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startraveler) wrote2024-06-28 12:37 am
startraveler) wrote2024-06-28 12:37 am
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Age: 30+
Current Characters: Also apping Ruca Milda
Character Name: Aether
Character Canon: Genshin Impact
Canon Point: Patch 4.7, after Clorinde's story quest
Age: Unknown, 500+
Crime: Secrecy
Background: Link!
Personality:
Aether, alongside his sister Lumine have been travelling for thousands of years in search for a place to call "home". However, both of them seem to believe that they do not belong onto any of the worlds they visit and thus they never stay anywhere for too long.
While in Teyvat, Lumine is kidnapped by an unknown god and from that point on Aether desperately searches for her. Eventually, it is revealed that Lumine is the part of the Abyss Order and Aether's goal shifts to understanding her reasoning as he still wishes to travel with his sister.
Aether is very kind and will help whoever needs it, but he may refuse if he feels that the other person is just trying to use him or if he has no personal connection to the matter. For instance, when arriving in Inazuma, Aether initially refuses to help Thoma deal with the Vision Hunt Degree, but he changes his mind after personally meeting the people who were victims of the degree, with his final decision made when Thoma almost becomes another victim as well.
Despite being friendly and always offering to listen to his friends' troubles, Aether isn't an open person himself. In fact, he is very secretive about his past, about who (or what) he actually is, likely because he is aware that sooner or later he will disappear from everyone's life. He also rarely speaks about his own worries. He has to really feel close to someone to even admit that his journey is taking a toll on him. He never allows himself to properly vent or rest, always pushing himself. Multiple characters offer him a shoulder to rest on (Venti) or just that they will listen (Kazuha and Thoma) but he rarely ever takes anyone up on that offer. He even pretends to be fine in front of Paimon and during a conversation with Navia about stress relieving, he admits that he "prefers to keep things bottled up".
It can be observed that while Aether is reserved about himself, he is also not used to being alone. He travelled with his sister for a very long time but it seems to be the first time they are separated. The moment he meets Paimon, she becomes his permanent companion and he easily tells her about being from another world and that he searches for his sister. It's important to note that he does not confess to being an outlander to anyone else, even when directly confronted about this. For some reason, he puts a lot of trust in Paimon and their connection only grows as time progresses. It is best shown when Aether and Paimon are "separated" (Aether actually has a long, realistic dream) during one of encounters with Dain. Once Aether is reunited with Paimon, he hugs her and admits that he missed her, much to her confusion.
Aether's relationship with Paimon is very sibling-like. He often teases her like a baby-sister, but at the same time allows her to speak on his behalf. Their strong friendship is very obvious, especially in the cutscenes. Whenever some danger appears, Aether steps ahead, allowing Paimon to hide behind him and whenever Aether is hurt, Paimon is always beside him, worrying about him or making attempts to get him to safety.
Despite the optimism, Aether definitely feels some sort of loneliness. It is shown especially well in his character story, that tells of how Lumine is his only kin and that no world could ever accept such alien beings as them. As such Aether firmly believes that his "home" can only exist if his sister is by his side. At the same time, Teyvat and the companions he meets grow very dear to the traveler. During one of the events, when asked where they're from, Paimon responds "we're from Mondstadt" and Aether never corrects her. In conversation with Kaveh, Aether even asks the architect if he could design a home for him and his sister once she is found.
Another thing is that despite his general politeness and empathy he shows towards people, Aether is a type who isn't afraid to call someone out or even interrupt court proceedings (like in Fontaine). Standing face to face with a god won't faze him either. Rushing in, especially when under strong emotions can land him in some really nasty situations though. For instance when Thoma is arrested and his Vision is supposed to be taken by Raiden Shogun, Aether rushes to fight the god even though the fight seems impossible. Eventually, he is defeated by Raiden and the only reason he manages to survive is Thoma. When people are in danger, Aether is unable to just stand and watch, but that doesn't always work in his favour.
Abilities:
♦ Resonating with elements - The traveler can resonate with elements when touching one of the statues of the Seven. Currently there are five elements Aether can control: Anemo (wind), Geo (earth), Electro (thunder), Dendro (plant) and Hydro (water). Each element allows the traveler to perform an attack enhanced with the element of the choice. For the sake of simplicity, he will only have access to Anemo (wind) element here.
♦ Purification - The exact extend or origin of this power is unknown, but Aether is shown to have an ability to purify corruption with his close presence alone. This ability was used primarily to deal with corruption caused by the Abyss Order and to purify a cursed sword called Festering Desire, that Aether received from Albedo. It is unknown if he can use it to purify anything that is not related to the Abyss Order or Khaenri'ah, so he will not use this ability here.
♦ Original power (currently lost) - Before coming to Teyvat, Aether and his sister could travel to different worlds freely and possessed an ability to fly. It is possible they had more powers than that, but they were stripped of all of them by the unknown god. Aether states that he is slowly regaining his powers but since they are mostly unknown, they will not be used by him here.
Inventory:
♦ Dull Blade (sword)
Samples:
TDM top level
Thread with Lorenz
Questions: No questions, thank you!
