Worldly Knowledge and Character Appearances

This chapter is not required reading, but I highly recommend it. At least the bottom part mostly. This 'chapter' is not story based. I just feel like I want to give more in depth descriptions of everyone in the story so far, along with some clarification on how certain story elements work. Perhaps this could clear any potential confusions.

Part One: Character Descriptions.

This part is for character appearances. This only applies to the main character, his family, his friends, and friends of friends. Not everyone who was named will be here. It also only covers characters in Arc One of the story. 

Novalis Moonstar

A pale white young human man, with dark hair and who likes to paint his fingernails black. Long fingered and slender build, he still possesses decent physical strength, due to consistent basic exercise. He has a crescent moon-like birthmark under his right eye. Due to a magical malfunction as a child, he grew a horn that only Celestials usually bear. His horn is golden in color, flecked with silver. This horn allows him greater output in magic compared to other humans, but not enough to contend with truly powerful Celestials. The same magic that grew the horn also altered his eyes, making them change color gradually, rotating through the spectrum of colors present within the Aurora Borealis. He also earned recognition in his studies by obtaining an official Royal Celestial Brand in the image of a full moon with a telescope cutting through it, surrounded by stars, located on the left side of his chest. He has a distinguished talent for spell modification and creation that he slowly learns about over time.

Lunara ex Somnus et Astra

The Princess of Anzaria, sister to the Queen, Celestina. She has dark blue skin, with white spots resembling stars in the night sky. She has a wings on her hips, which have feathers the same shade as her skin. As a Royal Celestial, like her sister, she has a longer, slenderer horn than most Celestials. Her horn is black as the darkest sky, and spirals from the center of her forehead straight up. Along with that, her blue hair and tail, which have silver highlights, mark her as a firstborn Celestial of Aeternum and Caeli, her parents. Energized with magic, they billow around freely in the air. Her hair and tail in particular billow behind her, giving her a graceful appearance as if she is gliding through the night sky. She has silver irises surrounded by pure black sclera that resemble moonlight in space. Her Celestial Brand, present on her naturally instead of magically grafted, was a moon obscured partially by clouds. Normally located on her neck, the position changes as the moon phases do. The Brand's moon reflected the current moon's phases, so it gradually switches from New Moon to Full Moon over time and back again. Finishing her appearance, she is quite tall, about seven and a half feet tall in her normal form. She has a well defined, curvy body with well proportioned bust, waist, and hips. In her depowered daylight form, she loses about two feet of height, but keeps the same size breasts and butt, making her look a bit thicker than her normal height. In her depowered form, her hair also loses the energized state, and the silver highlights shift into a blend with the normal hair color to become a softer powder blue color. Her magic, being akin to the night, is good at keeping secrets and hiding, along with dream manipulation. Her attack magics are less potent than Celestina's, but can be used in a variety of flexible applications.

Celestina ex Luz et Astra

The Queen of Anzaria, Lunara's sister, and mentor to Dusk Etherea. She has creamy white skin with golden veinlike markings. Her wings are located on her back, and are quite large, as the barely avoid touching the floor and are only a couple inches under her head's height. Her wings, unlike her sister's do not match her skin fully. Near where they connect with her back, they share the same coloration as her skin, but gradually fan out into reds, oranges, and yellows, resembling a fiery sunrise. Her horn, ivory white in color, curves from her forehead, falling back slightly over her hair and breaks into two points that then curve up away from her head. Her hair, always energized due to her massive innate magical reserves, starts as a pure white near her head, but eventually transitions through fiery colors of blue to red to orange to yellow, and billows around her head like a halo of pure energy. Despite the coloration, it is not hot to the touch. Her tail mimics the coloration but twists around as it falls towards the ground, resembling a flame in a wind tunnel. She has magenta colored irises, surrounded by golden sclera. Her own Brand is of a stylized sun, with a ray breaking through clouds underneath. As her emotions rise and her magic is used, the sun grows brighter as well. She can even manifest the Brand as a focus for some sunlight based magics. As such, she can freely place the Brand on her body, though she usually chooses to keep it on her chest below her neck. Finally, like her sister, she is very tall, having an extra half a foot on her sibling. She has no depowered form, as the Aeternum and Caeli poured as much of their power into her as they could. Her figure is slimmer than Lunara's, with slightly smaller breasts but a plumper butt. The extra half foot in her height is also solely in her legs. Her magics are akin to the day and light, being able to reveal hidden traps and people, as well as easily delve into the minds of others. Her magic is potently powerful, able to destroy planets if she chose. 

Dusk Etherea

The personal student of Celestina's magical teachings. She is a young Celestial girl and a gifted magical prodigy. She is able to perfectly replicate any spell she is taught. She has a purplish black skin that resembles the times between night and day, and took the name Dusk after leaving her orphanage and becoming a student of magic. She has a dark purple horn that grows from her left temple and grows backwards around her head, resembling a half broken tiara. Her hair is black with a white stripe on the left side. Her eyes are light grey, though when channeling magic they become deep purple with silver sparkles. Her Celestial Brand, bestowed upon her by Celestina, is a feathered quill trailing a sparkling rainbow down her right arm. Due to her bookwormish nature, she is slightly chubby, with thick thighs and plump assets. Like all skilled magic users, aside from the Royal Sisters, she has an inner manifestation of her her power, known as Dawn. Dawn looks just like her, although a smoky white skin color and the hair colors are inverted. She also houses the ancient Spirit of Magic, long before anyone learned of the Spirits of Order or the Sigils of the Starfall they once inhabited.

