The City of Gems

[Archmage MC]

@Archmage MC Page 3, about halfway down.

@EnterTheHero

OH, I dunno. Depends on how Vert acts towards Marry. Marry will probably have Vert help with lots of electricity experiments though.

[EnterTheHero]

@Archmage MC Just keep her away from any explosives and we should all be fine.

"...You want me to try to power the toaster by... poking it?"

[Raijinslayer]

@PathfinderI don't know specifcs, but I'm pretty certain that either Peridot or Jasper mentioned something along those lines, or it was implied, during Amethyst arc about comparing herself to Jasper. And I didn't say they'd know who to serve, but I doubt that Eise is going to be able to hide Homeworld operations from them, and I didn't think they'd try to lie to the newborns if they, reasonably, asked about it. It just seemed hard to imagine that Eise would manage to get all the newborns on board if they're taken in already formed.

Also, given the time period, my point might not even matter, given that the only time Eise'd get a chance to take a fully formed gem would likely be sometime after they're formation, cause their would be round the clock security everywhere and on high alert, given how important Kindergartens are to both sides. Gems are literally the inly assets of value, and thus I imagine a team of Kindergarteners would be around to make sure they're born without issue or defects.

[Pathfinder]

@Raijinslayer
Yeah I guess you're right... So I guess Eise is just damaged goods who hid in a hole when when everything hit the fan.

[Archmage MC]

@Archmage MC Just keep her away from any explosives and we should all be fine.

"...You want me to try to power the toaster by... poking it?"

@EnterTheHero

Eh, no promises. Marry isn't too reckless though, she wont do stuff that would lead to poofing on purpose and anything she thinks is dangerous she'll use portals to test first.

"Yes! Also power this little metal thing. Apparently humans call it a 'television' and use it to watch multiple things from jokes to lots of other stuff. Lots of weird things on this planet."

[Raijinslayer]

@PathfinderSorry to poke holes in your backstory, but given that they're not with the Rebellion officially means that they have no alternative place to send the Gems that they take from Homeworld, so it's a bit of a big plot hole. Again, sorry for poking the holes.

[Pathfinder]

@Raijinslayer
I know, your right about it. It's just I put all my energy into the two things that was going to make my character "cool" and "interesting" but my lack of forethought just made her buggy and not fit in with the story. It's better you guys call me out on it rather than let it fester into some problem down the line. I'm just a little crestfallen about it.

I'll figure something out.

[BrassOtter]

So, where are we at on getting the official thread going? Don't want to rush, just remember it being said it'd be up in the next couple days a good bit ago

[Akayaofthemoon]

@BrassOtter

Sorry, I have been really sick and not up to getting things on a roll just yet

:(

First day I have felt normal.

[BrassOtter]

@Akayaofthemoon All good, I knew you were sick. Just wanted to check in and see where things stood. Take your time.

[HaltingBlooper]

@AkayaofthemoonWell, I'm glad you're feeling better. What was it? Hopefully not flu.
Also, I have a weird immune system. I have colds literally more than half the time, but I rarely get actually sick.

@Raijinslayer Also, Gems (specifically Oysterspit and Bismuth, though maybe others too) seem to not know any alternative to servitude until they meet someone like Rose.

[HaltingBlooper]

Also, I still can't find a picture.

[Pathfinder]

@HaltingBlooper
Though we don't know how much of that is either Nature or Nurture, we havn't seen a Gem from birth do stuff. Amethyst stayed in her kindergarten for who knows how long, was it because she was overbaked or because she wasn't given orders straight from the "womb".

There is so much we just don't know about the Gems and it's hella frustrating.

[Spinna]

@Akayaofthemoon @Kronshi Okay, here is my current and hopefully final draft of Spinel's sheet. Me and Kronshi talked about it over PM and he was cool with everything besides her weapon, so hopefully this is acceptable.

Name: Spinel
Gem: A White Spinel
Appearance:

Spinel's appearance

Gem Placement: Her left elbow

Gem Item: A throwing knife

Powers:

-Invisibility: Technically, Spinel is always invisible, but her body normally emits a ghostly white glow. With enough focus, she can suppress her body's glow and become transparent. She can do this for up to 30 minutes while completely still, or 10 minutes while moving. The drawback of this ability is that she is significantly worse than others at hiding in the dark without something covering her.

-Silent steps: Because of her light body, Spinel's footsteps are almost entirely inaudible to most human or gem ears.

