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Gwyndolin Thistle-hop
Gwyndolin Thistle-hop, played by Surena Marie, has bright pink wavy hair, a flouncy blue dress, a dandelion leaf in her hair, and a flower-shaped beauty mark she calls a berry mark CFF E1·00:18:55. She holds an invitation from the Chorus of the Court of Wonder that was meant for her sister, the Blue Fairy, and she says her name was put on it in the edit CFF E1·00:19:38 CFF E1·00:20:47. She uses no official title, and lesser fey do not bow to her CFF E1·00:20:16. She tastes lemon, hides in a dark corner, and answers a garbled message with "Give me till the next moon" CFF E1·00:24:09 CFF E1·00:21:30 CFF E1·00:22:37.
The pink-haired figure who attends the Bloom as Gwyndolin Thistle-hop of the Court of Wonder turns out to be BINX Choppley in a glamor, and BINX says in the fifth episode that Gwyndolin Thistle-hop is "A friend" CFF E1·00:18:55 CFF E5·00:53:26 CFF E5·00:53:31. In the first episode the persona holds an invitation meant for her sister, hides in a dark corner to answer a message, and at the lawn table tells Rue "You did this." CFF E1·00:20:47 CFF E1·00:24:09 CFF E1·00:52:50. In the second episode she accepts Hob's invitation to walk, says it is her first Bloom, and beats Hob's Insight of 6 with a 27, so he believes her CFF E2·00:18:04 CFF E2·00:21:04 CFF E2·00:26:09. Rue tells her they must keep up the appearance that they know each other, and on the hunt she builds a shrine with Andhera and casts Sleep on the struggle CFF E2·00:31:59 CFF E2·01:41:54 CFF E2·01:56:04. At the end of that episode, alone in the woods, she pulls out a magnifying glass, her hair turns short and spiky and moth wings appear, and she says as BINX "Hey Mika, what do you need?" CFF E2·02:24:34 CFF E2·02:23:15 CFF E2·02:23:53.
In the third episode the persona accidentally spreads a rumor that Andhera was brought to the Bloom by force, writes Chirp a letter with a basket, and shows breaks in the glamor when reading Andhera's letter CFF E3·00:10:31 CFF E3·00:20:36 CFF E3·00:28:41. She then transforms into her more comfortable self and writes a letter signed BINX that begins "Dear Gwyn, I hope you're well and are adjusting to the mortal realm fine." CFF E3·00:29:27 CFF E3·00:29:13. Rue's apology brings back a woven key and a note that says she accepts CFF E3·00:36:47 CFF E3·00:37:22. At tea with the cousins the persona says she has "a very large shadow to fill with my sister" CFF E3·01:05:55 In the fourth episode she is welcomed by the Sea Foam Court, looks after the human Wannessa, and reads Rue's surface thoughts, and when Hob thinks at her she fails her save and answers in a different voice as BINX CFF E4·00:28:36 CFF E4·00:39:19 CFF E4·01:34:49 CFF E4·01:43:08.
In the sixth episode a Sending from Gwyndolin reaches BINX saying "Of all the things I miss from home, attending the Bloom with my sister is foremost" CFF E6·00:40:51. A further message says the mirror pool's portal is now sealed and that Scratch sends his best CFF E6·00:41:09. Hob tells the figure at the tailor's shop that whoever she is, she is not Gwyndolin Thistle-hop, and BINX drops the shape CFF E6·01:52:12 CFF E6·01:56:45. In the eighth episode BINX tells Chirp that Gwyndolin is a real person who is not dead and who also frequents the mortal plane CFF E8·00:29:38 CFF E8·00:30:53. BINX adds "when I'm Gwyndolin, I'm Gwyndolin" CFF E8·00:35:35 In the ninth episode BINX says Gwyndolin is on the other side in the mortal realm, is sort of dating her warlock, and is one of her family along with Scratch and Mika CFF E9·00:31:49 CFF E9·00:32:02 CFF E9·00:32:24.
