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Steven Universe: Second Gem War

Pearl

Name
Pearl

Appearance


Gender
Female

Personality

Like the gem for which she is named, Pearl is a well balanced, well rounded perfectionist. As the placement of her gem is over her forehead, she has a tendency to overthink things. Intelligent, controlled and controlling, Pearl relies on her vast knowledge to make decisions, with a wide range of subjects varying from the history of gem kind to human engineering. Very organized, and meticulous, she can become flustered, and sometimes goes overboard (though she always means well). Despite, or because of, her obsession with neatness, Pearl is always graceful, from her elegant speech and prose to her fighting style, which closely resembles ballet.

Bio

Resources were depleting, and the gem world was being forced to outsource to other planets for more gemstones. Even as they established kindergartens on foreign planets, mining deep, there was still a plentiful supply of oysters on the gem homeworld, and with them, a seemingly infinite amount of pearls. Therefore, as so many could be churned out with ease, the Pearls became a servant class, serving as basically slaves, some lucky few becoming sentries for the higher-ups of society.

One Pearl was created from an oblong pearl- she was seen by the others as deformed, as defective. She was to be euthanized, until she was selected for sentry duty out of pity by Rose Quartz, to serve her personally. Upon coming into Rose's care, Pearl was granted her freedom. However, she chose to stay on in the service of Rose Quartz, taking care of her estate while she went off to other planets on missions.

Watching Rose as she did amazing things, going off to amazing places, Pearl began to wonder what it was like, out there, among the stars. Wishful thinking would get her nowhere fast, though, so she stood guard. Days passed. Months passed. Years went by, and Pearl simply stood guard, never knowing anything more than Rose Quartz's beautiful estate. However, it was not enough, and one day, she confronted Rose Quartz, and confessed to her the deep, intense longing she had- she yearned, more than anything, to travel through the stars with Rose. To explore space.

Amused, and impressed at Pearl's loyalty, Rose took the girl with her to Earth. Pearl was absolutely amazed by the wonders of the planet, presented to her by her hero. Rose saw the beauty in nature, and Pearl saw the beauty in mankind. Even as primitive creatures, they had a sense of free will, a sense of civilization, which was completely new to her, and fascinating. After one hundred years on Earth, though, both began to see the detrimental effects that the gems were having on the planet.

When the war began, Rose told Pearl to leave, to hide away, to protect herself. No matter how loyal she was, Rose said, Pearl still had a choice, and her safety should be her primary concern. Pearl insisted upon staying, and all throughout the war, she stayed at Rose's side, fighting with her through thick and thin. At the final battle in the strawberry fields, while everyone was being slaughtered, Rose desperately tried to convince Pearl to leave. Instead, she stayed- and in part, due to her efforts, the war was won. However, it was not won without casualties, both on the side of humans and of gems.

Guilt ridden, due to the damage they had caused in the war, Rose Quartz invited some of the gems- Pearl included- to stay with her on Earth, to protect humanity. For many centuries thereafter, the self-proclaimed Crystal Gems did just that.

Once Steven was born, Pearl harbored some resentment towards the child. However, as he grew older, she grew to love and care for him, becoming a bit overprotective. Once he grew into his powers, fully realizing himself, she began to see more of Rose in him than ever before. Now, she respects him, and loves him, and would do anything to help him.

When Steven began his friendship with the mayor of the town, Pearl befriended the man. They were a lot alike, in their personalities, in their perceptions of the world, et cetera. Buck Dewey took to Pearl quite easily; she was kind to him, albeit rather awkward. However, upon the realization that Dewey wanted more from her than just friendship, and knowing where romance could end, she ended their friendship before it could go any further.

Association
Crystal Gems

Gem
Pearl (oblong, therefore defective)

Weapon
A spear; also uses swords, occasionally dual-wielding


Gem Location
Forehead

Gem Unique Ability
Holograms - Pearl can summon holographic images from her gem. While they are usually intangible, some are able to interact with solid matter. Acting as independent machines, they can exist without her management, following a program, a set of rules and directions, laid out by Pearl during their creation.

Other

Steven Universe: Second Gem War

Alright, @LokiLeo789, I finished Pearl's CS.

Steven Universe: Second Gem War

Sure, I'll try to get him done sometime tomorrow.

Steven Universe: Second Gem War

Hey, if anyone wants, I can draw your gems for you! Here are a few of my own gem OC's, so you can judge my ability as an artist:




And their fusion:

Steven Universe: Second Gem War

@LokiLeo789, are you taking on the role of Steven?

