Meet Jared

Sir Jared Annalyse ap Ailill, Knight of the Silver Dragon, Great-Grandson of Lord Aiden Annalyse (Oh, this actually goes on quite a while. Come back in ten minutes.) got over all that about 100 years into his curse. Born of the dreams of haunted romantics, Jarrod suffers from a rare condition he likes to call ‘being fucked up the ass by the Dreaming.’ If he were in any House other than Ailill, the condition wouldn’t be all that bad. Whenever he sees someone in dire need, he will ride in like Galahad to save the day. The upshot of such a problem is that he can tell when someone is faking their distress or got themselves into their own mess. He stays his normal, generally pissed off self.

Fabulous curses aside, Jarrod really has gotten over the whole “I’m Sidhe, worship me!” thing. He tolerates being referred to a Sir Jarrod and that’s it. He has a ‘tell me what to do and I’ll get it done’ attitude. He’s sly, crafty, and composed. You have to be when you suffer from a curse.

Jarrod doesn’t remember when he got his curse or what brought it on. He does know that somewhere around the same time, he met Sir Gius Meldon ap Gwydion, Guy for short. Guy is Jarrod’s personal pain in the ass, but anyone else would call them best friends, which is the honest to Dreaming truth. Neither are sure how they met, but they both have recollections of lifetimes at each others side in battle, court, and everyday life. Their ability to work together seamlessly has gotten them voluntold for more then their fair share of missions when their houses demanded representation. They often refer to each other as Gwydion and Ailill, or more commonly as Guy and Jay.

On the bright side, Jarrod’s curse has found him the love of his life: Deirdre Siobhan, the Wasted Gift. She suddenly appeared out of nowhere as a gift of the Dreaming for a Sidhe of House Gwydion about to come into a substantial amount of holdings. Deirdre was some sort of fey to be sure, but the lord thought it to be a grand and un-funny joke. He swore he would have nothing to do with her. Jarrod, unable to help himself, stepped in to save the poor damsel.

It didn’t take long for Deirdre’s unique abilities to come to light. She is an oracle of some power. After the prerequisite questing, Jarrod and Gius discovered that Deirdre is the child of Lady Mairine Kalarnyse, an Eiluned sorceress, who was swapped Deirdre with a mortal child, making her a changeling. Deirdre has since met her mother, but the poor Sidhe woman suffers severe memory lapses as a result of Echoes. Sometimes she recognizes her daughter and sometimes she doesn’t. She does think it's darling that Deirdre and Jarrod stop by to look after her and that more people should be as respectful to their elders.

His curse has also gained him the permanent housekeeping services of Mrs. Rose McAlaister. Jarrod saved Rose's three children from a bane. Afterwards, there was nothing Jarrod could say or do to get rid of her. Now, his house is always organized, clothes always washed, kitchen always clean, linens always fresh, and dinner always ready despite his best efforts to make a mess. He's long since given up trying to get rid of her, and has gotten used to having her (and occasionally the kids too) around.

Curse aside, Jarrod is a true representation of the Ailill ideal of personal freedom. Many of the younger Ailill find his curse laughable, but the older ones have found the silver dragon lining in Jarrod’s dark clouds. He never breaks an oath, never fails in his loyalties, and will always get the job done right the first time. He has also, rather unwittingly, built up a large network of contacts willing to lend him a bit of help or information since his curse caused him to help them or a friend. Since he lacks a lordly attitude, many assume that his help was genuine, which it was because he can’t help himself.

Jarrod’s mundane life is one of a doctor specializing in pediatrics. He spends most of his work life traveling from hospital to hospital as an administrator, working against Pentex in the forms of Autumn Health Management Systems, Good House International, Magadon, and Rainbow Incorporated. With children’s charities picking up, he’s begun fighting against Avalon and Tellus as they try to sneak into children’s wards.