Suhuy
Adapted from Erick Wujcik
Then came a fiery bearded, flame-crowned man, dressed all in red and orange, mainly of silk stuff, and he held a sword in his right hand and a glass of wine in his left, and the devil himself danced behind his eyes, as blue as Flora's, or Eric's. His chin was slight, but the beard covered it. His sword was inlaid with an elaborate filigree of a golden colour. He wore two huge rings on his right hand and one on his left: an emerald, a ruby and a sapphire, respectively.
Nine Princes In Amber
Called valiant, exuberant and rash by his brother Corwin, who knows a thing or two. It's impossible to put a label on Bleys, he's larger than life, with flaming red hair and beard, with a demon flash in those blue eyes.
He is the master swordsman, who, but for the suicide leap of a dead man, and an ill-placed pool of blood, might have fought his way up the steps of Kolvir into Amber itself. As it was, he killed hundreds of warriors, single-handed, in a fight equalled only by Benedict's defence of the pass above Arden against the Moonriders out of Ghenesh.
Don't let those blue eyes blind you. Don't be distracted by the glitter of his blade. Bleys spent time at the knee of Dworkin, wielding his famous charm to gain the secrets that shape Pattern, Trump, and all other things of importance and power.
Wizard? Warrior? Master Manipulator? Tactician? Bleys may be all these things. He will charm you, beguile you, convince you to help him in grand pursuits, persuade you of the rightness of his cause, and give you the crown on a platter.
But, just before you go reaching for that bejewelled cap, be sure you see exactly where Bleys might be keeping his other hand.
In fact, you should suspect even being in the presence of Bleys. Do you think you met by chance? It's unlikely, since mere chance is too small a tool for Bleys. He'd rather manipulate Shadow, drawing in the royalty of Amber to his whim, at his convenience, to serve his own purpose.
The man is also a galling egotist. For example, he treats his older brother Corwin as if Corwin were the younger, were the child. He never shows a flicker of a doubt of his own superiority. Yet he is unflinching in his praise. He simply does not believe that anyone is truly his better, so he has envy for no one, and a glad-hearted, wide smile for all.
A sweeping bow for the ladies, a shared joke with the men. When need be, a master of sword, or spell. It might be that Bleys is simply second best at everything.
During PatternFall, Bleys, Brand and Fiona dreamt up a plan to rule Amber.
The three red-headed children of Clarissa (Oberon's fourth wife) made a pact with certain forces in the Courts of Chaos. Later Bleys and Fiona opted out of this pact, and imprisoned their brother Brand to prevent him continuing the plot. But it was too late.
Bleys had disappeared in his fall from Kolvir, but he reappeared at the battle beside the Abyss, fighting against Brand and the army of Chaos. Brand fell into the Abyss after Caine shot him.
Bleys is the eldest of the three.
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Tuesday, August 19, 1997 Suhuy |
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