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Nickname(s): Em, Emi, Emperilu
Also Known As: Empelu, the Goddess Descended, the White Lady, Empyll
Species: Human/Rhean (Rhea/Rhota)
Homeplanet: Coruscant/Earth
Affiliation: Neo-Imperium
Height: 5' 1.5"
Weight: 100 lbs.
Age: 135 y.o.
D.O.B.: March 10
Hair: ruddy brown
Eyes: blue
Fav. Color: blue, black, earth tones
Fav. Food: sushi, creamed spinach
Likes: tea, anime, manga, fantasy and science fiction novels, computer games, logic puzzles,
Dislikes: humanity,
Hobbies: reading, writing, drawing, collecting junk
Skills: pandimensional, interdimensional portaling, pocket dimension creation, cataclysmic fate redirection, dimensional tracking, mental combat, minor temporal prediction, intrinsic sight, emotional transmission
Weaknesses: night blindness, poor eyesight, photosensitivity, low lung capacity, hot temper, immoral, power-hungry, compulsive, obsessive
Personality:
Background: Emperial was born half-Rhean, half-human. Her human mother belonged to a nation at war with the government her Rhean father worked for. Her mother was unable to cope with the pressure of raising a feral Rhean and lacked the training necessary for the child's domestication. At the age of four, Emperial was left in her father's care and raised alongside adopted sister Lilem. Eventually, her father's government, known as the New Empire or Neo-Imperium, won the war.
ssssssssThe Piett family was one of the most highly-respected families in this government. Emperial's aunt, Lady Admiral EmileAmai Piett, led the Imperial forces in their vistory, and there was great pressure on the Pietts to appoint on of their own as the new Empress. At the age of fourteen, Emperial became the High Empress. She reigned for four years until her elder sister, adopted Piett family member EmileAmai Piett II (Lilem) was prepared to take the throne as Grand Empress. Lilem abdicated two years later to raise a family and a new Empress was chosen by the Ruling Council, the Free Empress, who is the current Empire's figurehead leader. (All power in the Empire is actually held between the military, under the leadership of Supreme Commander Lady EmileAmai Piett, and the Ruling Council, under the leadership of House Fourdr.) Naturally, as Empress (former of otherwise), Emperial holds rank in the Imperial military. Her effective rank is Line Captain and her command rank is Fleet Admiral. As next in line in the House of Piett, she bears the title Lady.
ssssssssAfter leaving the throne, Emperial decided to explore the world. She traveled a great deal and had many wonderful adventures, meeting dozens of new friends along the way. As is tradition among Rheans, she adopted a number of these new friends as new family. She now has a huge adopted family with brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, fathers, mothers, and even adopted children. Corvus, her feien bond, who accompanies her nearly everywhere nowadays, is one such adopted family member.
Equipment: blue Neo Imperium flight suit (rank Fleet Admiral), utility belt/holster, ultrasaturated nutrient rations, dark leather-bound journal
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Nickname(s): Corvy
Species: Feien (Summoner)
Affiliation: Feien
Height: 7" (not including wings)
Weight: negligible
Age: 4 months
D.O.B.: February 6th
Hair: black
Eyes: black
Fav. Color: black
Fav. Food: grapes, crackers & cheese
Likes: history, power,
Dislikes: humanity,
Hobbies: reading, magic study, plotting to destroy enemies
Skills: Darkvision, Flight, Greater Darkness, Magic Detection, Levitation, Shield, Dark Energy Blast, Greater Casting, Panelemental, Head Start, Quck Maneuvering, Teleport, Form, Heal, Mimic Spell
Weaknesses: quick temper, repulsive personality, foolish, power-hungry
Personality: Corvus is one of the most unpleasant feien around. He's short of temper, frequently in a bad mood, and prefers to be left alone to fester. He's the resident grump of the group. All the other feien exist only to annoy him (from his point of view at least) and nearly every encounter with the others ends badly. He does not approve of having other people meddling in his affairs. He hates cute, fluffy, happy things (and that means you, Gogol). He's overly serious in nature, pessmistic, and is quite convinced tomorrow will be the last day of the feien race. One of these days, he may even be right.
