Today on Southern Scribblings, I’ll be introducing you to my main male character, Daelin Gwylen! Born and raised in the human city of Baelimor, Daelin is expected to become king one day - if he can just run the Fallen Dwarves out of the kingdom first.
~ Full name: Daelin Gwylen. I asked an author for male name ideas many years ago, and “Daelin” was the first one she gave me. Gwylen is a blend of the Welsh word “gwyllt” for wild, and the Welsh “deilen” (I had no clue that was the word) for leaf. So Daelin’s last name literally means “wildleaf”. Age: In HOAE he’s about 21, and I believe he stays 21 in this book too. Race: Human (Baleimorian) Appearance: Daelin has both dark brown hair and dark brown eyes. He’s been trying to grow out his facial hair since turning 21 (much to the chagrin of his sister, Morgana, who I’ll be featuring soon). He’s around 5’ 10”, just a few inches taller than Nia. He’s not muscular-looking at a first glance, but both his time spent training as a swordfighter and working in the Fallen Dwarf mines have trimmed him up. He has a scar on his right shoulder, which he tells everyone came from a fight with the Fallen Dwarves. Only he and his sister Alaine know that it happened during a knife-training session gone wrong. Counterpart: Oh boy. XD Daelin has a lot of on-screen counterparts. He looks the most like Richard Cypher from the Netflix show Legend of the Seeker (I’ve never seen the show, I just saw a pic of Kahlan and Richard together and thought they looked like my characters; I only know their names because of Google.), but he also resembles Kili from The Hobbit movies. In character, he’s noble and honors his people’s heritage like Prince Caspian, while remaining headstrong and with plenty of sarcastic/funny quips like D’Artagnan from the BBC show The Musketeers. One-word descriptor: determined Archetype: hero Myers-Briggs: Daelin is an ESTJ, making him a Director. Enneagram: Daelin is a 7 (Enthuisiast) with a 6 (Loyalist) wing, making him a Pathfinder. Love Language: As the crown prince of Baelimor, Daelin has had people wait on him and give him what he desires. But he also wants people to get to know him better, hence why his love language is quality time. Values: Daelin treasures his relationship with Elu, and he values his family above almost everything else. His home and his friends are also important to him, as well as protecting the truth that made him the man he is now. Skills - Thanks to his training as the future king, and teaching himself the ways of a soldier by reading and training with his friends Seathan and Rhodri, Daelin is a well-rounded fighter and diplomat. Though he lacks real-world experience, he’s read many books on Baelimorian politics, as well as the history of the humans in Ilmarien. He can wield both a bow and a sword, though his preferred weapon is a sword. Flaws: The Gwylen line is full of stubborn rulers, and Daelin is no exception. He’s headstrong to a fault, and during his early days of rebelling against the Fallen Dwarves, he earned himself the title of goifrus - the Old Baelimorian word for “short fuse”. While he is working on the first two, it’s very easy for Daelin to let his emotions get the better of him. Worst Fear: Being a wing 6 on the Enneagram, Daelin has a fair amount of family-related anxiety and “what ifs” that go on in his head. His worst fear, however, is pretty legit. He’s afraid he won’t be able to stop the evil from taking his home - or worse, his family. ~ That’s all for now! So, what do you think of Daelin? I have R.M. Archer from www.rmarcher.com to thank for this character’s name. If you want to learn more about Daelin, just check out the character profiles below. Next week, I’ll be featuring the third primary character of the Ilmarien Legends - Fenorin Feiladur. Until next week!
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