Amethyst

✯ Our Brightest Stars - Always Accepting!

@Ghost Note ...oh good lord. Such cases will be heavily scrutinized. o.o

EDIT: NOT LIKE THAT NOT LIKE THAT OMFG

✯ Our Brightest Stars - Always Accepting!

@Zoey Boey Hey! wow, that was fast on the CS. I love her so much! Her powers are definitely on the stronger side, but they're totally okay! I really love the touch about her not being able to heal herself so easily; usually with matter modifiers its the opposite. I really do like what you're going for! :D

There's just one change I'd like to see, if that's okay - you might've expressed it and I might just be missing it but to clarify, her powers should be a drain on her energy in some way, like there's a limit to how much she can use them without painful or, if stretched even longer, dangerous side effects. It's generally a rule of thumb for all something-manipulators, I'd say - the energy they're putting into their thing has to come from somewhere, and usually that somewhere is themself.

Other than that little bit though, I really do love her! Once you get a little note about that edited in, you can pop her over to the char tab. :D

✯ Our Brightest Stars - Always Accepting!

_{The Institute Staff}

Professor Ethan Carter - President of Nova Infinitum, Headmaster of Nova Excelsis Institute of Higher Learning

_{The legendary star who graduated MIT, Ethan Carter has been in charge of Nova Infinitum since its inception as both its headmaster and president. While he does not usually involve himself in the day to day operations of the school, he occasionally shows to lecture in the physics and biochemistry classes but mostly remains in his office overseeing the school as a whole or in his private lab located in the staff only section of the school. Ethan Carter’s star mark is a simple five pointed with one dot at each point centered on his forehead. Most students who have spoken to Professor Carter report him as an incredibly cordial and upstanding man but after a student returned from an accident on a trip with black star corruption a rumor circulated among the younger students that he intentionally causes the black star corruption in an attempt to control it. Most of the older students say the rumor is completely false however, and say Professor Carter is one of the best possible people to lead Nova Infinitum.}

Professor Jasmine Edwards - Head of Music

_{Professor Edwards was the star who played in front of Carnegie Hall when she was young and demonstrates incredible proficiency with all forms of musical instruments, as well as having an excellent singing voice. She has two star marks, both are six points with the top and bottom points being longer than the rest. She has headed up the music department at Nova Infinitum ever since she was hired by Professor Carter a few years after her founding. She is reported to be a fairly tough and difficult teacher but generally rewarding and accepting of her students. Professor Edwards has had a few rumors circulate around her in regards to why she came along to Nova Infinitum - after all, why would someone with her talents take a job that pays less at a school hidden away in New York? - but is generally accepted by most students.}

Professor Andrew Marshall - Head of Engineering

_{Professor Marshall comes from the United Kingdom where he was the first star reported outside of the United States. His ability allows him to manipulate electrical current and energy with his star mark being a seven pointed one on the back of his neck. Professor Marshall is mostly responsible for teaching engineering classes and leading the engineering department at Nova Infinitum, but reportedly has been working on a secret project with Professor Carter. As Professor Marshall is relatively new at NI - having only been at his post for a few years - not many rumors have circulated about him, but most students report him to be generally unpleasant and grumpy.}

Dr. Calvin Adams - Senior Doctor

_{Doctor Calvin Adams is unlike other prominent staff members, a non-star. Doctor Adams came to Nova Infinitum primarily to serve as on-site doctor who could take care of student medical needs without needing to fly them out to the nearest town. Doctor Adams is mostly specialized in family medicine but has become proficient in other forms to take care of the diverse set of needs from NI’s staff and students. He also has a number of nurses and some medical students who assist him in efforts. Much like Professor Carter he is reported to be cordial and patient with the students, however rumors have begun circulating that Doctor Adams is actually a Lux Astra plant meant to try to find out if NI is up to anything nefarious. It got so bad at one point that Professor Carter had to speak on it. While Doctor Adams was involved with Lux Astra at one point he is no longer, yet the rumors remain regardless.}