-Combat reflexes: Spinel isn't a natural born fighter, but she is built for agility and has become adept at using this to her advantage.

-Analyst (2): Being an information and reconnaissance gem by nature, Spinel is second to none at learning and retaining information. At this point in her existence, Spinel is a walking database of information, both on gems and many species that gems have been in contact with.

Backstory: Spinel was created many thousands of years ago, and is among the few remaining Era One White Spinels. While every White Spinel is expected to be able to suppress their emotions to a degree, in order to serve in their intended capacity as recon gems, Spinel was a very unique case, displaying no ability to feel emotion at all. Initially this was seen as a serious defect, as it severely impaired her ability to make decisions. Early in her life, her lack of any natural survival instinct and inability to make even basic decisions on her own nearly led to her being labeled as defective and scrapped. This was never done, however, after Spinel demonstrated her ability to flawlessly recall and carry out the orders of her superiors. Despite everything else, it seemed that she did at least have one natural instinct, that being to follow orders.

As Spinel gained more experience, she became well known as a consultant of sorts, and her presence was often requested along with that of a Sapphire when preparing for an important mission: the Sapphire for her ability to predict the future, and Spinel to weigh that information against her extensive knowledge of the past and present. Because of her stealth abilities, she was used as a spy in many missions against the Crystal Gems during the war.

Despite the respect her skills eventually gained her, Spinel never had many friends among gems and didn't usually associate with them. Spinel has always seen herself more as a piece of technology than a true individual, and has never taken issue with being treated as such. In addition, even those who were familiar with her often found her presence unsettling due to her behavior. Between missions, Spinel has been known to merely stand silently in one place for days unless told to do otherwise, and never engages in conversation that doesn't relate to a mission.

Either by his personal request, or because the Diamond Authority decided she would be a good fit, Spinel has been assigned to Bloodstone for his current mission to Earth.

Other:

[EnterTheHero]

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Eh, no promises. Marry isn't too reckless though, she wont do stuff that would lead to poofing on purpose and anything she thinks is dangerous she'll use portals to test first.

"Yes! Also power this little metal thing. Apparently humans call it a 'television' and use it to watch multiple things from jokes to lots of other stuff. Lots of weird things on this planet."

@Archmage MC

"Marry, I know what a television is. *sigh* All right, stand back- I dunno how much restraint I have with this just yet."

*gently prods toaster*

*toaster explodes*

"...I don't think I'm trying that with the television just yet..."

[Pathfinder]

Anybody think that Gems have an equivolent of "Go to Hell"?

[Spinna]

@Pathfinder Since gem shards seem to retain some amount of consciousness, probably "go get shattered."

[rocketrobie2]

@Pathfinder I kinda doubt it only because so far there doesn't seem to be a whole lotta myths or anyting in Gem culture (at least not any that I can remember) and that'd lead me to think that they don't really have any actual faiths or anything of their own.

[Pathfinder]

Eisenkiesel 2.0, tell me if something doesn't make sense as I seem to have trouble with that.

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Eisenkiesel

Name:
Eise

Gem:
Eisenkiesel

Appearance:
Eise towers over most Gems, standing at a mean 8'6 and being nearly half as wide. Like most quartz Eise's hair is long and wild, trailing down a little past her hips and a bright, almost violently white in color. In contrast her skin is a deep red, with "tiger stripes" of a dirty yellow running up her arms, back, and outer thighs. Eise has a very muscular appearance in accordance to her role as a frontline soldier. being As of now she still reforms with her original Homeworld uniform, primarily black with slight red accents on the torso and "boots". There is a yellow diamond symbol in the center of her "shirt".

Gem Placement:
Located on her chin, only the sharpest point is exposed to the world.

Gem Item:
A dark red helmet materializes over her face, the dense plates combining with her corruption to give her the visage of a snarling beast.

Powers:
Strength: As a Eisenkiesel Eise was built for brutal, frontline combat and it shows. Only a Diamond or some Fusions could out-feat an Eisenkiesel in terms of raw strength.

Durability: Complimenting her strength, Eise is able to take a staggering amount of damage before "poofing". However her throat and just under the ribcage are significantly softer.

Armor Up: Eise can summon crystalline armor anywhere on her body. This armor is incredibly tough and can be summoned quickly but can only cover a small surface area. In combat it is usually summoned along the forearms for blocking and parrying, however it isn't unheard of for her to use it to punch or kick with added "Oomph."

