Beobarado

**Beobarado**, often simply referred to as **Beo**, was a male Penumbrian crewmate on the *Berdema Nova*, a ship captained by Seiya Akatsuki, as one of the group's founding members. Beo was from the planet of Penumbria and fought in the Penumbrian Civil War as a member of the True Penumbrians before fleeing the planet after the war's end. Beo was one of the many people who had fought in the Faceless Wars. He was married to Io Trotz, a Hoanghonese man who often supplied the Novas with fuel and other essentials from time to time.

## Biography

### Early Life

In 5909 ASA, Beobarado was born on the planet Penumbria, a cold and dark planet located within Umbran Space. Unlike other Penumbrians, he was not born to any specific clan, and so he lived alone for the majority of his life. The planet remained his home for quite some time, before planetwide tensions began to unfold.

### The Penumbrian Civil War

Recent tensions involving opposing ideologies eventually sparked a planetwide war in the year 5925 ASA. Beo joined the fight at the age of 16, as a member of the True Penumbrians who wished for freedom from monarchical rule and for all property to be owned solely by the people. The True Penumbrians fought against the Commonwealth of Penumbria, the long-lasting monarchy of Penumbria that had since fallen into corruption.

As a teenager, Beo experienced much pain and suffering as a fighter during an all-out war. He recalled having to save children from a burning school, set ablaze by fighters of the Commonwealth in order to draw True Penumbrian soldiers away from their base. He remembers this story being one of many, using his experiences as examples to highlight the horrors of war.

At some point, Beo lost his entire left arm in battle. He would've succumbed to the wounds and died had it not been for the immediate medical assistance he was able to get. Beo was given a makeshift, low-quality cybernetic arm. He spent the remainder of the war away from the battlefield.

#### Aftermath

Eventually the war came to an end after the assassination of the pro-Commonwealth Sentinel, Bacchus. He was replaced by the pro-True Penumbrian Sentinel Briskaro, resulting in the victory of the True Penumbrians and the formation of the True Republic of Penumbria.

Unfortunately, the True Republic eventually succumbed to corruption of its own, with a power imbalance between the people and their rulers, betraying the ideals that the True Penumbrians fought for in the first place. Beo was one of the many young veterans who immediately saw this corruption, even if he didn't want to believe it.

In order to escape a life of misery under the new regime he fought to put into power, Beo fled Penumbria. He was granted temporary residency on the planet Hoanghon, a colony of the United Cassiopeian Republic.

### Meeting Io Trotz

19-year-old Beobarado was able to find temporary residence in the domed city of Cầu Vồng City. This was thanks to the immigration programs set in place by former Paramount Fosca Tearmann and later further backed by Paramount Sylf Syrik.

It was in Cầu Vồng City where Beo met Io Trotz, who tried to befriend him. Beo, deeply affected by his wartime experiences, was slow to open up to Io. While it took some time before Beo was able to let his guard down, the two eventually hit it off. Beo and Io became close, eventually forming a long-standing romantic relationship.

#### Visit to Hoanghon

(Notes:Add info on Fenton meeting Io for the first time when Io was selling supplies to the crew at his home. On other crewmate pages, mention how the twins and Minnie first met Agartha.)

#### Laying Low

While trying to escape the threat of powers greater than their own, it didn't take long for the Morkarian privateer Tiberius Stede to contact the Berdema Nova. Stede was proud to confirm his suspicions about the cursed pieces of the legendary Map of the Overseer.

#### Visiting Wish

Whilst flying through the infinite stars of the Cassiopeia Galaxy, the Berdema Nova received a transmission from Harumi Akatsuki. Harumi contacted her mother Seiya to give her a message from Seiya's twin sister, Suzume Akatsuki. Suzume wanted to offer a last minute invitation to her re-election party as Governor of Sector VII on the planet Wish; Captain Seiya's homeworld.

#### Rescue Mission on Autumnia

(Notes:Add info on Syn Trofos and his missing friend, who was kidnapped by Luana Nozh, an organ trafficker operating at Careless Marsh. Beo gets stabbed by Luana at some point but is able to recover. Mention how the crew meets a Proxim emissary at the spa, who delivers an apology from Sentinel Proximus for his "outburst". Mention how Beo accepts the apology, to Yorick and Rhythm's disbelief, to which Beo confirms that he just wanted the envoy to go away.)