By episode
CFF E1: A Bloom to Remember
- Bright pink wavy hair, ridiculous blue flouncy dress, dandelion leaf in her hair, a flower-shaped beauty mark she calls a berry mark — 00:18:55
- Holds an invitation from the Chorus of the Court of Wonder, meant for her sister the Blue Fairy; she says her name was put on in the edit — 00:19:38, 00:20:47
- Uses no official title; lesser fey do not bow to her — 00:20:16
- Tastes lemon once an hour for two or three days: Mika reaching out; she hides in a dark corner (Stealth total 20, natural 1 per Lou), opens a one-sentence channel and answers: "Give me till the next moon." — 00:21:30, 00:22:37, 00:24:09
- Feels across the bond with Mika "disgruntled acceptance" but no panic — 00:24:24
- Boards early and sits in a corner — 00:25:01
- At the lawn table: "You did this." to Rue; rolls natural 20 Perception; Arcana 21 on the contract's pulse — 00:52:50, 01:00:38, 01:46:21
- Aabria on her Court of Wonder background: "You are the source of magic, and it's magic that you trade in" — 01:46:50
"She probably looks like a traditional fairy with her proportions, like Tinkerbell but in the real world, so it's kind of weird." — 00:18:55
"Well, when you're friends with the people delivering invitations, things can get changed, and so, in that edit, my name was put on." — 00:20:47
CFF E2: The Great Hart Hunt
- Replies to Hob's letter that she would love a walk with him, Boil and Blemish; wants the Court of Wonder to "understand each other and work together to repair things that may have been lost" — 00:18:04
- Walks arm in arm with Hob; Performance 21, averaged with Hob's 22 — 00:19:01, 00:19:45
- Admits it is her first Bloom and she is "learning so much already"; had not known one can come uncourted — 00:21:04
- Tells Hob about her sister's miracle-talk: "she talks about it a lot, like every day" — 00:22:06
- Confides that her court is "sequestered" and "focused on the fireworks and the prestige" and forgets where it belongs; claims the Court of Wonder's judgments over the cancelled engagement were "incredibly unfair" — 00:24:29, 00:25:49
- Insight contest: her roll is 27 against Hob's 6, so Hob believes her; Surena: "She's telling you the truth." — 00:26:09, 00:26:11, 00:26:18
- With Rue: "why don't we just know each other? I can just know you", and proposes "a question game"; Stealth with disadvantage 21 (Rue 7) — 00:32:01, 00:32:25, 00:33:34
- Looks perfectly at home in the liminal dark corner — 00:35:44
- Asks Andhera to accompany her on the hunt, gives him two black obsidian-like apples (and mentions "this apple", a gold one); casts Fog Cloud on the hart; Intelligence 12 vs DC 10 targets the true hart's path — 01:25:31, 01:25:47, 01:26:11, 01:27:15
- Explains the Fey hart must be given a shrine and homage; builds the stick shrine; "They said that they've never been bested so why would we try to best them?" — 01:37:28, 01:41:54, 01:42:01
- Casts Sleep on the struggle: roll 23; drops two invisible imps, not the hart or Chirp — 01:56:04, 01:56:36, 01:56:52
- Runs to grab the horn with her action — 01:57:48
- At the end, alone in the woods, pulls out a magnifying glass; her pink hair becomes short, cropped and spiky, her dress dark violet, and moth wings with "the symbol of lost objects" appear; she says as BINX: "Hey Mika, what do you need?" — 02:23:15, 02:23:53, 02:24:34
"I would be so delighted to accompany you, Boil, and Blemish on a walk." — 00:18:04
"They love food." — 01:25:53
"Duty calling in the form of the taste of lemon at the back of her tongue" — 02:23:15
CFF E3: Duel on the Southern Lawn
- Her rumor: Andhera was brought to the Bloom by force and "his helper is making him"; Gwyndolin accidentally spread it — 00:10:31, 00:10:44
- Writes to Chirp: "Congratulations on an extraordinary win, but more than that, it was inspired to see you share that win with Andhera"; delivers it at night, Stealth 19 — 00:20:36, 00:21:31
