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[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo4STdB0Klw&ab_channel=traqsoot]Hope's Theme - Mothers[/url]
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[color=lightpink]Name:[/color] Hope Yulestarian

[color=lightpink]Age:[/color] 20

[color=lightpink]Gender:[/color] Male

[color=lightpink]Race:[/color] Human

[color=lightpink]Appearance:[/color] Hope is a young man with a mystical beauty that makes him appear somewhat otherworldly and fairy-like. For a man, Hope isn't very tall, standing at about 5'5". Coupled with his slight and delicate frame, he's often mistaken for a woman. Surely his long pink hair, thick curly eyelashes, and sparkling blue eyes don't help with this assumption. Even his voice, while not overtly feminine, is soft and airy. Because he looks so fragile, other people sometimes feel like they need to protect him, forgetting that he is still a knight and is perfectly capable of defending himself. Because of his renowned beauty within the Iron Roses, he tends to get courted often, by men and women.

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[color=lightpink]Personality:[/color] There is something mysterious about Hope, from his wistful gaze to his longing expressions. He is a soft-spoken individual who rarely ever leans on either extreme of the personality spectrum. He's pragmatic, kind-hearted, demure, dreamy, and tends to think things through before making any hasty decisions. This unnatural patience and calm disposition can make him appear mystical and wise beyond his years. People who meet him say he is really lovely to be around, with a motherly sensibility that drives him to show affection and compassion to others, encouraging and caring for their needs along the way. People sometimes view him as a mother-like figure. However, people tend to underestimate him because of his effeminate personality and delicate flower looks. But he's not naive like people think. Hope is incredibly perceptive of the environment around him, capable of using his intelligence to overcome situations where his brawn may be lacking. Some may notice though, a strange sadness in his eyes, one that masks a hidden pain from his past. 

[color=lightpink]Brief Backstory:[/color] As the fifth of eight siblings, Hope was born into the House of Yulestarian and lived his entire life within the capital city of Aimlenn. Though the Yulestarians weren't a noble family or part of the aristocracy, they owned and operated a popular bathhouse within the city (The Yulestarian Bathhouse) and were highly respected for their charity and volunteer work. This family, however, was unique, having produced a long line of powerful Magi (Summoners specifically) every 50 years. The current Magi (Hope's mother) would always teach their magic to the new Magi, so long as they showed the capacity for it. Hope was the next one in line to inherit this magical talent.

For a long time, Hope admired the Queen, seeing her as a regal and noble figure, who, despite her position, displayed wisdom and care for her people. In many ways, The Queen reminded him of his own mother, a woman who Hope really looked up to and tried to emulate. Not only looking like her, but taking after her personality as well, motherly and gentle. Whenever his mother went away, "on a job", Hope took over as "Lady" of the Bathhouse and home, providing the maternal needs for his father and siblings. One day, his mother never returned, and Hope fell into a deep sadness, one that punctured his heart and made him lose faith. In a way, he had embodied so much of his mother in himself, that her absence, left a hole in his being. Seeing Hope spiraling in his despondency, his father, not sure what else to do, sent him to a Mage college where he could hone his magic and perhaps, rediscover his own identity, one not completely reliant on his mother.

After graduating at the top of his class, Hope sought out humanitarian work. Despite living in the big and beautiful capital city, there was immense inequality and poverty, with the aristocracy and nobles living luxurious lives, while the ton suffered. It pained him to see people struggling to eat or orphans begging for pieces on the streets. Unable to resist the call, he used his magic to help people, aiding the sick, cooking food for the children at the orphanage, continuing to help run the bathhouse, and doing what he could to stop some of the local crime. Eventually, he would get noticed for his magical capabilities, and be invited to join the Iron Roses. 

But with his mother still missing, there is a hole in his heart that has yet to be filled, an everlasting pain simmering within. Hope still has faith though. He believes that his mother is still alive and he want's to uncover what became of her. Even his father doesn't know. Some day soon, he hopes to go out into the world and find his mother. 

[color=lightpink]Equipment:[/color] Hope is probably one of the weakest hand-to-hand combatants on the team, mostly using his magic in combat situations. He still does possess some skill in melee, and if necessary, wields an ornate rapier. But he keeps his rapier sheathed inside a parasol, only pulling it out when he is truly backed in a corner and cannot rely on his magic.

[color=lightpink]Skills:[/color] Due to his upbringing, Hope is heavily reliant on his magic. He specializes in summoning magic thanks to the training he received from his mother, a magic that allows him to summon a variety of magical spirits to do his bidding. Some of his summons are combat-focused, while others provide supportive and utility-based benefits. He also drains mana the longer his summons are out. Stronger summons require more mana to maintain, and therefore, he cannot keep them out as long as weaker ones.

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[b][url=https://i.imgur.com/e0ZIgVH.jpg]Crateris:[/url][/b] Crateris is a spirit that appears as a floating sentient teacup on a saucer. It has a face and a chip on its rim. Crateris is a great conversationalist but can be a little too chatty. It can fill itself up with any kind of drink that the mage desires.

[b][url=https://i.imgur.com/HW2OTRD.jpg]Norma:[/url][/b] Norma is a spirit that appears as a young woman wearing a dress and a hat. Norma create doors on solid surfaces, allowing people to walk through the door on one side of a structure and walk through another door to come out on the opposite side of that structure.

[b][url=https://i.imgur.com/tdIwQg3.png]Yahoel:[/url][/b] Yahoel is an angelic winged spirit that can create a blinding and destructive flash of light, or, when washing the light over allies, it cures them of sadness and pain, though the effect is only temporary. This summon can also shoot its feathers as projectiles.

[b][url=https://i.imgur.com/1vePXsO.png]Kalaziel:[/url][/b] Kalaziel is another angelic winged spirit with a translucent body and a visible beating heart. It can harden its skin to become more durable and use it's hardened wings as sharp weapons for melee attacks or blocking attacks.

[b][url=https://i.imgur.com/DwMdwk1.jpg]Cetu:[/url][/b] Cetu is a stumpy humanoid cat-like spirit, with glasses, robes, and a staff. Cetu can use its staff to shoot magical energy or as a blunt weapon. Like a cat, this spirit is really nimble and agile, and can use the magic of its staff to divine for lost objects and ordinate it's location to find its way and where it needs to go, like a compass.

[b][url=https://i.imgur.com/8tOnBme.jpg]Namino:[/url][/b] Namino is a child-like spirit, fully clothed and floating about leisurely. While it has no combat capabilities, it very shy around strangers. It also has an angelic singing voice, often likes to help with chores, and can float through walls like a ghost. If you treat this spirit well, every once in a while, it may reward you with a small gift, like a coin or a tasty treat (nothing major though). 
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While in Mage College, Hope also learned defensive magic, specializing in magic that allows him to create protective force fields and barriers. 

Hope is also good at baking, cooking, singing, drawing and painting. He has a photographic memory and incredible facial recognition. After only seeing someone's face once, he can almost always recognize them again. He also possesses the uncanny ability to fall asleep anywhere and in the strangest positions. 
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