History Characters / Moonflowers

* EyesOfGold / SupernaturalGoldEyes: His canine form's eyes are frequently called "yellow," and it's the main trait that marks him as [[strike: part-]]wolf.

* AdultFear: He and his wife got kidnapped, he was cursed while they were escaping, and their grieving daughter is now being targeted by the same man. In flashbacks, Ned gets a call from his hysterical brother and finds out that his sister-in-law's been killed.

* GoodParents: Ned and Lucy are very good parents, seeing as Alima's so upset at their disappearance that she ''leaves her country''. Ned sought her out while escaping from the Hunter, and neither he nor Lucy take the news that their only daughter thinks they're dead very well. Ned also gives up his eye-color to save Alima, despite the risk of going blind.

** His Muslim sister-in-law was killed in a hate crime after the September 11 attacks. It's implied Ned still has trouble dealing with it, since he's avoided even thinking about her for years.
* WildHair: He notes in the Otherworld that his hair's shoulder-length and curly due to lack of haircuts.

* ShameIfSomethingHappened: The Hunter snips a bit of Lucy's hair off, remarking that he likes Alima's better. [[MamaBear Lucy gets creeped out.]]

* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Hinted at. Ned asks the mortal-Ogma whether Maidin ''lives in'' the river, or if he ''is'' the river. Ogma tells him that in Ireland, it's the same thing. Moreover, river-fairies are affected by the course of their river and meandering ones like Maidin's [[CloudCuckooLander end up with pretty spaced-out fairies.]]
* ByTheEyesOfTheBlind: He gets confused that Ogma's old because their last meeting was in the Otherworld, and "he's stayed the same in the soul." Ogma reminds him that human souls are different from their bodies. He sees a scar on Owen's chest despite him wearing a shirt, but there's no physical scar there. Moreover, he can talk to the rock he gave Owen, since he says that "it likes you."

* OnlySaneMan: When she finds out the Fianna are trying to get information from Lucy after she's just woken up, Brighid is not happy. She also points out that not being able to talk to Alima means that she can only manage to find her a cheap house with basic necessities.

* NeatFreak: The benign version--she shows up to check on house-cleaning, and later complains at having to walk in Artio's muddy forest.

* CastsNoShadow: In his first appearance, which is notable since he's a gigantic man wearing an elk-skull mask.

* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Their reaction on seeing a bleeding Owen pinned to the ground by a stranger is "Owen, what now?!" On the other hand, [[RealitySubtext Owen's probably been victim to a LOT of homophobia.]]

* ByTheEyesOfTheBlind: He gets confused that Ogma's old because their last meeting was in the Otherworld, and "he's stayed the same in the soul." Ogma needs to remind him that human souls are different from their bodies. He sees a scar on Owen's chest despite him wearing a shirt, but there's no physical scar there. Moreover, he seems able to talk to the rock he gave to Owen, since he says that "it likes you."

* PhysicalGod: Pretty close to a god, according to Carrie Bray and Ogma O'Luain. The Fianna barely manage to get the upper hand on him, as they're minor gods. In "Yes, and back again," he's stated to be a [[AnthropomorphicPersonification force of nature.]]

* [[MalevolentMaskedMen Malevolent Masked Man]]: Doesn't get more malevolent than a guy wearing an animal skull [[RedEyesTakeWarning with burning red sockets.]]

* NatureIsNotNice: Not when you're dealing with the embodiment of a predator.
* NatureSpirit: In the twenty-eighth chapter, he's referred to as an outright force of nature. That force being "hunting."

* ImprobableAimingSkills: Thanks to his second-sight. He shoots the fairy dragging Brighid out of the car, which most people wouldn't risk attempting. Doesn't work for long since [[ZergRush there's dozens of fairies swarming the car,]] but still.
* PstandardPsychicPstance: Trackers use three fingers to point out someone's direction. Jude also uses it [[ImprobableAimingSkills to hit extremely risky targets.]]

* ImprobableAimingSkills: Thanks to his second-sight. He shoots the fairy dragging Brighid out of the car, which most people would find ''extremely'' risky in real life. Doesn't work for long since [[ZergRush there's dozens of fairies swarming the car,]] but still.

* AdventureDuo: Trackers are stated to work in pairs. Jude is the {{Seer}} and Duyen is his BadassNormal partner.

* ImprobableAimingSkills: Thanks to his second-sight. He shoots the fairy dragging Brighid out of the car, which most people can't do in real life. Doesn't work for long since [[ZergRush there's dozens of fairies swarming the car,]] but still.

* MamaBear: She doesn't trust the Hunter when he compliments Alima's hair and later calls it "a creepy pass at my daughter." She also immediately shoots down Nick's suggestion that Alima marry a god to bypass her citizenship wait. Fittingly enough, Lucy is the one who let Alima get [[ChekhovsGun the bear-tattoo that puts her under Artio's protection.]]

* DramaticIrony: Alima thinks her parents are dead, but her mother was stuck in the Otherworld for a long time and her father is her new pet. On a lighter note, Ned got cursed into a wolf's form, but he's more of a cat person.