Avec Cappricio

A white skinned Celestial with crimson red eyes, which she usually hides behind extremely dark sunglasses. She has an electric blue hair, cut shoulder length into a long bob. She is rather thin, with decent sized assets. She often disguises herself as a human when she works at clubs and events, keeping her normal appearance unknown to most of her fans. She ended up with a slight crush on Novalis, but stays as a friend.

Paloma Vesper

The second friend of Novalis in Starville. A human woman who is a professional mixologist, though most people regard her as a simple drunk. She is chocolate brown skinned, with purplish blue hair in a long flowing style. She has a daughter, though the father's whereabouts are unknown, leading to more ridicule in her life. Despite it all, she is a very caring and upstanding mother. She hit on Novalis, hoping he would accept her advances and give her daughter Sangria a good male role model. He turned her down, and they simply remained friendly. 

The Champney Sisters, Aloe and Lotus

Owners of a spa in Starville, they are Celestial twins with inverted coloration. Aloe is blue skinned and pink haired, while Lotus is pink skinned with blue hair. They are both also unusual in that they are winged Celestials, with each one only having one wing and on the opposite side from the other twin. Aloe's wing is on the right, and Lotus' on the left. They often greet people with the wings on the outer sides. They gave Novalis a spa treatment, but didn't consider him more than a simple customer. Fantasia, on the other hand...

Tempest Aerosia

A Celestial weather mage in Starville. She is responsible for rains for the farm crops, clear days for important events, cloudy days for mourning, snowy days for winter play, etc. Dusk meets her during her preparations for the Summer Solstice. She proves to be in tune with the Spirit of Honesty during the fight with Rathmaro, as she honestly helped Dusk find new clothes. That's not all though, as she has never lied once in her life. She has dark grey skin with light grey hair. Her eyes were electric yellow, and would spark if she was making a particularly potent storm. She has an electric yellow horn as well, zig zagging in the shape of a bolt of lightning back from her right ear. Her Celestial Brand is a cloud over her left eye, split apart by a dark lightning bolt from her forehead to her cheek. 

Saturnalia

A slightly pale human girl with vibrant bubblegum pink hair who loves to party. She inspires joy in others with her extravagant parties and cheerful disposition. Her joyful demeanor led to the Spirit of Laughter to inhabit her during the fight with Rathmaro. Her Celestial Brand is a three tiered cake located on the side of her stomach. Due to her love of sweets, she is very soft and fluffy to the touch, though she's not overtly fat or even chubby.

Demura Shina

A very timid Celestial teenager with light pink skin and blonde hair. She is a winged Celestial, and very in tune with nature. Her shyness makes it hard to approach her, but she's very kind and gentle with everyone. Her Celestial Brand on her back and Spirit of Kindness Regalia are both in the shape of a human and Celestial hugging each other, reflecting her inner desire for everyone to live in peace and friendship despite the old war. She doesn't use magic in a typical sense, but she can speak with any non intelligent being, often calming down wild animals that wander into town.

Fantasia Fashio

A renowned fashionista and designer for elite circles around the continent. She lives quietly in Starville, as the bustle of city life often distracts her from her dressmaking business. Extremely generous, going so far as to clothe Dusk for free after Tempest soaked her, the Spirit of Giving found her to be the perfect vessel. Her Regalia and Brand are both in the shape of two hearts entwined with ribbon, signifying the path made from good relationships. She has creamy white skin and jet black hair. 

Paige Foster

The main farmhand and official proprietor of the local farmland at Fostered Acres. Tall, muscular, and well built, she has tanned skin from working outdoors and blonde hair. Dusk found herself attracted to Paige, despite already being smitten with her mentor. Fiercely protective to her friends and family, the Spirit of Loyalty dwells within her. As she prefers a simple life, her Brand manifested as a simple cowbell on her left thigh.

Part Two: Worldbuilding Knowledge.

Anzaria:

The largest continent on the similarly named planet. Home to Soluna, Starville, and other settlements. The wilds around human/Celestial lands are occupied by intelligent beasts such as dragons, sphinxes, merfolk, and others, along with wild, unintelligent beasts such as manticores, chimeras, and gryphons. 

Soluna is the capital city of Anzaria's human and Celestial lands. Mostly populated with Celestial nobility. 

Starville is a nearby town close to Soluna, with a near even split population. Almost everyone lives in peace with each other. 

Magic:

Due to Celestials being born of magic apart from Celestina and Lunara, magic permeates Anzaria and is a force that anyone can use through study. Many spells have been devised over time, and only a spellcaster's power dictates how powerful a spell is. Magic is also split into two types, studied magic and simple magic. Studies magic, as the name entails, requires schooling and mentoring. This is where most powerful magic is, and requires good control over the natural force to execute. Simple magic, on the other hand, refers to simple application of mana flow to do simple things, such as lift a cup from one room to where the caster is in another room. Or levitating a feather duster to reach high places. Everyday magic, it is used to simply make life easier. However, a certain degree of magic control and power is still required, so as not to drop items or launch them by accident.