Contact: spiritualwhisper (discord),
Age: 30+
Current Characters: Also apping Ruca Milda
Character Name: Aether
Character Canon: Genshin Impact
Canon Point: Patch 4.7, after Clorinde's story quest
Age: Unknown, 500+
Crime: Secrecy
Background: Link!
Personality:
Aether, alongside his sister Lumine have been travelling for thousands of years in search for a place to call "home". However, both of them seem to believe that they do not belong onto any of the worlds they visit and thus they never stay anywhere for too long.
While in Teyvat, Lumine is kidnapped by an unknown god and from that point on Aether desperately searches for her. Eventually, it is revealed that Lumine is the part of the Abyss Order and Aether's goal shifts to understanding her reasoning as he still wishes to travel with his sister.
Aether is very kind and will help whoever needs it, but he may refuse if he feels that the other person is just trying to use him or if he has no personal connection to the matter. For instance, when arriving in Inazuma, Aether initially refuses to help Thoma deal with the Vision Hunt Degree, but he changes his mind after personally meeting the people who were victims of the degree, with his final decision made when Thoma almost becomes another victim as well.
Despite being friendly and always offering to listen to his friends' troubles, Aether isn't an open person himself. In fact, he is very secretive about his past, about who (or what) he actually is, likely because he is aware that sooner or later he will disappear from everyone's life. He also rarely speaks about his own worries. He has to really feel close to someone to even admit that his journey is taking a toll on him. He never allows himself to properly vent or rest, always pushing himself. Multiple characters offer him a shoulder to rest on (Venti) or just that they will listen (Kazuha and Thoma) but he rarely ever takes anyone up on that offer. He even pretends to be fine in front of Paimon and during a conversation with Navia about stress relieving, he admits that he "prefers to keep things bottled up".
It can be observed that while Aether is reserved about himself, he is also not used to being alone. He travelled with his sister for a very long time but it seems to be the first time they are separated. The moment he meets Paimon, she becomes his permanent companion and he easily tells her about being from another world and that he searches for his sister. It's important to note that he does not confess to being an outlander to anyone else, even when directly confronted about this. For some reason, he puts a lot of trust in Paimon and their connection only grows as time progresses. It is best shown when Aether and Paimon are "separated" (Aether actually has a long, realistic dream) during one of encounters with Dain. Once Aether is reunited with Paimon, he hugs her and admits that he missed her, much to her confusion.
Aether's relationship with Paimon is very sibling-like. He often teases her like a baby-sister, but at the same time allows her to speak on his behalf. Their strong friendship is very obvious, especially in the cutscenes. Whenever some danger appears, Aether steps ahead, allowing Paimon to hide behind him and whenever Aether is hurt, Paimon is always beside him, worrying about him or making attempts to get him to safety.
Despite the optimism, Aether definitely feels some sort of loneliness. It is shown especially well in his character story, that tells of how Lumine is his only kin and that no world could ever accept such alien beings as them. As such Aether firmly believes that his "home" can only exist if his sister is by his side. At the same time, Teyvat and the companions he meets grow very dear to the traveler. During one of the events, when asked where they're from, Paimon responds "we're from Mondstadt" and Aether never corrects her. In conversation with Kaveh, Aether even asks the architect if he could design a home for him and his sister once she is found.
Another thing is that despite his general politeness and empathy he shows towards people, Aether is a type who isn't afraid to call someone out or even interrupt court proceedings (like in Fontaine). Standing face to face with a god won't faze him either. Rushing in, especially when under strong emotions can land him in some really nasty situations though. For instance when Thoma is arrested and his Vision is supposed to be taken by Raiden Shogun, Aether rushes to fight the god even though the fight seems impossible. Eventually, he is defeated by Raiden and the only reason he manages to survive is Thoma. When people are in danger, Aether is unable to just stand and watch, but that doesn't always work in his favour.
Abilities:
♦ Resonating with elements - The traveler can resonate with elements when touching one of the statues of the Seven. Currently there are five elements Aether can control: Anemo (wind), Geo (earth), Electro (thunder), Dendro (plant) and Hydro (water). Each element allows the traveler to perform an attack enhanced with the element of the choice. For the sake of simplicity, he will only have access to Anemo (wind) element here.
♦ Purification - The exact extend or origin of this power is unknown, but Aether is shown to have an ability to purify corruption with his close presence alone. This ability was used primarily to deal with corruption caused by the Abyss Order and to purify a cursed sword called Festering Desire, that Aether received from Albedo. It is unknown if he can use it to purify anything that is not related to the Abyss Order or Khaenri'ah, so he will not use this ability here.
♦ Original power (currently lost) - Before coming to Teyvat, Aether and his sister could travel to different worlds freely and possessed an ability to fly. It is possible they had more powers than that, but they were stripped of all of them by the unknown god. Aether states that he is slowly regaining his powers but since they are mostly unknown, they will not be used by him here.
Inventory:
♦ Dull Blade (sword)
Samples:
TDM top level
Thread with Lorenz
Questions: No questions, thank you!