_{The Student Body}

_{Aaliyah Meadows - Uni 2nd Year, history + philosophy. Played by @Aurora Primrose.
Adam Edwards - HS 2nd Year, philosophy. Played by @Eclipse Tyrant.
Alice Gray - HS 3rd Year, undecided. Played by @Blizz.
Echo Gallagher - HS 3rd Year, art + design. Played by @Amethyst.
Jinayah Ifriti - HS 1st Year, undecided. Played by @Mistress Dizzy.
June Dubois - Uni 2nd Year, biology. Played by @Zoey Boey.
Mia Zhong - HS 3rd Year, undecided. Played by @VampireOracle.
Morgan Mortirmir - Uni 2nd Year, history + philosophy. Played by @VoID.
Naomi Johnson - HS 3rd Year, undecided. Played by @canaryrose.
Phoenix Gallagher - Uni 4th Year, clarinet performance. Played by @Amethyst.
Roman Duran - Uni 1st Year, undecided. Played by @Infinite Cosmos.}

✯ Our Brightest Stars

OOC is UP!
@Aurora Primrose @Ghost Note @Exit @RumikoOhara @Zoey Boey @Mistress Dizzy @SpeakNoEvil @Ryvkos

✯ Our Brightest Stars - Always Accepting!

Echo Gallagher

_{“ If your life is a blank page, that only means you have room to write your story. You have the power to tell that story the way you want to.”}

Name: Echo Ace Gallagher

Gender / Preferred Pronouns: Nonbinary, they/them

Age: Sixteen

Year and Degree Program: Currently a junior in high school, Echo will be studying animation and design once they get to university.

Nationality: American, British parentage

Appearance: Standing a little under five feet nothing, Echo is very much not a formidable person. Their frame is fairly average, not notably slender or broad. Their hair is buzzed short, currently dyed an obnoxiously bright turquoise teal. They have grey eyes, wide-set and framed by long lashes and a delicate dusting of freckles along their cheekbones. Their daily makeup is fairly heavy, eyebrows done to match their hair and thick, winged black eyeliner. Often, they wear black lipstick with a holographic topper of some sort. They often wear a multitude of (fake) piercings, on their eyebrows, nose, lip, and ear cartilage. Their attire is mostly black, with occasional neon colors or holographic silver accents. They always can be seen wearing fingerless gloves (with enough frayed threads to make it clear that they were homemade) and platform boots or sneakers. They always wear short sleeved shirts, and have hand-drawn sharpie “tattoos” from both wrists up to the elbows – these designs can be seen to move and change, if one pays close attention.

Location and Notes on Star Mark: Echo’s star marks are seven pointed and vaguely swirled around themselves, one located on the heel of each hand. They’re small and fairly ordinary; what’s notable about them is that recently have swollen up from Echo’s skin, surrounded by redness, and turned a vaguely mottled greyish – some sections of the lines almost white, some nearly black. They are deeply self-conscious about their stars and do everything they can to hide them, especially from the teachers.

Star power: Echo’s power is that of animation – that which they create with their own hands can be made to have a simple intelligence of its own. Usually, this manifests as drawings that animate themselves, though since coming back to the school at the end of this summer, their sculptures and other three-dimensional artworks have been acting out, too, in the form of slight movements. They can’t bring these under control yet, though they’re able to give simple directions to their two-dimensional creations. When not directed, the creations behave in a way that befits their character – a drawing of a sculptor would be seen to work on its masterpiece. These 2d creations can move from whatever surface they were created on and move across other surfaces, and can interact with other objects that Echo draws in, but cannot move in three dimensions.

