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Asterope
"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise." - Victor Hugo
✧Name: Asterope (ah-stare-oh-pea)
✧Nickname(s): Aster
✧Race: Ethaefal Day, Inarta Night
✧Gender: Female
✧Age: 5 years Appears to be in her early 20s
✧Date of Fall: 51st of summer, 515 AV
✧Place of Fall: Suvan Sea Off the coast of Riverfall
✧Current Location: The Outpost via Sunberth Spring 520 - Current
✧Profession: N/A (TBD)
✧Languages: Common Fluent, Nari Basic, & Pavi Poor
✧Nickname(s): Aster
✧Race: Ethaefal Day, Inarta Night
✧Gender: Female
✧Age: 5 years Appears to be in her early 20s
✧Date of Fall: 51st of summer, 515 AV
✧Place of Fall: Suvan Sea Off the coast of Riverfall
✧Current Location: The Outpost via Sunberth Spring 520 - Current
Previously :
✧Profession: N/A (TBD)
Previously :
✧Languages: Common Fluent, Nari Basic, & Pavi Poor
Appearance
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During the day, Asterope is a creature of ethereal beauty. With an otherworldly aura, she carries herself with purpose and elegance in even the simplest of tasks. She stands at 5'9", tall compared to the average human woman but perhaps on the shorter side for an Ethaefal. She has a slender frame, weighing approximately 130 pounds, with a slight leanness born from necessity rather than desire for it hidden beneath her clothes.
Her skin carries a natural light tan, and gleams with an internal rose-gold glow that is only enhanced by the light of the sun, shimmering faintly in the light. She has a heart-shaped face with almost startlingly severe, dark brows, a full but small mouth and a ski-slope nose. Aster's eyes, almond-shaped with a slight slant to them, are a deep, warm molten gold; they always seem to be lit up from within, the warm amber hue gleaming almost with a light of their own.
Her hair falls in silky loose waves to the tops of her breasts, the colour never stable as it shifts with the seasons, and is most frequently left loose or in a messy bun atop her head; it's also not uncommon for her to weave a small braid or two into it, something she picked up from her time with the Drykas. Like all Ethaefal, Aster has a pair of milky, glass-like horns, their colours varying with the seasons. They start at her temples, perfectly symmetrical, the main branch stretching back towards the crown of her head in a spiral, with a shorter section that sweeps up beside her forehead and then down near her ears, curving into a loop and tapering to a point.
Her skin carries a natural light tan, and gleams with an internal rose-gold glow that is only enhanced by the light of the sun, shimmering faintly in the light. She has a heart-shaped face with almost startlingly severe, dark brows, a full but small mouth and a ski-slope nose. Aster's eyes, almond-shaped with a slight slant to them, are a deep, warm molten gold; they always seem to be lit up from within, the warm amber hue gleaming almost with a light of their own.
Her hair falls in silky loose waves to the tops of her breasts, the colour never stable as it shifts with the seasons, and is most frequently left loose or in a messy bun atop her head; it's also not uncommon for her to weave a small braid or two into it, something she picked up from her time with the Drykas. Like all Ethaefal, Aster has a pair of milky, glass-like horns, their colours varying with the seasons. They start at her temples, perfectly symmetrical, the main branch stretching back towards the crown of her head in a spiral, with a shorter section that sweeps up beside her forehead and then down near her ears, curving into a loop and tapering to a point.
Seasonal Changes :
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Once the sun dips below the horizon and night falls on the land, Asterope's appearance experiences a dramatic shift. Forced to return to the last mortal body she occupied, she loses several inches of her height, shrinking to a meek 5'2", and her frame thins out considerably, leaving her at around 105 pounds. Her horns disappear, as does the strange, celestial quality to her, leaving her more clumsy and human.
Her hair loses some of its length, now only to her shoulders, and becomes choppier; the colour darkens to a deep shade of ginger, almost a pale rusty colour in the right lighting. Her features sharpen slightly, her face shape squaring, and her skin pales considerably to a milky white. The burning gold of her eyes fades to a predominantly pale green hazel, but they appear none the less illuminated and bright.
While her skin is perfectly smooth and flawless under the sunlight, in her mortal form Aster's skin is covered in freckles; her face in particular is covered in scatterings of them. As well as this, pale silvery scars litter her body; they are hard to see on her porcelain skin, but they are evidence of a life well-lived.
While this form is her natural mortal seeming, as of winter 519 AV, Asterope is granted a new mortal seeming every season that she may instead take on come nightfall if she so chooses. Once the season changes, she may only keep the new form she was granted for future use if she was able to discover the past life's name and some information about them.