Avatar: The Wind of War

Kala Hishen

Appearance:

Having the typical features of any Earth Kingdom woman, Kala has olive skin, and dark brown hair. Time training in the light of the sun has tanned her skin considerably, and lightened her hair slightly. Her wide eyes, though worn and tired, always with bags beneath them, are a pale green. She could be called pretty, but not beautiful- she has too many scars to be aesthetically appealing. On her back, she has a burn from the nape of her neck to the small of her back, jagged and dark. Due to this, she always wears high collared outfits, concealing her long, slender neck. Her body is built with strong bones, and very little fat, except around her hips and thighs; beneath her loose fitting clothes, she is incredibly muscular.

Age: 27

Personality:

Quiet, and civil, Kala is a gentle person. Just by looking at her, and talking to her, one would never know that she is a master of swordplay. She is nothing if not modest, though she is very knowledgable in many subjects, especially history and military tactics. Her speech is ever so eloquent, as are her movements graceful. In battle, she is singularly minded, but able to manage multiple tasks at once. Her concentration and focus are unmatched by anyone she has ever fought in the past, no doubt due to her meditative practices.

Master of: Non-bending skills

Skills:

Swordplay - Her mother was a master swordsman, and she trained Kala with swords from toddler to teenager. Eventually, she went on to forge her own swords, which she dual wields in battle. She is now one of the greatest masters of swordplay in the world, it being her primary talent, as she has developed her own style combining the movements of dance taught to her by her father with the traditional methods taught by her mother.
Hand-to-hand Combat - Kala's uncle, an earthbender, taught her hand-to-hand combat, so that she would be able to defeat a bender one on one without being armed with sufficient weaponry.
Dancing - As a professional dancer, Kala's father trained her from a young age in the art of dance. She was privy to excellent training from him, mastering styles known by the poor and the privileged alike, from all four of the kingdoms. Her favorite is water dancing, as the movements are the most conducive to swordsmanship.
Blacksmithing - Kala travelled to the fire kingdom to learn the art of blacksmithing. Befriending one, she learned to forge her own swords, and did so from an alloy of steel and obsidian. Eventually, she married the smith, and during their short time together, became even more familiar with the skills necessary to forge and improve weaponry and armor alike.
Meditation - In recent months, Kala has become more solemn and stoic, and has begun to meditate. This has greatly improved her concentration and focus, and has aided her when she finds it difficult to sleep. She has regularly practiced meditation since she was a child, she has simply increased the frequency as of late.

Weaknesses:

Fire - Kala was overtaken by the soldiers of the fire nation laying siege on her hometown, when one of them shot fire at her back, leaving a jagged and ugly scar that covers almost her entire back. Due to the traumatic event, she has developed an intense phobia, a fear of fire- more specifically, fire benders. If she is controlling the fire, it is much easier, but still hard for her. Smithing is difficult to do as well as she could before, and cooking is often impossible to do alone. Fighting against a fire bender is not an option.
Her Daughter - Kala's daughter was stolen from her, by fire nation soldiers. She does not know the girl's whereabouts, but would do anything to see her, to save her, even though she doesn't even know if she's alive.

History:

Kala was born in the western side of the earth kingdom, to a dancer and his wife, a sword master. Her father trained her in the art of dance, styles from all four kingdoms, and her mother in the art of swordplay. Her uncle, an earthbender of the earth kingdom army, taught her the arts of hand-to-hand combat, and helped her train herself to the point where she could fight against a bender, and win. They all supported her, when she decided to follow in her mother's footsteps.

The first step of her journey to become a legendary swordsman required that she forge her own sword. The blacksmiths in the earth kingdom were fantastic, there was no doubt about that- however, their caliber was greatly exceeded by the fire nation. As a mere teenager, she made her way to a fire nation colony of the earth kingdom, disguising herself in fire nation clothes to hide her identity as a true born earth citizen. She did so against the wishes of her family, who insisted that the land was full of dangers. Once there, she began familiarizing herself with the layout of the land, with the people, and with their customs. Through this process, she was able to assume the identity of a fire nation citizen.

After a year of intense study of the fire nation people of the colony, she felt ready to continue her journey, to the fire nation itself. Boarding a boat as a stowaway, meant only for soldiers of the fire nation, she remained undiscovered for quite some time. However, upon docking, she made the mistake of coming up early- one of the soldiers spotted her, and took her back to his cabin for questioning. As a lieutenant, he did not have much power, but he did act as her arresting officer. Kala did not fight back, as she knew that this would be seen as an act of guilt. Brought to a minor court, Kala was pardoned. The sign of an earth kingdom citizen, apparently from one of the colonies, sneaking to the fire nation was not seen as an illegal act, but as one that was expected by Sozin. She claimed that she wanted to become a fire nation citizen, and was welcomed into the small city with open arms.

