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☼ Asterope ☼
"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise." - Victor Hugo
The Basics
✧Name: Asterope (ahs-tare-oh-pea)
✧Nickname(s): Aster
✧Race: Ethaefal (Day)/Inarta (Night)
✧Gender: Female
✧Age: 3 years (Appears to be in her early 20s)
✧Date of Fall: 51st Day of Summer, 515 AV
✧Place of Fall: Suvan Sea, off the coast of Riverfall
✧Current Location: Ravok (Arrived 5th day of Summer, 518 AV)
✧Occupation: N/A (Slave)
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. 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 with emotion.
Her hair falls in silky loose waves to the tops of her breasts, the colour never stable, 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. 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.
With the shortening of the days and the turning of the leaves, Aster's hair darkens to a rich, full auburn, not dissimilar to the reds on the trees. Her horns darken as well, turning a shining, rich gold for the duration of the season. 
The arrival of snow brings with it the cooling of Aster's colours; her hair pales to a light fawn brown, while her horns take on a deep jade green as if reminiscing for the leafy forests of warmer days. 
Perhaps Aster's favourite season, the rebirth of flora and fauna comes with yet another change in her colours. Her hair lightens considerably, taking on a pale, golden honey colour, while her horns turn a delicate shade of lavender littered with flecks of pale jade, echoing the newly grown flowers. 
During the Summer, Aster's hair takes on a pale red hue tinted with gold, not unlike the rose-gold shimmer of her skin. Her horns take on a smooth alabaster hue threaded and flecked with pale peach.
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 lively.
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.
NOTE: As Asterope is an Ethaefal, scars do not transfer into her divine form. Therefore, the listed scars are only present on her mortal form at night. Injuries transfer between forms until fully healed.
✧Nickname(s): Aster
✧Race: Ethaefal (Day)/Inarta (Night)
✧Gender: Female
✧Age: 3 years (Appears to be in her early 20s)
✧Date of Fall: 51st Day of Summer, 515 AV
✧Place of Fall: Suvan Sea, off the coast of Riverfall
✧Current Location: Ravok (Arrived 5th day of Summer, 518 AV)
Previously :
✧Occupation: N/A (Slave)
Previously :
Appearance (Day)
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. 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 with emotion.
Her hair falls in silky loose waves to the tops of her breasts, the colour never stable, 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. 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.
Autumn
With the shortening of the days and the turning of the leaves, Aster's hair darkens to a rich, full auburn, not dissimilar to the reds on the trees. Her horns darken as well, turning a shining, rich gold for the duration of the season.Winter
The arrival of snow brings with it the cooling of Aster's colours; her hair pales to a light fawn brown, while her horns take on a deep jade green as if reminiscing for the leafy forests of warmer days.Spring
Perhaps Aster's favourite season, the rebirth of flora and fauna comes with yet another change in her colours. Her hair lightens considerably, taking on a pale, golden honey colour, while her horns turn a delicate shade of lavender littered with flecks of pale jade, echoing the newly grown flowers.Summer
During the Summer, Aster's hair takes on a pale red hue tinted with gold, not unlike the rose-gold shimmer of her skin. Her horns take on a smooth alabaster hue threaded and flecked with pale peach.Appearance (Night)
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 lively.
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.
Injuries and Scars
Injuries
| Date Received | Description | Date Healed |
| 49th of Fall, 517 AV | ✧ | ~70th of Fall, 517 AV |
| 12th of Summer, 518 AV | ✧ | ~54th of Summer, 518 AV |
Scars
| Date Received | Description |
| 49th of Fall, 517 AV | ✧Aster has faint discoloration and slightly raised patches of skin along her left side and back from healed first and second degree burns. Her voice is slightly raspier than it once was, and when doing physical activity, she becomes breathless more easily. |
| 12th of Summer, 518 AV | ✧Aster has a slightly irregular circular scar on the back of her left shoulder where the crossbow bolt pierced her skin, approximately an inch in diameter. Her left shoulder is prone to stiffness and aching, and if not exercised properly and used enough, has difficulty reaching its full range of motion. |
NOTE: As Asterope is an Ethaefal, scars do not transfer into her divine form. Therefore, the listed scars are only present on her mortal form at night. Injuries transfer between forms until fully healed.
Inyel is a man in his early 30s; the Ankal of his pavilion, between his two wives, five children, and responsibilities, he is often busy. Despite that, he always found a few minutes for Aster, and was always kind to her, even when he got impatient. She will always be grateful to him for taking her into his pavilion.
Nara is a middle-aged woman of the Stormgrass pavilion, and essentially became Asterope's mentor. She took Aster under her wing, guiding and helping her, and Aster became deeply fond of her for it. A patient but stern woman, she tried to convince Aster to stay with the Drykas when she decided it was time to leave.
As a daughter of Syna, Asterope is devoted to the sun Goddess. Aster worships Syna regularly, and misses the Goddess and her domain in the Ukalas sorely; she longs to return. Recently, she has begun to have her doubts about Syna due to the hardships she has faced.
Aster has a somewhat newfound appreciation and respect for Rak'keli given her interest and work in medicine/herbalism. She admires the Goddess for what she does, and while she doesn't worship Rak'keli regularly, Asterope will usually say a small word to her before or after she has helped someone; particularly so when it has required a lot of work or the injury/illness was severe.
Only having recently discovered Yahal and his domains, Asterope does not yet worship him; however, his ideals are ones that she aligns with strongly at her core, and she wishes to learn more about him.