Charge: A common ability amongst frontline Gems, Eise is able to turn into a ball and charge into her foes. In this form her hair becomes much tougher, turning into spikes as they kick up dirt off the ground in her charge. Powerful, fast, but hard to control once it starts going.

Backstory:
Eise was barely fifty years old when the Rebellion broke out on her home, consuming Earth in the fires of war. By the time she was deployed on the battlefield she had all the knowledge on how a war worked, but she didn't have "practical experience." She didn't know what it was like to feel of the power of a light cannon exploding near her, or the sound of a Gem shattering under her hands. She didn't know what it was to look a fellow Gem in the eyes while she cleaved them in half, full of fear and anger. But in the heat of battle it didn't matter, not at first. It was her job, no... her purpose to stomp out the Rebels whenever her superiors ordered it and she reveled in it, glad to serve.

But when it was all over, when she was alone with only her thoughts she could hear them. Every crunch, explosion, and scream would flood to the forefront of her mind. It only got harder to push them away as the battles grew in intensity and more and more of her sisters were struck down, becoming jaded with the whole affair.

It all came to a head in a seemingly apocalyptic battle that occurred towards the end of the Rebellion. The battle was the fiercest yet, with both sides losing countless Gems in the chaos. Eise's unit had pushed too deeply into the enemy's battle ground, cutting themselves off from the rest of the force. Surrounded and with no way to escape, what started as a breach through enemy lines became a desperate fight for survival. The squad fought valiantly, but it was many strong opponents versus the few and Eise and her squad were beginning to become overwhelmed. However the Rebellion seemed to think that wasting anymore Gems on this pocket of warriors was foolish and instead unleashed a volley of Light Cannon fire onto Eise and her squad's location.

Upon reforming all Eise could see was ash and grey, it covered the ground for miles around her. Fires still roared in the distance but none of it mattered as she dug through the ash desperately for her squad, any of them. She didn't find them, only shards and fragments of what they used to be. Eise couldn't even tell the gems apart they were in so many pieces. In that moment, cradling the remains of her only friends in her hands, Eise began to wail. She sobbed for what could have been an eternity, all of her repressed feelings flooding out in waves. The only thing that brought her back was movement out of the corner of her eye, a rebel who was apparently wandering just as lost as Eise was.

Eise wanted to fight her, to stand up and strike her down and shatter her gem... but she couldn't. As pitiful as it was, she couldn't stop her crying nor her cradling of her friends remains. Away from the heat of battle, away from her superiors, Eise couldn't muster the strength or hatred to strike the rebel down. Apparently the rebel couldn't either, eyes full of pity and sorrow. She left, most likely to return to her forces instead of going for the kill. Eise stayed for many more hours, mourning her comrades.

When she was able to return to her superiors Eise was a changed Gem, no longer having the fire to fight on the frontlines. Eventually she was shuffled to a kindergarten, stationed as a guard for the newborn Gems who would be shipped off to the grinder. It is here that she became to resent not only her superiors, but the Diamonds themselves. However in the end she was a grunt, ill equipped to do anything other than to fight. She could do nothing to help the newborns, their lives becoming a very closely guarded commodity were trying to smuggle them off Kindergarten would only bring Eise closer to her Shattering.

Then the alarm hit, The Weapon was about to be launched. A cold panic had seized the Kindergarten as hundreds of Gems began flooding to escape ships. Eise did everything in her power to help the newborns onto the ship, filing them as quickly as she could until The Weapon was fired. It was too late for Eise herself to join in the ship, being to big to fit through the now closing door. Her last act before she began to run was scooping up a smaller newborn and tosser her into the closing door, the Gem just making it through.

Eise ran, looking for anything to hide in. Unfortunately this section of the kindergarten was filled with unborn Gems, no holes to hide in. Instead she did the only thing she could, inducing a landslide and hoping for the best. The rocks covered her right before The Weapon hit, a rock hitting her square in the chin before she was Poofed, surely cracking it before she was consumed by unconsciousness.

Other:
As her summon was a helmet Eise was trained in the use of "solid" Gem weapons, she's fairly partial to axes but won't complain if given anything else.

Bow to the Queen

[Pathfinder]

@rocketrobie2
Well maybe not quite with the faith part, just kinda general insults? I like Spinna's suggestion.