ssssssssHe's also terribly arrogant. Not only does he stand alone as the sole summoner fairy, responsible for the fate of his species, but he's extremely intelligent and a natural whiz with magic. As a result, he tends to see other feien as beneath him or less than he is, and once someone engages him in conversation it usually becomes very obvious.
ssssssssThough he's quite introverted, Corvus's unwillingness to make friends is not a natural aspect of his personality, but something he imposed upon himself. He believes any friendships will only end poorly, and romance is doomed. He tries not to let himself get pulled into either, but when opportunity presents himself, he finds it hard to resist. He's not particularly wise and frequently loses his head in the moment. Often he goes from being friendly one day to cruel the next and rationalizes any accidental friendships with excuses. He feels a need to push people away from him before they get too close. After all, if they get too close they might uncover his secrets, most of which he's too ashamed of to speak about.
ssssssssAs a note, Corvus speaks English, Latin, some Spanish, some Japanese, and Rhea, an alien language. All these languages were gotten from Emperial. (Feien absorb a bit of their bond's knowledge and personality traits as a result of bonding.) Some other things Corvus gets from Em: a bit of narcissism, atrocious eating habits, phobia of touch, desire for massive amount of power (and the included corruption), fixation on specific people or items (closer to an obsession), a thirst for vengeance for insults both actual and perceived, a penchant for cruelty to others, love of reading.
Background: An "artificially constructed" feien, Corvus was the result of massive amounts of magical energy on a feien fairy plant, a magical plant from which all feien are birthed. Corvus was created in order to save his species. He possesses the rare ability to force a feien plant to create new blooms and can blend two existing feien with the plant, resulting in "offspring."
ssssssssFrom the start, Corvus's life has been rocky. He despised his role as summoner, feeling all the feien he brought into existence were spoiled and ungrateful, and had an immense dislike for humans. Unfortunately, he himself is bound to one. He was lucky. His bond, Emperial, is probably one of the few people around who would willingly put up with his antics. When he felt she wasn't paying him enough attention, he threw tantrums and ran away for a week. He fell in love with one of the feien he summoned, San, but was rejected in favor of another feien, Aileron, whom he hated. A third fairy, Seamus, blamed Corvus for an altercation in the shop (which was not Corvus's fault) and spread rumors and lies that ruined what little reputation Corvus had. And to top it all off, Corvus was immensely jealous of these new feien. As a summoner, he has more magical power than any of them, but has a significantly shorter lifespan.
ssssssssJealousy and rage consumed him for a long time. It all changed after his week spent running away. When he returned, Emperial took him back into her fold, no questions asked, and apologized for hurting his feelings. It was probably an apology he didn't really deserve, but that made it all the more important. He suddenly found that everyone he'd been convinced didn't care about him actually did care, and he discovered a very important friend: his mentor, Saisai. Thanks to Saisai's wisdom and patience, Corvus learned to better control his emotions and temper. Corvus also summoned a new feien for Emperial, Simon. He was worried at first about the new arrival, but when Simon emerged, Corvus found the boy to be one of his greatest joys in life.
ssssssssGradually, things started to slip into place for Corvus. He suddenly had his own little family consisting of himself, Saisai, Simon, and Em. He was happy and content with the world in general. He even found pleasure in the company of another feien, Yeande, filling the gap in his life he'd once reserved for San. Seamus, his old enemy, stopped showing up in the shop, and Corvus was able to repair most of his reputation. Best of all, he uncovered seven feien gemstones, artifacts possibly capable of prolonging his life. Things were good, the dark times were over, and Corvus finally felt happy about his life.
ssssssssAnd then Emperial snatched him from his living area and dragged him on this journey. Alas.
Equipment: black toga
