Post by morgause102 on Mar 19, 2011 10:58:18 GMT -5
Morgause is the possible half-sister of Lady Morgana Pendragon. She was born into one of the noble houses of Camelot, the house of Gorlois. Her mother is possibly Vivienne, the wife of Gorlois, though it may be that Gorlois had an affair with another woman, in which case (considering Morgana is the illigitimate daughter of Uther) the two may not be related and are merely the products of adultery by each spouse. However, it is implied by Morgause in the episode The Sins of the Father that Morgana's mother Vivienne is also Morgause's mother and they both inherited their magical powers from her.| ~ • ~ | Character Basics | ~ • ~ |
.:Name of Character:. Morgause Le Fay
.:Nick Name:.
.:Age:. 29
.:Race:. Human
.:Status:. Nomad| ~ • ~ | Appearance | ~ • ~ |
.:Physical Appearance:.Morgause has a fair complexion and has an athletic build. Being a Sorceress Morgause can change into any garments or disguises, but sometimes she likes to wear a long red dress with white and silver like designs which start from the top of her dress and reachfs to cover her arms right up to her hands. And end with a design that sits around the right side of her waist and stops in the middle of her body, in battle she actually wears a full suit of chain mail armour which is basically a shirt of pure chain mail, armoured shoulder pads and vambraces, steel gauntlets neck guard, a black belt which is connected together in the middle of her waist, a full steel helmet which covers her face except the eyes, brown trousers, soft brown boots and finally a long navy blue cloak which is connected at the breast bone and flows freely over her entire body and could easily cover it completely if she desired. Sometime she too would wear long hooded cloaks like Morgana, to conceal her identity.
.:Height:. 5ft 6
.:Portrayed by:. Emilia Fox| ~ • ~ | Personality | ~ • ~ |
.:Personality:.Morgause is highly intelligent, powerful, arrogant and Machiavellian. An example of her manipulative nature would be her taking advantage of Arthur's interest in his mother to try to turn him against Uther. This almost resulted in Arthur killing his father. She also used Morgana's hatred of Uther to persuade her to join her. She is consumed with hatred and rage as a result of the persecution of sorcerers by Uther whom she will stop at nothing, except the safety of Morgana, to destroy.
Morgause is largely callous and cold towards others, viewing most of them as tools to be used to gain power and disposed of when no further use. However she does have a softer side. When she found out Morgana was dying, she abandoned her attempt on Uther's life in order to save her half-sister. She attempted to kill Merlin for poisoning Morgana and also acted as a confidant to her sister. Together they plotted to bring down Uther. Morgana appears to be the only person in the world, apart from herself, whom Morgause cares about. She also knew King Cenred, who was possibly attracted to her, since he was eager to impress her and commented on her courage. However Morgause was treacherous and caused one of Cenred's own warriors to turn against him and apparently kill him. Morgause was a confident woman, striding straight into Camelot without attempting to be subtle about it and killing five guards on the way before challenging Arthur to a duel. She also seemed fairly confident that she could defeat him (which she did).
Morgause was intrigued by Merlin but remained unaware of his magical powers, thinking he was just a servant. However she began to suspect that he was hiding something. It is unknown if Morgause noticed Merlin casting a spell on her to defeat her. If she actually saw Merlin casting the spell she would have discovered Merlin's magical powers, assuming that she survived his attack.
.:Strengths:. Athletic, Great Swordsman, Intelligent, Horse Rider, Knowledge of the Old Religion, spells and artifacts. Manipulative, Strategist.
.:Weaknesses:. Despite her skills in magic and swordmanship Morgause has several weaknesses. The first is of her sister Morgana, even though she has a heart of pure stone Morgause does love her sister deeply and would do anything to ensure her safety, even if it mean't halting her plans and even surrending. The second is her over confidence, she underestimates her opponents sometimes while led to her defeat by Merlin and Gaius.
Her third weakness is sometimes her magic. Someone like Merlin or even Morgana can counter a spell with a correct spell, and other spells sometimes has side effects. For example Morgause used a spell to be in disguise as an old woman, but a reflection in a mirror revealed her true beauty hidden underneath the disguise. And with the right attack spell or physical attack at the right moment then Morgause could either be killed or defeated.
.:Magic Abilities:. Morgause wields the power of a magic that comes from the old religion. This can range from elemental spells, illusions, telekinesis, black magic and enchantments, her spells and magic are powerful enough to even bring forth an illusion of Arthur's long dead mother, and even to send a person flying from one end of the room to another.
.:Special Skills:. Morgause can easily wear a chainmail knight armour which is mostly used by knights. She also has knowledge of herbs and plants needed for some powerful spells to work, and knows much of the mythical creatures and legends that surround Albion.
.:Accents:. Common British| ~ • ~ | History | ~ • ~ |
.:Birthplace:. Camelot
.:Family:. Gorlois (possible father, deceased) Vivienne (possibly mother, deceased) Morgana (Half Sister)
.:Occupation:. Sorcress of the Old Religion
.:Current Location of Residence:. Anywhere
.:History:.
Despite being Gorlois' daughter, Uther ordered Morgause to be killed with all the other magical children, however he spared her half-sister Morgana, who was only a baby then, because Morgana was his daughter.
For unknown reasons, Gaius was asked to smuggle Morgause (who was merely a baby then) out of Camelot and give her to the high priestesses of the Old Religion. Gaius did so, and swore an oath to never reveal his actions to anyone. Uther was led to believe that Morgause had died.