* RapunzelHair: She has hip-length black waves. Realistically, she's very protective of her hair and keeps it braided most of the time. It gets caught in a zipper when she loses her hair-tie during a botched teleporting spell.

The character sheet for {{Literature/Moonflowers}}.

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The antagonist of the story, leader of TheWildHunt, and exceptionally powerful. Unlike most fairies, he can pass through Cloncarrig's town walls, although it takes him a few hours. According to Maidin and a children's rhyme, he's also called the "King Under the Hills," and the twenty-eighth chapter officially calls him the Horned Hunter of Myth/CelticMythology. [[PublicDomainCharacter This version of him]] is a straight-up [[AnthropomorphicPersonification force of nature,]] and [[NatureIsNotNice that's VERY bad for the Songs.]]

* DeadGuyJunior: PlayedWith. Alima coincidentally shared a name with her Muslim aunt Alima, who [[RealitySubtext was killed in a hate crime.]]

* RunningGag: His friends constantly call him stupid, even though he shows no sign of it. Apparently, [[NeverLiveItDown he shorted out his laptop when he was sixteen.]]

* WindowsToTheSoul: He has GreenEyes that are often called catlike or cat's eyes, alluding to his predatory nature. A subtle tell when he's disguised as Malachy is [[GlamourFailure having green eyes instead of brown.]]

* ButNotTooBlack: Averted since she's a precolonial goddess with dark skin and curly hair, and the Irish gods trust her BECAUSE they know she's not Catholic.

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: His canine form is white, which fits the FairyTale genre since white animals are highly symbolic in myth and fairy-tales.

* LackOfEmpathy: He pisses off ''gods'' because of his cruelty to the Songs, and it's clearly not normal since Maidin is ''very'' friendly.

* PhysicalGod: Pretty close to a god, according to Carrie Bray and Ogma O'Luain. The Fianna barely manage to get the upper hand on him, as they're minor gods. In "Yes, and back again," he's stated to be a [[AnthropomorphicPersonification force of nature]].
* {{Pride}}: The Lady of Scales calls him arrogant; while the Tuatha De Danaan can only give the Songs very limited help, the Hunter hasn't even considered that ''other countries'' might step in.

-->'''Maidin:''' I come in through the levees. Why am I gonna waste time shoving through giant walls?

* NiceGuy: Very much so. His latest appearance is to drop by Alima's house after saving a cat who fell into his river.

Prominent deities in Myth/GreekMythology as the rulers of the dead, and Persephone doubles as the goddess of winter/spring. [[DarkIsNotEvil They're otherwise pleasant]] and very HappilyMarried. They arrive in the nineteenth chapter "Blind Man's Bluff," when Hades is wondering why a girl's presumably-loving parents would completely ignore her offerings to them after their alleged deaths.

* BadBadActing: When he helps the Fianna subdue the Hunter and finds Lucy's hair, he recites an excruciatingly detailed "I have no idea who this belongs to, but I'll return it as soon as possible" speech so [[LoopholeAbuse the Hunter's curse won't affect him]].

The antagonist of the story, leader of TheWildHunt, and exceptionally powerful. Unlike most fairies, he can pass through Cloncarrig's town walls, although it takes him a few hours. According to Maidin and a children's rhyme, he's also called the "King Under the Hills," and the twenty-eighth chapter officially calls him the Horned Hunter of CelticMythology. [[PublicDomainCharacter This version of him]] is a straight-up [[AnthropomorphicPersonification force of nature,]] and [[NatureIsNotNice that's VERY bad for the Songs.]]

* GenreSavvy: While pregnant with the twins in a flashback, she tells the family to keep her away from the birth certificates in case she's loopy on painkillers.

* HotBlooded: Very much.

* MysticalWhiteHair: Finn [=MacCool=]. He doubles as a BadassLonghair since it's long enough to braid.

The antagonist of the story, leader of TheWildHunt, and exceptionally powerful. Unlike most fairies, he can pass through the town walls, although it takes him a few hours. According to Maidin and a children's rhyme, he's also called the "King Under the Hills," and the twenty-eighth chapter officially calls him the Horned Hunter of CelticMythology. This version of the Hunter is a straight-up [[AnthropomorphicPersonification force of nature,]] and [[NatureIsNotNice that's a VERY bad thing for the Songs.]]

* EvilIsDeathlyCold: People who encounter him or escape the Wild Hunt's pursuit end up shivering for a while. When he's disguised as Mal, Alima notices that his hands are cold. Ned says that he smells like bone and ice.

* GoodParents: She and Ned frequently banter with each other about the other's methods of raising Alima. Plus, she assures Alima that it's okay to go to a concert and have fun even though Ned's still missing.

The antagonist of the story, leader of TheWildHunt, and exceptionally powerful. Unlike most fairies, he can pass through the town walls, although it takes him a few hours. According to Maidin and a children's rhyme, he's also called the "King Under the Hills," and the twenty-eighth chapter officially calls him the Horned Hunter of CelticMythology.

* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: He gained the kingdom through [[KlingonPromotion killing the previous one.]]