Bionca does not think about her past very much, and she doesn’t talk about it. It’s not that it isn’t interesting, it’s just that the GM really wants to finish this so that everyone else can make their characters there are some things that should remain hidden from prying eyes.

What is known is that she was a prestigious university student, even if she doesn’t act like it. But something happened, and now she travels the countryside. She does odd jobs, but never anything too demeaning. She’s shown up to clubs that would easily take her as a dancer, only to request (and get) a job as a bouncer. She’s surprisingly good at it. Often she can persuade or intimidate troublesome individuals before having to resort to brute force. She’s very good at hand to hand combat when she needs to be, and is very feisty. But only during a fight. Otherwise, she’s very professional and seldom smiles.

Of course, her real job is hunting monsters. There’s plenty of work on Shimr, but not always in the same city. Bionca hops around America from city to city hunting high value targets with fellow freelancers. She’s much more relaxed and free as the Knight of Tonight, and likes to hang out with espers she’s had a good hunt with.

News of the Hand had reached her, and she hurried over to Pax Septimus as fast as she could. But she arrived too late, and Pax Septimus had been turned into the most peaceful city in America. It was also one hell of a vacation spot. When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. The price of admission was free, so Bionca was fine with sticking around and having some fun.

There might not be a tomorrow, but there will be a tonight, and Bionca plans to live it up as much as possible.

A kindhearted and intelligent girl, Ashley excelled in all her classes and was always eager to help tutor her classmates, often staying several hours after school to assist every student who sought her aid. Needless to say, her generosity, coupled with her exceptionally positive and encouraging demeanor, gained her no small number of friends. Thus, when Ashley graduated valedictorian at the end of her senior year, she found herself presented with a myriad of gifts as her friends expressed their gratitude for all the help she had provided them. The humble girl was utterly speechless at this gesture, and it took several seconds for her to recover from her shock, before she began tearfully thanking each friend in turn. However, her joy quickly turned to horror, as the graduation party’s festive atmosphere was rent asunder by the violent arrival of a tentacled monstrosity. Crashing through a wall, the twisted creature swiftly set about attacking nearby students and faculty, grasping them with its slimy tendrils and dragging them inexorably towards its toothy maw.

The next instant, time seemed to stand still, as a terrified Ashley beheld the frozen tableaux before her. Even as her mind struggled to comprehend what she was seeing, even as she desperately tried to think of some way to help her friends and teachers, Ashley’s gaze was drawn to the present-covered table directly in front of her, upon which sat a single unopened, and before now, unnoticed gift. It was a small, white box, an innocuous little thing, and one that shouldn’t have been spared a second thought in such a situation as Ashley currently found herself. Yet, the girl felt drawn to it somehow, as if whatever the package contained could help her save everyone from the horrific monster that was even now poised to devour one of her dearest friends. Opening the package, Ashley found a green, spherical gemstone. It seemed to glow with an inner light, and when she pulled it from the box, that glow expanded into a blinding flash, which consumed the world around her. Ashley felt herself being flooded with power, and, for a brief moment, she glimpsed a vision of a utopian future, a technological paradise free of pain, suffering, and despair. A future she was somehow destined to bring about… An instant later, she once more found herself in her school’s cafetorium, face to face with the horrific monstrosity. She was wearing a highly unusual outfit, and wielding an equally unusual weapon, but Ashley was only dimly aware of such oddities. A far more pressing concern was that time had resumed its normal pace and her friends were still in great danger. Now, however, she had the power to save them and the knowledge to use it.

In short order, Ashley freed each of her friends from the monster’s clutches, before annihilating the creature with a blast of emerald energy. No sooner had she done so, then she reverted to her mundane self, the strange, softly glowing sphere that had caused her remarkable transformation now resting in the palm of her hand. Although everyone was quite shaken up, no one had been seriously hurt, much to Ashley’s relief. She had just begun helping to clean up the mess, when a team of government agents arrived. After debriefing Ashley on what had happened and answering the confused girl’s questions as best as they were able, they offered the new Esper the opportunity to become a member of GEMINI. Doing so would provide her with the training to better understand and utilize her impressive new abilities, as well as the opportunity to employ them for the betterment of humanity, in particular, by ridding the world of monsters like the one she had just defeated. Always one to help others, Ashley eagerly accepted the agent’s offer, firmly convinced that this was the path that would allow her to bring about the bright future she had envisioned.

