Christian

**Christian Tyler Pauker** is a Crystal Gem and the son of a Rainbow Pearl. Created by WD778.

## Appearance

Christian is of a slim build, has wheat-colored skin, chestnut brown hair, a pink and a blue eyes respectively, and his gem is embedded in his right tibia.

He is almost always seen wearing a black shirt with the Converse logo, skinny jean shorts, and white loafers with black soles.

## Abilities

Being a human/Gem hybrid, Christian is capable of using Gem magic, though it is unknown if he possesses all the abilities of a pure Gem, such as retreating to their gemstone when taking fatal damage.

## Curiosities

* His birthday is December 22
* Christian claims to be gay as he claims to have feelings for his friend Jareth
* He was born with heterochromia, that is, his eyes have different colors, since one is pink and the other one is blue
* His father had him when he was already a very old man (Christian was born when his father was 71 years old)
* Christian and his brother Caesar were born in Bucharest, the capital of Romania
* His brother loves him so much that he got his name tattooed on his chest
* If his father were still alive, he would be 85 years old, since he was born in 1935, and died in 2008 at 73 years old
* Christian didn't met his grandfather, since he was born in 1897 and died in 1985
* When his father passed away in 2008 at the age of 73, his aunt Yadranka Pauker (b. 1938) took care of him and Caesar, with her they immigrated to the United States in 2011, she took care of them until Caesar came of age and became his legal guardian

## Gemology

* A pearl is a hard object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mollusk. Just like the shell of a clam, a pearl is composed of calcium carbonate in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers.
* Pearls being considered lesser Gems could be based off the fact that pearls are not "real" gemstones, but are instead organic, being formed by mollusks.
* As organic gemstones, pearls belong to the same group as ammolite, coral, ivory, jet and amber. These are all formed as a result of biological processes.
* Pearl is the official birthstone for the month of June as adopted by the American National Association of Jewelers in 1912. It is also the birthstone for the Sun Signs of Gemini and Cancer.
* Pearls are also given on the third and thirteenth anniversaries.
* Pearl is the national gemstone of the Philippines.
* The name "pearl" is said to have originated from the Middle English word "perle", which in turn came from the Latin word "perna", meaning "leg", thought to be due to the ham-leg shape of the bivalve mollusc.
* Pearls vary in color from white to those with a hint of color, often pink, to brown or black. Each coloration will depend on the type of mollusk and the water where the mollusk lived.
* Pearls come in white, off-white, cream, golden, peach, pink, black, silver, lavender, and blue.
* Some pearls exhibit iridescence, which is known as orient. Orient can be predominantly one color such as green or pink, or consist of a rainbow of colors in weak, moderate, or strong appearances.
* The colors of pearls also have sometimes been associated with certain qualities: black or gold with wealth, blue with love, pink with success.
* Pearls have been harvested and cultivated primarily for use in jewelry, but in the past were also used to adorn clothing.
* They have also been crushed and used in cosmetics, medicines and paint formulations.
* Pearls are thought to give wisdom through experience, to quicken the laws of karma and to cement engagements and love relationships. They are thought to keep children safe.
* Pearls are quite "soft" and range between 2.5 and 4.5 on the Mohs scale of hardness.
* Because the nacre is organic, pearls are very sensitive to extreme heat, acids, dryness, and humidity.
* Although pearls are relatively soft, they are extremely compact, which makes them durable and resistant to being crushed.