Bres the Beautiful

Bres, called “The Beautiful,” is the offspring of the monstrous Formians and the legendary Tuatha DeDannan. He initially offered hope for the Fomorians to stabilize their genetics, but it turned out Bres was a changeling and his “beauty” was little more than a façade. Still, it was sufficient for a cunning mind to parley into a position of trust and authority among the Tuatha, such that Bres succeeded Nuada as High King in hopes of uniting two disparate peoples into one nation.
Bres succeeded in uniting Eire, but only by oppressing the Tuatha and making them the virtual slaves of the Fomorians, who became brutal enforcers of his rule. The Children of Danu quickly learned Bres’ cultured manner concealed a heart as brutal as any of his Fomorian brethren.
Eventually, the Tuatha rebelled against King Bres. A scathing satire broke his concentration, causing Bres to reveal his true form, and opposition to his rule spread. He was forced to flee to Fomorian-held lands and seek the aid of mighty Balor, who ultimately pulled Bres’ strings on the throne of Tara. Balor then fell in battle against his own grandson, Lugh, also born of mixed Tuatha blood, and Bres used sorcery to contain and claim the power of Balor’s eye. Still, the Fomorians were exiled to Annwn and sealed away from the Earth.
Bres has since solidified his hold on power among his own kind, becoming Dark Lord of Annwn through the power of The Eye of Balor. Still, he lusts to do more than merely reign in Hell over his freakish subjects. He has greater ambitions and desires both revenge against his Tuatha kinsfolk and dominion over the Earth, which he feels is rightly his. To that end, he schemes in his dark palace, looking for ways to escape interdimensional exile. Since the old days, however, Earth has found new champions who more than rival the Tuatha De Danann in power and skill. Still, the Dark Lord of the Fomorians has nothing if not time.
Bres is as seductive as an archetypal devil and as handsome as one, if he chooses. His natural form is not so unpleasant particular compared to others of his kind: he has ruddy skin, pointed ears, small horns on his brow and elongated canine teeth, but retains his handsome features. He can also change his shape to appear even more pleasing to onlookers; his default is a more human-like version of his normal self, without his Fomorian traits, but he can look like anyone he wishes

Physical Description

Special abilities

Bres’ Fomorian mutation is his changeling ability to transform his appearance at will. He’s also a skilled sorcerer able to wield a number of spells.
When Lugh drove Balor’s Eye out the back of his head in the final battle between the Fomorians and the Tuatha, Bres used magic to capture and contain the psychic and mystic essence of the powerful giant, creating what is still known as “the Eye of Balor.” It looks like a dark, round gemstone. Within is a reddish storm of pure psychic power, the essence of Balor’s might. In fact, the Eye is not a stone at all, but a construct of mystic energy.
The Eye of Balor’s considerable power also carries risks: a failed Will resistance check while wielding the eye infects the wielder with the primal forces of chaos, causing a minor mutation or change. The more this happens, the more pronounced the changes become. The warping effect of the Eye can also influence the wielder’s mind as well as body. Bres’ apparent lack of mutations may be due to his shapeshifting power, or his cautious use of the Eye, or mental mutations may be an explanation for his vicious cruelty and obsession with Earth.

Mental characteristics

Morality & Philosophy

Bres is as seductive as an archetypal devil and as handsome as one, if he chooses. His natural form is not so unpleasant particularly compared to others of his kind: he has ruddy skin, pointed ears, small horns on his brow and elongated canine teeth, but retains his handsome features. He can also change his shape to appear even more pleasing to onlookers; his default is a more human-like version of his normal self, without his Fomorian traits, but he can look like anyone he wishes. Although he can be quite charming when he wishes, Bres is a vicious bully and egotist at heart.

Social

Contacts & Relations

Bres commands the legions of Fomorians dwelling in other-dimensional exile in Annwn with him, and can command the allegiance of any Fomorians remaining in Sub-terra or elsewhere on Earth.
Bres is sworn enemies with the Tuatha De Dannan of ancient Eire, the inhabitants of the otherworld of Avalon. In recent years, this has included the half-fey known as Elfling, a student at the Claremont Academy and member of the Next-Gen.