Luna Davino

Luna Davino

**Luna Davino** is a barista and a matchmaker working at **Love at First Sip Cafe**

## Biography

**14th Century - Creation**

Before Luna and her brother were created, a nature spirit named **Kamalasan** arrived back in Mt. Arayat, one of the forested volcanoes in the Philippines, after travelling around the world, to attend a gathering of Filipino Deities and to introduce unique artifacts, food, and other items he acquired from different countries. This includes the concept of puppetry— which piqued the gods' interest. As the nature spirit laid the lifeless puppets before them, the gods granted them numerous gifts, abilities and ornaments:

Flower deities - designed the puppets with roses

Moon deities - painted some of their parts in silver

Star deities - gifted the puppets the ability to control the stars during their ultimate form

War deities - gave Luan the gift of strength and enhanced durability

Dian Masalanta - gave Luna the gift of love, and her tears are made of water from Siquijor Island

Dalikamata - gave each puppets a silver eye. With a silver eye in Luna's possession, and her brother also equipped with one, they have the extraordinary ability to see precisely what the other sees.

Aring Sinukuan - gifted the puppets with their "ultimate form"

And finally, Kamalasan delivered the final blessing— life. Additionally, he made a pair of rings made of thorns, each controlling the puppet.

**15th-19th Century**

In those years, Luna's life was defined by her role as a priestess, dedicated to serving her creator. Unlike Luan, she possessed emotions, despite being a puppet. Their mentor, regarded her as his own daughter. Moreover, Luna conducted weddings beneath their balete tree, where she resides as well. Additionally, anyone who confessed their love to another under the balete tree would make them a couple, thanks to her mystical influence. She also has a skill for brewing love potions. Furthermore, under her mentor's guidance, she honed her magical abilities, with a particular emphasis on the art of enchantment magic.

**1850s**

During the Spanish Era in the Philippines, Luna got curious as she looked down from the mountain she resides, where she saw lights and music in the city so she sneaked into the festival, where people cheered and danced but one person caught her attention— Doña Laura, (who is currently known as **Soñorita**) a flamenco dancer. As soon as her performance ended, the dancer caught her eyeing on her so Luna ran back into the mountains but Doña Laura, as persistent as ever, she chased her all the way up. Suprisingly, when they stopped at the peak, the woman accepted Luna, and the two eventually became friends. Each day, the two would see each other at night, where Doña Laura also introduced **Florante at Laura** to Luna, a literary piece that sparked the love between the two. After a few years or so, the two proclaimed their love for each other and declared themselves married. However, when Doña Laura returned to the city, she was told that she was engaged to a mestizo, and was informed that there are rumors circulating that she is a witch for loving a spirit since she was sneaking into the mountains each night. Due to her fear of how society would see her, and tarnishing her family's noble status, Doña Laura decided to end her relationship with Luna the next night.

Luna, as persistent as ever, she came to the city, hoping that she could bring back what she has with Doña Laura. Unfortunately, she was caught by the church and Doña Laura turned her back on her, accusing Luna of haunting her as if she's an evil spirit. Then, Luna got locked up, where priests used numerous ways to "exorcise" her like setting her up in flames but they could not destroy her even if she was made of wood and silver (Little does she know, the reason behind why she can't be exorcised around that time is because her mentor blessed her with temporary immunity to flames). While waiting for a professional exorcist, Luna waited for her love, but alas, she never came until her brother, Luan, saved her, both escaping the city.

Luna decided to move on and forget because she always believed that sometimes forgetting is the best cure for pain.

**1900s - Philippine-American War**

During the Philippine-American War, even the gods and other spirits could not protect their territories from the Americans. Even if the two were given the gift of ultimate form and destruction, they could not fend off the invaders so their mentor, Kamalasan, decided to escape from them with the puppets. Hiding from the foreigners, the nature spirit concluded that it would be the best for the two if he let them go, turning them into (partially) humans by sealing their full potential in each rings of thorns- The Rings of Arayat. Each of these rings are wrapped into their hearts, In the end, the two escaped from their home.

**1950s - Metropia**

After a heated argument, Luna and Luan, who had been living together for a long time, chose to go their separate ways. They each covered their silver eye to avoid seeing what the other saw. Luna continued to move forward alone while she also had to take on side jobs to make a living in a city

**2000s - Present day Metropia**

Feeling down, Luna found herself in the grocery store, shopping for essentials when she unexpectedly crossed paths with Alejandro Boss. He extended an offer for Luna to work at his newly established cafe, an opportunity she eagerly embraced. Under Alejandro's guidance, Luna learned the art of crafting "proper" coffee, a skill she grew to love. Moreover, Luna's knack for matchmaking became a unique draw for customers at their cafe. In the end, Luna found happiness in her newfound role, which she continues to take on.