Personality: Echo is a loud, rambunctious human. They speak their mind and perpetually look as though they’re two minutes away from punching someone, or else running headlong into a risky situation. “Daredevil” would definitely be a word used to describe them. They have a bad habit of saying exactly what they think, including a fair stream of profanity (that frequently has them chastised in class). They never, ever speak of their home life, and they pretend that their elder brother (Phoenix, who also attends Nova Excelsis) is unrelated to them. Echo is often in trouble, but never in enough trouble to be written home about. They are entirely capable of cleaning up their act; they can be the most prim and proper of any of the students, when they want to – which is only when there’s a possibility of their parents hearing about their bad conduct.

They try their hardest to be a positive influence on their friends, however; if you can break past their abrasive façade, you’ll find an incredibly sensitive, loyal friend who always has time to listen and help you solve your problems. They have a remarkably positive outlook on life, and always are kind to their classmates – their rebelliousness seems to be against the institution as much as anything. Echo has many friends, both in their year, older and younger; they’re a fierce protector of anyone younger than them, especially those still figuring themselves out.

Biography: Echo has long lived their life in the shadow of their elder brother. The older Gallagher is a prodigious musician, but their family refused any sort of special treatment for him, wishing him to hold the spotlight regardless of his Star status. His star mark had manifested when he was four, but he was not recruited until almost a decade later – he was finally recruited into the Nova Academy for his clarinet playing, having won an international competition against students (even Starred ones) several years older than him across a variety of instruments. Everyone loved Phoenix, and so Echo found themself left by the wayside.

Their stars manifested when they were five years old, but their parents ignored them; after all, they weren’t winning competitions for their art, they could just make it move around. Really, it was just a party trick. Hardly one they needed specialized schooling for.

Once Phoenix began full time at the academy in his seventh-grade year, the family at home started receiving more solicitations. Sibling stars are incredibly rare, and the Academy was jumping at the chance to recruit both of them into the program. Their parents were reluctant, to phrase it nicely – after everything, the Gallaghers just wanted to have one normal child, and put all that Star business behind them. As the year went on, Echo was forbidden from talking to Phoenix or to the Academy representatives, and was ultimately forbidden from continuing to practice art.

Phoenix was supposed to come home for the summer, that first year. He didn’t. Gradually, their parents stopped talking about him entirely, even going so far as to pretend they didn't know who Echo was asking about. Eventually, they stopped asking.

Meanwhile, Echo tried to be a normal kid and get away with practicing their art, spending hours every day drawing; whenever they could get away with it, by flashlight under blankets or on the school bus or on the backs of homework that would never again see the light of day. They grew to be quite good at it, and beyond that, grew to have incredible control over their drawings; they could have their drawings watch and listen to goings-on in the house and report back to them.

Someday, they were going to be good enough that their parents would realize, and would send them to the Academy.

And then, everything went wrong.

content warning: allusion to child abuse.

They were eleven years old, and they’d managed to get into the art class their new middle school offered. They’d told their mom they were signing up for choir, instead, but wrote down Art at the last second before turning in the form. And they got in. Everything was going perfectly.
Their art teacher, well-meaning, called home to tell their parents how incredibly detailed their work really was, and suggest placing them in the AP section next year, with the high schoolers, to better challenge them and their Star power.
They came home to a physical fight, their strict but previously cordial father meeting them at the door with a fury they’d never seen before and failed to dodge in the moment. Six years of hiding came undone as their father searched their belongings, uncovering boxes and boxes of old homework, every inch covered in scribbles that frantically ran from his fury. When a variety of other issues – most notably studies they’d done of girls kissing other girls – came to light, and they found themself unable to deny the accusations, they were met with even more violence.
Their parents quickly pulled them from the middle school and all their clubs to suddenly be “homeschooled”, trapping them and monitoring them at all times, depriving them of any outside contact and failing to provide for even their basic needs, the situation at home often escalating to physical violence if they provoked someone – or heaven forbid, were found with a drawing utensil.

