After "The Gathering" is Owen allowed to set foot on Avalon? I know that Puck is not, but does that restriction apply to both personas?

I don't think Oberon makes those kind of subtle distinctions. Puck, i.e. Owen, might consider it a loophole and attempt it (whereas Puck as himself is magically restrained from even the attempt), but if he got caught, I'd hate to be in his shoes.

Where do you get your references to the almighty Trickster Puck? Or more specifically can you list your sources of material if you've indeed found any? (besides Midsummers and Pooks Hill)

Mostly, I got him from Midsummers and a lot of books about that play. I don't recall reading any specific independent source.

According to past references I've found, Puck was the biological offspring of Oberon and a Maiden. Is this also true in the Gargoyles universe?

No.

Oh yes. Does Puck know more than he lets on too? We all know he's actually very mischievous, but he always seems to be in the middle of everything.

He'd have to, since he lets on to so little. But honestly, I 'm not sure what you mean.

Can you tell us your loyal followers how Demona first met Puck/Owen (not sure which)?

Not now.

Oberons wording was that Puck was eternally banished from Avalon. Since his wording wasn't something like "Eternal protector of Alexander" would Puck eventually be able to get his powers back?

He hasn't lost his powers. And Puck is a Trickster. But a trick involves more than just ignoring specific intent. See POSESSION for an example of the Puck at work under his restrictions.

How old is Puck, both numeroligically and in human years? (If you don't know exactly, can you give me a close estimate?)

He's pretty old. Over five hundred years at least. Honestly, though, I'm not sure.

I dunno if this is a little sacriligious tying the little guy down, but ever considered anyone for Puck/Owen? (Sorry, just had to ask that). What was his own social life like in the past? (I know that must be a little broad since he must be ancient by now, but gimmesome main pointers, pleasey?)

I had and have plans for Owen and Puck. Not gonna reveal them here though.

Is Puck even remotely sad about the whole permanent exile and stripping of his powers? He doesn't show it. Then again, I guess after losing his magical rights, he wouldn't want to lose face by breaking down in front of Daddy O.

Yes. As you may have noticed, he tried to protest, but it was clearly futile, so he reverted to the ever-stoic Owen.

Aren't cars, planes, helicopters, ect, ect made of iron, along with tons of modern day technological stuff? So how come Anatstasia and especially Owen don't seem to looked all that fazed whenever they're around something that's made of iron (i.e. Owen near limo, piloting chopper...).

In human form, iron's no more dangerous to them then it is to us. Besides, it doesn't give off radiation or anything.

Will Oberon ever consider lightening or lifting Puck's sentence? *looking hopeful*

Anything's possible. Oberon isn't exactly Mr. Consistency.

Are Fox and Alexander Xanatos immortal (or at least have longer lifespans by a few centuries) because they're of Fey blood?

Maybe. Maybe not.

What happens to Puck after he's done training Alexander and after Xanatos dies? He's not technically under contract, then, right? So what happens to him?

Damn good question.

Did Titania know (or at least get a good idea) that Oberon would give Puck the boot in the Gathering eps? She didn't look all that shocked when Oberon passed the sentence.

I'd say she had a premonition or at least a healthy dose of intuition.

What'd she whisper in Fox's ear at the end of the Gathering anyway?!?

What do you think she whispered?

Why was Oberon so darn strict in the Gathering? He exiled Puck and took away his right to do magic. Why was he so ... harsh?

He felt abused and betrayed. Considering his orignal intentions, I think everyone got off easy.

I've noticed that the Magus looks a lot like Puck (white hair, blue eyes, facial structure)and in many shots he has small points to his ears. Noy only that, but he was able to tap into Avalon magic, which as I understand it one needs fey blood to use. mmm...okay I'll come right out and say it. Does Puck have any kids (living or dead) and do they include the Magus?

Puck may have kids, but the Magus isn't one of them. He's fully human.

Is Owen Burnette an aide-de-camp or is he a major domo.

Both and more.

What is Owen Burnette's job title?

