"Sometimes life is amazing and unpredictable. Although she isn't like us when it comes to powers, the Universe needed her too."
-Delta, Goddess from the Kryton Galaxy.
| Full Name |
Nyt Aurora Årud
(Pronounced like “Night”)
| Nickname |
Rory
| Alias |
Echo
| Birth Date |
August 5th of 2004
| Age |
22
| Species |
Austean (birth planet) from the S'Onfyr System, Kryton Galaxy.
| Gender |
Female
| Sexuality |
Heterosexual
| Alignment |
Chaotic Neutral
| In-Depth Appearance |
Nyt stands at a firm 5’8” tall, conflicting her peers when they catch her out and about with her adoptive “Viking” family, all of which clearly tower over this strange petite gem with green eyes who prefers to keep her dark hair short year-round. Her ears are twice-pierced at the lobes with simple stainless steel earrings and her right ear has an industrial barbell with a decorative crescent moon in the middle and a single diamond-studded star at both ends. She has two faint birth marks under her cheekbones in the shape of a jagged line and scars on her knees from playing rough with the neighborhood kids after her brothers taught her some Jujitsu moves one summer in their youth. At the age of 20, she decided to get a minimalistic drawing of the Solar system on the back of her neck, which was well-received by her heavily tattooed brothers.
Nyt prefers to dress herself simplistically, never associating herself with interesting prints but instead opting to burn people’s retinas with her choice of colours for her beloved dresses and rompers that she so covets. She’s an avid collector of flowy cardigans and has a plethora of stockings at her disposal when the season warrants the occasion. She’s not terribly interested in high heels, but every now and then she’ll buy a stiletto or two when she’s feeling insecure. She claims she’s inspired by the attire of the Star Wars universe, but really, if it’s not covered in logos and fits, she’ll wear anything that isn’t at the bottom of her hamper. It’s rare to catch her in a pair of pants, mostly because she prefers to entertain herself as she whirls around in a pretty dress.
| Abilities |
Nyt is incredibly sensitive to a certain wave, most notably sound waves that are either created through the air or water. She’s able to manipulate them in a way where she can harvest it and save it for later, such as listening to a song she doesn’t know the name to but desires to hear, or even when she’s tired of hearing her older brother, Alistair, talk about science and she’s able to deafen him with the sound of a loud thunderbolt by opening her mouth. Being sensitive to electromagnetic radiation, she’s also able to catch radio waves without the need of a radio transmitter. Her favourite pastime is hiking to the highest point and listening to the meteors whiz by Earth. She never has a moments rest from sound but she prefers it that way, quietly remarking that she never feels alone.
Over time, Nyt has learned to match the natural frequencies of the environment around her: she is now able to shake cars into pieces, topple bridges, and even cause earthquakes, typhoons, or the occasional volcano if she's near a hot spot of energy.
Theoretically, she could steam out bodies of water by pumping enough energy into them, she can destroy technology and locks. She could even lobotomize someone if she can pinpoint her frequently down to a small enough scale, but she'd rather not.
| Limitations |
She isn’t able to harvest just any kind of waves, such as light or water waves. She’s also not able to control her power for a long time, although her second eldest brother, Skylar, insists that if she practices controlling her powers more often, she wouldn’t feel as drained.
The nature of her abilities are limited by a vacuum, like space battles.
| Equipment |
With her at all times: her SmartPhone, a wristwatch with stars in place of numbers and the moon as the watch face, and a silver ring with the Solar system represented by colorful gems on her right ring finger. She carries a set of keys to her home, her parents’ home, her car, and her workplace, as well as a pink pepper spray and a special edition keyring with a charm of Pluto’s updated image from the New Horizons probe. She always brings with her Crichton strapped to her thigh, a small dagger studded with diamond stars around the top of the leather hilt. She also constantly carries along a small tablet she created herself with the Raspberry Pi system, a hand sized screen capable of running like her personal home computer.
| Personality Traits |
- Appreciative, (she’s entirely grateful that her adoptive family took her in under the weirdest circumstances and never let her go.)
