Modern Merlin Moodboards (Part 2) (Revamped);
Character: Queen Guinevere Pendragon.
Modern name: Gwen Smith.
Age: 37 years old.
Modern job: Owner of a floral and boutique shop called 'Camelot Beauties'.
Short rundown of their modern life: Gwen Smith was born to a poor family in Brooklyn and grew up very happy until the death of her mother, which caused her older brother, Elyan, to runaway from home when she was 12.
Her mother was a seamstress and her father was a factory worker—both of whom would die from separate illnesses when she was 11 and 19 respectfully (not long after she first started her business). Leaving her on her own for a few months aside from her childhood best friend— Morgan's—family until her brother returned.
She would later go on to attend the weddings of Mithian and Elyan & Morgan and Del (as well as several others as she continued to meet people that her new friend Merlin kept introducing her to)—and she'd go to volunteer at Tristian and Izzy's Youth Center. Which was very fulfilling.
However, she could never quite shake the feeling that something was missing. A feeling that only slightly lessened when she adopted the baby boy she found on the doorstep of her shop when she was 26.
A feeling that continues to grow with every dream of the blonde with a charming smile in red who feels like home.
Character: King Arthur Pendragon.
Modern name: Arthur Smith.
Age: 38 years old.
Modern job: Stay at home dad (until he becomes more acquainted with the modern day).
Short rundown of their modern life: King Arthur Pendragon has not yet risen but will likely become a stay at home dad (until he becomes more acquainted with the modern day) when he does.
Character: Arthur the lesser and Artie Pendragon.
Modern name: Artie Smith.
Age: 11 years old.
Modern job: None. He's a student.
Short rundown of their modern life: Little Artie was left on the doorstep of 'Camelot Beauties' where he was found by the owner, Gwen Smith, who took him in.
She went on to raise him with the help of Morgana, Elyan, and the others.
Which caused him to befriend most, if not all, of their kids.
Character: Morgause.
Modern name: Morgause le Fay.
Age: 43 years old.
Modern job: Lawyer.
Short rundown of their modern life: Morgause le Fay was born to an unfaithful stay at home mom (and former socialite) and a soldier (who loved her very much).
Eventually though her father died during combat and her mother disappeared in a fire (caused by an oven that was developed and sold by the Penace Industries— Morgan's father owned), leaving her in charge of her younger sister and permantly disfigured at 17 years old.
She then had to fight tooth and nail to become emancipated and then fight to gain custody of her sister against her sister, Morgan's, biological father (who was a very bigoted and classist man). Which wasn't easy to do but she managed. All the while beginning to hate the man more than she already had before the incident.
She went on to rent a house with a wannabe magician named Edwin so she could properly take care of her sister while she took up different jobs to provide for them both. And later the little street rat her sister took a liking to, Mordred.
After Morgan graduated, Morgause started to seeing Edwin—who she had already befriended and bonded with over their shared burn scars—and went to law school. Still working multiple jobs to feed herself and Mordred (with help from Morgan who had gotten a scholarship and access to a trust fund after her bio father died).
And eventually, Morgause graduated and began a lawyer—one who fought for those who couldn't fit for themselves. One who fought for businesses like the one her sister ran.
Character: Edwin Muriden.
Modern name: Edwin 'Ed' Mercer.
Age: 43 years old.
Modern job: Famous Magician.
Short rundown of their modern life: Edwin 'Ed' Mercer grew up in the circus, raised by magicians until he was 7 when an oil lamp made by Penace Industries caused the trailer he lived in with his parents to burst into flames with them inside while he was playing outside.
Once he realized that his parents were in fact still inside, Edwin threw himself into the flames trying to save them and became disfigured in the process.
From that day on, he swore vengeance against Penace Industries—more specifically the owner—and ended up becoming roommates with the man's daughter and her older half sister, who Edwin took a fancy to.
He dropped his plans for revenge after Morgan's father died and continued on his path to becoming a magician.
Eventually crossing paths with Magicans Sophia and Gili, and street performer, Daegal, who he kinda became friendly rivals with.
Now he's a famous magician but still lives with Morgause who he is dating (niether are into the whole marriage thing) and he is very happy.
Character: Lady Morgana Pendragon.
Modern name: Morgan le Fay.
Age: 41 years old.
Modern job: Owner of Morgan's Palace (a restaurant and gay club/bar).
Short rundown of their modern life: Morgan was the product of an affair between rich business man Uther Penace and her unfaithful stay at home (and former socialite) mom.
For the first fifteen years of her life, she was unaware of this fact as she was raised by her mother and her mother's husband—who was a solider—alongside her older half sister, Morgause.
