John-a-Dreams
From Changeling Venue
| Seeming | Wizened Oracle |
|---|---|
| Court | Spring Court •••• |
| Freehold | The Freehold of Colorado Springs |
| Player | Kinch Glisson |
Contents |
Overview
Real Name: Dr. John Gielgud
Age:37
Concept:Dream Guardian, Psychologist
Physical description:The normal silver hair of his Mask becomes a brilliant shock of bright white hair with radiant blue streaks that seems to glow with its own light. The strange markings on his face surround his eyes and fade downwards, as if this man has seen too much. He wears a tweed jacket on his slight frame, dressed conservatively like an intellectual--although his eyes, blank and shining, pure white without pupils, are nonetheless criscrossed by a road map of pink lines all across them...Peering over his pipe, the smoke from which is tinged with light blue as well as dark black lines, sometimes he'll wink...
Character Information
Those who know John-a-Dreams know that he is an influential member of the Spring Court, as well as a noted oneiromancer. His control of others' dreams allows him to guard them from harm, as well as to use his psychological knowledge to therapeutic effect. A kindly and cheerful soul, he seems to hide an inner darkness and sadness.
Those who know Dr. Jeremy Gielgud, on the other hand, may know either of two: one runs in the elite classes, counting the rich and powerful among his clients at his psychology practice, moving among the influential circles of the city. The other Dr. Jeremy Gielgud gives his time in humanitarian effort working for only a nominal stipend at a non-profit that helps runaways and disadvantaged teenagers by providing them with therapy. Is it possible that these two Dr. Gielguds have never met each other?
Known History
Basic Timeline:
1997: Captured.
2002: Managed to escape. (To him, the time seemed so much longer...)
Current Activities: Working with Social Services, John-a-Dreams has taken up his old identity of Dr. Jeremy Gielgud in order to help runaway teens in Colorado Springs. He works with them and offers them dream therapy, at the same time granting their desires in their dreams. He is also known to work with Changelings freshly escaped from the Hedge in order to help them work through their nightmares and fears and begin the healing process.
Merit Details: Spring Mantle (3): Fairly well known and respected within the Spring Court.
Background:
Known in full only to him.
Allies
Lilium
Vestigere
Titus Davenport
Emma Hart
Johnathan Prince
Raina Hart
Sunshine
Keeper
Character Inspirations
Soundtrack
Burn -- The Cure "Every night I burn, scream the animal scream / Every night I burn, dream the crow-black dream..."
Quotes
"This reminds me of the time..."
"So tell me... how does that make you feel?"
"All desires deserve to be fulfilled. It is only that some are better off fulfilled outside of reality..."
Rumors
- Was rude to the goblin king.
- Too curious for his own good.
- Loves his long-pork jokes perhaps a bit too much.
- He keeps a strange rapport with Vestigere the Usurper. How anyone or anything could see eye to eye with a living shadow is not comfortably fathomed.
- He is the true power behind the Spring Court in The Hall of the Mountain Kings, despite the fact that he does not reside there.
