Luna Maris Argentea

Luna Maris Argentea is an almost four centuries old leviathan who has left behind a past she is ashamed of in order to start a new life in the United Socialist States of Eldham, more specifically the town of Ythmyrr Beach in the Socialist Union of Medtremar.
== Biography ==
=== Early Years ===
Luna spent her first century of life, as most leviathans do, with her mother. It was a leisurely and uneventful time with the exception of her grandmother, famed merchant and socialite, Stella Sapphirus Argentea's, mysterious disappearance shortly after Luna's 100th hatchday, the age at which it is acceptable for leviathans to leave their mother to venture off on their own. Having always been inspired by her grandmother, and spurred on by the writings she had left to her, Luna decided to undergo a ritual that would allow her to attain a human-like form so she may venture onto land in search of adventure and new experiences. The first century and a half or so of Luna's travels proceeded fairly normally but enjoyably, and with a bit of excitement here and there. Then she met Phantasmagoria.
=== Raising Phantasmagoria ===
Luna found her soon-to-be-little-sister in the middle of the woods while she was journeying between settlements. She had the appearance and behavior of a non-verbal, albeit non-human, toddler, but her very presence was mildly unsettling and she had an otherworldly energy to her. Luna picked the girl up and looked around, but she didn't find anyone nearby, and despite the child's eerie aura she wasn't about to leave a kid alone in the woods. So Luna decided to adopt her and raise her as a little sister, giving her the name Phantasmagoria Argentea, Phantom for short. Over the years, Luna gradually got used to Phantasmagoria's aura, and as she grew it became apparent that Phantasmagoria was a very chaotic child to say the least. It also became quite obvious that she was some sort of eldritch being, but this didn't really bother either of them much. 
=== In-between ===
Once Phantasmagoria became an adult by human standards, she started going off on her own occasionally, but the sisters always ended up back together at some point. During this period of time between travelling and settling down, Luna ventured deep into the abyssal zone of the ocean to obtain a magical gemstone known as the Tear of the Abyssal Depths, unearthed ancient texts in a magically sealed underwater ruin that contained knowledge on the forgotten magical art of song casting, which she would proceed to take up with great interest, and some other events occurred.
=== Founding Asterism ===
Recently in their travels, Luna and Phantom made their way to the Lunari Empire. They had been there for a few months already and, as they quite liked the country and had been looking for somewhere to settle for a bit, Luna filed the paperwork to be given the right to create a new settlement and was approved after some discussion. Asterism was initially the name of the settlement itself, though it was later changed to Lucida when Asterism was upgraded to a state later along the line. 
=== Joining the Mages Guild of Arcanum ===
Luna initially joined the mages guild as an apprentice mage after stumbling across an advertisement that piqued her interest. However, soon after she had joined, demonstrated some of the true depths of her knowledge, and risen to the rank of master spellcrafter, Archmage Nexus, the guild leader, approached her and offered a position on the Council of Arcanum which she accepted after some deliberation. She has been fairly active in helping in the ongoing construction efforts for the upcoming guild-run university.
=== Founding the Moon Sea Company ===
Once settled, Luna proceeded to start up the company she had always wanted to ever since hearing of her grandmother's various exploits. The Moon Sea Company offered a plethora of goods and provided a valuable source of income for Asterism and House Argentea. Early into the company's development, Luna offered Phantom a place as co-owner and head of publishing, which she accepted. 
=== Segra vs. Fornost ===
Luna was a participant in the battle against the void entity Segra and her army at the city of Fornost. She did her best to help, but in the overwhelming crowded chaos, Luna was gravely injured and forced to activate a teleport failsafe magical item that she always kept on her person, leaving the battle long before it had ended in order to tend to her wounds.
=== Myrtana, Marriage, and Coronation ===
During Luna's time as leader of Asterism, the neighboring area of Myrtana, which had previously been sold to the Lunari Empire without their consent, declared independence and attempted to fight for such in war. However, Lunari forces won the first battle quite soundly, which prompted the Myrtanan leadership to begin peace talks. Eventually a deal was reached between the Myrtanan leader and the Lunari Empress that would involve installing him and Luna as co-rulers of the island. Luna wasn't particularly happy about this, but felt pressured to agree out of paranoid fear of more conflict. After more talks amongst themselves they agreed, Luna rather unhappily, to merge their states into a single Kingdom of Myrtana and marry each other to formalize things.
