The Pale Prince

Yuan ap Balor
Yuan ap Balor (You-AHN AHH BAY-lore) is the half-fae adopted prodigy prince of the Fomorian Fae Court. While he is not the eldest of the children adopted or whelped by High King Balor and High Queen Cethlenn (SKILL-en) he is the most likely one to take the throne upon the completion of his Wylding. He is somewhat known throughout New Gauntlet City for being a legitimate faerie prince, something that drives several girls (and more than enough boys) wild when they also lay eyes upon such a creature. While gregarious and friendly, Yuan is beginning to think most humans have a thing for the fae.

Early Life
Yuan was born to Baoling and Jin-Hua Zhang, a second generation Chinese-American family who were delighted to bring their son into the world and their family. The early years were good, however when Yuan was four they went to a carnival where the young lad found his way into the fae realms. Yuan was quickly snatched up by a bevy of Leanhuan Sidhe, faeries which feed on the utmost peaks of human emotion and was to be a delicacy for them to fatten as they saw fit. Yet Yuan didn't fit the mold of a captured emotion source as he refused to give them the highs and lows of human experience they fed off of. As the faeries grew more furious with him as time went on they began to do unspeakable things to him, maiming him in several ways. He was bent but never broken, standing firm against the Leanhaun.

His adoptive father High King Balor came to one of the Leanhuan parties where Yuan and a special blue unicorn were to be the gladiators of the day. When Balor placed his eye upon the boy, broken as he was, fighting to protect the unicorn he was taken by him and claimed them both as his rightful gifts for visitation. With the human boy in his possession Balor left for his kingdom and with the help of his wife and many craftspeople they were able to rebuild Yuan.

His missing eye was replaced with a beautiful one carved of star sapphire, his missing tendons replaced with silver sinew, his missing bones replaced with strong magic, and his missing left arm given one crafted of pure mythril to aid his travails. The blue unicorn he had saved was bonded to him as a Battle Brother and Yuan was adopted, taking the name of Balor as his own since he had long since forgotten his human last name.

Being forged in the faerie balefires changed Yuan forever, making him a true member of Faerie himself.

The Wylding
Played in a 2020 Masks games run by Rich Rogers. Played by Ferret.

When he turned sixteen Yuan ap Balor was allowed, nay, expected to go on a grand adventure to carve his name into a new world. His father and mother figured he'd go to the Leanhaun realm and wreak havoc upon them. To both their surprise (and horror) Yuan asked to go to Earth and see the sights as well as help out the heroes who resided there. Unable to deny his request his parents aided his exodus.

Upon breaching the veil between Fomorian lands and Earth, Yuan was called to the location he ended up at by the music of E Lane Sobcheck and burst into the battlefield ready to aid the side he saw as righteous. He spent his first week on Earth in detention and it was glorious! He ended it with a team of allies who would aid his endeavors upon this world, dubbing them the Hopefuls.

Powers

 * Fae Omniweapon (made of cold iron)
 * Stunning Beauty
 * Impressive Strength & Stamina
 * Eye Beams
 * Cryokinesis

Generation(s)
Modern Generation