When the McCaskill girl said she was pregnant, at first it was a rather huge scandal. A Kin of the Get to have one of Ó Dónaill's bastards? Outrageous. But then, there was some talk about how this could be a boon. The blood of a Fianna hero mixed with a McCaskill will lead to quite the pure lineage. The birth was complicated; the girl died, but the child survived. Among the Get this was taken as a sign. They, of course, mourned the loss of their Kin, but the boy's survival showed he was strong.
Finn was raised in Roscrea by his aunt and uncle though he was watched by the Sept in the Slieve Bloom Mountains. He was introduced to the world of Garou even before his Change, being groomed for his future. A clever and quick boy, Finn learned everything he could. No one saw it coming.
His failure during the Rite of Passage was spectacular. He had been told, and trained, his whole life to know that the test would be one of strength. But, he was clever...and quick. Surely, he'd be able to think his way out of whatever it was. The Get of Fenris have had centuries to perfect their rites. Cleverness wasn't enough. He couldn't run, or think, or outsmart the rite. When his body was returned they thought him dead. His throat was torn, and half his face removed, his left eye reduced to pulp in the socket. However, he did survive and eventually healed. Mostly.
His Kin dumped him in Munster. Some few hoped that the Fianna would give him another chance. Most just wanted him to go away. It was hard to deny one of Tadgh's children the rite, even if he was a bastard and had failed another tribe's. Since the rite Finn has been remarkably unremarkable. He has worked for the Sept's Master of Rites and done a fine job. He's neither made a serious mistake nor stood out.
Background and Concept:
1. Finn is a bridge between the Get of Fenris and Fianna in Ireland.
2. It's important that despite the early promise, he hasn't (as of yet) lived up to that potential. And the expectation is that he most likely never will.
3. The Get of Fenris see Finn as a failure. However, much of the enmity they have for him is because they think he hates them for failing their rite. Whereas Finn actually believes that the Get are right. Sometimes you can't outrun or outthink the enemy.
4. He remains heavily scarred and missing an eye. He also has a hard time howling and usually whispers in homid form. (Though not to the extent that it's an actual speech impediment.)
5. Finn doesn't feel any particular affinity to Tadgh, but he is curious as to what happened to him. He's not sure how to feel about him as a "father" because he thinks of his Get Kin as more family than the Fianna. He's not sure how to feel about being a member of the Fianna.
Goals:
1. Finn wants to figure out his place among the Fianna and find out why they accepted him. It seems random to him, but they seem to have a plan. He just doesn't understand it.
2. I'd like to see him having some hand in what seems to be the coming conflict surrounding Dublin between the Get, Fianna, and vampires. Either for good or for bad. He just seems likely to be involved in some way, though not on purpose.
Secrets:
1. I think his biggest secret is that he doesn't blame the Get of Fenris and that he doesn't understand why he's been accepted into the Fianna. He doesn't buy into the Get's worldview or anything, he's just very self-aware and understands why he failed. Not that he hides this, just that most people don't understand how he could feel this way.
2. Kenneth O'Dara has a secret reason for letting Finn go through the Rite of Passage, but he hasn't told anyone what that is yet.
People:
1. Finn's aunt and uncle aren't exactly happy with him, though they still feel a familial bond with him. He ocassionally still goes home for holidays, but the welcome is lukewarm at best.
2. The Master of the Rite in Munster isn't really a mentor to Finn. The young Garou was thrust upon him by the chieftan. He allows Finn to assist in Rites, but hasn't yet taught him anything. (Though he does allow him to watch, and, if he can, pick them up on his own.)
3. I'd like to leave the ancestral enemy to you, though I was thinking more spirit than material. Perhaps a spirit that his uncle Brian upset? Or perhaps one that the Tadgh once outsmarted.
Memories and Mannerisms:
1. Finn is unnaturally self-aware to the point that most people simply don't understand his motivations. He doesn't hold grudges when other people think he should and he sees major slights where other people see things as not that big a deal.
2. He remembers the smell of blood and the feeling of it pmping out of his throat very vividly. He remembers feeling helpless fighting the Bane. Nothing he did made a difference. It was faster, it had him cornered. Everything he tried failed. He remembers being overpowered and outmatched. He remembers losing. The worst part is that he can't think of how he would have changed things to succeed.
3. Finn prefers to speak softly when given the option. He's not so much timid (though he does give that impression) as more comfortable speaking in low tones. While his vocal cords are mostly repaired from his ordeal, they're still not perfect and he has a hard time with howls or speaking loudly.
