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April O'Leary is the adoptive daughter of January O'Leary and Li Qin Zhou. She is the first and only known cyber-Dryad. She first appears in A Local Habitation.

About[]

Appearance[]

April's cyber status means she can change her appearance at will. Originally, she took on childlike features that made her look like her adoptive mother January with blonde hair and Daoine Sidhe facial features. When January is killed and April becomes countess, she instantly takes on an older persona that still reflects and honors January, however reverts to her child appearance when January is ressurrected.

Personality[]

April does not naturally understand human emotions and often says or does things, such as teleporting without warning, that make other fae uncomfortable. She tends to use robot-esque syntax and euphemisms, like referring to death as being "removed from the network."[1]

She is incredibly innovative and creative, finding ways to bring technology to the world of fae.[2] She likes being useful but does not understand the nuances of normal interactions.

Her younger persona loves stuffed rabbits, balloons, cartoons, and popcorn; she has a fleeting crush on Quentin.[1]

Biography[]

April is a dryad whose tree was cut down. While her fellow dryads simply gave up, April fought to survive and led January to rescue her. January worked the last still living bits of wood into the circuitry of the servers at Tamed Lightning, and made her a cyber-dryad. April runs the computer system of ALH Computers, monitors the physical area, and acts as an inter-office pager.[1] Although this form gives her more flexibility to the point where she can even be portable to other locations when her tree couldn't be transplanted, her capacity still is limited as she has to still rely on her servers to exist.

In the Series[]

A Local Habitation[]

Gordan manipulates April into helping her kill the ALH employees for her experiment in preserving Faerie via technology. April, under the assumption that they'd come back to life the way she does after her servers shut down, is initially compliant. However, when Gordan tells her to kill Jan, April outright refuses, forcing Gordan to take matters into her own hands.

While Toby investigates the murders, April is generally compliant with her requests if not actively helpful. She gives Toby exactly the information requested but does not think to point out evidence that others would find notable.

When April finally understands that Gordan killed January permanently, not uploading her to the server to get rebooted, she tries to kill Gordan; Gordan finishes the job herself rather than face punishment.

April is ultimately cleared of breaking Oberon's Law since she didn't realize she was killing people, and because she evolved to understand in the end. She becomes Countess of Tamed Lightning and CEO of ALH Computing, and aged up her physical appearance to reflect her new role. She is working with Li Quin Zhou to try to restore the uploaded employees.

Late Eclipses / One Salt Sea[]

April attends the Queen's Court when Toby is on trial and again when war looms against Saltmist. She requires an escort to transport her servers when she leaves ALH Computing.

Ashes of Honor[]

Chelsea's portals lead Toby to Freemont, where April introduces her to April's other mother, Li Quin Zhou. At Toby's request April monitors Chelsea's portals and predicts when Chelsea is on course to open one in Tamed Lightning; as a result, they are able to subdue Chelsea.

The Winter Long[]

April attends Queen Arden's Yule Ball.

A Red-Rose Chain[]

Toby calls on April to remotely ward her rooms in the Kingdom of Silences, ensuring that she and her allies can speak openly without their enemies listening in.

Of Things Unknown[]

April and Li Qin successfully restore the souls of the dead ALH employees with help from Toby. When April realises that Gordan somehow managed to preserve a backup of Jan's soul, April summons the night-haunts and orders them to create a new body for Jan. April, with Toby and Li Qin's help, successfully revives them all, and mothers and daughter are reunited.

Relationships[]

January O'Leary and Li Qin Zhou[]

April's mothers. April appears to have a slight preference for January based on her appearance, likely because January is the one who saved her life. She however feels guilty being with Li Qin prior to January's ressurrection, despite Li Qin actively parenting her.

October Daye[]

April is one of Toby's allies, and provides technical support on Toby's various adventures.

Quentin Sollys[]

April regularly provides Quentin with upgraded cell phones that she has modified to work in Faerie.

References[]

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