Kala befriended a blacksmith, who taught her how to forge a sword. Over the course of a year, through constant trials and errors, Kala eventually forged two swords, deciding to dual wield, rather than using a shield of any sort. Her swords were made of an alloy of obsidian and steel, a beautiful black metal, both strong, and durable. After a year of working with the blacksmith, they became more than friends- the man proposed, and they were married.

She felt invincible, armed with her dual swords, and happily married, until she received a letter from her family. They were being attacked by armies sent by the fire nation. The soldiers were laying siege to their homes, trying to break through to the center. Though the earth kingdom was holding its own, her family was frightened, and they needed her to come home. Saying a teary goodbye to her husband, Kala promised to return, with her family in tow, to bring them to safety, as she had truly come to love the fire nation, and was sure that the 'siege' was a misunderstanding.

Once again, she stowed away on a fire kingdom ship, sending in reinforcements to lay siege to the earth kingdom. This time, she was smart, and escaped the ship unscathed. However, she was faced with the problem of returning to her city- after two years, much had changed. Namely, the walls protecting the city were now surrounded by fire nation soldiers, waiting, and occasionally attacking. Kala saw no option other than to use brute force to try to force her way back to her home.

In the dead of night, Kala snuck through the fire nation camps, hoping that sleep would keep them occupied. Taking out guards one by one, she was able to take out around three dozen of those stationed around the area before one slipped away. He blew a horn, and woke the infantry. Overwhelmed by firebenders all around her, Kala was overtaken. A soldier seized an opportunity, and sent her flying into a wall with a burst of flame to her back.

She woke up in a bed that was all too familiar- she was home again. Her parents, her city, they had all surrendered. Her hometown was colonized by the fire nation, and she began to see how truly horrible that was. For one thing, the taxes were tremendous; the fire nation soldiers also claimed military rights over the goods made by the citizens, taking things for free from hard working civilians. Kala felt idiotic for taking so long to see the injustice, and was about to set out to fix it, when she was given a reason why she could not fight.

Another year had passed since she had come to the city, and she had been comatose the entire twelve months. During that time, they had discovered that she was pregnant- that was the factor which convinced her family to surrender, and caused a domino effect. While in her coma, Kala had been cut open by the fire nation soldiers, and her baby taken into their custody. All she was told was that the child had been a girl, and was still alive. Kala swore vengeance on the fire nation- however, she found that she had two newly formed weaknesses; her daughter, as she did not want them to harm her, and a fear of fire. The trauma from that fight had been enough to create a newfound phobia, which she could not help.

Upon receiving word from the fire nation soldiers that her husband had been accused of treason, and killed for it, Kala determined to set aside her fears, and do what she could. She caught wind of the avatar's death, and the subsequent birth of the new one, and set her mind on one new goal- to find and train the avatar as best she can, to help him defeat Sozin. She was smuggled out of the city by a wine merchant, and has proceeded to wander the world in search of the avatar.

Rampant: A Superhero/ Supervillain RP

Yes- she's counting on the hope that if he gets knocked out, instead of disappearing, they clones will just stop moving, and that if they disappear, the other heroes and perhaps civilians will catch the falling hostages.

Rampant: A Superhero/ Supervillain RP

Phoenix isn't taking any risks. She's taking out the prime, and hoping that that will nullify his control of the clones.

Rampant: A Superhero/ Supervillain RP

Phoenix did not take her eyes from Uprising Prime's, as he commanded his clones through some sort of internal mechanism to commit more organized atrocities. She did not turn to see what he had done, as she could not risk him possibly slithering away, or losing sight of him, should he create ore clones. Instead, she merely paid attention to her other senses, and what they could tell her. Counting the individual voices of the screams of those being tortured, to determine the number of people whose lives were at risk, she knew the cost. Tasting copper in the air, her eyes narrowed, realizing that blood had been spilled.

"You leave me no choice."