The wedding was a joyous event, followed by much drinking and a coronation after everyone had sobered up. The crowns of the new king and queen were presented to them by the now princess, Phantasmagoria.
=== Abandoning Everything ===
Little is known for sure about why, but after a short time as queen, Luna decided to abandon her position and cut ties with everyone she knew except for her sister due to a purported stress breakdown and constantly having any input in Myrtana's future ignored by those around her. After telling her former husband and then her sister that she was leaving, Luna fled the kingdom immediately and for a very long time was never seen again outside of fleeting rumors. It is assumed that she was hiding beneath the ocean, however this was never confirmed. The Moon Sea Company dissolved in her absence. It was quite some years later when she decided to emerge from hiding, having gone all the way to Eldham by that point, and join the U.S.S.E. as a regular citizen due to wanting to live more true to ideals she had always been afraid to express.
== Family ==
Luna has very little living family, only her adopted sister and her mother, and their familial structure, while once a semi-official house during Luna's time in Asterism and Myrtana, has now just become another last name, something Luna is much happier with.
=== Phantasmagoria 'Phantom' Argentea ===
Phantom is some sort of eldritch being that Luna adopted and raised as a younger sister some two and a half centuries back. She and Luna get along like a house on fire, and while Phantom is usually the one to start the chaos, Luna is typically the escalator. They spend a large amount of time together whenever they can, and enjoy activities like baking, sewing, and mutual existence. 
=== Lavinia ===
Lavinia, a deep sea leviathan, is Luna's mother and the one who raised her. They get along fairly well although they are not particularly close and don't see each other often these days. Luna was always closer with her grandmother.
=== Stella Sapphirus Argentea ===
Stella, a deep sea leviathan like her daughter, was Luna's grandmother and a prominent socialite and economic figure throughout Rathnir before her untimely and mysterious disappearance. She and Luna became very close in the time they had together, and she is Luna's biggest inspiration in life. It is said that Stella was able to move political mountains with the right words to the right people, and Luna aspires to reach that level of influence one day.
== Personality ==
Luna is a very sweet and caring person, both inwardly and outwardly, but she is much more fearful and meek than one might assume by how well she handles herself under pressure until she finally shatters. She has difficulty forming close bonds due to a fear of being rejected by others and has never really had any true friends. Luna deeply desires to be part of a caring community and to have the chance to care for and provide for others.
Luna is something of a serial hobbyist, though many of her acquired hobbies end up turning into profitable ventures at some point. Over the course of her life she has picked up the hobbies of oceanic and terrestrial gardening, baking, cooking, jewelry making, enchanting, brewing, jam making, cheese making, various forms of fine arts, sewing, writing, songwriting and composition, and a few more. She also plays several instruments and is highly capable with a naginata.
== Abilities ==
=== Magical ===
Luna is a highly competent sorceress, with specialties in the art of song casting, spell crafting, and water elemental magic. She also has a burgeoning interest in alteration magic as it pertains to souls. Though all forms of magic are of interest to her and something she eventually hopes to gain competency in, her main areas of study are song casting and spell crafting for the time being. 
=== Mundane ===
A life of many hobbies and interests has lead Luna to pick up a great many skills. She is greatly capable in the realms of horticulture (marine and non), all sorts of culinary skills, sewing, embroidery, singing, dancing, writing, certain instruments, and drawing among other things. Combat-wise she is extremely graceful and swift, and is able to wield a naginata with great skill. Due to her song casting, she has also become adept at singing or talking while in combat without a notable loss of finesse or awareness occurring.
== Bibliography ==
=== Instructional Non-fiction ===
* A Leviathan's Guide to Running a Successful Business (May 4th 2022)
== Gallery ==
File:Luna Maris Argentea (Armor).png|Luna in armor, with her weapon, Requiem of Moonlight
== Trivia ==
* Luna's full name means "Silver moon of the sea"
* Luna Maris Argentea is technically a false name as leviathans don't share their true names lightly and will go by pseudonyms even among close friends.
* Her favorite animal is an axolotl, and when she encounters one, she will spend a significant amount of time cooing over it when she thinks no one is looking.
* Despite her main culinary preference being seafood due to her species' natural dietary inclinations, Luna has a great fondness for sweets of all kinds, as well as experiencing what can only be described as a state of euphoric bliss when she eats well seasoned, medium-rare steaks.
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