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Trick
Lost Girl character
Fitzpatrick McCorrigan, better known as Trick and formally The Blood King
First appearance	It's a Fae, Fae, Fae, Fae World
Last appearance	Those Who Wander
Portrayed by	Richard Howland
Information
Nickname(s)	Fitzpatrick McCorrigan
Aliases	The Blood King
Species	Blood Sage
Gender	Male
Spouse(s)	Isabeau (Wife - Deceased)
Children	Aife (Daughter)
Relatives	Bo (Granddaughter)
Appeared In	48 Episodes
Aligned	Light Fae
Fate	Last seen leaving for Scotland with Stella Nashira in Those Who Wander

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Trick, proper name Fitzpatrick McCorrigan, and formally known as The Blood King, was the name of a character that appeared in the Lost Girl television series who during the time of the series was the owner of the Dal Riata pub, neutral ground for the Fae.

At one time in the past he was The Blood King, being married to Isabeau, his wife and Queen. He was the father of Aife, and was Bo's grandfather. Trick has appeared in a total of thirteen First Season episodes, twenty-two Second Season episodes and thirteen Third Season episodes. He was Light Fae in nature and specifically a Blood Sage. The role was played by the actor Rick Howland. He first appeared in the premiere episode of the series It's a Fae, Fae, Fae, Fae World where he was not named, but acted to moderate an argument between The Ash and The Morrigan over Bo's fate.

Very little was learned about Trick's past for the first season of the series. It was known that he had a good deal of respect from the Fae community at large, had much knowledge about the Fae and their history, and otherwise operated the Dal Riata, the only neutral ground which both Light Fae and Dark Fae could meet at freely. It was clear that there was more to his history that was unsaid, but this remained very murky and unclear through the majority of the first season.

During the second season, more of Trick's background was revealed including that he was once known as The Blood King and was responsible for ending a war between the Fae that his daughter Aife started. In doing so, he was brought to the attention of a being called The Garuda who during the second season took revenge on him. Trick was killed by Bo in order to remove The Garuda as a threat, but he was revived by her before it was too late. As well, Trick revealed to Bo that he was her grandfather and that she was named for his wife. He also came make a decision about Kenzi over time to where he considered her part of his family.

In the third season, Trick assisted Bo in coming to terms with her Dawning, a test that all Fae must pass with the help of Stella Nashira, a Fae that assisted other Fae with this task. Through this, the two became intimate friends by the end of the season. Trick also guided Hale on his path to being The Ash during this season.

His final current appearance in the series was in the third season finale Those Who Wander. At the end of this episode, he left with Stella Nashira to accompany her to Scotland for his own protection from The Morrigan's actions at the urging of Hale, The Acting Ash at that time. All evidence is that he will appear again in the fourth season when it airs.

Character History

First Season

Very little was learned about Trick's past for the first season of the series. It was known that he had a good deal of respect from the Fae community at large, had much knowledge about the Fae and their history, and otherwise operated the Dal Riata, the only neutral ground which both Light Fae and Dark Fae could meet at freely. It was clear that there was more to his history that was unsaid, but this remained very murky and unclear through the majority of the first season. Little was told about his past until Aife appeared towards the end of the season and she was revealed to be Trick's daughter and Trick was revealed to be Bo's grandfather.

Trick first appeared in the premiere episode of the series It's a Fae, Fae, Fae, Fae World where he was not named, but acted to moderate an argument between The Ash and The Morrigan over Bo's fate. In Where There's a Will, There's a Fae, Bo and Trick met for the first time and during that meeting, Bo revealed to Trick that she did not know about her Fae past, only her human one, and that she was unaligned because of her not having contact with any of the Fae until that time. It is also revealed that there is a connection between Dyson and Trick, but what that was exactly was not explained at that time.

Powers and Abilities

Trick is a Blood Sage which gives him the power to alter the world around him by using his blood and writing down what he desires which then becomes reality. There is a cost to using his powers and that generally means that a greater evil or darkness is unleashed.

He must use a collection of instruments in order to do so, these being a set of scissors and an ink bottle and pen. Trick has been seen to cut his left hand, put his blood into a vial, and then use it as ink to write with. He also must write his desires in an ancient Fae language. Soon after completing the task, whatever he has written down will happen. An example of this was seen in the episode Blood Lines where Trick used his powers to help Bo defeat her mother Aife. Upon Trick completing his task, letters similar to those he wrote appeared on Aife's forehead and her manners and mental state changed which in the end allowed Bo to win out over her.