After several months of intensive training, Ashley was informed that she was being assigned to GEMINI’s recently established Pax Septimus unit, under the command of Dr. Moller. While the young Esper was initially thrilled to be working under such a renowned scientist, her opinion of Dr. Moller swiftly soured after realizing just how dangerously eccentric and flippantly sociopathic the woman could be. However, despite these feelings, and the recent string of highly traumatic experiences she’s suffered through, Ashley continues to hold fast to her belief that she can be a source of hope for the people of Pax Septimus, one that can light the way to a brighter tomorrow.

Note: As of last season (SoH), Ashley was appointed team leader of GEMINI’s Pax Septimus field unit. It is not a promotion she’s particularly happy about, but she’s put forth the best effort she can, to varying results.

Ashley is a kind, gentle, and highly optimistic young woman who always tries to look on the bright side of things. Never hesitating to put others before herself, she is quick to help those in need and is only too eager to offer guidance and encouragement, especially to her fellow agents. Her kindness should not be mistaken for weakness, however, as she is equally quick to defend those in danger and is merciless towards those who prey upon the defenseless, especially monsters. As far as she is concerned, the monster thereat is the primary obstacle to bringing about a bright future for humanity, and so she feels their utter eradication should be her top priority. Ashley views Espers aligned with Maverick Alternative as brainwashed victims at best and diabolical traitors to humanity at worst. She may not try to kill them on sight, like most other agents, but she will still seek to thwart their operations at every opportunity.

Scypho doesn’t speak much about her past or her origins, she keeps most personal information to herself. Even those that have known her in the past still know very little about her since she has arrived in Pax Septimus. She finds it hard to trust or get close to those around her until they have proven themselves worthy of her respect. She doesn’t have patience for fools and those who she judges as unworthy usually remain classified as such from that point on. Very rarely does someone who she judges unworthy rise themselves to a more esteemed status under her purvey. However if one has proven themselves worthy of her respect she is very loyal and protective and willing to assist them in even the most challenging or dangerous of circumstances. Scypho also claims herself a member of the Saints of Tempesta, an unofficial organization of which very little is known as she only shares information about it with those that gain her esteem. What is known is Scypho appears to be its creator and sole representative. She also has knowledge of Oros the Greedy and views Himiko Yoshikawa in a negative light for an unknown transgression of which she shows little interest in forgiving. Whether it has something to do with her status as Oros, her being a servant of Aigorost or some other factor, Scypho refuses to work alongside her in any capacity. What is known is that she has a great affinity for the sea and jellyfish in particular, designing, naming and basing most of her repertoire around this interest. This seems to have rubbed off on her personality which is much like a jellyfish sting, with most finding it difficult to try to make friends with her. Her second favorite interest other than the sea is outer space and the cosmos, finding the view of a starry night sky on the reflection of water to be one of the most beautiful sights to behold. She also is likely one of the few that feels right at home in the current beach based world created by Daggernose Dan and does not mind the current changes even if they eliminate her ability to fight. Scypho doesn't mind taking a non-violent route to get to her goals, but if violence is called for she shows little to no hesitation if the situation requires it.

Scypho started out her career as a freelancer but didn't feel like the work was meaningful enough. She didn't care about the money, the glory or the flexibility that could come from being able to work for the various sides of Pax Septimus. Though she came to the realization that what she was doing as a free lancer often went against or undid things she had previously done. Realizing that when she took jobs from GEMINI they often effected things she had done previously for Maverick and vice versa. With that realization Scypho decided she wanted something more in life, a purpose and means to build upon a continuous goal. This was when she latched on with Maverick and made the decision to further its goals alone. She hadn't been sure at first who to join, but she felt much more at home amongst the members of Maverick she had worked with previously. It also helped that her style, interests and powers all seemed to fit much better with them then anyone else. Scypho couldn't imagine surviving day to day life as a member of GEMINI, with the more uniformity and the prim and properness that they seemed to uphold and exude. Even so, Scypho doesn't hold any grudge or hatred towards GEMINI, having the willingness to work with them if it furthers Maverick's mission.

