The Seelie Paths
The Seelie Paths is Musical installation art in Sub-Version Space virtual world (http://grid.sub-version.space:8002).
Suno songs for this are being created by Glenys. Eventually every character will either have their own songs or be mentioned in others (if they are minor characters). Once all the songs are made there will eventually be spoken word sections (that my be created in Suno or somewhere else) and this will be pot together into installation art so people can visit in world, read the stories and listen to the production.
Current characters who have songs written for them
- Alya – one song for her – and also mentioned in another song.
- Ayla’s Lost Love – mentioned but nothing else.
- Faelen – four songs for her – and mentioned in another one.
- Ewelynne – one song for her.
- “Unknown Faerie” – The Faerie who lost her light. This faerie needs a name and needs to flesh out her character.
- Kaeir – No song about him – basic info so far. We know he has hidden feelings for Ewelynne (despite being significantly older than her)
Core Themes
- The cost of magic and the quiet tragedies it creates
- Kindness as a force with consequences
- Memory, longing, and the emotional weight of sacrifice
- Interwoven relationships shaped by what is given up and what is protected
Primary Characters
Kaeir (Male)
- Age: 25
- Appearance: Kindly, steady presence; large batlike wings
- Magic: Senses the magic of others — its texture, strength, and emotional resonance
- Personality: Quiet, observant, restrained; hides his attraction to Ewelynne
- Role: Grounding presence; emotional restraint creates tension and possibility
FAELEN — COMPLETE CHARACTER PROFILE
The Dawn‑Winged Guardian, Keeper of the Veil
I. Core Identity
Name: Faelen
Age: 17–18
Species: Seelie Fae
Role: Guardian of the Veil (Seelie Guardian Guild)
Alignment: Dawnlight — protective, restorative, truth‑revealing
Titles:
• Faelen of the Lighted Bow
• The Dawn‑Winged Guardian
• The Veil‑Whisperer (rare, used by elders)
II. Appearance
• Red hair, bright as autumn leaves at sunrise
• Emerald green eyes
• Gossamer‑pink wings, glowing brighter with emotion or magic
• Aura of warm dawnlight, rose‑gold and radiant
• Quiet, gentle presence; luminous in darkness
III. Personality
Core Traits:
Determined, protective, strategic, compassionate, self‑doubting, emotionally guarded, brave in action but fragile in love.
Strengths:
Acts when others hesitate; deep empathy for mortals; intuitive understanding of the veil; exceptional focus under pressure.
Flaws:
Over‑responsibility; difficulty trusting others with vulnerability; fear of attachment; tendency to isolate emotionally.
IV. Backstory
The Night Everything Changed
• Faelen was 10 when both parents — respected Seelie Guardians — were killed by dark fae.
• Her younger sister Ewelynne was 6.
• Both girls were rescued and taken in by the Seelie Guardian Guild.
• Their memories of the attack are fragmented and traumatic.
Growing Up in the Guild
• The Guild became their home, protectors, and surrogate family.
• Faelen entered Guardian training early due to her aptitude.
• Ewelynne, younger and gentler, was not pushed toward the Guardian path.
• Faelen became fiercely protective of her sister, often acting as a second parent.
Current Living Situation
• Now older, the sisters live together in a small home near the Guild grounds.
• They are independent, but still under Guild protection.
• Faelen’s duties keep her away often; Ewelynne is her emotional anchor.
V. Ewelynne — Integrated Canon
Age: 13–14
Role: Untrained fae youth
Magic: Emerging, undefined, still developing
Personality: Gentle, perceptive, curious, sensitive to Faelen’s moods, unsure of her future path.
Relationship with Faelen:
Deeply bonded by shared loss; Faelen sees herself as Ewelynne’s shield; Ewelynne sees Faelen as both sister and protector; Ewelynne worries about Faelen’s loneliness; Faelen hides her emotional wounds to avoid burdening her.
Future Potential:
Ewelynne’s magic is still forming — she may become a healer, dream‑singer, path‑seer, or something entirely new. She is not training as a Guardian.
