[hider=Avivia] [center] [img]https://i.imgur.com/vign6n7.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/bul9ElD.png[/img] [/center] [color=IndianRed][b]Race:[/b][/color] Void Dragon (egg) Void Dragons are immense astro fauna that claim to have been around since the dawn of the universe itself. An adult Dragon is a force to be reckoned with a physical and magical powerhouse capable of wreaking untold destruction if provoked, however they are incredibly rare, because it is uncommon for a dragon to survive long enough hatch, let alone develop to adulthood. This is because the elders don’t have the inclination to personally raise their young and their offspring are highly sought after by planetborn races. The eggs are highly sought after by madmen who dream of having an adult under their power and most captured eventually die in their new master’s service (generally along with the master). Even the eggs are of use, producing an abundance of magical energy, resulting in them often being used as generators for war machines or artifacts of power by sorcerers. Until recently the eggs of void dragons were simply left to drift through the void after laying, warmed by a nearby star, where they would inevitably be found during their lengthy incubation period. Traditionally the void dragons have survived as a species via their own longevity and from the odd egg being lucky enough to be missed by collectors, but the ongoing war has increased demand for them significantly, while also increasing the amount of dragons dieing as a result of some being caught in the crossfire. Aware of these potentially extinction level problems, yet unwilling to commit more than a few days to ensuring the survival of their eggs, some dragons have taken to developing various artificial methods of protecting their young. Some capture ships or battlestations and set them to automatically protect the eggs, some force the natives of a system to declare them a protected species and others cover them in stolen stealth fields. Celnaria, the mother of Avivia, chose another method, stealing an idea directly from the egg thieves plauging her spechies she makes her eggs power their own defences in the form of robotic bodies, which are commanded by the slowly growing consciousness of her children. However, void dragon eggs grow in size as they develop, and as such it will be up to each child to acquire new protection as they begin to outgrow their initial shells. The effectiveness of this approach has yet to be established, as Avivia is one of the first batches to undergo this approach. [hider=Void Dragon Egg Nursemaids][img]https://i.imgur.com/TPmjrP7.jpg[/img][/hider] [color=IndianRed][b]Age:[/b][/color] 17 [color=IndianRed][b]Gender:[/b][/color] F [color=IndianRed][b]Appearance:[/b][/color] Avivia herself is an embryo, growing inside a large perfectly spherical egg about 2 feet in diameter. Despite its fragile appearance, the membrane of the egg is surprisingly hardy, with about the same resistance capacity as kevlar. This egg is mounted to a heavily modified mining android, known as a nursemaid, with connecting tubes leading from it that allow the droid to draw on the embryonic Avivia’s power. This process stimulates the normally dormant consciousness of the fetus and allows it to command the robotic shell as if it were it’s own body. The droid features a relatively straightforward humanoid frame with the additions of a large retractable palsma cutter in place of its right arm, a dedicated power conduit leads from her egg to the left hand through which directed magic is performed and 2 large sails that can be used to channel full body effecting magic. She has recently installed a hologram generator used to obscure her real body from the casual observer so that her egg looks like an odd fluid tank. This is a replacement for her earlier concealment method of simply covering it with clothing, yet it is a temporary measure as she is by no means an engineer and it is liable to fail if disturbed. [color=IndianRed][b]Homeworld:[/b][/color] She was born on a remote robot manufacturing plant owned by Miner's Union orbiting Pefusus 7 that her mother took over for 10 days in-order to force its staff to manufacture her children's artificial nursemaids. [color=IndianRed][b]Alignment:[/b][/color] Chaos: Void dragons are known for their arrogance, the giant magic beast who has grown to adulthood despite the odds are most often self assured of their own greatness, and generally refuse to bow to authority. Avivia is living a life none of her kind have lived before, how her generation will affect their kinds alignment is yet to be seen. [color=IndianRed][b]Role:[/b][/color] Helmsman/Pilot [color=IndianRed][b]Skills:[/b] [/color] [color=IndianRed]Piloting:[/color] She’s been flying ships for almost their entire life ever since they stole one 12 days after she her egg was laid. Her future life as a giant space faring dragon makes navigating the void as natural to her as flying is to a bird. She generally flies by plugging herself directly into the ship itself rather than with controls and specialized modifications could allow her to ‘be’ the ship itself. She could theoretically also power a ship, something her kind has been used for before, but the process would be draining in the short term and life threatening in the long term. [color=IndianRed]Combat:[/color] While by no means a seasoned fighter, in her short life she has on multiple occasions been forced to kill some of those who want to use her potential for their own purposes. Generally she fights with little