Novus

## Background and The Night Sky

Novus is the secondborn of the first brood hatched from the meteor that fell to Aetheria, taking on the role of the Primordial of Space and the title of the Starcaller. They excel in bringing forth and creating great lights in the sky, decorating the darkness with glistening fires to tell all sorts of tales they'd spin and fabricating a day-night cycle in collaboration with their brood-brother Raegir'ohk. As of current, Novus is typically found wandering from place to place as a traveling bard, attending parties and getting very drunk. While they haven't abandoned their main duties, they seemingly have enough free time on their hands for parties.

Novus has always had a touch for decoration and it shows the most on a clear sky. The constellations in the night sky are easily found in a colour coordinated manner, so that they are easily distinguished and so a navigator using them may never be lost on clear nights. The day-star and night-star (which was once the moon) are outlined in twinned runes that fade the farther from the star they go, respectively in tones of gold and silvers. The sky itself will shimmer with nebulous clouds, regardless of day or night, dabbling the sky in rainbows. These nebulous clouds seem to show stronger on days where there's a spike in world magic essence. The day and night stars act as additional 'eyes' for Novus to keep a general watch on the surface world, regardless if he is awake, asleep, even indoors, or in the Underworld.

### Emblems

The main emblem associated with the Primordial of Space. This is an emblem that Novus wears on their back and is the original version before the emblem branched out. Any other person with this emblem on their person tends to be deemed as a scholar of the stars. The following of this area tend not to fight and rather consult to the stars for prophecies to be told as astrological oracles.

The Order of Dawn's Break are a group of mages that focus on destructive magics but do so with moderation. They regard to Novus as the original destroyer, due to their magics and history as the one to spearhead combat styles in early society. Though there is an awareness of how Novus currently does not seem to be much of a fighter, they have responded in kind with an extension of allowing bardic arts into their troupe.

The Order of Dusk's Fall are followers who have been taught dead combat styles that have been lost over the ages. They maintain the original fighting styles Novus has taught and regard to Novus as a Primordial of War and Restraint rather than Space. They are bands of small tribes that keep away from society, staying to their tribal roots and have been known to show signs of aggression unless met with someone bearing semblance to Novus or when met with someone that understands their fighting customs.

The Order of the Black Star is a cult that keeps under wraps. While they are a following of Novus, they are a following that Novus actively neglects. Their general view involves bringing forth a great calamity for true natural order through the ruins of chaos to take place. Novus secretly intervenes with them frequently if their attempts seem to grow dangerously out of control.

The Order of the Fallen Star takes after Novus' motif, but they are largely a group of scholars that generally follow the Primordial Three rather than solely Novus. These scholars are renowned historians that double in keeping watch over the meteorite that is said to have birthed Primordials.

## Personality

Novus appears to be largely easy-going, fun-loving, and incredibly mischievous, often found going to parties and large gatherings for the hell of it. He's a massive flirt, but will go no further than that as he has found no real personal attachment to anyone (yet) and will either gently turn someone down or smoothly pass them to someone else.

Despite his addiction to alcohol and parties, Novus does have a strong sense to duty and family. He defends and loves members of his family fiercely, and remains sober enough to do what he needs to in order to do his job when needed to maintain balance (otherwise, he may be seeking means to get wasted). He cares deeply to maintain the Balance and is inclined to jump to action. It requires Raegir and Drex to convince him to not do so, but he remains impatient when watching.

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## Appearance

### True Form

Novus' true form is that of a dragon with an off-black colouration, largely decorated in slightly blue markings that glow like starlight. He has a long lavender mane that appears to stand a bit on its ends, and four large pinion feathers with gradients that turn to a deep royal blue and finally a deep maroon that is also accented in golds. A large potion of Novus' markings involve four point stars all over the body which also indicate his link to the domain of Space. Novus' wings are fairly large, flaring out into a false secondary pair a third of the way down the tail and then with a final split flair at the tail-end.