## Appearance

Luna, during her first few appearances in Twitter and when she first joined NPC, she is seen as an average girl with pale skin; long black hair tied in a ponytail, which she dyed as well; an eyepatch, covering her silver eye; and wears a white rose

Luna made a bet with a friend, where she must crossdress if it reaches 50 retweets. In the end, she lost so she had to cut her hair and went too far to the point she had to consume a gender-bending potion as well. In the end, she decided to remove her eyepatch, feeling more comfortable this way. Additionally, her tattoos, as a reminder of who she was, returned magically as soon as she took off her eyepatch, and a few strands of her original silver hair finally growing back.

However, it doesn't stop there- She decided to use piercings to make her seem cooler

Luna stopped using gender-bending potions when she assisted Eddie in an arc (to sneak in Griffin's office for documents that can be used against him). Her hair and tattoos remained, but her build was back to her female one.

Currently, after recovering from Hanahaki, Luna decided to undye her hair as well, since she noticed that her original hair color was beggining to outgrow her black one and promised that she would do it for 150 followers on twitter. In this appearance, she is revealed to have a short silver hair and eyelashes as well.

## Personality

Luna is a very hyperactive girl, especially when it comes to romantic topics. As a matchmaker in Metropia, she is deeply passionate about her job especially considering the fact that she also works at a love-themed cafe. She is also considered as a chaotic and unpredictable person, where other NPCs can sometimes be wary and would feel annoyed by her actions.

## Relationships

### **(Family)**

**Kamalasan**

- Luna's creator and mentor, who happens to be a nature spirit. They have a close bond, where she was pampered by him, taught her how to use magic and was also gifted with emotions unlike her twin brother. After being set free, they haven't seen each other for years but they do still send each other letters.

**Luan Davino**

- Luna's twin brother, who ghosted her for more than 50 years due to his jealousy towards Luna, since he didn't recieve the same love from their mentor compared to Luna. However, their relationship was fixed after they reunited in Metropia.

During the Philippine-American War, when they had to protect their territory from invaders, Luan was the first to be sent into battle alone. However, that is until a skilled soldier was able to defeat him even though he was in his most powerful form. Luna, on the other hand, was originally meant to be a backup and was the favorite of their mentor, Kamalasan. Luna convinced their mentor to let her join the battle to save Luan. In the heat of the moment, the nature spirit commanded Luna to create an illusion of the Sinukuan Festival to distract the invaders, allowing her and Luan to escape. In the end, before escaping from their home, the spirit granted them freedom and sealed their overpowered abilities. However, it doesn't end there yet.

After being together for years in Metropia, thriving through the city as foreigner, Luan and Luna began to grow apart because Luan was tired of living with Luna. They had a big fight that they couldn't quite remember, but one thing was clear: Luan still felt jealous of her, even after their mentor set them free. For over half a century, Luan became a powerful Mafia Boss in Europe. But when he married Alexandra, he left his criminal life behind. Instead, he decided to open a bunch of hotels in the busy city of Metropia with his family. That's when he found out that Luna was working for Alejandro.

Unable to control his jealousy, Luan secretly followed Luna for some time. His envy grew stronger as he saw her leading a happy life. When Luna and Luan finally crossed paths again, they had another big argument. Hurtful words were exchanged, and it turned into a physical fight until Alexandra stepped in to calm Luan down. That gave the siblings some space.

In the end, Luna's love for Luan as her brother won out. She forgave him, and they patched things up, all thanks to Alexandra's help. Their relationship as brother and sister was repaired, and they could move forward and support each other together.

**Zefara Davino**

- Niece of Luna. They first met in Blossom Boulevard when she moved in with her family from Europe. In fact, Luna didn't know she was also her niece until she met Luan once more. The two have a good relationship so far, where Luna can spoil her too much with sweets and is eager to look after her always.

**Alejandro Boss**

- Alejandro Boss is Luna's boss and her brother-in-law. He owns "Love at First Sip" and also works as a concierge at Terminal X District Hotel. He used to be a bit full of himself, but their five years of working together created a close sibling-like bond. Even with his busy hotel job, Alejandro trusts Luna to run the cafe well.