grace, hacking away her massive energy cleaver or trying to blast her enemies with raw magic channeled from her hand. [color=IndianRed]Magic:[/color] Avivia is herself an immense source of magical energy, it fuels her robotic form and allows her to perform many feats of sorcery. Primarily this involves either direct magic channeled from her left arm or more general magic generated from the fins/sails attached to her egg. When it comes to spellcraft she is powerful yet very inexperienced. She can utilize telekinesis for manipulating objects (important when you only have one hand), as a defensive shield or to push herself around in zero-g. Most of the rest of her magic however involves simply dumping energy towards a target and hoping the chaotic results are beneficial. [color=IndianRed][b]History:[/b][/color] Laid just outside of an out of the way robotics lab by her colossal mother, Avivia had only 7 days to get use to being conscious decades earlier than she should have been before she and her siblings were ordered into small escape pods capable of a single hyperspace jump, which were then unceremoniously launched all across the cosmos. They had only one command from their mother: do not kneel, for you are destined for greatness. As is to be expected, many of these pods were found by those that might wish them harm or desire their enslavement. However Avivia seemed to be lucky, being found by an exploration vessel belonging to the Arc Luminous where she was treated kindly as a gust and promised safe passage and citizenship within their federation. Yet Avivia, ignorant of the ways of the universe and with her mother’s final instructions fresh in her mind, interpreted the crews words of duty, stability and the order of law as simply a gilded chains. In her arrogance and misplaced fear she flead, stealing a small vessel from the explorer’s hanger. In her rush to reach the hanger and secure the ship she killed several of the crew, not yet knowing her own strength, and was branded an outlaw and threat to society. It was a course of action she would come to regret as she learned more about the universe and the Arc Luminous ‘s benevolent place within it, yet it was something she would have to live with for the rest of her days. Aviva found that she had a natural talent for piloting during her escape, sourced from her future life as a spacefaring being. To most races the intricacies of space travel: omnidirectional movement, navigating with orbital mechanics and dealing with newtonian physics must be painstakingly learned. Only to the masters does this all feel natural and yet for Avivia, from the very first time she sat in a pilot's chair it felt like home. It was one of the few ways she felt she benefited from her species. In most ways it was a Sword of Damocles, ready to fall at any moment to take away her life or her freedom. Using this skill she pursued a moderately successful career as a freelance pilot, carefully obscuring her real body beneath [url=https://i.imgur.com/koMsv5X.jpg]flowing robes[/url] in order to avoid egg thieves. Most of the money she earned was spent on either maintenance, bribes to people who found out what she was, bribes to avoid the consequences of murdering those who didn’t accept bribes, and various frivolities. As a result, when it became increasingly clear that she was outgrowing her body, her egg begining to look like a grotesque hump beneath her robes, she had nowhere near the funds necessary to pay someone to perform an entire retrofit of her form to make it more suited to her new size. The main issue was the size of the necessary bribe to ensure they do not sell her out instantly to either the Arc Luminous law enforcement or black marketeers interested in Void Dragon eggs. She did manage to instal a holographic field that obscures her body within the egg, making it look like a large fluid tank, but that is a stopgap at best. In the Nova Dawn they have found what they believe to be a solution to the issue of her growth, a ship that could act as her home until she reaches adulthood and it has a captain possessing a rare honor among thieves which she hopes will result in him not selling her out to the law or other lowlifes for a quick buck. She believes that the fact that he could live long enough to benefit from her adult form is something that might be of interest to him. With the man and ships reputation rubbing off on her she might even be able to walk around without fear for the first time in her life or, better yet, become the ancien ship itself till the day she hatches. [color=IndianRed][b]Personality:[/b][/color] Avivia is simultaneously curious and deeply paranoid. Still new to the universe she is a sponge for knowledge, her still growing brain always hungry for new information to devour. She is however extremely cautious when encountering new things and especially people lest she reveal her race to them. While ultimately interested only in her own survival and prosperity she is not without empathy and is careful not to make enemies if she can avoid it. Despite her pre hatching state, Avivia possess all the intelligence of an adult sentient and would be difficult to distinguish from one for most people. [color=IndianRed][b]Other:[/b][/color] Avivia is worth roughly the same as a last generation Arc Luminous Destroyer class vessel on the black market. However, the universe is full of rare commodities and so the average person is unlikely to know what she is at first glance. This does not make her any less worried that anyone who finds out might want to capture her for profit. [/hider]