Executive Assistant.

How old is Puck in human years?

Old.

Okay, okay, this is WAY confusing: If Owen Burnett revealed his real identity as Puck to Xanatos before the gargoyles were even brought back to life, and he gave Mr. X a choice as either a lifetime service as Owen or a wish from the Puck, why did Mr. X choose Owen? Why didn't he just choose a wish to be immortal like he's always hoped? It would've saved him a lot of trouble.

But then he wouldn't have had Owen. He wanted both.

Were there any plans to expand the relationship between Puck and "the royalty" (Oberon and/or Titania) into something more than a Lord and servant relationship? This seems to be something many Garg fans ponder...

I'm not sure what you mean.

Were there any plans to devise a way to get Puck back his powers and rights to Avalon?

Nope. I like his predicament.

Were any of the visions generated in "Future Tense" going to be brought into the plot a little at a time?

Some already have been. Others never would. Others might.

If there will be any new seasons will they feature my main favorite character, Puck?

Puck would have his appearances.

What would have prompted Queen Mab to return?

Escape.

Who are Titania's parents?

Don't know yet.

Who are Puck's parents?

Not saying now.

Who was ruler before Mab (Oberon's mom)?

Don't know if there was a ruler before Mab.

Approximately when did Puck reveal himself to Xanatos?

Before you met either character.

I know Puck chose the form of Owen after seeing Vogel. What did he appear as before that?

Lots of things.

The series focusses on a lot of tricksters.. Puck, of course,and Anansi, Coyote, Raven.. any specific reason? Were they easier to develop plots with or what? Is it an in joke??

I like Tricksters. They certainly aren't easy to write, but they are rewarding.

Do the fey have blood? Since iron is deadly to them, they can't use it in their hemoglobin, if they have any. So how does oxygen get around in them?

The Children are creatures of pure magic.

Approximately when did Puck reveal himself to Xanatos?

Before you met either character.

How long was/is the Gathering on Avalon to last? If your immortal it has to last longer than the traditional week or so.

It's still going and it's been over a year.

Was Owen's line about out-Vogeling Vogel in "The Gathering Part II" inspired by Hamlet's line about out-Heroding Herod in his famous speech to the Players?

Hmmm. Maybe subconsciously, although I think you're giving us too much credit this time.

1) DOES Owen have a life outside of Xanatos/running a multimillion dollar company/butlering?
2) If so, does Xanatos know about this life? Some of it? None of it? All of it?

1. Maybe.

2. Maybe.

Considering that before the gathering, Puck was free to use his powers as he wished, did he mascarade as other people/gargoyles/beings/during the time he worked for Xanatos, or was he striclty Owen?

When he was on duty, he was strickly Owen, cause that was the deal he had with Xanatos. That didn't proclude him from messing around a bit on his off time.

Is Puck the biological son of Oberon and Titania?

No.

Does Titania know about Oberon being Merlin's father? After all, Merlin was born long before the "Great Divorce" (with apologies to C. S. Lewis) of 995, by traditional Arthurian chronology.

I'm sure she knew. I'm not sure he knew she knew.

You said that there are subdivisions within Oberon's Children. What kind of subdivisions? Could you give some examples, please?

What was the context of my previous statement?

I'd say, as an example, that the old Norse Gods represent a faction reporting to Odin, who in turn reports to Oberon. It's a fairly feudal system. Maybe that's where we humans got the idea for feudalism.

How long was Oberon the ruler of the fey (after Mab ceased to be ruler) before he imposed the thousand year banishment?

I haven't worked that out yet.

At what point in the series did Xanatos learn of Owen's true identity? If he found out right at the beginning, why did he not ask for Pucks help with some of the jams he got in? Pride?

Before you met him. And he couldn't get Puck's help, he had traded that opportunity for a lifetime of service from Owen. So he didn't ask until the Gathering, when the stakes were so high and things seemed so grim that he felt he HAD to ask. And Owen said no. But then he changed his mind.