VI. Training Years (The Three Trials)
Faelen’s training is immortalized in the Seelie ballad “Dawn‑Winged Guardian.”
Her tools chose her, revealing her destiny.
Trial 1 — Morning: The Bow of Woven Starlace
Faced dark fae; bow manifested unbidden; arrow “knew the way.”
Lesson: Instinct.
Trial 2 — Twilight: The Moon‑Iron Stars
Surrounded and panicked; stars awakened for her.
Lesson: Trust.
Trial 3 — Midnight: The Stylus of Pathways
Alone before the shifting veil; stylus glowed with runic fire.
Lesson: Identity.
Outcome:
She emerged as the Dawn‑Winged Guardian, recognized by ancient tools and the forest itself.
VII. Magic & Abilities
1. Dawnlight Magic
Protective light; dispels illusions; seals rifts; calms storms; creates sanctuaries; grows stronger with emotional clarity.
2. Rune‑Path Magic
Uses a starlight stylus; opens or closes fae pathways; splits shadow with runic fire.
3. Summoned Tools
• Light Bow — instinctive, radiant
• Moon‑Iron Stars — defensive, self‑guiding
• Stylus — ancient, symbolic, tied to her identity
4. Veil Sensitivity
Feels disturbances; commands the veil by name; enters dreams through heartbeat; seals seams with voice and will.
A rare ability marking her as a potential future Veil‑Keeper.
VIII. Role as a Guardian
Faelen protects mortals from fae dangers they never see.
Why Mortals Must Stay Ignorant
• Mortal ambition would weaponize fae knowledge
• Mortal minds cannot withstand fae magic
• Mortal politics would collapse under fae influence
• The veil erases mortal memory to protect both realms
Faelen’s Burden
• Mortals forget her
• She remembers them
• She forms one‑sided bonds
• She carries emotional weight alone
Notable Rescues
• Aiden: Saved from an Unseelie rift
• Mara: Shielded from a fae storm
• Elias: Rescued from dreamfolk snares
Each rescue strengthens her magic and her heart.
IX. Emotional Core: Her Fragility in Love
Faelen is not forbidden to love.
But love across realms is impossible.
Mortals forget.
Fae remember.
She once allowed herself a single night of closeness with a mortal boy she saved.
He rested against her shoulder.
She felt warmth she had never known.
At dawn, he forgot everything.
She did not.
This is the wound that shapes her:
She can love mortals, but mortals cannot keep her.
X. Relationships
Ewelynne (Younger Sister)
Was 6 when their parents died; still discovering her magic; not training as a Guardian; lives with Faelen; protected fiercely by her; softens Faelen’s loneliness.
The Guardian Guild
Their protectors since childhood; Faelen’s mentors and family; Ewelynne’s caretakers and teachers.
The Mortal World
Faelen loves them from afar; they never remember her; she protects them without recognition.
XI. Reputation in the Fae World
Faelen is known — not to mortals, but to fae.
She is admired by trainees, respected by elders, watched by the Seelie Court, feared by some Unseelie, whispered about by wild fae, and remembered by the forest itself.
Her songs are sung across the Seelie realm.
XII. Themes That Define Her
• Courage born from fear
• Light born from grief
• Duty without recognition
• Love without memory
• Sisterhood as anchor
• Strength discovered through compassion
• A heart that protects others but cannot be protected
XIII. Arc Summary
Beginning:
Orphaned, self‑doubting, protective of Ewelynne.
Middle:
Completes the three trials, awakens her dawnlight magic, becomes a Guardian.
Later:
Saves mortals who forget her, grows in power, confronts her loneliness.
Emotional Turning Point:
A single night of forbidden closeness with a mortal boy — remembered only by her.
Current Life:
Lives with Ewelynne, balancing duty with the ache of what she cannot have.
Future Potential:
A Guardian destined to become a Veil‑Keeper, if she can reconcile her heart with her duty.