#### Delivery on Ologi

(Notes:Mention the museum of ancient Ologan history and the meeting with Sentinel Ologi, Celia.)

#### Vacation on Casaviana

(Notes:Add information on Tranquis Island, the resort island that the crew stayed at. Haven Hotel, specifically. Mention Beo and Io's trip to the casino, and the encounter with Fenton's old crew.)

#### Visit to Issima

(Notes:Add information on the initial meeting of Sentinel Issima, Bob, and how he's a jackass.)

#### Return to Wish

(Notes:Add information on Edith's recital and the visit. Rogal makes a surprise appearance and interviews Seiya. Then I think Anvil and Hammer pop in? Eventually tensions smooth over and Rogal retreats. Seiya gets to give a formal goodbye to her family after visiting for the night. This is when Randall stowaways on the ship with the twins' help!)

### Attack of the Protectorate Cabal

(Notes:This is when the Protectorate Cabal comes to formally arrest the crew. They all fight for a bit before Minnie reveals her status as a daughter of the Overseer, and the conflict officially ends between the crew and the cabal. Not too long after, Agartha is sent to join the crew to keep an eye on them for the Cabal, but she eventually grows onto them.)

### Rebirth of Heyrn

(Notes:A lot happens here. Better to just look into it yourself.)

### Future Misadventures

#### An Old Friend of Seiya's

(Notes: This is when the twins, Randall, and Agartha first meet Ovon Waa Gusaru and are invited to dinner. They reminisce on all their previous adventures.)

#### The Queen's Comet Festival

(Notes: Return to Wish, take four! This is when we start seeing the push against Wishian isolationism for the first time in years.)

## Personality and Traits

Beobarado was a Penumbrian man with purple skin, dark purple-colored hair, and fuchsia-colored eyes. Like most Penumbrians, Beo had a stocky, muscular build. His left arm was lost during the Penumbrian Civil War, and so it was replaced with a cybernetic arm. Beo's cybernetic arm was upgraded by Seiya Akatsuki, who thought the cybernetics to be rather cheap and almost detrimental to Beo's health. Beo also possessed a runestone implanted into his chest, used to keep him alive after serious injuries during wartimes.

Beo was a man who often looked to the pessimistic side of life, a trait deeply rooted in the culmination of all of his past experiences. He had an intimidating aura to him as many Penumbrians did, which was enough to strike fear into anyone that would stand in the way of the Berdema Nova. He would rarely ask questions and rarely speak more than a few sentences at a time. Beo was naturally frustrated and disapproving of anything that stood against the interests of himself and his crew. Before meeting Seiya Akatsuki, it wasn't uncommon for Beo to succumb to his anger and let out his frustrations in a messy manner. Seiya kept Beo in check, as did his partner Io, which helped Beo simmer down over the years. He was quietly observant and somewhat clever in his own way, something that surprises people when first meeting him.

Despite his stone cold exterior, Beo cared much for the people close to him. This included most of the crewmates aboard the Berdema Nova, as well as the people he formed close relationships with throughout his life. He wasn't overtly affectionate at most times, and he preferred not to make a spectacle out of his love for others. Privately, however, he grew not to be afraid to share his emotions with the people he loved, including people like his husband Io. Beo preferred to show others that he cared through his actions rather than through his words.

## Skills and Abilities

As a Penumbrian, Beobarado possessed incredible night vision. He used his natural magical abilities as a Penumbrian only sparingly. One such magic skill that Beo possessed was the ability to see through walls by channeling magic through sight. Beo was able to maneuver his tail with ease, like most Penumbrians. He used his tail to his advantage many times.

Beo was most confident in his abilities as a fighter, having fought in two long wars in his lifetime—and a number of skirmishes outside of those wars. Because of his sheer size, brute force was often enough to overwhelm his opponents. He was able to tank many hits during a fight, which allowed his crewmates the time to fight back against any adversaries. Aside from brute force, Beo was skilled in hand-to-hand combat as someone who served as a cadet in the Penumbrian Military before the civil war hit his homeworld, and his fighting skills only strengthened over the years he continued fighting for different causes.

His upgraded cybernetics gave him powerful buffs to his strength and fighting capabilities. He was able to shoot small blasts of energy through the palm of his cybernetic left hand, and could charge up his punches using the runestone implanted in his chest.