- Adventurous, (she enjoys going on road trips and hiking.)
- Techie, (practically raised by the computers her adoptive father would bring home from work to repair contributed to her love for technology.)
- Daredevil, (bordering on reckless sometimes.)
- Moody, (only girl in the family next to her mother; go figure.)
- Inhibited, (unable to fully control her powers, she’s often on edge from worrying that she’ll accidentally hurt someone.)
| Personality |
An advocate for justice, Nyt finds it hard to let go of something that remains unsolved, (a perfectionist tendency on her part). She’s rather quiet but once she warms up to someone, it’s all jokes galore, thanks to her brothers being quick-witted all her life and in turn, making her a comedic genius. She would do anything for her family and close friends, but draws the line when it conflicts with her morals. At times, she seems uneasy and is constantly scanning the skies day or night, looking for the alien in a white spacecraft that visited her when she was 13. Ever since then, she became a believer of all odd things and dove into her studies for aerospace engineering, with her dream of becoming an astronautical engineer.
Nyt is decidedly a “Man’s Woman”, someone who gets along with the opposite gender platonically, and hardly has any female friends, mostly owing it to her reclusive nature. On her days off, you can catch her surfing the web/Netflix all night while napping throughout the day. She never refuses food, stating that in her household with eight brothers, she practically had to fight to keep her weight at a healthy number. She’s always alert to her surroundings and in turn, is kind to (most) strangers who approach her because she saw them coming a mile away. When she feels like she’s in danger, she’s been known to use her powers in order to fend off any attackers and becomes discouraged when her powers go awry, (i.e., hurting someone more than she intended to).
| Quirks |
- Unable to look someone in the eye when she’s lying, (she’ll also start laughing when she’s trying to prank someone.)
- Randomly she’ll look up at the sky and point something out, such as a funny shaped cloud, a luminous star, or even meteorites passing over Earth thanks to her gift.
- She tends to “speak” with her hands frequently, (her adoptive mother commented that if she’s going to gesture, she might as well take up sign language as well.)
| Hobbies |
- She enjoys spending time by herself, especially on her days off from work and all she wants to do is watch Netflix until her eyes bleed. However, most of the time she thoroughly loves working with electronics and using her telescope to survey the skies.
- She takes a road trip every month, ranging anywhere from a couple of days to one week, going to wherever her heart desires with her blue 2013 Honda Civic Coupe and a lucky dog from her parent’s “Foster Farms” ranch they own in Oregon.
- Singing is her all-time favourite thing to do and she does so with gusto, whether she’s driving, cooking, or especially showering. Her brothers insist she’s using her powers, but she truly does possess a harmonious voice after years of practice.
| Likes |
- Darwinism, (“Play stupid games, win stupid prizes”, she shouted after someone ran a red light in front of her.)
- Cannabis and alcohol, (that’s pretty much it; she has never craved anything “harder” like the media wants you to believe.)
- Astronomy
- Creating gifs using her footage from drones she’s sent up into space
- Music from 1970s until 2010; after that, she realized most music is a repetition of another song with different lyrics, and thus, “sucked” in her opinion.
- Loves all form of transportation, (with eight brothers, she’s learned different forms of “getting away”, as they call it); but above all, she cherishes her road vehicle, (Honda Civic Coupe named Firefly), and the broken spacecraft, (EnGINeer Version 3.14), she came from that her parents keep as a reminder of what family truly is: acceptance of all things, especially the odd ones.
| Dislikes |
- Nonfat milk
- Small, disobedient dogs
- Unjust punishment, (like the time her brothers got away after ambushing her with water balloons.)
- Horrible drivers, (she believes there’s no excuse for manning a vehicle that weighs a ton and not being responsible for the rules that follow.)
- People who repeat themselves multiple times after she heard them the first time, (her brother Jesse is an all-time offender with his story of how he tricked her into running into a sliding glass door back in the day.)