Entirely non-symbolic:

The Ocean's Floor is Calling:

A large knife with an 8 inch blade and a 4 inch grip. The blade shines with polished luster. The hilt is simply an extension of the blade; the entire thing seems to be made of a single piece of metal that was carved into a dagger shape as if it were from a piece of wood. The handle has small bumps on the sides that the palm touch that are not unlike those used for braille, though they are seemingly randomly placed. The front and back of the hilt are curved to better fit in a person's hand, and have small indents where the wielder's fingers would rest. The back of the blade is covered in smaller "blades," each is half of a right angle triangle of metal that has a bottom that is flat and sharpened, making a row of teeth that point their fangs towards the tip. These look not unlike shark fins, facing upwards. The top of the front of the blade is slightly serrated, and the blade curves inwards slightly just before reaching the guard, before curving back out into it. The guard is much duller than the rest of the knife, though it seems to be made from the same piece of metal as the rest. It extends 1.5 inches from the grip and curves slightly down towards the hand on the front and up towards the blade on the back. There is a marking of a moon engraved on the right side and a marking of the sun engraved on the left side of the guard. At the bottom of the hilt is a small ring, about 1.25 inches in diameter that spins independently of the rest of the knife, the only part that isn't from the same piece of material.

Marrie's Instrument has evolved a long string of tiny chains that are extremely dull metal and run from the pommel ring to a ring on Marrie's right middle finger. This ring is also connected to a bracelet that's tightly fit around her right wrist which a second chain connects past her fingers to the first chain. While the chains that connect to the dagger are incredibly dull in luster, the chain between her bracelet and ring is just as brilliant as the dagger's blade. The chains can retract to bind themselves around the bracelet in order to pull the dagger back to Marrie, or extend to a maximum length of 16.5 feet (three times her height) to be used as a ranged weapon. The weapon's retraction and extension is very fast when going to it's minimum and maximum lengths, and slightly slower to get to in-between lengths. The chains, while having very small links, are as sturdy as the rest of the Esper's weapon.

Marrie affectionally refers to herself as a "computer artist," though her meaning behind this is somewhat different than the common meaning. Fresh out of highschool, she found herself chasing both her dreams concurrently: programming and art of every kind. Even the makings of computers fascinate her, though not as much as the software that they run. She is a master of drawing with a mouse, though she's far better with a stylus or a pen, and her typing speed is around 65 wpm which, considering that she often overwrites her fiction and code alike, is a perfect fit. She tends towards comics and manga, liking that she can both write and draw for the medium rather than having to choose one or the other, and especially towards stories heavily involving high-tech. She's also highly interested, though not at all trained, in music to the point that she is almost always listening to some song or another on her headphones, even when it's not appropriate to do so.

Having grown up in the capitol of her state, Marrie is no stranger to cities, but lived her life introvertedly until recently so she has few social skills. It was on a trip to Myrtle Beach, SC that her confidence began growing. A popular vacation spot, she was dragged along by her single mother to the coast of the Atlantic Ocean where she bought a necklace that she thought was among the coolest she'd ever seen. And it was, in fact, the coolest necklace she'd ever seen because it turned out to be a grimoire. An azure shark tooth, in her hands it became an exquisite knife and the instrument of her change in form and, more subtly and over a longer period of time, her personality as well. This acquisition was only last year as the trip was to celebrate her soon-to-be graduation. It was this not so simple event that broke her from her shell and gave her the mindset to live on her own. Unfortunately, she was in no financial position to do so, given that she'd never had a job and her mother was barely making enough for them to get by together with decent living conditions.

It was a chance encounter back near her home when she was practicing her esper powers that gave her a chance to really grow. She had been testing her flight note when she was approached by a fellow esper who, after a long conversation, informed her about Shimr. From there it was a simple matter of following the money that led to her moving to Pax Septimus around a week ago.

Marrie believes that there are monsters who are good and monsters who are bad, but that both GEMINI and the Mavericks are simultaneously correct and incorrect. She believes that there should be an agreement between humanity and monster-kind that works best for both groups, but she doesn't quite know what that would entail. It's not right to sacrifice anyone, human or monster, who isn't a threat for the sake of anyone else. This simple idea means that GEMINI is not correct to destroy all monsters, nor is Maverick correct to tribute some humans for immediate results.

"I have no enemies."
"Oh shit, there's so many enemies here!"

