Selena Nikolaus

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> An old photo of Selena
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> ### Full Name
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> Selena Lysandra Nikolaus
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> ### Alias
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> * Desdemona of Olympia
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> ### Birth
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> January 2nd, 2764 near the Nikolaus house, Witch's Lake, Neo California, Olympia
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> ### Age
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> 27 (at death)
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> ### Death
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> May 11th, 2791 in Olympia
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> ### Homeworld
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> Olympia
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> ### Species
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> Human - Esper
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> ### Gender
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> Female
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> Dark brown
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> Grey
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> ### Height
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> 5'3" ft
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> ### Relative(s)
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> * Bithiah Nikolaus (mother) †
> * Karis Nikolaus (biological daughter)
> * Tati Nikolaus (oldest sister)
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> * Nymphadora Nikolaus (niece)
> * Theodora Nikolaus (niece)
> * Alexius Nikolaus (older brother)
> * Elijah Nikolaus (maternal uncle) †
> * Diana Nikolaus (maternal grandmother) †
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> ### Significant Other(s)
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> * Jack Viksna (longtime lover)
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> ### Occupations
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> * Author (until death)
> * Biologist (until death)
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> * Nikolaus family
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> “But jealous souls will not be answered so. they are not ever jealous for the cause, but jealous for their jealous. It is a monster begot upon itself, born on itself.”
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> ― William Shakespeare, Othello
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**Selena Lysandra Nikolaus** is the youngest daughter and child of Bithiah, and the younger sister to Tati, twins Agrippa and Alexius.

She was in a longtime relationship with Jack Viksna who fathered Selene's only child, a baby girl named Karis Marie.

## Appearance

Selena was an incredibly beautiful young woman with dark brown hair that held loose waves, stark grey eyes with short eyelashes, high cheekbones and a long neck. Selena also had a slender body and thin, elegant fingers. Her mutations were her pronounced pointed ears like a bat and golden star-shaped pupils

## Abilities and Skills

* **Esper Physiology** - Selena is a Bendis and classified as a legacy. As such Selena could manipulate plant life and her soul.
	+ **Plant Manipulation** - Selena due to her direct connection to nature could shape, manipulate and control the plant life surrounding her. They can use their power for defense and support, cause flowers and other plants to bloom instantaneously, manipulate tree branches to use them as whip-like weapons, control spores and pollen, bring plants back to life and make them sprout seeds/fruits/berries, use plant chemicals to heal people/objects, and/or manipulate their properties for a wide range of effects.
		- **Botanical Communication** - Selena can communicate with all forms of plant-life, including flowers, trees, fruits, vegetables, etc. either telepathically, by speaking verbally, or by touching it physically. Plants can tell the user of what happened or what is happening, like helping them track someone from a long distance away, etc.
	+ **Expanded Prescence** - Selena could expand her soul over an area she dwells in for longer than three years allowing her to sense anything that happens inside their presence, use their powers on anything in it, etc.
	+ **Enhanced Hearing** - Selena like all members of her family possessed enhanced hearing but unlike other members it is unknow if she could perform echolocation.

### Possessions

* **Snake Armband** - Selena owns a metal snake with ruby eyes and in its mana activated state becomes an electrum-based whip. It was passed down to her daughter Karis.

## Etymology

* Selena is the latinized form of Selene means "moon" in Greek. This was the name of a Greek goddess of the moon, a Titan. She was sometimes identified with the goddess Artemis.
* Lysandra is the feminine form of Lysander which is the latinized form of the Greek name *Λύσανδρος (Lysandros)*, derived from Greek *λύσις (lysis)* meaning "release" and *ἀνήρ (aner)* meaning "man" (genitive *ἀνδρός*). In other words, this name means "liberator". This was the name of a notable 5th-century BC Spartan general and naval commander.
* Nikolaus is the German form of Nicholas is from the Greek name *Νικόλαος (Nikolaos)* meaning "victory of the people", derived from Greek *νίκη (nike)* meaning "victory" and *λαός (laos)* meaning "people". Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century bishop from Anatolia who, according to legend, saved the daughters of a poor man from lives of prostitution. He is the patron saint of children, sailors and merchants, as well as Greece and Russia. He formed the basis for the figure known as Santa Claus (created in the 19th century from Dutch *Sinterklaas*), the bringer of Christmas presents.

## Trivia

* Selena is associated with the lamprocapnos, a symbol of rejected love, passionate love, unconditional love, and compassion.
* According to the Databook(s).
	+ Selena hobbies were taking long walks, reading and drawing.
	+ Selena's favorite meal was a masala omelette with hash browns and toasted bread with butter and jam.
		- Her second favorite meal was oeufs en meurette with a croissant and seasonal fruit.
	+ She hated tomatoes and squash.
	+ Selena's most treasured items were her novels.
	+ Her favorite kind of music was the *sounds of creatures in the night*.
* She was fluent in sign language.