Phoenyx

## Augury

Phoenyx's announcement card, drawn by nullifi3d\_

Phoenyx (real name Elinette Torch) is an alien vigilante. They are portrayed by Ambwosia, aka Ambrose.

## Description

### Appearance

Phoenyx is a 5'9" feminine-adjacent person with pierced, pointed ears. Their hair wisps like flames to the right side of their body (the left side is entirely shaved into an undercut) and have bright blue almost flame-like tips, and they have piercing blue eyes and blue stub eyebrows. Their arms are scorched with brown from the fingertips of their claw-like hands to their elbows with several veins of that similar brown.

Their entire "hero" outfit consists of things anyone can buy or modify in a store, including a custom-made top and a chain they forged themselves. Phoenyx "literally went to a Michael’s and got a shirt, cut it up and embroidered it, used some old pants and fishnets that they used to have and threw something together!" (source: the DualitySMP community discord server).

Their "civilian" clothes consist of big sweaters and things that seem to swallow them whole with the addition of noise-cancelling headphones ( to cover their ears, and to cancel out noise ), and prescription sunglasses to protect their eyes during the day.

### Personality

Shy and reserved, Elinette Torch (better known to the Dualists as *Phoenyx*) tends to keep to themselves. They rarely speak up unless spoken to, and refuse to be the topic of any conversation. They tend to stick next to their brother, Noel (AKA Augury) more than anything else, thinking of themselves as more of a side-kick to their own personal hero. They speak with a monotone voice and carry themselves very "small", despite being taller than their brother.

As the youngest member of the Facility, Phoenyx knows they have incredibly big shoes to fill, but their adverse reactions to their own powers often put them in a place where they don't feel like they can or have the power to fill those shoes at all. Since training with Vega, those thoughts have started to change: they have been separating themself more from the group. Above all else, everything they do is for their big brother.

### Powers

* Stronger and more alert during the night time, weaker during the day.
	+ In bright places, they are required to wear some kind of eye protection.
* Ability to heal others with an endothermic "soul" fire, that is blue / teal in hue.
	+ This ability does seem to damage Phoenyx in the process.
* Wingless flight. The specifics of this are unknown, but it seems to be natural to them. Well, natural enough.

Phoenyx also has not fully known powers such as the ability to heal themself, and possibly has more that they don't know about.

## Background/History

Phoenyx doesn't know anything about their home planet or their own origins, but what they do know is one day they were on their home planet, and then one day they weren't.

As a child with no parents, they spent some time fending for themself in the wilderness until the government took notice of them, putting them in the foster system. In the system, a loner kid named Noel Galdur and Elli quickly became inseparable friends, picking up a friend who would later be known as Blink along the way. The three of them stuck together through the system's hardships, until Blink aged up and out of the system. When she had left, it was just Elinette and Noel again, until a kind man named Eri Fresco found the two of them and offered to stay with him when Elli was 15. When taken in, Eri had promised both of the kids that he would train them to a.) help Noel better understand his powers, and b.) help Elli protect Noel out on the field.

Under Eri's care Elli found out that they had powers when trying to heal Noel from a particularly rough run-in with an unknown force. From then on, Eri had begun to train Phoenyx, too, to better understand their powers.

Through currently unknown events, Eri has been locked up, and the two kids fled from Station City. Receiving the Facility's summons shortly after leaving the city, Eli and Noel decided they had no where better to stay, and to take a chance.

## Relationships

### Augury

Augury is Phoenyx's adoptive older brother. This is the person they would risk life and limb to ensure the safety of: even if it means their own destruction.

### Eri Fresco

Eri is Phoenyx's adoptive father. He served as a confidant and mentor when no one else had seemed to care to step up in their life. His unknown whereabouts seem to play a big factor into several decisions Phoenyx has made. (Also known as the villain *Chameleon*.)

### Blink

Blink is a former-childhood friend of Phoenyx's who they met at the Foster Home, and someone they used to see as a sister. With recent events within the SMP, their relationship has been greatly strained and Phoenyx does not talk to her anymore.

### Vega

Vega is Phoenyx's new mentor, despite their better judgements. It seems as if Phoenyx really wants to trust him, but cannot seem to find the ability to go against that instinct.

### M

M greatly unsettles Phoenyx, and with the recent discovery of them "training" Noel, their suspicions have only gotten worse. They try not to feel pity for M, but sometimes that slips.

### Gemella

Gemella is someone Phoenyx trusts and considers a good friend, greatly valuing her knowledge and opinions.

### Amethyst

As the only other healer in the facility, Amethyst is someone who Phoenyx considers to be close. Healers always stick together, right?

### Sonic Boom

SB is one of Phoenyx's closest friends in the facility and someone they (figuratively and literally) look up to a ton. He is helping Phoenyx understand what it means to be a true hero, and not the heroes they've known their entire life.

### Wither

Wither greatly unsettles Phoenyx. They feel uncomfortable talking to him, though something about him intrigues Phoenyx enough to not stay away.

### Spark

Spark is a friend of Phoenyx's, but they have been a bit skeptical about their point of view on things since saying a couple of things about Gemella that they don't quite understand / like.

### Herald

Up until recently, Herald has been someone that Phoenyx thinks they can trust, but that trust has been ultimately strained. As of right now, Phoenyx thinks Herald is a coward.

### JukeBox

Juke is a close friend of Phoenyx's, and was the first one to know that their adopted father is a villain.

### Isotope

Isotope is a friend of Phoenyx's, and someone who they look up to.

### Bingle the Clown (Pop-Up)

Not much is known about Bingle, but Phoenyx has mentioned him enough times for him to be a problem.

## Gallery

Phoenyx's official ref, drawn by ambwosia.Drawn image from Phoenyx and Augury's teaser trailer, drawn by nullifi3d\_Drawn image from Phoenyx and Augury's teaser trailer, drawn by nullifi3d\_Phoenyx's civilian skin, made by nullifi3d\_.Phoenyx's official super skin, made by nullifi3d\_
## Quotes

* "This world is not a black and white one. We have to allow ourselves to see shades of grey, and maybe a whole prism of colors will open up."

## Trivia

* The name "Phoenyx" comes from two mythological references.
	+ A phoenix, which is an immortal bird that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again.
	+ Nyx, the Grecian goddess and personification of the Night.
* Eri has had one canonical appearance in the twitter roleplay thread done between Null and Ambrose.
* Though nothing has been said or discovered in canon, Ambrose has notes written down for Phoenyx's home planet.
* Phoenyx loves Dungeons and Dragons and is a forever DM.

## References

1. ↑ "A New Way to Train" VOD - Uploaded August 3, 2023
2. ↑ "KIDS ON THE RUN" promotional material, with editing by Ambwosia and art / Noel VA by nullifi3d\_.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Training is a Mindset" VOD - Uploaded September 19, 2023
4. ↑ From the wikipedia article of a phoenix.
5. ↑ "Noel...?" Twitter roleplay thread.