Uses seismic-like force to damage a target. The damage dealt is comparable to a Damage X note but does significantly more damage to structures and hard targets such as shields, shells, or hard bodied constructs. Higher grades of note can break through tougher, thicker materials.

This note does not have the same effect on targets with construction-like appearances, such as espers or monsters with more durable flesh. It does do extra damage to and can even bypass buffs like Shield and Reflect.

Uses seismic-like force to damage a target. The damage dealt is comparable to a damage note but does significantly more damage to structures and hard targets such as shields, shells, or hard bodied constructs. Higher grades of note can break through tougher, thicker materials.

Targets with hardened bodies such as certain espers or monstrous golems can have their defenses compromised, weakening the area of impact as well as dealing a heightened level of damage. This note can even bypass buffs like Shield and Reflect, but still cannot damage an instrument or other parts that are totally indestructible.

Takes the form of yellow lens sunglasses that appear mundane (though stylish), camouflaging the fact that the lens have different view modes. Can be "summoned" again if lost.

Phoebe is a known persona in this world, but not as an esper. That part, if very much new to the girl. Instead, Phoebe is known more to the masses as Astra, a rising Idol known for her energetic pop music. Selling out shows, avoiding paparazzi, and doing late-night tv interviews were all that danced about her mind in recent years. Certainly nothing about the possibility of magic or monsters existing within the world. Such stories were preposterous, nothing more than just that… stories to keep children from misbehaving at night. At least… that was what she had believed for so many years.

Until the night everything changed.

Just outside the hotel room she’d been staying in during a stop in Pax Septimus, a brilliant light flared through the glass doors… borderline blinding the young Idol. Upon a nervous, timid investigation of the balcony… a strange black sphere with floating lights circling it floated harmlessly at eye level. No bigger than a necklace pendant, the object captivated Phoebe’s mind. Almost as if it were… calling to her. Beckoning her forward. So lost in the strange beauty of this object, Phoebe didn’t even realize she was moving until her hand made contact with the object… and she was blinded by a brilliant, violent light. The scream in her lungs dying before it could even be uttered, and the poor Idol collapsing unconscious to the cold stone of her room’s balcony.

Only to wake hours later, wind whistling through her hair. Under her. Her eyes searched around in foggy confusion until a sudden realization shot the girl awake. She’d felt the breeze underneath herself, despite her prone position. Her gaze snapping down, Phoebe’s eyes widened with the realization that she was hovering. Her outfit had changed entirely from the loungewear she’d been in when stepping out onto the balcony before. Now, the scream did emerge from her lips, one of shock and confusion. The first reaction of a girl suddenly thrust into the world of magic and monsters.

In the two months since that incident, Phoebe very quickly found herself learning so many new truths about the world. Of the Factions vying for their solution to monsters, of the monsters themselves, and of her own magical capabilities. She was… an esper. That was the term. A sort of… witch, and many like herself existed in this world. Most, it seemed to her, chose to fight monsters and use their magic to help others. A goal which Phoebe found herself wishing she could contribute to, and found herself practicing her magic and leading a triple life. Phoebe, the girl behind the Idol. Astra, the Idol. Ouranos, the newly-created Esper. Afterall, it was nice to have a life to retreat to and pretend there wasn’t terrible, awful monsters lurking around every corner…

Two months into her training, the world changed once more. Pax Septimus suddenly became a beach paradise. Her magical outfit and the trio of tungsten orbs transitioning into a swimsuit and beach balls respectively. A change that seemed so strange and sudden, it had taken Phoebe nearly three days to adjust to this new reality… and decide to enjoy some time in the sun. A decision she’d barely even gotten to enjoy before her world suddenly changed once more. In a blur of flashing light and violent noise, the Esper had found herself now within the metallic confines of a cell. On a spaceship no less, held prisoner by none other than an honest-to-god alien.

Yet she refused to stay.

While the hours and days blended together, her sense of time lost as a captive, Phoebe found her escape. Over an indeterminable time practicing, the Esper finally managed to use her magic to hurl a small object through the side of the spacecraft. Then once again applying her magic, the forces of gravity itself tore the hull open… allowing the escape of the captured Esper.

One that proved to be less than graceful, as the missing Idol found herself tumbling from the ship… Freefalling into an unknown circumstance.

But at least she was free once again.