Rhythm

**Rhythm** was a male Heyrnese privateer and a member of the crew of the *Berdema Nova*, a group of privateers led by Seiya Akatsuki. He was born on planet Heyrn as the son of Rendition and the twin brother of Remedy. Rhythm, along with his sister, was one of the survivors of the Destruction of Heyrn.

## Biography

### Early Life

In 5948 ASA, Rhythm was born on the planet Heyrn, along with his fraternal twin sister, Remedy, who was older than Rhythm by only a few minutes. The twins were raised by their father Rendition in their snowy planet's capital city of Eyra's Embrace. While his sister Remedy was more in-tune with her creative, magical side, Rhythm was more in-tune with his mathematical, logical side.

At the age of 6 (what humans would consider 12-13 years old), Rhythm's father enrolled him and his sister into a Heyrnese preparatory school on the planet Sopholeyrn. At this prep school, Rhythm and Remedy learned much about the history of the Heyrnese and Heyrnese Space, as well as basic Heyrnese educational essentials such as mathematics, literature, sciences, magic, and in-depth looks into culture. While Remedy did the best in creative subjects like magic, Rhythm did the best in more practical subjects like mathematics. Despite everything, both of them shared a passion in music, like many other Heyrnese.

### The Destruction of Heyrn

In 5955 ASA, an unknown cataclysm (later identified by scientists as an unnaturally-occuring gamma ray burst) devastated the world of Heyrn and its neighboring star systems and planets in what became known as the Destruction of Heyrn. As the twins were attending a Sopholeyrnese prep school at the time of the cataclysm, they both survived, but their father did not. Struck with grief upon hearing the news of the destruction of their homeworld, the twins took a long time to come to terms with a disaster completely out of their control. The two of them decided to stay with a close family friend and honorary uncle, Reason, on the United Cassiopeian Republic asteroid colony of Parantaa, where Reason owned an inn. Rhythm and Remedy stayed with Reason for nearly a year as they recovered mentally from the wounds of grief.

### Joining the Berdema Nova

In 5956 ASA, the crew of the *Berdema Nova* arrived on Parantaa to pick up food from a Stars and Savories fast food restaurant. Rhythm and his twin sister bumped into Minerva Vomisa, an Aetherian sorceress and a member of the Novas, on a whim while leaving the restaurant. The twins and the sorceress quickly acquainted themselves with one another. Upon learning about how the Destruction of Heyrn personally affected the twins, Vomisa instantaneously decided to invite the twins onboard her crew's ship.

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## Personality and Traits

Rhythm was a Heyrnese male with bluish skin, pale blue hair, and vivid pink-colored eyes. He had light pink-colored freckles, a trait he shared with his father and sister.

As a child and even as an adult, Rhythm was an intelligent, thoughtful, and compassionate person, much like his sister. Whereas his sister was known for her extreme optimism and peppiness, Rhythm was more of a rational and sometimes hesitant person. He would often show signs of concern when met with the various extravagantly wild scenarios brought upon to him as a member of the Berdema Nova. Whenever a solution that would cause the least amount of damage would arise, he would be often be the one to bring it up. He was a mathematical thinker, often taking into account an analytical perspective when dealing with certain situations. Despite this somewhat pragmatic mindset, Rhythm, like his twin sister, knew how to empathize with others and how to relate with their struggles. Both Rhythm and his sister were extremely creative people, albeit in somewhat different manners. While it was sometimes hard for him to find a place of fun and relaxation, he tried to his best to keep a cool head in the face of adversity.

In contrast to his somewhat reserved nature, Rhythm enjoyed all forms of music and embraced different melodies. Music was Rhythm's way of expressing his creativity, a passion he shared with his sister. He would sometimes record samples of tunes he would come up with on the spot to save them for later.

## Skills and Abilities

As a Heyrnese, he was skilled in singing and using song-based magic.