After the semester of radio silence, their art teacher placed calls to NI, sensing what had happened. What followed was a legal battle that ended with the Academy successfully pulling them from their home (under provisions of the Neglected Stars act recently passed) for the duration of the school year every year.

They tried to reconnect with their brother, and for a while, it seemed to be working brilliantly. Though it had been years since the two had spoken; they hadn’t even seen each other since they were small children. But the siblings found a connection again all the same, at least until they found out their parents had split up. Quietly, in the middle of the school year, their parents had divorced, citing Echo’s education as the reason. In the confusion that followed, Echo tried to break the silence about what their father had done to them; Phoenix wouldn’t hear it. He cut off all contact with them.

The courts had ruled that they must be returned to their home every summer. Every summer it's gotten worse; their mother’s new partner is in every aspect even crueler than their father ever was. But they are strong, and surrounded by a group of strong friends; they won't let themself fall apart yet.

content warning for the same.

Their step-father nearly killed them this past summer; their mother has been in the habit of ignoring them now, when they’re off drawing, but their stepfather goes into a near murderous rage, reminding them how badly they’ve ruined their mother’s life with their freakish powers even as he hurts them. They were beaten into unconsciousness and hospitalized this summer because of the damage that he did; as soon as their teachers got wind of it, they were collected from the hospital and taken back to the school grounds. Their stars have been stuck in this mottled grey phase, having lightened slightly from nearly pure black over the last few months. They're somewhat of a special case; most Stars to have endured this much would have had their marks turn black, and so they're now being intensely scrutinized by every professor around them, while they try to pretend nothing at all is wrong.

But, to look on the bright side. They’re sixteen now, at least, and have been officially emancipated – their mother did at least that much for them, under pressure from the school more than likely. Now they no longer have to return home, and can stay at school and learn and heal and not have to hide who they are any longer. They just hope it’s not too late to save themself from the instability of the corruption.

Notable Rumors: It has been said that Echo isn’t actually a Star; after all, no one’s seen their mark before. Alternatively, it’s been said that Echo is a corrupt star, but doesn’t want to lose their freedoms like corrupted students do, and so they hide the marks zealously.

Trivia: Their name is not their legal name; however, everyone, even professors, address them by it.

Other: Color code: 40C19D

Phoenix Gallagher

_{“Everyone discovers their own way of destroying themselves, and some people choose the clarinet.”}

Name: Phoenix Alastair Gallagher

Gender / Preferred Pronouns: Male, he/him

Age: 22

Year and Degree Program: Fourth year, music; specifically clarinet and piano performance.

Nationality: American, British parents.

Appearance:Phoenix is a proper gentleman in aesthetic, he’s always just slightly overdressed for the situation, but always in a way of good taste, never tacky. The only non-classically-gentlemanly part of his aesthetic is his hair; since coming to the Institute, he’s had it in a whole myriad of colors and styles, and at the moment it’s a slightly overgrown red-orange ombre with his natural dark roots visible. He’s quite short for a man, 5’6”, with a lightly muscular build, and has particularly long, spindly fingers. His hazel-grey eyes are fairly wide-set, and like his sibling he has very long eyelashes in an otherwise fairly traditionally masculine face. He does have gauged ears from his rebellious teen phase; he went up to a 0 gauge. He once had a lip piercing (also during his rebellious phase) that has since healed over but left a small scar.

Location and Notes on Star Mark: His star mark is pure white, nestled between the prominent tendons of his left wrist – it’s four pointed, much taller than it is wide, with the top and bottom points splitting into two at the tips, vaguely reminiscent of a tuning fork.