When they first met, Alejandro knew Luna was Luan's twin sister, but he kept it a secret for a while. He didn't want to push his brother away further, and he hoped to surprise them by bringing them back together. In fact, he was already giving advice to Luan about his issues with Luna, without revealing that Luna worked for Alejandro until Luan found out first when he arrived in Metropia, which later got fixed by Alexandra.

Alejandro cares deeply about Luna, to the extent that he once paid for her therapy, showing his genuine concern for her well-being during the incident at Metropia Con.

Alejandro also really admired Luna's matchmaking talent, which brought fame to the cafe. He even said Luna was the one who made the cafe successful. At first, he thought she might be using love potions, but it turned out to be her creativity and passion, especially with customers, that won his trust and kept the cafe going.

**Alexandra Davino**

- Alexandra, Luna's sister-in-law and Luan's wife, don't spend a lot of time together, but Luna holds great respect for her. This is because Alexandra played a vital role in reuniting Luna and Luan as siblings after their fight. She also prevented Luan from causing more harm to Luna during their disagreement. In the end, although Alejandro couldn't do it, it was Alexandra who played a key role in fixing Luna and Luan's relationship.

**Alphonse Boss**

- Alphonse, another of Luna's brother-in-laws, used to work at Love at First Sip. During his summer visits to Metropia, Luna took care of him, and a strong friendship formed. She also came to view him as a younger brother, where she would offer advice in some situations especially regarding his love interest

### **(OFFICIAL CHARACTERS)**

**Ash**

- Luna's crush. It all started when Ash, a Metropia Temp Agent, started shipping random NPCs in discord, which made Luna fall for her unique taste in romance to the point she would often draw her, participate in some temp jobs to impress her and even completed a bounty hunt in a single day during Metropia Fest, which she won a prize from Ash as promised- a date.

### **(NPC-OCs)**

**Paris Davino**

- Paris is Luna's adopted son, and she pampers him a lot. She even decorated his room with a race-car theme, even though he's an adult. They first met at a cafe when Luna tweeted about eating some emus, which led to a duel between them. Luna used her puppet strings to tie him up, only to release him afterwards.

Later on, they went to see Nagisa, where Luna apologized for her behavior. It was during this visit that Nagisa mentioned that Paris had PTSD and didn't like being treated like a puppet. In a private conversation, Paris told Luna that he wanted her to be his sister, but Luna surprised him by offering to be his mother instead, which left him feeling confused.

As time went on, Paris cherished his relationship with Luna, which resembled a deep mother-son bond in the end.

**Nagisa**

- A friend, also due to her being Paris' love interest, Luna declares that Nagisa is her daughter-in-law, to the point she can sometimes cross boundaries and even demand them to have children

## Skills

**Choosing a Master**

- Luna can make a pact with anyone if she wishes to do so by giving her chosen master a ring made of thorns— A Ring of Arayat, that was wrapped around her heart, where most of her abilities are sealed. Therefore, whoever wishes to gain her loyalty cannot force to take the ring unless Luna wanted to.

Here are few benefits, conditions and rules:

1. If Luna removes the ring from her chest, she will slowly transform into a lifeless puppet within an hour, so she must either find a master or return it to her chest. Otherwise, if it reaches the time limit, she will become a lifeless puppet forever. That is, until someone finds the ring and attempts to gain her loyalty, which the person can talk to her soul. Luna can still accept or reject to serve the person who wishes to control her. On the other hand, the person can also just return the ring to her chest to bring her back to life without trying to gain her loyalty, but she will still be considered as a masterless puppet
2. If she ever chooses a master, she cannot go back on her words. Therefore, she has to obey every command unless the master sets her free by putting the ring back into her chest
3. The master who takes control of Luna using the ring will be granted an infinite lifespan. However, it's important to note that this master is not invulnerable to death or harm (unless certain characteristics are given from the beggining. For instance, if the master had natural immunity to fire, that trait remains a part of them even as Luna’s master.)
4. The Ring cannot be destroyed (unless its properties are dispeled by something that can disable magic such as the Nullvoid Cherub or Suppression Matrix). If the ring is destroyed, and/or its properties are PERMANENTLY disabled, Luna will become free, and her full potential will be unsealed.
5. If the master passes away, the puppet must either retrieve the ring or locate a new master. Failing to do so will result in the same conditions as described in rule number 1, where Luna faces the risk of transforming into a lifeless puppet within an hour if the ring isn't in her possession or controlled by someone else.
6. If the master is murdered, and someone takes the ring, they can instantly communicate with Luna telepathically. However, Luna still has the authority to decide whether to accept or reject the new master. If she declines, the ring remains with the current person, and the same rules mentioned in number 1 and 5 will come into play. Luna has the responsibility of finding a way to recover the ring before it's too late if she wishes to avoid being a lifeless puppet.
7. The Master may choose to turn the ring into its physical appearance or as a tattoo on his ring
8. The Ring cannot be taken from the wearer by force unless any material that can disable magic is used.
9. If the ring is taken off with a magic-disabling object that has a time limit, and the ring hasn't been destroyed, the ring will immediately return to its current rightful owner
10. If the master's limb, hand, or finger where the ring is worn is cut off, it will instantly regenerate in a second, while the severed part will vanish into thin air immediately.
11. If a magical-disabling object is used, cutting off the limb will have a natural result. However, if that object has a time limit for dispelling magic, and the ring isn't destroyed within that time limit, the 10th rule will come into effect.

