Selwyn Kane

Selwyn 'Sel' Kane is a Kingsmage and Merlin of the Round Table.

Early Life
Selwyn Kane was born to Natasia Kane, an extremely powerful Merlin who served as the Kingsmage to Lord Davis. When his mother was imprisoned, Selwyn was taken in by the Davis family as he was selected to be bound to their son Nick, in order to serve 'his king' as the Kingsmage. The two grew up together and formed a complicated but caring relationship.

Legendborn
TBA

Personality
Sel is described to be volatile (by William), arrogant and sarcastic. However, Sel has a hidden kind side, first shown when Bree punched a hole through a hellfox and started panicking because she was trapped under the demon and couldn't pull her hand free. Sel reassured her that he'd 'take care of the rest' and that all she needed to do was get her hand free.

Physical Description
Sel is described to be tall, with high, pale cheekbones and curly black hair. He has gauged ears with small black rubber plugs as well as black tattoos all over his body. Due to his demon blood, he is unnaturally handsome. He likes to wear black all the time, and even at the Order gala he wore black on black.

Powers

 * Demon Blood: Due to the demon blood in his veins, Sel has a variety of powers, including super speed, super strength, a heart like a long distance runner, a boiling homeostasis temperature to kill off any bacteria and/or pathogens, super hearing, an enhanced metabolism and an unnatural beauty.
 * Aether Affinity: As a Merlin, Sel has the ability to control and use aether. In his position as a Kingsmage, he possesses more power than his fellow Merlins.
 * Mesmer: He has the ability to erase someone's memories and replace them with 'memories of equal weight'.
 * Shapeshift: See can shapeshifter into other forms (only known form he can shapeshifter into so far is a "huge eagle owl" - Chapter 53 )
 * Attraction: He can also make people feel attracted towards him, though this ability is dormant.

Natasia Kane
Sel and his mother had a very close relationship. Natasia used to play the violin for Sel when he was little and they studied demonology together as well. They share the same color eyes (amber) and ink black curly hair.

When Bree and Sel are looking through the affidavit they found in Lord Davis’s study, a shocking revelation is made. The affidavit, being written by Lord Davis in 1995, claims that Natasia Kane opened the gates to allow demons to cross over. Sel was not aware of this so he feels betrayed and gets very upset when he reads the letter.

Bree Matthews
Sel was present at the quarry and cautions Bree Matthews as "it looked like you were about to jump off a cliff. Alone. In the Dark". Sel senses something different about Bree and is very hostile towards Bree in the beginning of the book, believing she is a shadowborn here to incite chaos. He threatens her on several occasions. Later, he comes to the conclusion that he was foolish to believe she was a demon and they start to develop complicated feelings towards each other while Bree is dating Nick. In preparation for the final challenge in the tournament, Sel aids Bree so she can use her advantages better, resulting in her passing the final trial. While Sel is aether-drunk, he confesses that Lord Davis threatened to remove the oath from Sel and strip him of his titles, which was essentially torture because he was taught that the oaths were the only thing holding the two sides of a Merlin (demon and human) together and without them, a Merlin would 'succumb to their blood' and lose control of themselves. Bree feels guilty that it was his meddling in her life that caused this and offers to help him but he quickly refuses by saying he still has dignity. While snooping through Lord Davis's room, Sel confesses that at a young age he used to have a crush on Nick, but is glad to have moved on to more mature people. Bree immediately asks, "Like Tor?", she feels an odd sense of jealousy, curiosity, and wanting. Later on in the book they reveal shocking truths about both their mothers and Bree begs Sel to erase her memories, when he refuses she flees the house and swears to never join the Order. She attends the Order ball and dances with Sel. They have some intimate moments before being interrupted by Lord Davis's announcements. When Bree is requested to be Nick's squire and accepts, the crowd erupts and starts throwing barbs and insults at her. While the crowd is trying to reach Bree, Sel promptly throws her over his shoulder and safely deposits her out of harm's way.

All hell breaks loose when Lord Davis's real plan comes to light and the situation of the demons become more dire than before. Bree is then briefly controlled by King Arthur and during the battle, she and Sel work together to defeat the demons. Nick is then kidnapped and Sel and Bree have to manage the order while trying to find Nick and figuring out how to control Bree's powers. Bree and Sel have a heart to heart about what she saw in her visions before Arthur took over, claiming that Sel's mother could be alive and that Merlins' might not be battling between good and bad blood. Sel then looks at her intimately and says, "You are my king now, cariad." (Upon further independent research, cariad is Welsh for love). At the end of the book, they both go walking into the forest until Sel stops and Bree rushes further into the forest using her new found Arthur powers to push her off the earth.

Victoria 'Tor' Morgan
Victoria Morgan is Sel's former girlfriend and sexual partner. Selwyn had one night stand with her on an infirmary bed, and they were found out by William.

Trivia

 * His aether smells like charred cinnamon and whiskey.
 * Sel is bisexual - he used to have a crush on Nick at a young age and used to have a sexual relationship with Tor.
 * William walked in on Sel and Tor that night in the infirmary bed.
 * Sel still plays the violin - he rents a private room in the basement of Hill Hall
 * etymology: the name Selwyn is a name that comes from Middle English, meaning 'sea friend'. Emrys, his middle name, means 'immortal' in Welsh. Kane is an Irish surname meaning 'battlefield'.