1a) In "Ill met by Moonlight" Titania says to Oberon "we'll reduce your strength to that of a child's" or something like that. Does a fay's power increase until adulthood and stop, or does a fay become more powerful over time? 1b) or, does power run in the family, passed down through the generations? Is Oberon one of the most powerful just because, or is he from a royal line?

1a. Like most people, our abilities mature. Sometimes they continue to mature. Sometimes they don't.

1b. That's not an either or scenario. Both.

Will Puck be around in the Future Tense timeline or will Owen (and therefore Puck) be dead by then? You said in the archives that Owen "resets" whenever Pucks changes back into him, so will Owen eventually grow old and die because of Oberon's restriction, or will he always look the same because he becomes Puck to teach Alexander?

Owen has a supporting role in 2158. Puck doesn't appear at all. You can probably guess why.

Speaking of Future Tense...why does Goliath care if Puck gives the gate to Oberon? After all, the gate came from Avalon originally anyway, so what's wrong with Oberon having it? Does Goliath just hate Oberon or was he pissed that Puck used subtrefuge to try and get it?

We're mixing our future tenses here. Above, I assumed you were discussing the proposed spin-off series. Here you seem to be talking about the episode of the original series. Anyway, the Gate is dangerous, and from Goliath's point of view, he'd rather no one used it.

Just a small matter I wanted to clarify: Is Puck incapable or merely forbidden to use magic when not teaching or protecting Alex?

Both.

How did Oberon, Titania, and Puck react to A Midsummer Night's dream?

I haven't given that much thought yet. So at the moment, It's hard to divorce my answer from the issue of the comic book SANDMAN that dealt with this exact subject and which I read some time ago. That felt pretty close to right for me. Having said that, if I ever got around to telling my version of that story, I'd probably take our characters in a very, very different direction, because I wouldn't want to be copying Neil Gaiman.

you won't tell us how or when Puck and Demona met, but would you tell us WHERE they met?

No.

Does Oberon's law of noninterference in human affairs physically prevent the fae from interfering, or do they only risk Oberon's wrath as a punishment?

Both.

Is Avalon part of Earth, a different dimension or planet, or none of the above?

It's part of Earth, but it's location isn't reached in a three dimensional manner. It's magic. A nexus of native Earth magic.

Where was Puck during the late 15th century?

Around.

How did Puck decide on the name Owen Burnett?

I'd have to think about that. I'm sure he was looking for something that had the feel of Preston Vogel without actually sounding so close as to arouse suspicion. (They already looked so much alike.)

What does Owen do in his spare time?

What spare time?

Who are Puck's parents?

I'm not telling.

Who told Shakespeare the story of A Midsummer Night's Dream, and why?

Ask me again later.

How accurate is AMND? Is it more accurate than Macbeth?

Less at stake, so in its way, probably. But the play is heavily anachronistic and analocalistic (a new word), so it's not exactly a documentary.

What is Puck's real name? (I'm hoping that that IS his real name, but...)

Puck is ONE of his many "real" names, others include Owen Burnett and Robin Goodfellow. In fact we briefly considered using the latter name or just plain Goodfellow instead of Puck because a couple people were nervous that Puck would be mistaken by parents for another word which it happens to rhyme with. Ultimately, we figured that we'd go with the name that the character was most famous for and just make sure we were really careful with our enunciation.

Xanatos does pay Owen, doesn't he? If so, how much?

Yes. I don't know the exact amount. Quite a bit, but he's worth every penny.

Does Xanatos ever let Owen take a vacation, and if so, where does he go during his time off?

Xanatos would let Owen take a vacation, but I don't think Owen's requested one yet.

Why is the window in Owen's office up so high?

Design fluke?

What happened to Queen Mab after Oberon overthrew her?

Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh.

Whenever people ask you if Oberon's Children are immortal, you get kind of evasive, so I'm going to rephrase it. Do Oberon's Children eventually die of old age?