Star power: Phoenix’s ability is one that is misleading at first – his power is sonic manipulation. From his fingertips, he can create ripples in a medium that emulate soundwaves. These waves can be focused or diffused to create amplitudes that would be impossible without technological modifications. Touching under his chin, for instance, he can speak painfully loudly or impossibly softly, or modify the pitch of his voice without moving his vocal chords. Similarly, he can amplify or mute sounds around him, amplifying things into his ears or selectively filtering out noise. He can amplify ambient sounds to a painful threshold, or deaden them completely, and from an already amplified sound can make it so loud as to cause damage or so quiet as to be barely detectable. Within his primary instrument, with its open holes, he has the ability to precisely shape the sound, splitting notes into several harmonics at once or reaching pitches impossible within the instrument’s range.

Personality: Phoenix is a little bit cocky and arrogant, a know-it-all and a show-off. He has a lot of false bravado, built up in defense around an internal lack of confidence. He likes to be in control – his attire, his conduct, his whole persona, it’s all carefully calculated; unlike his sibling, he’s very much not one to take risks. He is polite and cordial to everyone, almost annoyingly prim and proper. Phoenix has always been a star (pun intended) student, at the top of the class, at least among those without academic powers, and he takes his studies very seriously. He could also be said to take himself very seriously; he’s not easy to joke with or have much of a friendship with.

Biography: Phoenix Gallagher was his family’s golden boy for his early childhood. At first, it was because he could sing; in third grade, his music teacher gave him a recorder, as they do with all third-graders, and he stunned everyone with his virtuosic performance. But he was unsatisfied with the instrument, and soon graduated to clarinet, and soon began to take the country by storm; six months after first picking up the instrument, he performed the entire Mozart concerto at a school talent show.

The country began to take notice, but his parents were exceptionally secretive about his star mark, and encouraged him to be as well. The rumor didn’t come out for nearly two years; it was forcibly exposed after he won the first prize at the international youth woodwind expo for students 11-18; at just barely 11, he was the youngest ever winner in the history of the competition.

He thought his parents would be proud, but they were just bitter; when the Nova Infinitum representative came to the door to collect him, they nearly didn’t let him go. But eventually they were persuaded. When he got there, he found an incredible opportunity and learning experience.

Phoenix only ever wanted to make them proud.

But the letters and phone calls stopped coming within a few months of his enrollment; he tried to reach out but was met only with radio silence. He shared with his classmates about his sibling, proud of the fact that they had recently manifested a star, too; sibling stars were of particular note to the faculty and other students.

He started piano at the urging of Professor Edwards; she was eager to train him on an instrument that he couldn’t “cheat” with his powers, and his learning there was slow but steady; he’s never loved piano, but now he’s proficient at it. On clarinet, he soon exceeded even Professor Edwards’ expectations, and even the expectations of the world’s greatest clarinetists. But he’s still unsatisfied with his progress. There’s so much more to his power than what he’s been able to learn in the context of his degree.

He was supposed to go home that summer, but he never did. Some part of him hoped he’d get a letter from Echo about enrollment, or might even see them on the campus, but one year went by, and then two, and then three, and soon he gave up hope.

He didn’t see Echo again until his junior year of high school; his younger sibling – scared, broken, and nothing at all like the child he once knew – eager to make his acquaintance again, and for a while, it was good.

His senior year of high school, however, his mother came to his recital. Not his father, but his mother – with another man. He sent a letter home, politely trying to inquire – and again, was met with silence. It wasn’t until the following year that it was confirmed to the two of them that their parents had split up.

Echo took it hard. So did Phoenix, but his sadness was out of sight of everyone. Echo took him aside and told him terrible things about their father; terrible things about the man who had supported him and encouraged him to be his best, Star academy or not.

He couldn’t believe them.

They were upset, understandably so, but he never could have guessed how deeply that schism between them would spread. Echo grew distant; he threw himself into his studies to fill the void and ignore the sudden realization that his family had fallen apart around him.

All he had wanted to do was make them proud.

