibera following a divide between the two lands. He was elderly at 308 of a typical Hiberan fairy's 400 years, with pink skin, pink hair, pink wings, and a pink magical glow. With the established color-based caste system in the Hiberan kingdoms, as a "pinkwing," he was bound for royalty by virtue of his birth. The pillowy-bearded Richard was obese, on the same level as Councilor Treadwell from Myrken Wood, and thus was unable to make extended use of his slight, thin wings. For clothing, he favored mostly pink, purple, or lavender robes with his silver circlet of a crown.

Background

Origins

Born in Old Hibera and former monarch there before the divide into the Old and New kingdoms, Richard found himself relocating to Myrken Wood many years ago and establishing New Hibera there. His time there brought him in contact with human authorities on many occasions, most notably former Governor Maxwell Beauregard when time came for a peace treaty to be established to save the starving fairy kingdom. He also encountered Aloisius Treadwell on numerous occasions, initially seeing the Councilor as a reviled enemy for roasting and eating one of Richard's advisors. This led to Richard shrinking, capturing, and attempting to ruin Treadwell's standing among his human peers. Treadwell's ultimate escape forced the King to reconsider his tactics so as not to bring the wrath of the Councilor on New Hibera. Eventually, Richard and his brother, Dr. Orin Barrin, became loyal Tubbian followers, paving the way for the entire kingdom to join them in worship of Tubbius]].

The Broken Dagger

Richard Aengus rarely, if ever, frequented the Broken Dagger, finding "bigling" establishments quite dangerous at his small size.

The Present

The king spent much of 213 AR asleep. He had accidentally ingested the egg of a Hiberan rock rodent, an animal that on hatching establishes a symbiotic relationship with its fairy host by taking up residence in the wall of the stomach, and his half-brother/physician promptly put him into a magically induced, nourishing sleep so he could monitor the animal's growth until he could remove it. After nearly ten months of inactivity on the doctor's part and continued growth on the part of the rock rodent, the doctor finally removed it.

On awaking, Richard claimed he was missing a pair of daughters, named Lora and Lara. On being slapped back to sense by the doctor, the king roused himself and went about his business until three months later, in January 214 AR. Then, on being asked, he finally explained the question of the missing children; during his extended sleep, he dreamed that he had been blessed by Marta, the mother goddess, with twin daughters. While Orin firmly denied any such, Richard was still getting older without a queen and living heir.

Given that Hiberan law codes prevent marrying or having children outside of a fairy's natural color, the then-depressed, fitful fairy king demanded his dream be made reality if possible, and, on finding reference to how to change the king's gender in an early draft of a law code written by William Aengus, he pushed harder for his own satisfaction.

As of the morning of January 18, 214 AR, Richard got his wish, casting aside his manhood and status as King for life as he divinely conceived what would ultimately be four children. With his transformation to a woman completed, he took on the name Marian Aengus and the title of Queen Mother of New Hibera, and Marian thus began the search for a husband and King.


Plots

Richard Aengus has occasionally surfaced in relations with Myrken Wood, although he is no longer involved with the ongoing plots under this identity.