- Takes a golden feather from the penguin as thanks "for not making him walk all the way back over" — 00:59:54, 01:00:13
- Carries the overheated penguin on her shoulder two miles, then returns it: "Here's your penguin." — 00:24:07, 00:24:22
- Reading Andhera's letter, alone, she shows "breaks in the Gwyn glamor": she flickers to dark hair, gold branch marks and dark makeup, smiles, flips back; she read it outside, so Grandpa Dog saw the flicker and clocked it — 00:27:58, 00:28:41, 00:28:56
- Transforms into her "more comfortable self" and writes a letter signed BINX: "Dear Gwyn, I hope you're well and are adjusting to the mortal realm fine." — 00:29:13, 00:29:27
- Reads Rue's apology letter, asks Wuvvy to wait, and returns a small woven key on a leather string with a tiny note that says "I accept" — 00:36:47, 00:37:22
- Tea with the cousins: first Bloom; "I have a very large shadow to fill with my sister"; thinks she upset Rue by talking with Hob; asks whether the Lords have a love match and answers "Rue, perhaps" and names Devin and Bianca — 01:02:25, 01:05:55, 01:06:16, 01:07:55, 01:08:54
- Under Squak's Persuasion (first roll 29; second not) speaks of "a malice behind the magic that I do not necessarily abide by" and says the Court of Wonder "waves around magic like it's free"; Charisma saving throw DC 20: "Natural 20" and she pushes down the cracking under her skin, so "they see nothing, no change" — 01:11:32, 01:12:25, 01:13:03, 01:13:09, 01:13:26
- In her quarters before the duel she builds a large umbrella from sticks and big leaves, and works the shell Andhera gave her into a bracelet; in her comfortable self her moth wings rustle in her crowded room — 01:48:04
- As BINX with magnifying glass calls Mika ("Paging Mika"), explains she needs wood that has been thanked and any string, has her say "fiddly dee", and grants Unseen Servant — 01:48:59–01:53:03
- Back as Gwyndolin she "walks out the door" with the umbrella — 01:54:21; at the duel she paces with umbrella and snacks, accepts tea from Chirp — 02:18:01, 02:18:06
- Brennan, as a player, asks "Is Gwyndolin here? Or is BINX here?"; Surena: "Gwyndolin." — 01:59:49, 01:59:51
"it is that he has been brought to the Bloom by force." — 00:10:31
"Enclosed, you'll find a basket of artisan breads, nuts, and candy worms." — 00:20:36
"I feel that the Court of Wonder, while wonderful, is boring." — 01:09:32
"I always feel the person laughing loudest in the room is often the saddest" — 01:09:54
"the Court of Wonder, as wonderful as it is, just is pageantry" — 01:12:25
"You can now cast Unseen Servant." — 01:53:03
CFF E4: Seaside Teatime
- Dresses up: large hat with a crocheted bird, train and cape — 00:26:29, 00:27:26
- Persuasion nat 20 with the Sea Foam Court; Ephendra: "You're not like the other ones." — 00:28:36, 00:31:04
- Offers to give the Sea Foam Court credit for the Bloom: "In fact, you can have mine." — 00:29:51
- To Wannessa: "I can have as many as I want. Right now I have one, but I could have three." (thumbs) — 00:33:40
- Looks after Wannessa; muffins; "You can only tell me what you feel comfortable telling me." — 00:39:19
- At the table, deep voice: "If any of you touch her, I will end you here and now." — 01:21:12
- Tells Wannessa "I don't know why you're here, but I'm glad, because if you haven't noticed, it is harder for me to make friends" — 01:25:55
- Wannessa wipes a tear; "a little flicker of gold crackling"; gets a lock of hair as a bond — 01:27:06, 01:27:30
- Thanks Andhera for the shell: "Thank you so much for the shell, by the way." — 01:29:15
- Arcana dirty 20 to see Wannessa's aura (purple); drinks first — 01:33:59, 01:34:15
- Reads Rue's surface thoughts, sees "a wall of anxiety" and chooses not to dig further; later makes 11 against DC 17 (fails) when Hob thinks at her, and answers in a different voice as BINX — 01:34:49, 01:35:34, 01:42:54, 01:43:08