Samhain

Samhain Aoidos Mattei (Sam,ˈsaʊɪn) is the lead vocalist of pop-punk-emo-druid group [Bandname] and a member of the dueling club. Originally an autumn-court fae, Sam has firefly-like characteristics (complete with bioluminescent ass) and a voracious appetite for sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll.

Alignment with the fall season means that Sam is at the height of their power, confidence, and energy at the autumn equinox and the holiday with whom xe shares a name. The rest of the year is a manic-depressive cycle with nary a healthy coping mechanism in sight.

Alongside the seasonal cycle, Sam’s physical characteristics change; this concept is adapted from Meguey and Vincent Baker’s Under Hollow Hills. Sam’s fae specialties—leading others into mischief or danger, drowning grudges in pleasure performing, and vanishing—closely resemble those from UHH’s Firefly Whisp playbook. Sam’s shoulder blades are hard, iridescent beetle-wing caps, and xe has compound eyesight. Xe can fly from late summer until the beginning of winter, turn invisible in winter and spring, and teleport short distances year-round. Consistent throughout all their forms is a large iron-burn scar across their collarbone.

Sam left the fae otherworld to attend a private wizard high school known for strict, austere magical philosophies and a rigorous classical vocal program. Amid a lively school career of leading good boys and -girls astray, Sam secured an education fund with a stupendous gauntlet of international aria competitions.

Right at the start of wizard college, Sam was placed in a peer-health program sex ed group with Vlasovite, where they were confirmed kindred spirits via an exchange of condom-related physical comedy. They swiftly started jamming, partying, and fucking shit up together, then formed a band with Sam’s roommate Cinco Patrick. Sam’s four-and-a-half-octave range, acrobatic flexibility, and array of extended vocal techniques are key assets to the band’s extraordinary aural universe, compensating at least a bit for Sam’s extremely just-okay guitar playing.

Sam can extend the magical influence of her voice artificially via recording and amplifying devices. For this reason, xe prefers to communicate with audio calls and voicemails rather than the internet, though xe’s also known to send rambling text messages and technically impressive selfies.

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