Then her step father died in combat and a fire broke out because of a faulty oven that caused her mother to disappear and her sister to become disfigured.
She was in the foster system for months as her sister and father fought over custody of her until her sister finally won and took her in, working her ass off to provide for her.
When Morgan was 17, she found a little boy around 4 digging around in the trash trying to find some food after his own father died and convinced Morgause to take him in as their brother.
The boy's name was Mordred and he now works at the club/bar/ restaurant that Morgan opened up as soon as she had the proper licensing (at 21) and built with the leftover money from her trust fund (that her bio father left her).
Her business is located right next to childhood friend (Gwen Smith)'s shop, Camelot Beauties, and she (along with her wife, Del, who owns an occult shop just up the road) has helped Gwen raise her adoptive son, Artie, since the very beginning alongside her own son, Morgie.
Character: Forridel.
Modern name: Del le Fay.
Age: 41 years old.
Modern job: Occult Shop Owner.
Short rundown of their modern life: Del le Fay (Nee West) was raised by her elderly grandmother who remained her only family until she died when Del was 24.
Leaving Del grieving and the proud owner of her grandmother's occult shop (West's Occult Shop).
The shop where Del would meet her adoptive little sister, Kara.
The shop where Del would meet her wife, Morgan le Fay, one day when she was 26 and looking for a present for her little thirteen year old brother, Mordred (who it turns out Kara knew when she was little if the pictures she had on her were anything to go by.
They quickly became friends and after three years of being friends, they started dating and eventually married.
She is also hiding a white baby dragin named 'Aithusa' that she found that only Morgan's son knows about. Well, officially anyway. Plenty of people have seen the dragon and it has become a bit of a local cryptid around where they live.
Character: Morgie le Fay.
Modern name: Morgar 'Morgie' le Fay.
Age: 13 years old.
Modern job: None. He's a student.
Short rundown of their modern life: Morgar 'Morgie' le Fay was born under mysterious circumstances to Morgan le Fay before Morgan and Del started dating.
He was raised alongside Artie and has always looked up to his uncle Mordred.
When he was three he started having visions of his mother's past life and because of that he's become somewhat disillusioned to the world around him. And he's started to resent Artie.
And ever since he learned how to read, he's been practicing magic in secret. Including dark magic.
He's been helping his other mother, Del, hide and take care of Aithusa and thrives on hearing the stories people throw around about the supposed 'cryptid' that he knows is just the dragon. He finds them hilarious.
He is very happy with his parents despite his growing mental health issues and resentment towards the world around him.
Character: Sir Mordred.
Modern name: Mordred Barlow le Fay.
Age: 28 years old.
Modern job: Waiter (at Morgan's Place) and Medical Intern.
Short rundown of their modern life: Mordred Barlow (Now Moedred Barlow le Fay) was born in a Wiccan compound who kept to themselves who he lived with for the first few years of his life.
When he was four, his father was sent out for supplies and took him with him—only to be killed in a mugging. Causing Mordred to have to fend for himself for a couple of days until he was found by Morgan le Fay who convinced her sister to take them in as their father.
So his name was changed to Mordred Barlow le Fay and he was raised as their little brother.
When he was 13, Morgan got him some Wiccan books for his birthday from the shop where she met her girlfriend, who just so happened to be fostering Mordred old childhood friend, Kara.
Now he lives in a flat above Morgan's Palace with his fiancée, Kara, where they both work while he interns at the local hospital under Dr. Merlin Everstone as he studies to become one himself.
Character: Kara.
Modern name: Kara Galdur.
Age: 28 years old.
Modern job: Waitress (at Morgan's Place) and Overnight Stocker (West's Occult Shop).
Short rundown of their modern life: When Kara was 11, her guardian abandoned her into the custody of Del West who's treated like a younger sister ever since.
When she was 13, whe was reunited with her old childhood friend, Mordred, and her adoptive sister befriended his adoptive sister.
When she was 16, Del and Morgana married, and she started dating Mordred.
Now she works as a waitress at Morgan's Palace and an overnight stalker at at West's Occult Shop, and lives in the flat over Morgan's Palace with her fiance, Mordred.
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Mood boards for my Merlin story 'it's time, it's time, it's time' where the younger characters of Merlin get reincarnated and have a second shot at life. Minus Leon and Merlin who are immortal and have to find a way to prevent history from repeating itself.
Big thanks to @hufflepuffpirate20 , @gwaine-lover , @genderfunky-lesbian , @everything-but-the-not-natural , @witchmd13 , @sautedonions , and @purpleblobfrompluto for the help they gave back when this au started off (which was a lot). Tag list: @history-of-stories .
Here is a link to the story on ao3.
Part 1 is here.
