Polaris Shutter

*"I am not the star. I look for stars. Why would I want to pretend to BE one when I could find them instead?" - Polaris, in Toonkind At 12FPS: A Bright, Shining Star in Space*

Polaris is a washed up toon from The Independents; a handful of islands dedicated to smaller, lesser known toonkinds. He's a bard and essentially a freelance take on the paparazzi. He's currently looking into auditioning at Dodo Studios, and just got a job at The Lonely Cricket.

## Personality

Polaris is often known to be sly and charming, and often friendly with those around him....Or at the very least, he *tries* to be all those things. Once in a while he fumbles on his feet and actions when talking to others, but doesn't have much of a malicious intent in any of it. He tends to lean to being more soft and shy depending the situation.

Some hobbies that Polaris has is playing music and singing; it's something that's been a comforting activity to him at the end of the day, as it's something that brings up positive memories from his past that keep him at ease. Playing with others is always a bonus (and especially if under the night stars).

## Appearance

A frankenalie toonkind who is lanky and tall, wearing a wide-brim hat with a glittery gold inside. He has dark blue hair that's long in the front, short in the back, and has a puffy blue jacket with yellow star/space accents. He wears a backpack which holds a wild looking vintage camera with a large light attached, and has a moon-shaped guitar.

## Backstory

Polaris is a nobody. No, not insulting - he isn't very known in the bigger parts of Einquell, though at one point, his name was spreading word around The Independents (a set of islands just on the outskirts of Einquell). As a child star, he was known for his singing and having a regular show to call his own! Though unlike some toonkinds, he began to grow up. Due to growing up, people began to grow less interested, enough that even his own agents had quit working with him.

Upset, Polaris decided to leave The Independents, and found his own place in Gisnep. In order to stay afloat in such a big place, he began to take up a freelance job of acting as a paparazzi for others; mainly for others too lazy to do it themselves, or didn't want to put themselves at risk, nor their reputation at risk for breaking and entering various areas.

He hopes though that one day, his talents of singing and playing music will come back in a new shining way!

## Shenanigans

**Toonkind At 12FPS: A Bright, Shining Star in Space**

In the text-based 12FPS held in the discord server, Polaris finds himself on a freelance cash grab to try and take some photos on the inside of Dodo Studios, and maybe find out a bit more about the happenings during the Taffy Train incident. He runs into Shorts Kid, who instead of kicking out of the studio immediately, plays along with Polaris' lies about having an exclusive interview with The Engineer. Shorts kid takes him through the air vents, and the wild obstacle course route, or what they call "The VIP Experience" before shouting to get the owls to kick the man back out.

**Toonkind At 12FPS: Meeting Stars**

In the text-based 12FPS held in the toonkind discord server, Polaris decides to play some music on one of his days off from doing his usual paparazzi work. Little did he know that Tobias, a star from Dodo Studios, comes and decides to join him in a little jam session! It wasn't long after until he realized just who he was speaking with; the very guy he saw in a movie just the other night. Starstruck, Polaris shrunk down, revealing he doesn't fully enjoy the paparazzi work he's done, and wishes he could have a new start. Kind as ever, Tobias mentions that DJ Mooves is planning to open up auditions. Could this be the start of something wonderful and new?

**Toonkind At 12FPS: Vocalizing Indisposition**

In the text-based 12FPS held in the toonkind discord, Polaris stumbles onto The Lonely Cricket to deal with another freelance gig to get a photo of Amphina Ligeia. The next night, he returns to relax and watch them perform. Unfortunately, their guitarist was on a sugar rush, and crashes back into the wall! He's unable to play and the show must go on. Polaris, despite his nervousness, he takes the chance to speak up, and play in place of him and succeeds to do so. After a talk with Amphina herself, giving up the attempted gig he had, he gets handed a job offer to perform at The Lonely Cricket. Something wonderful and new, and we haven't even tried the audition yet!

**Bal D'Argent**

In this one shot held in time before meeting Amphina, Polaris gets an invitation to a rather ominous party full of other celebrity toons. As the night goes forward and he tries to overcome his social anxiety, he finds that he isn't the only one finding something off-putting about the party. Polaris also braves up and puts on a show with his new friend Primrose as to help Mersel and Marina sneak and get to the bottom of this mystery.

"Deceased Avian Studio" should actually be "Dodo Studios" but ah well! :"DPolaris as a child