Jahir Seni Galare

Jahir Galare, Prince-Consort

An Eldritch, mind-bonded partner to Vasiht'h, married to Sediryl Galare and cousin/lover to Lisinthir Nase Galare.

Physical Appearance

• 6'6"
• white hair falling to ribcage
• square jaw
• yellow-gold eyes, often described as "honey-colored"
• tenor speaking/singing voice
• smells like vetiver and bergamot
• prior to his ascension liked to dress in browns and caramels and creams and tawny colors; now is usually in Galare blue
• very fastidious/neat

Scars

• burn scar on left hand, in the webbing between thumb and forefinger, acquired while cooking
• faint gray Chatcaavan claw scars along his ribs on left side; that skin doesn't flex when he breathes hard enough
• hypermobile wrists (both); left is worse
• nearly invisible scar at his shoulder where he was punctured in a duel
• Chatcaavan claw scars on left side of face

Biography

Over 150 years old, at the beginning of Mindtouch.

Killed a man in a duel before he left Escutcheon for the Alliance: "A maden at the summer court had been seeking relief from her over-managing mother and aunt. We found an alcove to sit in and talk. That was all. But we were seen and aspersions were cast on her, so I called those who maligned her to account. We dueled. He put his tip through my shoulder, but I fought on until I sliced him. So honor was satisfied. My wound, though more serious, healed. His developed infection and he died." Further: "I did not even care for the woman--she was the daughter of one of the Queen's enemies! I was fighting Galare's enemies when I threw down the challenge."

Agreed to help train the mind-talented Eldritch of sufficient power, at Val's request.

Family

• Son of Jeasa Seni Galare and Kolvin Seni Galare. Brother to Sernataila (Amber) Seni Galare.
• Father of twins Adaise and Raenor

Quotes

"We move from strength to weakness and come around again to strength, and that movement is a sign of life. Were we always strong, were we always weak, did we never trade roles, we would be souls impervious to the world around us. And then how would we change? How would we grow?"

"Do not doubt yourself, Ambassador, for your cousin still loves you."

"We are all worthy of love, no matter what we've done lately to earn it."

"I try not to make promises unless I know I will keep them."

"Sometimes one needs the surgeon's touch, not the therapist's."

"A skilled musician makes many promises with the fingers on the frets of a lute."

"I think you measure your worth in your utility, Nase's Heir... and we know that we are disposable when we are no longer of use. But we don't need to be useful to be worthy."

Trivia

• likes mornings
• likes walls
• prefers swimming as exercise
• loves ice cream

Names

Himself

• Gentle Guide (the Queen Ransomed)
• Silence Between Stars
• Voice in the Silence
• My Delight (Lisinthir)

Other People

• calls Vasiht'h 'my dear' and 'my love' and 'ariihir' and 'beloved' and 'my brother'
• calls Sediryl 'my heart'
• calls Lisinthir 'Hunter' and 'my-better' and 'cousin' and 'Lin' and 'Imthereli' (it's complicated)
• calls Val 'Teacher'

Musical Instruments

• A gifted musician, Jahir plays most stringed instruments, to include lute, guitar, violin, cello, harp and lyre. He also plays both woodwinds and brass; his weakest point is percussion. His favorite instrument is the piano, at which he is a virtuoso.

Notable Property

• A wooden box of alien hardwood, resinous and deep, holding a scalpel-like knife (may be currently kept by Lisinthir)
• An asymetically stylized jeweled swan mask in platinum, mother-of-pearl and blue