I honestly don't know, because they don't know. I'm not trying to be evasive on this point. Here's what we do know: (1) they are, at the very least, extremely long lived; (2) none of them have died of old age YET; (3) They are shape-shifters, so they don't ever have to look old, and most choose not to. Even the ones who do choose to look old, like Grandmother for example, don't age visibly, they simply maintain an elderly form. None of this is evidence against the evenutal possibility of dying of extreme old age.

You've also pointed out that since they're shape-shifters, Oberon's Children can look any way they want to. Does Puck really look the way he usually appears? What about Oberon and Titania?

Who knows? I doubt Puck does. Or Oberon or Titania for that matter. When you can choose any form, who's to say which form is the "true" form? I'd say Puck, Titania, Oberon et al are in their "true" forms because those are the forms they most often choose to be in.

Did the events that occured in "The Gathering" happen exactly the way Titania planned them, or just generally the way she planned them? Specifically, did she expect Oberon to eternally ban Puck and take his powers away?

You'd have to ask Titania, but I wouldn't bet against her.

How and when did Demona come to know that Puck and Owen were the same?

Shortly after Puck created Owen.

Were the human gargoyles and gargoyle Elisa how the clan would have looked had they been human or was this only Puck's interpretation?

Uh... How do I answer that? Both. I mean, how would you look if you were born a platypus? How would a mule look if he were born an anteater?

Why did Owen freak out when Anastasia mentioned that she had remarried her first husband?

He knew her first husband was Oberon.

What did Titania do to provoke Oberon into exiling everyone from Avalon?

I'm not revealing that right now.

What were the exact terms of the exile?

I'm not sure how exact a guy Oberon was (or is). Basically, it was get out there and live among the mortals 'til I gather you back. Which I probably won't do for about 1000 years.

Just how upset is Owen/Puck about being eternally banished from Avalon?

It's a real blow. He didn't want to go back now, but that's not the same as being banished from your home forever.

Does Owen ever accidentally hurt himself with that stone arm? Like maybe turning over in bed and whacking himself in the forehead?

Owen is much too competent for that. Don't you agree?

How much time passed between "Ill Met By Moonlight" and "The Gathering"?

Not too much. Ask me again when I've done the whole timeline thing.

Why did Owen return to help Xanatos in "The Gathering"?

Basically, he cared too much not to.

Does Owen just have one tie, or does he have lots of identical ties? (I like pointless questions. Sue me.)

He has a few ties, but he favors a certain style.

If Puck is only allowed to use his powers when teaching or protecting Alex, how did he change back into Owen at the end of "The Gathering"?

That's his "non-powered" form. The one he's stuck with when he isn't teaching or protecting Alex.

Could you please try to clear up the whole Owen/Puck thing? (*sigh* Let me try to clarify that. People have lots of different ideas about the exact nature of Owen/Puck, like just how separate they are, or if the term "they" would even apply to "them")

I think I've answered this a lot, so I'd recommend checking the archives for a more complete answer. Basically, Owen is one of Puck's many identities. A persona Puck created. Owen is, however, a persona that Puck has a lot invested in. They ARE one guy though. I hope that answers your question. I don't really think it's that confusing. Are you sure you're not over-thinking it? It's pretty much what Puck said it was in "The Gathering, Part II."

Did Oberon overthrow Queen Mab or his father? I believe you said he overthrew the previous ruler.

His mom.

For that matter, who is his father?

Not saying now.

When Oberon overthrew his mother to become lord of the fey, did he rise against her on his own, or was there a struggle for power? A sort of "war of the fey" as it were?

Long story. Some of each.

Before Oberon overthrew Queen Mab, were the Children of Oberon called the Children of Mab?

Yes.

Does Oberon have an equal? Or someone who's power nears or exeeds Oberons?

Yes. Mommy Mab for starters.

a)Does Oberon have any biological offspring other than Merlin? b)Who are they? c)Which of the above, if any, are also Titania's children?

a. Yes.

b&c. I'm not telling.

You mentionned that Queen Mab was Oberon's mother, and several people have asked who his father was, but who were TITANIA's parents?

I'm not telling.

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