The character Aodhan goes through many changes as his character evolves. One of my favorite scenes in Volume 2, Mystic North, is when the faerie queen helps him pull off a metamorphosis turning him into a Spiorad, a living spirit, for his mother's funeral. He must act as the spirit guide to enable his mother's soul to join with the ancestors.
The faerie applies a mixture of water and clay to Aodhan's face and places some branches and leaves into his hair giving him the appearance of horns. The effect works as many of his clan members gawk and stare somewhat frightened at the change of appearance.
I thought of the horned god in Celtic Mythology or even the green man of Irish lore. Both pics are a little more extreme than in my imagination but you get the idea!
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