Guile Gentry is a Satyr Wilder, presumably Unseelie, and known as a heartbreaker.
Overview[]
Throughout the ages, many satyrs have left their mark on the world, figuratively and literally, but few have tales spread as widely as Guile. This rambunctious goat lives by a rather ribald code of ethics that gets him into some interesting situations with most unexpected partners. He has broken hearts in every court he has visited, including those of (or so it's rumored) the troll warrior Déanna ap Gwydion, the Unseelie sluagh Cora Crankiss, and even Sir Prime, High King David's special sidhe emissary to the Kingdom of the White Sands.
Guile's Casanova-esque ways have earned him the nickname "Firestarter" because everywhere he goes, he ignites desire and the situation usually turns ugly. He bears the name with pride, though, and always strives to live up to it. He has honed the art of courting to a razor-sharp edge and wields it with panache and extreme efficiency. With this talent, he slices open the target of his affections so he can play with their innermost feelings. His personal code may seem sadistic but he believes in it purely. He is convinced that in order for anyone to truly appreciate love, they must experience loss. And so he woos his partners until the have a deep, needy love for him and then, without warning or sympathy, he leaves them outright. He insists, though, that he is providing a great service to his fellow fae.
The eshu tell a story of a young satyr who fell so deeply in love that his heart broke completely in two when his lover left him. In the story, the young goat mourned for a year and a day, the time he would have been with his lover had they married. During that whole time, he refused to let his heart improve, so it healed wrong... in two pieces. The next day he left home with a mission conceived in this divided heart, rent by lost love. Many eshu claim this satyr is Firestarter but he refuses to acknowledge or refute the assertions. If this is the case, then it must be the lingering pain that makes each new adventure so wonderfully bittersweet.
References[]
- CTD. Kithbook: Satyrs, pp. 45-46.