Morgause studied magic for many years, eventually becoming a very powerful sorceress. Many years after her birth, Morgause returned to Camelot, now a grown woman. Dressed as a knight, she killed five guards to get into the castle, where she revealed herself to the court and challenged Arthur Pendragon to a duel. Despite the fact that he did not wish to fight Morgause, Arthur agreed. The next day, Morgause defeated Arthur in their duel, but left him alive so he would her and accept her next challenge. She also introduced herself to her half-sister, Morgana, though she kept their relations a secret. She also gave her a bracelet that belonged to their family that had magical healing powers that would help ease her nightmares, saying it belonged to her mother, implying that it was also Morgana's mother. Gaius found the bracelet and informed Uther that only Morgana's half-sister would be able to wear such a bracelet besides herself. As she was leaving Camelot, she told Arthur that she knew something about his mother, giving Arthur incentive to come see her.
Despite the fact that his father tried to prevent him from leaving, Arthur went to meet her, accompanied by his manservant and friend Merlin. When they arrived at her domain, she told Arthur to place his head on a chopping block so she could kill him. He did so, and Morgause told him the whole thing had been a test of his character. As his reward, Morgause used her magic to summon Ygraine's spirit, which told Arthur the secret of his birth: he had been conceived by magic because Uther wanted an heir and she had to die as a result.
Enraged at his father for his selfishness, Arthur returned to Camelot and attempted to kill Uther. But just as he was about to deal the fatal blow, Merlin burst into the hall and convinced him that Morgause had tricked him. Morgause was upset that her plans had failed. Her manipulations, meanwhile, have deepened Arthur's hatred of magic and therefore Merlin will probably have an even harder time when he has to tell Arthur he's a warlock.
Morgause later awoke the Knights of Medhir to kill Uther. She also approached Morgana, and got her on her side. She then placed a spell upon Morgana, binding her life to a sleeping spell that she placed on Camelot. The spell put everyone in Camelot to sleep, with the exception of Morgana, Arthur and Merlin (who were away when she cast the spell). Merlin, after visiting The Great Dragon, learned of how to stop the Knights, and reluctantly poisoned Morgana with hemlock. Morgause, upon hearing her sister's telepathic screams, confronted Merlin and demanded he tell her what he used to poison her sister so she could heal her. Merlin refused to do so unless she killed the Knights. Morgause chose her sister over her chance to kill Uther, and used her magic to kill the knights. Merlin showed her the hemlock, but Arthur and the Knights of Camelot soon burst into the room. Surrounded, Morgause used her magic to take Morgana away from Camelot and saved her life. The sisters were united to start planning the attack of Camelot.
At the start of the series with the aid of her half sister she casts a powerful enchantment on Uther using a mandrake root and his tears. The spell causes Uthur to hallucinate seeing people who have died because of his choices and actions before and during the purge. These include his wife frightened and bleeding, begging Uther not to harm her and an unknown drowned boy; who is revealed by Gaius to be one of the many children Uther had killed simply because they may have inherited magic from their parents. The spell gives the impression to the people of Camelot that their king may be losing his mind and possibly turn on him as a result. She has also been working with King Cenred to move against Camelot. Morgause later watched the siege of Camelot along with King Cenred and was enraged when Merlin thwarted her and Morgana's plan, though she didn't actually know that Merlin was the person that prevented the fall of Camelot.
She later visited Morgana in Camelot and discovered that she was Uther's illegitimate daughter. Unlike Morgana, Morgause was delighted to discover this since Morgana could take the throne when her father died unless Arthur stopped her. Morgause's reaction to the news suggests that she was unaware that Uther was Morgana's father.
She helped Morgana with her plan to kill Arthur by getting Cenred to kidnap Gwen's brother Elyan and giving her a magical ring to guide Cenred's warriors to Arthur. (The Castle of Fyrien)
Morgause later met up with Morgana in a crowded market disguised as a poor old woman. She gave Morgana the Phoenix Eye to give to Arthur for his quest to claim The Fisher King's trident so it would kill him.
When Morgana had a dream of Gwen becoming Queen of Camelot alongside Arthur she gave Morgause a message informing her of this. They secretly met at night in the castle where Morgause told her about different types of possible futures and told her to make sure this one would never happen. Morgana later tried but failed.
Thanks to her spy, Morgana, Morgause discovered when Arthur and Merlin set out to find the Cup of Life. She told Cenred to get the Cup for her. Cenred's men succeeded in collecting the Cup and Morgause made Cenred's army immortal. However she betrayed Cenred and caused one of his own men to attack and apparently kill him. Morgause was later involved in a brief ceremony where Morgana was crowned Queen of Camelot
Queen after her immortal warriors defeated Camelot's army.
Morgause manipulated Guinevère and Sir Leon into leading them to Arthur who had escaped Camelot along with Merlin, Elyan, Gwaine and Gaius. Lancelot and Percival intervened allowing the group to escape. Morgause later attacked Merlin when he attempted to retrieve the Cup of Life. Gaius arrived in time to prevent her from killing the young warlock and attacked her with his own magic catching her off guard. Merlin defeated Morgause by smashing her against a pillar, incapacitating and possibly killing her. A devastated Morgana rushed into the room and cradled her sister as Morgause had a year ago before bringing the room crashing down with magical screams of anguish. A later search through the rubble found no trace of Morgana or Morgause leaving her fate unknown.