Spreading her wings out to their full span, a full ten meters, she advanced upon Uprising. Rather than using her wings as a weapon, she used them as walls, trapping Uprising in them, and backing him up against a wall. Unsheathing her sword, she threw it up in the air. The steel blade sparkled, reflecting the fluorescent lights beautifully, hopefully signaling her position to any law enforcement. It fell, back into her hands- but with her right hand, she grabbed the blade, rather than the hilt. Swinging the sword upwards by the blade, she rammed the hilt into his crotch, and subsequently punched him in the stomach, right at his kidney, with her left hand. The steel arm plunged into his kidney with extraordinary force; the blow would be enough to make him piss blood for the next week or so. The pain alone, from the steel blows to both his crotch and kidney, would be enough to make any ordinary man pass out.

Steven Universe: Second Gem War

Name
Pearl

Appearance


Gender
Female

Personality

Like the gem for which she is named, Pearl is a well balanced, well rounded perfectionist. As the placement of her gem is over her forehead, she has a tendency to overthink things. Intelligent, controlled and controlling, Pearl relies on her vast knowledge to make decisions, with a wide range of subjects varying from the history of gem kind to human engineering. Very organized, and meticulous, she can become flustered, and sometimes goes overboard (though she always means well). Despite, or because of, her obsession with neatness, Pearl is always graceful, from her elegant speech and prose to her fighting style, which closely resembles ballet.

Bio

Resources were depleting, and the gem world was being forced to outsource to other planets for more gemstones. Even as they established kindergartens on foreign planets, mining deep, there was still a plentiful supply of oysters on the gem homeworld, and with them, a seemingly infinite amount of pearls. Therefore, as so many could be churned out with ease, the Pearls became a servant class, serving as basically slaves, some lucky few becoming sentries for the higher-ups of society.

One Pearl was created from an oblong pearl- she was seen by the others as deformed, as defective. She was to be euthanized, until she was selected for sentry duty out of pity by Rose Quartz, to serve her personally. Upon coming into Rose's care, Pearl was granted her freedom. However, she chose to stay on in the service of Rose Quartz, taking care of her estate while she went off to other planets on missions.

Watching Rose as she did amazing things, going off to amazing places, Pearl began to wonder what it was like, out there, among the stars. Wishful thinking would get her nowhere fast, though, so she stood guard. Days passed. Months passed. Years went by, and Pearl simply stood guard, never knowing anything more than Rose Quartz's beautiful estate. However, it was not enough, and one day, she confronted Rose Quartz, and confessed to her the deep, intense longing she had- she yearned, more than anything, to travel through the stars with Rose. To explore space.

Amused, and impressed at Pearl's loyalty, Rose took the girl with her to Earth. Pearl was absolutely amazed by the wonders of the planet, presented to her by her hero. Rose saw the beauty in nature, and Pearl saw the beauty in mankind. Even as primitive creatures, they had a sense of free will, a sense of civilization, which was completely new to her, and fascinating. After one hundred years on Earth, though, both began to see the detrimental effects that the gems were having on the planet.

When the war began, Rose told Pearl to leave, to hide away, to protect herself. No matter how loyal she was, Rose said, Pearl still had a choice, and her safety should be her primary concern. Pearl insisted upon staying, and all throughout the war, she stayed at Rose's side, fighting with her through thick and thin. At the final battle in the strawberry fields, while everyone was being slaughtered, Rose desperately tried to convince Pearl to leave. Instead, she stayed- and in part, due to her efforts, the war was won. However, it was not won without casualties, both on the side of humans and of gems.

Guilt ridden, due to the damage they had caused in the war, Rose Quartz invited some of the gems- Pearl included- to stay with her on Earth, to protect humanity. For many centuries thereafter, the self-proclaimed Crystal Gems did just that.

Once Steven was born, Pearl harbored some resentment towards the child. However, as he grew older, she grew to love and care for him, becoming a bit overprotective. Once he grew into his powers, fully realizing himself, she began to see more of Rose in him than ever before. Now, she respects him, and loves him, and would do anything to help him.

When Steven began his friendship with the mayor of the town, Pearl befriended the man. They were a lot alike, in their personalities, in their perceptions of the world, et cetera. Buck Dewey took to Pearl quite easily; she was kind to him, albeit rather awkward. However, upon the realization that Dewey wanted more from her than just friendship, and knowing where romance could end, she ended their friendship before it could go any further.

Association
Crystal Gems

Gem
Pearl (oblong, therefore defective)

Weapon
A spear; also uses swords, occasionally dual-wielding


Gem Location
Forehead

Gem Unique Ability
Holograms - Pearl can summon holographic images from her gem. While they are usually intangible, some are able to interact with solid matter. Acting as independent machines, they can exist without her management, following a program, a set of rules and directions, laid out by Pearl during their creation.

Other
Pearl doesn't exactly understand human relationships, so emotional problems are often confusing to her.