**MASTERLESS PUPPET (Current State)**

Luna's powers are limited due to her sealed potential:

1. She can use enchantment magic even without a spellcasting focus or a scroll, but her success depends on her remaining mana. Typically, she can use low-level enchantment spells less than twice a day.

2. Luna can control people using silver puppet strings. She can physically control their actions for a day, but only two people at a time within her range, and she can't control very strong individuals; When it comes to controlling emotions using these strings, they can last as long as the strings are attached, but strong-willed people are resistant.

3. She can create love potions from her tears but only once a day. People who are already in love or mentally strong can't be enchanted.

4. For other types of spells, Luna needs a spellcasting focus or a magic scroll, and she can cast them less than twice a day based on her mana.

5. Luna cannot be mind-controlled nor enchanted by anyone.

Overall, Luna can only perform specific magical actions or spells twice a day, including love potions. Additionally, in this state, Luna has her own emotions, which cannot be taken away unlike in her puppet state. Like any other human being, she can also die from a fatal injury.

**PUPPET STATE**

When Luna has a chosen master to serve, her abilities are significantly enhanced and depend on her master's mana:

1. Luna's mana is combined with her master's, increasing her magical power.

2. She can control people using her silver puppet strings, both physically and emotionally, except those who are exceptionally strong or mentally resilient. She can control a maximum of two people within her range.

3. Luna can create love potions from her tears. People who are already in love or mentally strong can't be enchanted.

4. She gains the ability to cast other types of spells without the need for a spellcasting focus or a scroll, as long as her master knows how to cast them. However, unfamiliar spells still require a focus or magical scrolls.

5. Luna can still cast enchantment magic at any level, depending on the combined mana of her and her master.

6. Luna can transform into a human look as well if her master allows her to do so. Her master can also remove her emotions if they wish to do so, but if emotions are granted, the master cannot control them.

7. Luna cannot be mind-controlled nor enchanted by anyone, afterall, she only serves one master, which she has chosen herself.

In essence, Luna's abilities are greatly enhanced, and they operate at their full potential, in line with her master's mana and limits. Additionally, like any other being, she can die from fatal injury whether in human or puppet form.

**ULTIMATE FORM**

Luna's master can release a unique form for her, allowing her to summon four pairs of giant silver arms that she can control at will. These arms can only be dismissed by the master's command. In this form, Luna's puppet abilities are replaced by the following spells, each of which can be used once a day:

**Special Spells:**

Sinukuan Festival (Similar to Otto's Irresistible Dance but can target 12 people, creating illusions of people dancing in a parade)

**Evocation Spells:**

Thunderclap (dealing damage equal to 5% of Luna's maximum health)

Sunbeam or Moonbeam (only one of these spells can be used, and it deals damage equal to 5% of Luna's maximum health)

Self-repair (Heals Luna for 20% of her maximum health)

**Conjuration Spells:**

Wall of Silver Thorns

Crown of Stars (Only 3 stars orbit around her head, dealing damage equal to 5% of Luna's maximum health)

**Transmutation Spells:**

Silver Thorn whip (dealing damage equal to 5% of Luna's maximum health)

Luna's master can release this form when commanded, providing her with a wide array of powerful spells, each usable once a day. These spells allow her to manipulate and control various aspects of magic for different purposes. Lastly, if this form was destroyed, Luna cannot use this form again for a week.

Here is the tweet, explaining this form: https://twitter.com/LDNPCOC/status/1698911609891205241?t=bd1nHc2pUPqrsmuZPgievA&s=19

## Trivia

- Her real name is Ayari

- Likes White and Silver Roses

- Hates Sisig with Mayo

- Can read and write Baybayin and Kulitan

- She is Kapampangan, but not good at cooking