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Phoenix Bird Lore

The lore surrounding the Phoenix bird has countless variations, with some of the earliest accounts dating back to eight centuries before the birth of Christ. The greek version of the bird traditionally lives near a cool well which it visits each morning to bathe and sing. It is a stunningly beautiful bird with an entrancing song, captivating enough to make even the Sun stop to listen. If the Phoenix is injured, it can heal itself and enjoy a life span of 500 to more than 1000 years.

When the Phoenix reaches the end of its life, it’s said to build itself a nest of aromatic spices such as cinnamon and myrrh. It then sets the nest and itself on fire and is burned to ashes. Shortly, the Phoenix rises again and begins its life anew. In some traditions, the new Phoenix gathers up the ashes of the old and takes them to Heliopolis to offer them to the Sun God.

the Egyptians called it a Benu, and the Benu symbolises rebirth, as it rises from its ashes like a new sun rises when the old has died. It also symbolises a new period of wealth and fertility, when the Nile flooded the earth each year.


In Japan, as earlier in China, the mythical Phoenix was adopted as a symbol of the imperial household, particularily the empress. This mythical bird represents fire, the sun, justice, obedience, and fidelity. they call it a Ho-oo

According to legend (mostly from China), the Ho-oo appears very rarely, and only to mark the beginning of a new era -- the birth of a virtuous ruler, for example. In other traditions, the Ho-oo appears only in peaceful and prosperous times (nesting, it is said, in paulownia trees), and hides itself when there is trouble. As the herald of a new age, the Ho-Oo decends from heaven to earth to do good deeds, and then it returns to its celestial abode to await a new era. It is both a symbol of peace (when it appears) and a symbol of disharmony (when it disappears).

Mythical Abilities
- The tendency to inspire creativity and hope with its beautiful appearance and song.
- The ability to heal mortal wounds with its tears.
- The ability to heal itself, either spontaneously or through cremation and rebirth.
- The ability to disappear, sometimes with a flash of light or sudden blast of flame that is unlike the blaze that marks the beginning of a new life.
- To burn people at a distance, or let you touch it's fiery feathers unharmed (control heat/fire)

Reference Pictures: [x] [x] [x]

The Caretaker
Name: Rynn
Gender: female
age: 19
skin: Pale
Eyes: blue-grey
Hair: Brown, usually tied back in a ponytail
Appearance: A somewhat short young woman who tends to dress in blues and greys that compliment her eye color.
Other: Rynn is a quiet, studious person, with a love for both science, and the mysterious and out-of-the ordinary. She recently moved out of her parent's house into her own, to work with her long-time friend who joined a small theater group. Though not an actor herself, she works backstage with lighting and props, and gets to watch free shows when she isn't working. She spends her free time and extra money buying various books, about a variety of subjects, with a strange collection of technical science books and fantasy.

The Cat
Name: Cael
Gender: male
Color: black
Likes: milk, ribbons/string and clawing Rynn to wake her up in the morning.
Dislikes: dogs, being woken up when he’s sleeping, having his tail pulled.
Other facts: Cael is Rynn's pet and companion. She found him abandoned on the street as a kitten and saved him, intending to find him a good home. To her dismay, when she tried to give him away several times, he ran away and found his way back to her, so she resigned herself to taking care of him. In truth, she loves him to bits, and was secretly thrilled when he returned.

Some Random Notes:

[x] Aidan's bottle could be lit up first, and then dim in the dust spin stage. (with ashes spinning around it or something) I thought this might represent how a phoenix burns and then begins life from the ashes. (first and second stage) -maybe a flame could appear briefly before it changes to the third stage?

[x] since a phoenix is connected to the sun, he could be brightest at sunrise and dimmest at night. (first stage)

[x] He'll be a morning person D:


Some battle ideas:
(see: About the Essence > mythical abilities, every one is based off one of those listed.)
not going to be too defined here. I just don't want to forget. e_e

I think he'd be a defensive support character.
possible ability 1: He could have a song-based ability that increases other's speed for a few turns.
possible ability 2: a healing ability of some sort, through song or... I don't know. crying randomly would be weird.
possible ability 3: the ability to heal himself. (could be part of 2. or some sort of all around group-heal)
possible ability 4: an ability that increases his own speed greatly for one turn with a blast of light? (a dodge ability)
possible ability 5: some sort of heat/fire based attack.

Possible ability 6: something to do with flying? an aerial attack or something?


just listing random ideas here. What do you think?





from the semi-custom contest :3