Ace

Official image of Ace, drawn by @grace.pptx on Instagram

Ace is a Player Character from Arc 4 and played by Aubri.

## Description

Ace is an Aetherborn, meaning a condensed personification of magic. They manifested about 9 months before the events of Arc 4, and are expected to have a life span of about 4 years.

They look roughly humanoid, but have skin in the grey colour of an orbula orb and no hair. Their skin is a bit like an egg shell and cracks when they take a bigger hit, and from these cracks the magic can leak out of. Because of this, and because it makes other people uncomfortable, they are usually bandaged up a bit. A notable trait is that they have a cracked ear from when Aster tried to pierce them.

They can sense emotion, and like being around Aster, for example, because of that, because he has "spicy" emotions. They do not have to sleep or eat, and while they are uncomfortable with the concept of eating, they occasionally drink something, for example Clarabelle Tauron's tea, and have a functioning sense of taste.

Ace is a Warlock with a Pact of the Undead. Their patron is Orbula Cruyff, the inventor of modern orbula, whose ghost is in their shoes and who whispers advice and coaching tips to them. To summon him or get him to get away, Ace clicks their shoes, but sometimes, Cruyff just listens or speaks to them without being summoned. This is known by a close group of friends of Ace, but not the coach, for example. When Cruyff talks to them, they hear his voice in their head, but have to answer out loud, which is the reason their friends know about Cruyff.

They are the star jammer of the Winster White Claws, their captain, and their fastest, strongest, and most dextrous player, but usually rather humble about it: since orbula is a team sport, they don't see the point in labelling one player as the star. Still, if they would go to a restaurant in Winster, they would not have to pay for their drinks, because the people do see them as their star. Before and during games, Ace gives his team instructions on what to do, where to go, and who to attack. They connect everyone on the field.

While they do not put themselves in the spotlight alone, they care a lot about the adoration of the people. For them, the stories the people tell about them are very important, because they are well aware that those stories might be the only thing about them with a lifespan of more than a few years. For them, orbula is nothing without the fans.

Ace has a strong sense of honour, and cheating to win a game is not an option for them. They are, however, absolutely in favour of finding new creative ways to play the game, or even to prank opposing teams, as long as those ways are not against the rules.

While they might appear a bit posh and too perfect at first, they are also willing to go quite far to win a game, as long as it follows the rules, and can be quite vengeful.

## Backstory

Ace just appeared 9 months ago, born to play orbula. Their whole life, purpose and personality is about orbula, and their life span is about as long as one world cup cycle, and they are hoping to be able to witness the world cup awards ceremony, maybe even as a player.

They don't really have to practice, they just appeared and were good at sports. Instead, they often watch Russ practice, and try to coach them and give them pointers.

Shortly after their manifestation, they were taken in by the Taurons, the family of Russ Tauron, and now live in the room of his deceased older brother Wrangler.

## Character Arc

While at the beginning of Arc 4, Ace cares about few other things than orbula, this changes during the arc. Mostly due to them realising that Orbula Cruyff cares about nothing but winning the game, they decide that they do not want to end up like him. At the end of Arc 4, they get an offer from the Tyle Tarrasques to join their team, but decline: they want to finish the season with the White Claws, and after that, they want to use their short life to spend time with their friends and see as much of the world as possible instead of only focusing on being a great orbula player.

## Item's in Ace's Bag

* **Shoe Repair Kit (Leatherworker's Kit)** - Oil, shoe trees, extra laces, etc.
* **Snacks** - for other teammates, since Ace themselves does not have to eat
* **Glue/Bandages** - to cover up cracks from hits
* **Books**
	+ "99 Places you must visit in Hyranor before you die", a travelling guide
	+ "The Beautiful Orb- Cruyff", a biography about Orbula Cruyff
	+ "Ghosts, A Definitive Guide"

## Trivia

* In character creation, Bri's draft name for Ace was "Luminiferous Ace", or 'Ferris' for short
* Another name that was used in character creation was "Ace Cruyff' once they solidified Orbula Cryuff