Magic & Cost Structure
- Ayla’s Magic: Costs memories; creates emotional echoes
- Kaeir’s Magic: No cost, but emotionally burdensome due to sensing others’ pain
- Ewelynne & Faelen: No defined magic yet, but deeply tied to Ayla’s arc
Emotional Architecture
- Ayla’s sacrifice is the central emotional gravity
- Ewelynne and Faelen form a protective axis around her
- Kaeir’s quiet longing adds tension and depth
🌿 Aelindra — Keeper of the Light
Primary Mythos: The Seelie Paths
Overview
Aelindra is a Seelie faerie whose radiance once dimmed to near‑nothing, not through corruption or Unseelie touch, but through a profound internal fading. Her journey from shadowed quiet to restored brilliance is one of the most emotionally resonant arcs in the Seelie world. She embodies the truth that light is not merely a gift — it is a vow, a discipline, and a courage that must be renewed.
She currently stands apart from the central cast, not yet woven into their stories, but her presence fits naturally into the same world and Court. Her title, Keeper of the Light, is not ceremonial; it is earned through trial, compassion, and the reclamation of her own inner fire.
🌸 Appearance
Wings
- Once bright with starlight, her wings faded to soft grey shadows during her Fading.
- After her restoration, they blaze with a twilight‑gold radiance, streaked with ember‑bright veining that pulses with her heartbeat.
- When she moves, her wings leave a faint trail of shimmering motes — not glittering, but warm, like the last sparks of a dying fire being coaxed back to life.
General Features
- Soft, luminous eyes that hold a depth of sorrow and compassion.
- Hair that shifts subtly with her emotional state — muted silver when quiet, warm gold when her courage rises.
- A gentle, steady presence; she feels like a lantern in a darkened room.
🌙 Magic
Innate Glow
Aelindra’s magic is tied to inner radiance, not external spellcraft. Her glow is a manifestation of:
- kindness
- courage
- mercy
- emotional resilience
Her light can dim when she doubts herself, but it can never be extinguished.
Lantern‑Voice
Even when her wings were dark, her voice carried a soft guiding magic.
It can:
- calm frightened mortals
- illuminate paths in twilight
- dispel minor Unseelie illusions
- steady the hearts of those who walk beside her
This ability is subtle but powerful — a magic of presence rather than force.
Keeper’s Flame (Post‑Revelation)
After reclaiming her radiance, Aelindra gains a deeper magic:
- She can kindle courage in others.
- She can reignite fading Seelie light.
- She can stand as a beacon against Unseelie whispers.
This is not offensive magic; it is restorative, protective, and profoundly emotional.
🍃 Personality
Aelindra is defined by:
- quiet bravery
- unwavering compassion
- a willingness to act even when she feels powerless
- humility born from her own fall
- a deep belief that light is something one chooses, not something one simply has
She is gentle, but not fragile.
Soft, but not weak.
Her strength is the kind that grows in darkness.
🌫️ The Fading (Backstory)
Aelindra once shone brightly within the Seelie Court, but her radiance dimmed without warning. This Fading was not caused by malice or curse — it was an internal unraveling, a loss of self‑belief so profound that her light simply quieted.
During this time:
- Her wings turned grey.
- The Court fell silent around her.
- She questioned whether she had ever truly been light at all.
She left the Court to wander, seeking answers she could not find within its walls.
🌧️ The Trials
During her wandering:
- She guided a mortal child through a dangerous twilight valley, using only her voice as a lantern.
- She confronted an Unseelie whisper with nothing but her name — and her courage held.
- She learned that kindness is a form of magic, even when one feels empty.
Each act rekindled a spark within her.
🌊 The Revelation
On a cliff above the ocean, Aelindra finally understood:
- Her light had never been stolen.
- It had only lost its way.
- Her radiance was forged in trials, not granted by birth.
This moment restored her glow — not to what it once was, but to something deeper, steadier, and wholly her own.