Note: This is the result of a wish that was granted as a prize in the Thanksgiving Gratitude Challenge.✧
Her hair loses some of its length, now only to her shoulders, and becomes choppier; the colour darkens to a deep shade of ginger, almost a pale rusty colour in the right lighting. Her features sharpen slightly, her face shape squaring, and her skin pales considerably to a milky white. The burning gold of her eyes fades to a predominantly pale green hazel, but they appear none the less illuminated and bright.
While her skin is perfectly smooth and flawless under the sunlight, in her mortal form Aster's skin is covered in freckles; her face in particular is covered in scatterings of them. As well as this, pale silvery scars litter her body; they are hard to see on her porcelain skin, but they are evidence of a life well-lived.
While this form is her natural mortal seeming, as of winter 519 AV, Asterope is granted a new mortal seeming every season that she may instead take on come nightfall if she so chooses. Once the season changes, she may only keep the new form she was granted for future use if she was able to discover the past life's name and some information about them.
Note: This is the result of a wish that was granted as a prize in the Thanksgiving Gratitude Challenge.✧
Mortal Seemings :
Injuries & Scars
Injuries :
Scars :
Note: As an Ethaefal, Asterope's injuries are unique to the form in which they were received, as are the resulting scars. She does not retain any scars from injuries in her divine form.
Personality & Concept
"She was like the sun, (...) she would shine again regardless." - Nikki Rowe
Asterope is still incredibly new to the world, and it shows in her behaviour. A combination of newness and determination to always seek good in those around her, Aster can tend towards the naïve and even gullible. While naturally a more reserved person, her time spent among the Drykas has encouraged her to often be open with her thoughts, something she is slowly discovering is not always approved of by others. In general, she has a serene, somewhat gentle aura to her.
Generally melancholic and still homesick, Aster has taken to the optimistic side, and marvels at the strange beauty of the world around her, so different from where she once was. However, she is prone to be stricken with sadness, particularly at night when she transforms into her mortal form and feels even further from home, and she can be turbulent when such moods strike her.
Always curious about the new things around her and wanting to learn, she’s willing to try anything at least once, and tries to surround herself with new sights, experiences, and knowledge as often as she can. She is always open to meeting new people because of this, and struggles to find balance between her slightly more introverted nature and her overwhelming curiousity of strangers. She tends to find a middle-ground in people watching, though she never means to be rude in her staring, and is in fact fairly friendly when approached.
Always with a soft side, Aster easily sympathizes with others and does not like to see suffering. Learning how to properly use medicine and to help heal others somewhat calmed her soul, giving her a shallow sense of peace and somewhat of a purpose; if she can help those around her, then she will.
Aster's recent stint in slavery and her experiences in Sunberth have darkened her outlook somewhat; she has been unforgivingly exposed to the dark and gritty aspects of humanity, and it has resulted in her normally gentle and optimistic nature being tinged with bitterness, anger, and confusion. She has had to learn to accept certain dark truths about herself and others to survive, and she is learning to adjust to this new side of herself and to coexist with the anger and violence that now resides inside her.
Generally melancholic and still homesick, Aster has taken to the optimistic side, and marvels at the strange beauty of the world around her, so different from where she once was. However, she is prone to be stricken with sadness, particularly at night when she transforms into her mortal form and feels even further from home, and she can be turbulent when such moods strike her.
Always curious about the new things around her and wanting to learn, she’s willing to try anything at least once, and tries to surround herself with new sights, experiences, and knowledge as often as she can. She is always open to meeting new people because of this, and struggles to find balance between her slightly more introverted nature and her overwhelming curiousity of strangers. She tends to find a middle-ground in people watching, though she never means to be rude in her staring, and is in fact fairly friendly when approached.
Always with a soft side, Aster easily sympathizes with others and does not like to see suffering. Learning how to properly use medicine and to help heal others somewhat calmed her soul, giving her a shallow sense of peace and somewhat of a purpose; if she can help those around her, then she will.
Aster's recent stint in slavery and her experiences in Sunberth have darkened her outlook somewhat; she has been unforgivingly exposed to the dark and gritty aspects of humanity, and it has resulted in her normally gentle and optimistic nature being tinged with bitterness, anger, and confusion. She has had to learn to accept certain dark truths about herself and others to survive, and she is learning to adjust to this new side of herself and to coexist with the anger and violence that now resides inside her.