It’s senior year, now, and he ignores his sibling as they ignore him; he’s to give a recital in a few months and he’s hungry for the chance to prove himself, but he also feels so, so empty. He’s never given anyone the chance to be close to him, not since he stopped being the Star of his family, and it hurts him so, so badly. But it’s too late for him to make connections here, isn’t it? All that’s left is to graduate and find himself a job somewhere. He might stay on as faculty, for all he knows, but he’s not even sure of what he wants to do with his life.

Notable Rumors: Some have said that Phoenix is gay and in denial; after an unfortunate incident his sophomore year that everyone refuses to detail, there's a near-universal pact against dating him, it seems. Some say he likes it that way; some say he's desperate.

Trivia: Phoenix’s clarinet, a number made out of rosewood with gold keys, was custom-made for him and gifted to him by an Italian instrument maker for his senior recital in high school.

Other: Color code: ea7024

✯ Our Brightest Stars - Always Accepting!

_{Each star a new world. Each star a destiny to be explored.}

It was slow at first - a few gifted children here and there - like the kind that you would read about in newspapers or see on TV on “slow news days”. Whether it was the story of a boy graduating from MIT at 12 and later going on to work for NASA and other top scientific bodies in the United States, or the 8 year old playing piano in front of a full Carnegie Hall, everyone just assumed it was more tales of extraordinary humans. No one noticed or cared that these kids all had white stars of varying shapes and sizes on their body. Things got out of control fast when the extraordinary began defying the laws of nature. It started with the collapse of Big Ben when a child accidentally weakened the entire sub-atomic structure of the building. The next shock was when the US president was found assassinated in the oval office after a 13-year old had simply asked to be let in and put a bullet through his head. Then the connection was drawn - all of these children and teenagers had that white star somewhere on their bodies.

The reactions were mixed. Members of the scientific community called for calm as they tried to figure out the origin of the “Stars” as they had been colloquially named, but that didn’t stop the riots. These riots occurred outside police stations and government buildings with demands to arrest and imprison the Stars for the safety of the public. Religious fanaticism reared its ugly head, with some priest and cults calling the Stars the first sign of Antichrist having come to earth. In several cases, the military had to be called in to quell the riots and protect the Stars from being harmed. The abuse that several Stars suffered during this period also brought about “the black star corruption”. It was found then when a Star suffered extreme amounts of physical or mental trauma, their star mark would turn black and their powers would become amplified. This brought about another problem however - corrupted Stars would slowly lose their moral sense and often suffer from psychosis. This also served to amply fears and cause more rioting. Despite that, however, the situation was brought under control but it was clear that this was only the first sign of the dominant question of an era. Politicians and other public figures began calling for legislation restricting the rights of Stars, or outright forcing them into ghettos.

Following these incidents and the initial fears, a number of organizations rose up to handle the crisis.

The first was Nova Infintium around 5 years after the initial incident. Nova Infintium was formed by some of the original Stars - including Ethan Carter, the Star known for graduating MIT at 12, who became the head of the organization. Nova Infinitium quickly constructed an academy for Stars - a safe haven where they could learn how to control their powers and flee from a society that oppressed them, giving them a competitive, cutting-edge education and ensuring they would be well taken care of and trained with their capabilities. Their physical location is at odds with their proposal; their campus is a small one, situated in the most rural mountains of upstate New York, well out of sight and often out of mind in the actual politics surrounding Stars, which they’ve remained quiet about. Rumors have circulated within the Star community that they are up to something far more nefarious, but nothing has confirmed or proven that. Outwardly, they are a stellar (pun intended) organization, providing excellent structure and challenging development for Stars of all stages of growth and powers. They are fairly well-supported by all sides of society - no matter what you think of them, or if you fully trust their founder, they’re doing what they can to keep the Star problem under control in our cities and towns, and for that they have a lot of respect.