Novus' eyes and central 'core' in his chest change between a glowing gold and light blue tone, depending on the time of day. If it is night, the eyes and core will glow gold, and if it is day they will be blue. There is never a time where both tones exist. In the events of an Eclipse, such as a lunar eclipse, Novus' eyes and core will turn red. During a solar eclipse, they will be gold with a blackened core and will have an exceedingly strong corona glow. During an event with a spike of magic, or an anomaly of some sort, Novus' colours may change entirely and sport more tones of reds, oranges, and creams rather than his normal tones.

The average human is about the size of the diamonds on Novus' wrists.

### Humanoid

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In other forms that Novus has taken outside of his main human form, he has been seen as:

* An archer-class Akhal-Teke centaur with a black coat, a star mark on his forehead, a white mane and tail, and white stocking marks on all legs.
* In some instances, Novus has made an appearance as a Draconic child, sporting off one random element in his roster and wandering around an orphanage or village to spend time and catch up on the local daily lives around.

## Magic and Abilities

Some of Novus' spells are multi-elemental but are sparsely cast for the sake of keeping the planet in good health. He doesn't care too much for combat unless absolutely necessary. ***Spells without Novus' name in the label are open to grab. Please keep in mind the restrictions as listed in the Magics page.***

### Elements

#### Space

Novus' essence and home element, spatial magic largely involves gravitational magics and warping the immediate vicinity. It also houses modified forms of arcane, light and fire magic to create stars, novas, and tampering with matter.

#### Arcane

A subset of arcane is something Novus tampers with, but not too much, as he doesn't impede too much with Louhi's school of magics. For the most part, Novus utilizes levitative magics.

#### Light

A large portion of light magic revolves around stars, Novus also will use them for illusionary magics.

#### Fire

A large portion of fire magics are used for stars as well as planetary formation. Novus will use this for destructive purposes if need be, or to roast marshmallows.

#### Ice

Space in and of itself is a cold and relentless vacuum, which Novus isn't a stranger to.

#### Shadow

As with light, there is always shadow. Novus is capable of counterbalancing lights with shadows, thought it doesn't seem like a school of magic he taps into frequently.

### Spells

#### Telekinesis

The caster can lift a number of objects and tamper with them. The tasks done with this spell can range from opening and closing simple objects, peeling tapes, writing, using simple doors, un/locking simple locks, and so on and so forth. The number of items that can be affected by the spell depends on how many stars are on the user's **magic** stat.

* ★ - 2-3 items can be tampered with at a time.
* ★★ - 4-6 items can be tampered with at a time.
* ★★★ - 7-10 items can be tampered with at a time.
* ★★★★ - 11-15 items can be tampered with at a time.
* ★★★★★ - 15-20 items can be tampered with at a time.

#### Gravitational Pull (Novus Signature)

Using the center of gravity of a person or item, Novus forces things to fly towards him at great speeds until they are physically within his grasp. Living beings can feel this *deeper* than in their core as if their souls are being tampered with.

#### Gravitational Repulsion (Novus Signature)

Using the center of gravity of a person or item, Novus forces things to fly away from him at great speeds, sometimes even colliding violently into walls or partially obscuring objects like trees or pillars. Living beings can feel this *deeper* than in their core as if their souls are being tampered with.

#### Lightspeed (Novus Signature)

Almost akin to teleportation, Novus is capable of moving at disturbingly high speeds without it physically affecting his person in any way. Without any precautions being applied to any person he takes with him, escorts are shredded alive and their flesh burned. With precautions taken, light becomes somewhat tangible, only becoming somewhat wispy when touched and the world appears in streaks of colour until they are no longer moving at such speeds.

#### Supernova (Novus Signature)

A sudden and massive explosion of fire in a rainbow of colours. Closer to the heart of the cast, the intensity of the fire burns flesh to ash and chars bone black and makes it brittle enough to crumble. Further away, it can cause severe burns or melt flesh.

#### Galactic Clouds (Novus Signature)

A large, glittering cloud of purple and blue stardust, it is used to mesmerize and distract crowds rather than harm them. While enamored, Novus can make an escape. The cloud disperses in a grand display of sparkles around all targets that are enamored.