- People who are rude to employees, (years of retail service and even dabbling in the barista industry to get through college set the tone of acceptable social behavior for her.)
| Fears |
- Being alone after watching paranormal movies/shows, (especially disembodied voices.)
- Not being able to control her powers fully
- Silence
| Place Of Origin |
Born on a foreign planet, in a faraway galaxy unnamed by Earth but dubbed Austea by its home galaxy called Kryton.
Nyt has mostly stuck around in Oregon ever since then, until the age of 18 when she was able to begin road tripping.
| Family |
Adoptive Family
Father: Gunnar Årud, aged 67, is a 6’4” tall greying red-headed man with a full-set beard who worked closely with spacecrafts in his youth until retirement. He owns “Årud Ranch” near Corvallis, Oregon with his wife, which is a foster farm for mostly canines but they’ve been known to take in stray cats as well.
Mother: Astrid Årud, aged 64, is a 5’11” tall blonde haired woman who spent her own youth traveling abroad and journaling her adventures for her native country of Sweden. Once she settled down with Gunnar, they realized they both enjoyed all life as they expanded their family, adopted Nyt, and took in stray dogs in their golden years.
Eldest Brother: Alistair Årud, aged 31, is a 6’5” tall red-headed man who took after his father and later realized he wanted to be amongst the stars. Due to height limitations with their country’s astronaut requirements, his father and him got creative and decided to make their own spacecrafts, using Nyt’s as the model and inspiration to fuel their dream. He lives on the Årud Ranch property in his own homestead.
2nd Eldest Brother: Skylar Årud, aged 30, is a 6’3” tall red-headed man who prefers to be in the Earth’s atmosphere as an Air Force pilot. Although he doesn’t fear the “unknown” as he refers to all “odd things” in his life, he has no desire to leave the planet unlike most of his siblings. He resides in Eugene, Oregon with his wife and two children.
3rd Eldest Brother: Ryan Årud, aged 28, is a 6’0” tall blonde haired man with a total “Macho Male” complex, being amongst one of the shortest males in the family. He joined the Army straight after high school and continues with his military career. He and his wife reside in Salem, Oregon, with their two sons.
4th Eldest Brother: Jason Årud, aged 27, is a 6’2” tall blonde haired man who happens to work for the same company his father use to work for in Texas as a Guidance Officer at the Johnson Space Center. He resides in the outskirts of Houston with his wife and two children.
5th Eldest Brother: Greg Årud, deceased at age 25 due to a drunk driver. He is still remembered fondly as a 6’4” ginger giant and prior to his passing, he requested his ashes be put onboard any outgoing spacecraft. His father, brother Alistair, and sister Nyt took it upon themselves to make sure he gets his final request.
6th Eldest Brother: Jesse Årud, aged 24, is a blonde haired, 5’11” tall auto mechanic who enjoys his free time surfing along the coast of Oregon. He lives on the Årud Ranch in his own homestead with his daughter, Rey Astrid Årud.
7th Eldest Brother: Xavier Årud, aged 23, is a 6’1” tall red-headed man who rivals Nyt in almost every way: he studied for aeronautical engineering, he leases a new Honda Civic every few years, and for his hobby, he enjoys “Ghost Hunting” to spite his sister. Although it is believed that they hate each other by their own family, he actually looks up to his younger adopted sister and cites her as a source for his love of all things space.
Youngest Brother: Alphonse Årud, aged 19, is a growing 5’7” tall blonde haired high school graduate who remains unsure about his future: all of his eldest brothers excelled in their studies and careers while he spends his days waking up midmorning at the Årud Ranch, caring for the dogs. He and Nyt seem to be the closest siblings, since she stood up for him whenever his older brothers teased him, and Alphonse in return helps Nyt train to control her powers, even though he has no gift of his own, (other than being a pot farmer with exceptional medicinal plants capable of curing nausea and headaches instantly).