The second to be founded was Lux Astra. Founded by a woman named Alexandria Grant who, while not a star herself, advocates for the full inclusion of all stars into society; she also contributes immensely to a research program that seeks to find a cure for the black star corruption. Located directly in Washington D.C, Lux Astra is a group of both stars and non-stars, though it finds itself struggling against both Nova Infinitium’s collection of Stars and support from the government, as well as the general public’s fear of Stars. Though they struggle with personnel and funding for more hands-on movements, they have made up for it in legal battles, blocking legislation that would have greatly restricted star rights and providing an advocacy network for Stars mistreated in their homes and communities.The public often has a split view on them; some see them as “reactionaries” who are just “pandering” to current social pressures, while others acknowledge the contributions they are making to reintegrate society.

These two organizations, notwithstanding the occasional hate group, ultimately do make up the bulk of the conversation around the future of Stars. As tensions rise, both between these groups and the world abroad, it’s become clear that no side has the full story, or all the answers. But things cannot remain as they have been; no - with the way society is going, something has to be done about this problem. With no easy answers, society might just have to turn to the stars themselves.

1: Don't be an asshat.
2: All identities are valid. Gatekeeping, IC or OOC, will NOT be tolerated.
3: Post often; we're all grown-ups and don't need mandatory post cycles, but the GMs reserve the right to puppet characters of inactive players to further stuck plots.
4: Be respectful to your fellow players. Godmodding and OP powers are no fun for anyone else.
5: GMs reserve the right to add, remove, or modify rules at any time.

The year is 2032. You are a Star-marked teen or twenty-something attending the Nova Excelsis Institute of Higher Learning - the private secondary school and college run by Nova Infinitum both as a way to support and study Stars and their capabilities. Some of you may have been involved with Nova Infinitum in some form since early childhood, as their Nova Academy program provides full-time care, room and board for students as young as four, but not all of you need have been. Parents of Starred children are under considerable pressure and incentive to send students into NI’s programs as soon as possible, but not all do. Some of you may have had some semblance of a normal childhood, even.

Whatever your story, here you are. The world is imploding around you, but Nova Infinitum has remained resolute in keeping you informed of what’s going on and even asking for your input, if you’re an upperclassman. You are safe to be yourself, unapologetically, while on their campus, they make sure of it. Still, there’s something just slightly ...off, something you can’t quite put your finger on, even while you go about your studies and prepare for a placement into the real world. NI does amazing things with placements; some Stars go on to be government agents, some into biomedical research, some as performers or authors. Your future looks bright, but still - something is wrong; even as the institute tries to convince you otherwise. Pressure from various other groups, including Lux Astra - which seeks to dismantle even the excellence and prestige of this institution that has sheltered you - is starting to seep in through the cracks. Some part of you wonders what’s waiting for you in the world beyond.

Following is the format you will use to bring your character into the universe. Please post your completed sheet here for GM approval. Feel free to modify and prettify the layout; you're welcome to switch color codes and add graphics, if you wish! However, all of these sections must be filled. Thank you!

Character Sheet

Name:
Gender / Preferred Pronouns:
Age: 14-24, please! Remember most traditional students graduate by 22 - if your char is older, consider if they changed majors or perhaps started school late.
Year and Degree Program: The program at Nova Excelsis includes four years of high school and four years of university. If your character is at the university level, please list their degree.
Nationality: As Nova Infinitum is an international organization, characters from both America and abroad are welcome!
Appearance: Description is required; a photo or semirealistic art reference may be provided in addition.
Location and Notes on Star Mark: Size, number of points, that sort of thing can all go here. If your character’s power is corrupted, their star mark will be dark black or occasionally burgundy; otherwise it will be pale white.
Star power: Consider creative symbolism between the star location and the power the character has. Is your character’s power corrupted? If so, how has it grown stronger? Please be advised that, while we are allowing corrupted Stars, these characters are under particular scrutiny for misuse of their powers (both OOC and IC).
Personality:
Biography:
Notable Rumors: Something is said about everyone At least one rumor that might be whispered about your character, be it good, bad, or random.
Trivia: Any sort of fun facts people would know?
Other: Anything else?