#### Starlight Veil (Novus Signature)

A thin veil fabricated of starlight that Novus will wear to become invisible to the naked eye in front of the general public, save for Primordials or those attuned to seeing magical signatures so that he can walk around without being seen. The cloak itself appears to take on a deep indigo hue that glitters with stars all over the place.

#### Spatial Distortion (Novus Signature)

The visual and physical space warps around a designated point that Novus focuses on, leaving a circular crater if it is around the ground. Items that are in the area will break and compress to the center of the area casted before exploding outward. If the cast is large enough to encompass the entirety of a living thing will kill the entire living being, forcibly ripping them apart and sending viscera everywhere. If the cast only takes a piece of the living being away, it will only shred apart the chunk of living matter taken and the section that is exposed will continuously spray blood until the wound is closed.

#### Blinding Lights

A spell meant to stun for a quick escape, the user's body will emit a flash of blinding light to blind and stun anyone looking at them. While the targets are stunned, it allows for a singular attack of opportunity on them or for the user to disengage and flee.

#### Blazing Rend

A whip of fire is unleashed from the caster flies to the target and lacerates them, cauterizing the wound and any lost flesh turning to ash. If the attack lands hard enough, it can fully cut through bone and char it, turning the cut end black like the flesh.

#### Blazing Inferno

The area around is turned into a hellish landscape, lit ablaze with raging wildfire that sears across everything in its wake. The atmosphere in stained in orange and red, blackening the sky in its smoke and making it difficult to breathe. The area remains in a blazing rage for 5 rounds, incinerating everything in contact and inflicting additional burns unless the afflicted targets are immune to fire or continuously drenched in water.

#### Solar Flare

A violent whip of fire lashes out in a random direction from the user. For whatever it may hit, it washes over the target in question in a veil of flames, burning the outer surface of the object or person. If it is flammable, it will remain burning for five rounds unless the item is doused or immune to fire.

#### Cross Flare

Two sharp whips of flame are sent out from before the caster in an "X" shape in an aim to cut into the target and lacerates them, cauterizing the wound and any lost flesh turning to ash. If the attack lands hard enough, it can fully cut through bone and char it, turning the cut end black like the flesh.

#### Nebulous Explosion (Novus Signature)

A spell allowing Novus to dodge attacks that would critically harm them and is used as a reaction. When attacked with massive amounts of damage, he will still take damage but manages to escape most of it. Within a couple of seconds, Novus will appear elsewhere.

#### Astral Projection (Novus Signature)

A spell that can be cast one of two ways, in which the target's soul is forcibly removed from their body. If casted gently, the spell does not hurt but when returned to their body will instead have an intense feeling of vertigo. If this spell is casted more violently, the target can feel themselves being ripped out of their body forcefully. It does not appear to deal damage to the body itself, rather the soul as the more violent cast of this spell shreds the outer shell of the soul. This spell is only usable for Primordials that tamper with souls.

#### Illusionary Lights

A spell meant to catch the attention of a person or a crowd and send a message to whoever is present to receive it. These lights show in a variety of colours and can be shaped into a number of forms subject to the caster's taste. For some, this spell is used for story telling, for others, it's used as a way to lead a person or group somewhere. Other variations of this spell include placing a trigger in a spot on the ground so that while the caster is not present, the spell itself activates and can preform its needed function of telling its message.

#### Blackhole (Novus Signature)

A spell that Novus casts that sucks matter into a hole, whatever is taken seemingly vanishes from existence. The black hole itself appears to be close to or somewhere on Novus' body, either in front of his chest for larger casts or at his palms for smaller casts. Despite the size, the pull is incredibly strong and the spell can be cut prematurely, which will cause horrendously crude but heavy wounds on bodies hit with this spell.

#### Planetary Devastation (Novus Signature - LAST STAND)

One of Novus' more intense destructive spells, it is a massive AoE where Novus will focus on a point and force a shockwave of spacial distortion to grow outward and flatten an area into nothing but pure rubble. It's a spell hardly used for the amount of destruction it can cause, known for flattening cities, leveling mountains, and even splintering forests into mulch. Anything living caught in this spell may be killed or severely wounded, only to witness what is left of their home.