[hider=Character Idea][b]-Subject File:[/b] CRYS-000076

[b]Name:[/b] Sapphire (or Crys, though she doesn't much care for that)
[b]Age:[/b] Unknown
[b]Gender:[/b] Unknown, purportedly female
[b]Species:[/b] Non-Carbon Lifeform
[b]Appearance:[/b] Perhaps the biggest thing about Sapphire's appearance is that her body is composed of dark gray rock and pink crystals. It's also important to note that she stands at just over 2' (.7m) and weighs just under 20 lbs (9 kg), making her quite petite and fairy-like. Another interesting feature about her physiology is that she has no legs, and moves around via levitation. It is important to note that she can also change the color of the crystals that make up her body as a method of communication, as speech is still difficult for her.

[b]Capabilities:[/b] The only real ability that Sapphire has demonstrated is the ability to manipulate crystals, such as her own. In the case that she has none around, she can create some by compressing materials that could create a crystal into one. Needless to say, this does require a supply of certain materials to be near by for her to compress. As mentioned before, she does move around by levitating, and has been observed moving up and down in the air, indicating that it works similar to flight. Her crystalline nature also gives her a great resistance to thermal heat and impacts.

Sapphire's food source is any type of silicate mineral. Her stomach, or core, is under an extreme amount of pressure, which, in a sense, converts whatever it is that she consumes into a form that her body can use for energy and growth. The growth of her body occurs in a rather unique fashion, as the material that is melted in her core is applied to the various areas of her body. Of course, she won't continue to grow forever; she will reach maturity at some point, much like any other creature.

[b]Weaknesses:[/b] Sapphire's crystalline nature does have some drawbacks. For one, high frequency vibrations can seriously mess with her. A little bit of exposure can result in massive headaches, while prolonged exposure can result in physical injury. Creating crystals, in addition to having material present, requires a good bit of concentration, as she has very little practice with it.

[b]Origin:[/b] Sapphire was almost certainly an attempt to create a life form that didn't use carbon as its principle bonding agent. Sapphire's body is therefore composed mostly of silicon and its various compounds. Incidentally, an interesting phenomenon occurred while she was being created. The silicon that formed up a majority of the crystals in her body underwent immense pressure, resulting in a new allotrope of silicon that was very similar in hardness to diamonds, if a little more flexible due to the bigger size of the atoms.

The project was deemed a failure due to the fact that she was unable to wake up at all. It was almost like a coma of sorts; her vital signs were normal, at least as normal as a non-carbon life form could have, but she wasn't conscious. It wasn't until she arrived at the Soap Factory that she gained consciousness. It still is a bit of an issue when she overexerts herself, rendering her helpless for an amount of time based on how much she overexerted herself.

[b]Personality:[/b] Sapphire is, as expected of what is essentially a newborn, quite curious and inquisitive. She is also generally kindhearted and tends towards optimism, despite the rather glum circumstances of their environment. To be entirely honest, her personality isn't entirely developed, which isn't surprising considering how young she is.[/hider]

I too am intrigued and hope that my character is acceptable. :D