Brennen Blackcloud
The guardian of the city of Blackcloud, Brennen Blackcloud first appeared in Children of Blackcloud, and later appeared as one of the four Phoenixborn in The Corpse of Viros (deck here).
History
Brennen Blackcloud was born a girl, but their grandfather, through manipulations and wanting to follow Blackcloud's old-school tradition, made them live and act as a boy so they could inherit the throne. Just as they started to think about that, how they feels about it, and how they wanted to represent themself, their grandfather, known as the "Never Dying King"[1], passed away and Bennen inherited the kingdom. On top of that, the Collection of Ashes was beginning, creating more conflict in their life.
At 15, they the last scion of the falling House of Blackcloud, and they aim to restore their family and the city to the terrifying glory of their ancient heritage.
Conjurations
Brennen has only 1 conjuration associated with them: Dread Wraith. Even in the Corpse of Viros, none of the conjurations are tied specifically with them. This lone conjuration is a creation born from the complex emotions and trauma from the relationship Brennen had with their grandfather.
Pronouns
Brennen's pronouns are a complex issue; on the one hand, we, as readers about the fictional world, know that Brennen was born a girl. However, almost all residents of Argaia believe Brennen to be a young man. More confusion is added if you consider how both of those are tied to past trauma, and both may be appropriate and also inappropriate simultaneously, but neither are wrong. At this time, Brennen's character story does not have a particular ending in sight, and the original creator of Brennen also did not have one determined. The community's biggest consensus is that the most respectful pronouns are probably "they/them," not due to a choice the character made (as opposed to Hope Everthorn), but because those pronouns are the gender neutral pronouns in English.Card appearances
- Chant of Worship
- Choke
- Fester
- Safeguard
- Serve the City
- Phoenix Attendant (no appearance, but tied to Blackclound)
- Change of Heart
- Guilt Link
Quotes:
- “Your death will have a purpose.”
- “Render unto me, all that I desire most.”
- “Even now I fester within the hearts of your friends.”
- “And just like that, your efforts are for naught.”
- “Ideas breed disloyalty and words are their foul seed.”
- “The Chimera will find we are an eager adversary.”
Footnote
1: Kept himself alive for hundreds of years with ceremonial dark arts and magic.