✯ Our Brightest Stars

@Ghost Note Great question! I'm not entirely sure - appearance will include a description section, but if you'd like to pick a faceclaim feel free! I'm gonna say real life or (semi)realistic art, steering more away from anime if possible.

Plants are great!

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Nenra watched the conversation from a distance, her jaw dropping slightly as Miry described her family’s actions – no real family would ever throw someone away like that, surely. But, she supposed, those noble politics were why the people of Myllendh seldom bothered to leave their village. They always had cared little for that posturing and nonsense of noble politics, not when there was land to be tended and children to be raised.

Her shock turned to disgust, though, as Miry seemed to forget all of that history she supposedly knew. The small girl clung to Zakroti, burying her face in his side and crying – rather like a small child clinging to a parent, or perhaps a young lover to a foolish partner.
What was she doing? He didn’t really care, certainly not yet but probably not ever.

Miry had insisted on sharing his bed that first night – Nenra privately thought it an incredibly foolish decision, though she’d kept her mouth shut about it. The younger bride was scared, and lonely, and trying to protect herself however she could, she knew – but still. It spat in the face of every bride who’d ever come to suffering here before.

Zakroti looked to her and she carefully schooled her features, mentally replaying the conversation. Right, languages. “I suppose that it’s impressive enough, if that’s what you want to do with your life,” she said, unable to hide the slight bit of boredom that seeped into her voice. She had little patience for most academic pursuits, truth be told, but from how the lord spoke (and looked, though she knew better than to fully judge a man by his form) she was certain he was more an intellectual type than a warrior.

She set aside her empty bowl, stretching her arms above her head with a slight yawn and an alarming series of popping noises in her arms and back. She reached down, gathering up a small pinch of the dirt here and rubbing it between her fingers. Dry, acidic, without much ability to hold moisture even when it had rain; agriculture here would be a nightmare.

She rather hoped Zakroti would let her have a garden here, wherever exactly “here” was – she thought to the seed balls nested in at the bottom of her satchel. Her mother, Vivari’s blessing, had been able to convince the reaping party to wait, just to wait for half a span so that they could pack up some belongings and provisions for the road. They were already going to be late, and surely they were running out of provisions, so they’d send them off with some so their daughters wouldn’t go hungry. In thirty minutes, every girl’s family had packed her a bag of belongings; Nenra’s siblings had thrown in as many seed balls as they could fit (seeds and fertilizer loosely tied into a knot of thin muslin with a holding spell on it, designed to scatter seeds when thrown and often used for planting in smaller garden plots) so that she could bring the flowers and crops of home wherever she ended up.

It was a touching gesture, to be certain. She turned her attention back to the crumbling desert dirt she held, dusting it off of her hands and shaking her head lightly.

Miry shook her head slightly. ‘I don’t know,’ she signed. ‘None of my siblings seemed to find any of the same patterns. They thought I was crazy, but I guess that’s why my aunt wanted ME to inherit, not them. I wouldn’t know. I don’t know anything.’ She stared at the ground for a long moment before continuing.

‘Will your grandfather be awaiting us at home, then?’ she asked, trying to keep the signs light. A tremble came into her fingers as she considered the question, though. She had not gotten on with his grandfather, not in the slightest. ‘or I guess – more properly. Who all will be? I just – sorry – I just want to be prepared and – not embarrass you. He already hates me, I don’t want everyone else to, too, and...’

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:D yay! If y'all have any tentative character ideas, feel free to start throwing em around and plotting relations and so on! And if you have any questions that we could answer, please just poke me or Aurora. OOC will be up later today, probably. ^~^

✯ Our Brightest Stars

Oh wow, I’m so glad to see so many new friends here :D

We’ll have an OOC up here in a couple of days, probably, but we’ll keep y’all updated as we work on that! I’m out of school until April so I’ve definitely got some time to get this stuff set up ASAP.