Biological Family
Father: Komen Firefly, age unknown; the only thing Nyt seems to remember is warmth and love when she was in the spacecraft when she landed on Earth. An alien mentioned that he was a talented “Wavetraveler”.
Mother: Via Firefly, age unknown; the alien mentioned that she was a “special Dreamwatcher capable of premonitions”.
Sister: Din Firefly, aged three years older than Nyt; she is the alien that visited Nyt when she was 13 and told her not to fear her powers. She’s yet to visit again, but Nyt remembers the girl looked exactly like her with longer hair and more birth marks on her cheeks. The two share the same trait of gesturing with their hands and their love for the Universe.
| History |
Prior to August 5th of 2004
Planet Austea of the S'Onfyr System in the Kryton Galaxy; Via gives birth to her twin daughters, Din and Nyt Firefly, while her husband Komen looks on his new family with love and tears. “Are you sure it’s absolutely necessary?” he fearfully asked the odd pair: it was an older woman in the hooded cape and green eyes, towering over her counterpart at 5’7” tall versus the petite 4’11” tall girl with raven locks. However, it wasn’t the same shade of green of their irises that astonished him, nor the fact that it was the same like his wife’s or his children’s eyes: it was the fact that they were utterly apologetic and the utmost sincere. “I’m so sorry. It has to be like this. I wish I could tell you otherwise, but we’ve traveled different parallel universes until there was a humane solution. This was the safest for everyone.”
“All we want is to make our home here with our girls in Era. We can run away anywhere here – we’ll be the quietest family you’ve never heard of!” Via wept, her face soaked in tears and sweat. She hugged her daughters close, her heart pounding. “They’re just infants! How can they be as powerful as you claim?”
“Because,” started the hooded woman who began to tug at it until it fell on her shoulders. Her hair was like a beautiful bloodbath of silky strands and it shined with the light of the moon. Via instantly recognized her. “I am Din Firefly. It took us years to find a way to stop the evil king from beginning his reign and now, it’s too late. In a parallel universe, he has Nyt in his hands right now ready to use her powers, and the only thing that could work in sending your daughters away from here so they don’t fall into his hands again. The result is… this Din right here.” The small girl with the dark hair offered the new parents a smile.
“I’m the secret weapon against him.”
August 5th of 2004
“Uh, Houston? We have a problem.”
Gunnar sighed and pulled away from his solitaire game to look up at the monitors. As soon as his eyes laid on the object, his heart began to pound out of his chest. “Oh, shit! Dear God, what is that?”
“No idea, Houston. It looks like it’s going to land, though.”
The egg-shaped white pod was definitely not their design and its movements were much too controlled for it to be a meteorite of undistinguishable material. “Let it land. It seems to know what it’s doing.” He began gathering up his stacks of folders and books, and shoveled them into his briefcase. “Time to investigate.”
“Copy.”
Aftermath
Gunnar stood at the top of the crater, looking down at the amazing discovery below him as he lit up a cigarette. Everything around him was a blur, with the rain drizzling lightly and the sounds of the woods soothing his nerves. He focused solely on the object and flicked the cigarette absentmindedly behind him when he was through with it. “I’m going down,” he called out, mostly to himself as his group became preoccupied with detailing what proceeded next. He carefully stepped sideways down the crater, nearly tripping over himself with excitement as he reached the pod. Up close, it was still egg-shaped but now it was a dusty white pod with a black window. He reached out and gingerly dusted the window, hoping to peer inside. However, it was pitch black and his heart sank as he realized he didn’t know how it opened.
It seemed to hum a beautiful melody that did not make earthly sounds and he tried his best to imitate it. Suddenly, a cry rang out from the pod and Gunnar threw himself back, startled. “It sounds like a baby!” he cried out to his colleagues, who now came bounding down the top of the crater. The window slowly receded back into the ship, revealing a terrified baby with stunning green eyes and bright red marks under her cheeks in the shape of a jagged line.
