Canopus

## Canopus/Suhel

* Pose
* Sculptured

**Canopus** (also known as **Alpha Carinae** or **Suhel**) is a White Bright Giant living 310 light years from Earth in the far western part of the constellation Carina.

## Bio

Being the second brightest star in the Earth's night sky after Sirius, Canopus has been revered among of her stellar peers as possessing eloquence in poetic displays and extraordinary beauty. Her position as the rudder of her parent constellation Carina gives her a self-esteemed role of trying to become a leader, a persuasive star that is capable of handling and managing things for the benefit of everyone.

Canopus is smart and has a lot of talents: she can speak several languages both in and out of the Milky Way, and can even decipher the language of black holes and neutron stars. She might be the only one that can understand the Spanish-speaking Sombrero Galaxy, though Canopus never actually talked to him. She immerses herself in puzzles, mathematics, and other complex topics - going so far as to have a complete mastery of galactic and intergalactic law. She can also play music, using her extensive and hot coronal emission to generate sounds. She got her knowledge of this from her friend Musica, and she developed a new style of creating her own rhythm.

Canopus, as described by her friend Naos, "the most complete and absolute package of great attributes for any star... one that with her wit, sense of leadership, flexible skills, and attractiveness, makes her one of the best stars I'd ever had friends with."

Yet even with all these, Canopus remains humble. She knew that the best way that the golden attribute of any star is being helpful - using her various expertise to help her friends. But she had only a few friends, because she can be shy at times, especially when dealing with personal lives. She had no other wish other than trying to be helpful, and being recognized as a star that is useful and not just a show-off for anybody.

Canopus already had her plans drawn since she was a young star. She wanted to become an intellectual: a lawyer or possibly a teacher in a stellar nursery or molecular cloud. She wanted for them to experience and know the same good things she has experienced. She always wanted to make the Milky Way a better place for everybody, and avoid conflicts as much as possible, even to those who are evil by nature.

When the war against Betelgeuse's Alliance broke out, Canopus' plans had been foiled. But she knew this was a great opportunity to help her friends, especially in these moments when they are in great danger. She volunteers herself as a diplomat and lawmaker - the main writer of various treatises, conduct agreements, and negotiations. Other than dealing with Betelgeuse's Alliance, she also has to focus on avoiding internal dissatisfaction between her fellow stars at the group - resolving any potential causes of miscommunication as soon as possible. She inspires her fellow stars to team up, and set themselves in a common direction to achieve a certain goal, like how a rudder steers a giant ship across the vast ocean.

Because of the technical nature of her work, Canopus had very little time for her personal life. Her close friends from childhood are still her friends as of the moment. No one seems to recognize her great work for them, and even Gacrux, her crush, does not seem to mention her at all. As much as possible, she always tries to maintain her poise, to stay attractive and be an accomplished star. She hopes, even by passively showing herself to Gacrux, she might be able to capture his heart.

Turns out, what Canopus really needs is the love of a fellow star. She loved others so much, became selfless and caring, but what she offers are apparently the very things she needed the most. Would Canopus be able to find joy, the feeling of being cared for? No one knows, and even her, with all of the knowledge she possess, seem to not answer that question too.

For now, Canopus is having double time in her diplomatic jobs. She is thinking of consulting other stars in other galaxies to help her in making a resolution of the conflict.