🔥 Role: Keeper of the Light
Aelindra now serves as:
- a guide to those whose magic is dimming
- a protector of Seelie emotional resilience
- a living reminder that light is a choice
- a beacon for the lost, mortal or fae
Her title is earned, not bestowed.
🌟 Current Status in the Mythos
- She exists within the same world as Ayla, Ewelynne, and Kaeir.
- She has not yet interacted with them, but her path could naturally cross theirs.
- Her presence enriches tIs he emotional and thematic landscape of the Seelie Paths.
She is a character who can stand alone — or become a powerful ally, mentor, or mirror for others.
The Fae Borne Wanderers (Mythos II)
Core Themes
- Liminality and the spaces between worlds
- The beauty and danger of the wildwood
- The cost of movement, memory, and voice
- Companionship forged in twilight and wind
Primary Characters
🌬️ Lirael — Character Profile
AI Image Prompt:
A fae girl who appears about 15–16 but is actually around 60, standing in a twilight wildwood. She has ash‑brown hair streaked with silver, storm‑grey eyes, and a quiet, sorrowful expression. Her wings are very large smoky‑grey faerie wings with delicate shining and glowing silver veins. Her wings look almost wind‑smoke, subtly rippling as if stirred by a breeze. There is mist coming off her wings. She has a light, drifting posture, as though listening to distant winds. Her clothing is soft, muted, and wind‑touched, with gentle movement. The atmosphere is ethereal, melancholic, and wind‑bound. Include faint echoes of her form behind her, like after‑images of wind. Soft lighting, cool tones, and a sense of fragile magic and quiet tragedy.
Name
Lirael (Full name unknown; she has lost the ability to speak parts of it.)
🌬️ Age
- Actual age: ~60 years
- Apparent age: 15–16 Faerie longevity gives her a youthful appearance, but her eyes and bearing carry decades of quiet sorrow.
🌬️ Physical Description
Hair
Ash‑brown, streaked with silver — like storm‑clouds threaded with moonlight.
Eyes
Storm‑grey, shifting subtly with emotion, often reflecting the movement of wind around her.
Wings
Large, smoky‑grey wings with delicate silver veining. They behave like wind‑smoke rather than feathers:
- thinning when she is afraid
- rippling when she listens for a wind
- trembling when she tries to speak a forbidden word
Presence
Lirael moves with a drifting, almost weightless grace. She often seems half‑listening to something others cannot hear — the winds that may or may not return her voice.
🌬️ Core Ability: Whisper‑Step
A wind‑bound magic unique to Lirael. She can step into the wind and reappear at a chosen point, as if briefly becoming the wind itself.
How it works
- She leaps or steps forward.
- Her body dissolves into wind for a heartbeat.
- She reforms at her destination, often with a faint echo of herself lingering behind.
Primary use
Rescuing wanderers, avoiding danger, guiding others through the wildwood.
Cost
Every use of Whisper‑Step steals a word from her spoken vocabulary.
Not her memory. Not her mind. Only her voice.
She still knows the word — she simply cannot speak it.
🌬️ The Nature of Her “Lost Words”
What she can still do
- Think the word
- Understand the word
- Write the word
- Remember the word
What she cannot do
- Speak the word aloud
- Whisper it
- Sing it
- Shape it with breath or tongue
Pain Response
When she tries to speak a forbidden word:
- her throat tightens
- her breath turns sharp and cold
- pain blooms along her ribs
- the harder she pushes, the more the wind punishes her
Pain Levels
Tier 1 — Simple Words Sharp, immediate pain. (run, wait, look, come)
Tier 2 — Names & Personal Words Deep, wrenching pain. (names of people, places, identity words)
Tier 3 — Emotional Words Agony. (home, love, stay, remember, forgive) These are the words the wind guards most fiercely.
🌬️ Recovery: The Winds That Restore Her Voice
Only certain winds can return her lost words.
Rules of Restoration
- Winds restore simple words first.
- Names and emotional words return only on rare, powerful winds.
- If the wind is weak, she regains only light, everyday words.