A far larger and more important example was his use of power to alter the path that the Fae were following during the Great Fae War when Trick was known as The Blood King, a legendary figure in Fae history that forged a peace between the warring tribes of Fae that would eventually become the Light and the Dark. The day he did this became known as La Shoshain and is celebrated annually by the Fae.

In both cases there was a cost to Trick personally and the Fae in general. In the case of his ending the Great Fae War, Trick lost his wife and his daughter Aife was imprisoned. As well, he no longer held his position as The Blood King, being forced to disappear into the shadows of Fae society. In the case of Trick helping Bo defeat Aife, the consequence was the awakening of The Garuda who had been sleeping since Trick wrote in his blood to end the Great Fae War. This placed current Fae society and the world in jeopardy and led to the deaths of Lachlan and Ciara. It also forced Bo to kill Trick, though she returned him to life once more though at the cost of her being forced into The Dawning far too early in her life.

According to Trick, his powers only work when he writes in his blood of his own free will rather than being forced to do so. It also seems that he must be very specific in what he asks for, needing to write every detail of what he wants to occur, or it might be interpreted wrongly.

Trick's daughter Aife and granddaughter Bo seem to have inherited a degree of his power, allowing them to influence others if their blood mingles with the blood of others to any degree. While this has not been clearly seen in the case of Aife, Bo's abilities where seen in several episodes of the series during the second season.

Beyond Trick's Fae powers, he is well versed in Fae history, myths and legends. He owns or has access to a vast collection of books, scrolls, and various items of power which he keeps in his lair located under the Dal Riata bar which he owns. Trick's formal role is as the way-keeper of the only neutral Fae ground in the city and all Fae appear there when they arrive in the city to check in with him. As part of that role, Trick also is well versed in the art of bar-keeping as well.

Appearances in the Lost Girl Series

First Season

• It's a Fae, Fae, Fae, Fae World
• Where There's a Will, There's a Fae
• Oh Kappa, My Kappa
• Faetal Attraction
• Dead Lucky
• Food for Thought
• ArachnoFaebia
• Vexed
• Fae Day
• The Mourning After
• Faetal Justice
• (Dis)Members Only
• Blood Lines

Second Season

• Something Wicked This Fae Comes
• I Fought the Fae (And the Fae Won)
• Scream a Little Dream
• Mirror, Mirror
• BrotherFae of the Wolves
• It's Better to Burn Out Than Fae Away
• Fae Gone Wild
• Death Didn't Become Him
• Original Skin
• Raging Fae
• Can't See the Fae-Rest
• Masks
• Barometz. Trick. Pressure.
• Midnight Lamp
• Table for Fae
• School's Out
• The Girl Who Fae'd With Fire
• Fae-nted Love
• Truth and Consequences
• Lachlan's Gambit
• Into the Dark
• Flesh and Blood

Third Season

• Caged Fae
• SubterrFaenean
• ConFaegion
• Fae-de To Black
• Faes Wide Shut
• The Kenzi Scale
• There's Bo Place Like Home
• Fae-ge Against The Machine
• The Ceremony
• Delinquents
• Adventures In Fae-bysitting
• Hail, Hale
• Those Who Wander

Information revealed in the series

• Trick's proper name is Fitzpatrick McCorrigan, and he was formally known as The Blood King before he became the owner of the Sal Riata.
• Trick seems to bave a good deal of respect from the Fae community at large, has much knowledge about the Fae and their history, and otherwise operates the Dal Riata, the only neutral ground which both Light Fae and Dark Fae could meet at freely.
• Trick provides a source of information about the Fae that has been jokingly called Trickopedia.
• In Dead Lucky it appeared the Trick had a Troll that lived in his lair.
• Trick cares about Kenzi and Bo, Bo as his granddaughter, and Kenzi as part of his family in spite of the verbal sparring that happens between them.
• Trick's granddaughter is Aife.
• His wife was named Isabeau and BO is named after her.

External Links

• Trick's page at the Lost Girl Wikia
• Rick Howland at the IMDb
• Rick Howland at Wikipedia