“Please eject the infant, Nyt,” the spacecraft advised. It repeated itself until Gunnar tentatively picked up the humming, sniveling baby.
| Extra |
Nyt is unaware about events that led her to Earth; she only knows about her twin sister named Din, and that their family surname is Firefly. Din is careful not to intrude on her Earthbound sister's life, considering she's still fighting the evil king that separated them in the first place. Due to her traveling through space her entire life, Din is an entire three years older than her twin.
Favourite superhero is Aeryn Sun from Farscape and my timezone is -7 PDT. This is a High-Casual RP, so I suggest you bring your A-Game!
Face Claim: Audrey Hepburn
Planet Austea, S'Onfyr System, Kryton Galaxy
| Austean Races |
Country..............................Eye Colours
• Rosacity (Atomlords)............Yellow Green
• Era (Wavetravelers).............Blue Green
• Dragon (Dreamwatchers)..........Green
• Xath (Agents)...................Blue
• Freya (Battlelusters)...........Red
• Sonder (Kinbound)...............Yellow
• Vex (Atmokeepers)...............Red Violet
• Aqua (Atmokeepers)..............Violet
• Rover (Atmokeepers).............Blue Violet
Agent
The ones who use their energy to influence or infiltrate another being. They allow others to see the Agents’ images in their head, and they can easily evoke strong feelings and questions within themselves. They are animated authors and illustrious storytellers.
Most Agents choose to use mental images and words to facilitate their power. They can really hone in on the gifts to pass onto others, whether it’s (1) to tell a story, (2) influence someone with their perspective, or (3) even infiltrate another for their perspective. For self-defense, (4) they can shroud the assaulter with obstacles in their head, either through images or (5) words. Sometimes the words would (6) become incredibly sharp and biting enough to hurt someone physically, as well as emotionally or mentally.
Atmokeeper
The ones who are at peace with Austea’s ocean and live in underwater cities with the life in the ocean. They are able to channel their energy into harvesting air pockets. However, some are not as amphibious and prefer to live among the stars on Austea’s moons.
Atmokeepers can channel their energy into harvesting air, ‘air pockets’, to live underwater or even in space. Some play around with their abilities and can either (1) push an objects by aiming these air pockets in quick bursts, or (2) blow large amounts of wind if they’re skilled enough. If self-defense has to be taken, they can knock their opponent off their feet by aiming those air pockets, or (3) sucking the air from around them.
Atomlord/Atomlady
The ones who are able to use their energy to communicate with atoms in order to create or join together different things. Their power comes from the atoms choosing to listen to them or not.
Atomlords derive their power from the very atoms that make up their entire existence. They can listen to the atoms and even have a conversation in order to (1) conjoin, (2) create, or (3) change an object. For self-defense, if they can create a weapon or shield, the atoms will (4) come together quickly for aid.
Battleluster
The ones who are able to take some atoms, even pressure, and use their energy to emit that source as a weapon. They can range from cloths to choke people, to knives and swords. They might look athletic or wimpy, but their minds are strong and sharp.
Battlelusters have the most interesting history: they descend from Atomlords but with the minds for warfare, security, and intelligence in regards to the planet and space. They’re able to harvest some atoms and use them when needed. Ultimately, most use them for self-defense or even (1) sparring. Not all rely on weapons, however, and some use their (2) mind over anything. The more talented ones can (3) overlook vast areas of land.
Others can create (4) large walls or (5) shields in case of danger, especially if something from space comes heading for Austea.
Castlings
The ones who use their energy to channel the planet’s elements and cast it with free-will. Their preferred destination is the moon and they are known to be solitary nomads.
Castlings are like the gypsies from Earth, but able to channel the elements from anywhere, including (1) space. Most are born with an affinity for a certain element and harvest the power and cast with free-will. Some families carry out their lineages and continue (2) traditions or skills passed down from the ancient times. For self-defense, they are also able to create (3) walls or (4) shields with their powers.
Dreamwatcher
The ones who are able to use their energy and show an audience a past dream, story, or premonition. The energy is expelled from their wrists to the palms and it emits a show of light like an aurora borealis.
