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PMD: THE ETERNAL SONG
ACANTHASTER "ASTER" OF THE BRUTAL STAR
Wisdom
Intelligence
Strength
Charisma
Constitution
Dexterity
Dedicated
Empathetic
Curious
Mellow
Soft
Shy
Ignorant
Neurotic
Self-Critical
Aster is a naturally kind and curious Pokemon, but she hides herself away from others. She's afraid that if she gets too close to someone, she'll hurt them again. Her passion is as unimpeded as her strength - she continuously tries her best at exploring. She feels that she has to earn her place in the Explorer's Guild.
She is still quite young, and doesn't know much about the world outside of the ocean. She has found that land Pokemon are more similar to sea Pokemon than she expected - she knows how to talk to them and make them feel comfortable. She knows her species has a reputation for being merciless, so she tries to make herself as small and nonthreatening as possible. It is difficult for her now since she has unnatural strength.
She doesn't care for battling, but she'll do it if it means protecting those close to her.
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Athletics.
- Swimming.
- Nature.
- Sleight of Hand.
- Climbing.
- Deception.
History
- Acanthaster grew up under the sea, in a small underwater clan known as The Clan of the Brutal Star. They lived right on the border of their rival clan, The Clan of the Cursed Body. Her parents, a pair of Machiavellian Toxapexes, were the leaders of the Brutal Star.
- Aster was the weakest of her many siblings, but she was also Shiny. Her parents treated her more like a trophy than an heir. While her parents would be off training her other siblings, she would be left to her own devices, wandering the clan’s territory.
- Aster was also unlike her family in that she was kind, and curious. She would often wander close to the border of her clan, wondering what the other side was like.
- One day, she finally crossed the border. She was terrified of her parents scolding her, but the excitement of seeing somewhere new trumped that feeling.
- Then, she saw a figure. She instinctively hid, but she saw in that split second that the figure had hid as well. She peeked out from her hiding spot to see a dark red Frillish also peeking out at her.
- "Are you… Brutal Star?" the Frillish asked.
- "Yes," Aster answered, still halfway hidden. "Are you Cursed Body?"
- "Yes."
- They stood in silence for a moment. They both knew they should be enemies, but… neither of them wanted to fight. They saw the nervousness and curiosity in each other’s eyes.
- The Frillish made the first move. He slowly reached down and broke off a bright blue piece of coral from the ground.
- "Do you have Kyogre Coral where you’re from?" he asked, holding out the piece to Aster.
- Aster emerged from her spot and shook her head.
- "You should try it. It’s delicious," the Frillish said with a kind smile.
- She cautiously approached him and took the coral from his fin. She took a bite.
- It was delicious.
- She and the Frillish became quick friends, and they visited each other frequently. The Frillish’s name was Stygio, and he was the prince of the Clan of the Cursed Body. His parents forbade him from leaving his quarters because he was ill, and they didn’t want him to spread his disease. Aster almost didn’t believe it - he seemed fine, and in fact, he was very powerful. She asked him to teach her some of his moves, which he obliged. She could never quite reach his level, however.
- They understood each other in a way neither of them thought possible. They were just kind souls trapped in a pointless conflict, treated like objects by their parents.
- Aster never told her parents about her meetings, and they never seemed to question where she was wandering off to. She thought she had a good thing going.
- Then one day, she woke up with a fever and a cough. She didn’t think much of it - all she hoped was that Stygio didn’t think she left him. But suddenly, her parents entered her room alongside her nurse. Her heart skipped a beat, praying she hadn’t caught something serious.
- But then she looked at the nurse’s expression. It was… joyful?
- "Your Excellencies," the Primarina said to her parents. "It’s the Pokèrus."
- Her parents cheered and embraced each other. Aster looked between them in bewilderment. Her mother approached her.
- "Oh, my darling Acanthaster. I’m so proud of you," her mother said, caressing her face in what felt like the first time in years. "You’ve done your Clan well."
- "What?" Aster had never heard her mother say that to her.
- "Do you think we didn’t know about your little meetings with the Cursed Prince?" her father said. "The only reason we allowed them is so you could catch his virus. Now you will spread it to the rest of our clan, and we can finally take down that wretched Cursed Body."
- Aster’s blood ran cold. "W-wait-" she tried to say, but they were already out of the room before she could say anything.
- She dashed to the door, but it was locked. She had to warn Stygio. Delirious from the fever, she slammed against the door with all her might.
- It burst off its hinges. She stood there, stunned. She couldn’t be that strong… right?
- The Pokèrus. What was this disease?
- It didn’t matter. She swam as fast as she could to Stygio. She almost felt the currents on her back, pushing her towards her friend.
- Stygio was there, at their meeting spot.
- "Aster?" he said, concerned at her state.
- "My- my parents- they know- Pokèrus- I have-" Aster panted. The fever and exhaustion were making it hard to think.
- "Aster, what are you saying?"
- "The Brutal Star! They’re gonna-" Aster reached out and grabbed Stygio’s fin.
- She still didn’t understand her strength. Stygio cried out as his fin was crushed in her tentacle’s vice grip, then he fell as her poison spikes dug into his skin.
- She stood there, paralyzed.
- "Ha! Nice one, sis!" a voice called out behind her. Her siblings emerged one by one, grinning.
- "We were gonna take him out ourselves, but looks like you took care of that for us!" one of them said.
- "Now c’mon, let’s get you home. I want a taste of that virus!" another said.
- "N… N… NO!!" Aster yelled. An enormous wall of twisted coral, a Wide Guard, rose from the ground, interposing itself between her and her siblings. She felt the power of the virus flowing in her blood.
- She ran. She could only run.
- She breached the surface. She kept running.
- She gasped as she got used to breathing air. She kept running.
- She found a strange cave. She kept running.
- She descended flights and flights of stairs. She kept running.
- She felt the empowering effects of the virus wearing off. She kept running.
- Eventually she could run no further, and collapsed in the middle of a Mystery Dungeon.
- She was found by Nimbus, a prominent Rescuer, and brought back to the Rescuer’s Guild. They offered her a place to stay, but being surrounded by people who helped people made her feel…
- Stygio’s body stares back at her.
- She instead moved to the Explorer’s Guild. While her moves were no longer powered up by the Pokèrus, her unusual strength remained. While she wasn’t contagious, Lazuli told her her strength would be invaluable for explorations.
- Being told that she was needed, that she could make a difference, it made her feel better.
- So, she threw herself into Explorer’s Guild work. She is still inexperienced, but she always tries her best.
Moves
POISON JAB
The target is stabbed with a tentacle, an arm, or the like steeped in poison. This may also poison the target.
CHILLING WATER
The user attacks the target by showering it with water that’s so cold it saps the target’s power. This also lowers the target’s Attack stat.
WIDE GUARD
The user and its allies are protected from wide-ranging attacks for one turn.
FACADE
This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Pronouns:
She/her
Age:
15
Orientation:
AceAro
Ability:
Limber
Level:
10
Guild:
Explorers
Species:
Mareanie
Type:
Poison / Water
Class:
???
Shade:
???
" Gentle Nature. Scatters things often. "
