Oh man. Well, warning for spoilers to onlookers read the booooks!
Bran is such a very unique character, and I've loved him since the first time I picked up The Grey King. I think part of what appeals to me is his dual nature, and specifically what those natures are. There's the almost-teenager, who goes from this outsider, consciously and carefully cold and stand-offish, whispered about for his looks and his family situation, and we get to see those walls break down around Will (and Cafall, of course <3) and it's lovely -- and he also calls Will out in a way that almost no one else really does or even CAN, which is great. Then there's the Pendragon part of him, and the way he sort of shifts into that role once his mind is opened to the High Magic and his legacy, this age and wisdom that he has which is a little eerie and strong and fun to play with.
Also, to be less thoughtful about his character and more why do I want to play him here: the ending of the book makes me SUPER SAD and stealing him out of it at a point where he remembers everything would be nice.
ALSO also: I love how much he loves Wales and is protective of it getting trampled by tourists. The chapter where he teaches Will to pronounce Welsh names got me started at a very, very young age being OBSESSED with Welsh :P I still intend to go there some day and do a little Gray King/Silver On The Tree/+ Arthurian Legends tour. It's all mapped out even! Down to the weird train routes!
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read the booooks!Bran is such a very unique character, and I've loved him since the first time I picked up The Grey King. I think part of what appeals to me is his dual nature, and specifically what those natures are. There's the almost-teenager, who goes from this outsider, consciously and carefully cold and stand-offish, whispered about for his looks and his family situation, and we get to see those walls break down around Will (and Cafall, of course <3) and it's lovely -- and he also calls Will out in a way that almost no one else really does or even CAN, which is great. Then there's the Pendragon part of him, and the way he sort of shifts into that role once his mind is opened to the High Magic and his legacy, this age and wisdom that he has which is a little eerie and strong and fun to play with.
Also, to be less thoughtful about his character and more why do I want to play him here: the ending of the book makes me SUPER SAD and stealing him out of it at a point where he remembers everything would be nice.
ALSO also: I love how much he loves Wales and is protective of it getting trampled by tourists. The chapter where he teaches Will to pronounce Welsh names got me started at a very, very young age being OBSESSED with Welsh :P I still intend to go there some day and do a little Gray King/Silver On The Tree/+ Arthurian Legends tour. It's all mapped out even! Down to the weird train routes!