The biggest daydreamers in their galaxy, they use their energy via an aurora borealis-like light coming from their hands or wrists in order to show (1) a dream, (2) story, or (3) premonition if it’s passed on from the mother to daughter. For self-defense, they can create a (4) shield) or (5) weapon. Some are able to (6) dreamjoin with others that are asleep at the same time, regardless of location whether it’s on the planet or (7) across the universe if they’re strong and willed enough.
Kinbound
The ones who are deeply attuned to the lives of the planet’s organism, from microscopic to an individual out of hundreds of people. They are able to use their energy to empathize to the point of telepathy. They tend to build the biggest walls but forge the strongest bonds.
Kinbound are the most sensitive to living organisms on the planet. They can feel out another’s soul and use (1) telepathy to communicate. Some use their energy to (2) lessen another’s pain by sharing it. Some mothers pass down the ability to communicate with the (3) recently deceased or (4) even someone from the past. For self-defense, they can (5) reflect back the pain unto the assaulter in hopes of stopping them or (6) paralyzing them.
Wavetraveler
The ones who can utilize waves such as heat, sound, or motion, and use their energy to power things around them. They are keen to technology but still prefer to venture through nature and the universe.
Wavetravelers are able to harvest waves such as (1) heat, (2) sound, or (3) motion, and can (4) power things around them. For self-defense, they can use their chosen affinity and (5) blast the assaulter.
| Austean Anatomy and Physiology |
Austean mythology claims that when their God, Alpha, pulled together from the stellar gasses and space debris to form his body, one lucky asteroid happened to be carrying the same building blocks that formed Earth and thus humans. However, there are distinct differences between the humans and the Austeans.
- 2 hearts: one muscular and one vascular that pumps the energy throughout the body, fueling their powers.
- Bodily fluids glow different colours depending on their abilities and emotions.
- The have spiral-shaped muscles in their legs in order to spring or jump higher than most mammals.
- When using their powers, their eyes can change and show different scenarios from the cosmos in real time: meaning if you happen to piss one off enough, get ready to see this in their eyes.
- Markings or scars can appear on their skin and they glow when their powers are in use. It also shows their intentions and the duration of the powers in different shades if they're skilled/powerful enough.
- Austean nature is to think of others and serve the community as a whole for the greater good - however, traits and genes play major factors in their personalities.
- Able to regenerate but it's limited: depending on the severity of the injury, it can take anywhere from weeks to an entire year to regrow an organ or limb. Most people opt for bionics and the ability to create something from nothing with their powers when it comes to organs.
- Long lives are possible, but immortality is rare to achieve.
- 4 Genders: Female, male, both (ema), and neither (le).
| Austean Diseases |
- “Burning” in Earth English, it refers to the condition that can afflict any Austean that causes their energy to flare at random times and cause a fever and inability to hold onto their energy if in use. They tend to die from the complete exhaustion of their energy and the dire fevers.
- “Anomaly” refers to the condition that can afflict any Austean that causes the person to harvest all types of energy. However, they can never fully control their powers and they can easily forget a power as they pick up a new one. Most go crazy never being able to harvest a true power or can easily hurt themselves trying out a new power.
- "Evon-8", a condition that can affect any Austean at birth where they never harvest their energy or learn any powers due to the absence of the second heart.
- A1, a condition that affects Agents where their images can become convoluted or false.
- A2, a condition that affects an Atmokeeper’s ability to retain oxygen for long periods of time.
- A3, a condition that affects Atomlord’s where their transfused object lose their shape and become two again.
- B1, a condition that affects Battleluster’s ability to control their weapon’s materialization.
- C1, a condition that affects Castling’s ability to retain their preferred element.
- D1, a condition that affects Dreamwatcher’s ability to control themselves in their own dreams.
- K1, a condition that affects Kinbound’s ability to empathize.
- W1, a condition that affects Wavetraveler’s ability to manipulate a wave properly.