- Important words may remain lost for months or years.
Her Fear
If a word is not restored within a long enough time… it may become permanently lost.
No one knows if this is true. Her magic is unique. But she fears it deeply.
🌬️ Psychological Profile
Lirael lives in a constant balance of:
- duty (saving others)
- fear (losing herself word by word)
- hope (waiting for the right wind)
- guilt (each rescue costs her something)
- loneliness (she cannot speak the words that matter most)
She is gentle, quiet, and brave in a way that hurts to look at.
Speech Patterns
Because of her lost words:
- she speaks in simple, careful sentences
- she pauses often, checking for forbidden words
- she avoids emotional conversations
- she sometimes mouths words silently, testing the pain
- she listens for winds the way others listen for footsteps
🌬️ Motivations
1. To Save Others
She uses Whisper‑Step even when it costs her dearly. She cannot bear to let someone suffer when she can help.
2. To Recover Her Words
She listens for the winds constantly. She climbs high places to catch rare breezes. She treasures every returned word like a miracle.
3. To Protect Her Heart
She fears losing:
- the names of those she loves
- the words that define her
- the ability to express her feelings
This fear shapes her every choice.
4. To Understand Her Magic
No one else shares her ability. No one can guide her. She is alone in her gift and its cost.
🌬️ Relationships
Ayla
Ayla’s ember‑light sometimes flickers when a wind returns one of Lirael’s words. Lirael finds comfort in Ayla’s warmth and memory‑magic.
Caelan
His music fills the spaces where her voice fails. He sometimes composes melodies shaped like the words she cannot say.
Lirien
Lirien hums to steady her when she’s fighting pain. Their bond is soft, protective, and deeply empathetic.
Maevra
No relationship yet defined
🌬️ Potential Plot Turning Point
One day, she may force out a forbidden word — a name, a plea, a declaration — at terrible personal cost.
This moment could:
- tear her voice
- damage her wings
- change her magic
- or awaken a deeper power
It would be a mythos‑defining scene.
Caelan (Male)
- Age: 18
- Appearance: River‑green wings with silver veining that shift like reeds
- Magic:
- Flute of Forgetting — melody can make listeners forget the mortal world
- Healing Joy — plays to ease travellers’ pain
- Personality: Joyful, bright, slightly dangerous
- Role: The river’s laughter; beauty with peril
Lirien (Female)
- Age: 17
- Appearance: Opal‑white wings with drifting blue
- Magic:
- Dream‑Trail — hums wanderers toward home; path dissolves like a half‑told dream
- Guardian of Lost Paths — appears when someone is on the edge of despair
- Personality: Soft, dreamlike, protective
- Role: Guide of the lost; a living threshold
Maevra (Female)
- Age: 19
- Appearance: Ember‑lit features; ember‑gold wings with ruby flame
- Magic:
- Ember‑Lullaby — warm, fire‑lit voice that soothes or warns
- Flame‑Touched Wings — often alight; can ignite sparks
- Personality: Warm, radiant, edged with danger
- Role: Hearth‑flame of the Wanderers; comforting and perilous
The Wandering Three
- Members: Caelan, Lirien, Maevra
- Nature: Full faeries, part of the Fae Unseen
- Domain: Wind, wildwood, twilight paths
- Shared Traits: Liminal, beautiful, slightly dangerous; appear where the world thins
Shared Mythos Elements
Wing Symbolism Across Both Worlds
- Wings reflect emotional truth and magical nature
- Colour and veining often signal the cost or nature of magic
Magic Costs
- Mythos I: Memory as currency
- Mythos II: Voice, identity, or grounding in the mortal world
Emotional Tone
- Mythos I: Tragic kindness, memory, longing
- Mythos II: Liminal beauty, wind‑bound sorrow, twilight companionship
Potential Intersections
- Both mythos explore the cost of magic and the fragility of identity
- Both worlds feature fae who guide, protect, or endanger wanderers
- Both mythos use wings and magic as emotional metaphors